Cultural Region/Italy
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Venice Observed
$16.99 Add to cartA penetrating work of reportage on Venice. “Searching observations and astonishing comprehension of the Venetian taste and character” (New York Herald Tribune).
- Series: Art and Places, #1
- Author: McCarthy, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 10 2010
- ISBN10: 015693521X
- Language: English
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Uncommon Wrath: How Caesar and Cato’s Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic
$32.00 Read moreA dual biography of Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger that offers a dire warning: republics collapse when partisanship overrides the common good.
In Uncommon Wrath, historian Josiah Osgood tells the- Author: Osgood, Josiah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 29, 2022
- ISBN10: 1541620119
- Language: English
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Pompeii: A Captivating Guide to the City in Ancient Rome That Was Buried Because of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius during the R
$25.99 Add to cartDiscover the mysteries and secrets of Pompeii, the city that disappeared in the fires of Mount Vesuvius and was buried for centuries.
Pompeii was destroyed by the horrific eruption of Mount Vesuvius in
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: July 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1637163894
- Language: English
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Italian History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Italy and Rome
$29.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of Italy and Rome, then keep reading…
Two captivating manuscripts in one book:
- History of Italy: A Captivating Guide to Italian History, Starting from
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 326
- Publish Date: December 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1637160615
- Language: English
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Divine Comedy: Illustrated Edition
$18.60 Add to cartThe Divine Comedy is widely considered to be the preeminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem’s imaginative vision of the afterlife is representati… [more below]
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 596
- Publish Date: December 14 2020
- ISBN10: 8027339707
- Language: English
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Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty
$49.92 Add to cartDrawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s Great Fire–and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire
According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #9
- Author: Barrett, Anthony a.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0691172315
- Language: English
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Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny
$19.99 Add to cartLearn why the Roman Republic collapsed — and how it could have continued to thrive — with this insightful history from an award-winning author.
In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J.- Author: Watts, Edward J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1541646487
- Language: English
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How to Get Really Good at French: Learn French to Fluency and Beyond
$8.99 Add to cartMillions of people learn French but only a very small percentage of learners can actually speak it fluently. Why is that?
People in general are quick to point out that some are naturally built more t
- Author: Polyglot, Language Learning
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: January 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1950321096
- Language: English
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Blood Brotherhoods
$56.00 Add to cartMAFIA. CAMORRA. ‘NDRANGHETA.
The Sicilian mafia, known as Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy’s only dangerous criminal fraternity. The country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra from Naples;- Author: Dickie, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 800
- Publish Date: April 22 2014
- ISBN10: 1610394275
- Language: English
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Inferno
$25.00 Add to cartAn innovative and fascinating new version of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno as it has never been rendered
Stopped mid-motion in the middle
Of what we call a life, I looked up and saw no sky-
Only a dense ca- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 03 2013
- ISBN10: 1555976549
- Language: English
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Catherine of Siena
$27.95 Add to cartAlthough Catherine of Siena was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1970, relatively little attention has been given to her mystical thought, particularly in the English-speaking world. The Dialogue,
- Author: McDermott, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 362
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0809145472
- Language: English
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Italians
$22.00 Add to cartIn this consummate portrait of the Italian people, bestselling author, publisher, journalist, and politician Luigi Barzini delves deeply into the Italian national character, discovering both its great… [more below]
- Author: Barzini, Luigi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 03 1996
- ISBN10: 0684825007
- Language: English
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Rome’s Italian Wars: Books 6-10
$14.95 Add to cart“People have it in their minds that he would have been a match for Alexander, had Alexander turned his arms on Europe.”
Here is a superb new translation of Books 6 to 10 of Livy’s monumental history o- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Livy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 14 2013
- ISBN10: 019956485X
- Language: English
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A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from History’s Most Orthodox Empire
$22.99 Add to cartWeird, decadent, degenerate, racially mixed, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate, and even hyper-literate, Byzantium has long been regarded by many as one big curiosity. According to Voltaire, it re… [more below]
- Author: Kaldellis, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 02 2017
- ISBN10: 0190625945
- Language: English
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The World of Venice: Revised Edition
$19.99 Add to cartA fascinating exploration of the history, sights, seasons, arts, food, and people of an incomparable city. “A highly intelligent portrait of an eccentric city, written in powerful prose and enlivened … [more below]
- Series: Harvest Book
- Author: Morris, Jan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0156983567
- Language: English
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The Wonders of Florence
$22.50 Add to cartThe first pop-up book on Florence. Dario Cestaro’s spectacular drawings and paper architecture reveal Florence and its treasures in a pop-up book telling the city’s history with straightforward texts
- Author: Cestaro, Dario
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 12
- Publish Date: March 24 2015
- ISBN10: 8831719211
- Language: English
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Hannibal
$19.99 Add to cartHannibal is “an exciting biography of one of history’s greatest commanders…a thrilling page-turner” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about the brilliant general who successfully crossed the Alps wit… [more below]
- Author: Hunt, Patrick N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 03 2018
- ISBN10: 143910218X
- Language: English
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The Spartacus War
$17.99 Add to cartAn authoritative account from an expert author: The Spartacus War is the first popular history of the revolt in English.
The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellio- Author: Strauss, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 02 2010
- ISBN10: 1416532064
- Language: English
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Chronicles of a Liquid Society
$18.99 Add to cartA posthumous collection of essays by internationally renowned essayist, literary critic, philosopher, and author of The Name of the Rose–“one of the most influential thinkers of our time” (Los Angele
- Author: Eco, Umberto
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1328505855
- Language: English
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The Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food
$23.99 Add to cartPerfect for fans of La Cucina and Stanley Tucci’s Taste, a vivid and passionate celebration of Italian food that explores its rich history and how it became the world’s favorite cuisine.
In this “reve- Author: Dickie, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0743278070
- Language: English
