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The portrait of a lady

High-spirited American, Isabel Archer, travels to England to find romance, heartbreak, and betrayal.

The tempest

2012
An abridged version of Shakespeare's play about the magical storm, shipwreck, and the deposed duke living in exile with his daughter, Miranda, and includes stage directions and character suggestions.

Playing for pizza

2011
When he is cut by the Cleveland Browns and becomes an NFL outcast, Rick Dockery reluctantly accepts a starting quarterback position with the Panthers of Parma, Italy.

Patriarchal representations

gender and discourse in Pirandello's theatre
1994
Brings contemporary feminist theory to play in an examination of representations of gender in the dramas of Italian author Luigi Pirandello.

Stories in stone

travels through urban geology
2009
Examines the geological origins and social history of the stone that adorns and supports houses and public buildings.

Classic Italian Jewish cooking

traditional recipes and menus
2005
Contains recipes in the Italian Jewish tradition, drawn from the Tuscan Jewish village of Pitigliano, as well Jewish cooks in Venice, Bologna, and throughout Italy, including appetizers and egg dishes, soups, pasta, grains, meat and fish, vegetables, breads, and desserts, and features holiday menus.

Galileo in Rome

the rise and fall of a troublesome genius
2003
Chronicles Galileo's six trips to Rome, from his first at age twenty-three to his final journey to face the Inquisition, discussing how his scientific theories affected his acceptance in both society and the Church.

Brother astronomer

adventures of a Vatican scientist
2000
Brother Guy Consolmagno argues in his memoir that Christianity is not necessarily at odds with science; examines history, science, and theology; and proposes how to link modern science with faith.

Da Vinci

a beginner's guide
2001
An introduction to the life and work of Renaissance artist and intellectual Leonardo Da Vinci, discussing his background, his influence on the world of art, and his contributions to science and technology.

War in Val D'Orcia, 1943-1944

1984
A chronicle of daily life at La Foce, a manor in a Tuscan no-man's land bracketed by foreign invasion and civil war.

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