Amelia Arcamone-Makinano

Amelia Arcamone-Makinano's most vivid memories sprung from her first three years, while she lived with her family, in her grandmother's townhouse on Degraw Street in Brooklyn.

The block was occupied by her grandmother's family and neighbors from "the old country" in Naples, Italy.

The story of Italy and its poor living conditions, corrupt politics, and inflated banks, which brought the second wave of immigrants to the shores of New York City during the turn of the century, weave through the story line of her non-fiction.

The sagging horse who led the fruit cart over cobblestones; the homing pigeons that circled clouds before tenderly being tucked away in dreams of glory, on rooftops; her gang of toddlers who roamed the block under the grandmothers' row of watchful eyes, as they sat on beaded cushions near windows, brought her imagination to life at a tender age

Arcamone-Makinano began as a poet, somehow became an investigative reporter; was eventually named Top New York City Attorney, pro-se; and was a mortgage broker in the years preceeding the foreclosure crisis of 2008.

She writes in the vein of Ezra Pound, whose poetic insights led to the groundbreaking book, Secrets of the Federal Reserve. It gave us the first insightful look at the most powerful, yet secret, organization.

Pound was the inspiration for Arcamone-Makinano's first historical work, KRONOS All-Devouring Federal Reserve.