In the second half of the 1500s, in the waters of the Mediterranean, a dark shadow lengthened to Venice and over the entire Christian world. The Ottoman Empire became more and more threatening while His Serene Highness drew up his entire potential of spies, diplomats and unconventional weapons. The protagonist, Julian, called the Black Lily, shrewd and feared pirate, knows that there is no future for himself and his crew and, caught between two fronts, is ready to face death. But the day when he is stopped by Artes Potenza Cornaro, commander of the Candia, an armored vessel of His serene...

Schools and universities teach the principles of linear thinking on the basis of which, given any type of system, it's always possible to find a mathematical operation that represents the system's behavior in all possible situations. This mental approach generates an entire series of more than slightly important consequences. Foremost is the conviction that everything which isn't quantifiable has no value and, therefore, must be neglected, should be excluded from any form of knowledge that wishes to be considered science. The mechanistic (or reductionist) vision of reality has brought about a...