The Italian Renaissance Reader (Meridian)2 reviews Plume, 1987 Excellent Introduction to Italian Literature This is a very good book to introduce students to prominent Italian Renaissance authors and their works. These particular selections cover a broad range of literary works that promote readers to want to further read more from these writers. For example, one could discover an interest in ...             War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-19449 reviews Iris Origo David R Godine, 1984 Unforgettable + a fabulous read + A totally amazing story + A different view of Tuscany + Restore your faith in humanity ...             The City of Falling Angels211 reviews John Berendt Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Berendt has a talent for finding interesting people whearever he goes + From S. Krishna's Books I am almost done with this book, and have not been able to put it down. Berendt has a talent for finding interesting, unique people who make up the fabric of a society. This book gives you a real view of what Venice is like behind all the tourist attraction edifices. If you are interested in ...             Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love243 reviews Dava Sobel Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Brings 17th Century to Life + Amazing way to read about Galileo + Loved it! This remarkable book compactly and comprehensively ties together many threads: Galileo's life, Galileo's scientific breakthroughs, Catholic Church theology and superstition, life in Italy, and the relationship of Galileo to his favorite child. The author weaves these together through the device of ...             The Italians19 reviews Luigi Barzini Touchstone, 1996 Written with Italian vivacity The beauty of the people + Superfluous Cynicism. + entertaining + molto buono!!! + No One Really Writes Books Like This Any More             Italy: A Short History5 reviews Harry Hearder Cambridge University Press, 2002 A short history... perhaps too short This book was the text used for an Italian culture class I recently took as a requirement for my Italian minor. While it was full of information, I felt that some topics were just skipped over. The Colosseum earns an entire sentence, yet Caravaggio, perhaps the most famous and adored of Italian ...             Europa18 reviews Tim Parks Arcade Publishing, 1999 Wonderful book by a remarkable writer. + The Literary Reader's Fatal Attraction... + Breakdown I read this rather lenghty book in two consecutive days, immersed in Park's looping, breathtaking, inner monologue, stream of conscience writing. This novel is about an obsessive love afair, a troubled, alienated, at times self-loathing academic with his heart not in the academic game show at all, ...             Meditations111 reviews Marcus Aurelius Modern Library, 2003 Emperor of Rome and himself + I bet even Marcus Aurelius would like this translation. + Profound! + The Hays translation: interesting and readable.             Roman Nights and Other Stories Pier Paolo Pasolini Marlboro Press, 1987 fiction, tr John Shepley             Daisy Miller and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) Henry James Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 The tale of Daisy's irruption into staid European society enjoyed, as did Daisy herself, a succes de scandale; and it has remained one of Jamess most popular short stories. Like the others collected here--'Pandora,' 'The Patagonia,' and 'Four Meetings'-- it describes a confrontation between different values in a changing world. Is the new independent American girl enchanting in her spontaneity, ...             If on a winter's night a traveler133 reviews Italo Calvino Harvest Books, 1982 Italo Calvino's Masterpiece + "I read, therefore it (the world) writes" + If On a Winter's Night a Traveller + Entertaining and Ingenious + Creative and Complex             Italian Hours (Penguin Classics)1 review Henry James Penguin Classics, 1995 Book with a view... The films 'Room With a View' and 'Wings of the Dove' make one wonder about the Italy reflected in classical paintings executed before the destruction of WWII. My curiousity was heightened in an art history class when the instructor showed a photo slide of the Ponte Vecchio and told the amazing ...             Under the Tuscan Sun433 reviews Frances Mayes Broadway, 1997 Under the Tuscan Sun ISBN 0767900383 - As a fan of lists, I'm always curious about books that make bestseller lists. I rarely read them, but I'm always curious. This was the case with Under the Tuscan Sun until a rather beat-up, unsellable copy fell into my hands. My curiosity, but little else, has been satisfied. ...             Europa18 reviews Tim Parks Arcade Publishing, 1999 Wonderful book by a remarkable writer. + The Literary Reader's Fatal Attraction... + Breakdown I read this rather lenghty book in two consecutive days, immersed in Park's looping, breathtaking, inner monologue, stream of conscience writing. This novel is about an obsessive love afair, a troubled, alienated, at times self-loathing academic with his heart not in the academic game show at all, ...             Daisy Miller and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) Henry James Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 The tale of Daisy's irruption into staid European society enjoyed, as did Daisy herself, a succes de scandale; and it has remained one of Jamess most popular short stories. Like the others collected here--'Pandora,' 'The Patagonia,' and 'Four Meetings'-- it describes a confrontation between different values in a changing world. Is the new independent American girl enchanting in her spontaneity, ...             Italian Hours (Penguin Classics)1 review Henry James Penguin Classics, 1995 Book with a view... The films 'Room With a View' and 'Wings of the Dove' make one wonder about the Italy reflected in classical paintings executed before the destruction of WWII. My curiousity was heightened in an art history class when the instructor showed a photo slide of the Ponte Vecchio and told the amazing ...             Under the Tuscan Sun433 reviews Frances Mayes Broadway, 1997 Under the Tuscan Sun ISBN 0767900383 - As a fan of lists, I'm always curious about books that make bestseller lists. I rarely read them, but I'm always curious. This was the case with Under the Tuscan Sun until a rather beat-up, unsellable copy fell into my hands. My curiosity, but little else, has been satisfied. ...             Italy: A Short History5 reviews Harry Hearder Cambridge University Press, 2002 A short history... perhaps too short This book was the text used for an Italian culture class I recently took as a requirement for my Italian minor. While it was full of information, I felt that some topics were just skipped over. The Colosseum earns an entire sentence, yet Caravaggio, perhaps the most famous and adored of Italian ...             The Italians19 reviews Luigi Barzini Touchstone, 1996 Written with Italian vivacity The beauty of the people + Superfluous Cynicism. + entertaining + molto buono!!! + No One Really Writes Books Like This Any More             The City of Falling Angels211 reviews John Berendt Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Berendt has a talent for finding interesting people whearever he goes + From S. Krishna's Books I am almost done with this book, and have not been able to put it down. Berendt has a talent for finding interesting, unique people who make up the fabric of a society. This book gives you a real view of what Venice is like behind all the tourist attraction edifices. If you are interested in ...