La rabbia e l'orgoglio, by Oriana Fallaci (2001, Milano)

11th September 2001. Oriana Fallaci is in New York and she can't help but writing down all she feels and thinks of what happened, of the responsibles but also of Europe and Italy and many important people she met in the past, of her relatives and parents that had important roles in Italian history.
It's a sermon, sometimes very sensible, sometimes very irrational. Her style is dynamic and colourful and it would be easy to agree with her. Nevertheless she chose really carefully the episodes to tell. It's crucial to remember there's another face of the medal to consider.

Buongiorno Los Angeles - Bright Shiny Morning, by James Frey (2008, USA)

Using pieces of many diverse people and pieces of its history, the author tells what Los Angeles is, how it's born, grown up, changed.
Old Man Joe is a good and kind of wise homeless, Dylan and Maddie escaped from violent families and try and survive being happy, Esperanza is a young brilliant girl that ends up having a hope, Amberton is a famous actor secretely gay. Everybody tries and be happy.
It's effective. A true complex picture of LA can be painted.

Ulisse - Ulysses, by James Joyce (1922, Paris)