Description: Ciao, America! : An Italian Discovers the ., Paperback by Severgnini, Beppe; Watson, Giles (TRN), ISBN 0767912365, ISBN-13 9780767912365, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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, . 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 .’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.
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Book Title: Ciao, America! : an Italian Discovers the U. S.
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2003
Topic: Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Essays & Travelogues, Customs & Traditions, United States / General
Genre: Travel, Social Science, Humor
Item Weight: 6.7 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Beppe Severgnini
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
