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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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GIRO DELLA TOSCANA

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50 Hikes in & Around Tuscany, Hiking the Mountains, Forests, Coast & Historic Sites of Wild Tuscany & Beyond

50 Hikes in & Around Tuscany, Hiking the Mountains, Forests, Coast & Historic Sites of Wild Tuscany & Beyond


by Jeff Taylor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

With day and overnight hikes from Liguria to Toscana itself, Umbria, Abruzzo, Le Marche and Emilia-Romagna, with a cluster of suggested mountain hikes in the Apennine's and coastal walks in Maremma. (ITL827, $16.95)

Amazing Disgrace

Amazing Disgrace


by James Hamilton-Paterson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER

Darker than Hamilton-Paterson's previous outing (Cooking With Fernet) starring Gerald Samper, this hilarious sequel skewers British pretension and the glories of expatriate life in Tuscany. (ITL806, $14.95)

The City of Florence, Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings

The City of Florence, Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings


by R.W.B. Lewis

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A vivid tour of the city and its riches by the fine biographer of Edith Wharton and Henry James. Lewis has written what he calls "a partial biography of Florence," beautifully interweaving the personal and the historical. (ITL47, $21.99)

A Day in Tuscany, More Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide

A Day in Tuscany, More Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide


by Dario Castagno

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

This second book from Dario Castagno is a delightfully honest mix of memoirs from life in the hills of Tuscany's legendary Chianti region. Set on the day the author arrived home after a three-month tour of the United States promoting his first book, A Day in Tuscany compels readers to experience this enchanted corner of Italy through the heart and mind of a true Tuscan. (ITL838, $18.95)

Death of an Englishman

Death of an Englishman


by Magdalen Nabb

  • MYSTERY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The debut of Nabb's highly readable, atmospheric Marshal Guarnaccia series, set in Florence on Christmas Eve. (ITL639, $14.00)

Etruscan Places, Travels Through Forgotten Italy

Etruscan Places, Travels Through Forgotten Italy


by D. H. Lawrence

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

With essays on the haunting painted tombs of Tarquinia and other ancient sites, Lawrence's meditation captures the allure of travel in Italy. Often accompanied by the American painter Earl Brewster, Lawrence travels to Cerveteri, Tarquinia, Vulci and Voltera, all sites of Etruscan antiquity, conjuring the art, culture and vitality of a culture he clearly admires. (ITA211, $16.00)

The Food Lover's Guide to Florence, With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany

The Food Lover's Guide to Florence, With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany


by Emily Wise Miller

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER

Miller polled neighbors, friends, cooks and ordinary folk for this delectable guide to 125 eateries, organized by neighborhood. (ITL841, $14.99)

Footprint Tuscany

Footprint Tuscany


by Rebecca Ford

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Featuring hundred of color photographs and maps, this informative guide balances an overview of history, culture and nature with helpful travel information. Includes Florence. (ITA91, $21.95)

Frommer's Florence & the Best of Tuscany Day by Day

Frommer's Florence & the Best of Tuscany Day by Day


by Darwin Porter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 228 PAGES

A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map of the city center. (ITL737, $13.99)

Rick Steves' Florence & Tuscany

Rick Steves' Florence & Tuscany


by Rick Steves

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 388 PAGES

With his focus on value and the authentic, travel enthusiast Rick Steves offers excellent practical advice on where to go, what to do and where to eat and sleep in Tuscany. (ITL794, $19.99)

Rough Guide Tuscany and Umbria

Rough Guide Tuscany and Umbria


by Jonathan Buckley | Tim Jepson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 836 PAGES

This comprehensive travel guide includes region-by-region descriptions and a good overview of history and culture. With chapters on Florence and surroundings, Lucca, Pisa, Maremma, Siena, Arezzo, Peruguia, Assisi, Spoleto and Orvieto. (ITL292, $22.99)

Sienese Painting, The Art of a City-Republic

Sienese Painting, The Art of a City-Republic


by Timothy Hyman

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

An illustrated introduction to Duccio, Lorenzetti and other important Sienese artists from the 13th to the 15th century. Covering the influence of the Black Death, the Fransciscan movement and the importance of local saints, this book in the "World of Art" seris places the art in its hisorical and cultural context. (ITL689, $16.95)

A Tuscan Childhood

A Tuscan Childhood


by Kinta Beevor

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 271 PAGES

A vibrant, rosy-hued memoir of growing up privileged, bohemian and English in Tuscany during the interwar period. (ITL388, $13.95)

Tuscany For Beginners

Tuscany For Beginners


by Imogen Edwards-Jones

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 323 PAGES

In this deliciously wicked tale, British novelist Edward-Jones skewers the pretensions of the English abroad, taking as her target the sodden proprietress of a mediocre B&B in Tuscany. (ITL609, $13.95)

Walking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria

Walking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria


by James Ladsun | Pia Davis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

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)

Tuscany, Inside the Light

Tuscany, Inside the Light


by Joel Meyerowitz

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 162 PAGES

With 79 color plates and an enclosed 10x12 inch color print, these full-page photographs by the remarkable Bill Meyerowitz trace Tuscan landscapes, rough stone architecture and street scenes from a winter afternoon through spring and summer to the last light of autumn. (ITA231, $40.00)

 

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