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No city but Florence contains such an intense concentration of art
produced in such a short span of time. The sheer number and
proximity of works of painting, sculpture, and architecture in
Florence can be so overwhelming that Florentine hospitals treat
hundreds of visitors each year for symptoms brought on by trying to
see them all, an illness famously identified with the French author
Stendhal. While most guidebooks offer only brief descriptions of a
large number of works, with little discussion of the historical
background, Judith Testa gives a fresh perspective on the rich and
brilliant art of the Florentine Renaissance in An Art Lover's Guide
to Florence. Concentrating on a number of the greatest works, by
such masters as Botticelli and Michelangelo, Testa explains each
piece in terms of what it meant to the people who produced it and
for whom they made it, deftly treating the complex interplay of
politics, sex, and religion that were involved in the creation of
those works. With Testa as a guide, armchair travelers and tourists
alike will delight in the fascinating world of Florentine art and
history.
To the batters who faced him, pitcher Sal Maglie looked like the
hurler from hell. Tall and sinister in appearance, with glowering
dark eyes and a formidable five-o'clock shadow, the famed
right-hander earned the nickname "Sal the Barber" for his
high-inside fastball that cut dangerously close to the batter's
chin. But Maglie was much more than his intimidating image. This
biography provides a colorful, detailed, occasionally shocking, and
often moving narrative about the son of poor Italian immigrants who
rose far beyond his family's and his own early dreams and became a
star pitcher for the New York Giants. He then, at the apex of his
career in the mid-1950s, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. This is the
story of a man whose early mediocrity and failures in the minor
leagues in no way prefigured his later success and fame. Maglie's
major league career shines with baseball drama. He was a key player
in some of the most dramatic pennant races in baseball history and
a participant in several of the sport's most famous games. Women
found him irresistible, and his first marriage was at times
severely strained by his infidelities. Despite his success in
baseball, he endured pain, disappointment, and personal tragedy.
Through wide-ranging research that includes interviews with
Maglie's relatives, friends, former teammates, and team officials,
as well as newspaper reports, books, and magazines, Judith Testa
creates an insightful and compelling portrait of one of baseball's
most intriguing figures. Baseball fans and people interested in
baseball history and in the Italian American experience will
discover new insights and a wealth of information in Sal Maglie.
A celebration of the art, architecture, and timeless human passion
of the Eternal City, Rome Is Love Spelled Backward explores Rome's
best-known treasures, often revealing secrets overlooked in
conventional guidebooks. With the ancient play on "Roma" and
"Amor"-ROMAMOR-Testa invites readers to experience the world's long
love affair with one of its most beautiful cities.
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