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Biographical essays from Giorgio Vasari reveal his interpretations of the lives and works of twenty artists from the Italian Renaissance, covering Cimabue, Donatello, Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, and others.

Explores the cuisine, wine, and culture of representative cities in twenty-one regions of Italy, providing recommendations for restaurants, food markets, kitchen stores, and book stores; features profiles of people who have a passion for food, wine, and life; and includes a selection of recipes and a listing of cooking schools.

Biography of the Renaissance painter that discusses his scientific as well as his artistic work.

"The true story for middle grade readers of First Lt. Jack Montgomery, a Native American who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in World War II."--Provided by publisher.

Recounts the story of the Cathars and the myths associated with them.

Detailed biographies of six Italian artists and reproductions of their works.

In seventeenth-century Rome, fifteen-year-old Marco is excited to be apprenticed to a famous sculptor but soon discovers that he has much to learn before he is allowed to touch a piece of stone.

"Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested. To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino's greatest achievement was something he never told a soul--that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle"--From the publisher's web site.

A brief biography of Italian explorer John Cabot, who in hopes of finding a shorter route to Asia landed in Newfoundland, Canada.

Twelve-year-old Cassie Arroyo is a student in Rome, but her life changes when a secret organization, the Hastati, shoots her father, and she learns that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of Destiny, a legendary object that can alter the future.