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New York: Broadway Books. 2003. Trade paperback. Very good.. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. . No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. .
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Ciao, America!: An Italian Discovers the U.S. Brochura - 2003
por Beppe Severgnini
Now in paperback, the celebrated, coast-to-coast bestselling chronicle of a year in the United States by the Bill Bryson of Italy.
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Our house is made of white wood and faces west.
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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.
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.
"From the Hardcover edition.
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- Título Ciao, America!: An Italian Discovers the U.S.
- Autor Beppe Severgnini
- Encadernação Brochura
- Edição Reprint
- Páginas 256
- Volumes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Crown Publishing Group (NY), New York
- Data de publicação May 13, 2003
- ISBN 9780767912365 / 0767912365
- Peso 0.5 libras (0.23 kg)
- Dimensão 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 in. (20.32 x 13.21 x 1.52 cm)
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- Ethnic Orientation: Italian
- Dewey Decimal Code 917.304
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