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	Blue Guide Northern Italy, from the Alps to the Adriatic  •  Paul Blanchard GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 735 PAGES This Blue Guide by a popular tour leader provides a thorough overview of the history, art and architecture of northern Italy from Trieste across to the Valle d'Aosta, Venice, Verona, Milan, Genoa and Bologna. With 36 maps and site plans. 12th edition. (ITL48, $32.95)
	The World of Venice  •  Jan Morris HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 315 PAGES • FAVORITE Morris displays her talent for research, telling anecdote and well-wrought prose in this spirited portrait of a beloved city, its history and inhabitants. If you are going to read one book on Venice, we recommend this favorite. Originally published in 1974 and revised for this edition, it's a tour de force. (ITL12, $16.00)
	Extra Virgin, A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera  •  Annie Hawes TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES Two young English women at large on the Italian Riviera -- or so thought the author and her sister when they ventured from England to Liguria to graft roses with the locals. They did, in fact, fall in love with the place -- a more complex and interesting Italy than that of their romantic imagination. They end up buying a house and learning the local customs and eccentricities of their neighbors in Diano San Pietro. Hawes' account of her experiences is refreshingly candid. (ITL539, $14.95)
	Northern Italy Map  •   Touring Club Italiano MAP This beautifully shaded road map of Northern Italy (1:400,000) shows the region including Trieste, Venice, Bologna Milan and Turin. Printed and tear- and water-resistant paper. One Side. 37x59 inches. (ITL38, $12.95)

	Cinque Terre Map  •   Litographia Artistica Cartographica    •  A detailed shaded relief walking and road map of the Cinque Terre at a scale of 1:40,000. (ITL159, $10.95)
	Liguria Regional Map  •   Touring Club Italiano    •  A map of the region, including Cinque Terra, at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL118, $12.95)
	Venice Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A colorful, detailed city map of Venice, perfect for finding your way around the famously labyrinthine streets and canals. (ITL26, $7.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Italian Riviera  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handsome, beautifully illustrated and informative compact guide to Liguria. It covers places, recommended excursions, hotels and attractions from the border with France east to La Spezia. (ITL566, $20.00)
	Fodor's Milan's 25 Best  •   Fodor's Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handy, shirt-pocket guide to Milan with a map and essential information on its highlights. (ITL608, $11.95)
	Fodor's Venice's 25 Best  •   Citypack   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information on Venice's highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing. (ITL106, $11.95)
	Made in Italy, A Shopper's Guide  •  Laura Morelli   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The second edition of Morelli's expert survey of handcrafted Italian shops and products from Murano glass to ceramics, jewelry and leather. (ITL473, $24.95)
	The Architectural History of Venice  •  Deborah Howard   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This revised edition of Howard's concise, fact-filled guide to Venetian churches, palaces and guildhalls from the Byzantine era to the present includes 70 black-and-white and 100 color illustrations. (ITL797, $25.00)
	Venice for Pleasure  •  J.G. Links   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The 40th anniversary edition of this favorite walking guide to the history, art and byways of Venice. (ITL104, $27.95)
	Biba's Italy  •  Biba Caggiano   • FOOD  •  Ms. Caggiano focuses on regional, seasonal food in this omnibus cookbook (featuring 100 recipes), menu planner and travel guide to Rome, Florence, Bologna, Milan and Venice. Nicely produced, this handsome sepia-toned book includes recommended restaurants, cafes and markets in each city. (ITL777, $29.95)
	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)
	La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind  •  Beppe Severgnini   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Hugely popular in Italy, this guide to the Italian character addresses the apparently never-ending passion for beauty, disorder and high emotion. Severgnini opens the book with a snapshot of the hubbub at Malpensa Airport, then moves on to Tuscany, Rome, Naples and Sardinia. (ITL718, $12.95)
	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)
	Venice Observed  •  Mary McCarthy   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Originally published over 30 years ago, this collection of eight essays is a literate, evocative celebration of the city, its character, and its history. (ITL27, $13.00)
	Venice, Lion City  •  Garry Wills   • HISTORY  •  A magisterial history of Venice at the height of its power as a maritime republic in the 15th and 16th centuries. Wills shows the power and influence of the city through its magnificent Renaissance art and architecture. (ITL324, $20.00)
	Art and Life in Renaissance Venice  •  Patricia Brown   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This compact volume evokes the spirit of Renaissance Venice with authoritative essays and 120 full-color illustrations. (ITL57, $24.95)
	Palladio and Palladianism  •  Robert Tavernor   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A well illustrated guide to the work of Andrea Palladio, the 16th century Venetian architect, and his followers. (ITL25, $16.95)
	Venice, The Grand Canal  •  Daniele Resini   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This ingenious book unfolds accordion-style to reveal a 42-foot panorama of the palaces, churches and museums fronting Venice's glorious Grand Canal. The photographer, Daniele Resini, took the photographs over a period of three years to create one perfectly continuous portrait of this architectural wonder. (ITL663, $50.00)
	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)
	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)
	Recollections of the Last Days of Shelley and Byron  •  Edward Trelawney   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The lives and deaths of these two most romantic of Romantic poets are lovingly recounted in this memoir by Edward Trelawny. Trelawny was a fascinating figure in his own right, and his tribute to his two lost friends bears all the marks of his own generous, wild personality. (ITL336, $10.95)
	Venetian Life  •  William Dean Howells   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A leisurely account of housekeeping, touring and socializing in 19th-century Venice by the American consul, first published in 1866. (ITL327, $16.95)
	Italy, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Lawrence Venuti   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Not just a literary companion, this anthology is also a who's who of contemporary Italian writers that captures the spirit, history and allure of the country. (ITL466, $14.95)
	Travelers' Tales Italy  •  Ann Calcagno  •  Jan Morris   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of 48 stories on traveling in Italy and Italian life, featuring the writing of Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Frances Mayes, Jonathan Keates, Stanley Crouch and others. (ITL182, $18.95)
	Dead Lagoon, An Aurelio Zen Mystery  •  Michael Dibdin   • MYSTERY  •  Dibdin -- a master of ambiguous settings, shady dealings and fast-paced prose -- returns to Venice in this sixth book in the thoroughly enjoyable Aurelio Zen series. (ITL577, $13.95)
	Death at La Fenice  •  Donna Leon   • MYSTERY  •  The first of the tremendously good Guido Brunetti mysteries, all set in the author's beloved Venice, in which a famous conductor is found dead at the celebrated theater of the title. (ITL555, $13.95)
	Portofino, A Novel  •  Frank Schaeffer   • LITERATURE  •  Set in the 1960s, this coming-of-age tale follows a young boy's encounters with the sights and people of the seaside town of Portofino, while he avoids his missionary parents' constant bickering and their attempts to convert the locals. (ITL164, $15.00)
	The Garden of the Finzi-Continis  •  Giorgio Bassini  •  William Weaver   • LITERATURE  •  This powerful book, set in Ferrara, deals with unrequited love and classist society in the time of Mussolini. (ITL205, $13.00)
	Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson  •  Dan Zetterstrom  •  Killian Mullarney   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • COMING IN OCTOBER  •  A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
	Wildflowers of Britain and Europe, Compact Guide  •  W. Lippert  •  D. Podlech   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to British and European wildflowers, covering 350 of the most commonly encountered species. Flowers are organized by color for easy identification. (EUR46, $19.99)

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