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My Venice and other essays

Leon, Donna (Author).
Book  - 2013
945.311 Leo
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  • ISBN: 0802120369
  • ISBN: 9780802120366
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    ix, 222 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition 1st ed.
  • Publisher New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2013]

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Formatted Contents Note: On Venice -- On music -- On mankind and animals -- On men -- On America -- On books.
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My Venice and Other Essays

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
On Venice
    My Venicep. 3
    On the Beating Heart of the Cityp. 6
    Garbagep. 9
    The Casinòp. 12
    Gypsiesp. 18
    Italian Bureaucracyp. 24
    Diplomatic Incidentp. 27
    Nun Mangiare, Ti Fa Malep. 29
    Miss Venice Hiltonp. 32
    New Neighborsp. 34
    The House from Hellp. 37
    Shitp. 41
    Neighborp. 44
    Touristsp. 48
    Da Giorgiop. 51
    On Poor Peoplep. 53
On Music
    A Bad Hair Night at the Operap. 59
    On Beauty and Freedom in the Operap. 61
    Confessions of an American Handel Junkiep. 64
    Da Capo (Callks)p. 69
    Anne Sofie von Otterp. 71
    Deformazione Professionalep. 81
On Mankind and Animals
    Micep. 87
    Huntersp. 89
    Gladysp. 92
    Cesarep. 95
    Badgersp. 98
    The Woman from Dübendorf (Gastone)p. 101
    Tell Me You Forgive Me, Professor Grzimekp. 104
    Molesp. 106
    Battle Reportp. 109
    Blitzp. 112
    My First Time Eating Sheep's Eyeballp. 118
On Men
    Bosomsp. 123
    The Italian Manp. 126
    Instinctsp. 132
    Oh Beautiful Little Footp. 135
    It's a Dick Thingp. 138
    A Trivial Erotic Game = Okay, So I'm a Puritanp. 141
    I Want a Few Good Menp. 144
    The Developerp. 146
    Saudi Arabiap. 149
    The New York Manp. 160
On America
    My Familyp. 167
    Tomato Empirep. 173
    My Mother's Funeralp. 177
    Fattiesp. 180
    We'd All Be Hamburger, Ma'amp. 183
    On Sprüngli and CNNp. 189
    The United States of Paranoiap. 192
On Books
    E-mail Monstersp. 199
    With Barbara Vinep. 203
    No Tears for Lady Dip. 206
    Suggestions on Writing the Crime Novelp. 209
    On Dinner with an American Physicianp. 220