A mouth-wateringly evocative memoir of a new life in Tuscany. Ferenc Mate and his painter wife Candace arrived from New York in the late 1980s, knowing almost no Italian and with only four weeks to find themselves a new home. After many (hilariously told) mishaps, they finally conclude the deal for their perfect house - an ancient farmhouse in the Tuscan hills - by drawing on the hood of a rusty tractor. Mate brings the real Tuscany to life: the neighbours, the countryside, country-life, the family farm down the road who virtually adopt them and teach them the Tuscan traditions of grape-picking, wine-making, mushroom hunting, woodcutting, the holidays and, of course, the almost never-ending, mouth-watering feasts. The Hills of Tuscany is a classic piece of rural escapism for urban dreamers. Witty and enticingly written, it offers a tempting invitation to readers to lose themselves in its lushness. Steeped in the mesmerizing Italian landscape, full of unforgettable characters, this book is an affirmation of traditions, friendship and the countryside - a celebration of life itself.

The Hills of Tuscany : A New Home in an Old Land

Travel

Máté, Ferenc

Europe

Flamingo

A guided tour of the world's best sailboats with an entertaining expert at your side.The World's Best Sailboats has become the most cherished and respected illustrated sailing book of all time. Its unique format includes over 400 spectacular color photographs by the world's leading nautical photographers coupled with astutely presented technical information on the best and most beautiful sailboats manufactured. Máté's insistence on uncompromising quality and his always engaging, entertaining style make this a timeless work and must-reading for anyone interested in sailboats. Its encyclopedic scope covering all aspects of sailboat design and construction, gleaned from personal visits to the world's best boatyards and interviews with the leading builders and designers, gives us not only a feast for the eyes and the stuff of dreams but also a thorough education. Máté visited the world's best boat builders from Finland to Italy, from Maine to California, and in his book evaluates and describes the sailboats of the nineteen best yards. The text is full of technical information on design and construction of available boats, while the magnificent color photos celebrate the beauty of sailboats and fine craftsmanship. His writing, as always is both informative and entertaining. 400+ color photographs

Worlds Best Sailboats

Sports & Outdoors

W.W.Norton&Company

The author chronicles his and his wife's first five years in Tuscany, in a memoir by turns buoyant, reflective, and humorous

The Hills of Tuscany

Biographies & Memoirs

Delta

Shipshape: The Art of Sailboat Maintenance

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

The author chronicles his and his wife's first five years in Tuscany

The Hills of Tuscany: A New Life in an Old Land (THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE PRINT NONFICTION SERIES)

Travelers & Explorers

G.K.Hall & Co.

A complete handbook on how to select and finish out a fiberglass hull and deck.A complete step-by-step guide covering every aspect of fiberglass boat completion--woodworking, electrical, plumbing and hardware installation--with hundreds of tips on how to save time and money during construction as well as purchase. With over 100,000 copies in print, From a Bare Hull has become the reference book for home builders as well as many professionals. The Revised Edition contains all new photos and illustrations, much new text, new specs of the best sailboats available for home completion, the newest marine diesels, and the latest list of marine gear suppliers. It also has completely updated design theories, engineering concepts, descriptions of necessary tools and their uses, and lists of materials.

From a Bare Hull

Albatross

Albatross Publishing House, 1977. Hardcover.

Waterhouses (The Romantic Alternative)

Scribner

Describes various internal and external appointments that enhance the beauty and ease of yachting and shows how to incorporate them into the limited space of the average ship

Finely Fitted Yacht: Exterior

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The Finely Fitted Yacht

Water Sports

A favorite volume from best-selling nautical author Ferenc MÃ¡tÃ©, now with an updated kit boat list.Lovingly written and beautifully photographed, Best Boats is an evaluation of the most elegantly designed and best-built sailboats in stagesâ€”from a bare hull to a finished yacht. In addition to evaluating overall design, performance and layout, this book, like no other, analyses how and how well the boats are built. Ranging from the ageless Herreshoff day-sailer to the ultra-light Santa Cruz flyers, the book features some of the finest works of designers such as German Frers, Chuck Paine, Bill Crealock, Doug Peterson, Lyle Hess, and others. Even more importantly, it contains interviews with legendary builders such as Tom Morris, the Cherubinis, Cecil Lange, and Tom Dreyfus. Using the surveyed boats as examples, MÃ¡tÃ©; shows what to look for when contemplating the purchase of any sailboat. For the boatbuilder, it points out the weaknesses and strengths of all aspects of construction, using hundreds of photographs and illustrations to clarify. 304 b/w photographs and illustrations

Best Boats to Build or Buy

Albatross Publishing House

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