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Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World
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A witty celebration of fifty Italian cultural accomplishments that had a significant influence on Western civilization, ranging from Maria Montessori's concepts of early childhood education to the development of full service banks and the modern orchestra. Original. 35,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
By Peter D'Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish
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9780385720199 | Anchor Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the ways in which Italian culture has influenced world civilization, discussing thinkers, inventors, and artists including Monteverdi, Machiavelli, Garibaldi, Dante, Fermi, Catullus, and Armani.

What Are the Seven Wonders of the World? and 100 Other Great Cultural List S--Fully Explicated
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A treat for history and trivia buffs and readers seeking to improve their cultural literacy contains 101 lists of significant items from mythology, religion, history, science, and the arts, explained in witty, fact-filled background essays. Original. (view table of contents)
By Peter D'Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish
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9780385490627 | Anchor Books, December 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Fully explains the items belonging to such lists as 'Who are the 3 fates?

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