Cultural Region/Italy
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The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization. From humble beginnings on the seven hills beside the Tiber, the city of Rome grew to dominate t… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gwynn, David M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 25 2012
- ISBN10: 0199595119
- Language: English
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The Pasta Codex: 1001 Recipes
$19.98 Read moreFeaturing 1,001 recipes compiled over thirty years of research and travel, The Pasta Codex relates the history and traditions behind the world’s most famous food, with recipes for every shape and type… [more below]
- Author: Buonassisi, Vincenzo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0789341603
- Language: English
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The Deliciously Cheesy Cookbook: Over 100 Cheesy Comfort Foods for Every Craving
$27.95 Add to cartBring your favorite ingredient front and center with the savory recipes in The Deliciously Cheesy Cookbook.
These cheese-packed recipes are sure to satisfy every craving. With Mozzarella, Swiss, Chedda
- Author: The Coastal Kitchen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 164643188X
- Language: English
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The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
$32.00 Read moreThe creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Ro… [more below]
- Author: Duncan, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 24 2017
- ISBN10: 1610397215
- Language: English
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The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition
$39.95 Add to cartOriginally published in 1975, The Machiavellian Moment remains a landmark of historical and political thought. Celebrated historian J.G.A. Pocock looks at the consequences for modern historical and so
- Series: Princeton Classics #25
- Author: Pocock, John Greville Agard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 664
- Publish Date: October 04 2016
- ISBN10: 0691172234
- Language: English
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Preserving Italy: Canning, Curing, Infusing, and Bottling Italian Flavors and Traditions
$23.00 Read moreCapture the flavors of Italy with more than 150 recipes for conserves, pickles, sauces, liqueurs, infusions, and other preserves
The notion of preserving shouldn’t be limited to American jams and jel- Author: Marchetti, Domenica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 14 2016
- ISBN10: 0544611624
- Language: English
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Rome: Strategy of Empire
$42.99 Add to cartThe first work to lay out Roman strategic thinking from its start under Augustus until its final demise in 476 CE
From Octavian’s victory at Actium (31 bc) to its traditional endpoint in the West (476- Author: Lacey, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 019093770X
- Language: English
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Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett
$18.99 Add to cartIn the bestselling tradition of Indianapolis and In Harm’s Way comes a “captivating…gripping” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) account of the USS Plunkett–a US Navy destroyer that sustained the mos… [more below]
- Author: Sullivan, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1982147849
- Language: English
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Miami Cooks: Recipes from the City’s Favorite Restaurants
$32.99 Add to cartWhen it comes to food cities, Miami is one to take seriously. It is a colorful culinary tapestry of local and international food traditions with emerging new talents and James Beard-recognized chefs s… [more below]
- Author: Liss, Sara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1773271210
- Language: English
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See You in the Piazza: New Places to Discover in Italy
$20.00 Add to cartThe bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun discovers the hidden pleasures of Italy in a sumptuous travel narrative that crisscrosses the country, with inventive new recipes celebrating Italian cui… [more below]
- Author: Mayes, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0451497708
- Language: English
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The Italian Baker, Revised: The Classic Tastes of the Italian Countryside–Its Breads, Pizza, Focaccia, Cakes, Pastries, and Cookies [A Baking Boo
$40.00 Add to cartThe only comprehensive book, in English or Italian, to cover the entire range of Italian baking, from breadsticks and cornetti to focaccia, tarts, cakes, and pastries. This latest edition, updated for… [more below]
- Author: Field, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1607741067
- Language: English
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The Mafia Cookbook: Revised and Expanded
$17.99 Add to cartIn The Mafia Cookbook, Joe Dogs took the quintessential Mob formula–murder, betrayal, food–and turned it into a bestseller, not surprisingly, since Joe Dogs’s mixture of authentic Italian recipes a… [more below]
- Author: Iannuzzi, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 16 2013
- ISBN10: 1476743487
- Language: English
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The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization
$23.99 Add to cartWas the fall of Rome a great catastrophe that cast the West into darkness for centuries to come? Or, as scholars argue today, was there no crisis at all, but simply a peaceful blending of barbarians i… [more below]
- Author: Ward-Perkins, Bryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 07 2006
- ISBN10: 0192807285
- Language: English
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How to Think about God: An Ancient Guide for Believers and Nonbelievers
$19.95 Add to cartA vivid and accessible new translation of Cicero’s influential writings on the Stoic idea of the divine
Most ancient Romans were deeply religious and their world was overflowing with gods–from Jupite- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Cicero, Marcus Tullius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: November 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0691183651
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Italy
$32.00 Add to cartSince its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. This new edition of Christopher Duggan’s acclaimed introduction chart… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Duggan, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: December 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0521747430
- Language: English
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
$22.00 Add to cartThe first full-scale history of Hannibal’s Carthage in decades and “a convincing and enthralling narrative.” (The Economist )
Drawing on a wealth of new research, archaeologist, historian, and master- Author: Miles, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: June 26 2012
- ISBN10: 0143121294
- Language: English
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The Age of Alexander
$18.00 Add to cartPlutarch’s influential writings on the ancient world
Plutarch’s parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature, drawn on by countless writers s… [more below]- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plutarch
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: May 29 2012
- ISBN10: 0140449353
- Language: English
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Vita Nuova: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text
$14.00 Add to cartA totally unique poetic treatise, La Vita Nuova is an elaborately and symbolically patterned selection of Dante’s early poems, interspersed with his own incisive prose commentary.
The poems themselves- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0143106201
- Language: English
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For the Love of Europe: My Favorite Places, People, and Stories
$23.99 Add to cartAfter 40+ years of writing about Europe, Rick Steves has gathered 100 of his favorite memories together into one inspiring, award-winning collection: For the Love of Europe: My Favorite Places, People… [more below]
- Author: Steves, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1641711310
- Language: English
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The Little Virtues: Essays
$14.99 Add to cartIn this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, Natalia Ginzburg explores both the mundane details and inescapable catastrophes of personal life with the grace and wit that have assured … [more below]
- Author: Ginzburg, Natalia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: September 12 2017
- ISBN10: 1628728256
- Language: English
