Tuesday, September 25, 4:00 pm EDT. Book Presentation: Bitter Chicory to Sweet Espresso, Survival and Deliverance from WWII in the Naples, Italy Area, 1940-49 with Author/Professor Emeritus, Carmine Vittoria (Northeastern University). The Center for Italian Studies, Stony Brook University. Room E4340, Frank Melville Memorial Library - 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY. Admission: free; open to the public. Contact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444 josephine.fusco@stonybrook.edu

The book recounts events of what occurred in this place and time as seen by a child and his family and contrasts these with adult observations of the same events. In so doing, he hopes to shed light and reveal more completely the full story of WWII in the Naples area. Books will be available for sale and autographing by the author.