Italy category: 3604 books

In a small town on the Italian coast, a mysterious woman washes ashore. She is crippled, mute, and clutches a bundle to her chest-a baby the townspeople insist is a real-life mermaid. It can only bring bad luck; they pay a troupe of acrobats to carry mother and child away. In the bustling trade...

A.D. 66: Having been falsely implicated in a plot to assassinate the emperor Nero, Titus Petronius has a choice: await the executioner at dawn, or die a noble Roman death by his own hand. Deciding that his will be a suicide like no other the world has ever seen, he summons a small circle of intimate...

Founded upon an unrivalled knowledge of the original sources for the conquest, this is a cogent and lucid analysis of a key medieval subject hitherto largely ignored by historians.

Poet, novelist, dramatist, polemicist, and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini continues to be one of the most influential intellectuals of post-war Italy. In Pasolini: The Sacred Flesh, Stefania Benini examines his corporeal vision of the sacred, focusing on his immanent interpretation of the Christian...

This second book from Dario Castagno is a delightfully honest mix of memoirs from life in the hills of Tuscany's legendary Chianti region. Set on the day the author arrived home after a three-month tour of the United States promoting his first book, A Day in Tuscany compels readers to experience this...

The second in the highly successful Guerrieri series. 2.5 million sold worldwide. New edition with attractive new jacket. Will appeal to readers of foreign crime. Non of the extreme violence of Stieg Larsson but similar social commentary and sense of place and time. In this case...

An essential volume in the Blue Guides' unrivalled Italy series, covering a beautiful and unspoilt stretch of the eastern seaboard including Ancona, Pesaro, Fabriano, the Sybilline Mountains, Ascoli Piceno, Loreto and Urbino, the 'ideal city', birthplace of Raphael. With detailed sections on food...

Puglia is a developing tourist area in Southern Italy that is beginning to attract tourists to its varied charms. No longer just a terminus for departing to other destinations it is becoming appreciated for its own attractions. Originally a humble farming region Puglia has been influence by Greeks, Romans,...

Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in Venice: City walks and tours: Eight detailed self-guided walks including a Rialto to Frari Church Walk and tours of St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace, plus...

Discover the best of Rome with this compact, practical, entertaining Pocket Rough Guide. This slim, trim treasure trove of trustworthy travel information is ideal for short trip travellers, and covers all the key sights (the Colosseum, Forum, the Pantheon, the Vatican), restaurants, shops,...

A cookbook unlike any other. Featuring ten recipes from each of Italy's twenty regions, Cooking with Giovanni Caboto is an exhaustive tour of traditional Italian cuisine, with all two hundred dishes tested and approved by the chefs at the Club's famous kitchen. An invaluable resource for experts and beginners alike.

Located midway between Venice and Milan in Northern Italy is the historic and picturesque city of Verona. Verona’s claim to fame is as the setting for the greatest love story ever written – Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Verona impresses visitors with...

The Italian Riviera is beautifully situated between the French Riviera, Monaco and Tuscany on Italy’s Ligurian coast.  Its chief city is the centrally located Genoa, which was the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. On the coast, Portofino attracts the rich and famous to its beautiful marina....

From around 900 to 400 BC, the Etruscans were the most innovative, powerful, wealthy, and creative people in Italy. Their archaeological record is both substantial and fascinating, including tomb paintings, sculpture, jewellery, and art. In this Very Short Introduction, Christopher Smith explores...