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1) italian cookbook for beginners

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2) The Italian Vegetable Cookbook: 200 Favorite Recipes for Antipasti, Soups, Pasta, Main Dishes, and Desserts

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Traditional and contemporary Italian recipes for vegetarian and nearly vegetarian dishes from the author of The Italian Slow Cooker Over the ages, resourceful Italian cooks have devised countless ways to prepare vegetables-all incredibly flavorful and simple. In this book, Italian cooking authority Michele Scicolone shares recipes that she gathered during years of traveling in Italy. Some, like Green Fettuccine with Spring Vegetable Ragu and Easter...

3) fabulicious teresas italian family cookbook

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4) carbones cookbook old world elegance and the best

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5) The Tuscan sun cookbook: recipes from our Italian kitchen

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Mayes, Frances

6) dolci italys sweets

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7) williams sonoma rustic italian simple authentic re

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8) visions of italy the grand tour from a stunning ae

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9) My brilliant friend

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Ferrante, Elena

Series

Neapolitan novels volume 1

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Soon to be an HBO series, book one in the New York Times bestselling Neapolitan quartet about two friends growing up in post-war Italy is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted family epic by Italy's most beloved and acclaimed writer, Elena Ferrante, "one of the great novelists of our time." (Roxana Robinson, The New York Times)

Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Ferrante's four-volume...

10) Beautiful ruins

Author

Walter, Jess

Series

Center Point large print

11) Romeo and Juliet

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Shakespeare, William

Series

Timeless Shakespeare

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Introducing AI-Shakespeare, a revolutionary way to read and teach Shakespeare's plays.This edition offers a Modern Language version of Romeo and Juliet, enriched with character descriptions, scene summaries, vocabulary aids, and more, simplifying the reading experience. Dive into a unique cross-disciplinary approach, melding the study of Shakespeare with basics of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.Experience the Original Language version...

12) The enchantress of Florence

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Rushdie, Salman

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A novel about East meeting West; about Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance and the hedonistic Mughal capital; the meaning of political power, and its proper uses; and the power of love to overcome time. It is also the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world.

13) Women in sunlight: a novel

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Mayes, Frances

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Three American women, new friends, all older single women, have taken a lease on a stone manse in Tuscany. They are escaping, reinventing, and reevaluating the fates expected of them as aging women in America. They are novices in a foreign culture, figuring out the day to day, but what they share is a gusto for life and a sturdy if indefinite determination to thrive. Released from their former lives, encouraging each other, and finding a lot of 'why...

14) A room with a view

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Forster, E. M

Series

Penguin English library

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"A Room with a View" by E. M. Forster is a delightful and satirical exploration of the Edwardian society, love, and the clash between societal expectations and individual desires. Set against the picturesque backdrop of England and Italy, Forster's novel is a nuanced portrayal of the awakening of a young woman's spirit in the face of societal constraints. The story follows the journey of Lucy Honeychurch, a spirited and independent young woman...

15) The Midwife of Venice

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Rich, Roberta

Series

Midwife novels (Roberta Rich) volume 1

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For readers of Heather Marshall and Kate Quinn, an unforgettable, fast-paced historical debut set against the richness and squalor of sixteenth-century Venice and Malta.
Venice, 1575
Hannah ha-Levi, a midwife in the Jewish ghetto, is known throughout Venice for her skill in midwifery. When a Christian count appears at Hannah's door imploring her to attend his labouring wife who is near death, Hannah's compassion is tested. Not only is...

16) Eat, pray, love: one woman's search for everything across Italy, India, and Indonesia

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Gilbert, Elizabeth

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One of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time from the bestselling author of City of Girls and Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert.

Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love touched the world and changed countless lives, inspiring and empowering millions of readers to search for their own best selves. Now, this beloved and iconic book returns in a beautiful 10th anniversary edition, complete with an updated...

17) Jamie cooks Italy

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Oliver, Jamie

18) Incontinent on the Continent: My Mother, Her Walker, and Our Grand Tour of Italy

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Christmas, Jane

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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 ways to bitch and bicker, in the process reassessing...

19) Giada's Italy: my recipes for la dolce vita

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De Laurentiis, Giada

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"America knows and loves Giada De Laurentiis for her lighter, healthier takes on classic Italian fare. In her newest cookbook, she invites fans and home cooks to get to know the flavors and stories that have inspired her life's work. Here, she shares recipes for authentic Italian dishes as her family has prepared them for years while infusing them with her signature fresh flavors to make them her own, like in her Grilled Swordfish with Candied Lemon...

20) The Italian Renaissance: culture and society in Italy

Author

Burke, Peter

Series

Princeton paperbacks