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Light in the Dark Ages Light in the Dark Ages Jon M. Sweeney Sweeney, who has written several popular histories of religious movements and figures, presents a dual biography conveying the intense religious spirit of the medieval world while describing a platon… OL12254753W
MY LIFE; TRANS. BY JULIA CONAWAY BONDANELLA MY LIFE; TRANS. BY JULIA CONAWAY BONDANELLA Benvenuto Cellini "'You should know that men like Benvenuto, unique in their profession, need not be subject to the law.'". "Thus spoke Pope Paul III on learning that Cellini had murdered a fellow artist, so great wa… OL13615601W
Casanova Casanova Ian Kelly In Casanova, noted author Ian Kelly traces the life of Giacomo Casanova, a man whose very name is synonymous with sensuality, seduction and sexual prowess. But Casanova was more than just a great lov… OL13696405W
The Earth moves The Earth moves Dan Hofstadter Galileo Galilei is a seminal figure in the history of science. His 1633 trial before the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the prime drama in the history of the conflict between science and religion.… OL15069492W
The life of Gian Lorenzo Bernini The life of Gian Lorenzo Bernini Domenico Bernini "A critical translation of the unabridged Italian text of Domenico Bernini's biography of his father, seventeenth-century sculptor, architect, painter, and playwright Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)… OL15456866W
North of Naples, south of Rome North of Naples, south of Rome Paolo Tullio Paolo Tullio returns to his hometown of Gallinaro in the Comino Valley of Italy to describe the people and lifestyle of the region. A "warmhearted tour of a charming intimate world."--Jacket. OL15838752W
The mountains of my life The mountains of my life Walter Bonatti Published for the first time in English, *The Mountains of My Life* collects the classic writings of world-famous mountaineer Walter Bonatti, and tells the real story of the 1954 controversy over the… OL15859222W
The young Leonardo The young Leonardo Larry J. Feinberg "This book explores Leonardo's origins and the beginning of his career as an artist"-- "Leonardo da Vinci is often presented as the "Transcendent Genius," removed from or ahead of his time. This boo… OL16214597W
Vendetta Vendetta Hugh Bicheno Federico da Montefeltro was the archetypal Renaissance prince: brave soldier, wise ruler, and patron of the arts. His lifelong rival, Sigismondo Pandolfo, was the foremost field commander of his day … OL18147482W
A bold and dangerous family A bold and dangerous family Caroline Moorehead Mussolini was not only ruthless- he was subtle and manipulative. Black-shirted thugs did his dirty work for him- arson, murder, destruction of homes and offices, bribes, intimidation and the forcible… OL19724320W
Einstein's Italian mathematicians Einstein's Italian mathematicians Judith R. Goodstein An exchange of information between Italian Tullio Levi-Civita and Hungarian born Theodore Von Kármán, based on mathematics by Italian Gregorio Ricci Curbastro, helped provide the mathematical backgro… OL19754610W
Vito Volterra Vito Volterra Angelo Guerraggio <p>Vito Volterra (1860-1940) was one of the most famous representatives of Italian science in his day. Angelo Guerragio and Giovanni Paolini analyze Volterra’s most important contributions to mathema… OL19909999W
Half-life Half-life F. E. Close Bruno Pontecorvo dedicated his career to hunting for the Higgs boson of his day-- the neutrino, a nearly massless particle considered essential to the process of nuclear fission. His work on the Manh… OL19996796W
In the name of Gucci In the name of Gucci Patrizia Gucci "The gripping family drama--and never-before-told love story--surrounding the rise and fall of the late Aldo Gucci, the man who is responsible for making the Italian fashion label the powerhouse it i… OL20030143W
My life in focus My life in focus Gianni Bozzacchi In My Life in Focus, Bozzacchi traces his journey from humble beginnings to the sphere of the rich and famous. As a child, he cultivated his skills by working with his father -- a photographer for th… OL20050721W
Juliet's answer Juliet's answer Glenn Dixon "When Glenn Dixon is spurned by love, he does something unusual. He travels to Verona, Italy, to become a scribe of Juliet, Shakespeare's fictional character, all in an attempt to understand his hear… OL20052244W
Becoming Leonardo Becoming Leonardo Mike Lankford "While Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most discussed artists of all time, it's shocking how little is actually known about him -- at least, according to most of his biographies. Why did he leave so … OL20056583W
Primo Levi and the Politics of Survival Primo Levi and the Politics of Survival Frederic D. Homer "At the age of twenty-five, Primo Levi was sent to Hell. Levi, an Italian chemist from Turin, was one of many swept up in the Holocaust of World War II and sent to die in the German concentration cam… OL4961807W
The Reluctant Tuscan The Reluctant Tuscan Phil Doran A Book Sense Pick for May 2005, this is the humorous tale of how the author moved— against his will and his better judgment—to Italy with his wife, only to rediscover himself, his marriage, and the i… OL5732578W
Pier Angeli Pier Angeli Allen, Jane "This work is the first full-length biography of actress Anna Maria Pierangeli, from her early life in Italy to her death at the age of 39. She was discovered by Vittorio De Sica and soon after starr… OL5954714W
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