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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Il formaggio e i vermi Il formaggio e i vermi Carlo Ginzburg,John Tedeschi,Anne C. Tedeschi Offers a study of culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. This bo… OL14872792W
Journey to the South Journey to the South Annie Hawes Ever since Annie got together with Ciccio, his Calabrian family have spoken of their homeland as an earthly paradise, of wild nights dancing the tarantella, of almond milk sold fresh from roadside st… OL15179566W
Deliver us Deliver us Luigi Meneghello xviii, 358 p. ; 20 cm OL15917346W
Amore and amaretti Amore and amaretti Victoria Cosford Takes you behind the scenes of the restaurants and bars in Tuscany, Umbria, Elba and Perugia. This title includes reviews and features in women's travel and food press. OL16321407W
Thin paths Thin paths Julia Blackburn In 1994, while walking the Alta Via, the high path winding from the French border to the Bay of Lerici, a man stopped in a remote village, and found he couldn't forget it. Julia Blackburn married tha… OL16454265W
Christmas in Italy Christmas in Italy Kristin Thoennes Keller An overview of the symbols, celebrations, decorations, food, and songs that are part of Christmas in Italy. OL1865226W
Rome Rome Rose Marie San Juan "Focusing on images and descriptions of movement and spectacle - everyday street activities, congregations in market piazzas, life in the Jewish ghetto and the plague hospital, papal and other ceremo… OL8530992W
The anatomy of the senses The anatomy of the senses Piero Camporesi 209 p. ; 24 cm OL879469W