The most prominent woman in Renaissance Florence, Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici (1425-1482) lived during her city's golden age. Wife of Piero de' Medici and mo

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This is an eclectic assortment of stories by popular authors, storytellers, psychologists and spiritual teachers.