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Eyewitness Guide Naples, Pompeii & Amalfi Coast •   Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 240 PAGES
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the region's attractions. Covering Naples, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the Amalfi coast, it focuses on culture, history and art. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (ITL107, $20.00)

The Ancient Shore, Dispatches from Naples •  Shirley Hazzard •  Francis Steegmuller
TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2008 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES • NEW
Hazzard lyrically and lovingly meditates on the city's present and past, encountering along the way the ghosts of great writers in this brief anthology, which also includes a celebrated New Yorker essay by her husband Francis Steegmuller. (ITL967, $18.00)

Italy, Monuments Past and Present •  R.A. Staccioli
ARCHAEOLOGY • 2003 • FLEXI-BOUND • 78 PAGES
Part of the popular Past and Presents series, this informative volume shows Italy's most important monuments as they look today and, via overlaid illustrations, as they were once upon a time. The book surveys the history and archeological highlights of Rome, Sicily and Pompeii. (ITL455, $22.50)

Campania Basilicata Map •   Touring Club Italiano
MAP
A colorful, durable map of Campania, including Naples and the Amalfi Coast at a scale of 1:200,000. Two Sides. 38x54 inches. (ITL116, $12.95)

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Ischia/Capri Map •   Instituto Geografico De Agostini • A map of both Capri and Ischia at a scale of 1:28,000. (ITL500, $6.95)

Naples Map •   Touring Club Italiano • A good locally published map of Naples. (ITL280, $12.95)

Sorrento Peninsula & Amalfi Coast Map •   Litographia Artistica Cartographica • A detailed road map of the Sorrento Peninsula and Amalfi Coast, including Pompeii, Nocera and Salerno, with an inset map of Capri at a scale of 1:35,000, showing hiking trails, tracks, historic buildings and attractions. With travel information on the reverse. (ITL432, $10.95)

Fodor's Naples' 25 Best •  Michael Buttler • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Naples, this slim book includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information on its highlights. (ITL594, $11.95)

Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook •   Lonely Planet • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A handy, palm-size phrasebook for the traveler. (ITL531, $8.99)

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)

Naples at Table •  Arthur Schwartz • FOOD • A celebration of the food of Naples and Campania. Schwartz, host of "Foodtalk", covers not only the food (with over 100 recipes), but also the culture, history, and myths of the region. (ITL146, $32.95)

Between Salt Water and Holy Water, A History of Southern Italy •  Tommaso Astarita • HISTORY • 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)

Gomorrah •  Roberto Saviano •  Virginia Jewiss • HISTORY • Savaiano's expose of the Naples mob documents in graphic detail the depredations and violence of the killers, criminals and thugs of the Camorra. (ITL885, $15.00)

Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure •  Joseph Jay Deiss • HISTORY • An artful and wonderfully written description of ancient Herculaneum. (ITL41, $18.95)

In the Shadow of Vesuvius •  Jordan Lancaster • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A sparkling portrait of Naples from its volcanic origins to its lively present. Lancaster's cultural history explores the city's tumultuous past, its spirited inhabitants and the mythical allure that's drawn so many travelers to its siren song. (ITL969, $16.95)

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)

Pompeii, Public and Private Life •  Paul Zanker •  Deborah Schneider • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A comprehensive guide to the architecture, people and culture of Pompeii, focusing on both grand public spaces and private villas. With 21 color illustrations and 55 halftones, including site plans, models, mosaics and sculpture. (ITL114, $28.00)

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)

Pompeii, The Living City •  Alex Butterworth •  Ray Laurence • ARCHAEOLOGY • A meticulous historical and archaeological reconstruction of the city of Pompeii, its people, culture and daily rituals both before and after 79 AD, the year of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. (ITL773, $29.95)

The Fires of Vesuvius, Pompeii Lost and Found •  Mary Beard • ARCHAEOLOGY • With the panache of a gifted classicist , Mary Beard (Wonders of the World ) conjures daily life in celebrated Pompeii, not only demolishing with particular relish the many myths that have grown up around the place but also emphasizing the limits of our knowledge. Some things we simply shall never know for certain. (ITA46, $26.95)

Greene on Capri, A Memoir •  Shirley Hazzard • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This book is ultimately a memoir about the author's friendship with Graham Greene, but there's plenty of commentary of Capri's history and culture for those seeking a flavor of the place. (ITL440, $15.00)

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)

Naples '44, A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy •  Norman Lewis • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A classic book by one of the 20th century's great travel writers. Naples '44 is funny and moving, and ultimately a meditation on war and the indomitable character of the Italian people. (ITL603, $14.95)

Cosi Fan Tutti •  Michael Dibdin • MYSTERY • Romantic entanglements complicate the investigation of a murder in Naples in this installment of the enjoyable series. (ITL623, $13.95)

Italy in Mind •  Alice Powers • LITERATURE • 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, $14.95)

Pompeii, A Novel •  Robert Harris • LITERATURE • A fast-paced historical novel set in Pompeii. A young engineer sets out to repair the Roman aqueducts and discovers the imminent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Full of suspense and period detail. (ITL560, $7.99)

The Volcano Lover, A Romance •  Susan Sontag • LITERATURE • A steamy and evocative historical novel by social critic Sontag, set in 18th-century Naples. The sweeping story focuses on the British Ambassador to the King in Naples, his passionate and notorious love, and her infatuation with Lord Nelson. (ITL143, $15.00)

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	Eyewitness Guide Naples, Pompeii & Amalfi Coast • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 240 PAGES This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the region's attractions. Covering Naples, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the Amalfi coast, it focuses on culture, history and art. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (ITL107, $20.00)
	The Ancient Shore, Dispatches from Naples • Shirley Hazzard • Francis Steegmuller TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2008 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES • NEW Hazzard lyrically and lovingly meditates on the city's present and past, encountering along the way the ghosts of great writers in this brief anthology, which also includes a celebrated New Yorker essay by her husband Francis Steegmuller. (ITL967, $18.00)
	Italy, Monuments Past and Present • R.A. Staccioli ARCHAEOLOGY • 2003 • FLEXI-BOUND • 78 PAGES Part of the popular Past and Presents series, this informative volume shows Italy's most important monuments as they look today and, via overlaid illustrations, as they were once upon a time. The book surveys the history and archeological highlights of Rome, Sicily and Pompeii. (ITL455, $22.50)
	Campania Basilicata Map • Touring Club Italiano MAP A colorful, durable map of Campania, including Naples and the Amalfi Coast at a scale of 1:200,000. Two Sides. 38x54 inches. (ITL116, $12.95)

	Ischia/Capri Map • Instituto Geografico De Agostini • A map of both Capri and Ischia at a scale of 1:28,000. (ITL500, $6.95)
	Naples Map • Touring Club Italiano • A good locally published map of Naples. (ITL280, $12.95)
	Sorrento Peninsula & Amalfi Coast Map • Litographia Artistica Cartographica • A detailed road map of the Sorrento Peninsula and Amalfi Coast, including Pompeii, Nocera and Salerno, with an inset map of Capri at a scale of 1:35,000, showing hiking trails, tracks, historic buildings and attractions. With travel information on the reverse. (ITL432, $10.95)
	Fodor's Naples' 25 Best • Michael Buttler • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Naples, this slim book includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information on its highlights. (ITL594, $11.95)
	Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook • Lonely Planet • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A handy, palm-size phrasebook for the traveler. (ITL531, $8.99)
	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)
	Naples at Table • Arthur Schwartz • FOOD • A celebration of the food of Naples and Campania. Schwartz, host of "Foodtalk", covers not only the food (with over 100 recipes), but also the culture, history, and myths of the region. (ITL146, $32.95)
	Between Salt Water and Holy Water, A History of Southern Italy • Tommaso Astarita • HISTORY • 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)
	Gomorrah • Roberto Saviano • Virginia Jewiss • HISTORY • Savaiano's expose of the Naples mob documents in graphic detail the depredations and violence of the killers, criminals and thugs of the Camorra. (ITL885, $15.00)
	Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure • Joseph Jay Deiss • HISTORY • An artful and wonderfully written description of ancient Herculaneum. (ITL41, $18.95)
	In the Shadow of Vesuvius • Jordan Lancaster • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A sparkling portrait of Naples from its volcanic origins to its lively present. Lancaster's cultural history explores the city's tumultuous past, its spirited inhabitants and the mythical allure that's drawn so many travelers to its siren song. (ITL969, $16.95)
	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)
	Pompeii, Public and Private Life • Paul Zanker • Deborah Schneider • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A comprehensive guide to the architecture, people and culture of Pompeii, focusing on both grand public spaces and private villas. With 21 color illustrations and 55 halftones, including site plans, models, mosaics and sculpture. (ITL114, $28.00)
	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)
	Pompeii, The Living City • Alex Butterworth • Ray Laurence • ARCHAEOLOGY • A meticulous historical and archaeological reconstruction of the city of Pompeii, its people, culture and daily rituals both before and after 79 AD, the year of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. (ITL773, $29.95)
	The Fires of Vesuvius, Pompeii Lost and Found • Mary Beard • ARCHAEOLOGY • With the panache of a gifted classicist , Mary Beard (Wonders of the World ) conjures daily life in celebrated Pompeii, not only demolishing with particular relish the many myths that have grown up around the place but also emphasizing the limits of our knowledge. Some things we simply shall never know for certain. (ITA46, $26.95)
	Greene on Capri, A Memoir • Shirley Hazzard • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This book is ultimately a memoir about the author's friendship with Graham Greene, but there's plenty of commentary of Capri's history and culture for those seeking a flavor of the place. (ITL440, $15.00)
	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)
	Naples '44, A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy • Norman Lewis • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A classic book by one of the 20th century's great travel writers. Naples '44 is funny and moving, and ultimately a meditation on war and the indomitable character of the Italian people. (ITL603, $14.95)
	Cosi Fan Tutti • Michael Dibdin • MYSTERY • Romantic entanglements complicate the investigation of a murder in Naples in this installment of the enjoyable series. (ITL623, $13.95)
	Italy in Mind • Alice Powers • LITERATURE • 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, $14.95)
	Pompeii, A Novel • Robert Harris • LITERATURE • A fast-paced historical novel set in Pompeii. A young engineer sets out to repair the Roman aqueducts and discovers the imminent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Full of suspense and period detail. (ITL560, $7.99)
	The Volcano Lover, A Romance • Susan Sontag • LITERATURE • A steamy and evocative historical novel by social critic Sontag, set in 18th-century Naples. The sweeping story focuses on the British Ambassador to the King in Naples, his passionate and notorious love, and her infatuation with Lord Nelson. (ITL143, $15.00)