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With its genius for art and culture, there is no country in the world as wonderfully civilized (and civilizing) as Italy. But seething below this s...
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Jun 30, 2008
Pat
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I liked the graphic format and the eclectic collection of things and stories Italian.
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Mar 07, 2011
Schmacko
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Every land in the world has a caliginous history, but Italy stands out. Its sense of melodrama; romance and passion boost a background of feudal fights, papal wars, bloody tortures, rapes, pillages and plenty of plundering. Author and designer Barbara Hodgson uses the format of a tour book filled with quirky illustrations, quick anecdotes, interesting places and fun or grisly facts to show us this.
It’s a choice unlike her first book; when Hodgson wrote and illustrated Paris Out of Ha More...
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Feb 29, 2008
Todd
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This is a great book to [give|receive] as a gift [to|as] a person planning to visit Italy. It never covers any particular subject in great depth, but it touches lightly on an array of interesting tidbits. There is a bit of history, a bit of art, a bit of literature. Some politics, a couple of recipes, some information for tourists. The result is a unique kind of perspective on the country, formed from a collage of individually adorable scraps, which together are more informative than the sum of
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Mar 10, 2011
Ximena
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A lot of interesting and intricate details that you won't be able to find in traditional tour/travel books. Truly insightful if you are planning to take a trip there. I wish I had known of this beauty while i was still living in Italy.
Jan 29, 2012
Christine
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Reveals the beautiful and surprising history of Italy's towns and cities.
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