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SELECTED READING LIST FOR ITALY | |
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Travel | |
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Thousand Days in Tuscany: A Bittersweet Adventure |
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Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance by Marlena de Blasi |
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Under
the Tuscan Sun In this memoir of her buying, renovating, and living in an abandoned villa in Tuscany, Frances Mayes reveals the sensual pleasure she found living in rural Italy, and the generous spirit she brought with her. She revels in the sunlight and the color, the long view of her valley, the warm homey architecture, the languor of the slow paced days, the vigor of working her garden, and the intimacy of her dealings with the locals....... |
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Room With a View Classic set in Florence. |
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Tuscan Childhood Set in a fortress in the Carrara Mountains and in a villa in Fiesole, this autobiographical narrative is a beautifully written and a fascinating glimpse into Tuscan life spanning most of the 20th century. |
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Valley in Italy : The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria Narration of the restoration of a crumbling villa by a creative family. William Weaver, Washington Post Book World "Authentic. . . . Her next book should prove worth waiting for." |
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Baron in the Trees Enjoyable book by one of Italy's foremost writers.
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Bay of Noon The story of an English woman working in Naples.
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Tuscany : The Sweet Life in Italy A new book by a favorite author who writes about Tuscany. |
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Decameron (Oxford World's Classics) Medieval classic. Young nobles tell tales during a plague. |
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Italian Education : The Further Adventures of an Expatriate in Verona Further adventures of author of Verona. |
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Neighbors An enjoyable and witty account of life in contemporary Italy. |
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Art | |
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of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture "Don't let the size (huge) and scholarly look fool you. This is the best book on the subject, densely illustrated, and best of all, it is a pleasure to read and refreshingly jargon-free." Robert Eckhardt |
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of Subjects and Symbols in Art Source for understanding the symbolism of Renaissance Italian art. |
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The
Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo Fictional depiction of Michelangelo. Includes bibliography, glossary and a list of the artist's works. |
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Bernard Berenson : A Biography Biography of the American art critic and collector.
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General Information and History | |
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Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered
and Deified A.D. 54 (Vintage International) A historical novel of ancient Rome, also made into a PBS series. |
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We are sorry, but there is no image in our catalog for
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Citta : A Guide of the 'Hundred Cities and Towns' of Italy Brief, interesting and helpful descriptions of 100 Italian cities.
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Shopping
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Born
to Shop Italy
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The
Civilized Shopper's Guide to Rome
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The
Antique and Flea Markets of Italy
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Children's
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Discovery Journal If you are traveling to Italy with children, they will love seeing the country from the perspective of the unusual, weird or exciting. Kids will discover Italy, popular Italian culture, and even some art and history, plus hundreds of free or inexpensive activities for family travel in Italy. |
| Strega
Nona books Strega Nona — "Grandma Witch" — is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony.
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| Getting to Know the
World's Greatest Artists: Michelangelo,
Da
Vinci These are short, 32-page, children’s books which provide a neat introduction to some of the most important artists of the Renaissance. |
