La Bella Figura: An Insider's Guide to the Italian Mind

Beppe, Severgnini

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

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.

Ciao, America!: An Italian Discovers the U.S.

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Crown

Überleben in Amerika ... ohne fromm, unbescheiden oder tiefgefroren zu werden

Überleben in Amerika ... ohne fromm, unbescheiden oder tiefgefroren zu werden

Karl Blessing Verlag

رحلة داخل العقلية الإيطالية

الدار العربية للعلوم ناشرون

La Testa Degli Italiani: Una Visita Guidata (Italian Edition)

Rizzoli

L'Italiano-Lezioni Semiserie (Italian Edition)

Spiegare Silvio Berlusconi ai contemporanei Ã¨ una perdita di tempo. Ognuno di noi ha unâidea, raffinata in anni di indulgenza o idiosincrasia, e discuterla Ã¨ inutile. Meglio rivolgersi ai posteri, sostieneBeppe Severgnini, a coloro che un giorno si chiederanno: comâÃ¨ potuto succedere? ComâÃ¨ possibile che gli italiani abbiano appoggiato e/o sopportato Berlusconi per tanto tempo?In questa versione aggiornata câÃ¨ spazio anche per gli ultimi avvenimenti: i festini di Arcore, Ruby, la sfida ai giudici, i segni di sfaldamento nel partito e nel consenso. Un libro che spiega â forse piÃ¹ di ogni altro â il segreto, la forza e la debolezza di un uomo. âBerlusconiâscrive Severgnini âÃ¨ il rabdomante delle debolezze italiane: per molti anni Ã¨ stato il nostro complice, ma noi avevamo bisogno di un leader.â Un racconto che ci costringe a riflettere sulle nostre scelte esul cammino che stiamo tracciando per i nostri figli.nuova edizione aggiornata

La Pancia Degli Italiani Berlusconi Spiegato AI Posteri (Italian Edition)

Italians, writes Beppe Severgnini, arrive in Britain full of preconceptions: the English are reserved, they love tradition, they like to read and they hate to bathe. Over the course of a few days they discover that everything they thought is true. This discovery generates such euphoria that they fo no further. But England and the English deserve to be examined in depth and Mr. Severgnini goes on to explore this mysterious island with irony and verve. He describes how the English dress, what they eat, how much they drink, and why they are so obsessed with a certain wallpaper. It may not be a tourist guide, but any tourist will find all kinds of suggestions, explanations and information about the country. This book irreverently explores a sampling of British eccentricities as the mystery of the sinks with separate hot and cold taps, the secret of the millions of girls who go bare-legged in the middle of winter and can't say why and much more.

An Italian in Britain

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

BUR Biblioteca Univerzale Rizzoli

L'inglese. Lezioni semiserie (Supersaggi)

BUR Rizzoli

Milano, Rizzoli, 1997, 16mo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 236 (Super pocket, 44).

Un italiano in America.

Classics

Milano, Rizzoli

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