Italian Pride: 101 Reasons to Be Proud You're Italian (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Stephen Moramarco (Author)
Key Phrases: New York, United States, Italian American (more...)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559725125
• ISBN-13: 978-1559725125
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #244,376 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cute but not a serious book., November 21, 2000

By	james Siera (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

A friend recommended this book and it has some interesting sections, but misses the mark in many areas. For example, many major works of art are missing and many important figures in Italian and Italian-American history.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a great gift, December 5, 2000

By	Richard B. Peacock (Carlsbad Ca USA) - See all my reviews

I'm not Italian, but the book is a perfect gift for someone who is. The real beauty of the book is in its prose. The authors' genuine love of the Italian culture comes through in the poetry of the written word.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brief But Informative., January 7, 2007

By	Steve Guardala "Support The ASPCA. Ignore All... (?????) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Italian Pride: 101 Reasons to be Proud You're Italian (Paperback)

The authors give more than 101 reasons for "Italian Pride." From Amore{love| to Wine dozens of tidbits are here to wet the appetite for more in depth research. For that alone I give it 3 stars. I give it 4 overall because it paints a mosaic of all the myriad fields that Italians have contributed to. It is divided into four parts. "Culture & History, Places, People, & Food. Each part has twenty or more briefchapters of 2-4 pages.

Various topics of interest include "Scientists, Italian Jews, Soccer, Verona{the most Roman city outside of Rome}, Italian women like Maria Montessori, the fine composer Verdi, to the regional cultural & culinary styles. This will be a good introduction for those people unfamiliar with anything Italian, especially good for kids.