Sons
of Italy Releases Winter 2005 Book Club Selections
Press
Contact: Kylie Cafiero, (202) 547-2900 kcafiero@osia.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January
10, 2005
Michelangelo's David, Nazi-occupied Rome and the early Italian immigrants are the themes of the books chosen as the Sons of Italy Book Club winter 2005 selections.
• Il
Gigante: Michelangelo, Florence and the David by
Anton Gill. Il Gigante ("The
Giant") tells the story of Michelangelo's David.
Set at the turn of the 16th century, it focuses
on Michelangelo at 17 and the unveiling of the
David in Florence's
Piazza della Signoria in 1504. Drawing upon broad
historical sources, the author paints a vivid picture
of a troubled, eccentric Michelangelo during one
of the most artistically creative periods in history.
[$14.95; soft cover; 388 pages; St. Martins/Thomas
Dunne Books]
• Desperate Inscriptions: Graffiti from the Nazi Prison
in Rome by Stanislao G. Pugliese and Liana Miuccio. In 1943, in Nazi-occupied Rome, hundreds of Italian partisans and anti-fascists, along with Jews were imprisoned and executed. While the prisoners awaited their fate, they scratched their thoughts, poems and last messages on the walls of their cells. Pugliese, an historian, and Miuccio, a photographer, have collected and photographed these graffiti in a bi-lingual Italian-English volume. [$12.00; soft cover; 102 pages; Bordighera Press]
• Italians in America by Alison Behnke is full of historical facts dating back to the late 1800s when Italians began immigrating to the United States. It also profiles earlier Italians such as Amerigo Vespucci, Filippo Mazzei and Giuseppe Garibaldi as well as contemporary Italian Americans and organizations like the Order Sons of Italy in America. It includes recipes, timelines and sources and abundant color photos to make it an excellent tool for teaching children about their ancestors in America. [$27.93; hardcover; 80 pages; Lerner Publications Company]
ALSO
WORTH READING…
• Italy:
Instructions for Use by
Nan McElroy
This pocket-size guide to "everything Italy"
will help you make a phone call, order a cocktail
or chat with storekeepers all in Italian. Both
experienced travelers and novices will find here
solutions to practically every tourist situation
and learn a lot about everyday life in Italy.
[$14.95; soft cover; 120 pages; Illustrata Press]
• Finding Italian Roots
by John Philip Colletta, PhD
A reference book for people interested
in exploring their Italian lineage or pursuing dual citizenship, Finding
Italian Roots includes published resources, instructions, and copies of documents to
aid in the search. [$14.95; soft cover; 206 pages; Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Inc.]
The Sons of Italy National Book Club is dedicated to the works of Italian American writers who focus on Italian American issues, themes and experiences. OSIA chooses three to four fiction and non-fiction books each quarter for a total of 12 to 16 titles a year.
OSIA encourages its 700+ lodges as well as other Italian American organizations, clubs and individuals to choose one or more of the books each quarter to read and donate copies to their local schools or public libraries.
The three winter 2005 book club selections can be bought
on the OSIA Web site (www.osia.org).
Order all your books, magazines, etc. through OSIA
and Amazon.com. Just go to www.osia.org,
click on "Sons of Italy Book Club" and choose
either a Book Club selection or another book or product.
Most orders are shipped within 24 hours.
As a special
bonus, Amazon.com will donate a percentage of all sales
ordered on our site to OSIA.
OSIA is the largest and oldest national
organization in the U.S. for men and women of Italian
heritage in the United States. It has more than 600,000
members and supporters and a network of more than 700
chapters coast to coast. OSIA works at the community,
national and international levels to promote the heritage
and culture of an estimated 26 million Italian Americans,
the nation's fifth largest ethnic group, according
to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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