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Italy: Passport to Dining    by Jon Albertson
Price: $6.99 USD. 7620 words. Published on June 10, 2010. .

Know What You Eat! A convenient menu translator for English-speakers visiting Italy. From Abbacchio to Zuppa Pavese, this concise food and menu translator provides clear, alphabetized descriptions of over 1,000 common (and not-so-common) Italian dishes that you are likely to find on menus throughout Italy. Know what you order!
Will and Dena: Love and Life in World War II    by Bob Rogers
Price: $9.95 USD. 89770 words. Published on July 1, 2010. .

Will and Dena is a riveting coming of age story set in the American south and Italy’s Tuscany. While a world war raged, the young lovers, Will and his Lena Horne-look-alike lover, Dena, are beset by face to face confrontations with class and race prejudice. Will, a local baseball hero, is forced to flee for his life by race violence and joins US Army soldiers fighting for the right to fight.
For Having Offended Thee    by Drew Bacigalupa
Price: $1.99 USD. 69250 words. Published on October 13, 2010. .

Echoing the international "dolce vita" scandals of mid-20th century, the novel follows New York socialite Kirsten de Furia's flight from celebrated American husband and brilliant son to the arms of famous Italian artist in Tuscany. The center of numerous, colorful, creative family members and friends, Kirsten's betrayals and ultimate search for reconciliation leaves no one unscathed.
To See You No More    by Janet Butler
Price: $1.99 USD. 2070 words. Published by Punkin House on August 19, 2011. .

The poems in “To see you no more” deal with loss in all its manifestations, from a lover’s lament to a widow surrounded, yet, by melancholy memories. The speaker endeavors to understand loss not only through an honest investigation of her own heart, but through empathy towards all, be it that young widow observed in a coffee shop.
Three and Other Stories    by Kathleen Jones
Price: $0.99 USD. 10960 words. Published on September 4, 2011. .

Three short stories from award-winning author Kathleen Jones, whose biographies have been published by Penguin, Constable, Time Warner, Virago and Bloomsbury. Her fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and been broadcast on radio networks in Britain, Holland, Spain and Germany. She also writes poetry, published by Templar Poetry UK. Kathleen divides her time between England and Italy.
L'Ercole di Piero, tra mito e realtà    by Roberto Manescalchi
Price: $9.99 USD. 23120 words. Published on September 9, 2011. .

Terre di Piero® è una collana dedicata a studi e opere di Piero della Francesca. Un luogo per la mente e la bellezza. www.terredipiero.com
Smart Guide Italy: Florence & Tuscany    by Alexei Cohen
Price: $2.99 USD. 37480 words. Published on September 10, 2011. .

Smart Guide Italy is the only digital travel guide that covers all of Italy's regions and is written, researched, and investigated by full-time residents. Each title in the series provides insights to the most important monuments and useful information for eating, drinking, sleeping and having a good time in Italy.
There's Something in a Name    by Louis Berry
Price: $2.99 USD. 85490 words. Published on October 16, 2011. .

Owen Taylor has resigned himself to live out his life in Key West partying with a group of malcontented characters he thinks are friends. A sunken sixteenth century Spanish Galleon provides the means for him to carry out his extravagant lifestyle. He's the only one who knows its location, but with each trip that secret is jeopardized.
L'Oro Verde    by Coralie Hughes Jensen
Price: $2.99 USD. 73140 words. Published on January 1, 2012. .

In the quiet hill country of Italy, Bernardo’s body is discovered propped up against the statue of St. Francis of Assisi in the medieval church where he once served as altar boy. Montriano Police Inspector Alessandro DiMarco asks Sister Angela, local teacher known for her detective work, to help solve the crime. Under pressure by the bishop’s representative to keep the priest and patrons out of the investigation, the nun struggles to understand the victim’s relationship to the powerful families involved in the production of l’oro verde, the region’s famous olive oil; its green gold.
Paraglide    by Peter Anthony Kelley
Price: $2.99 USD. 69540 words. Published on January 14, 2012. .

For siblings Jim and Erica Winters, a summer vacation to London promises adventure and a bit of freedom from their overprotective mother. But once they arrive, they end up with more excitement than they bargained for. Their mother is kidnapped and her captors demand the one thing they can’t produce – their long-absent father.