Tag Archives: Europe/Italy
My Venice and Other Essays
by Donna Leon“Leon . . . takes both loving and jaundiced looks at Italy and the United States, music, men and many other subjects in My…
Living in a Foreign Language
by Michael Tucker“A satisfying look into the good life.” —Publishers Weekly
Italian Days
by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison‘more than a sophisticated guide, Italian Days is an account of a deepening encounter, of the way a sensibility enters into a culture and…
Gondola
by Donna LeonFrom the bestselling novelist, a beautifully illustrated collection of original pieces on Venice’s famed gondolas, with an accompanying CD of barcarole songs.
Family Meals
by Michael TuckerThe follow-up to his celebrated memoir, Living in a Foreign Language, Michael Tucker’s Family Meals is a heartwarming book about family and the challenges…
Brunetti’s Venice
by Toni Sepeda“Reading Leon has fueled a fantasy common to visitors in this secretive, surreally beautiful city: that somehow, despite your total lack of local credentials,…
Anzio
by Lloyd Clark“Highly readable, and of much interest to students of WWII history.” —Kirkus Reviews
