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These 3 items are available for $49, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXITL414)

National Geographic Traveler Piedmont & Northwest Italy, With Turin, the Mountains, And Lakes  •  Tim Jepson GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A practical guide to Piedmont, Northwestern Italy and Turin (Winter Olympics 2006) in the visually attractive National Geographic style, complete with photographs, illustrations, maps, and information about culture, nature and history. (ITL657, $21.95)
The Italians  •  Luigi Barzini CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1996 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES The definitive portrait of the Italian people, noteworthy for its insight, grace and wit. It's a classic, scholarly essay on the Italian character, still worthwhile though first published in 1964. Much historical information is included. Highly recommended. (ITL05, $16.00)
Piemonte, Valle d'Aosta Map  •  Touring Club Italiano MAP A regional map of the Piemonte region of northwest Italy at a good scale of 1:200,000. (ITL147, $12.95)

Blue Guide Northern Italy, from the Alps to the Adriatic  •  Paul Blanchard   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This guide by a popular tour leader provides a thorough overview of the history, art and architecture of northern Italy from Trieste across to the Valle d'Aosta, Venice, Verona, Milan, Genoa and Bologna. (ITL48, $32.95)
Insight Guide Northern Italy  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An illustrated overview of northern Italy with essays on its attractions, history and culture. (ITL190, $24.95)
Slow Food Revolution, A New Culture for Eating and Living  •  Carlo Petrini  •  Gigi Padovani   • FOOD  •  The manifesto of the Slow Food movement, which was founded by Italian gourmand Carlo Petriniand. Slow Food seeks to combat the proliferation of fast food by returning to vanishing culinary traditions and environmentally friendly farming practices. (GEN380, $26.95)
The Food of Italy  •  Waverly Root   • FOOD  •  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)
World Food Italy  •  Gabriella Cossi  •  Matthew Evans   • FOOD • COMING IN  •  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)
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)
A Traveller in Italy  •  H.V. Morton  •  Barbara Grizzuti Harrison   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
A Traveller in Rome  •  H.V. Morton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  An enduring portrait of the city and especially its history, originally published a half century ago. (ITL418, $19.95)
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)
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)
A Long Finish, An Aurelio Zen Mystery  •  Michael Dibdin   • MYSTERY  •  Another enjoyable "Aurelio Zen Mystery" from Michael Dibdin, this time private investigator Zen is in Rome and Alba, enjoying wonderful wine and food while uncovering a murderous plot that may jeopardize the Piemontese wine industry. (ITL193, $13.95)
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)
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)
The Betrothed  •  Alessandro Manzoni   • LITERATURE  •  Manzoni's 1827 classic, by many accounts the first modern Italian novel, concerns star-crossed lovers in 17th-century Lombardy. Hugely popular in Italy, it has been made into several films and even a stage musical. (ITL414, $17.00)
The Devil in the Hills  •  Cesare Pavese   • LITERATURE  •  This book, the most personal of the many stories, poems and novels of Pavese, follows the summer adventures of three young men in the hills, vineyards and villages of the author's native Piedmont. (ITL430, $23.95)
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)
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)
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)