Annamaria Moneti was born and raised in Italy. She received a Laurea di Dottore in Lettere from the Universit� di Roma. She has had extensive teaching experiences at Liceo Classico,Italy; Universit� II, Geneva, Switzerland; Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Moneti has authored two volumes of Conversazioni in Italiano and is a co-author of the AMICI series. She serves as a consultant for the New York State Education Department, and is a member of the Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars, and PHI SIGMA IOTA, International Foreign Languages Honor Society.