The origin of the (bizarre) names of Roman roads

The last book of Willy Pocino is absolutely amusing, curious and fascinating.
As a writer, editor and lover of the roman culture in its various aspects, Pocino investigates hundreds of street names, of yesterday and today, that seem the product of the imagination of a joker, and instead actually exist or have existed. 
He analyzes each of them, explaining etimology, stories, customs and legends that haven given rise to an odonomy, the Roman one, which never ceases to amaze.

Eataly

After having heard and read, soooo much about this place, I couldn't ignore my growing curiosity and avoid stepping in, since it opened in Rome too, last Thursday.

Eataly is a huge three-storey building,

Talking about books

Maybe the majority of people visiting Rome carry a book in their suitcase. But it can happen, as it very often occurs to me, that the book chosen lies forgotten at home, on the bedside table. In this case, here are some addresses to help you find interesting reading alternatives.

Anglo-American Bookshop (City center)      Via della Vite, 102
This store is definitely well stocked, with a collection of more than 45,000 English books, on art, architecture, history and philosophy. Classics as well as fiction and non-fiction genres are carefully selected. A different shop down the street is devoted to technological and sciences texts.  aab.it

Lion Bookshop (City center)                                                          Via dei Greci, 33/36
Established in 1947, it is not only the oldest English bookstore in Rome, but also in the whole of Italy. The wide selection of over 30,000 titles, includes sections such as contemporary and classic fiction, art, cuisine, photography, as well as books on Rome and Italy. The store is particularly renowned for its lovely children’s corner.

Almost Corner Bookshop (Trastevere)                                                Via del Moro, 45
Though this small store offers mostly contemporary novels and bestsellers, it is also very well-known and frequented by the English population living in Rome. Mr. O'Connel, the Irish owner, is not only friendly, but he also knows his books extremely well.