In this insightful and entertaining book, Linda Falcone takes us on a leisurely twirl through the Italian culture straight to the heart of Italian expression with all its stinging wit and generous humor. Full of pathos and insight, her book reveals a country where beauty is nourishment, food is art, football is patriotism and politics is hung out to dry. In a nation where the word prego is the multipurpose solution to every linguistic need and people like to talk but don't necessarily appreciate it when others listen, this book is an indispensable companion.

Italian, It's All Greek to Me: Everything You Don't Know About Italian Language and Culture

Reference

Falcone, Linda

Words, Language & Grammar

Rdr Books

Welcome to Italy, where spring breezes are a threat and political turnover is a promise. In a country where words are the most common music and gestures the most frequent dance, find out why wishing someone good luck attracts its polar opposite and why foods served on the same plate best be color-coordinated. Drawn from her column in The Florentine, Linda Falcone s vignettes take readers on an exhilarating ramble through Italy s life and language, both conjuring its beauties and unriddling its beasts. Size up and side-step the country s curious taboos and tune into its unbounded appeal with this book that s smart enough for the veteran traveler and light enough for the newly arrived. These colorful stories prove that laughter is the surefire antidote to culture shock and that language is the most effective window through which to see the world.

Italians Dance and I'm a Wallflower: Adventures in Italian Expressions

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

B'Gruppo Srl

Unravel Italy s idiosyncrasies and experience its essence in a book that topples communication barriers and provides an idiom-inspired road map to life in the Bel Paese. Drawn from her column in The Florentine, Linda Falcone s If They Are Roses is the sequel to the best-selling Italians Dance and I m a Wallflower. It clues into a country in which affection is abundant, jobs are scarce, art is more available than oxygen and soccer and style are one in the same. It explores a language worth deciphering: being a doctor has nothing to do with medicine, My mother! is a substitute for My God! and al dente pasta proves a moral dilemma. Discover the heart of everyday Italy, where conversation is as rich and energizing as coffee and wit is the daily bread of the common man.

If They are Roses: The Italian Way with Words

Travel

Europe

The Florentine Press

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