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Raymond Thomas Testa
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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter IsaacsonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I completed Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo da Vinci this year, and I absolutely loved it.
Isaacson takes us through Leonardo’s life in a way that portrays him not simply as an artistic and mechanical genius, but as a vulnerable, complicated human being. At times, I felt as though I were back there with Leonardo, accompanying hi Read more of this blog post »
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Wonderings: A Collection of Poems
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Wonderings: A Collection of Poems: Volume Two
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I completed Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo da Vinci this year, and I absolutely loved it. Isaacson takes us through Leonardo’s life in a way that portrays him not simply as an artistic and mechanical genius, but as a vulnerable, complicated h ...more |
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As luck would have it, I read 1776 during America’s 250th anniversary year, and I cannot imagine a better time to have experienced it. Like many people, I knew the broad outline of the Revolutionary War. What I didn’t appreciate was just how precariou ...more |
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I just finished Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, and I think it may be the most rewarding book I have ever read. I don’t say that lightly. I couldn’t put it down. The book feels like one long, extraordinary dream, one I didn’t want to wake from. Clarke’s la ...more |
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I completed Kenneth R. Bartlett’s The Italian Renaissance this summer as part of what I thought of as a kind of “mini MFA” for myself, and it was fantastic. Across 36 lectures, Bartlett takes you through the history of Italy through the lens of the Re ...more |
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I first encountered The Prince briefly in school, but I recently wanted to revisit it as part of my reimmersion into Italian history, art, and the Renaissance. I found it fascinating. What struck me most was Machiavelli himself. His observations make ...more |
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I completed Kenneth R. Bartlett’s The Italian Renaissance this summer as part of what I thought of as a kind of “mini MFA” for myself, and it was fantastic. Across 36 lectures, Bartlett takes you through the history of Italy through the lens of the Re ...more |
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I just finished Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, and I think it may be the most rewarding book I have ever read. I don’t say that lightly. I couldn’t put it down. The book feels like one long, extraordinary dream, one I didn’t want to wake from. Clarke’s la ...more |
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As luck would have it, I read 1776 during America’s 250th anniversary year, and I cannot imagine a better time to have experienced it. Like many people, I knew the broad outline of the Revolutionary War. What I didn’t appreciate was just how precariou ...more |
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