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C.M. DeCaro, "Sicily, The Trampled Paradise Revisited" J. Vitiello, "Labirynths and Volcanoes: Windings through Sicily" A. Provenzano, "Vinissi/ I'd love to Come" G. Cipolla, "What Makes a Sicilian" Meli, Tempio & Calvino, "Sicilian Erotica" V. Ancona, "Malidittu la lingua/ Damned Language" G. Quatriglio, "A Thousand Years in Sicily: From the Arabs to the Bourbons" J. Tusiani, "Dante's Lyric Poems" G. Messina, "Sicilians Wanted the Inquisition" G. Cipolla, "The Poetry of Nino Martoglio" G. Meli, "Don Chisciotti and Sanciu Panza" G.Meli, "Moral Fables and Other Poems" H. Barbera, "Medieval Sicily: The First Absolute State" G. Cipolla, "What Italy Has Given to the World" J. Navone, "The Land & Spirit of Italy" C. Kurti, "Learn Albanian" L. Bonaffini, "Dialect Poetry of Southern Italy" G. Rimanelli, "Moliseide and Other Poems" G. Cipolla, "Arba Sicula" A. Panzardi, "Auriga, Between Yellow Light and Refractive Sea (MCMLXXXVI-MCMLXXXIX)" "Via Terra: An Anthology of Contemporary Italian Dialect Poetry" A. Serrao, "Cantalèsia: Poems in the Neapolitan Dialect" C. Cusumano, "The Last Cannoli: A Sicilian-American Family Comes of Age through the Ancient Power of Story-telling" Ben Morreale, "Sicily: the Hallowed Land--A Memoir" "Dialect Poetry of Northern and Central Italy" Sheryl Lynn Postman, "Crossing the Acheron: A Study of Nine Novels by Giose Rimanelli" Gaetano Basile, "Sicilian Cuisine through History and Legend" Joseph Tusiani, "Dante's Divine Comedy as Told to Young People" "Cinema and Multiculturalism: Selected Essays" "A Sicilian Shakespeare: A Bilingual Edition of All His Sonnets" Romolo Menighetti and Franco Nicastro, "History of Autonomous Sicily" J.K. Kirk Bonner, "An Introduction to Sicilian Grammar" Joseph Privitera, "The Sicilians" Dominick Eannello, "Sicily: Where Love Is" Cesare Ruffato, "Scribendi licentia: Poems in Paduan Dialect" Enzo Carollo, "America! America!"
	Sicily: the Trampled Paradise Revisited by CONNIE MANDRACCHIA DECARO The auspicious success of the first edition of Sicily: the tramped Paradise favored the preparation of this new volume. Additional research has resulted in many enhanced historical insights. Glimpses into the Sicilian character and the ironic sense of humor of these resilient survivors further enrich the reader's understanding of the complex Sicilian saga. Includes illustrations. (NEW) 138 pp. paperback. $12.00 ISBN 1-881901-15-7
	Labyrinths and Volcanoes: Windings through Sicily by JUSTIN VITIELLO Prof. Vitiello, building on the success of his Sicily Within, has expanded his inquiry into Sicilian matters taking his readers along on a journey of discovery. (NEW) 120 pp. paperback. $12.00 ISBN 1-881901-16-5
	Vinissi/I'd Love to Come by ANTONINO PROVENZANO This is volume IV of the series Pueti d'Arba Sicula. Nino Provenzano, a well known poet from Castellammare del Golfo, offers tangible proof that Sicily is indeed the land of poetry: "Cu voli puisia vegna in Sicilia, ca trove la bannera da vittoria" Like his paisanu, V. Ancona, Provenzano embodies the best tradition of popular Sicilian poetry. Paperback, 176 pp. bilingual (Sicilian-English), 1995, Price S16 ISBN l-X81901-08-4
	What Makes A Sicilian? by GAETANO CIPOLLA Similar in conception to the very successful essay, What Italy Has Given to the World, this booklet asks the question: "What makes a Sicilian?" To answer it, Professor Cipolla reviews the values that Sicilians live by and the historical factors that determined them, emphasizing the many Sicilian contributions to Western Civilization. This little book is a must for lovers of Sicily who are offended by the stereotyped image of Sicilians manufactured by the mass media. Third reprint. 32 pp. with illustrations, $3.00 each, plus $1.00 for H/P Substantial discounts for orders of 10 or more copies ISBN I -881901 - 11 -4
	Sicilian Erotica Edited and Translated by ONAT CLAYPOLE Volume V of Pueti d'Arba Sicula Poets of Arba Sicula is an anthology of the best erotic poetry ever produced in Sicily, ranging from the whispered sensuality of Giovanni Meli, to the iconoclastic bombast of Domenico Tempio and to the antiestablishment and anticlerical satire of Giuseppe Marco Calvino masterfully translated into English verse by Onat Claypole. Introduction by Justin Vitiello. (NEW) 196 pp.. Paperback (1997). $16.00 Substantial discounts for orders of 10 or more copies ISBN: 1-881901-10-6
	Malidittu la lingua/Damned Language by VINCENZO ANCONA Ed. by A. CHAIRETAKIS & .1. SCIORRA Translated by GAETANO CIPOLLA Vincenzo Ancona is one of the few remaining embodiments of a long-lasting Sicilian institution: a natural poet. That is, a poet who has been endowed by nature with certain gifts that facilitate his task in this world: a quick wit, an extraordinarily developed memory (Ancona could recite for hours without ever recurring to a written text), and an acute sensitivity to the world around him. Ancona acts as a filter for the unvoiced feelings of the people. He sings about his own personal feelings, but these feelings belong to the people of Sicily. This special quality that Ancona possesses explains the wonderful bond that he can establish almost immediately with a Sicilian-speaking audience. He becomes their voice, he proclaims their love and their anguish, their nostalgia for what they have lost and their contentment in what they have found. Ancona is like a mirror that reflects the world around him. This 212- page bilingual volume includes two tapes of 60 minutes each of ME. Ancona reciting his poetry in Sicilian. Paperback $16.00. ISBN 0921252-14-5
	A Thousand Years In Sicily: From the Arabs to the Bourbons by GIUSEPPE QUATRIGLIO, Transl. by JUSTIN VITIELLO This is the second edition of a very successful book (four editions in Italian and one in Japanese). Mr. Quatriglio has condensed ten centuries of Sicilian history into an eminently entertaining and insightful narrative. Beginning with the Arab invasion of Sicily in 827 AD, Quatriglio passionately recounts the vicissitudes of a nation whose people, sharing one language, common traditions and customs, have always aspired to independence. This revised edition, contains a new postscript by the autor and an index of names. 240 pp. with illustrations. Paperback $16.00. In English. ISBN 0-921252-17-X
	Dante's Lyric Poems Translated by JOSEPH TUSIANI Introduction and Notes by G. Dl SCIPIO Joseph Tusiani, the foremost translator of Italian poetry, has done miracles in this revised translation of Dante's Lyric Poems, which includes all his poems except The Divine Comedy. G. Di Scipio's introduction and notes make this volume a must for all students of Dante. Bilingual format Italian/English. This second edition also includes the full Italian text of the Vita Nuova. (NEW) 244 pages, paperback $16.00. ISBN 0-921252-19-6
	Sicilians Wanted the lnquisition CALOGERO MESSINA Translated by Alexandra and Peter Dawson Professor C. Messina has written a passionate dialogue about the end of the Inquisition that is at once a historical treatise on Sicily's past and a perceptive look at its present. 96 pp. with illustrations. $10.00 - ISBN 1-881901-01-7 -
	The Poetry of Nino Martoglio Edited, Introduced and Translated by GAETANO CIPOLLA Nino Martoglio was also a very gifted poet who, according to Pirandello, embodied and expressed in his poetry the soul of the Sicilian people. In this bilingual volume, the best of Martoglio's poetry is published together with a wonderfully inventive English version written by Gaetano Cipolla. 304 pp., paperback. $10.00 ISBN 0-881901-03-3
	Don Chisciotti and Sanciu Panza By GIOVANNI MELI Introd. & transl. by GAETANO CIPOLLA This 256-page bilingual volume contains a little known masterpiece of Sicilian poetry written by the most gifted poet Sicily has produced. It is not an imitation of Cervantes, indeed, it is a work that colors the Cervantian perspective with Sicilian sensibilities. It's a rethinking of the arch etypal couple of Don Quijote and Sancho Panza written in Sicilian verse and from a Sicilian point of view. 256 pp. paper, with illustrations by Beppe Vesco. Price $16.00 ISBN 0-969979-1-8
	Moral Fables and Other Poems Edited, Introduced and Translated by GAETANO CIPOLLA In this new 216 page volume, Prof. Cipolla has included the fully revised texts of Origini di lu munnu, and Favuli morali), together with one full canto of the Don Chisciotti & Sanciu Panza and a selection for Meli's most famous poems. The bilingual text on the same page provides the reader with the most comprehensive anthology available in English. The volume is illustrated by D. Miller, W. Ronalds and B. Vesco: a must for lovers of Sicilian poetry. 216 pp., illustrated, (1995). $16.00 ISBN 1-881901-07-6
	Medieval Sicily: The First Absolute State by HENRY BARBERA This is a revised edition of Dr. Barbera's entertaining and well documented account of the eventful period that goes from the Norman conquest of Sicily to the death of Frederick II, focusing on the political, military and social factors that contributed to the establishment of the first absolute state in the history of Europe. Dr. Barbera's well written book places Sicily at the center f European political development during the Middle Ages. This is required reading for all who are interested in Sicilian history. ISBN 1-881901-05-X. Paperback 160 pp, with illustrations. Price: $12.00
	What Italy Has Given to the World by GAETANO CIPOLLA This 32-page booklet asks one seemingly whimsical question: "What would the world be like today if Italy had never existed?" The answers are funny and informative, assertive without being chauvinistic. In this little but very important book, professor Cipolla provides the factual justification for Italian pride. An absolute must for all Italian-Americans. Price $ 3.00 each plus $1.00 for P.& H. Substantial discounts are available for orders of 10 or more copies. Write or call for discounts.
	The Land and the Spirit of Italy: The Texture of Italian Religious Culture by JOHN NAVONE, S.J. In this book, Father Navone, who teaches at the Gregorian Pontifical University in Rome, gives evidence of his wide ranging interests and reading - opera, literature, international relations, cultural history, music and art grasping with clarity and passion the qualities that make Italy a very special place. Building on the success of the first edition, Father Navone has added three new chapters to his already fascinating study of Italian culture. (NEW) 224 pp. paperback. $16.00 ISBN 1-881901-12-1
	Learn Albanian by CESAR KURTI This is the first grammar of the Albanian language written expressly for American students. Prof. Kurti, a well-known Albanian scholar who taught at Tirana University for many years, has written a thoughtful and easy to follow grammar of Albanian. 200 pp. paperback, $16.00 ISBN 1-881901-09-2
	The Dialect Poetry of Southern Italy Edited by LUIGI BONAFFINI Professor Bonaffini as edited an anthology of the most significant dialect poetry produced in Southern Italy. The selections from the languages of Latium, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia are translated into English and into Italian by specialists. Each region and each poet are introduced by critical appraisals that highlight trends and movements within the wide horizon of dialect poetry. This volume reveals for the first time in English a world of unsuspected poetic power. This is Vol. l of series Italian Poetry in Translation. (NEW) 512 pp. paperback. $32.00, plus $3.00 for H & P. ISBN 1-881901-13-0
	Moliseide and Other Poems by GIOSE RIMANELLI Edited and Translated by Luigi Bonaffini A prize winning author, Giose Rimanelli is a well-known Italian poet and writer from Molise. This volume, which collects works previously published, contains the most memorable of Rimanelli's poetry. This is Volume II of the series Italian Poetry in Translation. (NEW) 212 pp. paperback. $20.00 ISBN 1-881901-14-9
	ARBA SICULA Edited by GAETANO CIPOLLA ARBA SICULA, a Journal of Sicilian Folklore and Literature, is a unique biannual publication. It is entirely bilingual (Sicilian/ English) and it features Sicilian poetry, prose, history, art, cuisine, proverbs, books, and cinema. It is the major publication of Arba Sicula, an international organization, founded for the study and promotion of the language and culture of Sicily. The organization also publishes SICILIA PARRA, an informative 20-page newsletter on Sicilian and organizational matters. An annual subscription of $25.00 entitles you to two issues of Arba Sicula and two of Sicilia Parra. Make checks payable to Arba Sicula.
	Auriga, Between Yellow Light and Refractive Sea (MCMLXXXVI-MCMLXXXIX) by ANTHONY PANZARDI Anthony Panzardi, born in Flushing, New York, is a graduate of St. John's University. His poems have appeared in such anthologies as The American Poetry Anthology 1988, Orchids and Daffodils: A Lyricia; Bouquet, and Golden Voices: Past and Present. He is the author of Pyxis, Among Lost Children and Grizzled Dogs (MCMLXXIX-MCMLXXXVI). ISBN 1-881901-17-3. $8.00
	Via Terra: An Anthology of Contemporary Italian Dialect Poetry edited by ACHILLE SERRAO, LUIGI BONAFFINI and JUSTIN VITIELLO This is an anthology of modern dialect poetry, born out of the need to document the unprecented flowering of dialect poetry that has been taking place in Italy and which constitutes one of the most important developments in recent Italian literature. The poetry is presented in a trilingual format: dialect, Italian and English translation. Paperback, 290 pp. Price: $24 ISBN 1-881901-21-1
	Cantalèsia: Poems in the Neapolitan Dialect By ACHILLE SERRAO Achille Serrao who writes in the dialect of Caivano, a small town in Campania, in this book deals with his own "anxiety of influence" vis a vis the great melodic tradition of Neapolitan poetry, represented by Salvatore Di Giacomo, by reclaiming instead another anti-melodic, anti-subjective Neapolitan legacy from Basile to Capurro to Russo. ISBN 1-881901-20-X . Paperback, 156 pp. Price: $18.00
	The Last Cannoli: A Sicilian-American Family Comes of Age through the Ancient Power of Story-telling By CAMILLE CUSUMANO The Last Cannoli is a fast-paced read in a voice that is fresh and powerful. It introduces the Donitella family, ordinary people with extraordinary tales to tell. Spanning four decades the novel opens its mouth-watering tale in the '50s when the father ritual story-telling begins to take on the power of prayer amidst the cheerful cacophony of this large Sicilian-American family. The Donitellas, their house, and their stories will stay with and you'll keep thinking of them as one thinks of interesting people one has just met. Paperback, 238 pp. Price: $19 ISBN 1-881901-20-3
	Sicily: the Hallowed Land--A Memoir By Ben Morreale Fred Gardaphè in his review of the book said: "Sicily the Hallowed Land is a tricky memoir. Morreale breaks the rules of the traditional memoir by taking us beyond the life of one man to recount the lives of Don Baldassare's offspring. Born in Racalmuto, Baldassare, the author's grandfather and namesake, is the origin of this history that spans a century and two continents." ISBN 1-881901-23-8 -- 220 pp. Price: $18.00.
	Dialect Poetry of Northern and Central Italy Edited by Luigi Bonaffini and Achille Serrao This is the companion book to Dialect poetry of Southern Italy. The two trilingual books provide the most comprehensive view of contemporary poetry written in the various dialects of Italy. ISBN 1-881901-22-X Paperback 670 pages, price: $32.00
	Crossing the Acheron: A Study of Nine Novels by Giose Rimanelli By Sheryl Lynn Postman This is a collection of essays that Sheryl Lynn Postman has written over a period of ten years on the contemporary Italian writer. Her examination of the opus of this author covers the works initiated with his well-known postwar novel Tiro al piccione and continues, through fifty years, with the author's most recent narrative Detroit Blues. ISBN 1-881901-24-6. Paperback: Price: $18.00
	Sicilian Cuisine through History and Legend By Gaetano Basile, translated into English by Gaetano Cipolla This is a very entertaining book that examines the development of Sicilian cuisine and the contributions made to it by the different people, the Greeks, Roman, Arabs, Normans, Jews, French, and Spaniards, who have left a mark on Sicily. Paperback, 48 pp., with illustrations. Price: $6.00
	Dante's Divine Comedy as Told to Young People by Joseph Tusiani This is a retelling of the Divine Comedy written especially for young people by poet, novelist and translator Joseph Tusiani. The author combines summary, paraphrase and Dante's own lines translated into English verse to tell a timeless story of salvation and sin. ISBN 1-881901-29-7 paperback, 180 pages: price $12.00
	Cinema and Multiculturalism: Selected Essays Edited by Sheryl Postman and J. H. Hernandez These are the proceeding of a conference on Cinema and Multiculturalism held at the University of Mass. Lowell in 1999. ISBN 1-881901-26-2 Paperback: 128 pages, $12.00
	A Sicilian Shakespeare: A Bilingual Edition of All His Sonnets Translated by Renzo Porcelli. Preface by Gaetano Cipolla A bilingual edition of all of Shakespeare's sonnets. ISBN 1-881901-30-0 Paperback, 100 pages: Price $8.00
	History of Autonomous Sicily By Romolo Menighetti and Franco Nicastro. Translated into English by Gaetano Cipolla This is the most comprehensive history of Sicily from the signing of the Special Autonomy Statutes for the Island in 1947 to the present. ISBN 1-881901-28-9 Paperback.,340 pages: Price $18.00
	An Introduction to Sicilian Grammar By J.K. Kirk Bonner. Edited by Gaetano Cipolla This is the most comprehensive grammar of the Sicilian language to be published in English. A must have book. ISBN 1-881901-25-4 Paperback, 224 pages. Price: $18.00
	The Sicilians By Joseph Privitera This is a book that talks about growing up in America as a Sicilian. The author also addresses the significance of Sicily and Sicilians and their accomplishments in art, poetry, music and literature. ISBN 1-881901-31-9 Paperback, 180 pages. Price $14.00
	Sicily: Where Love Is By Dominick Eannello This is the story of two generations of the Salerno family who hail from a small town in central Sicily. The author leads us on a journey through the early 1940s when Joseph Salerno was hired as a Professor at Columbia University. Forced to return to Italy by the break of the war, Joseph had some experiences that would eventually change the lives of his children. It's a fascinating tales of love, respect for the family and heritage. A "treasure" of a novel. ISBN 1-881901-27-0, paperback, 228 pages. Price $14.00
Scribendi licentia: Poems in Paduan Dialect By Cesare Ruffato This anthology contains a selection of the most important poems by Cesare Ruffato, one of Italy's most important poets, masterfully edited and translated by Luigi Bonaffini. The poems appear in Paduan, English and Italian on the same page. ISBN 1-881901-35-1 paperback, 106 pages. Price $12.00
	America! America! By Enzo Carollo Performed for the first time in New York in 2001, this is a wonderful play that dramatizes the lives of a Sicilian family forced to leave their island to look for a better life in America. It is a moving, poignant and original look at the complex and ambivalent feelings faced by those who must leave their home. ISBN 1-881901-34-3 paperback 138 pp. Price $12.00