Pursuit of Italy, Paperback/David Gilmour

Traces the whole history of the Italian peninsula in a readable style, full of well-chosen stories and observations from personal experience. Features many of the great figures of the Italian past, such as Cicero, Virgil, Dante, the Medici, Cavour, and Verdi, as well as the controversial political figures of the 20th century. Sadly not written by the singer and guitarist from Pink Floyd!