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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Family The Family Mario Puzo What is a family? Mario Puzo first answered that question, unforgettably, in his landmark bestseller The Godfather; with the creation of the Corleones he forever redefined the concept of blood loyalt… OL1673259W
The serpent and the pearl The serpent and the pearl Kate Quinn Rome, 1492. A pope ies dying and the throne of God is lef vacant, a prize awarded only to the most virtuous -- or the most ruthless. The Borgia family begins its legendary rise, chronicled by an inno… OL17890420W
In the name of the family In the name of the family Sarah Dunant Renowned for her bright and disciplined way with Renaissance Italy, New York Times best-selling novelist Dunant again visits the Borgias, to whom she recently paid court in Blood and Beauty. As Cesar… OL20048417W
The Borgias The Borgias Marion Johnson,Georgina Masson A lavishly illustrated biography of the Spanish family of colorful characters which produced two of the corrupt Renaissance popes. OL2135025W
Madonna of the Seven Hills Madonna of the Seven Hills Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert In a castle in the mountains outside Rome, Lucrezia Borgia is born into history's most notorious family. Her father, who is to become Pope Alexander VI, receives his first daughter warmly, and her br… OL3453396W