Mary Desmond Pinkowish: 2 books

Book cover of Sprezzatura

Sprezzatura

50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World

by Peter D'Epiro, Mary Desmond Pinkowish
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007

A witty, erudite celebration of fifty great Italian cultural achievements that have significantly influenced Western civilization from the authors of What Are the Seven Wonders of the World? “Sprezzatura,” or the art of effortless mastery, was coined in 1528 by Baldassare Castiglione in...
Book cover of What are the Seven Wonders of the World?

What are the Seven Wonders of the World?

And 100 Other Great Cultural Lists--Fully Explicated

by Peter D'Epiro, Mary Desmond Pinkowish
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010

Can you name...Newton's 3 laws of motion?The 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse?The 5 pillars of Islam? The 6 wives of Henry VIII?The 7 kinds of plane triangles? The 8 Beatitudes?If you're not sure about the answers to the above, this is the book for you. A compendium of 101 culturally significant particulars...
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