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Italian Neighbors

Tim Parks
Italian Neighbors Book PDF

Author : Tim Parks
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780802191151

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Italian Neighbors by Tim Parks Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year: A deliciously entertaining account of expatriate life in a small village just outside Verona, Italy. Tim Parks is anything but a gentleman in Verona. So after ten years of living with his Italian wife, Rita, in a typical provincial Italian neighborhood, the novelist found that he had inadvertently collected a gallery full of splendid characters. In this wittily observed account, Parks introduces readers to his home town, with a statue of the Virgin at one end of the street, a derelict bottle factory at the other, and a wealth of exotic flora and fauna in between. Via Colombare, the village’s main street, offers an exemplary hodgepodge of all that is new and old in the bel paese, a point of collision between invading suburbia and diehard peasant tradition. It is a world of creeping vines, stuccoed walls, shotguns, security cameras, hypochondria, and expensive sports cars. More than a mere travelogue, Italian Neighbors is a vivid portrait of the real Italy and a compelling story of how even the most foreign people and places gradually assume the familiarity of home. “One of the most delightful travelogues imaginable . . . so vivid, so packed with delectable details.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review

Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo

Tim Parks
Italian Ways On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo Book PDF

Author : Tim Parks
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780393348828

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Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo by Tim Parks Pdf

The bestselling author of "Italian Neighbors" returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life--by riding its trains.

Italian Neighbours

Tim Parks
Italian Neighbours Book PDF

Author : Tim Parks
Publisher : Random House
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781446485576

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Italian Neighbours by Tim Parks Pdf

"Am I giving the impression that I don't like the Veneto? It's not true. I love it. But like any place that's become home I hate it too." How does an Englishman cope when he moves to Italy - not the tourist idyll but the real Italy? When Tim Parks first moved to Verona he found it irresistible and infuriating in equal measure; this book is the story of his love affair with it. Infused with an objective passion, he unpicks the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Italian culture with wit and affection. Italian Neighbours is travel writing at its best.

An Italian Education

Tim Parks
An Italian Education Book PDF

Author : Tim Parks
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780802191144

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An Italian Education by Tim Parks Pdf

A “marvelous” Mediterranean memoir of an expatriate father raising his children in Italy—from the author of Italian Neighbors (The Washington Post). Tim Parks offers another lively firsthand account of Italian society and culture—this time focusing on all the little things that turn an ordinary newborn infant into a true Italian. When British-born Tim Parks heard a mother at the beach in Pescara shout to her son, “Alberto, don’t sweat! No you can’t go in the sea till eleven, it’s still too cold, go and see your cousin in row three number fifty-two,” he was inspired to write about parenting in Italy—which he was doing himself at the time after adopting the country as his own. In this humorous memoir, Parks offers an enchanting portrait of Italian childhood that shifts from comedy to despair in the time it takes to sing a lullaby. The result is “a wry, thoughtful, and often hilarious book . . . a parable of how our children, no matter what, are other than ourselves” (The New Yorker). “Glimpses of Italy that are fond, critical, pithy and penetrating.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Italian Neighbors, Or, A Lapsed Anglo-Saxon in Verona

Tim Parks
Italian Neighbors Or A Lapsed Anglo Saxon in Verona Book PDF

Author : Tim Parks
Publisher : New York : Grove Weidenfeld
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : British
ISBN : 0802115314

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Italian Neighbors, Or, A Lapsed Anglo-Saxon in Verona by Tim Parks Pdf

An American expatriate describes life in Verona, the collision between invading suburbia and the die-hard peasant tradition, the architecture, wine bottling, gardening, religion, health care, and the Veronese

Some Immigrant Neighbors

John Robertson Henry
Some Immigrant Neighbors Book PDF

Author : John Robertson Henry
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547056126

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Some Immigrant Neighbors by John Robertson Henry Pdf

This interesting collection was written by John Robertson Henry, a pastor living in New York City during the 1900s, who wrote of his experience living and working with immigrants of various ethnicities and races in the United States. He gave his perspectives regarding their reasons for coming to the country and also describes some of the cultural habits the immigrants bring with them to the United States.

Italian Voices

Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich
Italian Voices Book PDF

Author : Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0873515811

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Italian Voices by Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich Pdf

Italian Americans share rich stories of everyday life.

The Neighborhood Outfit

Louis Corsino
The Neighborhood Outfit Book PDF

Author : Louis Corsino
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780252096662

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The Neighborhood Outfit by Louis Corsino Pdf

From the slot machine trust of the early 1900s to the prolific Prohibition era bootleggers allied with Al Capone, and for decades beyond, organized crime in Chicago Heights, Illinois, represented a vital component of the Chicago Outfit. Louis Corsino taps interviews, archives, government documents, and his own family's history to tell the story of the Chicago Heights "boys" and their place in the city's Italian American community in the twentieth century. Debunking the popular idea of organized crime as a uniquely Italian enterprise, Corsino delves into the social and cultural forces that contributed to illicit activities. As he shows, discrimination blocked opportunities for Italians' social mobility and the close-knit Italian communities that arose in response to such limits produced a rich supply of social capital Italians used to pursue alternative routes to success that ranged from Italian grocery stores to union organizing to, on occasion, crime.

Little Italy

Peter Corona
Little Italy Book PDF

Author : Peter Corona
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426919572

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Little Italy by Peter Corona Pdf

In Little Italy: The Way It Was, Peter Corona, Ph.D. shares personal stories of the early days during the first half of the twentieth century when San Diego's Little Italy had more than 6,000 families living within its boundaries. Once known as the "Italian neighborhood" or the "Italian Colony," this thriving community was one of America's best kept secrets. In a pre-determined society that dictated life's direction from birth to death, residents followed a unique code of ethics, customs, and folkways, but most importantly, adhered to a code of silence. Through personal recollections, conversations with lifelong friends, and surveys of church and public records, Dr. Corona vividly describes the history of Little Italy's people and professions while detailing the conversations, activities, and events of life in the Italian Colony during the Depression, World War II, and the years immediately following. Others will enjoy the entertaining stories about Lou the Junk Man, Sparky's clubhouse with the secret door, Angel Garcia who smelled the fish at the Westgate Cannery, and the Washington Wharf Rats. As one of the original residents of Little Italy, Dr. Corona leaves a lasting record for future generations about a fascinating neighborhood with a unique history.

The North American Italian Renaissance

Kenneth Scambray
The North American Italian Renaissance Book PDF

Author : Kenneth Scambray
Publisher : Guernica Editions
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : American literature
ISBN : 1550711075

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The North American Italian Renaissance by Kenneth Scambray Pdf

Kenneth Scrambray offers the reader a critical analysis of the wide range of Italianese literature written over the last thirty years in North America. These last three decades in both Canada and America can justifiably be termed a renaissance in Italian writing.

My Twenty Years in Italy

David Scott
My Twenty Years in Italy Book PDF

Author : David Scott
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781977259516

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My Twenty Years in Italy by David Scott Pdf

The author describes how an ignored alarm clock led to meeting the love of his life, and eventually three children. He shares his experiences doing business in the Common Market, communist countries, the Middle East and Africa from 1961 to 1980. This book is based on lengthy Christmas letters widely shared with family and friends annually from 1961 to 1980.

Raised Italian-American

Joseph Bonocore
Raised Italian American Book PDF

Author : Joseph Bonocore
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595357215

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Raised Italian-American by Joseph Bonocore Pdf

Raised Italian-American remembers the history, stories, traditions, and values of growing up in an Italian neighborhood. One of my fondest memories as a child was to take a ride and view the beautiful nativity scenes that were erected throughout the neighborhood each Christmas. The popularity of these large statues, they are called presepi in Italy, started in Italy in the 17th century when it was fashionable to find them in palaces and homes of wealthy citizens. The newfound enthusiasm of erecting a presepi during Christmas may be contributed to Saint Gaetano who openly encouraged people to create the presepi as a sign of devotion. It wasn't until the later part of the 19th century that these presepi became a part of family traditions in nearly every home in Italy. This set is a beautiful piece of art and is a prized possession of the families that own them. I know that Phyllis' grandmother cherished her presepi until the day she died and the family still think fondly of their grandmother every time they see it at Christmas time.

Penny from Heaven

Jennifer L. Holm
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Author : Jennifer L. Holm
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375849268

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Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm Pdf

Newbery Honor–winning, New York Times–bestselling, and as full of fun and adventure as it is of deeper family issues. School’s out for summer, and Penny and her cousin Frankie have big plans to eat lots of butter pecan ice cream, swim at the local pool, and cheer on their favorite baseball team—the Brooklyn Dodgers! But sometimes things don’t go according to plan. Penny’s mom doesn’t want her to swim because she’s afraid Penny will get polio. Frankie is constantly getting into trouble, and Penny feels caught between the two sides of her family. But even if the summer doesn’t exactly start as planned . . . things can work out in the most unexpected ways! Set just after World War II, this thought-provoking novel also highlights the prejudice Penny’s Italian American family must confront because people of Italian descent were “the enemy” not long ago. Inspired by three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm’s own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a story about families—about the things that tear them apart and the things that bring them back together. Includes an author’s note with photographs and background on World War II, internment camps, and 1950s America, as well as additional resources and websites. Booklist: “Holm impressively wraps pathos with comedy in this coming-of-age story, populated by a cast of vivid characters.”

Learn Italian - Level 6: Lower Intermediate

Innovative Language Learning,ItalianPod101.com
Learn Italian Level 6 Lower Intermediate Book PDF

Author : Innovative Language Learning,ItalianPod101.com
Publisher : Innovative Language Learning
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Learn Italian - Level 6: Lower Intermediate by Innovative Language Learning,ItalianPod101.com Pdf

Listen to audio lessons, while you read along! Buy or sample now! Interactive. Effective. And FUN! Start speaking Italian in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Learn Italian - Level 6: Lower Intermediate - a completely new way to learn Italian with ease! Learn Italian - Level 6: Lower Intermediate will arm you with Italian and cultural insight to utterly shock and amaze your Italian friends and family, teachers, and colleagues. What you get in Learn Italian - Level 6: Lower Intermediate: - 200+ pages of Italian learning material - 25 Italian lessons: dialog transcripts with translation, vocabulary, sample sentences and a grammar section - 25 Audio Lesson Tracks (over 4.5 hours of Italian lessons) - 25 Audio Review Tracks (practice new words and phrases) - 25 Audio Dialog Tracks (read along while you listen) This book is the most powerful way to learn Italian. Guaranteed. You get the two most powerful components of our language learning system: the audio lessons and lesson notes. Why are the audio lessons so effective? - powerful and to the point - syllable-by-syllable breakdown of each word and phrase so that you can say every word and phrase instantly - repeat after the professional teacher to practice proper pronunciation - cultural insight and insider-only tips from our teachers in each lesson - fun and relaxed approach to learning - effortlessly learn from bi-lingual and bi-cultural hosts as they guide you through the pitfalls and pleasures of Italy and Italian. Why are the lesson notes so effective? - improve listening comprehension and reading comprehension by reading the dialog transcript while listening to the conversation - grasp the exact meaning of phrases and expressions with natural translations - expand your word and phrase usage with the expansion section - master and learn to use Italian grammar with the grammar section Discover or rediscover how fun learning a language can be with the future of language learning, and start speaking Italian instantly!

The Italian American Table

Simone Cinotto
The Italian American Table Book PDF

Author : Simone Cinotto
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780252095016

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The Italian American Table by Simone Cinotto Pdf

Best Food Book of 2014 by The Atlantic Looking at the historic Italian American community of East Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, Simone Cinotto recreates the bustling world of Italian life in New York City and demonstrates how food was at the center of the lives of immigrants and their children. From generational conflicts resolved around the family table to a vibrant food-based economy of ethnic producers, importers, and restaurateurs, food was essential to the creation of an Italian American identity. Italian American foods offered not only sustenance but also powerful narratives of community and difference, tradition and innovation as immigrants made their way through a city divided by class conflict, ethnic hostility, and racialized inequalities. Drawing on a vast array of resources including fascinating, rarely explored primary documents and fresh approaches in the study of consumer culture, Cinotto argues that Italian immigrants created a distinctive culture of food as a symbolic response to the needs of immigrant life, from the struggle for personal and group identity to the pursuit of social and economic power. Adding a transnational dimension to the study of Italian American foodways, Cinotto recasts Italian American food culture as an American "invention" resonant with traces of tradition.