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Al Dente, The Adventures of a Gastronome in Italy  •  William Black   • FOOD  •  William Black tosses a few receipts into this mix of travel, gastronomy and family history. (ITL548, $13.95)
 
 
Almost Blue  •  Carlo Lucarelli   • MYSTERY  •  A mystery noir set on the streets of Bologna, in which rookie cop Grazia Negro tracks a serial killer. (ITL673, $12.95)
 
 
Architecture in Italy 1500-1600  •  Wolfgang Lotz  •  Deborah Howard   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A classic, comprehensive introduction to Italian architecture of the 16th century. (ITL247, $37.00)
 
 
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, $17.95)
 
 
Art and Authority in Renaissance Milan  •  Evelyn S. Welch   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A scholarly study of art, architecture and patronage in Renaissance Milan. (ITL405, $75.00)
 
 
Art and Life in Renaissance Venice  •  Patricia Brown   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An authoritative overview of Renaissance painting, sculpture and architecture, featuring 120 full-color illustrations. This compact volume manages to evoke the spirit of the Renaissance. (ITL57, $24.95)
 
 
The Art of the Renaissance  •  Peter Murray   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 
 
Birds of Europe  •  Killian Mullarney  •  Lars Svensson  •  Dan Zetterstrom  •  Peter J. Grant   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
 
 
The Birth of Venus, A Novel  •  Sarah Dunant   • LITERATURE  •  A rich novel of art, passion and patronage, memorably set in late 15th-century Florence and prominently featuring the famously pious reformer Savonarola. (ITL532, $13.95)
 
 
Blue Guide Venice  •  Alta MacAdam   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to the art, architecture, museums, history and culture of Venice. With 30 illustrations, maps and site diagrams, and recommended restaurants, cafes and hotels. (ITL457, $29.95)
 
 
Casa Rossa  •  Francesca Marciano   • LITERATURE  •  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 Charterhouse of Parma  •  Henri Stendhal  •  Richard Howard   • LITERATURE  •  Stendahl's novel of a young aristocrat in early 19th-century northern Italy. (ITL208, $11.95)
 
 
City Secrets: Florence, Venice, and the Towns of Italy  •  Robert Kahn   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An inspired collection of favorite places, experiences, excursions and events in Italy; the contributors are often artists, architects, or members of the American Academy in Rome. (ITL277, $19.95)
 
 
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy  •  Jacob Burckhardt  •  S. G. C. Middlemore  •  Peter Gay   • HISTORY  •  A classic survey of life, society and culture suring the Italian Renaissance. (ITL307, $15.95)
 
 
A Concise History of Italy  •  Christopher Duggan   • HISTORY  •  A history of Italy from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day. (ITL35, $26.99)
 
 
The Dark Heart of Italy  •  Tobias Jones   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An insightful portrait of contemporary Italy by a roving British journalist living in Parma. (ITL533, $15.00)
 
 
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire  •  Edward Gibbon   • HISTORY  •  A convenient Modern Library edition of the great classic. (ITL579, $15.95)
 
 
Dolomites Trekking, Alta Via 1 & Alta Via 2  •  Henry Stedman   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to walks and treks in the Dolomites featuring 51 detailed route maps, village plans and concise information on where to go, and what to see and do. (ITL253, $22.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Encounters With Verdi  •  Marcello Conati  •  Richard Stokes   • MUSIC  •  A collection of first hand accounts of experiences with Verdi. (MUS06, $24.50)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Umbria  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A marvelously illustrated, compact guide to the culture, history and attractions of Umbria, organized geographically and especially helpful for its innovative site plans, building diagrams and local maps. (ITL512, $20.00)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Venice and the Veneto  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a neighborhood-by-neighborhood synopsis of the region's attractions. With numerous cutaways and floor plans of local buildings. (ITL200, $23.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Fodor's See It Florence and Tuscany  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Florence and Tuscany. (ITL553, $22.95)
 
 
Fodor's See It Italy  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Fodor's informative guide to touring Italy, notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the country. (ITL550, $24.95)
 
 
Food Wine The Italian Riviera & Genoa  •  David Downie   • FOOD • COMING IN OCTOBER  •  A renowned food writer's highly selective guide to Liguria's authentic small eateries, culinary traditions, wine, wineries, food artisans, and gourmet shops. (ITL956, $24.95)
 
 
For the Beauty of the Earth: Birding, Opera, and Other Journeys  •  Thomas Urquhart   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Urquhart chronicles a lifelong affair with nature, combined with a passion for music, as he travels-- and bird watches-- through pastoral England, Italy, the Camargue in Provence, and the villages of Mali. (BRD35, $15.00)
 
 
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis  •  Giorgio Bassini  •  William Weaver   • LITERATURE  •  This powerful book, set in Ferrara, deals with unrequited love and classist society in the time of Mussolini. (ITL205, $13.00)
 
 
Giacomo Puccini  •  Conrad Wilson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An analysis of the legendary composer, his times and his music (GEN141, $24.95)
 
 
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral  •  Robert A. Scott   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
 
 
Here Is Where We Meet  •  John Berger   • LITERATURE  •  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, $14.00)
 
 
A History of Fascism, 1914-1945  •  Stanley G. Payne   • HISTORY  •  A schoalrly, comprehensive history with a focus on Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. (EUR132, $24.95)
 
 
History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture  •  David G. Wilkins  •  Frederick Hartt   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A well-illustrated history of Italian art from the 13th through the 16th centuries. (ITL308, $111.80)
 
 
History of My Life (Vols. III & IV)  •  Giacomo Casanova  •  Willard R. Trask   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An account of derring-do in 18th-century Venice by Casanova, including a memorable description of imprisonment in the Doge's Palace. (ITL381, $25.00)
 
 
A History of Venice  •  John Julius Norwich   • HISTORY  •  The great historian Norwich marshals myriad personalities, battles, sieges, and facts into a vivid portrait of the Venetian Republic spanning the 1000 years up to its 1797 defeat at the hands of Napoleon. (ITL177, $25.00)
 
 
Il Postino  •  Michael Radford    •  A shy Italian postman who learns the ways of poetry and romance while delivering mail to the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. (ITL541, $19.99)
 
 
Insight Compact Guide Italian Riviera  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, illustrated introduction to the Italian Riviera, this guide features 160 photos and maps, and covers all the major attractions. With information on recommended tours, including Old Town and the rock drawings of Liguria. (ITL198, $8.95)
 
 
Insight Guide Mediterranean Cruises  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Covering 120 ports of call throughout the Mediterranean from the Canary Islands to Egypt. (MED94, $22.95)
 
 
Inventing Leonardo  •  A. Richard Turner   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Turner, a leading art historian of the Renaissance, offers a lively appraisal of the controversial genius. It's an elegant and stimulating book. (ITL79, $22.95)
 
 
Italia, The Art of Living Italian Style  •  Edmund Howard   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A beautifully illustrated tour of Italy's most characteristic and striking architecture, landscapes and design, with accompanying essays on each photograph. (ITL398, $40.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Italian English Bilingual Visual Dictionary  •   DK Publishing   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  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, $12.95)
 
 
Italian Folktales  •  Italo Calvino   • LITERATURE  •  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 Hours  •  Henry James   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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, $16.00)
 
 
The Italian Renaissance Reader  •  Julia Conway and Peter Bondanella  •  Mark Musa   • ANTHOLOGY  •  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, $17.00)
 
 
Italian Villas and Their Gardens  •  Edith Wharton   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 
 
Italy and Its Invaders  •  Girolamo Arnaldi   • HISTORY  •  A wide-ranging history of the many empires and world powers that have invaded Italy, and their lasting influences, both positive and negative, on Italian art, architecture and culture up to the present day. (ITL661, $19.95)
 
 
Italy in Mind  •  Alice Powers   • LITERATURE  •  A terrific collection of some of the best literary writing on Italy, including pieces by Melville, Lawrence, Henry James, Mary McCarthy and many others. Great reading. (ITL39, $14.95)
 
 
Italy Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A laminated map of Italy at a scale of 1:800,000. (ITL19, $11.95)
 
 
Italy North Road Atlas  •   Touring Club Italiano    •  Northern Italy at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL830, $34.95)
 
 
Italy, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Lawrence Venuti   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Not just a literary companion, this anthology is also a who's who of contemporary Italian writers that captures the spirit, history and allure of the country. (ITL466, $14.95)
 
 
Karen Brown's Italy B & B, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries  •  Nicole Franchini   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A survey of highly recommended bed and breakfasts. (ITL291, $19.95)
 
 
Karen Brown's Italy Hotels, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries  •  Clare Brown   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (ITL290, $19.95)
 
 
Knopf City Guide Milan  •   Knopf Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A vibrant, colorful guide to Milan -- small enough to fit in your pocket. (ITL123, $14.95)
 
 
Leonardo da Vinci  •  Kenneth Clark   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  With 128 well integrated plates and a useful chronology, this authoritative and informative book has become the standard introduction to da Vinci and his work. (ITL78, $21.95)
 
 
The Life of Verdi  •  John Rosselli   • MUSIC  •  Part biography, part musical history, the life story and major operas of the 19th-century composer. (ITL447, $33.99)
 
 
Liguria Regional Map  •   Touring Club Italiano    •  A map of the region, including Cinque Terra, at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL118, $12.95)
 
 
The Lives of the Artists, Vol 1  •  Giorgio Vasari  •  Julia Conway and Peter Bondanella   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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  •   Touring Club Italiano    •  A colorful regional map of Lombardy. (ITL120, $12.95)
 
 
Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook  •   Lonely Planet   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A handy, palm-size phrasebook for the traveler. (ITL531, $8.99)
 
 
Love and War in the Apennines  •  Eric Newby   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Newby's flight from the Germans in occupied Italy during World War II. The author had lived in Italy through childhood during the interwar period, and since has made his home there. (ITL171, $14.99)
 
 
M, The Man Who Became Caravaggio  •  Peter Robb   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A masterful biography of the Renaissance painter by the author of "Midnight in Sicily." (ART47, $20.00)
 
 
Mammals of Europe  •  Priscilla Barrett  •  David W. MacDonald   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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, $34.95)
 
 
Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World  •  John Larner   • EXPLORATION  •  A scholarly, insightful study of the impact of the venetian merchant-explorer's impact on European ideas and knowledge of the world. (EXP22, $19.00)
 
 
Medusa, An Aurelio Zen Mystery  •  Michael Dibdin   • MYSTERY  •  In this ninth book in the thoroughly enjoyable Aurelio Zen series, our worldly detective investigates a mysterious corpse in a long-abandoned military tunnel in the Dolomites. (ITL576, $12.95)
 
 
Milan Map  •   Streetwise Maps    •  A detailed travel map of Milan. (ITL65, $8.95)
 
 
Modigliani  •  Doris Krystof   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This slim illustrated volume showcases Modigliani's distinct colorful style of painting and portraiture in the handsome Taschen style. (ART44, $9.99)
 
 
The Moon and the Bonfires  •  Cesare Pavese  •  R.W. Flint  •  Mark Rudman   • LITERATURE  •  Pavese's last novel, published shortly before the writer's suicide in 1950, is his evocation of post-Mussolini Italy. The protagonist, an emigrant, returns to Northern Italy from America in the wake of World War II. (ITL427, $12.95)
 
 
Mother Tongue, An American Life in Italy  •  Wallis Wilde-Menozzi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A memoir by a poet and essayist who followed her husband to live in his native city of Parma in the 1980s. Deeply personal and evocative of life in northern Italy, the author interweaves much history and observation into her narrative. (ITL36, $15.00)
 
 
The Olive, Tree of Civilization  •  John Train  •  Mark E. Smith   • HISTORY  •  A history of the celebrated vegetable and the mythology behind it. (NAT72, $25.00)
 
 
On The Road with Francis of Assisi  •  Linda Bird Francke   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Assisi wandered for 20 years, affording Newsweek editor Francke and her patient husband plenty to see and do in the piazzas, sanctuaries and chapels of Assisi, Siena, Bologna, Venice, Gubbio, Rome and other choice spots. (ITL647, $15.95)
 
 
One-Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy  •  Paolo Lazzarin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Each charming town gets an appreciative essay and evocative color photographs in this handsome tribute and excellent guide. (ITL546, $45.00)
 
 
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy, A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style  •  Michael Baxandall   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  James Ackerman   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  James Ackerman's seminal biography of Venetian architect Andrea Palladio. (ITL234, $15.00)
 
 
Palladio and Palladianism  •  Robert Tavernor   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A well illustrated guide to the work of Andrea Palladio, the 16th century Venetian architect, and his followers. (ITL25, $16.95)
 
 
The Perfect House, A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrew Palladio  •  Witold Rybczynski   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A professor of urban studies and popular author, Rybczynski is an enlightening guide to Palladio and his influence in Italy and abroad. (ITL590, $15.00)
 
 
Pimsleur Quick & Simple Italian  •   Pimsleur Language Method   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  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)
 
 
The Prince  •  Niccolo Machiavelli  •  George Bull  •  Anthony Grafton   • LITERATURE  •  The classic. (ITL235, $7.00)
 
 
Puccini, Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers  •  Peter Southwell-Sander   • MUSIC  •  A fully illustrated biography of the great Italian composer. (ITL448, $19.95)
 
 
The Rainaldi Quartet  •  Paul Adam   • MYSTERY  •  Memorably set among the luthiers of Cremona, this is one of a series of favorite mysteries recused by the good folks at Felony & Mayhem. (ITL887, $14.95)
 
 
Recollections of the Last Days of Shelley and Byron  •  Edward Trelawney   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The lives and deaths of these two most romantic of Romantic poets are lovingly recounted in this memoir by Edward Trelawny. Trelawny was a fascinating figure in his own right, and his tribute to his two lost friends bears all the marks of his own generous, wild personality. (ITL336, $10.95)
 
 
Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary  •  Rick Steves   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary; also includes Steves' insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world. (ITL424, $7.95)
 
 
Romeo and Juliet  •  William Shakespeare   • LITERATURE  •  This edition of the Bard's tragedy is heavily footnoted, providing lots of textual commentary. (ITL322, $10.95)
 
 
Short Stories in Italian, Racconti in Italiano  •  Nick Roberts   • LITERATURE  •  These modern tales in the bilingual series of Penguin Parallell Texts make for good reading in any language. (ITL730, $13.00)
 
 
Shorter Walks in the Dolomites  •  Gillian Price   • GUIDEBOOK  •  One of a series of practical guides on walks and treks in the Dolomites by the British publisher. (ITL725, $19.95)
 
 
The Surprise of Cremona: One Woman's Adventures in Cremona, Parma, Mantua, Ravenna, Urbino, and Arezzo  •  Edith Templeton  •  Anita Brookner   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT  •  A new edition of Templeton's 1954 memoir of romance, travel and adventure in northern Italy. The novelist burnishes her reputation as an entertaining, adventurous Bohemian in this classic. (ITL396, $27.50)
 
 
The Talented Mr. Ripley  •  Anthony Minghella    •  A suspenseful thriller of obsession and jealousy starring Matt Damon and Jude Law, based on the popular mystery by Patricia Highsmith. (ITL542, $14.99)
 
 
Taming of the Shrew, The Oxford Shakespeare  •  William Shakespeare  •  H.J. Oliver   • LITERATURE  •  A volume in the Oxford Shakespeare series. (ITL526, $10.95)
 
 
The Thief of Venice  •  Jane Langton   • MYSTERY  •  The 14th installment of the Homer Kelly mystery series, this one set in Venice. (ITL595, $5.99)
 
 
Travelers' Tales Italy  •  Ann Calcagno  •  Jan Morris   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of 48 stories on traveling in Italy and Italian life, featuring the writing of Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Frances Mayes, Jonathan Keates, Stanley Crouch and others. (ITL182, $18.95)
 
 
Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe  •  Marybeth Bond  •  Mary Morris   • ANTHOLOGY  •  This entertaining collection depicts Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris. (EUR160, $17.95)
 
 
A Traveller's History of Italy  •  Valerio Lintner   • HISTORY  •  A brief history of Italy through the 1990s -- wide-ranging, accessible and necessarily condensed. With a useful chronology and historical gazetteer, this book marches confidently through the centuries. (ITL86, $14.95)
 
 
Treasury of Byzantine Ornament: 255 Motifs from St. Mark's and Ravenna  •  Arne Dehli   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A great reference for anyone with an interest in 6th- and 7th-century Byzantine art and architecture. This guide provides clear line drawings of interior and exterior adornments; thorough and well-illustrated. (ITL690, $12.95)
 
 
Treks in the Dolomites  •  Gillian Price  •  Martin Collins   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A detailed practical guide to the two best-known long-distance walks through the Dolomites: the Alta Via 1 -- Lago di Braies to Belluno (9-13 days) and Alta Via 2 -- Bressanone to Feltre (10-16 days). (ITL692, $19.95)
 
 
Trentino Alto-Adige Map  •   Touring Club Italiano    •  A colorful regional map of the Italian Dolomites at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL42, $12.95)
 
 
Venetian Life  •  William Dean Howells   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A leisurely account of housekeeping, touring and socializing in 19th-century Venice by the American consul, first published in 1866. (ITL327, $16.95)
 
 
Veneto Friuli Venezia Giulia Map  •   Touring Club Italiano    •  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 for Pleasure  •  J.G. Links   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Anecdotal, digressive and fascinating, this book takes you by the hand and shows you the history, art and byways of Venice. (ITL104, $27.50)
 
 
Venice Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A colorful, detailed city map of Venice, perfect for finding your way around the famously labyrinthine streets and canals. (ITL26, $7.95)
 
 
Venice Observed  •  Mary McCarthy   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Originally published over 30 years ago, this collection of eight essays is a literate, evocative celebration of the city, its character, and its history. (ITL27, $13.00)
 
 
Venice, a Maritime Republic  •  Frederic C. Lane   • HISTORY  •  A wonderfully written history of the Venetian empire, engrossing in its scholarly detail. Lane focuses on the history of trade from the origin of the city in the 6th century to modern times, including the cities along the Balkan coast that were part of the trading empire. With drawings, maps, and archival photos. (ITL24, $26.95)
 
 
Venice, Lion City  •  Garry Wills   • HISTORY  •  A magisterial history of Venice at the height of its power as a maritime republic in the 15th and 16th centuries. Wills shows the power and influence of the city through its magnificent Renaissance art and architecture. (ITL324, $20.00)
 
 
Venice, The City and Its Architecture  •  Richard Goy   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  In this oversize, illustrated book, architect and historian Richard Goy discusses the diverse buildings of Venice, including fisherman's cottages, Christian basilicas, Palladio's masterpieces, and Longhena's Santa Maria de Salute. With 400 photographs, in color and black-and-white. (ITL251, $39.95)
 
 
Verona Map  •   Litographia Artistica Cartographica    •  A colorful, folded travel map to Verona, Italy. (ITL453, $10.95)
 
 
The Vinegar of Spilamberto, And Other Italian Adventures With Food, Places, And People  •  Doris Muscatine  •  Alice Waters   • FOOD  •  An account of the author's travels and love of Italy, its food and culture. (ITL662, $15.00)
 
 
Walking in the Dolomites  •  Gillian Price   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive walker's guide to the Dolomites geared to a wide variety of difficulty levels. Illustrated with photographs and maps. (ITL289, $19.95)
 
 
Watermark  •  Joseph Brodsky   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A metaphysical, metaphorical meditation on Venice by poet Joseph Brodsky. His ruminations take the form of 48 short chapters, each prompted by an idea, memory or scene associated with his much loved city. (ITL105, $12.00)
 
 
World Food Italy  •  Gabriella Cossi  •  Matthew Evans   • FOOD • OUT OF PRINT  •  Take this book along to Italy and eat knowledgeably after taking in the author's explanations of ingredients, regional specialties, classic dishes and methods of preparation. (ITL386, $12.95)
 
 
The World of Venice  •  Jan Morris   • HISTORY • FAVORITE  •  Morris displays her talent for research, telling anecdote and well-wrought prose in this spirited history of a beloved city. (ITL12, $16.00)
 
 
 




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