Italian Culture

Did Garibaldi do Italy a disservice when he helped its disparate parts achieve unity? Was the goal of political unification a mistake? These questions are asked and answered in a number of ways in this engaging, original consideration of the many histories that contribute to the brilliance - and weakness - of Italy today. David Gilmour's exploration of Italian life over the centuries is filled with provocative anecdotes as well as personal observations.

This book is a collection of the funniest and most interesting folklorist idioms that will allow you to discover hidden aspects of the Italian culture. Each idiom is presented with its translation, historic and geographical background, and an explanation of its meaning. The goal of this collection is to give the reader a deeper understanding of the Italian language and interpretation of life.

25 Years in Italy is an informative, insightful and entertaining account of life in contemporary Italy. It sheds light on daily life, culture, food and language of this fascinating country as observed from the inside by the author over a quarter of a century of uninterrupted stay. Through 20 information-packed chapters we get answers to questions like, why did George Clooney come to live by Lake Como? Why is Grana Padano the most popular cheese when there are 820 types to choose from? Why do Italians lace their language with English/American terms? What do they watch on TV? Why did Leonardo...

The history of pizza is ancient, fragmented, and much of it remains shrouded in mystery. Usually, reading about it is as enjoyable as waiting in line at the post office. But this book is different. Here, the story unfolds through the eyes of a very special pizzaiolo: me, Fabio, who drops dead in the middle of a nightmarish service. In the afterlife, I find myself leaping from one era to another, uncovering secrets, legends, and curious facts behind the world’s most beloved dish. Blending archaeology, oral traditions, and personal anecdotes, the history of pizza turns into a semi-serious ...

While sitting at a restaurant with two of my fellow authors, one asked me about my Sicilian background. I laughed and said, “All I know is, we always have sauce on Sunday.” My friends joined in the laughter, but I realized that I didn’t really know too much about the maternal part of my heritage. Something awoke inside of me and I had the desire to find out exactly from where I came. I began the quest for my roots by taking an ancestry DNA test. Within a few months, I had the surprise of my life. I discovered that my grandfather had a second sister, whom he left behind in Sicily. Who ...

'Not a superficial skim, but something altogether more satisfying.' - Susan Kurosawa, The Australian. Part memoir, part meditation on Italian history and culture, this account of the odyssey of two retired Aussies in the land of la dolce vita is sure to delight anyone with even the remotest interest in Italy and the Italians. Structured as a series of essays, chapters cover such diverse subjects as the Italian obsession with food, Napoleon's encounter with the islanders of Elba, opera and Shakespeare, the art of the Renaissance, why Italian piazzas work so well, and lots more. In 2017, the ...

“An insightful and often funny depiction of Italian life” Hannah McIntyre. The Italian Insider Magazine In this, the sequel to his successful ‘An Italian Home – Settling by Lake Como’ artist and author Paul Wright relays more enthralling real-life stories about what it’s really like to live in an Italian village on the shores of Lake Como. With the saturation of expat memoirs on bookshop shelves, Wright's original approach makes for a worthwhile read. In this ‘An Italian Village - A perspective on life beside Lake Como’ the author offers an insight into a world few outsiders...

"Benessere h24 - Ambienti e situazioni" è il nuovo percorso ideato da Daniel Lumera con la partecipazione di Emiliano Toso applicato ad ogni situazione personale e professionale che, attraverso respirazione consapevole, visualizzazione, meditazione e musica, ti permetterà di integrare nella quotidianità abitudini ad alto impatto su benessere, salute e qualità della vita e di trasformare ogni giorno in un'esperienza consapevole.

"Paul Wright's tribute to the robust pleasures of village life brings out the generosity and humanity of the inhabitants of Lake Como." Desmond O’Grady, Italian Insider Review:- What is it like for a foreigner to live and work in a village in Northern Italy and become part of the community? How tough is it to leave your home country and settle in a new one? What do you have to do to be accepted by the people who live in a village by Lake Como, which has existed for over five hundred years? Award-winning artist and stage designer Paul Wright and his partner found out the hard way, ...

Are you learning Italian? Knowing more words is one of the best ways to speak and understand more Italian. And, if you want to sound like a native speaker, you'll need vocab that's relevant to Italian culture and daily life and that is actually used by Italian people. With Learn Italian: Discover Italian Culture & Traditions by ItalianPod101.com, you learn the must-know vocab and Italian cultural insights that you won't find in a textbook.

A simple foreign phrase book? Che pizza! Speak the World: Italian teaches you the language and so much more. Margherita Berti, the talented linguist behind the wildly popular Italian Matters (5M+ followers!), shares her love for the language, culture, and history of Italy. In bocca al lupo!...

'Cats can, and will take over people’s lives.' 'Cats Do Eat Spaghetti' is a must for all cat lovers and Italophiles alike. ‘Cats Do Eat Spaghetti - Living with our Rescue Cats’ is a delightfully entertaining book about adopting feral cats that through patience and hard work become domesticated. The fifteen chapters will make your heart feel better for having read them: The early chapters are set in England. They then move abroad, to a couple of historic villages on the shores of the outstandingly beautiful Lake Como in northern Italy, to where the author and his wife emigrated in 1991...

Listen to everyday words and phrases in Italian, then repeat, practise and refine! A relaxing way to pick up the language. Follow the words using the free booklet, also available at: collinsdictionary.com/resources Covers the words you need for modern life in Italy with topics on home life, work...

This vivid memoir speaks the intense truth of a Bronx tomboy whose 1960s girlhood was marked by her father's lullabies laced with his dissociative memories of combat in World War II. At four years old, Annie Rachele Lanzillotto bounced her Spaldeen on the stoop and watched the boys play stickball in the street; inside, she hid silver teaspoons behind the heat pipes to tap calls for help while her father beat her mother.

From the author of the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestseller All the Light We Cannot See and Cloud Cuckoo Land, a "dazzling" (Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran) memoir about art and adventures in Rome. Anthony Doerr has received many awards—from the New...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane—now in a twentieth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword “This beautifully written memoir about taking...

Want to know what it was like to grow up Italian and have a great recipe for Pepperoni Sauce? Then Look No Further ! Mike grew up in Elmira NY which at one time was bustling with a large Italian American population. Read about the Traditions and common stories on his way to becoming the Italian American he is today. His love for his family is obvious And any Italian would relate to this book. Read the short stories that are heart warming about where and how he grew up. Times may have changed but the book brings your heart to that moment in time. This short book includes the invented ...

"It's a genuine pleasure to hear spoken Latin--lots of it, and by many of the great classical authors, including Cicero, Ovid, and Virgil--and to follow the story of Gardini's lifelong infatuation with a language that is nowhere and everywhere in our modern lives... This is an audiobook to...

A story about an Italian-American family, a clash of cultures, forbidden love, and the ensuing consequences. Brooklyn Love Story is a tender, nostalgic coming-of-age tale set in the heart of 1950s Brooklyn, where ten-year-old Jeanette navigates the lively chaos of a Sicilian-American household, the trials of sisterhood, and a complicated affection for her favorite cousin, Sonny. Through family dinners, rooftop fireworks, stickball games, and Easter feasts, Jeanette’s world is filled with laughter, heartbreak, and the rich tapestry of immigrant life. As she grows, her longing to reconnect ...

Dive into the World of Italian with 69 Short Italian Stories for Beginners! Begin or continue your journey to mastering Italian with this engaging collection, designed specifically for A1/A2 learners. This audiobook offers a unique way to deepen your understanding of the language and rich Italian culture.