Books & Other Media in P.O.I.N.T. #10 Library
Photographs by 100 of the world's leading photojournalists on one
day, April 27, 1990 At the end of World War II, the author, an Englishwoman, inherited a house in
Sicily and thus began 50 years of experiences learning to love the Island and its people.
She describes with humor and understanding her life in a hospitable but often baffling
and sometimes frightening part of the world. Story of a man - poor and insignificant - who recreates himself to become
worthy of a countess with whom he has fallen in love. The book is described
as "an elegant novel, tragic, yet illuminated by the overwhelming passion
of the lovers." Continuing his personal narrative, ITALIAN NEIGHBORS, an American transplanted
to Italy enters into its society and cultural life. He further describes
the Italian way of life at home, at school (his children were born and bred
in Italy) in church and in the countryside. Written fondly, it is witty, but sometimes critical. A collection of fine hotels and resorts, with information on
Italy's regions, emphasizing what to see and do, as well as the food
and wine of each. Quite detailed, extensive research, conditions leading to emigration, their
relocation and living conditions, customs carried over. Thousands of interviews
recorded in those early years of immigration. Italians are well covered
but you may not like what you read. A mixture of travel, history, politics, folklore, food,
architecture, arts, and literature, with local anecdotes and personal
reflections. Amusing and loving tribute to the country the British author has
embraced. He shares his secrets of survival, tales of the unexpected,
and treasured friendships. A multimedia course for learning Italian. NTC pub. Group, 1992. 4 cassettes, 1 full color text Up-to-date survey of the Italian political scene during the forty
years since WWII. It describes the inner dynamics, the day-to-day
functioning of the governing institutiions, and the interactgion of the
country's economic, social, and political life. Description and full information about 350 captivating small hotels, pensioni and
bed-and-breakfast stops. A guide book but much more. The author visits the smaller places “around and
between the major urban centers”. This tremendous work beginning with Columbus centers around the mass
migration from 1880-1924 and continues to the present (1990). Every
aspect of the Italian American experience is revealed in great detail. A
must read! A shopper's guide to Florence, Milan, Rome & Venice. (Though dated,
contains lots of good reading.) The author tells the story of his immigrant family from the Great Depression
through World War II - with laughter and tears. The author was given a second chance in
life, so he and the Lord (his silent partner) are partners in this book. First published in 1915, Old Calabria is a comprehensive and exciting account of adventure travel. Buscaglia here extols his father in the many roles he played in Leo's
lifetime - husband, educator, philanthropist, philosopher, patriot and nurturer.
Buscaglia writes in a warm and loving manner. The Italy Fever. By Darlene Marwitz.
The author’s love affair with Italy began while a graduate student in architecture
visiting Roman ruins and Renaissance buildings. Ten years later, she returns to Italy and
shares with the reader 14 ways to satisify your love affair with Italy.
This is a full length portrait, featuring their manners and morals. The author
portrays his country through the eyes of its people, touching on their vices and virtues,
their hopes and failures, their past, present and future. A novel set during the Risorgimento - a time in history between the Kingdom
of the Two Sicilies and, eventually, the unification of Italy. All
the action centers around the powerful figure of Don Fabrizio, "a Sicilian
prince of immense sensual appetites, enormous wealth and great personal magnetism."
He and a glittering array of characters nervously await the affect
on their lives of the hero Garibaldi, the prime mover in the Risorgimento. An account of the year the author spent in Castel di Sangro in the
Abruzzo, to follow the village soccer team. A drama of hope, fear,
love, loss and suspense. The authors “document what we owe the Romans and their Italian
descendents...from the mysterious Etruscans through The Renaissance and to the
scientists, architects and designers of today”. We learn why the Italians are considered
“Our Great Civilizers”. Non-fiction that reads like a novel. The story of the Talese family in
America from before World War II but going back in ancestry and intertwined
with Italian history. Includes a great bibliography. Vendetta: The true story of the largest lynching in U.S. history.
By Richard Gambino. 2d ed. Toronto, Guernica, 2000. A mob of upward of 20,000 people lynched 11 Italian Americans, on march
14, 1891, in protest against the acquittal of 6 Italian Americans who had
been charged with the murder of the New Orleans police chief. No one
was ever prosecuted for this lynching. The book lays bare the interplay of political, economic, social motives
in the U.S. - an attempt to limit Italian American participation in the American
community of the time and gave rise to the stereotypical depiction of the
Italian American culture as criminal.
A Day In The Life Of Italy
A Genealogist's Guide toDiscovering Your Italian Ancestors: how to find and record your
unique heritage. Cincinnati, OH, Betterway Books, 1997
A House In Sicily. By Daphne Phelps. 1999
A Mortal Sin. By Giovanni Verga. Quartet books,
ltd, 1995. First published in 1866; translated by Iain Halliday in 1995.
An Italian Education. By Tim Parks. Avon books,
1995.
Elegant Italy. JDB Associates, Ltd.
Foreign and Female; Immigrant Women in America, 1840-1930. By Doris
Weatherford. Rev, & expanded. Facts on file, 1995.
Great Cities of Art: Rome, Florence, Venice, Palermo, Naples. A videocassette produced by ENIT
(Italian State Tourist Board).
Honor Thy Father: the Rise and Fall of the Bonnano crime family. Platinum Disc Corp. 2001. Videocassette.
Italian Days. By Barbara Grizzuti Harrison.
Italian Neighbors, or A Lapsed Anglo-Saxon in Verona. By Tim Parks.
Italianissimo 1. By Denise DeRome.
Italy, A Difficult Democracy. By Frederic Spotts and Theodor Wieser.
Italy: A small hotel guide. Ed. by Andrew Duncan, 1999.
Italy: The Places in Between. By Kate Simon.
La Storia; Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience. By Jerre
Mangione & Ben Morreale. HarperCollins, 1992.
Made in Italy. By Annie Brady & Patricia Schultz.
Workman pub. Co. 1988.
My Silent Partner. By Ben A. Savelli. San Francisco, CA, Savelli, 1996. Paper.
Old Calabria. By Norman Douglas.
Papa, My Father; A Celebration of Dads. By Leo Buscaglia.
Slack, 1989.
That Lucky Old Son. By Frankie Laine.
The Immigrants Speak. By Salvatore J. LaGumina.
The Italians. By Luigi Barzini. Atheneum, 1964.
The Leopard. By Giuseppe Di Lampedusa. Pantheon
books, 1960
The Miracle Of Castel di Sangro. By Joe McGinniss.
The Proud Italians. By Carl A. Pescosolido and Pamela Gleason. 1995.
Unto the Sons. By Gay Talese. Ballantine Pub Co., 1992.