Italy Books: General Interest Books about Italy Book List

General Interest

Italy, A Love Story - Women write about Italian Experiences by Camille Cusumano (2005)

Spezzatura, 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World by Peter D’Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish (2001)

Speaking the Language like a Native by Aubrey Menen (1962)

Italy Out of Hand, A Capricious Tour by Barbara Hodgson (2005)

Sophia Living and Loving: Her Own Story by AE Hotchner (1978)

Route 66 A.D.- On the Trail of Ancient Rome by Tony Perrottet (2002)

Una Storia Segreta, The Secret History of Italian American Evacuation and Interment during World War II by Lawerence Di Stasi (2001)

The Proud Italians, Our Great Civilizers by Carl Pescosolido and Pamela Gleason (1995)

An Italian Journey by Jean Giono (1953)

Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino (1956)

Baudolino (a novel) by Uberto Eco (2000)

The Last Italian, Portrait of a People by William Murray (1991)

The Giro d'Italia by Dino Buzzati (1981; 1999)

Italian Journey's by WD Howells (1867; 1999)

50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World by Peter D'Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish (2001)

Dances With Luigi, A Grandson's Search for His Italian Roots by Paul E. Paolicelli (2000)

Italian Pride 101 Reasons to be Proud You're Italian by Federico and Stephen Moramarco (2000)

Marcus Aurelius,The Emperor's Handbook by C Scot Hicks and David Hicks (2002)

Saint Augustine by Gary Wills (1999)

The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant (2003)

Infinite Variety, The Life & Legend of the Marchesa Casati by Scot Ryersson and Michael Orlando Yaccarino (1999)

The Italian American Reader by Bill Tonelli (2003)

Touring Italy-Touring Club Italy

Italy out of Hand-Barbara Hodgson(2005)

Mission Italy-Richard Gardner(2005)

Italy-Travelers’ Tales- various authors
(2001, 1998)

Straddling The Borders - The year I grew up in Italy by Martha E. Cummings (1999)