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A jubilant celebration of Italyâs outsize impact on culture, from literature to art, music to movies, that âmasterfully examines the multitude of reasons why so many people fall in love with Italy and the Italian lifestyleâ (Forbes)
Can you imagine painting without Leonardo, opera without Verdi, fashion without Armani, foodâŠ
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If you love Italyâand if you don't love it now, you definitely willâafter reading this engaging, vibrant tribute to Italy! Knighted by the President of Italy for her writing about Italy, author Dianne Hales describes the native, inherent passion of Italiansâla passione italianaâ as the source and nurturer of our civilization's love for art, music, architecture, cars, ceramics, sculpture, design, literature, film, food, and wine. Bursting with talent and passion, the legacy of Italian passion for life in our culture is ubiquitous and all-encompassing. Italy and its passion itself have taken hold of our imaginations, and your imaginationâŠ
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