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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] She wants one last journey, to a place of peace and beauty. He brings her to Italy, to Lake Como My wife was walking through hell and longed [...]

IT BEGAN, AS IT SO OFTEN DOES IN ITALY, WITH AN AFFAIR. In the steamy summer of 1961, a movie crew arrived on the island of Ischia, less than 20 [...]

Florence will forever be Michelangelo's. More than 400 years after his death, the artist's presence engulfs this well-loved city in central Italy, his stature enhances it, his work dominates it. [...]

I was sitting on the steps of a building on New York City's Water Street, on lunch break from my first full-time job after high school, working at a bank [...]

AT>Cover Story THE PIAZZA DEL CAMPO IS QUIET, THE EARLY MORNING SUN SLOWLY lighting the storefronts and medieval palaces that line the fan-shaped plaza. The piazza--the heart of Siena--is best [...]

The first time I saw Fred Bass was the first time I stepped into the Strand. It was late winter 1980, and the Strand was the place to go if [...]

The last time I saw my father, he had his eyes closed and his hands across his chest. He was in the middle of a dank room with frayed wall-to-wall [...]

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of traveling and staying in Ischia Island, Italy.

The article presents a travel guide to the art works of Michelangelo Buonarroti in Florence, Italy. The author began his tour where one of Michelangelo's first known works hangs: the cream-colored 15th-century Church of Santo Spirito, designed by Florentine Filippo Brunelleschi, who masterminded the massive dome that crowns the Duomo, the city's central cathedral. The author also visited the Galleria dell' Accademia, by Piazza San Marco. Founded in 1563, the Accademia contains some of Michelangelo's most important works, including Quattro Prigioni, the unfinished sculptures of four prisoners.

Features the city of Siena in Italy. Features of the Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy; Description of the people of Siena; Mandated colors for the shutters and facades of dwellings in Siena; Status of tourist trade in Siena; Food specialties of the Grotta di S. Caterina restaurant in Siena, Italy. INSETS: WINE HEAVEN;LORENZO'S PICKS.

Presents an article about a visit to Naples, Italy. Description of the city; Personality of Neapolitans; Restaurants visited; Lesson in life learned from the experience. INSETS: MIMI'S MAGIC CUISINE;SACRED AND PROFOUND.

Dennis Smith has gone from firefighter to writer to entrepreneur to president of Firefighters Enterprises Inc. His magazine Firehouse had 116,000 paid subscriptions in Dec. 1984. He has also become involved in running fire prevention and control conventions, making firefighting training videos, and in the reprinting, rebinding, and reselling of old books.

Independent film maker Cinecom Films Corp. had a marketing coup with the Oscar nomination of El Norte, a film it helped finance and distribute. Ira Deutchman and Amir Malin raised $3 million to found their company which has released several other films. Some of the films have had considerable financial success.

Many publishers welcome the advent of 'talking books,' books read aloud and recorded on cassette tapes. Talking books account for 10% of sales for bookstores which carry them. According to Books on Tape Inc. of California, the tapes' manufacturer, contemporary titles sell best. A popular title can sell up to 20,000 cassettes.

According to George Feltenstein, New York City is 'far and away the number one market for repertory theaters.' Feltenstein, national sales manager for Films Inc., supplies films for New York's eight repertory houses. All eight houses made record profits in 1984, despite competition from video tape sales.

In appealing to physicians with a limited amount of time to read trade journals, Medical Development Television has programs addressing medical issues. MDTV is intent on reaching the 327,106 practicing physicians in the U.S.

Kaufman Astoria Studios Inc. has renovated Astoria Studios which was a thriving film-making center in the 1920s. Property developer George S. Kaufman has rebuilt the studio with a $2.5 million grant, a $2.5 million loan, and an additional $3.5 million loan from the City. Additional funding came from celebrity friends.

In this article author pays tribute to his best mentor, Pete Hamill including examines that his column raged about injustice, how there was one rule of law for the powerful and connected and another for the poor and neglected.

Presents Elmore Leonard's `Pronto' novel. Dialogue; Plot; Favorable review.

Presents the author's reflections of his relationship with his father. How his father's death made him feel; Memories of how violent his father was; How his father murdered his first wife; How his father beat the author and the author's mother; How the author's father treated him like an equal when he was a child; Realization that the author's father loved him and that he wanted his son to love him back; Details.

Recounts how one dad dealt with his five-year-old son's pro-wrestling obsession. How the obsession began by viewing a television wrestling match; When the obsession reached the breaking point; How disillusionment came after watching live wrestling.

The article discusses the behavior of Lorenzo Carcaterra's father. At 14, Lorenzo found out about his father's crime to his first wife before he died and wrote a book about it titled "A Safe Place." His father is said to have uncontrollable violence when he was alive. He talked about respecting women but he would always hit Lorenzo's mother. Lorenzo learned to stand up for himself from his father.

Reflects on a travel and culinary experience in Italy. Essence of a meal for Italians; Various flavors of Italian food or dishes; Description on the first visit to the Italian countryside; Memories associated with a meal eaten at an Italian restaurant.

Profiles Elmore Leonard' writings. `Pronto,' a novel dedicated to his wife; Screenplay drafts for director William Friedkin.