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Eyewitness Guide Venice & the Veneto •   Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 312 PAGES
Another in the long line of superb Eyewitness Guides, this one features color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a neighborhood-by-neighborhood synopsis of the region's attractions. It includes numerous cutaways and floor plans of local buildings as well. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (ITL200, $20.00)

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)

Art and Life in Renaissance Venice •  Patricia Brown
ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 176 PAGES
With a strong focus on art, the author evokes the guilds, nobility and spirit of the Renaissance in her discussion of painting, sculpture and architecture. With 120 full-color illustrations. A volume in the Prentice Hall Perspectives series. Also in this same series is "Renaissance Florence." Second edition. (ITL57, $35.20)

Venice Map •   Borch Maps
2008 • MAP
A colorful, detailed, laminated map of Venice at a scale of 1:6,500. Perfect for finding your way around the famously labyrinthine streets and canals. Plastic-coated. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (ITL26, $7.95)

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Veneto Friuli Venezia Giulia Map •   Touring Club Italiano • A detailed, shaded relief map of the Veneto at a scale of 1:200,000. Accurate, colorful, and imported from Italy. (ITL22, $12.95)

Blue Guide Venice •  Alta MacAdam • GUIDEBOOK • This comprehensive guide is the best for art, architecture, museums, history and culture. (ITL457, $29.95)

Companion Guide Venice •  Hugh Honour • GUIDEBOOK • A literate and opinionated guide to the art and architecture of Venice. (ITL21, $34.95)

Fodor's Venice's 25 Best •   Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information. (ITL106, $11.99)

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)

Walking •  Henry David Thoreau • REFERENCE • Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration. (WLK04, $9.99)

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)

A History of Venice •  John Julius Norwich • HISTORY • The great historian Norwich marshals myriad personalities, battles, sieges, and facts into a vivid portrait of the Venetian Republic spanning the 1000 years up to its 1797 defeat at the hands of Napoleon. (ITL177, $26.00)

The City of Falling Angels •  John Berendt • HISTORY • Berendt's masterful mix of damp aspirations, intrigue and eccentric personalities conveys a certain essence of what it's like to live in modern Venice. (ITL644, $15.00)

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)

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)

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)

Italian Neighbors •  Tim Parks • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This sparkling memoir by the British novelist captures the travails and delights of life in the Italian countryside with charm and wit. Montecchio, which Parks so indelibly sketches in this favorite book, is outside Verona. (ITL16, $14.00)

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)

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	Eyewitness Guide Venice & the Veneto • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 312 PAGES Another in the long line of superb Eyewitness Guides, this one features color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a neighborhood-by-neighborhood synopsis of the region's attractions. It includes numerous cutaways and floor plans of local buildings as well. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (ITL200, $20.00)
	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)
	Art and Life in Renaissance Venice • Patricia Brown ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 176 PAGES With a strong focus on art, the author evokes the guilds, nobility and spirit of the Renaissance in her discussion of painting, sculpture and architecture. With 120 full-color illustrations. A volume in the Prentice Hall Perspectives series. Also in this same series is "Renaissance Florence." Second edition. (ITL57, $35.20)
	Venice Map • Borch Maps 2008 • MAP A colorful, detailed, laminated map of Venice at a scale of 1:6,500. Perfect for finding your way around the famously labyrinthine streets and canals. Plastic-coated. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (ITL26, $7.95)

	Veneto Friuli Venezia Giulia Map • Touring Club Italiano • A detailed, shaded relief map of the Veneto at a scale of 1:200,000. Accurate, colorful, and imported from Italy. (ITL22, $12.95)
	Blue Guide Venice • Alta MacAdam • GUIDEBOOK • This comprehensive guide is the best for art, architecture, museums, history and culture. (ITL457, $29.95)
	Companion Guide Venice • Hugh Honour • GUIDEBOOK • A literate and opinionated guide to the art and architecture of Venice. (ITL21, $34.95)
	Fodor's Venice's 25 Best • Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information. (ITL106, $11.99)
	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)
	Walking • Henry David Thoreau • REFERENCE • Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration. (WLK04, $9.99)
	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)
	A History of Venice • John Julius Norwich • HISTORY • The great historian Norwich marshals myriad personalities, battles, sieges, and facts into a vivid portrait of the Venetian Republic spanning the 1000 years up to its 1797 defeat at the hands of Napoleon. (ITL177, $26.00)
	The City of Falling Angels • John Berendt • HISTORY • Berendt's masterful mix of damp aspirations, intrigue and eccentric personalities conveys a certain essence of what it's like to live in modern Venice. (ITL644, $15.00)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Italian Neighbors • Tim Parks • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This sparkling memoir by the British novelist captures the travails and delights of life in the Italian countryside with charm and wit. Montecchio, which Parks so indelibly sketches in this favorite book, is outside Verona. (ITL16, $14.00)
	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)