The Sack of Rome - by Alexander Stille (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Stille uses the incredible and appallingly entertaining story of Silvio Berlusconi's rise to power to paint a portrait of Italy today that's invaluable for anyone who wants to understand that country or put the United State's problems in perspective.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Award-winning author Alexander Stille has been called one of the best English-language writers on Italy by the <i>New York Times Book Review</i>, and in <i>The Sack of Rome</i> he sets out to answer the question: What happens when vast wealth, a virtual media monopoly, and acute shamelessness combine in one man? Many are the crimes of Silvio Berlusconi, Stille argues, and, with deft analysis, he weaves them into a single mesmerizing chronicle--an epic saga of rank criminality, cronyism, and self-dealing at the highest levels of power.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A frightening case study . . . that has plenty of bearing on our own media-driven politics. (<i>BusinessWeek</i>) <p/>With a sharp knife and a clear eye, Stille . . . has dissected the remarkable, revolting story of the rise of the former (and future?) prime minister of Italy, and the political-cultural revolution that he has fathered, for good and mostly for bad. . . . Fascinating. (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>) <p/>This riveting, unsparing biography is not merely an exposT of Berlusconi but a vivid lesson in how, under the right conditions, any man of wealth and few scruples can manipulate an entire nation. (<i>Chicago Tribune<i>)<br></i></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Alexander Stille is the author of <b>The Future of the Past</b>, <b>Excellent Cadavers: The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic</b>, and <b>Benevolence and Betrayal: Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism</b>, which won the <b>Los Angeles Times</b> Book Award. He is a frequent contributor to <b>The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine</b>, and other publications.
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