Dolce Vita Confidential

It is always tough to separate one's opinion of a history book from your opinion of the value of the subject (this is why there is an Abraham Lincoln book published every day of the year). I think the post-WW2 cultural renaissance out of Rome is fascinating on many, many levels. I would gladly read another book that tried to explore the rise of Italian fashion & film from the (literal) ashes of war-torn Italy. This book was good... but not great. Nothing jumped off the page to me as particularly insightful. It is just such an interesting slice of history, even an average effort is worth the time.