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Lombardy & the Italian Lakes, Cadogan Guides
Dana Facaros
GUIDEBOOK 2006 PAPER 345 PAGES
A guide in the respected British series, this comprehensive look at northwest Italy from Milan to Verona and Bergamo includes insightful cultural and historical background, and up-to-date practical information on hotels, restaurants and bars. With an introductory photo-essay and 25 excellent maps.
(ITL44, $19.95)
La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind
Beppe Severgnini
CULTURAL PORTRAIT 2007 PAPER 288 PAGES
Hugely popular in Italy, this witty guide to the Italian character addresses the apparently never-ending Italian passion for beauty, disorder and high emotion. An Italian journalist, Severgnini opens with a snapshot of the hubbub at Malpensa Airport, taking the unwary reader firmly by the hand on a journey to Milan,Tuscany, Rome, Naples and Sardinia. He hilariously points out Italian rituals and quirks from the highway to hotels, bedrooms, restaurants, the office and beach.
(ITL718, $12.95)
D.H. Lawrence and Italy
D.H. Lawrence Tim Parks
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 2008 PAPER 495 PAGES
A collection of D.H. Lawrence's travel writings on Italy, each wonderful and very different in tone. "Sea and Sardinia" is a nostalgic look at traditional ways of life on the island, "Twilight in Italy" an evocation of Lawrence's stay on Lake Garda and "Etruscan Places" a meditation on ancient lives.
(ITL62, $18.00)
Italian Lakes Map
Litographia Artistica Cartographica
MAP
A detailed map of the Italian lakes region, including Orta, Lugano, Como and Maggiore, at the excellent scale of 1:100,000, produced in Italy.
(ITL431, $10.95)
Milan Map
Streetwise Maps
A detailed travel map of Milan.
(ITL65, $8.95)
Eyewitness Guide Milan and the Lakes
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
This superb guide to Milan and the Italian lakes features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the area's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(ITL165, $20.00)
Fodor's Milan's 25 Best
Fodor's Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK
A handy, shirt-pocket guide to Milan with a map and essential information on its highlights.
(ITL608, $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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
The Renaissance, A Short History
Paul Johnson
HISTORY
The history, background, literature, sculpture, paintings and architecture of the Renaissance in just over 200 lively, thought-provoking pages.
(ITL774, $12.95)
The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
Peter Murray
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A classic, informative guide to Renaissance architecture throughout Italy. with black-and-white photographs and site plans. Ideal for travelers to Italy with an interest in architecture.
(ITL34, $20.40)
Edith Wharton's Italian Gardens
Vivian Russell
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Edith Wharton's essays on the magnificent villa gardens of Lombardy, Veneto, Florence, Siena and Rome are as full of interest today as when they were first published in 1904.
(ITL716, $45.00)
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)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
LITERATURE
Set in snowy Switzerland and the rainy Italian lake country during World War I, this semi-autobiographical novel chronicles the romance between a British nurse and an American ambulance driver.
(ITL384, $15.00)
Good Blood
Aaron J. Elkins
MYSTERY
In the eleventh Gideon Oliver novel, the anthropologist vacations with his wife at an Italian estate in Lake Maggiore. However, beautiful views and delicious food can't compete with the disappearance of their host's child and the discovery of bones.
(ITL739, $6.99)
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)
The Betrothed
Alessandro Manzoni
LITERATURE
Manzoni's 1827 classic, by many accounts the first modern Italian novel, concerns star-crossed lovers in 17th-century Lombardy. Hugely popular in Italy, it has been made into several films and even a stage musical.
(ITL414, $17.00)
The Devil in the Hills
Cesare Pavese
LITERATURE
This book, the most personal of the many stories, poems and novels of Pavese, follows the summer adventures of three young men in the hills, vineyards and villages of the author's native Piedmont.
(ITL430, $23.95)
On the Making of Gardens
George Sitwell
NATURAL HISTORY
A handsome edition of Sitwell's 1909 meditation on the Renaissance gardens of Tuscany, Rome and the Lake District. It's not a handbook but rather an inspiring analysis of the transformation -- and magic -- of gardens.
(ITL499, $16.95)
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