Award-Winning Cultural Geology Books
Ann Pizzorusso's work, though centered in the science of geology, is inspired by the beauty of art. Like the Italian Renaissance she has so closely studied, she too has broken the mold in finding unique ways to express herself as well as educate and enlighten others.
She has worked in many facets of geology, from oil drilling and gem hunting to environmental cleanup projects—for which her company was awarded environmental excellence awards.
While at the height of her career, Ann had a revelation. She became enamored with Italy, the Renaissance, and art history, and wanted to learn all she could. She got her Master's in Italian Renaissance Studies and pursued a course of study that even her professors couldn't fathom.
"There is no geology in Dante or Da Vinci!" Ann went on to prove them wrong. Her research work took her all over Italy, from its remote mountain areas to thermal spas which once served Roman soldiers crossing the Alps, and underground caverns filled with natural ice sculptures.
Now living between Italy and New York, she is thrilled to share the secrets of the Earth’s geology.
A Word from the Author
I am a geologist and Italian Renaissance scholar. I know that sounds like an odd combination, but geology helped me see the world differently. Everywhere I go, I look at how the land affected the development of civilization.
I have traveled to little-known villages, caves, volcanoes, and mysterious pathways (which were truly frightening) to research the unanswered questions I had about ancient cultures. I got bitten by bugs, got callouses from walking, and of course, got sunburned...all to get a picture or to find a place which I read about in some ancient book.
I had to commission maps and illustrations, translate ancient texts, and pretty much knock myself out to produce works that have a golden nugget of Earthly information on every page.
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