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After Hannibal
• Barry Unsworth
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Al Dente, The Adventures of a Gastronome in Italy
• William Black
• FOOD
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William Black tosses a few receipts into this mix of travel, gastronomy and family history.
(ITL548, $13.95)
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti: The Palazzo Pubblico, Siena
• Randolph Starn
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Lorenzetti painted the famed fresco cycle "Allegory of Good and Bad Government" in Siena's town hall. This beautifully illustrated short book looks specifically at that work, done between 1338-40.
(ITL434, $25.00)
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Architecture in Italy 1500-1600
• Wolfgang Lotz
• Deborah Howard
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A classic, comprehensive introduction to Italian architecture of the 16th century.
(ITL247, $37.00)
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The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
• Peter Murray
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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The Art of Florence
• John Hunisak
• Glen Andres
• A. Richard Turner
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A magnificent, prize-winning survey of Florentine painting, architecture and sculpture.
(ITL474, $185.00)
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The Art of the Renaissance
• Peter Murray
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
• Benvenuto Cellini
• George Bull
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The story of a sculptor and goldsmith during the Italina Renaissance.
(ITL172, $15.00)
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Berlitz Tuscany and Umbria
• Berlitz Pocket Guides
• Steven Brewer
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical brief guide to Tuscany and Umbria.
(ITL293, $8.95)
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The Birth of Venus, A Novel
• Sarah Dunant
• LITERATURE
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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)
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The Book of the Courtier
• Baldasar Castiglione
• HISTORY
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Written between 1513-1518, Castiglione's classic book of etiquette was inspired by a series of conversations among a group of aristocrats at the court of Urbino in 1507. Its central theme includes the nature of graceful behaviour, especially the impression of effortlessness, or "sprezzatura."
(ITL238, $13.95)
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The Cambridge Companion to Dante
• Rachel Jacoff
• LITERATURE
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An engaging collection of 15 scholarly essays on Dante's life and work.
(ITL436, $24.00)
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Casa Rossa
• Francesca Marciano
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Central Italy Map
• Touring Club Italiano
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A regional map of Central Italy, including Tuscany, Umbria and Rome, at a scale of 1:400,000.
(ITL103, $12.95)
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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
• Jacob Burckhardt
• S. G. C. Middlemore
• Peter Gay
• HISTORY
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A classic survey of life, society and culture suring the Italian Renaissance.
(ITL307, $15.95)
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Classic Italian Jewish Cooking
• Edda Servi Machlin
• FOOD
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The pioneering work on Jewish-Italian food, this classic cookbook retails the food traditions of Pitigliano, Tuscany, which was a thriving Jewish community as recently as 1943.
(ITL383, $29.95)
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A Concise History of Italy
• Christopher Duggan
• HISTORY
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A history of Italy from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day.
(ITL35, $26.99)
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Dante
• R.W. Lewis
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A brief, literate biography of the exceptionally literate Dante Alighieri.
(ITL313, $19.95)
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The Dark Heart of Italy
• Tobias Jones
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An insightful portrait of contemporary Italy by a roving British journalist living in Parma.
(ITL533, $15.00)
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Edith Wharton's Italian Gardens
• Vivian Russell
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Eyewitness Guide Italy
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(ITL32, $30.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Sardinia
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to the island of Sardinia, featuring color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a synopsis of the island's attractions.
(ITL183, $20.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Umbria
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Florence Map
• Borch Maps
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A detailed, plastic-covered city map of Florence at a scale of 1:7,000.
(ITL59, $7.95)
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Fodor's Exploring Italy
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent, up-to-date overview of Italy and its attractions.
(ITL73, $22.00)
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Fodor's See It Italy
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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Fodor's informative guide to touring Italy, notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the country.
(ITL550, $24.95)
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The Food of Italy
• Waverly Root
• FOOD
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Evocative of Italy and its diverse cuisine, this classic book, organized geographically, offers a cook's tour of the country. It's a well-informed and wonderful culinary guide.
(ITL75, $19.95)
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For the Beauty of the Earth: Birding, Opera, and Other Journeys
• Thomas Urquhart
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Frommer's Tuscany & Umbria
• Reid Bramblett
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually.
(ITL83, $19.99)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $17.95)
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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Il Postino
• Michael Radford
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A shy Italian postman who learns the ways of poetry and romance while delivering mail to the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
(ITL541, $19.99)
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Images & Shadows: Part of a Life
• Iris Origo
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The marvelously written, engrossing memoirs of a privileged life, including the accomplished author's efforts to shelter refugees and others during WWII.
(ITL442, $16.95)
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The Inferno of Dante, A New Verse Translation
• Dante Alighieri
• Robert Pinsky
• LITERATURE
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The celebrated modern translation of Dante's "Inferno."
(ITL411, $11.00)
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Insight Guide Italy
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated overview of Italy with essays on its attractions, history and culture.
(ITL108, $23.95)
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Insight Guide Mediterranean Cruises
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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Covering 120 ports of call throughout the Mediterranean from the Canary Islands to Egypt.
(MED94, $22.95)
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Inventing Leonardo
• A. Richard Turner
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Italian Cinema, From Neorealism to the Present
• Peter Bondanella
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A scholarly history modern Italian film.
(ITL350, $29.95)
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Italian English Bilingual Visual Dictionary
• DK Publishing
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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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)
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Italian Hours
• Henry James
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Italian Indispensables Vocabulary Builder
• Audio-Forum
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A short audio program wiith 50 common words and phrases for travelers.
(ITL401, $9.95)
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Italian Villas and Their Gardens
• Edith Wharton
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Italy and Its Invaders
• Girolamo Arnaldi
• HISTORY
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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)
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Italy in Mind
• Alice Powers
• LITERATURE
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A terrific collection of some of the best literary writing on Italy, including pieces by Melville, Lawrence, Henry James, Mary McCarthy and many others.
(ITL39, $14.95)
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Italy Northeast Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
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(ITL72, $11.95)
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Italy, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Lawrence Venuti
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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Italy, Charming Small Hotels
• Fiona Duncan
• GUIDEBOOK
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A pocket-size guide to unusual places to stay throughout Italy.
(ITL92, $19.95)
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La Dolce Vita
• Federico Fellini
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Fellini's celebrated masterpiece about a Roman tabloid reporter who fully indugles in the decadence of "the sweet life."
(ITL543, $34.98)
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Leonardo da Vinci
• Kenneth Clark
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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The Little Flowers of St. Francis
• W. Heywood
• Ugolino
• Madeleine L'Engle
• LITERATURE
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Classic tales attributed to St. Francis, divided into 50 vignettes, including the story of the wolf of Gubbio, set along the Franciscan Way.
(ITL132, $13.00)
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The Lives of the Artists, Vol 1
• Giorgio Vasari
• Julia Conway and Peter Bondanella
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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M, The Man Who Became Caravaggio
• Peter Robb
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A masterful biography of the Renaissance painter by the author of "Midnight in Sicily."
(ART47, $22.00)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
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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)
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Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World
• Peter Weir
• LITERATURE
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Russell Crowe stars in this adaptation of two Patrick O'Brian novels, a swashbuckling adventure set off the coast of Cape Horn in 1805.
(GPS66, $39.98)
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Michelin Green Guide Tuscany
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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(ITL139, $21.95)
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The Middle Sea, A History of the Mediterranean
• John Julius Norwich
• HISTORY
• NEW
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A marvelous writer who has already tackled Byzantium, the Normans in Sicily and Venice, Norwich spins his magic in this story of culture, trade and politics, royalty and rulers, wars and religion in the Mediterranean.
(MED98, $20.00)
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Modigliani
• Doris Krystof
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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This slim illustrated volume showcases Modigliani's distinct colorful style of painting and portraiture in the handsome Taschen style.
(ART44, $9.99)
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The Olive, Tree of Civilization
• John Train
• Mark E. Smith
• HISTORY
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A history of the celebrated vegetable and the mythology behind it.
(NAT72, $25.00)
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On The Road with Francis of Assisi
• Linda Bird Francke
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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One-Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy
• Paolo Lazzarin
• GUIDEBOOK
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Each charming town gets an appreciative essay and evocative color photographs in this handsome tribute and excellent guide.
(ITL546, $45.00)
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The Piero Della Francesca Trail
• John Pope-Hennessy
• Aldous Huxley
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A slim guide to the major paintings and frescoes of Piero found across Tuscany and Umbria. Originally published in 1993, this edition includes 52 color illustrations along with Huxley's influential essay on Piero's Resurrection of Christ.
(ITL409, $24.95)
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Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages
• John Ure
• HISTORY
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(EUR202, $15.95)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Italian
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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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)
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Renaissance Florence, The Invention of a New Art
• A. Richard Turner
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A cultural and social history of the city focusing on the great art and famous monuments, featuring vivid color pictures and illustrations.
(ITL50, $24.95)
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Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Rick Steves
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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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, $7.95)
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The Rise of Christianity
• Rodney Stark
• RELIGION
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The subtitle to this book says it all: "How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries."
(MED64, $14.95)
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Rough Guide Italy
• Ros Belford
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide in the British series with a good overview of culture and history, dozens of sketch maps and extensive listings.
(ITL328, $22.95)
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Salvation, Scenes from the Life of Saint Francis
• Valerie Martin
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A new and splendid biography of Saint Francis of Assisi. It's a splendid literary accompaniment to Giotto's frescoes in the basilica of San Francesco, Assisi.
(ITL282, $13.00)
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Short Stories in Italian, Racconti in Italiano
• Nick Roberts
• LITERATURE
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These modern tales in the bilingual series of Penguin Parallell Texts make for good reading in any language.
(ITL730, $13.00)
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Spartacus
• Stanley Kubrick
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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)
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The Stones of Florence
• Mary McCarthy
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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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
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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)
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
• Anthony Minghella
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A suspenseful thriller of obsession and jealousy starring Matt Damon and Jude Law, based on the popular mystery by Patricia Highsmith.
(ITL542, $14.99)
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That Fine Italian Hand
• Paul Hoffman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An affectionate -- and insightful -- portrait of a people.
(ITL346, $17.00)
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Travelers' Tales Italy
• Ann Calcagno
• Jan Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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A Traveller's History of Italy
• Valerio Lintner
• HISTORY
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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)
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Tuscany FlexiMap
• American Map
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A sturdy laminated map of Tuscany for travelers
(ITL311, $7.95)
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Tuscany in Mind
• Alice Powers
• ANTHOLOGY
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A fine literary anthology covering the region's history, geography, culture and (of course) food, featuring contributions by luminaries including D.H. Lawrence and Robert Browning.
(ITL607, $14.95)
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Tuscany Map
• Borch Maps
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A convenient, laminated map of Tuscany, scale 1:400,000.
(ITL281, $10.95)
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Two Lives, Reading Turgenev and My House in Umbria
• William Trevor
• LITERATURE
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The second of these two Booker Prize-nominated novellas is the beautifully rendered story of an ex-prostitute who settles in Umbria to write romance novels, but whose life is disturbed by local political events.
(ITL122, $15.00)
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Umbria Regional Map
• Touring Club Italiano
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A detailed map at a scale of 1:200,000.
(ITL119, $12.95)
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A Valley in Italy, The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria
• Lisa St. Aubin de Teran
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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, $13.00)
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The Vinegar of Spilamberto, And Other Italian Adventures With Food, Places, And People
• Doris Muscatine
• Alice Waters
• FOOD
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An account of the author's travels and love of Italy, its food and culture.
(ITL662, $15.00)
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Voice of the Violin
• Andrea Camilleri
• Stephen Sartarelli
• MYSTERY
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The fourth installment in the popular Inspector Montalbano series, complete with a quirky cast of Sicilian characters.
(ITL537, $13.00)
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World Food Italy
• Gabriella Cossi
• Matthew Evans
• FOOD
• OUT OF PRINT
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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)
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Worldly Goods, A New History of the Renaissance
• Lisa Jardine
• HISTORY
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A history of the influence of commerce on the Renaissance.
(ITL173, $19.95)
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