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WINTER
2006 SELECTIONS:
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I
Love You Like a Tomato
By Marie Giordano
It's 1950 and ChiChi Maggiordino lives
in Minneapolis with her fatherless family. Her
grandmother teaches her how to use the Evil Eye,
which ChiChi plans to use to help her family. When
her grandmother passes away, ChiChi searches for
her own happiness and meets two Italian circus
performers, who introduce her to commedia dell'arte,
Italy's famed improvised theater. Through them
she learns the secret to happiness. [$6.99;
paperback; 400 pages; Forge Books]
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Italy,
A Love Story: Women Write about the Italian
Experience
Edited by Camille Cusumano
This collection of 28 essays explores
various women's encounters with all that Italy
has to offer. More than travel articles, they delve
deep into the history and culture of a land that
is both complicated by and adored for its rich
traditions. Among the authors are Barbara Grizzuti
Harrison, Frances Mayes and Mary Simetti Taylor. [$15.95;
paperback; 342 pages; Seal Press]
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Mother
Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun,
Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles
By
Raymond Arroyo
In 1981, with only $200, Mother Angelica
launched the Eternal World Television (EWT) network,
the first Catholic cable network. Today it is the
world's largest religious media empire, reaching
over a hundred million viewers all over the world
with religious and cultural programs. Author and
EWT News anchor, Raymond Arroyo traces her life,
based on exclusive interviews with Mother Angelica. [$23.95;
hardcover; 400 pages; Doubleday]
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The
King of Mulberry Street
By Donna Jo Napoli
New York City in 1892 was no place for
a child with no family, but that was the fate of
nine-year old Dom, whose mother sent him across
the Atlantic from Naples so he could have a better
life. A Junior Library Guild Selection aimed at
children ages 7-12, The King of Mulberry Street follows
a young immigrant as he fights to overcome the
odds and live the American dream. [$15.95;
hardcover; 245 pages; Wendy Lamb Books]
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Giovanna's
86 Circles
By Paola Corso
These ten short stories
are set in working-class river towns near Pittsburgh
and have as their main characters Italian American
women and girls. All begin ordinary stories that
take an unpredictable twist, making every one truly
original. A high school girl discovers she can
see the future while in the title story, a developer
finds his wrecking ball is no match for Giovanna's
green thumb. [$21.95; hardcover; 144 pages;
University of Wisconsin Press]
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Salone
Italiano
By
Kay Niemann
Historical detail and rich drama are
found in the story of the Sartore family, who immigrated
to Colorado at the turn of the last century. Based
almost entirely on about 150 letters written by
family members to their relatives in Piedmont,
the author follows the family from their arrival
in 1903 to 1940. Includes historic photographs
of these Colorado pioneers. [$16.95; paperback;
264 pages; Western Reflections Publishing Company]
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