"Valerio's knowledge of Italian experience and his scholarship are quite evident. He really knows both his history and his subject very well. No less important is the fact that he is a first-rate writer who can really tell a good story."
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"The book is a great book about Brooklyn. It's passionate, very revealing, and one of the funniest books I've ever read."

--Pacifica Radio

One of the greatest painters of all time is well represented by his greatest paintings in this exhibition and hence - this catalog. Be prepared to be amazed by a painter of prodigious talent.

The book helped me get the keys to the game. It so sweet. The book had all the answers to my question and a good buy.

I agree with the authors research of the different religious cultures.

All the people I know love this book - my children laugh and learn all at the same time, mothers love the educational content and enjoy reading it because it rhymes too. I really got my money's worth with this, the pictures are great, goofy and clever. I highly recommend it, I think it will become a classic.

Baron's book gives the reader a comprehensive review of the human side of workplace violence in an easy-reading format. The first few chapters review a variety of national incidents and how the events affected victims, friends, relatives, co-workers, and the organizations where the violent incidents took place. Perhaps the most helpful part of Baron's book is his inclusion of Maslow's hierarchy which helps the reader to understand why some people behave in threatening or violent ways. The second half of the book covers prevention, hiring practices, training, and how to change employee behaviors to prevent violence. This is a great book to keep in your reference library or to use as a quick refresher when faced with an employee who shows signs of potential violence or uncivil behavior. I highly suggest reading the book if you are involved with drafting a workplace violence policy.

This book is a page turner, but sometimes you have to put it down and think about what you just read, Taking religious struggle into the realm of futuristic technology, this book definantly has a twist, espicially at the end.

Anyone who doubts whether opera involves the particular politic of the day knows nothing about opera. Think of Mozart's three greatest"Don Giovanni" for one where an aristocrat commits murder within the first few minutes, not that it was never done, but never on stage, or Berg's "Wozzeck" an exposure of the a poor soldier's slow demoralization within an impassive society,who cares less of his survival. Arblaster's primary thinking is in left politics and you need someone like this to decipher who is where within the political spectrum, what forces are involved and bringing to light the composer's political persuasions. Politics has been a neglected dimension of opera and rightfully so scholars are too afraid of bursting their cloistered canonizations they invent to explain opera and to delve into this complex subject. Arblaster surveys the entire edifice of Western repertoire. And you do find weaknesses,like Belllini and Donizetti, their work seems more involved in pure melodrama and political intrigue than political argument but for drama it works well when politics is flattened in this way. But Arblaster is right on point and this makes fascinating reading, it places opera where it belongs, in reality even though(as Adorno) said opera is always a few steps away from a parody of itself.It's pointless now but someone should have written an opera after Bill and Monica(Lewinsky) there was villains and opportunism and a love affair, all you need.

Voice From The Mountains by sculptor and educator Anthony Caponi is a personal memoir of a remote village in the Apennines Mountains of central Italy, where Caponi spent his boyhood in the 1920s. Traditions handed down through the centuries and pride in the heart of day-to-day living mark the reflections and remembrances. Black-and-white photographs add an extra touch to this powerful account, which is written largely in an unusual style that strongly resembles free-verse poetry. Voice From The Mountains is a unique and superbly presented memoir.