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"Funny, insightful, illuminating . . ." —The Boston Globe
Twelve years ago, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil exploded into a monumental success, residing a record-breaking four years on the New York Times bestseller list (longer than any work of fiction or nonfiction had before) and turning John Berendt into a household name. The City of Falling...
Italian Journeys / William Dean Howells
"Caught in bureaucratic limbo as he waited to hear whether his tenure as a consul in Venice was concluded, William Dean Howells decided to spend three months exploring some little-known regions of Italy. His journalistic eye for detail and keen insight come through in this engaging volume of travel essays based on the trip." (Google Books)
Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Charles Dickens, 'Pictures from Italy.'
In 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year and Pictures from Italy is an illuminating account of his experiences there. He presents the country like a magic-lantern show, as vivid images ceaselessly appear before his - and his readers' - eyes. Italy's most famous sights are all to be found here
...Anthony Doerr has received many awards—from the New York Public Library, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Library Association. Then came the Rome...