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Hemingway Lives: the Super-Secret, Never-Before-Published Blogs of Ernest Hemingway

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The most fun you'll ever have with Ernest Hemingway!Love him or hate him, Ernest Hemingway remains one of the world's most widely read—and divisive—authors. But what would this globe-trotting, self-aggrandizing titan of 20th Century literature have made of the world of today? Ever the insider, influencer, and self-promoter, Papa's perspective on the contemporary world would no doubt deftly dance ... Read more

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The most fun you'll ever have with Ernest Hemingway!Love him or hate him, Ernest Hemingway remains one of the world's most widely read—and divisive—authors. But what would this globe-trotting, self-aggrandizing titan of 20th Century literature have made of the world of today? Ever the insider, influencer, and self-promoter, Papa's perspective on the contemporary world would no doubt deftly dance
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Losing Venice

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Short-listed for the 2019 People's Book Prize"A remarkable novel... only someone who has lived in Venice could write with such vivid detail, clarity and affection about her charms and annoyances."JoAnn Loctov, Dream of VeniceSurrounded by beauty, can you learn to live beautifully?Travel marketing specialist Mark Vandermar leads an itinerant life. Elsewhere is where he calls home, so it's no sur... ... Read more

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Short-listed for the 2019 People's Book Prize"A remarkable novel... only someone who has lived in Venice could write with such vivid detail, clarity and affection about her charms and annoyances."JoAnn Loctov, Dream of VeniceSurrounded by beauty, can you learn to live beautifully?Travel marketing specialist Mark Vandermar leads an itinerant life. Elsewhere is where he calls home, so it's no sur...
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Incontinent on the Continent

My Mother, Her Walker, and Our Grand Tour of Italy

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To smooth over five decades of constant clashing, determined daughter Jane Christmas decides to take her arthritic, incontinent, and domineering mother, Valeria, to Italy. Will being at the epicenter of the Renaissance spark a renaissance in their relationship? As they drag each other from the Amalfi Coast to Tuscany - walkers, shawls, and a mobile pharmacy of medications in tow - they find new ... Read more

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To smooth over five decades of constant clashing, determined daughter Jane Christmas decides to take her arthritic, incontinent, and domineering mother, Valeria, to Italy. Will being at the epicenter of the Renaissance spark a renaissance in their relationship? As they drag each other from the Amalfi Coast to Tuscany - walkers, shawls, and a mobile pharmacy of medications in tow - they find new
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A Deceptive Clarity

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Series Book 1 - The Chris Norgren Mysteries
An American museum curator in Berlin must find a fake painting—and a real killer—in this mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author of Switcheroo.Chris Norgren, museum curator and Renaissance art expert, heads to Berlin to assist in mounting a sensational exhibit: The Plundered Past—twenty priceless Old Masters looted by the Nazis, thought for decades to be lost forever, and only recently ... Read more

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An American museum curator in Berlin must find a fake painting—and a real killer—in this mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author of Switcheroo.Chris Norgren, museum curator and Renaissance art expert, heads to Berlin to assist in mounting a sensational exhibit: The Plundered Past—twenty priceless Old Masters looted by the Nazis, thought for decades to be lost forever, and only recently
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My Venice

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A collection of "entertaining . . . unapologetically opinionated" essays from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti novels ( The New York Times).Donna Leon has won legions of fans and waves of critical acclaim for her international bestselling mystery series featuring Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti—not only for her intricate plots and gripping narratives, but ... Read more

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A collection of "entertaining . . . unapologetically opinionated" essays from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti novels ( The New York Times).Donna Leon has won legions of fans and waves of critical acclaim for her international bestselling mystery series featuring Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti—not only for her intricate plots and gripping narratives, but
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The Joys of Travel

And Stories That Illuminate Them

by Thomas Swick ...

The Joys of Travel: And Stories that Illuminate Them is a collection of Thomas Swick’s personal essays on what he has identified as the seven joys of travel”: anticipation, movement, break from routine, novelty, discovery, emotional connection and heightened appreciation of home.The Joys of Travel awakens readers to pleasures that, as travelers, they may be taking for granted. It also shows non ... Read more

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The Joys of Travel: And Stories that Illuminate Them is a collection of Thomas Swick’s personal essays on what he has identified as the seven joys of travel”: anticipation, movement, break from routine, novelty, discovery, emotional connection and heightened appreciation of home.The Joys of Travel awakens readers to pleasures that, as travelers, they may be taking for granted. It also shows non
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Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo

On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo

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The best-selling author of Italian Neighbors returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life—by riding its trains.Tim Parks’s books on Italy have been hailed as "so vivid, so packed with delectable details, [they] serve as a more than decent substitute for the real thing" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now, in his first Italian travelogue in a decade, he delivers a charming and funny ... Read more

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The best-selling author of Italian Neighbors returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life—by riding its trains.Tim Parks’s books on Italy have been hailed as "so vivid, so packed with delectable details, [they] serve as a more than decent substitute for the real thing" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now, in his first Italian travelogue in a decade, he delivers a charming and funny
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La Bella Figura

A Field Guide to the Italian Mind

by Beppe Severgnini ...

Join the bestselling author of Ciao, America! on a lively tour of modern Italy that takes you behind the seductive face it puts on for visitors—la bella figura—and highlights its maddening, paradoxical true selfYou won’t need luggage for this hypothetical and hilarious trip into the hearts and minds of Beppe Severgnini’s fellow Italians. In fact, Beppe would prefer if you left behind the baggage ... Read more

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Join the bestselling author of Ciao, America! on a lively tour of modern Italy that takes you behind the seductive face it puts on for visitors—la bella figura—and highlights its maddening, paradoxical true selfYou won’t need luggage for this hypothetical and hilarious trip into the hearts and minds of Beppe Severgnini’s fellow Italians. In fact, Beppe would prefer if you left behind the baggage
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Revamp: A Memoir of Travel and Obsessive Renovation

by Pamela Reynolds ...

"A wisdom-filled memoir that doubles as a sweeping travelogue reaching from Boston to Sardinia and back again. Gorgeously written and culturally astute." –The Boston GlobeWhen a big-city journalist quits her dream job to move to a remote Italian island for love, she discovers a whole new life beyond the romantic fantasies of Italy spun by books and movies. Struggling to adapt to a differen... ... Read more

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"A wisdom-filled memoir that doubles as a sweeping travelogue reaching from Boston to Sardinia and back again. Gorgeously written and culturally astute." –The Boston GlobeWhen a big-city journalist quits her dream job to move to a remote Italian island for love, she discovers a whole new life beyond the romantic fantasies of Italy spun by books and movies. Struggling to adapt to a differen...
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The Forgery of Venus

A Novel

by Michael Gruber ...

A brilliant but frustrated painter is drawn into an elaborate forgery scheme as he slips into the life of a seventeenth century master in this acclaimed novel.Chaz Wilmot makes his living cranking out old-master parodies for ads and magazine covers. When he's offered a job restoring a Venetian palace fresco, he's skeptical to say the least—the job seems to be more forgery than restoration. But ... Read more

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A brilliant but frustrated painter is drawn into an elaborate forgery scheme as he slips into the life of a seventeenth century master in this acclaimed novel.Chaz Wilmot makes his living cranking out old-master parodies for ads and magazine covers. When he's offered a job restoring a Venetian palace fresco, he's skeptical to say the least—the job seems to be more forgery than restoration. But
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The Twenty Days of Turin

A Novel

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by Giorgio De Maria ...

**An NPR Best Book of the YearVulture • “15 Must-Read Translated Books From the Past 5 Years”Written during the height of the 1970s Italian domestic terror, a cult novel, with distinct echoes of Lovecraft and Borges, makes its English-language debut.**In the spare wing of a church-run sanatorium, some zealous youths create "the Library," a space where lonely citizens can read one another’s ... Read more

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**An NPR Best Book of the YearVulture • “15 Must-Read Translated Books From the Past 5 Years”Written during the height of the 1970s Italian domestic terror, a cult novel, with distinct echoes of Lovecraft and Borges, makes its English-language debut.**In the spare wing of a church-run sanatorium, some zealous youths create "the Library," a space where lonely citizens can read one another’s
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La Superba

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"An ode to the imagination."—NRC HandelsbladA joy to read, La Superba, winner of the most prestigious Dutch literary prize, is a Rabelaisian, stylistic tour-de-force. Migration, legal and illegal, is at the center of this novel about a writer who becomes trapped in his walk on the wild side in mysterious and exotic Genoa, the labyrinthine port city nicknamed "La Superba."Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (b. ... Read more

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"An ode to the imagination."—NRC HandelsbladA joy to read, La Superba, winner of the most prestigious Dutch literary prize, is a Rabelaisian, stylistic tour-de-force. Migration, legal and illegal, is at the center of this novel about a writer who becomes trapped in his walk on the wild side in mysterious and exotic Genoa, the labyrinthine port city nicknamed "La Superba."Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (b.
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