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O America, when you and I were young

1977
The author, an Italian journalist, recounts his experiences and impressions of America during the years he lived in the United States, from 1925 to 1930.

Leonardo's legacy

how Da Vinci reimagined the world
2011
An in-depth look at the life of artist Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his scientific insights into water, war, flight, robots, and the human form.

The light in the ruins

a novel
2013
In 1955, Florence Police Department investigator Serafina Bettini looks into the murders of the Rosatis, an Italian family of noble lineage that, in 1943, found their estate taken over by the Nazis and turned into their prison; and, as she gets deeper into the case, Serafina learns details about the pasts of the victims and her own tragic history.

Making contact!

Marconi goes wireless
2013
Text and illustrations offer an introduction to the life and inventions of nineteenth-century Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless communication.

Stone giant

Michelangelo's David and how he came to be
2013
There was a giant in the city, and it was a troublemaker. The enormous block of marble had irked the people of Florence for almost forty years. No one knew what to do with it until a young artist named Michelangelo came along.

Who stole the Mona Lisa?

2010
When the Pirate Cats travel back in time to steal Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Geronimo Stilton and his friends try to stop them.

Following the trail of Marco Polo

2010
Geronimo and friends must travel back to thirteenth-century China to stop the Pirate Cats from corrupting Marco Polo's famous book, "The Travels of Marco Polo".

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