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Book Insight Guides Pocket Bologna  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Bologna Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect day itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering fun and interesting things to do and see in Bologna, from top tourist attractions like Mambo, Neptune's Fountain, the Portico and Le Due Torri to hidden gems, including Santo Stefano, as well as the best places to try its world-famous pasta sauce. Compact, concise and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move pocket travel guide when you're exploring Bologna. - Cultural: delve into the city's rich heritage and get to know its modern-day life and people - Inspirational: discover where to go and what to do, highlighted with stunning photography - Practical: get around with ease with a free pull-out map featuring key attractions - Informative: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping - Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience - Covers: Piazza Maggiore, the university Quarter, around the centre and the Bologna Hills. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Book Insight Guides Pocket Malta  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Malta Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the historic capital of Valletta, to the crystal clear waters of Comino, to the ancient temple complex at Mnajdra, Malta has much to tempt the visitor. Insight Pocket Guide Malta is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that this island has to offer. Inside Malta Insight Pocket Guide: � Where To Go details all the key sights on the island, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text. � Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip. � Perfect Tour provides an itinerary of the island. � What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time on the island, from exploring the island's many beaches and the Blue Lagoon, to marvelling at the Grandmaster's Palace, and enjoying some traditional fresh seafood dishes. � Essential information on Malta's culture, including a brief history of the island. � Eating Out covers the island's best cuisine. � Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. � A-Z of all the practical information you'll need.

Book Insight Guides Pocket Italy  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Italy Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From fantastic Florence and the picture-perfect Tuscan countryside, to the grandeur of Rome, and the elegance of Venice, Italy has much to tempt the visitor. Insight Pocket Guide Italy is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that the country has to offer. Inside Insight Pocket Guide Italy:� Where To Go details all the key sights in the country, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text.� Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip.� Perfect Tour provides an itinerary of the country.� What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from exploring vineyards, to walking the streets of Venice, or working your way around Rome's stylish bars.� Essential information on Italy's culture, including a brief history of the country.� Eating Out covers the country's best cuisine.� Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants.� A-Z of all the practical information you'll need. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Book Insight Guides Pocket Florence  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Florence Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect day itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering fun and interesting things to do and see in Florence, from top tourist attractions like the Duomo, the Accademia, San Lorenzo and the Uffizi, to hidden gems, including Museo di San Marco. Compact, concise and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move pocket travel guide when you're exploring Florence. - Cultural: delve into the city's rich heritage and get to know its modern-day life and people - Inspirational: discover where to go and what to do, highlighted with stunning photography - Practical: get around with ease with a free pull-out map featuring key attractions - Informative: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping - Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience - Covers: Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, the Bargello and Santa Croce, Piazza della Repubblica, San Lorenzo, San Marco, Santa Maria Novella and the Oltrarno. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Book Berlitz Pocket Guide Bologna  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Berlitz Pocket Guide Bologna Travel Guide eBook written by Berlitz Publishing and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an iconic style and a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Bologna - now with a bilingual dictionary Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering fun and interesting things to do and see in Bologna, from top tourist attractions like Santo Stefano, Le due Torri, San Luca, Mambo and the Portici, to hidden gems, including Neptune's Fountain, Basilica di San Petronio and Pinacoteca Nazionale, as well as the best places to try its world-famous pasta sauce. - What to see: comprehensive coverage of the city's attractions, illustrated with striking photography - What to do: how to make the most of your leisure time, from local entertainment to the best activities and shopping - History and culture: giving you a deeper understanding of the city's heritage, people and contemporary life - Practical tips: where to stay, dining out and how to get around: reliable recommendations and expert travel advice - Dictionary: quick-reference bilingual language guide to help you with vocabulary on the ground - Covers: Piazza Maggiore, the University Quarter, around the centre and the Bologna Hills About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Book Berlitz  Bologna Pocket Guide  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Berlitz Bologna Pocket Guide Travel Guide eBook written by Berlitz and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capital of Emilia Romagna, arguably the most civilised region of Italy, Bologna is renowned for its university, its cuisine and its traditional left-wing stance. The ultimate foodie destination, Bologna is also famous for its beautifully preserved historic centre, rich with exquisite palaces and mighty towers. Berlitz Pocket Guide Bologna is a brand-new, concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that the city has to offer. Inside Bologna Pocket Guide: Where To Go details all the key sights in the city, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text. Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip. Perfect Day provides an itinerary of the city. What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from browsing the innumerable pasta and fine food shops to catching a music recital in the most splendid venues. Essential information on Bologna's culture, including a brief history of the city. Eating Out covers the city's world-famous cuisine. Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. A-Z of all the practical information you'll need. About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Book Insight Guides Pocket Italian Lakes  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Italian Lakes Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in the Italian Lakes and Verona, from top attractions like Verona's Roman arena, to hidden gems, including Santa Caterina del Sasso. · Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring the Italian Lakes and Verona · Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Sirmione and Bellagio and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions · Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture · Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around · Inspirational colour photography throughout · Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Book Insight Guides Pocket Milan  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Milan Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect day itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering fun and interesting things to do and see in Milan, from top tourist attractions like La Scala, the Duomo, the Brera, and world-famous art like The last Supper, to hidden gems including the Navigli. Compact, concise and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move pocket travel guide when you're exploring Milan. - Cultural: delve into the city's rich heritage and get to know its modern-day life and people - Inspirational: discover where to go and what to do, highlighted with stunning photography - Practical: get around with ease with a free pull-out map featuring key attractions - Informative: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping - Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience - Covers: the historic centre, the fashion district, restaurants and excursions About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Book Insight Guides Pocket Moscow  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Moscow Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moscow is an eternally compelling city, with a fascinating urban environment and historical backdrop. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Insight Pocket Guide Moscow, a concise, full-colour guide to this iconic city that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that the city has to offer. Inside Insight Pocket Guide Moscow: � Where To Go details all the key sights in the city, from the Kremlin, to the iconic Red Square, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text. � Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip, including Lenin's Mausoleum, the Pushkin Museum and Gorky Park. � Perfect Day provides an itinerary for one day in the city. � What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time in Moscow, with detailed suggestions including shopping, entertainment and dining. � Essential information on Moscow's culture, including a brief history of the city. � Eating Out covers the city's best cuisine. � Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. � A-Z of all the practical information you'll need. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

Book Insight Guides Pocket Tuscany and Umbria  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Tuscany and Umbria Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Tuscany and Umbria, from top attractions like Florence's Duomo and Uffizi Gallery, to hidden gems, including medieval Gubbio and the hill village of Todi. -Compact, concise and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Tuscany and Umbria -Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Pisa's iconic Leaning Tower and spiritual Assisi as well as Perfect Tour itinerary suggestions -Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture -Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around -Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market - all Insight Pocket Guides come with a free eBook -Inspirational colour photography throughout -Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Book Insight Guides Pocket Naples  Capri   the Amalfi Coast  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Naples Capri the Amalfi Coast Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disorderly, rowdy, exhilarating - Naples, the capital of the Italian South, is like nowhere else. The Bay of Naples has its own charms, from the dazzling island of Capri to slumbering volcanoes, world-class archaeological sites and the stunning Amalfi Coast. Insight Pocket Guide Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast is a thoroughly updated, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that the region has to offer. Inside Pocket Guide Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast: Where To Go details all the key sights in the region, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text. Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip. Perfect Day provides an itinerary of the city of Naples. What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from strolling Naples' maze of cobbled alleys in search of Baroque masterpieces or a slice of authentic pizza to living the high life in Capri or visiting the evocative ruins at Pompeii. Essential information on Naples' culture, including a brief history of the region. Eating Out covers the region's best cuisine. Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. A-Z of all the practical information you'll need.

Book Insight Guides  Pocket Italian Lakes   Verona

Download or read book Insight Guides Pocket Italian Lakes Verona written by APA Publications Limited and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight Pocket Guide Italian Lakes and Verona contains everything you need to know about this beautiful region in a handy small format. Combining authoritative narrative detail with stunning colour photography, we show you the best places to visit in and around the lakes. We help you round the cities too, including Mantua, Brescia, Bergamo and, of course, the finest of all, Verona. Handy full-colour fold-out maps on the cover flaps help you get around. You'll find a rundown of the Italian Lakes' Top 10 Attractions, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Tour of the lakes. The What to Do chapter is a snaphot of ways to spend your spare time, from nightlife to shopping to sports. With all the essential background information, including a brief history of the area and a rundown of the region's cuisine, carefully chosen listings of the best hotels and restaurants, and an A-Z of all the travel tips you'll need, there is no more useful small-format guide to the Italian Lakes .

Book Nickel and Dimed

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara Ehrenreich
  • Publisher : Metropolitan Books
  • Release : 2010-04-01
  • ISBN : 1429926643
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Nickel and Dimed written by Barbara Ehrenreich and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can be the ticket to a better life. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. Moving from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, she worked as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing-home aide, and a Wal-Mart sales clerk. She lived in trailer parks and crumbling residential motels. Very quickly, she discovered that no job is truly "unskilled," that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and muscular effort. She also learned that one job is not enough; you need at least two if you int to live indoors. Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity—a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate stratagems for survival. Read it for the smoldering clarity of Ehrenreich's perspective and for a rare view of how "prosperity" looks from the bottom. And now, in a new foreword, Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, explains why, twenty years on in America, Nickel and Dimed is more relevant than ever.

Book Beyond Bourbon St

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Bologna
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2022-05-01
  • ISBN : 1493050389
  • Pages : 241 pages

Download or read book Beyond Bourbon St written by Mark Bologna and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Orleans is so much more than the Bourbon Street scenes you may have seen––it’s a 300-year-old city made up of vibrant neighborhoods, diverse populations, and traditions layered upon each other. World class food is available not only in our famous restaurants, but in corner restaurants across the city. Mardi Gras is the party we throw for ourselves, but invite the world to take part in. If partying with 1,000,000 friends is not your style, there are festivals nearly every week of the year to suit your taste and interests. Join Mark Bologna, host of the popular Beyond Bourbon Street podcats and curator of the Instagram page of the same name, as he explores the people, places, music, history and culture that make New Orleans unique.

Book Rick Steves Italy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rick Steves
  • Publisher : Rick Steves
  • Release : 2021-01-19
  • ISBN : 1641712813
  • Pages : 1271 pages

Download or read book Rick Steves Italy written by Rick Steves and published by Rick Steves. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 1271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Mediterranean to the Alps, from fine art to fine pasta, experience Italy with the most up-to-date 2021 guide from Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Italy you'll find: Comprehensive coverage for planning a multi-week trip to Italy Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites Top sights and hidden gems, from the Colosseum and Michelangelo's David to corner trattorias and that perfect scoop of gelato How to connect with local culture: Walk in Caesar's footsteps through the ruins of the Forum, discover the relaxed rhythms of sunny Cinque Terre, or chat with fans about the latest soccer match (calcio, to locals) Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight The best places to eat, sleep, and experience la dolce far niente Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and museums Vital trip-planning tools, like how to link destinations, build your itinerary, and get from place to place Detailed maps, including a fold-out map for exploring on the go Useful resources including a packing list, Italian phrase book, historical overview, and recommended reading Updated to reflect changes that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic up to the date of publication Over 1,000 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down Coverage of Venice, Padua, the Dolomites, Lake Country, Milan, the Italian Riviera, Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Hill Towns of Central Italy, Siena, Tuscany, Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Capri, the Amalfi Coast, and much more Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Italy. Planning a one- to two-week trip? Check out Rick Steves Best of Italy.

Book Berlitz Pocket Guide Tuscany and Umbria  Travel Guide eBook

Download or read book Berlitz Pocket Guide Tuscany and Umbria Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Tuscany and Umbria, and now comes with a bi-lingual dictionary Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide with new bi-lingual dictionary is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Tuscany and Umbria, from top attractions like the Duomo and Uffizi Gallery in Florence, to hidden gems, including the hill village of Todi and medieval Gubbio. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating region. -Compact, concise and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring Tuscany and Umbria -Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Pisa's iconic Leaning Tower, the towers of San Gimignano and spiritual Assisi and Perfect Tour itinerary suggestions -Nifty new bi-lingual dictionary section makes this the perfect portable package for short trip travellers -Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture -Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around -Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around -Inspirational colour photography throughout -Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Book Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well

Download or read book Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well written by Pellegrino Artusi and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-12-27 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1891, Pellegrino Artusi's La scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangier bene has come to be recognized as the most significant Italian cookbook of modern times. It was reprinted thirteen times and had sold more than 52,000 copies in the years before Artusi's death in 1910, with the number of recipes growing from 475 to 790. And while this figure has not changed, the book has consistently remained in print. Although Artusi was himself of the upper classes and it was doubtful he had ever touched a kitchen utensil or lit a fire under a pot, he wrote the book not for professional chefs, as was the nineteenth-century custom, but for middle-class family cooks: housewives and their domestic helpers. His tone is that of a friendly advisor – humorous and nonchalant. He indulges in witty anecdotes about many of the recipes, describing his experiences and the historical relevance of particular dishes. Artusi's masterpiece is not merely a popular cookbook; it is a landmark work in Italian culture. This English edition (first published by Marsilio Publishers in 1997) features a delightful introduction by Luigi Ballerini that traces the fascinating history of the book and explains its importance in the context of Italian history and politics. The illustrations are by the noted Italian artist Giuliano Della Casa.