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Gerry Visca

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I’m Gerry Visca—a fearless storyteller, creative disruptor, and unapologetically obsessed with Tuscany, risotto, and writing books that leave a mark. While some chase comfort, I chase bold ideas, deep connections, and great wine (preferably a Brunello on a sun-drenched piazza). Once trained in architecture, I traded blueprints for blank pages, building stories instead of skyscrapers. Today, I’ve authored 30 books, adapted novels to film, and led a global movement—1 MILLION WHYs, empowering 250+ debut authors in 11 countries to share their voices. As a 4-time international award-winning branding expert, I’ve creatively directed 1,000+ campaigns, earned three international awards, and launched a global publication, #whytime MAG, that’s spotli ...more

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Average rating: 5.0 · 14 ratings · 7 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Life I Didn't Notice it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life I Noticed it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life I Left Behind (The Life I Didn't Notice, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why Real Books Still Matter

A quiet manifesto in a loud world A quiet manifesto in a loud world In a world that scrolls endlessly, real books ask us to stop . They do not flash. They do not interrupt. They do not beg for attention. They wait. A real book is an act of patience in an age of immediacy. It asks something of us that most modern experiences do not: presence. To open a book is to enter into a contract with stillnes Read more of this blog post »

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Gerry Visca rated a book it was amazing The Temptation of Gracie by Santa Montefiore	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Brilliant. Full of courage humility and longing.This is what a novel should be. A living breathing way of experiencing the courage that exists in all of us.
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Gerry Visca rated a book it was amazing In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Powerful message about letting life be instead of trying to plan out every detail, every aspect of your life. Life has its own schedule and its own way of revealing just how brief and brilliant it really is, if we let it.
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Gerry Visca rated a book it was amazing Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As always Kristin Hannah delivers a very powerful and moving story. What I love most about this novel was the relationship between the two sisters — how fleeting life and time is. Great life lessons as always.
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Gerry Visca is now following Freida McFadden Author of The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
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Gerry Visca rated a book it was amazing The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
There are storytellers… and then there is Dan Brown — an architect of suspense who continues to elevate the very blueprint of modern thrillers. In The Secret of Secrets, he does not simply unravel a mystery; he composes a symphony of intellect and in ...more
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Gerry Visca rated a book it was amazing Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As an author who loves to weave hints of magical realism into my own work, I am always drawn to writers who understand that the magic is not in spectacle—but in permission. Rebecca Serle writes this way. I first fell in love with her voice in One Itali ...more
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Gerry Visca is now following Rebecca Serle Author of In Five Years
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