Libri, Libri, Ovunque!
June 1, 2010
My house is littered with books about Italy.
There’s the stacked pile on my nightstand. At the moment I’m three-quarters of the way through “The Wisdom of Tuscany“, beginning chapter two of “Four Seasons in Rome,” and nibbling random little bits and pieces from my newest acquisition, “Italy, Speak the Culture: Be Fluent in Italian Life and Culture.”
There are all the lavatory library books, composed primarily of travel guides and books with really short chapters.
There are stacks of Italy-themed books spread through the rest of our house; the coffee table books on ancient Rome and the towns and villages of Tuscany; the book shelf dedicated to cookbooks highlighting the various regions of Italy along with leaning stack of La Cucina Italiana. And then there’s Strega Nona!, a children’s pop-up book illustrated by Tomie dePaola, my all-time favorite illustrator. Each vibrantly colored page is dedicated to one of the six ingredients that make life magical to the wise Strega Nona, including famiglia (family), mangia (eating), pazienza (patience), celebrazione (celebration), amore (love), and….
…amici (friends).
I heart Italy.
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June 2nd, 2010 at 6:46 am
And I got excited when you talked about Julia Child. Only Italian by marriage but I got to keep the name. Oh, and I found a First Edition of “Mastering theArt of French Cooking” at my local Bargain Boutique, (thrift shop to you.) Was I ever thrilled. And now it’s on to the “Joy” of Italian cuisine. Hope you have a most amazing trip. You sure are entrenched in your reading.
June 2nd, 2010 at 11:35 am
Kay, a first edition of “Mastering the Art???” Oh, color me green! What a great nab for you! Oh, if you LOVE Italian food you have to go with the classic, La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy.” It’s not only got great recipes and is a fascinating read but dang, it looks awesome on your shelf!
June 5th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
funny how different we all are. my sister bought me this pop-up book for christmas ’09 and i still havn’t read it. maybe time to pull it off the shelf.