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In this spirited memoir, veteran TV journalist Paul Paolicelli does what many of us can only dream of-he picks up and moves to a foreign country in an attempt to trace his ancestral roots. With the help of Luigi, his guide and companion, he travels through Italy-Rome, Gamberale, Matera, Miglionico, Alessandria, even Mussolini's hometown of Predappio-and discovers the tragic legacy of the Second World War that is still affecting the Old Country. He...
2) The Italians
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How can a nation that spawned the Renaissance have produced the Mafia? How could people concerned with bella figura (keeping up appearances) have elected Silvio Berlusconi as their leader, not once, but three times? Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of seemingly unsolvable riddles. John Hooper's entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the...
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