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Florence (Italy) Description and travel Florence (Italy) Description and travel Guidebooks Florence (Italy) Fiction Florence (Italy) Guidebooks Italy Description and travel Italy Florence Italy Tuscany Rome (Italy) Description and travel Travel Venice (Italy) Description and travelGerber, Merrill Joan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Wisconsin Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945 GERZoboi, Ibi Aanu
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler expereinced an American childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BUTWilliams, Nicola
Summary: "Lonely Planet's Pocket Florence & Tuscany is your guide to the region's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Marvel at Florence's Duomo, climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa and get back to nature in Chianti; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Florence & Tuscany and make the most of your trip![Bokinfo]"--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "A nonfiction picture book about The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans during segregation, and the man who wrote it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Beaming Books] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.896 DAWAndrews, Robert
Summary: Written by locals, Fodor's Essential Italy annual travel guidebook offers expert advice and insider tips for all tastes and budgets. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease and make the most out of their visit to Italy. Join Fodor's in exploring one of the most exciting and delicious countries in Europe. With inviting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of Internet Brands, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL EUROPESteves, Rick
Summary: Rick Steves' Pocket guidebooks truly are a “tour guide in your pocket.” Each colorful compact 280-page book includes Rick's advice for prioritizing your time, whether you're spending 1 or 7 days in a city. Everything a busy traveler needs is easy to access: a neighborhood overview, city walks and tours, sights, handy food and accommodations charts, an appendix packed with information on trip...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Trav Wor StevesJepson, Tim
Summary: National Geographic Traveler: Florence and Tuscany offers the best of Florence and Tuscany. Illustrations, history, and practical information allow you to learn much about the monuments of Florence, from the Duomo to Piazza della Signoria, museums and galleries, Renaissance palaces, and churches.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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Summary: "A lyrical and evocative collection of personal stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, in which the queen of wanderlust reflects on the comforts of home. While Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes. In this poetic testament to the power of place in our lives, Mayes reflects on "home," from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAYES, FRANCES MAYClinton, Chelsea
Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLIStrachan, Donald
Summary: "Say ciao to the Italy of your dreams--eat homemade pasta in an unmarked family-run trattoria, skip the lines at the iconic museums and other famous sights, pay less for lodging (even if you pick a deluxe hotel, thanks to our savvy travel hacks), and shop in the boutiques that hold the real treasures. Our authors have personally visited every hotel, shop, restaurant, attraction, and nightspot...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FrommerMedia LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.5632 ROMBurt, Marissa
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Christa's plans for her favorite holiday are derailed when her parents announce their divorce and Christa spends Christmas in Europe with her mom, but even though her dad remains in Chicago, he sends Christa on a scavenger hunt made up of dares that send her all over Florence, Paris, and London.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BURSummary: Make the most of your trip to Florence and Tuscany with DK Eyewitness Top 10. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Florence and Tuscany have to offer and ensuring that you don't miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the perfect companion while out and about.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Eyewitness Travel 2023
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Summary: Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in Florence: City walks and tours: Five detailed tours and walks showcase Florence's essential sights, including the Uffizi Gallery, the Duomo, and Michelangelo's David at the Accademia, plus specific recommendations for each neighborhood ; Rick's strategic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rick Steves 2023
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Summary: Traces the personal crisis the author endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous thousand-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Large Print Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2013
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 STRAYED, CHERL STRDoerr, Anthony
Summary: The author describes the year he spent in Rome after winning the Rome Prize, including his adventures around the city, life in a foreign but welcoming country, and parenthood as it applies to his newborn twins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 DOEHarrison, Barbara Grizzuti.
Summary: The author recounts her travels in Italy, a trip that saw her search for family and discover the glories of Italy along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ticknor & Fields 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.5 HARKing, Ross
Summary: "The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings-the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 381.45 KINCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 381.45 KINMatar, Hisham
Summary: "After finishing his powerful memoir The Return, Hisham Matar, seeking solace and pleasure, traveled to Siena, Italy. Always finding comfort and clarity in great art, Matar immersed himself in eight significant works from the Sienese School of painting, which flourished from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. Artists whom he had admired throughout his life, such as Duccio and Ambrogio...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MATAR, HISHAM MATForster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Curley Large Print 1993
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Summary: A well-reared Edwardian girl is lead into impropriety, confusion and passion on her first visit to Florence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sound Room Publishers 2001
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FORTrinchieri, Camilla
Summary: "Set in the heart of Tuscan wine country, Camilla Trinchieri's new mystery introduces Nico Doyle, a former NYPD homicide detective who's just looking for space to grieve when he finds himself pulled into a local muder investigation. Mourning the loss of his wife, Rita, former NYPD homicide detective Nico Doyle moves to her hometown of Gravigna in the wine-soaked region of Chianti. Half-Italian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Crime, an imprint of Soho Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TRISummary: "A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and gritty crime by both new and established Indigenous authors that dares to ask the question: "Are you ready to be un-settled?" Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief ranges far and wide and takes many forms; for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023