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Umbria & Puglia
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 5 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXITL479) |
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Eyewitness Guide Umbria
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 192 PAGES
A marvelously illustrated, compact guide to the culture, history and attractions of Umbria, organized geographically and especially helpful for its innovative site plans, building diagrams and local maps. With select, annotated listings of where to eat and sleep and what to buy.
(ITL512, $20.00) |
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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) |
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Reluctant Saint, The Life of Francis of Assisi
• Donald Spoto
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2003 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
Spoto draws on fascinating new research to explore the travels, spirit and work of the beloved saint. This engaging portrait provides an excellent overview of the life of St. Francis.
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Umbria Regional Map
• Touring Club Italiano
MAP
A colorful, detailed map of Umbria and surrounding areas, at a scale of 1:200,000. The most detailed map of the area available, imported from Italy One Side. 37x49 inches.
(ITL119, $14.95) |
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Puglia Map
• Touring Club Italiano
MAP
The locals' map of Puglia, at a scale of 1:200,000. One Side. 37x54 inches.
(ITL425, $14.95) |
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Also Recommended
Blue Guide Southern Italy
• Paul Blanchard
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to Southern Italy and especially its archaeology, history and culture. With maps and site plans.
(ITL257, $34.95)
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Insight Guide Southern Italy
• Roger Williams
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN
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A colorful guide to the culture, history and attractions of Italy south of Rome, featuring hundreds of photographs and excellent local and regional maps. Includes Sicily.
(ITL458, $23.95)
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Made in Italy, A Shopper's Guide
• Laura Morelli
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Rick Steves
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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This compact phrase book, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary, also includes Steves' insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world.
(ITL424, $8.95)
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The Food of Italy
• Waverly Root
• FOOD
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Evocative of Italy and its diverse cuisine, this classic book, organized geographically, offers a cook's tour of the country. It's a well-informed and wonderful culinary guide.
(ITL75, $22.00)
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Between Salt Water and Holy Water, A History of Southern Italy
• Tommaso Astarita
• HISTORY
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Astarita captures the fanfare, rivalry and changing fortunes of Sicily from antiquity through Norman, Spanish and Bourbon rule to unification and the 20th century.
(ITL597, $22.95)
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La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind
• Beppe Severgnini
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• BEST SELLER
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Italians themselves love this guide to the Italian character, which addresses their 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, $14.00)
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Etruscan Art
• Nigel Spivey
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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In this illustrated and wide-ranging introduction, Nigel Spivey brings the Etruscan world to life, illuminating the social, political and cultural context of the art objects and artifacts that remain the singular achievement of the Etruscans.
(ITL68, $18.95)
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A Valley in Italy, The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria
• Lisa St. Aubin de Teran
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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, $14.99)
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Christ Stopped at Eboli, The Story of a Year
• Carlo Levi
• Frances Frenaye
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An affecting memoir of southern Italy, originally published in 1947, it stems from the author's forced relocation to the region as punishment for anti-fascist political activity.
(ITL09, $15.00)
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Italian Days
• Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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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)
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La Bella Lingua
• Dianne Hales
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• NEW
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Inebriated with the sounds of Italian, lovesick for its phrases and enamored of its earthy idioms, Hales, "a sensible woman of sturdy Polish stock," dives into the Italian of the piazza, literature, movies and streets in this charming memoir.
(ITA26, $15.00)
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Old Puglia, A Portrait of South Eastern Italy
• Desmond Seward
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Seward weaves history and incident, accounts by past visitors and his own travelers, in this charming portrait of the ancient towns, life and people of Puglia.
(ITA80, $19.95)
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Italy in Mind
• Alice Powers
• LITERATURE
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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, $17.95)
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Ratking
• Michael Dibdin
• MYSTERY
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Venetian crime investigator Aurelio Zen goes after the kidnappers of a Perugian industrialist in this enjoyable thriller, winner of the Gold Dagger Award (and first book in the series).
(ITL622, $13.95)
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The Little Flowers of St. Francis
• W. Heywood
• Ugolino
• Madeleine L'Engle
• LITERATURE
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Classic tales attributed to St. Francis, divided into 50 vignettes, including the story of the wolf of Gubbio, set along the Franciscan Way.
(ITL132, $13.00)
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Venturing in Italy, Travels in Puglia, the Land of Two Seas
• Barb Euser
• ANTHOLOGY
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This collection of 30 true tales by contemporary writers and journalists celebrates the people, places and history of Puglia.
(ITA14, $14.95)
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