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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $74, including
U.S. shipping, a 20% discount (Item no. EXITL699)		  
Eyewitness Guide Rome  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 432 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to Rome featuring hundreds of color photographs, neighborhood maps and innovative site plans. With selective suggestions of where to stay, eat and shop. This excellent guide includes a chapter on children's Rome, and a fully indexed street finder. (ITL158, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Rome
Ancient Rome: Art, Architecture, and History  •  Ada Gabucci
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES
A lively survey of the history of ancient Rome accompanied by color photographs of architecture, sculpture and paintings. The book also includes Pompeii and the art and architecture of the Roman provinces of Europe and North Africa during the height of the empire. The author, who has also written about the Colosseum, includes portraits of (and quotes from) emperor Augustus and other personalities. (ITL419, $19.95)		   Ancient Rome: Art, Architecture, and History
The Colosseum  •  Keith Hopkins  •  Mary Beard
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES
Hopkins and Beard, both classicists, sweep aside misconceptions, taking shots at Hollywood (and others) for perpetrating tales of gladiator-eating lions, Nero fiddling and other myths. A volume in the engaging "Wonders of the World" series, the book is a lively overview of the history of the Colosseum. (ITL654, $14.95)		   The Colosseum
The Smiles of Rome, A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers  •  Susan Cahill
ANTHOLOGY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 332 PAGES
This inspired anthology features excerpts from 29 writers and artists, many Italian, interspersed with practical suggestions for travelers and commentary by editor Susan Cahill. Organized by period, she includes Ovid, Michelangelo, John Updike, and Henry James, Sigmund Freud, and Muriel Spark among other. The book concludes with an interview with Fellini and Ekberg. Cahill as also compiled and edited For the Love of Ireland and Desiring Italy. (ITL573, $14.95)		   The Smiles of Rome, A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers
Rome Map  •  Borch Maps
2007 •  MAP
A handy map of the city at a scale of 1:11,000 with a more detailed overview of the city center. Plastic-coated. Two Sides. 19x39 inches. (ITL60, $8.95)		   Rome Map



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