This single volume contains 36 stories of the hit series IMMIGRANTS according to Anthony Valerio. There are riveting portraits of famous and not-so-famous men and women who sought refuge in countries not their own. Travel with Valentino, Caruso, Garibaldi. The neighborhood butcher and house painter. Top notch critics, authors and teachers such as Annie Gottlieb, Rose Romano and Edvige Giunta contribute memorable stories and memories. This volume is also illustrated. Meet Meena, refugee from Afghanistan. Orfeo from Italy, Lucky from Romania. The author says: "...the individual pieces contained herein illustrate how in fact and imagination we all derive from one another, learn from one another, share with one another.""Valerio's knowledge of Italian experience and his scholarship are quite evident. He really knows both his history and his subject very well. No less important is the fact that he is a first-rate writer who can really tell a good story."--Bestsellers