General Books


Under the Tuscan SunUnder the Tuscan Sun
Best Price: $0.07
The story line is good,the only thing that didn't get 5 stars from my wife and I was that the...
D. H. Lawrence and Italy: Sketches from Etruscan Places, Sea and Sardinia, Twilight in Italy (Penguin Classics)D. H. Lawrence and Italy: Sketches from Etruscan Places, Sea and Sardinia, Twilight in Italy (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $12.21
The book was not quite what I expected. It did not add much to my store of knowledge, and did...
The Austro-Prussian War: Austria's War with Prussia and Italy in 1866The Austro-Prussian War: Austria's War with Prussia and Italy in 1866
Best Price: $24.15
Sadly, there is a definite paucity of the published sources that deals with the Austro-Prussian...
The Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice (Studies in the History of Sexuality)The Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice (Studies in the History of Sexuality)
Best Price: $28.61
Using the records of several Venetian courts that dealt with sex crimes, Ruggiero traces the...
The Wonders of the Amalfi Coast: Capri, Ischia, Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento (Italian Regions)The Wonders of the Amalfi Coast: Capri, Ischia, Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento (Italian Regions)
Best Price: $23.07
This heavy volume of beautiful if somewhat over-colorized photos helps fill a void in books...


Road to Rome: An Artist's Year in ItalyRoad to Rome: An Artist's Year in Italy
Best Price: $74.97
The artist is so talented. I love the way this book is illustrated. I have the other book in the...
Italians of Philadelphia (PA) (Images of America)Italians of Philadelphia (PA) (Images of America)
Best Price: $12.23
Philadelphia was second only to New York City in the number of Italian immigrants who settled in...
Venice: City of ArtVenice: City of Art
Best Price: $17.97
Venice: City Of Art with creative and vividly visual photography from Livio Bourbon and enhanced...
A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988
Best Price: $15.60
As good as the critics say-- well-written, based on very extensive Italian sources. But written...
A History of Florence 1200-1575A History of Florence 1200-1575
Best Price: $27.32
In this history of Florence, distinguished historian John Najemy discusses all the major...


Little Italy of the Bronx Book: Belmont & Arthur AvenueLittle Italy of the Bronx Book: Belmont & Arthur Avenue
Best Price: $19.95
Having grown up in Litle Italy of the Bronx in the 50's & 60's, I eagerly bought this book....
Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the PresentItalian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present
Best Price: $20.97
Now in an expanded and fully updated third edition, Peter Bondanella's Italian Cinema From...
Futurism (Movements in Modern Art)Futurism (Movements in Modern Art)
Best Price: $1.98
I have used this book for my art studys at the university. It is small and easy to reed, but...
Francis of Assisi: The Saint: Early Documents, Vol. 1 (Francis of Assisi: Early Documents)Francis of Assisi: The Saint: Early Documents, Vol. 1 (Francis of Assisi: Early Documents)
Best Price: $10.50
Scholars and lovers of Francis of Assisi will find much to treasure in this first volume of the...
The Architectural History of Venice: Revised and enlarged editionThe Architectural History of Venice: Revised and enlarged edition
Best Price: $15.50
Mrs. Howard not only describes "the stones" of this city , but illuminate the soul...

Anzio 1944: The Beleaguered Beachhead (Campaign)Anzio 1944: The Beleaguered Beachhead (Campaign)
Best Price: $3.80
As with most OSPREY histories the survey is 'once over lightly' giving only a thumbnail...
Domus: Wall Painting in the Roman House (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum)Domus: Wall Painting in the Roman House (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum)
Best Price: $109.93
I saw a copy of Domus while in Naples and knew I would have to order a copy when I returned...
Condottiere 1300-1500: Infamous Medieval Mercenaries (Warrior)Condottiere 1300-1500: Infamous Medieval Mercenaries (Warrior)
Best Price: $11.02
Starting in the 14th Century, the petty warring states of Italy began to recruit mercenaries...
The Lombards: The Ancient Longobards (The Peoples of Europe)The Lombards: The Ancient Longobards (The Peoples of Europe)
Best Price: $26.95
Neil Christie has tackled one of the most difficult tasks for a historian - discussing a topic...
Mussolini: The Rise and Fall of Il DuceMussolini: The Rise and Fall of Il Duce
Best Price: $10.89
With his signature insight and compelling style, Christopher Hibbert explains the...

Treasures of the Uffizi: Florence : Tiny FolioTreasures of the Uffizi: Florence : Tiny Folio
Best Price: $6.84
Remember its tiny - approx 4"x4" - but very well done.
Ohio Archaeology: An Illustrated Chronicle Of Ohio's Ancient American Indian CulturesOhio Archaeology: An Illustrated Chronicle Of Ohio's Ancient American Indian Cultures
Best Price: $26.82
The Sociey for American Archaeology chose this book for its Public Audience Book Award. It is a...
The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance, and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present DayThe Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance, and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day
Best Price: $7.50
I follow this author from his first book on the Boston Molases flood, to his second book on the...
Autobiography of a Generation: Italy, 1968Autobiography of a Generation: Italy, 1968
Best Price: $19.95
1968 is symbolic in Italy of a whole decade of struggles by students, women, workers,...
Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the MindLeonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind
Best Price: $7.56
The book "flights of the mind" by charles Nicholl, it one that has a lot of research...

RomeRome
Best Price: $25.05
Too many histories jump lightly and quickly from the grandeur of pagan Rome to the grandeur of...
Venice and FoodVenice and Food
Best Price: $27.81
This book is a treasure because all the text is handwritten and the illustrations are...
The City of Florence: Historical Vistas and Personal SightingsThe City of Florence: Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings
Best Price: $5.99
Before, after and during your visit to Florence, read this book, which is a marvelous book-long...
Hereditary Witchcraft: Secrets of the Old ReligionHereditary Witchcraft: Secrets of the Old Religion
Best Price: $7.98
When I purchased this book, I was a bit worried that I would not fit in. As one would think...
Italy in the Age of the Renaissance: 1300-1550 (The Short Oxford History of Italy)Italy in the Age of the Renaissance: 1300-1550 (The Short Oxford History of Italy)
Best Price: $28.94
The twelve essays in this volume, each written by a leading specialist, present an accessible...

The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece (High Museum of Art Series)The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece (High Museum of Art Series)
Best Price: $27.82
The book is excellent. Each chapter is written by a different person with his or her own area of...
Man of Blessing: A Life of St. BenedictMan of Blessing: A Life of St. Benedict
Best Price: $5.49
In deceptively simple prose, the author paints a picture of St. Benedict and the Middle Ages...
The Colosseum (Wonders of the World)The Colosseum (Wonders of the World)
Best Price: $12.51
All the reviews here so far were written on the tourist side, not the scholar's. The great merit...
Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams (Piero Fornasetti)Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams (Piero Fornasetti)
Best Price: $29.40
I wish there was more pictures.. I did not realize it was more of a biography, my mistake!!! ...
Mount Allegro: A Memoir of Italian American Life (New York Classics)Mount Allegro: A Memoir of Italian American Life (New York Classics)
Best Price: $12.63
Jerre Mangione's writing is so vivid that reading it brought back my childhood years in the 20's...

The History of ItalyThe History of Italy
Best Price: $18.00
First, Guicciardini: a fun read like Herodotus he is not - more like Thucydides in fact in his...
Italian Renaissance ArtItalian Renaissance Art
Best Price: $35.79
I was taking an art class in college titled "A Survey of Allegory of Italian Art" and...
The Entity: Five Centuries of Secret Vatican EspionageThe Entity: Five Centuries of Secret Vatican Espionage
Best Price: $13.97
The International Bestseller ?A true story that surpasses any novel by John le Carré.??...
Renaissance Thought and its SourcesRenaissance Thought and its Sources
Best Price: $34.00
This is one of the most important books in the study of Italian Renaissance (14th-16th century)....
Mafia Allies: The True Story of America's Secret Alliance with the Mob in World War IIMafia Allies: The True Story of America's Secret Alliance with the Mob in World War II
Best Price: $4.87
Lucky Luciano and his mafia cohorts contribution probably was negligible to the war effort, but...

A Man of the Beatitudes: Pier Giorgio FrassatiA Man of the Beatitudes: Pier Giorgio Frassati
Best Price: $7.47
This book was written by Pier Giorgio's sister and illustrates beautifully this life which...
Dolce Vita StyleDolce Vita Style
Best Price: $21.25
Jean-Pierre Dufreigne's Dolce Vita Style starts out describing my favorite scene from the...
The Italian Army 1940-45 (2): Africa 1940-43 (Men-at-Arms)The Italian Army 1940-45 (2): Africa 1940-43 (Men-at-Arms)
Best Price: $10.68
Osprey's "Men-at-Arms" series follows a predictable format. There is some brief...
Mussolini's Rome: Rebuilding the Eternal City (Italian & Italian American Studies)Mussolini's Rome: Rebuilding the Eternal City (Italian & Italian American Studies)
Best Price: $18.00
Rome. The Eternal City. Was there something in its water that Mussolini drank? Painter tells of...
A Half Acre of Hell: A Combat Nurse in WW IIA Half Acre of Hell: A Combat Nurse in WW II
Best Price: $16.95
The book, A Half Acre of Hell, expresses a view that isn't often seen. The view is that of a...

Moral Basis of a Backward SocietyMoral Basis of a Backward Society
Best Price: $10.20
Edward Banfield's reputation was built on the basis of this book and the research that informed...
Renaissance Florence, Updated editionRenaissance Florence, Updated edition
Best Price: $16.63
This book is very concise, yet deeply informative. I am a PHD student in early modern europe,...
Key Monuments of the Italian Renaissance (Icon Edition)Key Monuments of the Italian Renaissance (Icon Edition)
Best Price: $8.31
Organized chronologically from early Renaissance precursors to the Mannerist movement, from...
The Companion Guide to Rome (Companion Guides) (Companion Guides)The Companion Guide to Rome (Companion Guides) (Companion Guides)
Best Price: $21.39
I used this book extensively when we lived in Rome in the late 1970s. It is for the person who...
Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy (Studies in the History of Sexuality)Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy (Studies in the History of Sexuality)
Best Price: $7.68
This is the true story of a mother superior named Sister Benedetta Carlini and another nun from...

Painting in Renaissance VenicePainting in Renaissance Venice
Best Price: $19.35
The paintings produced in Venice during the Renaissance include some of the most visually...
Galileo: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Galileo: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Best Price: $5.77
In this slim volume is packed the central thesis of one of the foremost students of Galileo: 1)...
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day (5 Denarii)Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day (5 Denarii)
Best Price: $12.51
Haveing been to Rome several times, I am enjoying this book as I can be the 'period' traveler....
Traveling With The Saints In Italy: Contemporary Pilgrimages On Ancient PathsTraveling With The Saints In Italy: Contemporary Pilgrimages On Ancient Paths
Best Price: $12.95
Probably the best collection of visiting the places of the Saints in Italy. When you don't just...
The Etruscans: Art, Architecture, and HistoryThe Etruscans: Art, Architecture, and History
Best Price: $11.40
The Etruscans: Art, Architecture, And History by archaeologists and Etruscan experties Frederica...

Hungering for America: Italian, Irish, and Jewish Foodways in the Age of MigrationHungering for America: Italian, Irish, and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration
Best Price: $14.50
I've seen the brand Contadini many times in the grocery store, but I never knew what it meant....
Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance FlorenceGiovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence
Best Price: $11.80
Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence is an account of lovers...
Italy: Monuments of Past and Present (Monuments Past and Present)Italy: Monuments of Past and Present (Monuments Past and Present)
Best Price: $12.89
This informative volume shows Italy's most important monuments as they look today and, via...
Siena: Constructing the Renaissance CitySiena: Constructing the Renaissance City
Best Price: $40.93
Siena, one of the major artistic centres of medieval and Renaissance Italy, is renowned for its...
 
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