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Mark Tedesco is a writer and educator who divides his time between California and Italy. He lived in Rome for eight years and is passionate about crafting stories that connect the present with the past, exploring universal human desires reflected in relationships, events, culture, and history.

Mark has written in various genres, including travel writing, historical fiction, memoirs, self-help, and children's fiction. Some of his notable works are "That Undeniable Longing," "I Am John, I Am Paul," "Lessons and Beliefs," "The Dog on the Acropolis," "Stories from Puglia," and his book about Rome, "She Seduced Me: A Love Affair with Rome." His most recent work, "Onward: A Life on a Sailboat," features adventure stories in which the protagonist l ...more

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	She Seduced Me: A Love Affair with Rome 3.88 avg rating — 106 ratings — 7 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
	That Undeniable Longing: My Road to and from the Priesthood 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2006 — 5 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
	I am John, I am Paul: A Story of Two Soldiers in Ancient Rome 3.73 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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 Dog on the Acropolis 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — 5 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
	Lessons and Beliefs: Learning to Love 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 6 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
	Onward: A Life on a Sailboat it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Stories From Puglia: Two Californians in Southern Italy 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	Loving, Hoping, Believing: Poetry to live by it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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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Mark Tedesco liked Stephan Zehren's review of Stories from Puglia: Two Californians in Southern Italy: "An interesting, and well written, selection of stories that introduces the reader to the italian region of Puglia. A region of Italy I have not been to so far. But after reading the book I’m looking forward to discovering Puglia someday. A bit of his" Read more of this review »
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Mark Tedesco liked Julie Barrett's review of Stories from Puglia: Two Californians in Southern Italy: "Stories from Puglia: Two Californians in Southern Italy by Mark Tedesco This book is about the Sothern heel portion of Italy where we find the author has landed.. Love not only the conversations but the architecture, calmness of life and the locations" Read more of this review »
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