The Broken Fountain
• Thomas Belmonte
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1989 •
PAPER
• 202 PAGES
A 1973 account of life in a poor neighborhood in Naples by a young anthropologist who lived and worked in Fontana del Re and updated for this 1989 edition. It's an eloquent, scholarly portrait of the men, women and children of the neighborhood -- and of the relationship of the author to the people he lived among for a year.
(ITL209, $26.00) |
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Close to Paradise, The Gardens of Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast
• Robert Fisher
NATURAL HISTORY •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
Fisher showcases 21 of the most celebrated gardens in Italy's glamorous seaside, such as La Reggia, Caserta, the 'Italian Versailles' laid out for the Bourbon King Charles III in the mid-eighteenth century, the gardens of the Villa San Michele, and Lord Grimthorpe's Villa Cimbrone in Ravello. Text of Campania's horticultural history is also included.
(ITA276, $45.00) |
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Dead Man in Naples
• Michael Pearce
MYSTERY •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES
After the British consul in Naples is stabbed while bicycling through the piazza of the Porta Carmine, officer Seymour of the Special Branch is dispatched to investigate. He must untangle a snarl of possible suspects, including a bicycle-racing rival, political foes and the powerful criminal society of the Camorra.
(ITA76, $25.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Sicily
• Eyewitness Guides
• DK Publishing
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
This superb guide to Sicily features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a synopsis of the island's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(ITL468, $23.00) |
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Falling Palace, A Romance of Naples
• Dan Hofstadter
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
A lyrical account of an American man in Naples who falls under the spell of the city and of an enchanting Neapolitan woman.
(ITL763, $13.95) |
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Food and Memories of Abruzzo
• Anna Teresa Callen
FOOD •
2004 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A cookbook, this volume draws on the cuisine of Abruzzo (less well-known in the U.S. than the food of Naples, but no less tasty). The author provides a decent cultural and geographic context for the recipes, as well.
(ITL444, $22.95) |
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Frommer's Amalfi Coast with Naples, Capri & Pompeii
• Bruce Murphy
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 344 PAGES
A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout.
(ITA81, $21.99) |
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Frommer's Naples & the Amalfi Coast Day by Day
• Nicky Swallow
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.
(ITA175, $12.99) |
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The Italians
• Luigi Barzini
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1996 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
The definitive portrait of the Italian people, noteworthy for its insight, grace and wit. It's a classic, scholarly essay on the Italian character, still worthwhile though first published in 1964. Much historical information is included. Highly recommended.
(ITL05, $16.00) |
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Italy Map
• Borch Maps
2011 •
MAP
A convenient laminated map of Italy at a scale of 1:800,000 with excellent topographic detail, an index, and large individual maps of Sicily and Sardinia. Two Sides. 27x39 inches.
(ITL19, $11.95) |
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Blue Guide Sicily
• Ellen Grady
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 500 PAGES
• COMING IN AUGUST
A comprehensive guide to the ancient history and culture of Sicily featuring good maps and site plans of archaeological sites throughout the island. The author, based in Sicily, includes select recommendations for where to stay and eat. Seventh Edition.
(ITL125, $26.95) |
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Lonely Planet Naples & the Amalfi Coast
• Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A comprehensive city guide with good full-color maps, a few photographs and excellent information on what to do and where to go.
(ITA105, $21.99) |
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Modern Naples, A Documentary History, 1799-1999
• John Santore
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 374 PAGES
A source book and history of Naples, organized chronologically, including with a well-edited selection of histories, travelers' accounts and diaries, letters, newspaper and magazine articles, literature, and official reports, 229 documents in all, many translated into English for the first time. With 168 illustrations and three maps. This is the fifth in Documentary History of Naples Series published by Italica Press.
(ITL351, $25.00) |
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My Love for Naples
• Anna Teresa Callen
FOOD •
2007 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
A celebration of Neapolitan traditions and cooking, featuring 16 color plates and 250 recipes covering both the obscure and familiar, including buffalo mozzeralla, pizza and minestrone.
(ITL869, $35.00) |
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Niccolo Rising
• Dorothy Dunnett
LITERATURE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 470 PAGES
The reigning queen of historical fiction serves up this tale of adventure, mercantilism and romance set in fifteenth-century Bruges. The hero, who begins life as an opportunistic apprentice banker, soon rises to become one of the most powerful men in Flanders. It's the first volume in Dunnet's five-book House of Niccolo series.
(BLG13, $15.95) |
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One-Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy
• Paolo Lazzarin
GUIDEBOOK •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 276 PAGES
A handsome book highlighting Italy's charming and scenic villages. Featuring color photographs and an overview of history and attractions, favorite accommodations and restaurants by photographer-journalist Lazzarin. Translated from the Italian (the book was originally published for the Italian market as an introduction to unique and wonderful places throughout the country).
(ITL546, $45.00) |
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Passion on the Vine, A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italy
• Sergio Esposito
FOOD •
2009 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
Esposito writes warmly of his many sojourns in his native land as a child, wine merchant and connoisseur in this celebratory memoir. Transplanted as a youth from Naples to Albany, Esposito is the owner of Italian Wine Merchants in New York City.
(ITL953, $14.95) |
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Rough Guide Naples and the Amalfi Coast
• Martin Dunford
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
This comprehensive guide in the British series nicely balances a historical and cultural overview with practical travel information.
(ITA35, $19.99) |
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Sailing to Capri
• Elizabeth Adler
MYSTERY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
Bestselling author Adler weaves a suspenseful tale of a cruise, where nothing is what it seems, no one is telling the truth, and murder happens.
(ITL965, $14.99) |
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The Seven Sisters
• Margaret Drabble
LITERATURE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
Sparks fly in this lovely novel by Margaret Drabble when Candida not only leaves her husband and moves into gritty London but also organizes a trip to Naples with her aging girlfriends to see the city that Virgil describes in the Aeneid. The novel takes the form of a diary with half set in London and half in Naples.
(ITL572, $18.95) |
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Sorrento Map
• 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. Two Sides. 20x27 inches.
(ITL752, $12.95) |
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Southern Italy Map
• Touring Club Italiano
MAP
A regional map of Italy, stretching from Rome to the southern tip, at a scale of 1:400,000. Features topographical relief. Two Sides. 37x58 inches.
(ITL222, $14.95) |
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
• Anthony Minghella
1999 •
DVD
A screen adaptation of the first in Patricia Highsmith's popular Mr. Ripley mystery series. Matt Damon stars as the obsessive and murderous Mr. Ripley, whose jealousy of his dashing companion Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) quickly turns sinister. The highlight of this thriller, which also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Cate Blanchett, is its suspenseful portrayal of an exquisite sundrenched Italian town (the film was shot in, among other places, Venice, Tuscany, the Gulf of Naples and Southern Sicily), where life is carefree but a menacing potential for violence lurks behind every corner.
(ITL542, $14.99) |
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Vesuvius A.D. 79
• Giovanni Patricelli
• Ernesto De Carolis
HISTORY •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 124 PAGES
Subtitled "The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum," this book is an account of the catastrophic effects of the Mount Vesuvius eruption on August 24, 79 A.D. Authors De Carolis and Patricelli, both involved in archaeological research in southern Italy, draw heavily on science, firsthand reports, literature and folklore to produce a natural history intriguing for scholars and general readers alike. With 120 color illustrations.
(ITL568, $29.95) |
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The Wedding Officer
• Anthony Capella
LITERATURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
A culinary romance between a British officer and Italian country girl set amid Allied occupied Naples in 1943.
(ITL884, $22.00) |
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The Leopard
• Giuseppe Di Lampedusa
LITERATURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
• FAVORITE
Evoking a lost world of privilege and tradition, Giuseppe Di Lampedusa's memorable tale, set on a rural Sicilian estate during the days of independence, follows the world-weary Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina. Burt Lancaster starred in Visconti's terrific film version. This 50th anniversary edition includes new material and a forward by Lampedusa's adopted son.
(ITL11, $16.00) |
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