From Bill Buford, one of our most interesting literary figures--eight years as fiction editor at "The New Yorker"--comes a sharp, funny, exuberant, close-up account of his headlong plunge into the life of a professional cook. A marvelous hybrid, "Heat" offers a memoir of Buford's kitchen adventure as well as an illuminating exploration of why food ...
Frances Mayes, a gourmet cook, travel writer, and poet, bought herself a crumbling 17-room villa in the Italian countryside. It changed her life and renewed her spirit. Her immensely appealing chronicle of the experience, and of her romantic relationship with the man she eventually married, comes complete with recipes from the region. The book ...
Rick Steves' Florence & Tuscany 2009 is the definitive guide to Europe's cultural capital and the surrounding Tuscan countryside. Rick includes expert advice on exploring the endless cultural sights of Florence, from the Bargello, the prison-turned-museum that houses works by Michelangelo and Donatello, to the Duomo, the Gothic cathedral complete ...
In BELLA TUSCANY, Mayes's follow-up memoir to UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, the author continues telling stories and describing quotidian life in her beloved Tuscany. Mayes teaches in California, spending time off in her villa in Cortona, Italy.
On a romantic impulse, Eliana moves to Tuscany with the man of her dreams, but as the years go by she finds he's not the guy she thought he was--and she is left alone to raise their sickly young son. Then an American art-lover named Ross Story comes to town....
In this sequel to A THOUSAND DAYS IN VENICE, in which the author traveled to Italy and met the man of her dreams, Marlena and Fernando are living in Tuscany. Taken under the wing of an old man named Barlozzo, they explore the joys of wine-making and truffle-hunting, and their relationship deepens. The author describes the joys and the tensions of ...
The last in a fabled line of otherworldly aristocracy, the Lords of Satyr are born to wealth, power, and a talent for sensual delight that mere mortals only dream of. Commanded to marry, these passionate men will travel to Rome, Venice, and Paris - and along the way will explore desires both shamelessly wicked and blissfully divine...He had sworn ...
Written in the witty tone that made Doran a success as a writer in Hollywood, "The Reluctant Tuscan" will enchant a wide audience, from those who simply enjoy a captivating travel narrative to anyone who loves the quirky humor of Bill Bryson, Dave Barry, and Jerry Seinfeld.
Each title in this award-winning series offers an exquisite region-by-region taste tour filled with culinary specialties and surprises. Included in each large-format volume are gorgeous food and landscape photographs.
The elegance of Tuscany's cities is visible in the smaller villages focused upon in this book. It looks at 37 villages and small towns, including Pienza, Settignano and San Gimignano. The descriptions are accompanied by photographs which capture the charms of the architecture, the landscape and the people. The book includes a visitor's guide to ...
Hit hard by a public relations scandal, self-help guru Dr. Isabel Favor travels to Tuscany where she hopes the anonymity and the Italian sun will help her find some peace. While there, she meets Lorenzo Gage, an actor who's made a career out of playing bad guys. Looking for fun (and a chance to finally play the hero), Lorenzo sets out to woo the ...
Frances Mayes, a gourmet cook, travel writer, and poet, bought herself a crumbling 17-room villa in the Italian countryside. It changed her life and renewed her spirit. Her immensely appealing chronicle of the experience, and of her romantic relationship with the man she eventually married, comes complete with recipes from the region. The book ...
Learning about a mysterious inheritance in Tuscany, New York doctor Gemma, accompanied by her troublesome teen daughter and interfering mother, find themselves in a crumbling Italian villa in the midst of a disturbing culture clash.
In her third book about her adopted home, Tuscany, Mayes combines recipes, essays, and photography to capture the Italian essence. Her book is divided into chapters that explore a particular aspect of Italian life, such as The Kitchen, The Festival, and The Beauty--a chapter devoted to the incomparable landscapes of the country.
Leo Pizzola returns to his native town in Tuscany to find that his first love hates him, his former best friend avoids him, and the village priest is in the midst of a spiritual crisis.
Liz Davis' life is going exactly as planned. But just as things seem to be perfect, her whole world comes crashing down. Can she find her hilltop in this valley? This title is the sequel to "A Garden in Paris".
After her estranged husband's mysterious death, the young widow of a famous painter returns to her husband's Tuscan estate to settle his affairs. There, she realizes that dangerous individuals may be stalking her for reasons unknown. A handsome American tabloid reporter is her adversary at first, and then her protector.
With photographs, 3D aerial views, thematic and area maps, cutaways, floorplans, and accessible area-by-area organization, this book is one of a series of travel guides that show readers the prime sights, the best restaurants, shopping, and hotels - for all budgets. Museums, entertainment, walks, and sidetrips ensure you are never at a loss for ...
In the witty tone that made Phil Doran a success as a writer in Hollywood, "The Reluctant Tuscan will captivate a wide audience, from those who simply love a captivating travel narrative to anyone who loves the quirky humor of Bill Bryson, Dave Barry, and Jerry Seinfeld. After years of working on a string of successful sitcoms, Doran found that ...
Highly pictorial, these Eyewitness Travel Guides are now offered in a tenth anniversary edition, with all the information savvy travelers need to know.
More than 20 years ago, sculptor Matthew Spender and his wife left England for what they intended to be a brief interlude in Tuscany. In his memoir Spender takes us on a meditative tour of the place he now calls home - ranging back in time to the 1260 battle of Montaperti when for the last time the Sienese defeated the Florentines, through the ...
A book of 150 photographs, arranged thematically, portraying the Tuscan landscape, by the photographers of "Provence". It features the castles, vineyards, and cypress trees, as well as art and architecture, people, and views of Florence, Siena, and Pisa. Text by Marie-Ange Guillaume discusses the influence the region has had on scores of notable ...
Everything You Need to See the Best of Tuscany & Umbria by Car! Let Frommers Take You To: Medieval walled cities, majestic alpine slopes, and lively festivals The Etruscan treasures and hidden hot springs of The Maremma David, the Birth of Venus, the Duomo and other stunning masterpieces in art-rich Florence The vineyards of the Chianti region and ...
Sharing her recommendations of favorite insider places and word-of-mouth gems, bestselling lifestyle author Barbara Milo Ohrbach acts as a guide to food markets, exquisite shops, overflowing antiques markets, not to mention cooking courses, outdoor painting classes, ancient palazzos, and small museums in Tuscany.
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