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A Bite-Sized History of Italy: Gastronomic Tales of the Roman Empire, Renaissance, and RepublicA compelling exploration into the rich tapestry of Italian food history and culture, from the Roman Empire to today, by the co-host of the top-ranked Gola food and wine podcastThough a relatively young country, Italy's culinary identity has been simmering for centuries, shaped by...
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A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve CoinsHold the glory--and infamy--of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand with this "brilliant combination of history and storytelling" (Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series) as it explores history's greatest superpower, as told through humanity's most universal object: the coin. When Gareth...
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A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve CoinsHold the glory--and infamy--of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand with this "brilliant combination of history and storytelling" (Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series) as it explores history's greatest superpower, as told through humanity's most universal object: the coin. When Gareth...
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A House in the Mountains: The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism"Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope." --Wall Street JournalThe acclaimed author of A Train in Winter returns with the "moving finale" (The Economist) of her Resistance Quartet--the powerful and inspiring true story of the women of the partisan resistance who fought against Italy's fascist...
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A Story About PizzaPietro D'Arcangelo's journey began in the coal mines of Berwind-White and culminated in the heartwarming atmosphere of his own pizzeria. Born in Abruzzo, Italy, Pietro's dream wasn't just to escape the harsh life of a coal miner but to bring a piece of his...
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An Art Lover's Guide to FlorenceNo city but Florence contains such an intense concentration of art produced in such a short span of time. The sheer number and proximity of works of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence can be so overwhelming that Florentine hospitals treat hundreds of visitors...
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Ancient Rome: The Definitive Visual HistoryImmerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome - from its origins as a small settlement on the Palatine Hill to its peak as an empire reigning over 90 million people, and its tumultuous decline. Covering more than 1,000 years of history, and an...
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Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American MafiaA riveting history of the Mafia from 1860s Sicily to 1960s America--as narrated by a former heist expert and Gambino family mobster. The culmination Louis Ferrante's exhaustive research delving deep into Sicily's socio-economic-political roots, Borgata: Rise of Empire will finally reveal exactly how and...
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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented ArchitectureThe New York Times bestselling, award winning story of the construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence and the Renaissance genius who reinvented architecture to build it. On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria...
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Children of Mars: The Origins of Rome's EmpireA fresh narrative history of the rise of Rome's empire in Italy, that exposes the monumental expansion of the Roman familial, social, political, and militaristic way of living across Italy. Before the Romans could become masters of the Mediterranean, they had to first conquer...
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Cicero: A Very Short IntroductionVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE) was one of the most influential figures in late republican Rome, a moment of great social, political, and cultural unrest that would lead to the transition from republic to empire. Cicero was a...
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Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian MafiaHailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, Cosa Nostra is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have...
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Dante: A LifeAn insightful biography of Florence's famous son Acclaimed biog rap her R.W.B. Lewis traces the life and complex development? emotional, artistic, philosophical?of this supreme poet-historian. Here we meet the boy who first encounters the mythic Beatrice, the lyric poet obsessed with love and death,...
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Day of BattleNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy In An Army at Dawn--winner of the...
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Days of Memory: Listening to Jewish Italians who lived through Fascism and the HolocaustIt takes victims, blood, and years to rid a country of tyranny. Those are words of a Jewish Italian woman who lived during Fascism and the Holocaust. Italian Fascism was thuggish and promised order during the chaotic post World War I period. But in...
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Emilio Pucci: The Astonishing Odyssey of a Fashion IconThe Drama of War and Postwar Italy Through the Life of One of Its Most Celebrated IconsWhen people think of fashion designer Emilio Pucci, it is of his bright, swirling colors and easy, freeing fabrics, and everyone from Sophia Loren to Jackie Kennedy donning...
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Flow of Grace: The Life of William M. Carrigan, Padre Pio's Best American FriendMarried Catholic layman. Philanthropist. Recipient of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award.Padre Pio's best American friend.***In late 1943, while serving with the American Red Cross in the mountainous regions of Southern Italy during World War II, William "Bill" Carrigan met St. Pio of Pietrelcina....
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Frommer's Italy 2027Frommer's books aren't by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like Elizabeth Heath, Donald Strachan, and Michelle Schoenung, plus long-time Italy experts Stephen Brewer and Stephen...
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Frommer's Rome, Florence, and Venice 2026There is no better introduction to Italy than the classic itinerary of Rome, Florence and Venice. But it is not dummy-proof, which is why we enlisted three of Italy's most knowledgeable experts--Elizabeth Heath, Donald Strachan and Stephen Keeling--to pen this guide. Their helpful advice,...
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Giorgia's Vision: Giorgia Meloni in Conversation with Alessandro SallustiA collection of interviews with the current Prime Minister of Italy. A few weeks after taking charge of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni was told by journalist Alessandro Sallusti: "It's a shame that a sitting Prime Minister can't think about writing a book to...
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