The volume, which is aimed at young and old alike, is a long voyage around the world on the trail of Jesus, focusing on the places where these trails can be seen with the naked eye. "At each stop, from Florence and Manchester to Sinai and Ann Arbor, Michigan, and many others, there is a brief guided tour of the place, then the reader is guided to personally see the reason it was chosen as a stop, inviting them from time to time to dress the part of a papyrologist, archeologist or detective (see more in Valentina following the trail of Jesus , Portraits of success 2011 ).
Since then she has not stopped writing and has become the author of essays and biographies. An avid lover of art and history, she lives with her family in Italy, in the area of Parma that spawned Giuseppe Verdi and Arturo Toscanini.
In 2021 she was awarded honorary title of Cavalier of the Cross:
The municipal authorities of Collecchio
hereby award the title of Cavalier of the Cross to Valentina Alberici
in acknowledgement of the brilliant aptitude for arts and literature
she has demonstrated in her in-depth studies of exemplary historical figures
chosen as custodians of the truest and most universal meanings
of human existence
and presented to the public with the utmost care and knowledge
also as opportunities for personal renewal .
The Mayor Maristella Galli
Collecchio, 25 September 2021
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EINSTEIN'S PIANO LOOKS TO THE STARS.
A TRUE STORY
«Maja Einstein had every reason to be happy. Her big brother Albert Einstein, whom she adored, had just sent her a magnificent Blüthner grand piano.
Unaware of what was afoot in Fascist Italy for those - like Maja - of Jewish origin, she and her husband were enjoying the life they had created for themselves in a haven of peace in the Florentine countryside which, with the arrival of the Blüthner piano, was now simply perfect. Albert Einstein himself would show up at the gate of their house. And it was on such occasions that he would sit down at the piano...». (...)
«Since 2016 the piano has been kept at the top of the «science hill» in Arcetri, in the library, that is jam-packed with publications that owe so much to Albert's genius. In return for this honour, the scientists at the Observatory have pledged to keep the Blüthner's voice alive, cherished as a "small but significant testimony to the saga of Einstein and his family".
Those who are lucky enough to hear the sound of the piano on summer nights, at open-air concerts under the stars, are swiftly transported back in time to the romantic world of "Samos" and Maja Einstein. The Blüthner's delightful notes, combined with the incomparable beauty of the Florentine hills, bring to life once more the dream of a woman who was knowledgeable and cultured yet simple and sweet, in love with a land that had all the appearance of being an Arcadian haven».
Publisher : Independently published (2021)
Language : English
ASIN : B096TTSXPT
ISBN-13 : 979-8516120855
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DID JESUS REALLY EXIST? An adventurous journey in pursuit of Jesus 
A FASCINATING QUEST AROUND THE WORLDLOOKING FOR THE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE OF JESUS
“Did Jesus really exist? Is there any historical evidence of Jesus Christ?”In order to provide an answer to this question the author invites children to explore and investigate through manuscripts, ancient documents and different sources.
The result is a fascinating adventure which takes them into different parts of the globe from Manchester to Michigan, from Cairo to Florence. Fully illustrated!
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DID JESUS REALLY EXIST?
An adventurous journey in pursuit of Jesus
A FASCINATING QUEST AROUND THE WORLD
The result is a fascinating adventure which takes them into different parts of the globe from Manchester to Michigan, from Cairo to Florence. Fully illustrated!
Publisher : Edizioni San Paolo (new edition : 2019)Language : ItalianISBN-10 : 8892218778
ISBN-13 : 978-8892218772
ISBN-13 : 978-8892218772
SKĄD WIEMY, ŻE JEZUS ISTNIAŁ NAPRAWDĘ?
Did Jesus really exist? An adventurous journey 
in pursuit of Jesus available in a new Polish edition.
Publisher : Edycja Swietego Pawla (new edition : 2019)
Language : Polish
ISBN-10 : 8381311446
ISBN-13 : 978-8381311441
JESÚS:
¿EXISTIÓ DE VERDAD?
Tras las huellas de Jesús
Did Jesus really exist? An adventurous journey in pursuit of Jesus available in Spanish.
Interview with the author:
Language : Spanish
ISBN-10 : 8498409489
ISBN-13 : 978-8498409482
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MARY MAGDALENE PENITENT OR DEACONESS?One saint, two truths under the sky of Rome
Throughout the centuries, on Saint Mary Magdalene’s memorial day, the Church of Rome would commemorate the «famous sinner» pardoned by Jesus, by extolling the life of extreme penitence that she led following her conversion.
And yet, in an abbey at the gates of the Eternal City, this same saint would be commemorated with very different words: not «sinner» but «deaconess», not «penitent» but a fully-fledged member of the first Christian community.
The monks of this abbey had not invented anything; they had simply followed a precious manuscript that they treasured jealously.
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Publisher : Independently published (2019)
Language : EnglishISBN-10 : 1079034366
ISBN-13 : 978-1079034363
LA CHIAMAVANO MADDALENA. LA DONNA CHE PER PRIMA INCONTRÒ IL
RISORTO
They called her Magdalene. the woman who first met the risen Jesus.
They called her Magdalene. the woman who first met the risen Jesus.
The volume explores Mary Magdalene through four fundamental questions. The first is her nickname: what's the real meaning of the expression "Magdalene"? The second question concerns the condition of this woman before meeting Jesus. The third question concerns the episode that made her an absolute protagonist of the Gospels, particularly the Gospel of John. Finally, one last and fundamental question: what happened to Mary Magdalene? Based on analysis of ancient texts and evidences from archaeological investigations, we will try to get closer to the "real" Mary Magdalene.
Publisher : Paoline Editoriale Libri (2015)
Language : Italian
ISBN-10 : 8831545469
ISBN-13 : 978-8831545464
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2 OCTOBER 2021
MILANO, PONTIFICAL INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
MARY MAGDALENE, THE FIRST DISCIPLE
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LORENZO MILANI. L'ARTISTA CHE TROVO' DIOLorenzo Milani. The artist who found God
On 50th anniversary of don Lorenzo Milani's death.
This book sheds light on Lorenzo Milani's youth. Art helped him find his way and this book highlights unpublished news on his path.
Publisher : Paoline Editoriale Libri (2017)
Language : Italian
ISBN-10 : 8831547798
ISBN-13 : 978-8831547796
EVENTS / PROJECTS (2021)
29 AUGUST 2021, VIZZOLA (PR)
WINDS OF PEACE
Presentation of the book Einstein's piano looks to the stars. A true story.
« I felt the desire to tell this story because it is essential to preserve places and things which recall that part of history that we would prefer to forget. It is important to do it now, when witnesses and victims of Italian racist laws can't tell their stories anymore.
In my opinion it is fundamental to preserve our memories in loco and to enhance places related to significant events that run the risk of being forgotten.
I say: not only visits to Auschwitz, but more visits to those places near our home which help us to be aware of our history...»
For the future ... « I would like to go on telling stories and enhancing valuable places and things.
I was really surprised to find this tomb in a country cemetery in Canesano (Parma). I immediately wondered about its story, but no explanations were available. Now I am trying to put together several information sources about Irene and other people who were confined here.
Maybe I will tell their stories in a book, but I would especially like to help local authorities to enhance these stories which run the risk of being forgotten. This must not happen.»
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2 OCTOBER 2021
MILANO, PONTIFICAL INSTITUTE FOR
FOREIGN MISSIONS
MARY MAGDALENE, THE FIRST
DISCIPLE
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