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Eyewitness Guide Florence & Tuscany
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2008 PAPER 336 PAGES
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a neighborhood-by-neighborhood synopsis of the region's attractions.
(ITL46, $25.00)
Songbirds, Truffles and Wolves, An American Naturalist in Italy
Gary Paul Nabhan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 1994 PAPER 256 PAGES
A poet and naturalist, Nabhan makes his way by foot along the ancient Franciscan Way from Florence to Assisi, talking to farmers and townsfolk en route. This most unusual travelogue combines natural history, spirituality -- and a lively appreciation of local food and food traditions. It's the local scale of Tuscany and Umbria and the accommodation of wild and domestic that intrigues Nabhan. This edition, the only one available, is a print-on-demand paperback.
(ITL99, $16.00)
Tuscany Map
Touring Club Italiano
MAP
A fine and detailed regional map of Tuscany at a scale of 1:200,000. The most detailed map of the region available, imported from Italy. One Side. 54x37 inches.
(ITL102, $12.95)
Cinque Terre Map
Litographia Artistica Cartographica
MAP
A detailed shaded relief map of the Cinque Terre and surrounding area at a scale of 1:40,000, perfect for walkers, trekkers and anyone else exploring the towns and byways of the region. One Side. 24x39 inches.
(ITL159, $12.95)
Blue Guide Tuscany
Alta MacAdam
GUIDEBOOK
A guide to the cultural riches of Tuscany with a focus on history, art and architecture. Serious-minded travelers will not want to be without it.
(ITL43, $24.95)
The Tuscan Year, Tuscan Life and Food in an Italian Valley
Elizabeth Romer
FOOD
FAVORITE
An intimate portrait of life on a Tuscan farm as seen primarily through the robust food and a Longitude favorite. Romer captures the goings-on in the countryside, and especially in the Cerotti kitchen, where traditional Tuscan rural food is prepared with loving care. Every chapter includes concisely described recipes.
(ITL131, $14.00)
Italy, A Short History
Harry Hearder
HISTORY
Elegantly written, generous and informative, this compact book takes in the sweep of Italian history from the Roman Republic through the Renaissance, World War II and up to the present.
(ITL56, $26.99)
The City of Florence, Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings
R.W.B. Lewis
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
FAVORITE
A vivid tour of the city and its riches by the fine biographer of Edith Wharton and Henry James. Lewis has written what he calls "a partial biography of Florence," beautifully interweaving the personal and the historical.
(ITL47, $19.00)
The Italians
Luigi Barzini
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
The definitive portrait of the Italian people, this is a classic, scholarly essay on the Italian character. Though first published in 1964, it's still worth reading for its insight, grace and wit.
(ITL05, $16.00)
The Most Beautiful Villages of Tuscany
James Bentley
Hugh Palmer
HISTORY
This handsome oversize picture book is a portrait of the Tuscan landscape and people. It contains maps, a travel guide and many color photographs.
(ITL261, $40.00)
Brunelleschi's Dome, How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Ross King
ART & ARCHITECTURE
The story of the design and construction of the dome in the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, a tale rife with politics, cut-throat competition and mighty inspiration.
(ITL410, $15.00)
Italian Villas and Their Gardens
Edith Wharton
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A facsimile edition of Wharton's witty, astute essays on the history and pleasures of Italy's famous villas. With photographs and the original, full-page illustrations by Maxfield Parrish.
(ITL91, $35.00)
The Art of the Renaissance
Peter Murray
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A classic, illustrated survey of the world of the Renaissance and its art. With chapters on Florence and its artists, the Netherlands, early illustrated books and many individual artists.
(ITL14, $18.95)
The Stones of Florence
Mary McCarthy
ART & ARCHITECTURE
The classic history of the art, architecture and culture of Florence. Novelist McCarthy takes us on a quick and vivid tour of the history of the Medicis and the city of Florence, focusing on Renaissance art.
(ITL15, $14.00)
A Small Place In Italy
Eric Newby
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Naturally, the Newbys return to Italy. In this warm tale of 25 splendid years at their farm in northwest Tuscany, their house I Castagni plays as much a role (it was a ruin) as the uproarious Newby, the unflappable Wanda and their many eccentric neighbors.
(ITL111, $14.99)
A Traveller in Italy
H.V. Morton
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton's ramblings in the temples, tombs and villas of Tuscany, Lombardy, Emilia and the Veneto.
(ITL417, $25.00)
A Valley in Italy, The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria
Lisa St. Aubin de Teran
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This short memoir chronicles a year in the small Umbrian village of San Orsola--especially the delights and frustrations of renovating a decayed villa. Taking in food, wine, local customs and landscapes, the book is an excellent introduction to the region
(ITL98, $13.00)
D.H. Lawrence and Italy
D.H. Lawrence
Tim Parks
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
This omnibus Penguin Classics edition includes three travel tales, each very different in tone and all wonderful: "Sea and Sardinia" is a nostalgic look at traditional ways of life; "Twilight in Italy" an evocation of Lawrence's memorable stay on Lake Garda; and "Etruscan Places" his musings on ancient sites, including the painted tombs of Tarquinia.
(ITL62, $18.00)
Galileo's Daughter, A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
Dava Sobel
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Sobel evokes the daily life of 17th-century Italy in this engaging tale, drawing on letters to Galileo from his illegitimate daughter, a nun in a Franciscan convent in San Matteo.
(ITL176, $17.00)
In Tuscany
Bob Krist
Frances Mayes
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
An edition of Maye's warm, anecdotal account of life on her now-restored Tuscan estate, much enhanced by Bob Krist's color photographs.
(ITL348, $35.00)
Italian Days
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
Grizzuti Harrison writes with warmth and depth of her journey from Milan south to Calabria in this sprightly account of Italy and the Italians.
(ITL02, $15.00)
Under the Tuscan Sun
Frances Mayes
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
In this best-selling memoir of buying, renovating and living in an abandoned villa in Tuscany, Mayes reveals the sensual pleasures found in rural Italy.
(ITL85, $15.00)
Tuscany and Umbria, The Collected Traveler
Barrie Kerper
ANTHOLOGY
Kerper hauled out her clipping files, interviewed her friends and raided her library for this inspired miscellany -- a quirky guide to the history, food, and landscape of Tuscany and Umbria. With travel essays, recommended reading and suggested hotels, restaurants, sights and shops.
(ITL389, $19.00)
A Room with a View
E.M. Forster
LITERATURE
E.M. Forster's classic tale of love among the middle classes, set largely in Florence.
(ITL142, $9.95)
Innocence
Penelope Fitzgerald
LITERATURE
A comic novel set in mid-twentieth century Italy, by the inimitable Penelope Fitzgerald, author of "The Blue Flower".
(ITL317, $13.95)
Italian Folktales
Italo Calvino
LITERATURE
A treasured collection of 200 lively folk tales presented by none other than the great Italo Calvino, a modern master with great affection for the folkloric traditions of his childhood.
(ITL314, $25.00)
Italy in Mind
Alice Powers
LITERATURE
COMING IN AUGUST
A terrific collection of some of the best literary writing on Italy, including pieces by Melville, Lawrence, Henry James, Mary McCarthy and many others.
(ITL39, $14.95)
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