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"The Scattered Italians," is an impressively deep and revealing book, filled with the gusto and a love of life which permeates the core issues of discovering one's roots and thus one's true identity. This nonfiction book interlaces historical factors with behavioral characteristics leading to conclusions and answers affecting over 25 million Italian-Americans and potentially many other hyphenated citizens of the world. The story is presented in the author's delightful and often witty style allowing for a pleasant, informative and entertaining read. The literary visits with some of the giants...

The Vagabonds: A Musician's Odyssey
By Thomas Gambino

Just Below the Radar on the Outskirts of History

New York City jazz saxophonist and author Thomas Gambino was a member of The Vegetables, the rock band that accompanied the Joffrey Ballet during its 1974 tour of the then-Soviet Union. The band was the first American rock group to visit that country.

Gambino's startling account of that trip, "Nyet: An American Rock Musician Encounters the Soviet Union," was published by Prentice-Hall in 1976. That book created a First Amendment stir...