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	Eyewitness Guide Naples & Amalfi Coast  •   Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the region's attractions. Covering Naples, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the Amalfi coast, it focuses on culture, history and art. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (ITL107, $25.00)
	Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure  •  Joseph Jay Deiss HISTORY •  1989 •  PAPER  • 222 PAGES An artful and wonderfully written description of ancient Herculaneum. The book concentrates on daily life of the Romans at the time of Herculaneum's destruction (Herculaneum is on a separate flank of Mt. Vesuvius, and also perished on August 24, 79 A.D.). Chapters cover various aspects of life in the town, from the poor to the rich, from the baths to the theatre. A marvelous evocation of ancient life, enlivened by careful consideration of the archeological evidence. (ITL41, $19.95)
	Campania Basilicata Map  •   Touring Club Italiano MAP A colorful, durable map of Campania, including Naples and the Amalfi Coast at a scale of 1:200,000. Two Sides. 38x54 inches. (ITL116, $12.95)

	Sorrento Peninsula & Amalfi Coast Map  •   Litographia Artistica Cartographica    •  A detailed road map of the Sorrento Peninsula and Amalfi Coast, including Pompeii, Nocera and Salerno, with an inset map of Capri at a scale of 1:35,000, showing hiking trails, tracks, historic buildings and attractions. With travel information on the reverse. (ITL432, $12.95)
	Fodor's Naples' 25 Best  •  Michael Buttler   • GUIDEBOOK • OUT OF PRINT  •  This shirt-pocket guide includes a map of the city and essential information on its highlights (ITL594, $11.95)
	Naples: The City and Its Famous Bay, Capri, Sorrento, Ischia, and the Amalfi Coast Down to Paestum  •   Touring Club Italiano   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical, comprehensive guide with excellent maps published by the Touring Club Italiano. (ITL509, $16.95)
	Naples at Table  •  Arthur Schwartz   • FOOD  •  A celebration of the food of Naples and Campania. Schwartz, host of "Foodtalk", covers not only the food (with over 100 recipes), but also the culture, history, and myths of the region. (ITL146, $32.95)
	In the Shadow of Vesuvius  •  Jordan Lancaster   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A sparkling portrait of Naples from its volcanic origins to its lively present. Lancaster's cultural history explores the city's tumultuous past, its spirited inhabitants and the mythical allure that's drawn so many travelers to its siren song. (ITL969, $16.95)
	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)
	La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind  •  Beppe Severgnini   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • BEST SELLER  •  Hugely popular in Italy, this guide to the Italian character addresses the apparently 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, $12.95)
	Pompeii, Public and Private Life  •  Paul Zanker  •  Deborah Schneider   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A comprehensive guide to the architecture, people and culture of Pompeii, focusing on both grand public spaces and private villas. With 21 color illustrations and 55 halftones, including site plans, models, mosaics and sculpture. (ITL114, $29.50)
	Vesuvius A.D. 79  •  Giovanni Patricelli  •  Ernesto De Carolis   • HISTORY  •  An illustrated account of the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius drawing on science, report, literature and folklore. (ITL568, $29.95)
	Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum  •  Andrew Wallace-Hadrill   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Wallace-Hadrill incorporates discoveries at 200 houses in Pompeii and Herculaneum as well as evidence from Roman texts in this scholary social history fot he early Romans. (ITL567, $35.00)
	Pompeii, The Living City  •  Alex Butterworth  •  Ray Laurence   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A meticulous historical and archaeological reconstruction of the city of Pompeii, its people, culture and daily rituals both before and after 79 AD, the year of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. (ITL773, $29.95)
	The Mute Stones Speak, the Story of Archaeology in Italy  •  Paul MacKendrick   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A literate, comprehensive handbook to the archaeological sites, monuments, sculpture and ancient architecture throughout Italy. (ITL188, $16.95)
	Christ Stopped at Eboli, The Story of a Year  •  Carlo Levi  •  Frances Frenaye   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An affecting memoir of southern Italy, originally published in 1947, it stems from the author's forced relocation to the region as punishment for anti-fascist political activity. (ITL09, $15.00)
	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)
	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)
	Pompeii, A Novel  •  Robert Harris   • LITERATURE  •  A fast-paced historical novel set in Pompeii. A young engineer sets out to repair the Roman aqueducts and discovers the imminent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Full of suspense and period detail. (ITL560, $7.99)
	The Volcano Lover, A Romance  •  Susan Sontag   • LITERATURE  •  A steamy and evocative historical novel by social critic Sontag, set in 18th-century Naples. The sweeping story focuses on the British Ambassador to the King in Naples, his passionate and notorious love, and her infatuation with Lord Nelson. (ITL143, $16.00)

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