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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy by Frances Mayes Publisher Comments Frances Mayes—widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer—opens the door to a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. In evocative language, she brings the reader... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de' Medici by Miles Unger Publisher Comments Magnifico is a vividly colorful portrait of Lorenzo de' Medici, the uncrowned ruler of Florence during its golden age. A true "Renaissance man," Lorenzo dazzled contemporaries with his prodigious talents and magnetic personality. Known to history as Il... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Gomorrah: A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System by Roberto Saviano Publisher Comments A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano's insider account traces the decline of the city of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network more powerful and violent... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Bellissima Venice by Michel Setboun Publisher Comments Venice, with her winding canals and magnificent palaces, has enchanted artists, poets, aristocrats, and visitors for centuries. Turn the pages of this beautifully produced collection of photographs, and it's easy to see why. For the past two hundred... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $24.98 Sale - Hardcover
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What Life Was Like at the Rebirth of Genius: Renaissance Italy, Ad 1400-1550 by Time Life Publisher Comments Drawing on art, artifacts, and literature that was left behind, these richly illustrated volumes recount captivating tales of everyday life in long-ago vanished worlds.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Historic Maps and Views of Rome: 24 Frameable Maps by George Sinclair Publisher Comments The 24 unique, fascinating, and beautiful maps and views in this book date from the 12th century to the present, including some of the earliest known maps of Rome as well as topographical maps, views of iconic locations and monuments, transit maps, maps... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence by Lauro Martines Publisher Comments A gripping and beautifully written narrative that reads like a novel, Fire in the City presents a compelling account of a key moment in the history of the Renaissance, illuminating the remarkable man who dominated the period, the charismatic Girolamo... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Venice: History, Art and Architecture, Lifestyle by Alain Vircondelet Publisher Comments A deliciously familiar yet seemingly untouchable and magical world, Venice has an unparalleled legacy of monuments, traditions, and culture dating back more than 1600 years. From the fogs that haunt its streets to the sunlight that bathes its churches... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $69.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Binding Passions: Tales of Magic, Marriage, and Power at the End of the Renaissance by Guido Ruggiero Publisher Comments Mining the rich Venetian archives, especially the unusually detailed records of Venice's own branch of the Roman Inquisition, Guido Ruggiero provides a strikingly new and provocative interpretation of the end of the Renaissance in Italy. In this boldly... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $11.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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High Above Venice by Marcello Bertinetti Publisher Comments Featuring hundreds of birds-eye photographs, this volume expands our perceptions of a city that already looms large in our minds eye. Whisking readers above Venice and its surrounding region, these images depict a city that is as breathtakingly beautiful... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Florence 1900: The Quest for Arcadia by Bernd Roeck Publisher Comments By the end of the nineteenth century, Florence was a key destination for cultured travelers from Europe and America. Writers such as Wilde, Rilke, and Mann; painters such as Degas and Klee; and not least, the young art historian Aby Warburg and his wife,... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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A Tuscan Childhood by Kinta Beevor Publisher Comments The sparkling memoir of an idyllic, bohemian childhood in an enchanted Tuscan castle between the wars. When Kinta Beeevor was five, her father, the painter Aubrey Waterfield, bought the sixteenth-century Fortezza della Brunella in the Tuscan village... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Tuscany: Inside the Light by Joel Meyerowitze Publisher Comments Award-winning photographer Meyerowitz and novelist/playwright Barrett have created a loving and personal portrait of Tuscany through the seasons. Meyerowitz provides the breathtaking images; Maggie Barrett offers poetic, evocative commentary on this... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Last Days of Mussolini by Ray Moseley Publisher Comments In the late winter of 1945, Benito Mussolini found himself acutely aware that his life had nearly run its course. From the moment he had been overthrown in July 1943, arrested, then rescued by the Germans and forced by Hitler to take up the reins of... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $16.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796 by Christopher Duggan Publisher Comments A sweeping, first-of-its-kind history of the creation of modern Italy The birth of modern Italy was a messy affair. Inspired by a small group of writers, intellectuals, and politicians, Italy struggled in the first half of the nineteenth century to unite... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $8.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Venezia Acqualta by Giafranco Viola Publisher Comments The story of Venice's high tide and how the city & citizens cope.... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $25.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Pistols! Treason! Murder!: The Rise and Fall of a Master Spy by Jonathan Walker Publisher Comments The year is 1622. Anxiety is high in the city of Venice. Rumors of treason flourish. The noble Antonio Foscarini stands accused and pays the ultimate price. Gerolamo Vano, General of Spies, provides the evidence. But who is really guilty? By the end of... (read more) List Price $37.00 Your price: $27.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Garibaldi: Citizen of the World: A Biography by Alfonso Scirocco Publisher Comments "The most difficult achievement for anyone writing on Garibaldi is to compose a biography that does not sound like a novel or a legend but at the same time captures one of the most extraordinary figures of the nineteenth century. Alfonso Scirocco has... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $26.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Mussolini and His Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 1922-1940 (Cambridge Military Histories) by John Gooch Publisher Comments This is the first authoritative study of the Italian armed forces and the relationship between the military and foreign policies of Fascist Italy from Mussolini's rise to power in 1922 to the catastrophic defeat of 1940. Using extensive new research... (read more) List Price $54.95 Your price: $25.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Sardinia: Ancient History and Emerald Sea (Italy from Above) by Antonio Attini Publisher Comments This stunning portfolio of aerial photographs showcases the characteristics that make Sardinia unique. Hundreds of colorful images explore Sardinias incomparable natural beauty, from the enormous granite boulders at Capo Testa to the pink sands of... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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