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Insight Guide Tuscany •   Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 304 PAGES
An illustrated guide in this popular series, noteworthy for its maps and illuminating short essays on Tuscan food, history and culture. (ITL156, $18.99)

Tuscan Country, A Photographer's Journey •  Wes Walker
CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2007 • HARD COVER • 160 PAGES
Wes Walker captures the allure of the hill towns, vineyards, fields and villages in 100 luminous color photographs. Literary excerpts from the works of both Italian writers and literary visitors accompany the photographs, including Italo Calvino, Henry James, Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Frances Mayes. (ITL848, $29.95)

The Tuscan Year, Tuscan Life and Food in an Italian Valley •  Elizabeth Romer
FOOD • 1996 • PAPER • 182 PAGES • FAVORITE
An intimate portrait of life on a Tuscan farm, as seen primarily through the robust food. 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. The index makes it easy to look up recipes if you're inspired to use this wonderful account as a cookbook. (ITL131, $14.00)

Travelers' Tales Tuscany •  Tara Austen Weaver •  James O'Reilly
ANTHOLOGY • 2002 • PAPER • 222 PAGES
Well-chosen true stories from quality contemporary authors is what this anthology of travel writing and essays about Tuscany, including excerpts from works by Saul Bellow, Matthew Spender, Ferenc Mate, Frances Mayes and Barbara Grizzuti Harrison among others. (ITL315, $16.95)

Tuscany Map •   Touring Club Italiano
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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)

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Authentic Tuscany •   Touring Club Italiano • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN JUNE • A practical guide to Tuscany, featuring excellent maps, suggested itineraries, a rating system for restaurants, hotels and attractions, and an idiosyncratic planning guide by subject. (ITL591, $18.95)

Discovering Wine Country, Tuscany •  Monty Waldin • GUIDEBOOK • Both a guide to wine and to wine country, this handy book features over 100 color photographs, maps, an overview of the wines of Tuscany, suggested wine tours, traveler's tips and recommended producers. (ITL775, $19.95)

Fodor's Florence's 25 Best •   Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map and essential information on the city's highlights, including sightseeing, restaurants and shopping. (ITL140, $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 Food Lover's Guide to Florence, With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany •  Emily Wise Miller • GUIDEBOOK • Miller polled neighbors, friends, cooks and ordinary folk for this delectable guide to 125 eateries, organized by neighborhood. (ITL841, $14.95)

Walking •  Henry David Thoreau • REFERENCE • You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel. (WLK04, $9.95)

Walking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria •  James Ladsun •  Pia Davis • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to walking and eating your way through the region, this book includes 40 suggested itineraries, mostly day hikes, with maps, details on local attractions, and illustrations. (ITL97, $20.00)

A Culinary Traveller in Tuscany •  Beth Elon • FOOD • A resident in Tuscany for 30 years, Beth Elon presents 100 recipes from a hand-picked selection of favorite restaurants in this charming cookbook and travel guide. With 10 itineraries highlighting largely undiscovered regions of Tuscany, restaurants, trattorie, shops, wineries, olive oil producers, markets and food festivals. (ITL729, $17.95)

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)

Piano, Piano, Pieno •  Susan Mckenna Grant • FOOD • The title, "slowly, slowly, full" in Italian, sums up the cooking style advocated by Grant, an organic farmer in Tuscany, who brings together 200 authentic recipes in this lovingly-produced cookbook. (ITL975, $40.00)

The Food of Italy •  Waverly Root • FOOD • 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, $19.95)

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 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)

Songbirds, Truffles and Wolves, An American Naturalist in Italy •  Gary Paul Nabhan • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The author, a poet and naturalist, heads along the Franciscan Way from Florence to Assisi. This most unusual travelogue combines natural history, spirituality and a lively appreciation of local food and food traditions. A print-on-demand paperback. (ITL99, $16.00)

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 in Mind •  Alice Powers • ANTHOLOGY • A fine literary anthology covering the region's history, geography, culture and (of course) food, featuring contributions by luminaries including D.H. Lawrence and Robert Browning. (ITL607, $14.95)

Summer's Lease •  John Mortimer • MYSTERY • The protagonist's idyll is upset when the water supply fails and a neighbor dies. A well-paced mystery set in the Tuscan countryside, by the author of Rumpole of the Bailey. (ITL580, $15.00)

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	Insight Guide Tuscany • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 304 PAGES An illustrated guide in this popular series, noteworthy for its maps and illuminating short essays on Tuscan food, history and culture. (ITL156, $18.99)
	Tuscan Country, A Photographer's Journey • Wes Walker CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2007 • HARD COVER • 160 PAGES Wes Walker captures the allure of the hill towns, vineyards, fields and villages in 100 luminous color photographs. Literary excerpts from the works of both Italian writers and literary visitors accompany the photographs, including Italo Calvino, Henry James, Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Frances Mayes. (ITL848, $29.95)
	The Tuscan Year, Tuscan Life and Food in an Italian Valley • Elizabeth Romer FOOD • 1996 • PAPER • 182 PAGES • FAVORITE An intimate portrait of life on a Tuscan farm, as seen primarily through the robust food. 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. The index makes it easy to look up recipes if you're inspired to use this wonderful account as a cookbook. (ITL131, $14.00)
	Travelers' Tales Tuscany • Tara Austen Weaver • James O'Reilly ANTHOLOGY • 2002 • PAPER • 222 PAGES Well-chosen true stories from quality contemporary authors is what this anthology of travel writing and essays about Tuscany, including excerpts from works by Saul Bellow, Matthew Spender, Ferenc Mate, Frances Mayes and Barbara Grizzuti Harrison among others. (ITL315, $16.95)
	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)

	Authentic Tuscany • Touring Club Italiano • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN JUNE • A practical guide to Tuscany, featuring excellent maps, suggested itineraries, a rating system for restaurants, hotels and attractions, and an idiosyncratic planning guide by subject. (ITL591, $18.95)
	Discovering Wine Country, Tuscany • Monty Waldin • GUIDEBOOK • Both a guide to wine and to wine country, this handy book features over 100 color photographs, maps, an overview of the wines of Tuscany, suggested wine tours, traveler's tips and recommended producers. (ITL775, $19.95)
	Fodor's Florence's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map and essential information on the city's highlights, including sightseeing, restaurants and shopping. (ITL140, $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 Food Lover's Guide to Florence, With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany • Emily Wise Miller • GUIDEBOOK • Miller polled neighbors, friends, cooks and ordinary folk for this delectable guide to 125 eateries, organized by neighborhood. (ITL841, $14.95)
	Walking • Henry David Thoreau • REFERENCE • You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel. (WLK04, $9.95)
	Walking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria • James Ladsun • Pia Davis • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to walking and eating your way through the region, this book includes 40 suggested itineraries, mostly day hikes, with maps, details on local attractions, and illustrations. (ITL97, $20.00)
	A Culinary Traveller in Tuscany • Beth Elon • FOOD • A resident in Tuscany for 30 years, Beth Elon presents 100 recipes from a hand-picked selection of favorite restaurants in this charming cookbook and travel guide. With 10 itineraries highlighting largely undiscovered regions of Tuscany, restaurants, trattorie, shops, wineries, olive oil producers, markets and food festivals. (ITL729, $17.95)
	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)
	Piano, Piano, Pieno • Susan Mckenna Grant • FOOD • The title, "slowly, slowly, full" in Italian, sums up the cooking style advocated by Grant, an organic farmer in Tuscany, who brings together 200 authentic recipes in this lovingly-produced cookbook. (ITL975, $40.00)
	The Food of Italy • Waverly Root • FOOD • 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, $19.95)
	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 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)
	Songbirds, Truffles and Wolves, An American Naturalist in Italy • Gary Paul Nabhan • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The author, a poet and naturalist, heads along the Franciscan Way from Florence to Assisi. This most unusual travelogue combines natural history, spirituality and a lively appreciation of local food and food traditions. A print-on-demand paperback. (ITL99, $16.00)
	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 in Mind • Alice Powers • ANTHOLOGY • A fine literary anthology covering the region's history, geography, culture and (of course) food, featuring contributions by luminaries including D.H. Lawrence and Robert Browning. (ITL607, $14.95)
	Summer's Lease • John Mortimer • MYSTERY • The protagonist's idyll is upset when the water supply fails and a neighbor dies. A well-paced mystery set in the Tuscan countryside, by the author of Rumpole of the Bailey. (ITL580, $15.00)