101 Things You Didn't Know About the Mafia: The Lowdown on Dons, Wiseguys, Squealers and Backstabbers |
 James Mannion
ISBN: 1593372671
Although the Mafia may take it omerta (code of silence) seriously, 101 Things You Didn’t Know About the Mafia spills the beans. From what it really means to become a "made man," to why an unfortunate fellow could find himself saddled...(read more) |
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A Small Place in Italy |
 Eric Newby
ISBN: 0330338188
In 1967, Eric Newby and his wife Wanda acquired "I Castagni" (The Chestnuts), a small and ruined farmhouse in the foothills of the Apuan Alps on the borders of Liguria and northern Tuscany. They were the first foreigners to live in the area,...(read more) |
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A Traveller in Italy |
 H.V. Morton
ISBN: 0413754308
This is an account of H.V. Morton's travels in 1950s Italy, through the regions of Tuscany, Lombardy, Emilia and Veneto. |
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Ambrose |
 Boniface Ramsey
ISBN: 0415118425
St Ambrose, Bishop of Milan 374 to 397, was one of the most important figures of the 4th-century Roman Empire. This volume explores the impact of Ambrose on Western civilization, and examines the complexity of his ideas and influence; as a poet,...(read more) |
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Berlusconi's Shadow: Crime, Justice and the Pursuit of Power |
 David Lane
ISBN: 0141017708
As one of the first investigative journalists to publicly question Berlusconi's fitness for government, Economist writer David Lane sparked uproar in Italy. Now, after years of research and using many unique documents and material, including numerous...(read more) |
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Caravaggio: A Life |
 Helen Langdon
ISBN: 071266582X
A new edition of this biography, originally published by Chatto & Windus, in which Langdon uncovers Caravaggio's progress from childhood in plague-ridden Milan to wild success in Rome, and eventual exile and persecution in the South, and sets his...(read more) |
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Dolce & Gabbana |
 Franca Sozzani
ISBN: 2843237750
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Mussolini |
 Nicholas Farrell
ISBN: 1842121235
How did Mussolini manage to take power and hold onto it through two decades? What inspired Churchill to call him 'the Roman genius' and Pope Pius XI to say he was 'sent by Providence'? How did he manage to do away with democracy and not use mass murder...(read more) |
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Puccini: His Life and Works |
 Julian Budden
ISBN: 0195179749
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Sophia Loren's Recipes and Memories |
 Sophia Loren
ISBN: 8873015824
Sophia Loren presents 100 of her favourite Italian family recipes. She also shares anecdotes about her Neapolitan childhood and her legendary career in films. |
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The House of Gucci |
 Sara Forden
ISBN: 0060937750
A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed; Now in trade paperback: beautifully written, impeccably researched, and widely acclaimed The House of Gucci will captivate readers with its page-turning account of high fashion, high finance,...(read more) |
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The King and I: The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary |
 Herbert Breslin
ISBN: 1840189363
In 1967, Luciano Pavarotti was an up-and-coming young tenor with a voice far more impressive than his stage technique or presence. So Decca, his record company, told him, 'Luciano, you're a real nice guy. So you need a real bastard to do your...(read more) |
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The Music of Silence |
 Andrea Bocelli
ISBN: 0753506408
Andrea Bocelli has sold an astonishing 20 million recordings worldwide, and has sung for the Pope and for Bill Clinton. He has become the popular face of classical music best known for his "pop" album "Songo" and the classical...(read more) |
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The Rise and Fall of a La Scala Diva |
 Marjorie Wright
ISBN: 1857566122
At the height of her career, Marjorie Wright bathed in the limelight of the operatic circle, as a renowned opera diva who performed at the famous La Scala opera house, Milan. Then her world fell apart. The 'politics' and back-stabbing in this operatic...(read more) |
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Twilight in Italy |
 D.H.. Lawrence
ISBN: 1406814296
The first of Lawrence's brilliant travel...(read more) |
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