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ADVENTURE
    
The Son of the Red Corsair by Emilio Salgari
    
The Wonderful Travels of Drake by Peter T. Cavallaro

BIOGRAPHY
       Brazzà, A Life for Africa by Maria Petringa
      
The First Lady of Music by C. Yvonne Hooper 

BUSINESS
       Blood on the Street by Charles Gasparino 

CHILDREN
    
The Adventures of Silvana and the Magic Unicorn by A. Longus

    
The Garden and Forest Behind Grandpop's House by Vincent Iezz
      
Good Night God, Love Olivia by Beth Ann Mammola-Koravos
     
Lilly, the littlest Cricket by Beth Ann Mammola-Koravos

      
Milton's Dilemma by Patricia Gatto & John De Angeli

DRAMA/THEATRE
       
Art of the Monologue: 52 Monologues They Haven't Heard Yet by Frank Catalano
       
The Italian American Immigrant Theatre of New York City by E. Aleandri

FICTION
      
The Duke's Amulet by Phyllis Martino-Nugent
      
Beyond the Tether by Gino G. Botti
       A Canticle for Bread and Stones by Emilio DeGrazia

     The Carrot and the Mule by Joseph Foti
       Close to the Edge by Vic Fortezza
      
The Contadino by Frank J. Agnello
    
 Every Day Above Ground by Joseph Trangata
       The Eye of the Beholder
translated by Donald McI  Scott
       Eternal Night: Book One of the Dream Series by Jessica Barone
      
First American Pope: Pontifex Maximus  by Angelo Pagnotti, Sr.
      
For Jennie by Donna L. Gestri
    
FREAKs by Joseph E. Scalia
    
I Venti Corni by Salvatore Robert Froio
       Killing by Vic Fortezza
    
Legacy of a Hero by Genio Basilici
      
Manson by Chris Pascal
    
One Beautiful American by Nicholas Caruso
    
Pearl by Joseph E. Scalia
      
The Poet, The Count, and The Peddler by Anthony Bottagaro
      
Powers of Fate by Mono DeAngelo
    
The Requiem: Book Two of the Dream Series by Jessica Barone
       Roses for Mama, An Italian American Saga by Joe Criscuolo
      
Sardinian Silver  by A. Colin Wright
       The Second Venice (Venezia Due) by Prof.(Hon.) Architect Askin Ozcan
       Shadow of Enid Lux by Louis Bascetta
       SHOWTOONZ by Charles Mandracchia
      
Train of Thought (II Treno) by Elisabetta Benedetti (Free e-book)
      
Treasure of My Heart  by Christine Caligiuri

    
The World Citizen: Stories and Ideas of XXI Century Emigrants 
       by William Aaron Scheinberg
 

FOODS/COOKING
     Between Courses: A Culinary Love Story by Karla Clark
      
Celebrate….Italian Style by Jacqueline Miconi
       Con Amore by Janice Therese Mancuso
       The Fabulous Fior--Over 100 Years in An Italian Kitchen by Francine Brevetti
       The Fig Cake Family by Bea Tusiani and illustrated by Sarah Conrad  
       I'm So Hungry, Even You're Startin' to Look Good by Marjorie Mauriello Baker
      
The Jasper's Cookbook by Jasper J. Mirabile, Jr.
       Marcella
Says…by Marcella Hazan
       1,000 Italian Recipes by Michele Scicolone
      
Recipes My Nonna Taught Me by Fran 'Francena' Hall
 
     
The Secret of the Christmas Biscotti by Rita DeBona
       Sharing Meals Heals by William Faiella

HISTORY/HISTORICAL FICTION
     
Antonino's Niche by Letizia De Rosa 
      Beyond Bagheria by E. P. Vallone
      Bringing In The Hay by David A. Asson
      Bucket of Blood, The Ragman's War by R. S. Sukle
      Closet Italians
by Nick James Mileti
      Coppa Monte by John A. Mango
     
Enemies: Mussolini and the Antifascists by Patrick J. Gallo
     
The Fabulous Fior--Over 100 Years in An Italian Kitchen by Francine Brevetti
     
FIVE CENTURIES of Italian American History by Richard A. Capozzola
     
Germanicus Roam the Empire by Nicholas G. Stangarone
   
 Odyssey of An Etruscan Noblewoman by Rosalind Burgundy
     
Heritage Hispanic-American Style  by Leon Radomile 
     
Heritage Italian American Style, 2nd Edition by Leon Radomile   
     
The Italian American Immigrant Theatre of New York City by E. Aleandri
     
I Remember the Risorgimento: From the Memoirs of Jessie W. Mario by Honor Mamath
     
The Last Centurion: Volume I (A Gleaner’s Evaluation)  Benito Mussolini
     1883-1945 and  Volume II (A Political Road to Martyrdom) Benito
    
Mussolini 1939-1945 by Rudolph Sebastian Daldiu   
      
Mentors to the Romans: The Search for the Etruscans by R. M. Bongiovanni
      
Names  by Nick James Mileti
       Outlines of Greatness by Joseph V. Colello
       Pius XII, the Holocaust and the Revisionists
: Essays Edited by Patrick J. Gallo
      
They Came By Ship: Stories of Calitrani Immigrants in America by Mario Toglia
      
The Treasure of Alaric by Daniel Costa
       Tuscan Intrigue by Rosalind Burgundy
      
The Winds of Time by Rich DiSilvio
      
Ultimate Italian Trivia by Scott Paul Frushl 
     

ITALIAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOODS
     
An American Journey-Our Italian Heritage Volumes I & II,
      Editor Lynne M. Stagnitti Ahnert 

      Baltimore's Own Little Italy Artist by Tony DeSales
     
The Last Best of All times by Robert A. Semenza  
      Brier Hill, USA by Tony Trolio as told to Michael N. Varveris
      Brier Hill, USA: The Sequel by Tony Trolio and edited by M. N. Varveris
      I Still Love Joni James by Jack Bilello
     
I Used To Be Italian by John Lonero
      Little Italy by Dr. Emelise Aleandri
      Old Italian Neighborhood Values by Stephen L. DeFelice, M.D.
     
Streets of the Near West Side by William S. Bike
     
Thompson Street  by Ralph Cutro

LANGUAGE/WRITING
    
  Diario della studentessa Jean, 2nd Edition by Jean Farinelli
       Eserciziario per Diario della studentessa Jean by Concetta Perna
      
Five Fast Steps to Better Writing by Barbara Florio Graham
      
Italia Contemporanea by Maria E. Puppo Stiller
     Jean e Roscoe vanno a Perugia by Jean L. Farinelli

MEMOIRS
      Always on Sunday: Memories of An Italian childhood by Marcia A. Russoto
        Atsa Mi Paese by Victor Mazzarella

     
Bread Upon the Water: Life history of a Sicilian Family by Arlene La Rocca Maresca
       
Caddy Daze – A Teen’s Odyssey Across the 1970s by Jim Talantis Chido
       
Con Amore by Bea Tusiani
        Dances with Luigi: A Grandson's Search for His Italian Roots
by Paul  Paolicelli
      Deeply Rooted In Faith & Family by Ginda Ayd Simpson
        From Scrubs to Skyscrapers by Jim Luigi Scarano

     
From the Door to the Gate by Rose Costanza Tangredi
        The Garlic in the Melting Pot by Lewis M. Elia
       
Genio by Eugene B. Basilici
       
HERETIC by Jerome Tuccill
     
I Wouldn’t Die: A Memoir by Franco Antonetti
        Innocent Heart, Laughter and Tears by Antonia Sparano Geiser
      Just Call Me Moose: Growing Up Italian in America by Karl R. Bossi
      Marriage, Kidneys, and Other Dark Organs by Venera Di Bella Barles
       
One Way Out by James Azzarelli
        Plumbing in Harlem by Joe Benevento
       
The Road to Calabria by Susan Bria
       
Subway Music by Reynold Joseph Paul Junker
   
    Tony's Son by Edward Russo
     
Vino & Biscotti:  From Italy to Sonoma County and Back by Joe Pelanconi
       
Walking on Air in a Field of Greens by Emilio DeGrazia
        When I'm 64 by A. J. DiSipio, Jr
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Pizza, Pasta, and Poker by Vince Burgio  

MILITARY/WAR
    
Bad Times Good People by Walter Wolff
       Barinelli's War by Gene Basilici
       The Bridge of Lover’s Retreat by Louis W. Barta
      
A Camp Without Walls  by Dr. Maria Lombardo
      
Fallen Heroes Forgotten Victims by Ernesto Carbonelli
    
Freedom of Heart by Thomas E. Antonaccio
    
The Golden Fort: the Fate of Italy's Gold--Fortezza, 1943-1945 by Romano
       and Giuseppe Girardi, Translated from the Italian by Antonio Aloysi
      
Innocent War by Susan Violante
      
Memoirs of Lt.  Camillo Viglino: Italian Air Force 1915-1916 by C. V. Hurwitz and V. Viglino
    
Promises to Keep: The Untold Story of a Family Trapped in War-Torn Italy  
       by Thomas F. Dwyer, Ed.D

       Soldiers of Siam
by Peter Loria
    
Sparrow's Revenge: A Novel of Postwar Tuscany by Paul Salsini
   
   The Cielo: A Novel of Wartime Tuscany by Paul Salsini 

MYSTERY
     
The African Belly Dance by Sandra Catena
     
At the Hearth of the Devil's Laird by Luigi Monteferrante
      Dante's Georgia Inferno by Carmine Randazzo
     
The Doctor's Dog by Richard F. Venti
     
In the Sign of the Blood  by Linda Foster & Edmondo Lupier
       The Long Count by Frank Megna
     
Morning Glory by Bernadette Carson  
      The Pact: A Theological Thriller by Linda  Foster & Edmondo Lupier
      The Rosselli Cantata
by A.S. Maulucci
     
The Toy Chest by Bernadette Martorelli Carson
      Vigilante Justice
by Michael LaRocca
      The Writers' Club
by Bernadette Martorelli Carson

NON-FICTION
     
Between Troy & Florence by Frank Salvidio
     
Born to Create by Dr. Rosalie H. Contino
     
Breaking Open: Italian  American Women's Writing Edited by M. A. Mannino and J.Vitiello
     
A Brief History of the Leaning Tower of Pisa by Professor Piero Pierotti
      with English Translation by Gary Feuerstein

      
Castle of Eufemio by Blaise Tobia
     
Create A Functional Body: Train Like A Dancer by Sandra Catena
     
The Forestiere Underground Gardens by Silvio Manno
     
Forgotten Ellis Island ( film and companion book) by Lorie Conway
     
Free Gondola Ride by Kathleen Gonzalez
      
Get Published Today! by Penny C. Sansevieri
     
The Italian American Immigrant Theatre of  New York City 1746-1899 
      (New and Expanded Edition) by Dr. Emelise Aleandri
 
      Italian American Writer on New Jersey  Ed. by J. Gillan, M. M. Gillan, and E. Giunta
     
If You Think You Are My Daughter by K. Sweet, J. Biedrzycki, and Lewis M. Elia
     
Jacob's Story: A Journey of Faith by John Agliata
     
The Journey of the Italians in America by Vincenza Scarpaci
    
Making Change Stick: 12 Principles for Transforming Organizations by Richard C. Reale
     
Piazza: Italy's Heart & Soul by Joe Bauwens & Marybeth Flowers
    
Rambling Round by Anthony Buccino  

    
Revisionary Identities: Empowerment in the Writing of IA Women by Mary Ann Mannino
    
The Scattered Italians by Thomas Gambino
       Seaching for Italy in America's Rural Heartland by Celeste Calvitto

       Shelter Cove, the Early Years
by Lenore Lafayette
      
Sicily! Close Up! By Bud Lang
       The Spirit of Northern Italy by Marco P. Zecchin 
    
  The Story Behind the Rock by John Pagliaro Jr.
      
Trionfo (Triumph) by Anna Lia Notardonato
      
Under the Southern Sun by Paul Paolicelli
       Va Fa Sa: A Young Man's Memoir by Hugo Cipriani
      
Void of the Moon:  by Denise Falcone
     
Where's the Minestrone? An Italian American Explores Italy by Peter S. Carusone
    
Why David Hated Tuesdays  by Amilya Antonetti
      
POETRY
     Dante: Inferno by Frank Salvidio
      
Raising the Child by Theresa ( Catalanotto) Hickey 
       Sun Sparks The Day: Poems of Sicily by Sal Amico M. Buttacci
    
Truth Teller by Carmeline
     .       
 
PSYCHOLOGY
       Change Your Mind, Change Your Weight  by Raeleen D'Agostino Mautner
      
Living la Dolce Vita by Raeleen D'Agostino Mautner, Ph.D.
      
Sharing Meals Heals: An Italian 'Menu' For Inner Peace by Father William Faiella

 
RELIGION
      
Angels without Wings by Giovanni Michienzi  
       Child of Wonder  (Free) by Raphael Ferraro
      
The Fifteenth Crimson Lily by Tom Layton
       Grandma, Why Are There Nails Hanging On Your Tree? by Ann M. Macey
      
Get Wisdom by Michael Hickey
      
Honoring Darkness: the Power of Black Madonnas in Italy  
by M. B. Moser
      
How to Keep Your Faith by Carl DiLorenzo
    
Lord, I Am Not Worthy 
by  Lewis M. Elia
      
My Cousin the Saint by Justin Catanosa
      
Olivia and the little Way by Nancy Carabio Belanger and illustrated 
       by Sandra Casali LewAllen

    
 The Quest (Free) by Raphael Ferraro
    
 The Spear of Lepanto
by Leon J. Radomile
     
The Spirit of Jesuit John Walchars by Virginia Violante Malachowski
      
God? by Chris DeSalvo
      
Your Personal Apostolate: Accepting and Sharing the Love of God
       by Michele Elena Bondi

SCI-FI
      Cybernetica by Michael J. Cavallaro

      
 
SPORTS
       Adjustments by Vic Fortezza
      Bocce:A Sport For Everyone by Rico C. Daniele
      
Gridiron Gladiators: Italian-Americans in College, Semipro & Pro Football
     
by Fausto Batella

       
Heart of the Hide by Lou Petrucci

       
 SHORT STORIES
      
Adrianna's Eyes and Other Stories by A.S. Maulucci
       Growing Up Italian American
by
John M. Di Biase
    Non soltanto un baule by Concetta Perna
       Small Drops of Ink: A Collection of Short Stories by Vincent Iezzi

TRAVEL
      
Peschici: A Guide by Lucy Vecera

WOMEN AUTHORS
      
The African Belly Dance by Sandra Catena
       Always on Sunday: Memories of An Italian childhood by Marcia A. Russoto
      
Antonino's Niche by Letizia De Rosa 
       Between Courses: A Culinary Love Story by Karla Clark
      
Beyond Bagheria by E. P. Vallone
      
Born to Create by Dr. Rosalie H. Contino
       Brazzà, A Life for Africa by
Maria Petringa
       Bread Upon the Water: Life History of a Sicilian Family by Arlene La Rocca Maresca
      
Breaking Open: Italian  American Women's Writing edited by M. A. Mannino and J. Vitiello
      
Bucket of Blood, The Ragman's War by R. S. Sukle
      
Celebrate….Italian Style by Jacqueline Miconi
     
 Change Your Mind, Change Your Weight  by Raeleen D'Agostino Mautner
      
Con Amore by Bea Tusiani
      
Con Amore by Janice Therese Mancuso
      
Create A Functional Body: Train Like A Dancer by Sandra Catena
      
Diario della studentessa Jean, 2nd Edition by Jean Farinelli
       The Duke's Amulet by Phyllis Martino-Nugent

      
Eternal Night: Book One of the Dream Series by Jessica Barone
       Eserciziario per Diario della studentessa Jean by Concetta Perna
       The Fabulous Fior--Over 100 Years in An Italian Kitchen by Francine Brevetti
      
Family Secrets: A Vengeance of Tears by R.A. Siracusa
     
 
Five Fast Steps to Better Writing by Barbara Florio
Graham
     
 The Fig Cake Family by Bea Tusiani and illustrated by Sarah Conrad
      
The First Lady of Music by C. Yvonne Hooper
      
For Jennie by Donna L. Gestri
      
Free Gondola Ride by Kathleen Gonzalez
     
 Get Published Today! by Penny C. Sansevieri
      
Grandma, Why Are There Nails Hanging On Your Tree? by Ann M. Macey
      
Honoring Darkness: the Power of Black Madonnas in Italy  by M. B. Moser
       If You Think You Are My Daughter by K. Sweet, J. Biedrzycki, and L. M. Elia

     
 I'm So Hungry, Even You're Startin' to Look Good by Marjorie Mauriello Baker
   
  
In the Sign of the Blood  by Linda Foster & Edmondo Lupier
      
Italia Contemporanea by Maria E. Puppo Stiller
      
The Italian American Immigrant Theatre of  New York City 1746-1899 
       (New and Expanded Edition) by Dr. Emelise Aleandri
 
 
       Italian American Writer on New Jersey  Edited by J. Gillan, M. M. Gillan, and E. Giunta
      
Jean e Roscoe vanno a Perugia by Jean L. Farinelli
      
The Journey of the Italians in America by Vincenza Scarpaci
      
Little Italy by Dr. Emelise Aleandri
      
Living la Dolce Vita
by Raeleen D'Agostino Mautner, Ph.D
      
Marcella Saysby Marcella Hazan
      
Milton's Dilemma by Patricia Gatto & John De Angeli
      
Morning Glory by Bernadette Carson
      
Non soltanto un baule by Concetta Perna
      
Odyssey of An Etruscan Noblewoman by Rosalind Burgundy
      
Olivia and the little Way by Nancy Carabio Belanger and illustrated 
       by Sandra Casali LewAllen

      
1,000 Italian Recipes by Michele Scicolone
      
Raising the Child by Theresa ( Catalanotto) Hickey
      
Recipes My Nonna Taught Me by Fran 'Francena'
      
The Requiem: Book Two of the Dream Series by Jessica Barone
      
Revisionary Identities: Empowerment in the Writing of IA Women 
by Mary Ann Mannino
      
The Road to Calabria by Susan Bria
      
Seaching for Italy in America's Rural Heartland by Celeste Calvitto
      
The Secret of the Christmas Biscotti by Rita DeBona
       Shelter Cove, the Early Years by Lenore Lafayette
       The Spirit of Jesuit John Walchars by Virginia Violante Malachowski
      
The Toy Chest by Bernadette Martorelli Carson
      
Train of Thought (II Treno) by Elisabetta Benedetti (Free e-book)
      
Treasure of My Heart 
by Christine Caligiuri
      
Trionfo (Triumph) by Anna Lia Notardonato
      
Truth Teller by Carmeline
      
Tuscan Intrigue by Rosalind Burgundy
      
Void of the Moon: by Denise Falcone
      
Why David Hated Tuesdays  by Amilya Antonetti
      
The Writers' Club by Bernadette Martorelli Carson
      
Your Personal Apostolate: Accepting and Sharing the Love of God
       by Michele Elena Bondi