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Buon appetito! Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The answer lies amid the vibrant beauty of Italy's historic cities. For a thousand years, they have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating:...
An instant bestseller in Italy, Corrado Augias's latest work sets out to rediscover the story - different from the history - of this country. Beginning with how Italy is seen from the outside and from the inside, he weaves a geo-historical...
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...
A charming narrative and "pop historical" look into how Italy has shaped the Western world's most vibrant passions, from literature to love, music to art, food to wine.
With blackmail, bombings and kidnappings terrorizing New York, courageous Italian immigrant detectives teamed up as the NYPD's Italian Squad. This explosive story follows them across the first two decades of the twentieth century as they battle...
