“I resisted, but she drew me back. I stayed away, but she beckoned me. I 
distanced myself, but she haunted me. I even rejected her but she did not 
abandon me...”\nShe Seduced Me is that rare book in which the reader becomes part of a magical 
world in which places, monuments and artists come alive through their stories. 
In this case, however, that world is Rome and the reader becomes a participant 
in the ebb and flow of the city and gains insight into why so many have fallen 
in love with Rome despite its faults.\nThis work of nonfiction is divided into chapters in which the reader experiences 
aspects of art, culture, history and the present through the eyes of the writer 
and of the inhabitants of Rome, past and present.\nThe journey commences with the reader accompanying the author who, standing in 
front of Michelangelo’s Moses statue, mouth agape, almost hears the artist 
scream at his creation: “Speak!” From this an odyssey of wonder begins: what is 
the story behind the Trevi fountain, behind that rock in the middle of the Roman 
Forum, behind all those priests and nuns everywhere, behind everything one 
stumbles upon, wonders about and takes selfies in front of? The quest is to 
uncover those stories.\nAuthor and reader continue to explore the life in the piazzas, experience 
camaraderie with street performers, see history through all the senses, get lost 
in Rome, observe Americans and foreigners, discover unique places to eat, speak 
with Romans, explore the houses of Nero, Augustus and Livia, encounter 
Caravaggio and chats with expats.\nThis work is a virtual tour through a magical city that educates and enthralls.

She Seduced Me: A Love Affair with Rome

Politics & Social Sciences

Mark Tedesco

Social Sciences

Dixi Books (UK) Limited

Beginning with beliefs and ending with lessons learned, Mark Tedesco\x27s latest journey takes the reader on a quest for healthy love. Sometimes a roller coaster and other times a gentle ride, this work speaks to every person, man and woman, who has ever sought out another as the object of affection. Though the author writes from the perspective of a gay man, the insights gained are universal. Lessons and Beliefs: Learning To Love is self\-help, relationship analysis and memoir. The book gives a riveting account of healthy and unhealthy love, interdependence, and co\-dependency. The reader eventually discovers the fundamental foundations of an authentic, healthy and lasting relationship. This is the second edition of the book previously published with the title Lessons and Beliefs: Searching for Love in the Gay World (9780578147550).

Lessons and Beliefs: Learning to Love

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

"Two Californians colliding with the culture of the extreme south of Italy can be amusing and intriguing. We came to understand that the stories surrounding each town, building, field, and person animate the stones as much as the people in Puglia. An olive tree is not only a plant, a cathedral is not just a building, and an expat is not just a foreigner."\nStories from Puglia: Two Californians in Southern Italy captures some of the spirit of a region that is becoming more known as its history, beauty, and culture casts its spell on visitors and locals.\nThis work of nonfiction is divided into chapters in which the reader experiences stories of culture and history both through the eyes of the writer and the inhabitants of Puglia.\nThe adventure commences with a drive south, from Rome and continuing through the olive groves of Puglia. "Olives everywhere," the Californians complain until a local Pugliese, Bruno, begins to unveil the stories that give meaning to the groves. From biblical anointings to Greek immigration 3,000 years ago, the story of the olive tree in Puglia is the first step into a land that begins to reveal its secrets. The reader is a fellow traveler and adventure seeker as the Californians explore St. Nicholas in Bari, the mysterious symbols in Alberobello, what expats seek and find, a revolutionary in Otranto, dancing in Nardo' and sex, the cathedral, and the homeless man in Trani.\nThe reader is along for the ride through a magical region that breaks one's stereotypes, enchants one's senses, and captures one's heart.

Stories from Puglia: Two Californians in Southern Italy

History

Europe

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