The Italian Language at its Most Beautiful & All Roads Lead to Rome
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We’ll be talking with Dianne Hales about her new book to be released on May 12 titled La Bella Lingua: My love affair with Italian, the World’s Most Enchanting Language. Then we’ll be joined by another great author, Rich DiSilivo to talk about his great book The Winds of Time and how the Romans set the foundation for our society today. To wrap things up we’ll be joined by Kathy McCabe of Dream of Italy and Janice Mancuso of 31 Days of Italians.
La Bella LinguaDiane Hales talks about her upcoming book, its inspirations, and why she decided to write a book about the Italian language in English. She also has tips on learning the language. |
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Rich DiSilivo & The Winds of TimeRich DiSilvio, author of The Winds of Time joins Anthony to discuss Ancient Rome, and the influence it has had on Western Culture, American Culture in particular. He also describes what you can find in his book, and his inspirations for writing it. |
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31 Days of Italian & Dreaming of ItalyJanice Mancuso of 31 Days of Italians throws the spotlight on two Italians who had a huge impact on the city of New York, while Kathy McCabe has information on where you can learn a Gregorian Chant in Tuscany, and some great travel deals to Italy. |
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| Links to Related Websites: |
Visit Diane Hales La Bella Lingua  A site Celebrating Italy's language, people, history, food, traditions and culture. |
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| Rich DiSilvio Rich DiSilvio is an avid reader of history with well over twelve years of study. This is in addition to a lifetime of interests in history, architecture, art and music. Rich attended two colleges and an art academy, being mentored by a protégé of Norman Rockwell. Throughout his professional life, he has engaged several fields, having been an architectural designer, remodeler, artist, illustrator, new media developer, educational software programmer, and writer. Living the American entrepreneurial dream, Rich has always chosen to forge his own path, and in doing so he owned and operated Creative Design Contractors, which provided architectural design and remodeling services. After eighteen successful years, he briefly returned to college and then embraced the new media revolution by pioneering the first interactive CD-ROM for training educators how to teach children with autism. The Autism Academy software featured a curriculum by Joanne Gerenser of Eden II Programs and premiered in 1999 under the umbrella of his new corporation Digital Vista, inc. DiSilvio's work in the music and entertainment industries includes commentaries on the great composers (such as the top-rated Franz Liszt Site), and the Pantheon of Composers porcelain collection, which he conceived and created for the Metropolitan Opera. His artwork and new media projects have graced the album covers and animated advertisements for numerous super groups and celebrities, including, Elton John, Cher, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Moody Blues, Madonna, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Miles Davis, Janet Jackson, Alice Cooper, Queen and many more. He has also worked on projects for historical documentaries, including “Killing Hitler– The True Story of the Valkyrie Plot”, The War Zone series, Hollywood Director James Cameron’s “The Lost Tomb of Jesus”, “Return to Kirkuk” and many others. Rich lives in New York with his wife Eileen and four children. Click Here to visit his website |
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| Diane Hales In addition to immersing myself in Italy\'s language and culture, I have had a busy career as a journalist and author. Here are the highlights of my professional life: 14 trade books, including Just Like a Woman, Think Thin Be Thin and Caring for the Mind, with translations into Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish and Korean. 19 editions of the top-selling college health textbook, An Invitation to Health Former contributing editor for Parade, Ladies Home Journal, Working Mother and American Health More than a thousand articles for national publications, including Family Circle, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Health, The New York Times, Readers\' Digest, The Washington Post, Woman\'s Day and World Book Encyclopedia Recipient of writing awards from the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association and the National Women\'s Political Caucus, among others. Click Here to visit her website |
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| Kathy McCabe Kathy McCabe is the founder, editor and publisher of the six-year-old newsletter Dream of Italy. Through her editorial work and media appearances, she has helped thousands of travelers experience more authentic Italian journeys. She has discussed Italian travel on ABC News World News This Morning, Travel Channel Radio and Peter Greenberg’s Travel Today and has been quoted in numerous publications including BusinessWeek and SmartCEO. McCabe is also a frequent contributor to AOL Travel and her travel writing has appeared in magazines such as Saveur and Global Traveler. Click Here to visit her website |
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