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Every Day in Tuscany, Seasons of an Italian Life

by Frances Mayes

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2011
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

Twenty years later Mayes is still besotted by Italy -- her house, the tumbling geraniums, the people and the food -- all lovingly documented in her best memoir yet. With interludes in Portofino, Assisi and Rome and a focus on Renaissance master artist Luca Signorelli. (ITA124, $15.00)

The House of Medici, Its Rise and Fall

by Christopher Hibbert

• HISTORY
• 1982
• PAPER
• 364 PAGES

A well-written, entertaining history of the Medicis in Renaissance Florence. Great to read before going to Florence, where the influence of the Medicis and the artists they supported is still very much in evidence. (ITL135, $16.99)

Insight Guide Tuscany

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

An illustrated guide in the popular series, noteworthy for its maps and illuminating essays on history, art, food and culture. (ITL156, $20.99)

Tuscany Map

by Touring Club Italiano

• 2011
• MAP

A detailed map at a scale of 1:200,000. Imported from Italy. (ITL102, $13.95)

 

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Central Italy Map

by Touring Club Italiano

• MAP

A regional map of Central Italy, including Tuscany, Umbria and Rome, at a scale of 1:400,000. (ITL103, $12.95)

Florence Map

by Borch Maps

• 2006
• MAP

A detailed, plastic-covered city map of Florence at a scale of 1:7,000. (ITL59, $8.95)

Blue Guide Italy Food Companion

by Blue Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

This pocket guide to ordering, understanding and enjoying the best of Italian food can be used in preparation for a visit to Italy, or as a handy reference while you're there. (ITA195, $14.95)

Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook

by Lonely Planet

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2012
• PAPER
• 260 PAGES

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

Made in Italy, A Shopper's Guide

by Laura Morelli

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 208 PAGES

The second edition of Morelli's expert survey of handcrafted Italian shops and products from Murano glass to ceramics, jewelry and leather. (ITL473, $24.95)

Michelin Green Guide Tuscany

by Michelin Travel Publications

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

A thorough introduction to the region in the classic Michelin style, featuring brief descriptions of all the major attractions. We include it for its broad coverage, and especially for its excellent local maps. (ITL139, $21.99)

A Culinary Traveller in Tuscany

by Beth Elon

• FOOD
• 2009
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

A resident in Tuscany for 30 years, Elon presents 100 recipes from a hand-picked selection of favorite restaurants in this charming cookbook and travel guide. With 10 itineraries highlighting largely undiscovered regions of Tuscany, restaurants, trattorie, shops, wineries, olive oil producers, markets and food festivals. (ITL729, $17.95)

The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy

by Hugh Johnson | Nicholas Belfrage

• FOOD
• 2009
• FLEXI-BOUND
• 320 PAGES

This astute guide to wine-making regions and villages in Tuscany includes a history of Tuscan grapes and culture, excellent color maps and profiles of select vintners and wines. (ITA72, $39.95)

La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind

by Beppe Severgnini

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2007
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

Italians themselves love this guide to the Italian character, which addresses their never-ending passion for beauty, disorder and high emotion. Severgnini opens the book with a snapshot of the hubbub at Malpensa Airport, then moves on to Tuscany, Rome, Naples and Sardinia. (ITL718, $14.00)

The City of Florence, Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings

by R.W.B. Lewis

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1996
• PAPER
• 350 PAGES
• 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, $21.99)

Tuscan Country, A Photographer's Journey

by Wes Walker

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 160 PAGES
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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Walker captures the allure of the hill towns, including Siena, Lucca, Pisa and smaller cities and villages in 100 luminous color photographs. (ITL848, $29.95)

Architecture of the Renaissance, From Brunelleschi to Palladio

by Bertrand Jestaz

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES

A colorful pocket-size reference documenting the scope of Renaissance architecture. (ITL52, $15.95)

Brunelleschi's Dome, How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

by Ross King

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 194 PAGES

The story of the design and construction of the dome in the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, a tale rife with politics, cut-throat competition and mighty inspiration. (ITL410, $15.00)

La Bella Lingua

by Dianne Hales

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES
• NEW

Inebriated with the sounds of Italian, lovesick for its phrases and enamored of its earthy idioms, Hales, "a sensible woman of sturdy Polish stock," dives into the Italian of the piazza, literature, movies and streets in this charming memoir. (ITA26, $15.00)

Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and His Times

by William Wallace

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2011
• PAPER
• 428 PAGES

Wallace's biography offers a visual and literary treasury of Michelangelo's works, creating a compelling, complex and remarkably human portrayal of the Renaissance master. (ITA203, $34.00)

Songbirds, Truffles and Wolves, An American Naturalist in Italy

by Gary Paul Nabhan

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1994
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

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 Birth of Venus, A Novel

by Sarah Dunant

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 397 PAGES

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)

Tuscany in Mind

by Alice Powers

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

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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