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Mike Maggio is the author of nine books and has been published both nationally and internationally. His recent novella, The Appointment, was called "quirky and intriguing" as well as "atmospheric and surreal." His forthcoming collection of short stories, "Letters from Inside" is a compilation that spans 30 years is being called "a treasure chest" with "an ironic moral bite."

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Baroque Naples : A Documentary History, 1600-1800 (A Documentary History of Naples Book 5)

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“How utterly fearless we can be in our imaginations until faced with a reality we cannot possibly conceive.”
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“How utterly fearless we can be in our imaginations until faced with a reality we cannot possibly conceive.”
― Mike Maggio, Letters From Inside: The Best of Mike Maggio

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