{"product_id":"sprezzatura-50-ways-italian-genius-shaped-the-world-9780385720199","title":"Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World","description":"A witty, erudite celebration of fifty great Italian cultural achievements that have significantly influenced Western civilization from the authors of \u003ci\u003eWhat Are the Seven Wonders of the World?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sprezzatura,\" or the art of effortless mastery, was coined in 1528 by Baldassare Castiglione in \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Courtier\u003c\/i\u003e. No one has demonstrated effortless mastery throughout history quite like the Italians. From the Roman calendar and the creator of the modern orchestra (Claudio Monteverdi) to the beginnings of ballet and the creator of modern political science (Niccol  Machiavelli), \u003cb\u003eSprezzatura\u003c\/b\u003e highlights fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of fifty information-packed essays in chronological order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16160449\"\u003ePeter D'Epiro\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16160450\"\u003eMary Desmond Pinkowish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.31h x 4.95w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385720199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 038572019X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS020000\"\u003eEurope | Italy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS039000\"\u003eCivilization\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS049000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter D'Epiro \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Mary Desmond Pinkowish\u003c\/b\u003e are the authors of \u003ci\u003eWhat are the Seven Wonders of the World?: And 100 Other Great Cultural Lists--Fully Explicated. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter D'Epiro\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Firsts: 150 World-Changing People and Events from Caesar Augustus to the Internet. \u003c\/i\u003eHe received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from Queens College and his M. Phil. and PH.D. in English from Yale University. He has taught English at the secondary and college levels and worked as an editor and writer for thirty years. He lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. \u003cb\u003eMary Desmond Pinkowish\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous articles on medicine and general science for physician and lay audiences. A graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where she studied biology and art history, she also earned a master's degree in public health from Yale University. She works for \u003ci\u003ePatient Care\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and lives in Larchmont, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44707363258605,"sku":"9780385720199","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cc8938a2-84c5-4c6c-9359-6c811b7191a7.jpg?v=1703968924","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/sprezzatura-50-ways-italian-genius-shaped-the-world-9780385720199","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}