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A Tuscan Childhood
A Tuscan Childhood
by Kinta Beevor
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The sparkling memoir of an idyllic, bohemian childhood in an enchanted Tuscan castle between the wars. When Kinta Beeevor was five, her father, the painter Aubrey Waterfield, bought the sixteenth-century Fortezza della Brunella in the Tuscan village... (read more)

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The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796
The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796
by Christopher Duggan
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A sweeping, first-of-its-kind history of the creation of modern Italy The birth of modern Italy was a messy affair. Inspired by a small group of writers, intellectuals, and politicians, Italy struggled in the first half of the nineteenth century to unite... (read more)

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Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria
Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria
by Mark Rotella
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Calabria is the toe of the boot that is Italy -- a rugged peninsula where grapevines and fig and olive trees cling to the mountainsides during scorching summers. Calabria is also a seedbed of Italian-American culture; in North America, more people of... (read more)

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What Life Was Like at the Rebirth of Genius: Renaissance Italy, Ad 1400-1550
What Life Was Like at the Rebirth of Genius: Renaissance Italy, Ad 1400-1550
by Time Life
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Drawing on art, artifacts, and literature that was left behind, these richly illustrated volumes recount captivating tales of everyday life in long-ago vanished worlds.... (read more)

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Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence
Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence
by Lauro Martines
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A gripping and beautifully written narrative that reads like a novel, Fire in the City presents a compelling account of a key moment in the history of the Renaissance, illuminating the remarkable man who dominated the period, the charismatic Girolamo... (read more)

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Bellissima Venice
Bellissima Venice
by Michel Setboun
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Venice, with her winding canals and magnificent palaces, has enchanted artists, poets, aristocrats, and visitors for centuries. Turn the pages of this beautifully produced collection of photographs, and it's easy to see why. For the past two hundred... (read more)

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Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de' Medici
Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de' Medici
by Miles Unger
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Magnifico is a vividly colorful portrait of Lorenzo de' Medici, the uncrowned ruler of Florence during its golden age. A true "Renaissance man," Lorenzo dazzled contemporaries with his prodigious talents and magnetic personality. Known to history as Il... (read more)

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Historic Maps and Views of Rome: 24 Frameable Maps
Historic Maps and Views of Rome: 24 Frameable Maps
by George Sinclair
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The 24 unique, fascinating, and beautiful maps and views in this book date from the 12th century to the present, including some of the earliest known maps of Rome as well as topographical maps, views of iconic locations and monuments, transit maps, maps... (read more)

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Venice: History, Art and Architecture, Lifestyle
Venice: History, Art and Architecture, Lifestyle
by Alain Vircondelet
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A deliciously familiar yet seemingly untouchable and magical world, Venice has an unparalleled legacy of monuments, traditions, and culture dating back more than 1600 years. From the fogs that haunt its streets to the sunlight that bathes its churches... (read more)

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Venezia Acqualta
Venezia Acqualta
by Giafranco Viola
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The story of Venice's high tide and how the city & citizens cope.... (read more)

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Pistols! Treason! Murder!: The Rise and Fall of a Master Spy
Pistols! Treason! Murder!: The Rise and Fall of a Master Spy
by Jonathan Walker
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The year is 1622. Anxiety is high in the city of Venice. Rumors of treason flourish. The noble Antonio Foscarini stands accused and pays the ultimate price. Gerolamo Vano, General of Spies, provides the evidence. But who is really guilty? By the end of... (read more)

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Garibaldi's Defence of the Roman Republic: 1848-9
Garibaldi's Defence of the Roman Republic: 1848-9
by George M Trevelyan
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Part one of a classic trilogy, written by one of England's greatest historians, that traces the life of Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi--a man once described as "the only wholly admirable figure in history." Follow Garibaldi's life from his early... (read more)

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Florence 1900: The Quest for Arcadia
Florence 1900: The Quest for Arcadia
by Bernd Roeck
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By the end of the nineteenth century, Florence was a key destination for cultured travelers from Europe and America. Writers such as Wilde, Rilke, and Mann; painters such as Degas and Klee; and not least, the young art historian Aby Warburg and his wife,... (read more)

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Amalia's Tale: A Poor Peasant, an Ambitious Attorney, and a Fight for Justice
Amalia's Tale: A Poor Peasant, an Ambitious Attorney, and a Fight for Justice
by David I Kertzer
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This quintessential David-and-Goliath saga tells the story of a wholly unexpected triumph of the poor against the rich and of a crusading city attorney who fought on behalf of an impoverished peasant. Amalia Bagnacavalli, an illiterate young peasant from... (read more)

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Garibaldi: Citizen of the World
Garibaldi: Citizen of the World
by Alfonso Scirocco
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"The most difficult achievement for anyone writing on Garibaldi is to compose a biography that does not sound like a novel or a legend but at the same time captures one of the most extraordinary figures of the nineteenth century. Alfonso Scirocco has... (read more)

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