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	The Accidental Connoisseur, An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World • Lawrence Osborne • FOOD • With a winning wit and not a drop of pretense, Osborne sets out to discover what's what with wine, traveling through Sonoma and Napa, France, Italy and other European wine meccas, 11 adventures in all. He meets plenty of interesting characters along the way, revealing much about the pleasures of wine (and travel!). (TVL31, $15.00)
	After Hannibal • Barry Unsworth • LITERATURE • 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)
	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)
	Architecture in Italy 1500-1600 • Wolfgang Lotz • Deborah Howard • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A classic, comprehensive introduction to Italian architecture of the 16th century. (ITL247, $40.00)
	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, $20.40)
	The Art of Florence • John Hunisak • Glen Andres • A. Richard Turner • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A magnificent, prize-winning survey of Florentine painting, architecture and sculpture. With 1,500 illustrations and essays by leading historians on painting, architecture and sculpture. (ITL474, $185.00)
	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)
	The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini • Benvenuto Cellini • George Bull • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The story of a sculptor and goldsmith during the Italina Renaissance. (ITL172, $15.00)
	Bella Tuscany, The Sweet Life in Italy • Frances Mayes • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In this sequel to "Under the Tuscan Sun," best-selling author Frances Mayes goes out in search of Italian Life in the small town of Cortona. (ITL224, $15.00)
	Berlitz Tuscany and Umbria • Berlitz Pocket Guides • Steven Brewer • GUIDEBOOK • A practical brief guide to Tuscany and Umbria. (ITL293, $8.95)
	Birds of Europe • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Killian Mullarney • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, this 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 • 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, $15.00)
	Blue Guide Tuscany • Alta MacAdam • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the cultural riches of Tuscany with a focus on history, art and architecture. Serious-minded travelers will not want to be without it. (ITL43, $24.95)
	Bonaventure: The Life of St. Francis • Ewart Cousins • RELIGION • The Church's official life of St Francis, written by the Franciscan monk Bonaventure in the 13th century. (ITL602, $11.99)
	The Book of the Courtier • Baldasar Castiglione • HISTORY • 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, $15.00)
	Cadogan Guide Tuscany, Umbria & the Marches • Dana Facaros • Michael Pauls • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the British series covering the entire region from Florence and Siena to Chianti, the Tuscan Coast, Umbria and the Marches in detail. (ITL493, $22.95)
	The Cambridge Companion to Dante • Rachel Jacoff • LITERATURE • An engaging collection of 15 scholarly essays on Dante's life and work. (ITL436, $24.00)
	Carmen and Other Stories • Prosper Merimee • Nicholas Jotcham • LITERATURE • A collection of nine stories, including Carmen, memorably set in southern Spain -- and source for the Bizet opera of the same name. (FRN201, $13.95)
	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)
	Central Italy Map • Touring Club Italiano • A regional map of Central Italy, including Tuscany, Umbria and Rome, at a scale of 1:400,000. (ITL103, $12.95)
	The City of Florence, Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings • R.W.B. Lewis • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • FAVORITE • A vivid tour of the city and its riches by the fine biographer of Edith Wharton and Henry James. Lewis has written what he calls "a partial biography of Florence," beautifully interweaving the personal and the historical. (ITL47, $19.00)
	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)
	Classic Italian Jewish Cooking • Edda Servi Machlin • FOOD • 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)
	A Concise History of Italy • Christopher Duggan • HISTORY • A history of Italy from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day. (ITL35, $28.99)
	Cooking With Fernet Branca • James Hamilton-Paterson • LITERATURE • A glimpse into the quirkily peaceful life of Gerald Samper, an Englishman who spends his days in his Tuscan home inventing eccentric recipes, from the author of Playing With Water. (ITL642, $14.95)
	Dante • R.W. Lewis • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A brief, literate biography of the exceptionally literate Dante Alighieri. (ITL313, $19.95)
	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 Divine Comedy • Dante Alighieri • Charles H. Sisson • LITERATURE • In this classic, Dante molds a universe in which reason and faith shape social order. (ITL310, $17.95)
	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)
	Etruscan • Larissa Bonfante • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A brief guide to decoding Etruscan inscriptions, using representative vases, coins and other objects. Useful for serious scholars of Etruscan art and archeology. (ITL242, $13.95)
	Etruscan Art • Nigel Spivey • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)
	The Etruscans • Graeme Barker • Tom Rasmussen • HISTORY • This illustrated history incorporates the most recent archaeological evidence, bringing to life Etruscan culture, economics and innovations, and the artistic achievements and artifacts that continue to capture our imagination. (ITL169, $41.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Florence & Tuscany • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Superbly illustrated, this compact guide shows the neighborhoods, museums, shops and sites of Florence and surroundings in full color. (ITL46, $25.00)
	Eyewitness Guide Italy • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (ITL32, $30.00)
	Eyewitness Guide Sardinia • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	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)
	Family Chronicle • Vasco Pratolini • Martha King • LITERATURE • A portrait of two brothers, set against a Florence just after WWII. (ITL479, $12.50)
	Florence Map • Borch Maps • A detailed, plastic-covered city map of Florence at a scale of 1:7,000. (ITL59, $7.95)
	Fodor's Exploring Italy • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • An excellent, up-to-date overview of Italy and its attractions. (ITL73, $22.00)
	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)
	The Food of Italy • Waverly Root • FOOD • CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE • 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)
	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)
	Frommer's Tuscany & Umbria • Reid Bramblett • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually. (ITL83, $19.99)
	Galileo's Daughter, A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love • Dava Sobel • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	The Hill Towns of Italy • Carol Field • Richard Kauffman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • OUT OF PRINT • A delightful illustrated survey of the towns, people and countryside of Tuscany and Umbria by a favorite writer on things Italian. With full-color photographs of towns, including Siena, San Gimignano, Perugia, Assisi and Orvieto. (ITL96, $19.95)
	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)
	Images & Shadows: Part of a Life • Iris Origo • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	The Inferno of Dante, A New Verse Translation • Dante Alighieri • Robert Pinsky • LITERATURE • The celebrated modern translation of Dante's "Inferno." (ITL411, $11.00)
	Innocence • Penelope Fitzgerald • LITERATURE • A comic novel set in mid-twentieth century Italy, by the inimitable Penelope Fitzgerald, author of "The Blue Flower". (ITL317, $12.00)
	Insight Guide Italy • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • An illustrated overview of Italy with essays on its attractions, history and culture. (ITL108, $23.99)
	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, $24.95)
	Iris Origo: Marchesa of Val D'Orcia • Caroline Moorehead • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • In this biography of a privileged Anglo-Italian, Moorehead captures the World War II-era expatriate community in Tuscany, life at D'Orcia, and the accomplishments, both literary and social of the remarkable Marchesa. (ITL441, $19.95)
	Italian Bed & Breakfasts • Touring Club Italiano • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to 1,200 places to stay in Italy, from simple rooms to luxurious suites, the heart of Rome to off-the-beaten track. (ITL598, $16.95)
	Italian Cinema, From Neorealism to the Present • Peter Bondanella • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A scholarly history modern Italian film. (ITL350, $29.95)
	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, $14.95)
	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)
	Italian Indispensables Vocabulary Builder • Audio-Forum • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A short audio program wiith 50 common words and phrases for travelers. (ITL401, $9.95)
	The Italians • Luigi Barzini • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The definitive portrait of the Italian people, this is a classic, scholarly essay on the Italian character. Though first published in 1964, it's still worth reading for its insight, grace and wit. (ITL05, $16.00)
	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. (ITL39, $14.95)
	Italy Map • Borch Maps • A handy, laminated map for travelers at a scale of 1:800,000. (ITL19, $11.95)
	Italy Northeast Map • Michelin Travel Publications • (ITL72, $12.95)
	Italy, A Short History • Harry Hearder • HISTORY • Elegantly written, generous and informative, this compact book takes in the sweep of Italian history from the Roman Republic through the Renaissance, World War II and up to the present. (ITL56, $26.99)
	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)
	Italy, Charming Small Hotels • Fiona Duncan • GUIDEBOOK • A pocket-size guide to unusual places to stay throughout Italy. (ITL92, $19.95)
	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 Little Flowers of St. Francis • W. Heywood • Ugolino • Madeleine L'Engle • LITERATURE • 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)
	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)
	Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook • Lonely Planet • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A handy, palm-size phrasebook for the traveler. (ITL531, $8.99)
	Lonely Planet Tuscany & Umbria • Damien Simonis • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to Tuscany. (ITL233, $22.99)
	Love and War in the Apennines • Eric Newby • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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 • Peter Robb • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A masterful biography of the Renaissance painter by the author of "Midnight in Sicily." (ART47, $22.00)
	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, $38.50)
	Michelin Green Guide Tuscany • Michelin Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • (ITL139, $21.95)
	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 Olive, Tree of Civilization • John Train • Mark E. Smith • HISTORY • This history of the celebrated olive brings to life its glorious past, mythology and global impact. (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)
	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)
	The Piero Della Francesca Trail • John Pope-Hennessy • Aldous Huxley • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)
	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)
	Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 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)
	The Rise of Christianity • Rodney Stark • RELIGION • 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, $14.99)
	Romola • George Eliot • LITERATURE • George Eliot is best-known for novels of English country life, but in this book she recreates Renaissance Florence. (ITL318, $14.00)
	A Room with a View • James Ivory • A young woman falls in love and must face the consequences of her privileged upbringing during and after a trip to Florence. (ITL540, $26.99)
	Rough Guide Italy • Ros Belford • GUIDEBOOK • 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 Tuscany and Umbria • Jonathan Buckley • Tim Jepson • GUIDEBOOK • This comprehensive travel guide includes region-by-region descriptions and a good overview of history and culture. With chapters on Florence and surroundings, Lucca, Pisa, Maremma, Siena, Arezzo, Peruguia, Assisi, Spoleto and Orvieto. (ITL292, $22.99)
	Salvation, Scenes from the Life of Saint Francis • Valerie Martin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	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)
	Siena Map • Litographia Artistica Cartographica • A very detailed map of Siena, scale 1:7000. (ITL299, $12.95)
	Songbirds, Truffles and Wolves, An American Naturalist in Italy • Gary Paul Nabhan • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
	The Stones of Florence • Mary McCarthy • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)
	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)
	That Fine Italian Hand • Paul Hoffman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An affectionate -- and insightful -- portrait of a people. (ITL346, $17.00)
	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 • Visit 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)
	A Tuscan Childhood • Kinta Beevor • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A vibrant, rosy-hued memoir of growing up privileged, bohemian and English in Tuscany during the interwar period. (ITL388, $13.95)
	Tuscany and Umbria, The Collected Traveler • Barrie Kerper • ANTHOLOGY • COMING IN APRIL • A quirky, literary guide to the history, food, and landscape of Tuscany and Umbria, as presented in travel essays. With an extensive annotated bibliography for each section and the editor's A-to-Z personal travel tips. (ITL389, $19.00)
	Tuscany in Mind • Alice Powers • ANTHOLOGY • 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)
	Tuscany Map • Borch Maps • A convenient, laminated map of Tuscany, scale 1:400,000. (ITL281, $10.95)
	Two Lives, Reading Turgenev and My House in Umbria • William Trevor • LITERATURE • 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)
	Umbria Regional Map • Touring Club Italiano • A detailed map at a scale of 1:200,000. (ITL119, $12.95)
	Under the Tuscan Sun • Audrey Wells • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The movie of the bestselling book as starring the always wonderful Diane Lane. (ITL549, $29.95)
	A Valley in Italy, The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria • Lisa St. Aubin de Teran • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	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)
	War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944 • Iris Origo • Denis Mack Smith • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	Wildflowers of Britain and Europe, Compact Guide • W. Lippert • D. Podlech • FIELD GUIDE • A compact photographic guide to British and European wildflowers, covering 350 of the most commonly encountered species. Flowers are organized by color for easy identification. (EUR46, $19.99)
	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)
	Worldly Goods, A New History of the Renaissance • Lisa Jardine • HISTORY • A history of the influence of commerce on the Renaissance. (ITL173, $19.95)

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