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A Woman, A Dog and Umbria (June 2010)
The new book Marcus of Umbria: What an Italian Dog Taught an American Girl About Love traces Justine van der Leun's funny and illuminating time spent in Collelungo, a 200-person farming village in central Umbria. Justine, a Brooklyn resident, met Emanuele, a local gardener, on vacation and impulsively moved in with him. When she leaves a year later, she has gained a newfound knowledge of language and family, a deep-rooted passion for animals and nature and a small, spotted dog that she'd adopted named Marcus. . . .
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Author Explores Hearts and Minds of Italians (September 2006)
In La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind, his second book after "Ciao America!" Beppe Severgnini takes his readers on a "tour" of the places where everyday Italian life can be most acutely observed and distilled: the airport, the highway, the bedroom, the piazza, the stadium and the beach, among them. . . .
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