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Monday, December 8, 2008

Book about Florence

Book about Florence

The Monster of Florence, a True Story by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi (2008)

Heat...apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford (2006)

Cafe Life Florence: A Guidebook to The Cafes & Bars Of The Renaissance Treasure by Joe Wolff (2005)

The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany by Emily Wise Miller (2007)

The Civilized Shopper's Guide to Florence by Louise Fili (2007)

The Renaissance by Paul Johnson (2000)

Florence, A Delicate Case by David Leavitt (2002)

Brunelleschi's Dome, How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King (2000)

Leon Battista Alberti, Master Builder of the Italian Renaissance by Anthony Grafton (2000)

Il Gigante, Michelangelo, Florence and the David by Anton Gill (2002)

Dante by RWB Lewis (2001)

Dante In Love, The World’s Greatest Poem and How It Made History by Harriet Rubin (2004)

Giovanni Boccaccio Famous Women edited and translated by Virginia Brown (2001)

Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel (1999)

Niccolo's Smile, A biography of Machiavelli by Maurizio Viroli (1998)

A Room With a View by EM Forster (1908)

Florence Guide Book:

Access Florence Venice Milan by Richard Saul Wurman

Books about Italy: Contemporary Italian Politics

Contemporary Italian Politics
The World From Italy, Football, Food and Politics by George Negus (2002)
A History of Contemporary Italy, Society and Politics 1943-1988 by Paul Ginsborg (2003)
Italy and Its Discontents, Family, Civil Society, State: 1980-2001 by Paul Ginsborg (2003)
The View From Vesuvius, Italian Culture and the Southern Question by Nelson Moe (2002)
An Italian in America by Beppe Severgnini (1995)
The Italian Way, Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes and Customs of the Italians by Mario Costantino Lawrence Gambella (1996)
The Crisis of the Italian State: From the Origins of the Cold War to the Fall of Berlusconi and Beyond by Patrick McCarthy (1997)
The New Italians by Charles Richards (1994, 1995)
The Italians, A Full-Length Portrait Featuring their Manners and Morals by Luigi Barzini (1964)

Book about Rome: Rome From Its Founding to the Present Day: a Quartet

Editor’s comment: Do read these books on Rome in the order presented. Enjoy them as you would a good grappa, slowly. Warning: once you start reading you will be unable to stop. And you will be unable to control the urge to go to Rome and wander about Ancient-Christian-Renaissance Rome as the Romans do.
1-Roma, the Novel of Ancient Rome by Steven Saylor (2007) - Tells the story of Rome’s first thousand years, 1000 BC to 1BC, from the salt gatherers at the mouth of the Tiber to Caesar Augustus.
2-Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin (2008) – Simply a masterpiece. Tells the story of Lavinia, princess of Latium, who, with pious Aeneas, is destined to found Rome. Their descendants ruled for 15 generations.
3-The Aeneid by Virgil (29-19 BC), Translation, Robert Fagles; Introduction, Bernard Knox (2006) – Modern verse translation of the ancient Roman epic of goddess-born Aeneas, who, following his fate, fled from the burning Troy and founded Rome.
4-The Secrets of Rome, Love and Death in the Eternal City by Corrado Augias (2007) – The 15 chapters cover 2700 years of Roman life. Fascinating tales presented in an interesting fashion: “The Most Beautiful Lady of Rome” tells the story of Lucretia Borgia; “The Other Michelangelo,” of Caravaggio.

Book about Florence

The Monster of Florence, a True Story by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi (2008)
Heat...apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford (2006)
Cafe Life Florence: A Guidebook to The Cafes & Bars Of The Renaissance Treasure by Joe Wolff (2005)
The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany by Emily Wise Miller (2007)
The Civilized Shopper's Guide to Florence by Louise Fili (2007)
The Renaissance by Paul Johnson (2000)
Florence, A Delicate Case by David Leavitt (2002)
Brunelleschi's Dome, How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King (2000)
Leon Battista Alberti, Master Builder of the Italian Renaissance by Anthony Grafton (2000)
Il Gigante, Michelangelo, Florence and the David by Anton Gill (2002)
Dante by RWB Lewis (2001)
Dante In Love, The World’s Greatest Poem and How It Made History by Harriet Rubin (2004)
Giovanni Boccaccio Famous Women edited and translated by Virginia Brown (2001)
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel (1999)
Niccolo's Smile, A biography of Machiavelli by Maurizio Viroli (1998)
A Room With a View by EM Forster (1908)
Access Florence Venice Milan by Richard Saul Wurman
The Monster of Florence, a True Story by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi (2008)
Heat...apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford (2006)
Cafe Life Florence: A Guidebook to The Cafes & Bars Of The Renaissance Treasure by Joe Wolff (2005)
The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany by Emily Wise Miller (2007)
The Civilized Shopper's Guide to Florence by Louise Fili (2007)
The Renaissance by Paul Johnson (2000)
Florence, A Delicate Case by David Leavitt (2002)
Brunelleschi's Dome, How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King (2000)
Leon Battista Alberti, Master Builder of the Italian Renaissance by Anthony Grafton (2000)
Il Gigante, Michelangelo, Florence and the David by Anton Gill (2002)
Dante by RWB Lewis (2001)
Dante In Love, The World’s Greatest Poem and How It Made History by Harriet Rubin (2004)
Giovanni Boccaccio Famous Women edited and translated by Virginia Brown (2001)
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel (1999)
Niccolo's Smile, A biography of Machiavelli by Maurizio Viroli (1998)
A Room With a View by EM Forster (1908)

Books about Tuscany, Umbria, and The Marches

Vanilla Beans & Brodo, Real Life in the Hills of Tuscany by Isabella Dust (2001)
Bel Vino, a Year of Sundrenched Pleasure Among the Vines of Tuscany by Isabella Dust (2004)
Francis of Assisi, A Revolutionary Life by Adrian House (2000)
A Tuscan Childhood by Kinta Beevor (1993)
After Hannibal by Barry Unsworth (novel 1997)
Valley in Italy, The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria by Lisa St Aubin De Teran (1994)
The Collected Traveler Central Italy Tuscan & Umbria Anthology by Barrie Kerper (2000)
The Umbrian Cities of Italy by JW &AM Cruickshank (1907)
Pietro's Book,The Story of a Tuscan Peasant by Pietro Pinti & Jenny Bawtree (2003)
Pasquale's Nose, Idle Days in an Italian Town by Michael Rips (2001)
A Vineyard in Tuscany, A Wine Lover’s Dream by Ferenc Mate (2007)
The Hills Of Tuscany, A New Life in an Old Land by Ferenc Mate (1998)
A Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena De Blasi (2004)
Bella Tuscany,The Sweet Life in Italy by Frances Mayes (1999)
A Garden in Lucca, Finding Paradise in Tuscany by Paul Gervais
A Companion to Lucca by Andreas Prindl (2000)
In Maremma, Life and the House in Southern Tuscany by David Leavitt and Mark Mitchell (2001)
Notes from an Italian Garden by Joan Marble (2000)
Living in a Foreign Language, A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy by Michael Tucker (2007)
Mother Tongue, An American Life in Italy by Wallis Wilde Menozzi (1997)
Straddling the Borders, The Year I Grew Up in Italy by Martha T. Cummings (1999)
Guide Books about Tuscany, Umbria, The Marches
The Green Guide Tuscany-Michelin
Tuscany & Umbria Best-Loved Driving Tours-Frommer's (2002)
Umbria-Blue Guide
Umbria-Touring Guide of Italy
The Marches-Touring Club of Italy
Tuscany, Umbria and The Marches- Cadogan Guides

Book about Sicily Italy

Venice Italy Books

Harry's Bar, The Life and Times of the Legendary Venice Landmark by Arrigo Cipriani (1996)
A Thousand Days in Venice, an Unexpected Romance by Marlena De Blasi (2002)
Venice Lion City,The Religion of Empire by Garry Wilis (2001)
The Perfect House, A Journey with the Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio by Witold Rybczynski (2003)
Palladian Days, Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House by Sally Gable with Carl I. Gable (2005)
Vaporetto 13 by Robert Girardi (novel 1997)
Vaporetto 13 by Robert Girardi (novel 1997)
Venetian Stories by Jane Turner Rylands (2003)
My Venice by Harold Brodkey (1998)
Venice Observed by Mary McCarthy (1963)
A Venetian Affair by Andrea di Robilant (2003)
Venetian Stories by Jane Turner Rylands (2003)
Guide Books Venice
Strolling Through Venice : The Definitive Walking Guidebook to “La Serenissima" by John Freely [various]
A Sentimental Guide to Venice by Diego Valero
Access Florence, Venice, Milan by Richard Saul Wurman

Books about Italy: General Interest

Italy, A Love Story - Women write about Italian Experiences by Camille Cusumano (2005)
Spezzatura, 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World by Peter D’Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish (2001)
Speaking the Language like a Native by Aubrey Menen (1962)
Italy Out of Hand, A Capricious Tour by Barbara Hodgson (2005)
Sophia Living and Loving: Her Own Story by AE Hotchner (1978)
Route 66 A.D.- On the Trail of Ancient Rome by Tony Perrottet (2002)
Una Storia Segreta, The Secret History of Italian American Evacuation and Interment during World War II by Lawerence Di Stasi (2001)
The Proud Italians, Our Great Civilizers by Carl Pescosolido and Pamela Gleason (1995)
An Italian Journey by Jean Giono (1953)
Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino (1956)
Baudolino (a novel) by Uberto Eco (2000)
The Last Italian, Portrait of a People by William Murray (1991)
The Giro d'Italia by Dino Buzzati (1981; 1999)
Italian Journey's by WD Howells (1867; 1999)
50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World by Peter D'Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish (2001)
Dances With Luigi, A Grandson's Search for His Italian Roots by Paul E. Paolicelli (2000)
Italian Pride 101 Reasons to be Proud You're Italian by Federico and Stephen Moramarco (2000)
Marcus Aurelius,The Emperor's Handbook by C Scot Hicks and David Hicks (2002)
Saint Augustine by Gary Wills (1999)
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant (2003)
Infinite Variety, The Life & Legend of the Marchesa Casati by Scot Ryersson and Michael Orlando Yaccarino (1999)
The Italian American Reader by Bill Tonelli (2003)
Touring Italy-Touring Club Italy
Italy out of Hand-Barbara Hodgson(2005)
Mission Italy-Richard Gardner(2005)
Italy-Travelers’ Tales- various authors (2001, 1998)
Straddling The Borders - The year I grew up in Italy by Martha E. Cummings (1999)

Book about Rome. Rome, The Eternal City

The Smiles of Rome by Susan Cahill (2005)
Cafe Life Rome by Joe Wolff (2002)
A Thousand Bells at Noon-A Roman's Guide to the Streets and Pleasures of His Native City by G. Franco Romagnoli (2002)
Roma-The Smart Travelers Guide to the Eternal City by Paul Hofmann (1993)
The Seasons of Rome-A Journal by Paul Hofmann (1997)
City of the Soul-A Walk in Rome by William Murray (2002)
As The Romans Do-The Delights, Drama, and Daily Diversions of Life in the Eternal City by Alan Epstein (2000)
Playing Away-Roman Holidays by Michael Mewshaw (1988)
The Vatican's Women, Female Influence at the Holy See by Paul Hofmann (2000)
Rome Antics by David Maculay
Notes From A Roman Terrace by Joan Marble (2003)
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King (2003)
Basilica, the Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter’s by R. A. Scotti (2006)
Cicero-The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician by Anthony Everitt (2001)
Rome Guides:
Top 10 Guide to Rome by Sharri Whiting
Rome City Map by Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides
Trattorias of Rome, Florence and Venice by Maureen B Fant
Rome Insideout by The Map Group
Great Sleeps Italy, Florence, Rome, Venice by Sandra Gustafson (2002)
Access Rome by Richard Saul Wurman