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Medusa, An Aurelio Zen Mystery

by Michael Dibdin

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

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, $13.95)

Iceman: Uncovering the Life and Times of a Prehistoric Man Found in an Alpine Glacier

by Brenda Fowler

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 313 PAGES

The complete story of the discovery of and controversy surrounding the frozen corpse of a prehistoric man found in the Tyrolian Alps. (ALP20, $20.00)

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)

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)

 

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Dolomites Trekking, Alta Via 1 & Alta Via 2

by Henry Stedman

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 174 PAGES

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)

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 Phrasebook

by Lonely Planet

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2012
• PAPER
• 260 PAGES

A handy palm-size phrasebook for the traveler. (ITL531, $8.99)

Shorter Walks in the Dolomites

by Gillian Price

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2002
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

One of a series of practical guides on walks and treks in the Dolomites by the British publisher. (ITL725, $19.95)

Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites, Vol. 1

by John Smith

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER

This volume covers north, central and east. (ITA162, $24.95)

Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites, Volume II.

by Graham Fletcher

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2003
• PAPER
• 317 PAGES

Covering the southern Dolomites, Brenta and Lake Garda Area. (ITA163, $21.95)

Cuisines of the Alps

by Kay Shaw Nelson

• FOOD
• 2004
• HARD COVER
• 197 PAGES

Subtitled "Recipes, Drinks, and Lore from France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia," this colorful tour of the region's rustic cuisine offers more than 140 recipes, a section on regional wines and historical information. (CEU38, $24.95)

Italy, A Short History

by Harry Hearder

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 294 PAGES

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, $29.00)

The Italians

by Luigi Barzini

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1996
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

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)

The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front

by Mark Thompson

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 454 PAGES

The war the inspired Heminway's A Farewell to Arms, Mark Thomson's history captures the drama, nationalist frenzy and pathos of the omson traces the nearly forgotten, brutal three-year struggle to capture the Isonzo River sector in the rugged Alps and Dolomites from the Austro-Hungarian Empire in this epic history. (ITA161, $18.95)

Killing Dragons, The Conquest of the Alps

by Fergus Fleming

• EXPLORATION
• 2001
• PAPER
• 398 PAGES

Fleming spins lively tales of man against nature in this entertaining history of the eccentrics, adventurers and publicity-hounds who sought to conquer the Alps, including Whymper and his first ascent of the Matterhorn (where four of the seven-man team perished). (ALP16, $14.00)

Scrambles Amongst the Alps: In the Years 1860-69

by Edward Whymper

• EXPLORATION
• 2002
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

Edward Wymper's classic account of Victorian-era mountaineering captures the geography, beauty and allure of the Alps. (ALP02, $16.00)

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)

D.H. Lawrence and Italy

by D.H. Lawrence

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 495 PAGES

This omnibus Penguin Classics edition includes Lawrence's three travel tales, each very different in tone and all wonderful: Sea and Sardinia is a nostalgic look at traditional ways of life; Twilight in Italy, an evocation of Lawrence's memorable stay on Lake Garda; and Etruscan Places his musings on ancient sites, including the painted tombs of Tarquinia. (ITL62, $18.00)

A Noble Radiance

by Donna Leon

• MYSTERY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 277 PAGES

Number seven in the Guido Brunetti mysteries, all memorably set in contemporary Venice. For some readers, this installment is the best yet. A body is found on the estate of a local landowner at the foot of the Dolomites. (ITL557, $14.00)

A Soldier of the Great War

by Mark Helprin

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 860 PAGES

Septuagenarian war hero and professor Alessandro Giuliani looks back at his youth in the Great War in Helprin's absorbing novel, set partly on the Italian front in the Dolomites. (ALP42, $16.00)

Homestead

by Rosini Lippi

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 210 PAGES

Set firmly in a small village in the Austrian Alps, these 12 interlinking stories are almost ethnographic in their rich detail of small town life. The stories range from the turn-of-the-century to the present, accurately charting change in the remote village. (ALP11, $13.95)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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