books about: italian-americans     books:       Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen45 reviews Lidia Matticchio Bastianich Knopf, 2001 As close to my Italian Mother-in-Law's cooking as I can get! This is an easy to understand cookbook. Everything I have tried has been received with rave reviews and honestly the meatballs were as good as or better than my mother-in-law's! I purchased this book as a gift for my adult son and my niece so we can keep the good Italian cooking in the family.             Italian-American Folklore (American Folklore Series)3 reviews Frances Malpezzi August House, 1993 Italian Customs -- to the "T" As an Italian-American myself, I was searching to fill the gaps on some of the details regarding some of the traditions and superstitions that my grandparents believed in. Since both of them have passed away, we have been filling in a family tree and are supplementing our research with some of the rituals and customs we have come to enjoy and would like to pass them along to our children. ...             The Italian American Family Album (The American Family Albums)1 review Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 The Italian American Family Album This book, although written for older children, is a good read for adults as well. It shows the story of Italian immigration starting in Italy, which few accounts do. The pictures from Italy give the reader a setting to contrast with American cities and towns of the times. The interviews with the immigrants give a flavor of the struggles they went through and clarify their reasons for ...             Recipes from Lidia's Italian-American Table1 review Lidia Mattichio Bastianich A LaCarte, 2000 content lidia is a fine cook,just beware this is only 60 pages with no tecqniques and just receipes,             Growing Up Italian American2 reviews JOHN M Di BiASE AuthorHouse, 2005 Growing Up Italian American A wonderful look into growing up in the Italian community in Buffalo, NY. It brings tears to your eyes and a smile on your face. I would recommend this book to anyone who want insight in to the Italian psyche. Terrific !!             ITALIAN AMERICANS OF NEWARK, BELLEVILLE (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) Sandra S. Lee Ph.D. Arcadia Publishing, 2008 talians first settled in the Newark area in the 1880s. Italian Americans of Newark, Nutley, and Belleville shows these immigrants and their families from 1900 to the 1950s. The street peddler, the barber, the baker, the undertaker, the macaroni maker, the concert musician, and more are portrayed here in the grace and dignity of their work. Outings to the shore or Branch Brook Park balanced hard work and long hours. Family gatherings, weddings, ...             The Italian-American Cookbook: A Feast of Food from a Great American Cooking Tradition11 reviews John Mariani Harvard Common Press, 2000 Very Good Study of Italian-American Cuisine Origins `The Italian-American Cookbook' is written by John Mariani and wife Galina Mariani. In the rich and varied world of Italian cookbooks, this offering joins `Lydia's Italian-American Kitchen' in the very select niche of works on how Americans, whether transplanted from Italy or from other sources, cook recipes inspired by one of the cuisines of Italy. Both of these books stand apart and above ...             Urban Villagers: Group and Class in the Life of Italian-Americans1 review Herbert J. Gans The Free Press (Macmillan Co., Inc.), 1982 West End Revisited I was pleased with the amount of information found in this informative book. I already knew about the Italian aspect of the Boston area, but I was surprised to read the extensive research in the "Urban" text. This is a great piece of work for all sociology courses. it is definitely a classic in the field of social development.             Life al Dente: Laughter and Love in an Italian-American Family7 reviews Gina Cascone Atria, 2003 Love and laughter, Italian style Ah, to have the relatives, the wit, and the warm memories of a flawed but sincerely loving, close-knit Italian family such as Gina Cascone's. But even with the same material, few could render the experience of growing up Italian and female in suburbia as well as Cascone has done in this, her 2nd book. The eels! Omigod, the eels for Christmas dinner, first writhing in the bathtub, then writhing ...             Frank Sinatra: History, Identity, and Italian American Culture (Italian & Italian American Studies)2 reviews Palgrave Macmillan, 2004 A New Look at Old Blue Eyes Stan Pugliese's book is outstanding. It outlines the way Italian American culture was shaped and influenced by Frank Sinatra by putting together a series of scholarly articles dealing with the history, politics, identity, and representation of Sinatra's life. It is an entirely new perspective on an old story. The book was written in order to cast a scholarly light on some hazy issues that have ...             La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience12 reviews Jerre Mangione Harper Perennial, 1993 Interesting Italian History This book is a very interesting historical accounting of the arrivals of Italian immigrants and the cultural affects they had on America and vice versa, including hardships they experienced. The author makes very poignant comparisons and contrasts between Italians in relation to the other ethnic groups who were in America at the time. More importantly, he exlains and describes the conflicts, ...             The Italian American Experience in New Haven: Images And Oral Histories (Suny Series in Italian/American ...5 reviews Anthony V. Riccio State University of New York Press, 2006 A brilliantly written and highly recommended work that is as entertaining as it is informative The Italian American Experience In New Haven: Images And Oral Histories by Anthony Riccio (Stacks Manager at the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University) draws upon personal interviews as well as family and archival photographs to present a richly complex and fully realized history of the life and experiences of Italian immigrants who settled in New Haven, Connecticut in the 19th and 20th ...             Rocco's Italian-American3 reviews Rocco DiSpirito Hyperion, 2004 ROCCOS ITALIAN-AMERICAN The book is like a treasure,it has all the italian dishes that my family has made for years, but never wrote down.All are very easily explained and simple to follow,I am no where a good cook but these receipes sure make me appear to be a professional.Thanks Mama and Rocco for taking the time to put these together. And,the stories make me feel closer to both of you, thanks again for sharing your ...             Italian Americans Before Mass Migration Bordighera Press, 2008 Part I of this volume, "Italians Before the Great Migration," contains the on-topic papers that were highlighted during the American italian Historical Association annual meeting. They display a wide range of subjects and disciplinary approaches. Part II is composed of essays on "Literature and Ethnic Identity" that are not limited to the central conference topic. Part III, "Poetry," is a collection of poems that span a wide range of human ...             The Italian Presence in American Art, 1760-1860 Irma Jaffe Fordham University Press, 1989             Italian Genealogical Records: How to Use Italian Civil, Ecclesiastical & Other Records in Family History ...8 reviews Trafford R Cole Ancestry Publishing, 1995 This Is It! For those of you in search of your Italian heritage need look no further. Everything you need is right here in this relatively cheap book written by, get this, a non-Italian! Whether you just want to get your grandparents birth records from the 1890's or go all the way back to the 1700's to get your 5th great grandparents marriage record, this book will tell you how, in easy step by step ...             The Italian-American Immigrant Theatre in New York City (Images of America: New York)1 review Emelise Aleandri Arcadia Publishing, 1999 Italian-American heritage Emelise Aleandri's text rescues the work of a magnificent, yet forgotten, cast of actors whose lives, and contribution to the Italian-American heritage, have been divorced from time and history. This is a unique and remarkable attempt to re-introduce to the reading public an authentic perspective on the immigrant experience. It is refreshing to be able to view Italian-Americans in this fashion ...             Blood of my blood;: The dilemma of the Italian-Americans10 reviews Richard Gambino DoubleDay, 1974 An accurate look into the Italian-American experience. Both my parents are from a small town in Calabria. I distinctively remember growing up with the feeling that I was not 100% American or Italian. In the home, I had a traditional southern Italian upbringing that did not exist in the homes of my friends, most of whom had Italian backgrounds. Richard Gambino's mention of this condition was the first time I have ever read about it it any text. ...              search for books 1760-1860, american, americans, arcadia, belleville, centuries, cookbook, culture, ecclesiastical, experience, folklore, genealogical, histories, history, identity, immigrant, italian, italian-american, italian-americans, kitchen, laughter, migration, presence, publishing, recipes, research, sinatra, studies, tradition, villagers books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Madeline, Reissue of 1939 edition Impressum - about us get your own shoutbox