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Interismiby Beppe SevergniniISBN 8817117641 (88-17-11764-1)
Hardcover, Distribooks Inc
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Italiani Si Diventaby Beppe SevergniniISBN 8817852619 (88-17-85261-9)
Hardcover, Rizzoli
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Manuale Dell'imperfetto Sportivoby Beppe SevergniniISBN 8817000167 (88-17-00016-7)
Hardcover, Rizzoli
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Manuale Dell'imperfetto Viaggiatoreby Beppe SevergniniISBN 8817863610 (88-17-86361-0)
Hardcover, Rizzoli
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Manuale Dell'uomo Domesticoby Beppe SevergniniISBN 8817871044 (88-17-87104-4)
Hardcover, Rizzoli
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La Testa Degli Italianiby Beppe SevergniniISBN 8817007161 (88-17-00716-1)
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UN Italiano in Americaby Beppe Severgnini , Chris RiddellISBN 8817126470 (88-17-12647-0)
Softcover, Rizzoli
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› Find signed collectible books: 'UN Italiano in America'Book summary:È vero che gli americani impazziscono per il ghiaccio, pretendono le mance facoltative, praticano la religione dello sconto e il culto delle poltrone reclinabili? Beppe Severgnini ci porta in viaggio negli Usa tra domande (perché non abbassano laria condizionata?) e risposte (perché gli piace così), descrivendo le molte sorprese della vita quotidiana, perché lAmerica vera si scopre solo attraverso i dettagli: le scaramucce con un idraulico di nome Marx; la terribile potenza dei telefoni e dei bambini, veri padroni del paese; le fallimentari escursioni nello shopping elettronico e le battaglie per (non) ottenere una carta di credito. Ironico, intelligente e divertente, Un italiano in America è frutto di una lunga inesperienza , perché, ammettiamolo, crediamo di sapere tutto ma in realtà siamo impreparati. Allora pronti a cominciare? [via]
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Ciao, America: An Italian Discovers the U.Sby Beppe Severgnini , Giles WatsonISBN 0767912365 (0-7679-1236-5)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ciao, America: An Italian Discovers the U.S'Book summary:In the wry but affectionate tradition of Bill Bryson, Ciao, America! is a delightful look at America through the eyes of a fiercely funny guest - one of Italy's favorite authors who spent a year in Washington, D.C.
When Beppe Severgnini and his wife rented a creaky house in Georgetown they were determined to see if they could adapt to a full four seasons in a country obsessed with ice cubes, air-conditioning, recliner chairs, and, of all things, after-dinner cappuccinos. From their first encounters with cryptic rental listings to their back-to-Europe yard sale twelve months later, Beppe explores this foreign land with the self-described patience of a mildly inappropriate beachcomber, holding up a mirror to America's signature manners and mores. Succumbing to his surroundings day by day, he and his wife find themselves developing a taste for Klondike bars and Samuel Adams beer, and even that most peculiar of American institutions -- the pancake house.
The realtor who waves a perfect bye-bye, the overzealous mattress salesman who bounces from bed to bed, and the plumber named Marx who deals in illegally powerful showerheads are just a few of the better-than-fiction characters the Severgninis encounter while foraging for clues to the real America. A trip to the computer store proves just as revealing as D.C.'s Fourth of July celebration, as do boisterous waiters angling for tips and no-parking signs crammed with a dozen lines of fine print.
By the end of his visit, Severgnini has come to grips with life in these United States -- and written a charming, laugh-out-loud tribute. [via]More editions of Ciao, America: An Italian Discovers the U.S:
Inglesiby Beppe SevergniniISBN 0340553499 (0-340-55349-9)
Softcover, Hodder General Publishing Division
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An Italian in Americaby Beppe SevergniniISBN 8817125539 (88-17-12553-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Italian in America'Book summary:"The discovery of America - which is as complicated today as it was in 1492 - doesn't depend on how many miles you drive, or the number of States you've been to. America reveals itself in the little things. And to discover them, you need the patience of a beachcomber, one of those mildly inappropriate individuals who roam the shores in search of small treasures. The seashore is America. The mildly inappropriate individual is me" - Beppe Severgnini. Author Beppe Severgnini is a columnist for "Corriere della Sera" and also writes for "The Economist". His books by Rizzoli, are bestsellers in Italy, and now with the publication of this book in English, we are also able to share in the joy and wit of writer, Beppe Severgnini. [via]
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Italiani Con Valigiaby Beppe SevergniniISBN 8817118672 (88-17-11867-2)
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La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mindby Beppe SevergniniISBN 0767914406 (0-7679-1440-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind'Book summary:Join the bestselling author of Ciao, America! on a lively tour of modern Italy that takes you behind the seductive face it puts on for visitorsla bella figuraand highlights its maddening, paradoxical true self
You wont need luggage for this hypothetical and hilarious trip into the hearts and minds of Beppe Severgninis fellow Italians. In fact, Beppe would prefer if you left behind the baggage his crafty and elegant countrymen have smuggled into your subconscious. To get to his Italia, youll need to forget about your idealized notions of Italy. Although La Bella Figura will take you to legendary cities and scenic regions, your real destinations are the places where Italians are at their best, worst, and most authentic:
The highway: in America, a red light has only one possible interpretationStop! An Italian red light doesnt warn or order you as much as provide an invitation for reflection.
The airport: where Italians prove that one of their virtues (an appreciation for beauty) is really a vice. Who cares if the beautiful girls hawking cell phones in airport kiosks stick you with an outdated model? Thats the price of gazing upon perfection.
The small town: which demonstrates the Italian genius for pleasant living: a congenial barber . . . a well-stocked newsstand . . . professionally made coffee and a proper pizza; bell towers we can recognize in the distance, and people with a kind word and a smile for everyone.
The chaos of the roads, the anarchy of the office, the theatrical spirit of the hypermarkets, and garrulous train journeys; the sensory reassurance of a church and the importance of the beach; the solitude of the soccer stadium and the crowded Italian bedroom; the vertical fixations of the apartment building and the horizontal democracy of the eat-in kitchen. As you venture to these and many other locations rooted in the Italian psyche, you realize that Beppe has become your Dante and shown you a country that has too much style to be hell but is too disorderly to be heaven.
Ten days, thirty places. From north to south. From food to politics. From saintliness to sexuality. This ironic, methodical, and sentimental examination will help you understand why Italyas Beppe says can have you fuming and then purring in the space of a hundred meters or ten minutes. [via]More editions of La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind:
UN Italiano in Americaby Beppe SevergniniISBN 8817844152 (88-17-84415-2)
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Marco Petrus: London Suspendedby Beppe Severgnini , Marco PetrusISBN 8881584662 (88-8158-466-2)
Softcover, Distributed Art Pub Inc
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Überleben in Italienby Beppe SevergniniISBN 3896673181 (3-89667-318-1)
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