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100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go


by Susan Van Allen

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Susan Van Allen's imaginative celebration of women and travel focuses on unique cultural experiences and itineraries in Bell' Italia. Van Allen, who's been traveling to Italy since 1976 to visit relatives and explore the country, in-fuses the book with warm anecdotes and personal recommendations (ITA88, $18.95)

30 Days in Italy: True Stories of Escape to the Good Life

30 Days in Italy: True Stories of Escape to the Good Life


by Sean O'Reilly | Larry Habegger | James O'Reilly

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

True tales from travellers in Italy, on subjects such as nunneries, the ghost of St. Francis, and the true nature of Italian men. (ITL793, $14.95)

Abruzzo Region Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A colorful map of the Abruzzo region at a scale of 1:200,000 (ITL416, $12.95)

The Adventures of Pinocchio


by Carlo Collodi | Geoffrey Brock

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 189 PAGES

A work that is at once adventure, satire, and a powerful enchantment, this adult translation captures Collodi's bold mix of the picaresque, of street theater, and of folk and fairy tale. (ITA62, $14.00)

The Aeneid

The Aeneid


by Virgil | Robert Fitzgerald

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A noted translation of the epic Roman poem of Aeneas and his journeys in the Mediterranean following the Trojan War. (ITL271, $13.00)

After Hannibal

After Hannibal


by Barry Unsworth

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

Unsworth's vivid novel takes in the history, landscape, pleasures and the other Americans and Europeans, like himself, who live in Umbria. (ITL100, $17.95)

After the Divorce

After the Divorce


by Grazia Deledda | Susan Ashe

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 174 PAGES

This powerful and tragic tale of murder and infidelity is set, like many of the Nobel Prize winning author's novels, on her native Sardinia. First published in 1902. (ITL196, $17.00)

The Agony and the Ecstasy, A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo

The Agony and the Ecstasy, A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo


by Irving Stone

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 776 PAGES

An overheated, page-turning fictionalized account of the life of master painter and sculptor Michelangelo -- and a good introduction to Renaissance Florence and Rome. (ITL150, $17.00)

Al Dente, The Adventures of a Gastronome in Italy

Al Dente, The Adventures of a Gastronome in Italy


by William Black

  • FOOD
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

William Black tosses a few receipts into this mix of travel, gastronomy and family history. (ITL548, $13.95)

Angels & Demons


by Dan Brown

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER

Harvard professor Robert Langdon and his Italian colleague Vittoria Vetra save the Vatican in this bestselling thriller set in Rome. (ITL853, $9.99)

The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance

The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance


by Peter Murray

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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)

Art and Life in Renaissance Venice

Art and Life in Renaissance Venice


by Patricia Brown

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

This compact volume evokes the spirit of Renaissance Venice with authoritative essays and 120 full-color illustrations. (ITL57, $40.80)

Art and Society in the Middle Ages


by Georges Duby

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. (EUR85, $30.55)

Art in Renaissance Italy


by Gary M. Radke | John T. Paoletti

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 512 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A complete, scholarly and remarkably readable overview of Italian Renaissance painting, sculpture and architecture. The authors examine the political, social and artistic currents that produced the unprecedented art of the 15th-17th centuries. With 600 illustrations, more than 200 in color. (ITL412, $85.00)

The Art of the Renaissance

The Art of the Renaissance


by Peter Murray

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 286 PAGES

A classic, illustrated survey of the world of the Renaissance and its art. With chapters on Florence and its artists, the Netherlands, early illustrated books and many individual artists. (ITL14, $18.95)

Back Roads Italy

Back Roads Italy


by Ros Belford

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

A practical guide with 25 scenic drives lasting one to seven days each, packed with color photographs, maps, hotels, detours, restaurants and activities. Ideal for anyone planning a road trip through Italy. (ITA213, $25.00)

Back to Bologna

Back to Bologna


by Michael Dibdin

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Dibdin shows a lighter touch in this installment in the marvelous Aurelio Zen mysteries. (ITL746, $13.95)

Berlitz Italian Phrase Book & CD

Berlitz Italian Phrase Book & CD


by Berlitz Multimedia

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2007
  • AUDIO CD
  • 224 PAGES

A 224-page phrase book and audio CD, this handy language primer focuses on food, people, fun and the basic phrases for getting around in another language. (ITL888, $14.95)

The Betrothed

The Betrothed


by Alessandro Manzoni

  • LITERATURE
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

By many accounts the first modern Italian novel, Manzoni's 1827 classic concerns star-crossed lovers in 17th-century Lombardy. Promoted during unification, Italy's best-known novel has been made into films and a musical. (ITL414, $18.00)

Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

The Birth of Venus, A Novel

The Birth of Venus, A Novel


by Sarah Dunant

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 397 PAGES

A rich novel of art, passion and patronage, memorably set in late 15th-century Florence and prominently featuring the famously pious reformer Savonarola. (ITL532, $15.00)

Blue Guide Central Italy with Rome and Florence

Blue Guide Central Italy with Rome and Florence


by Alta Macadam

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 736 PAGES

Alta MacAdam, an art historian, brings her expertise to this authoritative guide to the art and culture of Lazio (Rome), Tuscany (Florence), Umbria and The Marche. (ITL947, $34.95)

Blue Guide Italy Food Companion

Blue Guide Italy Food Companion


by Blue Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

This pocket guide to ordering, understanding and enjoying the best of Italian food can be used in preparation for a visit to Italy, or as a handy reference while you're there. (ITA195, $14.95)

Blue Guide Literary Companion Rome

Blue Guide Literary Companion Rome


by Annab Barber

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

An anthology of writing about, and set in, Rome. Extracts include the works of famous poets, novelists, playwrights, historians and travellers. (ITA242, $11.95)

Blue Guide Rome

Blue Guide Rome


by Alta Macadam

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 640 PAGES

The 10th edition of Macadam's ultimate guide to Rome, with full color street maps, dozens of site plans, suggested walks and extensive commentary on the history and significance of every church, monument and district. (ITL230, $29.95)

Blue Guide Southern Italy

Blue Guide Southern Italy


by Paul Blanchard

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to Southern Italy and especially its archaeology, history and culture. With maps and site plans. Blanchard, a popular tour guide, is also the author of the Blue Guide to Northern Italy. (ITL257, $34.95)

Bradt Guide Abruzzo

Bradt Guide Abruzzo


by Luciano Di Gregorio

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A native of Pescara, author Luciano Di Gregorio uncovers the medieval towns and churches (second only to Umbria in the official tally of the "Most Beautiful Village in Italy"), castles, parks, mountains and Adriatic beaches. (ITA154, $21.99)

Brunelleschi's Dome, How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture


by Ross King

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 194 PAGES

The story of the design and construction of the dome in the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, a tale rife with politics, cut-throat competition and mighty inspiration. (ITL410, $15.00)

Calabria Map

Calabria Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

Detailed map of Reggio Calabria Province, scale 1:150,000. (ITL496, $12.95)

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name


by Andre Aciman

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Aciman captures the lazy, languorous days and nights on the Mediterranean in this gay coming-of-age story set on the Italian Riviera. (ITL828, $14.00)

Campania Basilicata Map

Campania Basilicata Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A colorful, durable map of Campania, including Naples and the Amalfi Coast. (ITL116, $14.95)

Casa Rossa

Casa Rossa


by Francesca Marciano

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

A vivid novel following the lives of a mother, daughter, and granddaughter from Puglia over the course of the 20th century, opening as the narrator prepares to sell Casa Rossa, the family farm. (ITL534, $14.95)

The Castle of Otranto, A Gothic Story

The Castle of Otranto, A Gothic Story


by Horace Walpole

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

First published in 1764, Walpole's classic Gothic novel takes place in and around the 15th-century castle on the Adriatic. (ITL631, $8.95)

Cavalleria Rusticana and Other Stories

Cavalleria Rusticana and Other Stories


by Giovanni Verga

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A collection of short stories set in rural Sicily. (ITL202, $15.00)

Celebrating Italy


by Carol Field

  • FOOD
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 530 PAGES

A colorful collection of 175 recipes inspired by festivals, feasts and holiday celebrations. (ITL903, $20.00)

Central Italy Map

Central Italy Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A regional map of Central Italy, including Tuscany, Umbria and Rome, at a scale of 1:400,000. (ITL103, $14.95)

Christ Stopped at Eboli, The Story of a Year

Christ Stopped at Eboli, The Story of a Year


by Carlo Levi | Frances Frenaye

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

An affecting memoir of southern Italy, originally published in 1947, it stems from the author's forced relocation to the region as punishment for anti-fascist political activity. (ITL09, $15.00)

Cinque Terre Map

Cinque Terre Map


by Litographia Artistica Cartographica

  • MAP

A detailed shaded relief walking and road map of the Cinque Terre at a scale of 1:40,000. (ITL159, $12.95)

City Secrets Florence, Venice

City Secrets Florence, Venice


by Robert Kahn

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 150 PAGES

Painters, writers, historians and others contributed to this idiosyncratic guide to under-appreciated treasures of both Florence and Venice. Featuring 200 short recommendations. (ITL277, $14.95)

The Classical Roman Reader, New Encounters With Ancient Rome


by Kenneth J. Atchity | Rosemary McKenna

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

A wide-ranging anthology, including plays, speeches and poetry by Virgil, Ovid, Cato the Elder and Vitruvius. With 50 photographs. (ITL210, $24.95)

Complete Italian

Complete Italian


by Living Language

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • AUDIO CD

Geared for fast results, this four-step program includes 40 lessons on CD and a coursebook. (ITA115, $29.95)

A Concise History of Italy

A Concise History of Italy


by Christopher Duggan

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A history of Italy from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day. (ITL35, $30.99)

Dante


by R.W. Lewis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A brief, literate biography of the exceptionally literate Dante Alighieri. (ITL313, $19.95)

The Decameron

The Decameron


by Giovanni Boccaccio

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 909 PAGES

This classic collection of 100 stories takes place in Florence during a plague in 1348. Boccaccio's celebration of passion and disdain for hypocritical clerics serves as a nice foil to Dante's strict moralism. (ITL309, $15.00)

The Divine Comedy


by Dante Alighieri | Charles H. Sisson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 771 PAGES

In this classic, Dante molds a universe in which reason and faith shape social order. (ITL310, $17.95)

The Divine Comedy: Inferno

The Divine Comedy: Inferno


by Dante | Allen Mandelbaum

  • LITERATURE
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Allen Mandelbaum's popular blank verse translation of Dante's Inferno. (ITL821, $6.95)

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso


by Dante | Allen Mandelbaum

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 960 PAGES

Allen Mandelbaum is the translator for this handsome hardcover Everyman's edition, with notes and illustrations, of Dante's masterpiece. (ITL820, $26.00)

Duchessina, A Novel of Catherine De Medici

Duchessina, A Novel of Catherine De Medici


by Carolyn Meyer

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

In her latest venture in the Young Royals historical-fiction series, Meyers delightfully depicts the unusual girlhood of one of Europe's most notorius queens. (ITL934, $6.99)

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia


by Elizabeth Gilbert

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Gilbert chronicles in luminous prose a year-long odyssey not just to escape from an ugly divorce but also to discover the world and herself. The book, like her quest, is in three parts: Rome (eat), Mumbai (pray) and Bali (where she falls in love). (TVL107, $15.00)

Eating Up Italy, Voyages on a Vespa


by Judy A. Johnson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Fort (formerly editor of food and drink at the Guardian in London), samples the tastes of Italy from Melito Di Porto Salvo south to Turin. (ITL767, $16.95)

The Economy of Renaissance Florence


by Richard A. Goldthwaite

  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 649 PAGES

An economic history of the city of Florence. (ITA289, $35.00)

Edith Wharton's Italian Gardens

Edith Wharton's Italian Gardens


by Vivian Russell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

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)

Egypt, Greece and Rome, Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean

Egypt, Greece and Rome, Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean


by Charles Freeman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 714 PAGES

A superb overview of the art, architecture, philosophy, religion and impact of the cultures of the Mediterranean from prehistory to AD 600. (MED164, $49.95)

Emilia-Romagna Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

The most detailed map of the region available, imported from Italy. (ITL421, $14.95)

Enchanted April

Enchanted April


by Elizabeth Von Arnim | Cathleen Schine

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 361 PAGES

In this delightful book, four Englishwomen are awakened by self-discovery and the power of their friendship on a stay in Italy in the 1920s. (ITL316, $14.95)

The End of Empire, Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome


by Christopher Kelly

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 350 PAGES

This scholarly account depicts Attila the Hun not as a barbarian but as a political strategist who dealt a seemingly invincible empire blows that would ultimately contribute to its downfall. Kelly draws on original texts to reveal little known historical events, including a thwarted Roman assassination plot. (ITA156, $26.95)

Etruscan Art

Etruscan Art


by Nigel Spivey

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

In this illustrated and wide-ranging introduction, Nigel Spivey brings the Etruscan world to life, illuminating the social, political and cultural context of the art objects and artifacts that remain the singular achievement of the Etruscans. (ITL68, $18.95)

Excellent Cadavers, The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic

Excellent Cadavers, The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic


by Alexander Stille

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 467 PAGES

This fast-paced book is a gripping account of corruption in Italy. The author offers an utterly absorbing account of the assassination of two top anti-Mafia prosecutors in 1992. (ITL58, $17.95)

Extra Virgin, A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera

Extra Virgin, A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera


by Annie Hawes

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A memoir of travels and life in Liguria, where the Hawe sisters ventured and stayed. In this refreshingly candid account, the English sisters end up buying a house and learning the local customs and eccentricities of their neighbors in Diano San Pietro. (ITL539, $14.99)

Eyewitness Guide Naples & Amalfi Coast

Eyewitness Guide Naples & Amalfi Coast


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the region's attractions. (ITL107, $25.00)

Eyewitness Guide Venice & the Veneto

Eyewitness Guide Venice & the Veneto


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES
  • COMING IN FEBRUARY

Featuring color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a synopsis of the region's attractions. (ITL200, $20.00)

Florence Map

Florence Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A detailed, plastic-covered city map of Florence at a scale of 1:7,000. (ITL59, $8.95)

Fodor's Amalfi Capri Naples


by Fodors

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

In full color and with a pullout map, this authoritative Fodor's guide covers all the attractions with style. (ITA272, $22.99)

Fodor's Exploring Italy


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An excellent, up-to-date overview of Italy and its attractions. (ITL73, $22.00)

Fodor's Italy

Fodor's Italy


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 960 PAGES

Featuring local maps, excellent practical recommendations and plenty of advice for sightseeing. Now in color! (ITL668, $25.99)

Fodor's See It Italy

Fodor's See It Italy


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

Fodor's informative guide to touring Italy, notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the country. (ITL550, $24.99)

Food and Memories of Abruzzo


by Anna Teresa Callen

  • FOOD
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

This Italian cookbook is unusual in its focus on the Abruzzo region. (ITL444, $22.95)

The Food of Italy, Region by Region

The Food of Italy, Region by Region


by Claudia Roden

  • FOOD
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 440 PAGES

The marvelous Claudia Roden, who spent a year visiting cooks throughout Italy, presents 300 easy-to-prepare recipes in the context of Italian history, culture and geography. (ITL683, $24.95)

For the Love of Italy, Rural Pleasures and Hotel Estates

For the Love of Italy, Rural Pleasures and Hotel Estates


by Marella Caracciolo

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

From the Dolomites and Tuscany to Puglia, Basilicata and Sicily, this lush celebration of Italy's countryside and its rustic, farm-to-table "agriturismi" includes profiles and color photos of the most exquisite family-owned farming estates and hotels. (ITA196, $60.00)

Foucault's Pendulum

Foucault's Pendulum


by Umberto Eco | William Weaver

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 623 PAGES

A wild, complex conspiracy novel set in Milan. It involves Templars, Rosicrucians, Freemasons, Jesuits, and more. The verbose, scholarly text is a study in how fiction can influence reality, and an excellent choice for readers who feel up to a rewarding challenge. (ITL649, $15.95)

Four Comedies: The Braggart Soldier, The Brothers Menaechmus, the Haunted House, The Pot of Gold


by Titus MacCius Plautus | Erich Segal

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A collection of plays from Plautus. (ITL490, $10.95)

Friends in High Places

Friends in High Places


by Donna Leon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 255 PAGES

The tenth in the excellent Comissario Brunetti series, this mystery follows the investigation of a bureaucrat's dubious fall from a scaffold. (ITL968, $14.00)

Frommer's 25 Great Drives in Italy


by Paul Duncan

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Produced in conjunction with the British Automobile Association, these full-color guides focus on scenic and out-of-the-way highways and byways. With detailed maps and suggestions on what to see and where to eat and sleep along the way. (ITL989, $18.99)

Frommer's Amalfi Coast with Naples, Capri & Pompeii


by Bruce Murphy

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (ITA81, $19.99)

Frommer's Florence, Tuscany, & Umbria


by John Moretti

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (ITA82, $21.99)

Frommer's Italy

Frommer's Italy


by Darwin Porter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 976 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, strong on where to eat, sleep and shop. (ITL893, $25.99)

Frommer's Italy


by Danforth Prince

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (ITA83, $25.99)

Frommer's Italy Day by Day

Frommer's Italy Day by Day


by Sylvie Hogg

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 182 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. (ITA174, $29.99)

Frommer's Northern Italy


by John Moretti

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 468 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (ITA84, $21.99)

Frommer's Rome


by Darwin Porter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (ITA85, $16.99)

Frommer's Sicily

Frommer's Sicily


by Darwin Porter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, strong on where to eat, sleep and shop. (ITL894, $18.99)

Galileo's Daughter, A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love


by Dava Sobel

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Sobel evokes the daily life of 17th-century Italy in this engaging tale, drawing on letters to Galileo from his illegitimate daughter, a nun in a Franciscan convent in San Matteo. (ITL176, $17.00)

Garden Lover's Guide to Italy

Garden Lover's Guide to Italy


by Penelope Hobhouse

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A practical guide by the celebrated horticulturist. (ITL498, $19.95)

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis


by Giorgio Bassini | William Weaver

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 197 PAGES

This powerful book, set in Ferrara, deals with unrequited love and classist society in the time of Mussolini. (ITL205, $13.95)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

HarperCollins Italian College Dictionary


by Michela Clari | Catherine E. Love

  • REFERENCE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 1534 PAGES

A standard Italo-English reference. (ITL276, $29.95)

Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure

Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure


by Joseph Jay Deiss

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 222 PAGES

An artful and wonderfully written description of daily life of the Romans at the time of the destruction of Herculaneum. (ITL41, $19.95)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $15.00)

Historical Atlas of the Renaissance


by Robert Ritchie

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

The entries of this atlas are illustrated with color illustrations and describe the art, culture, literature, etc. of the Renaissance era in Europe. (ITA290, $35.00)

A History of Contemporary Italy, Society and Politics, 1943-1988

A History of Contemporary Italy, Society and Politics, 1943-1988


by Paul Ginsborg

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES

A contemporary history of the Italian post war experience through 1988. (ITL462, $28.00)

History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture


by David G. Wilkins | Frederick Hartt

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 699 PAGES

A well-illustrated history of Italian art from the 13th through the 16th centuries. (ITL308, $136.20)

The House in Amalfi

The House in Amalfi


by Elizabeth Adler

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Master of suspense and romance, Adler deftly intertwines lush descriptions of place with fast-paced intrigue in her 16th novel, set in Amalfi. (ITL966, $6.99)

The House of Medici, Its Rise and Fall

The House of Medici, Its Rise and Fall


by Christopher Hibbert

  • HISTORY
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

A well-written, entertaining history of the Medicis in Renaissance Florence. Great to read before going to Florence, where the influence of the Medicis and the artists they supported is still very much in evidence. (ITL135, $16.99)

Il Postino


by Michael Radford

  • 1995
  • DVD

A shy Italian postman who learns the ways of poetry and romance while delivering mail to the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. (ITL541, $19.99)

In the Company of the Courtesan

In the Company of the Courtesan


by Sarah Dunant

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 385 PAGES

Dunant paints a vivid, earthy portrait of Renaissance Venice in this absorbing novel of intrigue, ambition and love -- cleverly narrated by the wily dwarf Bucino Teodoldo, loyal companion of the courtesan. (ITL650, $13.95)

The Inferno of Dante, A New Verse Translation


by Dante Alighieri | Robert Pinsky

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 355 PAGES

The celebrated modern translation of Dante's "Inferno." (ITL411, $12.00)

Insight Guide Italy

Insight Guide Italy


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

An illustrated overview of Italy with essays on its attractions, history and culture. (ITL108, $23.99)

Ischia/Capri Map


by Instituto Geografico De Agostini

  • MAP

A map of both Capri and Ischia at a scale of 1:28,000. (ITL500, $6.95)

iSpeak Italian Beginners Course


by Jane Wightwick

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES

An MP3 audio disc is bundled with a course book in this innovative language program, where you can see and hear 1,200 phrases on your iPod, iPhone, Zune or other portable device. (ITA30, $19.95)

iSpeak Italian Phrasebook


by Alex Chapin

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES

An MP3 audio disc is bundled with a 16-page phrase book in this innovative language program, where you can see and hear 1,200 phrases on your iPod, iPhone, Zune or other portable device. (ITA28, $12.95)

iSpeak Italian Verbs Phrasebook


by Alex Chapin

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES

An MP3 audio disc is bundled with a 16-page phrase book in this innovative language program, where you can see and hear 1,200 phrases on your iPod, iPhone, Zune or other portable device. (ITA29, $14.95)

Italia, The Art of Living Italian Style

Italia, The Art of Living Italian Style


by Edmund Howard

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated tour of Italy's most characteristic and striking architecture, landscapes and design, with accompanying essays on each photograph. (ITL398, $40.00)

The Italian Baker

The Italian Baker


by Carol Hart Field

  • FOOD
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 443 PAGES

An informed guide to ingredients, bread and bread recipes, a must for the Italy-bound baker. (ITL435, $35.00)

Italian Baroque and Rococo Architecture


by John Varriano

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 329 PAGES

A scholarly, illustrated survey of the Baroque and Rococo treasures of Italy. (ITL687, $59.95)

Italian Bed and Breakfasts: A Caffelletto Guide

Italian Bed and Breakfasts: A Caffelletto Guide


by Anne Marshall

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

Each of the 200 B&Bs at affordable prices in stunning locations in this guide gets a full page. (ITL727, $25.00)

Italian English Bilingual Visual Dictionary


by DK Publishing

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

With thousands of neatly arranged color photographs, this compact book is impressively comprehensive, covering everything from the basics of la casa (house) to the vocabulary of le granaglie e i legumi secchi (grains and legumes). (ITL626, $14.95)

Italian Folktales

Italian Folktales


by Italo Calvino

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 763 PAGES

A treasured collection of 200 lively folk tales presented by none other than the great Italo Calvino, a modern master with great affection for the folkloric traditions of his childhood. (ITL314, $25.00)

Italian Food


by Julia Child | Elizabeth David

  • FOOD
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A literary, aromatic survey of Italy's many regions and regional cooking with recipes. (ITL298, $17.00)

Italian Hours

Italian Hours


by Henry James

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

A classic series of travel essays written between 1872 and 1909 on the art, religion and people of Italy. James is an observant guide to Rome, Naples, Florence and other great destinations in the 19th century. (ITL07, $17.00)

The Italian Renaissance

The Italian Renaissance


by J. H. Plumb

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A well-written history of the Renaissance, its artists and thinkers, with chapters on Florence, Milan, Rome and Venice, Michelangelo, Da Vinci and Women of the Renaissance. (ITL562, $16.00)

The Italian Renaissance Reader

The Italian Renaissance Reader


by Julia Conway and Peter Bondanella | Mark Musa

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1987
  • PAPER

Introducing artists and thinkers of the Renaissance, this colelction includes selections by Francesca Petrarca, Giovanni Boccacio, Leonardo Da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Benvenuto Cellini. (ITL218, $18.00)

Italian Tales, An Anthology of Contemporary Italian Fiction


by Massimo Riva

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

Massimo Riva, a professor at Brown University, samples the best Italian writers for this anthology of Italian literature at the end of the 20th century. (ITL575, $21.00)

Italian Villas and Their Gardens

Italian Villas and Their Gardens


by Edith Wharton

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 284 PAGES

A facsimile edition of Wharton's witty, astute essays on the history and pleasures of Italy's famous villas. With photographs and the original full-page illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. (ITL91, $35.00)

The Italian Way


by Mario Costantino | Lawrence Gambella

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 120 PAGES

A slim, entertaining overview of the hows and whys of etiquette and habits in Italy. (ITL433, $15.95)

Italian Wines 2008


by Gambero Rosso

  • FOOD
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 1024 PAGES

The authoritative, updated and exhaustive guide to Italian wines of every variety by Slow Food extraordinaire Gambero Rosso. (ITL985, $35.00)

Italian, Start Speaking Today

Italian, Start Speaking Today


by Educational Services Corporation

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1992
  • AUDIO CD

A language course following the foreign service method (ITL497, $24.95)

Italian, Start the Conversation

Italian, Start the Conversation


by 30 Words

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2009
  • PLASTIC CARD

An easy-to-access pocket-sized card with 800 words and phrases organized by category. (ITA209, $9.95)

Italy From Above


by Alberto Bertolazzi

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER

A spectacular overview, pun intended, of Italy. (ITL724, $50.00)

Italy Northeast Map

Italy Northeast Map


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

An excellent map at a scale of 1:400,000, covering the northeast region of Italy including Bolzano, Verona, Bologna, and Firenze. (ITL72, $12.95)

Italy Out Of Hand, A Capricious Tour

Italy Out Of Hand, A Capricious Tour


by Barbara Hodgson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 200 PAGES

Organized geographically, Barbara Hodson's quirky, imaginative guide to Italy combines hundreds of archival illustrations, photographs, stories, maps, excerpts and meditations on Italy's art, history and people. It's a memoir, guide and celebration. (ITL606, $19.95)

Italy Revealed


by Discovery Channel

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • DVD

Unfold the lives, loves, hopes and dreams of the Italian people. (ITA118, $14.98)

Italy Road Atlas


by Touring Club Italiano

  • 2006
  • MAP
  • 346 PAGES

An essential planning guide, this authoritative atlas covers all of Italy at a scale of 1:350,000. (ITL829, $34.95)

Italy South Map

Italy South Map


by Michelin

  • MAP

Covering Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria at a scale of 1:400,000. (ITL109, $12.95)

Italy Wall Map


by

  • 2003
  • MAP

A colorful, laminated political wall map of Italy in the National geographic style, at a scale of 1:1,800,000. (ITL402, $19.99)

Italy, Charming Small Hotels

Italy, Charming Small Hotels


by Fiona Duncan

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 468 PAGES

A pocket-size guide to unusual places to stay throughout Italy. (ITL92, $19.95)

Italy, the Romagnoli Way: A Culinary Journey

Italy, the Romagnoli Way: A Culinary Journey


by Gwen Romagnoli | Franco Romagnoli

  • FOOD
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 336 PAGES

Roman-born chef and restaurateur, Romagnoli, and his American wife Gwen combine delicious regional recipes, history and photos in this appealing gastronomic travelogue of Italy. (ITL939, $24.95)

Karen Brown's Italy B & B, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries

Karen Brown's Italy B & B, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries


by Nicole Franchini

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 455 PAGES

A survey of highly recommended bed and breakfasts. (ITL291, $19.95)

Karen Brown's Italy Hotels, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries

Karen Brown's Italy Hotels, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries


by Clare Brown

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 482 PAGES

A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (ITL290, $19.95)

La Dolce Vita


by Federico Fellini

  • 1960
  • DVD

Fellini's celebrated masterpiece about a Roman tabloid reporter who fully indulges in the decadence of "the sweet life." (ITL543, $39.98)

The Last Supper, A Summer in Italy

The Last Supper, A Summer in Italy


by Rachel Cusk

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Feeling oppressed by her orderly domestic life, Cusk sells everything and flees to Italy with her husband and two children, in search of beauty, inspiration and the pleasures of unbelonging. (ITA25, $15.00)

Lazio Region Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A colorful map of the Lazio region at a scale of 1:200,000 (ITL415, $12.95)

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci


by Steve Augarde

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

12-year-old Paulo's life is changed forever when he becomes an apprentice to Leonardo da Vinci. There are errands to do, of course, but also mysterious happenings, and another apprentice who is not what he seems. Fully illustrated. (ITA53, $16.99)

Let's Go Italy, The Student Travel Guide

Let's Go Italy, The Student Travel Guide


by Let's Go

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 800 PAGES

The often revised, comprehensive practical guide to cheap travel compiled by Harvard students. (ITL488, $21.95)

Liguria Regional Map

Liguria Regional Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A map of the region, including Cinque Terra, at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL118, $14.95)

A Ligurian Kitchen, Recipes and Tales from the Italian Riviera

A Ligurian Kitchen, Recipes and Tales from the Italian Riviera


by Laura Giannatempo

  • FOOD
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 234 PAGES

A charming, personal cookbook with an abundance of authentic Ligurian recipes that can easily be replicated in an American kitchen. (ITL862, $29.95)

The Lives of the Artists, Vol 1

The Lives of the Artists, Vol 1


by Giorgio Vasari | Julia Conway and Peter Bondanella

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 477 PAGES

Written in the mid-16th century, Vasari starts with Giotto as painting's prophet and ends with Michelangelo as its messiah in these short, influential biographies. (ITL17, $14.00)

Lombardia Regional Map

Lombardia Regional Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A colorful regional map of Lombardy. (ITL120, $12.95)

Lonely Planet Cycling Italy

Lonely Planet Cycling Italy


by Lonely Planet Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

With 38 suggested rides and dozens of two-color sketch maps showing popular routes (95 days and 6213.3 km of rides), this compact guide has got what you need to explore Italy by bicyle (which we highly recommend). (ITA37, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Discover Italy

Lonely Planet Discover Italy


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES

An illustrated, full-color guide to Italy's history, highlights and culture, with suggested itineraries, maps and recommendations by local experts. (ITA139, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Hiking in Italy

Lonely Planet Hiking in Italy


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A detailed guide to long-distance paths, village-to-village excursions and national park trails. (ITL720, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Italian Audio Pack

Lonely Planet Italian Audio Pack


by Lonely Planet Publications

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

This handy take-along phrasebook includes a CD with essential vocabulay for travelers. (ITA69, $12.99)

Lonely Planet Italy

Lonely Planet Italy


by Helen Gillman | Damien Simonis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 932 PAGES

A practical guide to Italy. (ITL232, $25.99)

Lonely Planet the Italian Lakes

Lonely Planet the Italian Lakes


by Damien Simonis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This comprehensive practical guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style includes local and regional color maps, a section of photographs, and chapters on history, culture and attractions. (ITA120, $21.99)

A Long Finish, An Aurelio Zen Mystery

A Long Finish, An Aurelio Zen Mystery


by Michael Dibdin

  • MYSTERY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Another enjoyable "Aurelio Zen Mystery" from Michael Dibdin, this time private investigator Zen is in Rome and Alba, enjoying wonderful wine and food while uncovering a murderous plot that may jeopardize the Piemontese wine industry. (ITL193, $13.95)

Love and War in the Apennines

Love and War in the Apennines


by Eric Newby

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

This unassuming memoir of remarkable wartime adventures in German-occupied WWII Italy is perhaps Newby's best book. Escaping a POW camp, he takes refuge with Italian families who hide him from advancing German forces. It's here that he meets Wanda, the love of his life. They marry in 1946. (ITL171, $14.99)

M, The Man Who Became Caravaggio


by Peter Robb

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES

A masterful biography of the Renaissance painter by the author of "Midnight in Sicily." (ART47, $24.00)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

Maremma Map


by Instituto Geografico De Agostini

  • MAP

A fold-up map of the Maremma region, shown at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL256, $10.95)

Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence

Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence


by Tim Parks

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 273 PAGES

Parks vividly evokes Renaissance Florence in this lively history of the rich and powerful. (ITL605, $15.95)

Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling

Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling


by Ross King

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Presented with flair and backed by a wealth of research, King's captivating chronicle of Michelangelo's painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel tells the story of its conception and creation. (ITL464, $18.00)

Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and His Times

Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and His Times


by William Wallace

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 428 PAGES

Wallace's biography offers a visual and literary treasury of Michelangelo's works, creating a compelling, complex and remarkably human portrayal of the Renaissance master. (ITA203, $34.00)

Michelin Green Guide Italy

Michelin Green Guide Italy


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

A survey of the cities, villages and sites of Italy in the classic Michelin style, featuring brief descriptions of all the major attractions and excellent full-color city maps. Organized alphabetically for easy reference. (ITL279, $21.99)

Michelin Italy, Tourist and Motoring Atlas

Michelin Italy, Tourist and Motoring Atlas


by Michelin

  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 210 PAGES

Published annually, this up-to-date, detailed spiral-bound atlas, with distances, detailed index and bright, clear cartography, is an authoritative reference and planning guide for touring Italy. With a section of city plans (ITL951, $22.00)

Milan Map

Milan Map


by Streetwise Maps

  • MAP

A detailed travel map of Milan. (ITL65, $8.95)

Moon Handbook Italy

Moon Handbook Italy


by Alexei J. Cohen

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 885 PAGES

Full of practical tips and historic details for destinations all over Italy, with more hard facts than photographs. (ITL957, $23.95)

The Most Beautiful Villages of Tuscany

The Most Beautiful Villages of Tuscany


by James Bentley | Hugh Palmer

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

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)

Murder of a Medici Princess

Murder of a Medici Princess


by Caroline P. Murphy

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Murphy sketches the life and times of Isabella de Medici with authority and drama, bringing to life the intrigue, scandal and privilege of the 16th-century Florentine royal court. Isabella was murdered by her husband in a fit of jealous rage at the age of 33. (ITL929, $18.95)

The Mute Stones Speak, the Story of Archaeology in Italy

The Mute Stones Speak, the Story of Archaeology in Italy


by Paul MacKendrick

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 491 PAGES

A classic guide to archaeological sites, monuments, sculpture and ancient architecture throughout Italy, first published in 1960. (ITL188, $16.95)

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose


by Umberto Eco

  • LITERATURE
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 536 PAGES

Umberto Eco's masterwork is, among other things, a murder mystery, a riff on the Book of Revelations, and a meticulous recreation of medieval Europe, particularly of Benedictine monastic life in Italy. (ITL413, $15.95)

Naples '44, A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy

Naples '44, A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy


by Norman Lewis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 187 PAGES

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)

Naples Map

Naples Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A good locally published map of Naples. (ITL280, $12.95)

National Geographic Italy

National Geographic Italy


by Tim Jepson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Published in the National Geographic's attractive visual style, this illustrated guide features hundreds of photographs, full color maps, and useful information on history, culture and travel. (ITL452, $27.95)

Northern Italy Map

Northern Italy Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

This beautifully shaded road map of Northern Italy (1:400,000) shows the region including Trieste, Venice, Bologna Milan and Turin. (ITL38, $14.95)

On the Making of Gardens

On the Making of Gardens


by George Sitwell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 162 PAGES

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)

One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy, Food and Wine

One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy, Food and Wine


by Paolo Lazzarin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

A lavishly photographed, personal guide to Italian villages famous for food and wine. (ITL952, $45.00)

One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy, Shops And Crafts


by Paolo Lazzarin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

A well illustrated guide to Italy's signature artisanal products, from Venetian glass to Milanese silks to Florentine leather. Includes an appendix with addresses and telephone numbers, as well as practical information on hotels, dining and transportation. (ITL813, $45.00)

Open Road's Best of Italy

Open Road's Best of Italy


by Douglas E Morris

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES
  • COMING IN APRIL

This concise guide to the best each major city and region has to offer includes sample itineraries and profiles of hotels and restaurants for all price ranges. (ITA38, $16.95)

Open Road's Italy With Kids

Open Road's Italy With Kids


by Barbara Pape

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

A practical guide written from a parent's perspective with kid-friendly sidebars. (ITA39, $16.95)

Opera 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera

Opera 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera


by Fred Plotkin | Placido Domingo

  • MUSIC
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 494 PAGES

A well-written introduction to opera, this volume includes a brief history of the art form, a guide to operatic terms and a review of 11 famous operas. (GEN175, $17.99)

The Ottoman Centuries

The Ottoman Centuries


by Lord Kinross

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 638 PAGES

A richly detailed, engrossing history of the Ottoman Empire from its dawn in 1300 up to the foundation of the modern republic in 1923, enhanced by maps and photos. (ITL54, $18.99)

The Oxford Companion to Italian Food

The Oxford Companion to Italian Food


by Gillian Riley

  • FOOD
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

This endlessly informative, indispensable guide, organized A-to-Z, covers dishes, famous chefs, history and culture, cooking methods and more. (ITL867, $17.95)

The Oxford Illustrated History of Italy


by George Holmes

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

This generously illustrated volume tackles the full sweep of Italian history. (ITL306, $31.95)

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Roman World

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Roman World


by Jasper Griffin | Oswyn Murray | John Boardman

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

Diverse scholars contribute chapters to this authoritative, illuminating overview of history, art, society and life of Roman and the Roman world. With maps, drawings and illustrations throughout. (ITA127, $35.00)

Pagan Holiday, On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists

Pagan Holiday, On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists


by Tony Perrottet

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Our modern travelers, Tony nad his pregnant wife, armed with a backpack, sense of humor, guide to Greece (written for the Romans by Pausanias in the 2nd century), and an ancient Roman map transcribed onto a 20-foot-roll. Perrottet's travelogue mixes up his modern adventures with ancient accounts and history. (MED72, $13.95)

Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy, A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style

Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy, A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style


by Michael Baxandall

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 183 PAGES

A short guide to looking at Renaissance art with color illustrations throughout. First published in 1972, it's an influential overview of not only how to look at art -- but how the original 15th-century audience may have seen the paintings of the period. (ITL236, $19.95)

Palladio

Palladio


by James Ackerman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1974
  • PAPER
  • 170 PAGES

James Ackerman's seminal biography of Venetian architect Andrea Palladio. (ITL234, $15.00)

The Paper Moon

The Paper Moon


by Andrea Camilleri | Stephen Sartarelli

  • MYSTERY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Inspector Montalbano becomes embroiled in another complex case in this, Camilleri's ninth book in the series. As he investigates the death of a man shot in the face at point-blank range with his pants down, Montalbano finds himself dealing with two beautiful but evasive women as prime suspects, mysterious computer codes, threatening letters, and dirty cocaine that turn Vigata police headquarters upside down. (ITL898, $14.00)

Patricia Wells' Trattoria


by Patricia Wells

  • FOOD
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

The award-winning author presents authentic trattoria food: 150 recipes from small family restaurants, bakeries and pastry shops that capture the flavors and tradition of Italian cooking. (ITA89, $19.99)

Pauline Frommer's Italy


by Pippa de Bruyn | Keith Bain | Reid Bramblett

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

A family-friendly, quirky practical guide by the daughter of travel guru Arthur Frommer. Her motto: "Spend Less, See More." (ITL755, $21.99)

Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome

Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome


by Christopher Scarre

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A vivid overview of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and its expansion throughout North Africa and the Mediterranean, illustrated with ingenious color maps on many topics (political borders, trade, defense, religion) and 80 color photographs. (ITL29, $18.00)

The Perfect House, A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrew Palladio


by Witold Rybczynski

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A professor of urban studies and popular author, Rybczynski is an enlightening guide to Palladio and his influence in Italy and abroad. (ITL590, $19.99)

Pictures from Italy


by Charles Dickens

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

"Pompeii is something so wonderful" is among the many observations in Dicken's lively reflections of the life, culture and people of Italy, drawn from his time in Genoa in 1844. (ITA119, $15.00)

Piemonte, Valle d'Aosta Map

Piemonte, Valle d'Aosta Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • 2008
  • MAP

A regional map of the Piemonte region of Italy at a good scale of 1:200,000. (ITL147, $14.95)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Italian


by Pimsleur Language Method

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Italian, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (ITL630, $19.95)

Pompeii, A Novel

Pompeii, A Novel


by Robert Harris

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

In this 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)

Portofino, A Novel

Portofino, A Novel


by Frank Schaeffer

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Set in the 1960s, this coming-of-age tale follows a young boy's encounters with the sights and people of the seaside town of Portofino, while he avoids his missionary parents' constant bickering and their attempts to convert the locals. (ITL164, $15.00)

The Prince


by Niccolo Machiavelli | George Bull | Anthony Grafton

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 105 PAGES

The classic text of social mobility, written during the peak of the Italian Renaissance. (ITL235, $7.00)

Puccini Without Excuses: A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer


by William Berger

  • MUSIC
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

The popular NPR commentator and radio host gives us the third in his informal, entertaining series on renowned composers. Features a brief biography of the artist and essays on each of his eight operas. (ITL783, $18.00)

Puglia Map

Puglia Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

The locals' map of Puglia, at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL425, $14.95)

Red Guide Italia, Hotels and Restaurants

Red Guide Italia, Hotels and Restaurants


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 1360 PAGES

The venerable Michelin Red Guide to dining and lodging in Italy, revised annually. (ITL275, $29.99)

Renaissance Florence, The Invention of a New Art

Renaissance Florence, The Invention of a New Art


by A. Richard Turner

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A cultural and social history of the city focusing on the great art and famous monuments, featuring vivid color pictures and illustrations. (ITL50, $40.80)

The Renaissance in Rome

The Renaissance in Rome


by Charles L. Stinger

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 472 PAGES

A cultural portrait Rome during the Renaissance. It puts the remarkable art and architecture of the time into its cultural context. (ITL133, $31.00)

Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary

Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary


by Rick Steves

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

This compact phrase book, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary, also includes Steves' insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world. (ITL424, $8.95)

Riviera di Levante, Golfo Tigullio, Cinque Terre

Riviera di Levante, Golfo Tigullio, Cinque Terre


by Litographia Artistica Cartographica

  • MAP

A regional map at a scale of 1:140,000. (ITL779, $12.95)

Roman Woodworking


by Roger Bradley Ulrich

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 400 PAGES

An authoritative and detailed survey of the art of woodworking in the ancient Roman world. (ITL944, $90.00)

Rome City GuideMap

Rome City GuideMap


by Z-Publishing

  • 2001
  • MAP

A colorful map of Rome at a scale of 1:12,000. (ITL491, $4.95)

Rome Map

Rome Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2007
  • MAP

A handy map at a scale of 1:11,000, with a more detailed overview of the city center. (ITL60, $8.95)

A Room with a View

A Room with a View


by E.M. Forster

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

E.M. Forster's classic tale of love among the middle classes, set largely in Florence. (ITL142, $9.95)

Rough Guide Italy

Rough Guide Italy


by Ros Belford

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 1096 PAGES

A comprehensive guide in the British series with a good overview of culture and history, dozens of sketch maps and extensive listings. (ITL328, $24.99)

Rough Guide Mediterranean Cafe Music


by Various Artists

  • MUSIC
  • 2004
  • AUDIO CD

A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of the cafe culture along the Mediterranean coasts, including music of Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt. (MED100, $14.98)

Rough Guide Music Italy


by Various Artists

  • MUSIC
  • 2000
  • AUDIO CD

A carefully chosen sampling of the sounds of Italy, from the tenore singing of Sardinia to the tarantellas of Naples. (ITL781, $14.98)

The Sack of Rome

The Sack of Rome


by Alexander Stille

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Alexander Stille tracks Berlusconi's rise to power and his grip on contemporary politics in Italy in this remarkable portrait of the man -- and the story of how a modern, media-savvy politician can capture the global imagination. (ITL583, $18.00)

Salvation, Scenes from the Life of Saint Francis

Salvation, Scenes from the Life of Saint Francis


by Valerie Martin

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

A new and splendid biography of Saint Francis of Assisi. It's a vivid literary accompaniment to Giotto's frescoes in the basilica of San Francesco, Assisi. (ITL282, $13.00)

Sardinia Map

Sardinia Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A colorful map of the island of Sardinia, at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL259, $14.95)

Sea and Sardinia

Sea and Sardinia


by D.H. Lawrence

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 211 PAGES

A marvelous account of a trip to Sardinia, evoking both the charms and travails of the then-remote island, and the personality of the author. It's a pleasingly exaggerated, accessible portrait of life on the island, circa 1921. (ITL349, $16.00)

Sicilian Odyssey

Sicilian Odyssey


by Francine Prose

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

Novelist Francine Prose tries her hand at travel writing in this lyrical, vibrant and concise portrait of Sicily. Prose evokes Sicily's history, art, landscape and cuisine through considerations of her own journey across the island . (ITL451, $20.00)

Sicilian Tragedee

Sicilian Tragedee


by Ottavio Cappellani

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Set in a 21st-century Sicily rife with moody aristocrats, vain politicians, inept gangsters, shabby theater actors, and high-tech killers, Cappellani's hilarious second novel -- part Tarantino-style operetta, part soap opera -- is also a surprising tribute to the Bard. (ITL993, $15.00)

Sicily Map

Sicily Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • 2011
  • MAP

A detailed map of Sicily (1:200,000), printed on water and tear-resistant paper. (ITL181, $14.95)

Siena Map

Siena Map


by Litographia Artistica Cartographica

  • MAP

A very detailed map of Siena, scale 1:7000. (ITL299, $12.95)

Simply Italian, Easy Recipes That Are Quick to Prepare, Low in Calories, and Kind to Your Budget


by Valentina Harris

  • FOOD
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A collection of 99 Italian recipes from a prolific cookbook author. (ITL463, $15.95)

A Small Place In Italy

A Small Place In Italy


by Eric Newby

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Naturally, the Newbys return to Italy. In this warm tale of 25 splendid years at their farm in northwest Tuscany, their house I Castagni plays as much a role (it was a ruin) as the uproarious Newby, the unflappable Wanda and their many eccentric neighbors. (ITL111, $14.99)

Songbirds, Truffles and Wolves, An American Naturalist in Italy

Songbirds, Truffles and Wolves, An American Naturalist in Italy


by Gary Paul Nabhan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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)

Sorrento Map


by Litographia Artistica Cartographica

  • MAP

A double-sided, detailed street map of Sorrento at a scale of 1:8,000 with individual maps of the Sorrentine Peninsula, Positano, Vico Equense, Capri and Pompei on the reverse. (ITL752, $12.95)

Southern Italy Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A regional map of Italy, stretching from Rome to the southern tip. (ITL222, $14.95)

Spartacus


by Stanley Kubrick

  • 1960
  • DVD

Stanley Kubrick's riveting epic about the leader of a Roman slave revolt, starring no less than Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Tony Curtis and Peter Ustinov. (ITL544, $49.95)

Speak Italian, The Fine Art of the Gesture

Speak Italian, The Fine Art of the Gesture


by Bruno Munari

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES

A witty, useful guide to Italian body language and gestures, originally published in 1958 and featuring the original black-and-white photographs and design by Milanese artist and graphic artist Bruno Munari. (ITL726, $14.95)

The Stones of Florence

The Stones of Florence


by Mary McCarthy

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 230 PAGES

The classic history of the art, architecture and culture of Florence. Novelist McCarthy takes us on a quick and vivid tour of the history of the Medicis and the city of Florence, focusing on Renaissance art. (ITL15, $14.00)

Summer's Lease

Summer's Lease


by John Mortimer

  • MYSTERY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A well-paced mystery set in the Tuscan countryside, by Sir John Morimer, author of Rumpole of the Bailey. Poor Molly Pargeter's idyll is upset when the water supply fails and a neighbor dies. John Gielgud starred in the Masterpiece Theatre adaptation as the seriously mischievous Haverford Downs. (ITL580, $18.00)

The Talented Mr. Ripley


by Anthony Minghella

  • 1999
  • DVD

A suspenseful thriller of obsession and jealousy starring Matt Damon and Jude Law, based on the popular mystery by Patricia Highsmith. (ITL542, $14.99)

That Summer In Sicily, A Love Story

That Summer In Sicily, A Love Story


by Marlena de Blasi

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

De Blasi writes beautifully as she unfolds the true story of a remarkable Sicilian woman, once mistress to a prince. It's both a suspenseful love story and a glimpse of local history. (ITL954, $15.00)

The Titian Committee

The Titian Committee


by Iain Pears

  • MYSTERY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 230 PAGES

In this second Jonathan Argyll book, the amiable and incompetent professor Jonathan Argyll and the vivacious Flavia di Stefano of the Italian Art Theft Squad investigate the murder of a prestigious member of the scholarly Titian Committee. (ITL741, $6.99)

Travel Italia, The Golden Age of Italian Travel Posters


by Lorenzo Ottaviani

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

This collection of 150 vintage posters in full color showcases both design and the allure of Italy. (ITL905, $37.50)

Travelers' Tales Italy

Travelers' Tales Italy


by Ann Calcagno | Jan Morris

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 437 PAGES

A collection of 48 stories on traveling in Italy and Italian life, featuring the writing of Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Frances Mayes, Jonathan Keats, Stanley Crouch and others. (ITL182, $18.95)

A Traveller in Italy

A Traveller in Italy


by H.V. Morton | Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 640 PAGES

The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton's ramblings in the temples, tombs and villas of Tuscany, Lombardy, Emilia and the Veneto. (ITL417, $25.00)

A Traveller's Wine Guide to Italy

A Traveller's Wine Guide to Italy


by Stephen Hobley

  • FOOD
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A slim but very informative, lavishly illustrated guide to the wines of Italy. It's a vineyard-by-vineyard guide, organized by region. (ITL879, $19.95)

The Treasures and Pleasures of Italy


by Ron Krannich

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 273 PAGES

A guidebook devoted to the unusual, out-of-the-way, or just plain wonderful. (ITL93, $14.95)

Trentino Alto-Adige Map

Trentino Alto-Adige Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A colorful regional map of the Italian Dolomites at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL42, $14.95)

Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere

Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere


by Jan Morris

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A loving celebration of the city and its faded glory. Morris, who first visited the city as a soldier during WWII, is especially good at evoking the varied history and fortunes of Trieste. (ITL347, $15.00)

Turner & Italy


by James Hamilton

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

The companion book to the exhibition featuring oil paintings, watercolors, sketchbooks and books from Turner's own library, including the celebrated paintings: Rome from the Vatican (1819) and 1844 Approach to Venice (1844). (ITA126, $25.00)

Tuscany Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A convenient, laminated map of Tuscany, scale 1:400,000. (ITL281, $10.95)

Tuscany Map

Tuscany Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • 2011
  • MAP

A detailed map at a scale of 1:200,000. Imported from Italy. (ITL102, $14.95)

Umbria Regional Map

Umbria Regional Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • MAP

A detailed map at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL119, $14.95)

Unspeakable Women, Selected Short Stories Written by Italian Women During Facism


by Robin Pickering-Iazzi

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 118 PAGES

A selection of short stories by 10 women writing in Italy in the 1920s and 1930s. (ITL312, $14.95)

A Valley in Italy, The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria

A Valley in Italy, The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria


by Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

This short memoir chronicles a year in the small Umbrian village of San Orsola--especially the delights and frustrations of renovating a decayed villa. Taking in food, wine, local customs and landscapes, the book is an excellent introduction to the region (ITL98, $14.99)

Veneto Friuli Venezia Giulia Map

Veneto Friuli Venezia Giulia Map


by Touring Club Italiano

  • 2008
  • MAP

A detailed, shaded relief map of the Veneto at a scale of 1:200,000. Accurate, colorful, and imported from Italy. (ITL22, $12.95)

Venice from the Ground Up

Venice from the Ground Up


by James H. S. McGregor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A walking tour, history and celebration, this masterly, personal guide to Venice includes a short account of McGregor's favorite sites, 10 maps and suggested walks (and boat rides). (ITL792, $29.95)

Venice Map

Venice Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2008
  • MAP

A colorful, detailed city map of Venice, perfect for finding your way around the famously labyrinthine streets and canals. (ITL26, $8.95)

Verdi and his Operas


by Stanley Sadie | Roger Parker

  • MUSIC
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

A compilation of relevant material from the New Grove Dictionary of Opera (ITL203, $24.95)

A Vittorini Omnibus

A Vittorini Omnibus


by Elio Vittorini | Ernest Hemingway

  • LITERATURE
  • 1973
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

These short novels by a modern master include Vittorini's classic tale of a sophisticated man who returns to his native village, In Sicily. (ITL10, $18.95)

Voice of the Violin

Voice of the Violin


by Andrea Camilleri | Stephen Sartarelli

  • MYSTERY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

The fourth installment in the popular Inspector Montalbano series, complete with a quirky cast of Sicilian characters. (ITL537, $14.00)

Walking in Italy

Walking in Italy


by Gillian Souter | John Souter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A planning guide to walks in the cities, countryside and national parks of Italy, including helpful maps and photographs. (ITL878, $19.95)

Walking in the Dolomites

Walking in the Dolomites


by Gillian Price

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A comprehensive walker's guide to the Dolomites geared to a wide variety of difficulty levels. Illustrated with photographs and maps. (ITL289, $19.95)

War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944

War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944


by Iris Origo | Denis Mack Smith

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 239 PAGES

A diary of day-to-day heroism and fortitude. The author and her family take children, deserters, escaped prisoners, and Jews fleeing the advancing Germans into their home in Tuscany. (ITL219, $14.95)

The Wisdom of Tuscany, Simplicity, Security & the Good Life


by Ferenc Mate

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

This poignant memoir paints the simple joys of living in the moment, savoring good food, and walking through pine groves. (ITA109, $14.95)

A Written Republic, Cicero's Philosophical Politics


by Yelena Baraz

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES
  • COMING IN APRIL

Coming in April 2012! Baraz examines the philosophical works of Cicero in the context of late Roman political, intellectual and cultural life. (GRE499, $45.00)

 

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