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Rick Steves' Italy #2008: Rick Steves' Italy
by Rick Steves Publisher Comments Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers the best way to see Rome, Venice, Florence, the hill towns of central Italy, the Dolomites, and the Amalfi Coast? With Rick Steves’ Italy 2008, travelers can experience the best of everything Italy has to...
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The City of Falling Angels
by John Berendt Powells.com Staff Pick Once again John Berendt proves he is a powerful magnet for eccentrics. With clever proficiency, Berendt depicts for readers a host of quirky characters, providing an exclusive glimpse into the Venice you won't see as a tourist. Gossipy yet wholly...
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Passion on the Vine: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italy
by Sergio Esposito Publisher Comments As a young child in Naples, Italy, Sergio Esposito sat at his kitchen table observing the daily ritual of his large, loud family bonding over fresh local dishes and simple country wines. While devouring the rich bufala mozzarella, still sopping with milk...
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The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian
by Phil Doran Publisher Comments A Book Sense Pick for May 2005, this is the humorous tale of how the author moveda against his will and his better judgmentato Italy with his wife, only to rediscover himself, his marriage, and the importance of getting in touch with his inner Italian...
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No Vulgar Hotel: The Desire and Pursuit of Venice
by Judith Martin Publisher Comments "Add No Vulgar Hotel to the list of books you must read before you come to Venice."Donna Leon This is the definitive book for managing an incurable passion for a decaying, water-logged village. Whether you already have a raging case of Venetophilia...
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Lonely Planet World Food Italy 1ST Edition
by Matthew Evans Synopsis The texts in this series offer recipes, cuisine highlights maps, and regional and city maps. As well as containing explorations of regional influences and traditional cooking they provide guides to markets, dining out and celebrating in each country plus...
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Time Out Italy: Perfect Places to Stay, Eat, and Explore (Time Out Italy: Perfect Places to Stay, Eat, & Explore)
by Time Out (edt) Publisher Comments For this unique guide, Time Out commissioned Italophiles to write about the places they live in, know, and love, persuading them to divulge their favorite restaurants and bars as well as new and interesting places to stay. These insiders explore areas...
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Italian Hideaways: Discovering Enchanting Rooms and Private Villas
by Meg Nolan Publisher Comments Every traveler wants to feel as if they are the first to discover their destination--that's why staying somewhere fresh, somewhere that is still a well-kept secret, is so important. And the only thing more important than visiting the right town is...
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The Food and Wine Lover's Companion to Tuscany
by Carla Capalbo Synopsis The Food and Wine Lover s Companion to Tuscany, originally published in 1996, was one of the first guidebooks to focus exclusively on the traditional foods and local wines of this region-the most traveled-to area of Italy. This essential guide, now...
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Lonely Planet Tuscany & Umbria 5TH Edition
by Nicola Williams Publisher Comments Discover Tuscany & Umbria Find heaven on earth in the buone frescoes of Giotto, Cimabue, Pinturicchio and Lorenzetti Trade those Manolos and museums for barns and bunnies in our special rundown of rural residences Break bread with celebrity restaurateur...
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A Valley in Italy
by L St Aubin De Teran Publisher Comments Of all the romantic obsessions in novelist Lisa St Aubin de Teran's life, the search for a castle occupied her the longest--until she saw the magnificent Villa Orsola deep in the Umbrian hills. Only after eagerly signing the ownership papers did she and...
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Italy Out of Hand: A Capricious Tour
by Barbara Hodgson Publisher Comments With its genius for art and culture, there is no country in the world as wonderfully civilized (and civilizing) as Italy. But seething below this surface is a long and shadowy history of corruption, cruelty, and the generally bizarre. For centuries it...
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Italy: Instructions for Use: The Personal, On-Site Assistant for the Enthusiastic But Inexperienced Traveler
by Nan Mcelroy Synopsis Written by an American travel consultant who speaks the language, organizes travelers' time in Italy, and lives Italian life two to four months per year, this illustrated guide is packed with the most current, pertinent, easy-to-locate advice available...
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Rick Steves Italian Phrasebook 5TH Edition
by Rick Steves Publisher Comments Buon giorno! From ordering calamari in Venice to making new friends in Tuscan hill towns, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every...
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Rick Steves' Rome (Rick Steves' Rome)
by Rick Steves Publisher Comments Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers the best ways to see St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, and the Colosseum? With Rick Steves’ Rome 2008, travelers can experience the best of everything Rome has to offer — economically and hassle...
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Florence in Detail Revised and Updated Edition: A Guide for the Expert Traveler
by Claudio Gatti Publisher Comments Florence in Detail is the perfect companion for the seasoned traveler who longs to experience the ongoing rich cultural tradition of Florence, not only through the major tourist draws such as the Duomo, the Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi, and the Accademia,...
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Extra Virgin: A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera, Where Every Month Is Enchanted
by Annie Hawes Publisher Comments In 1983, a pale Annie Hawes and her equally pale sister leave England for the sun-drenched olive groves of a small Italian town in Liguria. With fantasies of handsome tanned men and swimming in the sea urging them on, they are hired to work for ten weeks...
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Made in Italy, 2nd Edition: A Shopper's Guide to Italy's Best Artisanal Traditions from Murano Glass to Ceramics, Jewelry, Leather Goods, and More
by Laura Morelli Synopsis Richly painted maiolica ceramics from Tuscany. Supple Florentine leather. The cameos of Torre del Greco, carved from seashells. Parmigiano-Reggiano, the king of cheeses. Jaw-dropping glass from the island of Murano. The sweet and tart liqueur, limoncello,...
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Rome in Detail Revised and Updated Edition: A Guide for the Expert Traveler
by Claudio Gatti Publisher Comments Rome is a heady mix of the ancient and modern: the romance of the Roman Forum, the opulence of the Pantheon, the grandeur of Saint Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums, and the riveting historical theater of the street. Rome in Detail is the...
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Songbirds, Truffles, and Wolves
by Gary Paul Nabhan Publisher Comments After two decades in the Southwest studying plant use and cultivation by the native hunter-gatherers and first farmers of the New World, Gary Nabhan, one of America's finest naturalists and nature writers, turns his attention to the Old World, walking...
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