“No other country has the infinite variety of Italy, from the tip of a Dolomite mountain to the southernmost wave on Pantelleria. When I travel to other countries I’m often secretly asking myself, ‘why am I here, when I could be in Italy’.”

- Foreword by Frances Mayes

With millions of US visitors every year, Italy never goes out of fashion, but how do you know where to begin, how to escape the crowds, and how to make the most of this stunning destination throughout the year?

Where to Go When: Italy is a beautiful new book from DK Eyewitness Travel, organized month by month. This seasonal planner brings you the best Italy has to offer. Discover sleepy villages, local festivals and undiscovered beaches as well as the famous cities and towns of this diverse country.

Italy is one of the most idyllic places in the world. Open this book to any page and you’ll be inspired to seek the best regional cuisine and the most dramatic landscapes at the best time of year.

Frances Mayes is the author of the best-selling memoir Under the Tuscan Sun, in which she tells her story of buying and restoring a house in Tuscany. It was later made into a blockbuster movie starring Diane Lane. Frances has just released a new memoir this summer, Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life, that’s already garnering critical acclaim and flying off bookshelves.

Where to Go When: Italy
Spring: Visit the tranquil gardens of the Villa Tatranto or view the magnificent island of Elba from one of the open cable cars that ascends Monte Capanne.

Summer: Eat, drink and be merry at the annual Umbria Jazz festival or sail the Maddalena archipelago in Sardinia.

Autumn: Indulge in the hot spas of the medieval town of Viterbo or forage for famous white truffles in Alba.

Winter: Explore the festive Christmas markets in Bolzano or recover from an exhilarating day ice climbing in Val de Susa with mountain cheeses and local wines.

Whether you’re a seasoned Italy lover or visiting for the first time – you’re sure to find your perfect escape.

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After a trip to Italy in 2001, author Mark Leslie reluctantly returned to his home in Alabama. But he couldn’t get the splendor of the country out of his head. In 2005 he returned to Viterbo, Italy–only this time, he immersed himself in a cooking and intensive language course where he would live and study with his teachers. Each day, “Nonna” a charming Italian grandmother taught him to cook authentic Italian recipes while her daughter, Alessandra, taught Mark colloquial Italian.

In Beyond the Pasta: Recipes, Language & Life with an Italian Family, Mark shares his experience in a day-to-day journal format and offers his charming story in English with enough translated Italian woven throughout that, by the end, even non-Italian speakers will feel as if they have learned the language. (It is also perfect for those looking to refresh their Italian.) Readers get to know and love this kind-hearted, generous, and often dramatic Italian family and with Mark’s artful description of every meal, conversation and experience, they feel as though they are actually there, eating and laughing along with Nonna and the entire family.

In the tradition of Under the Tuscan Sun, Pig in Provence and Eat Pray Love, Mark’s book takes the reader through his journey and shares how he developed a new, more enjoyable and uniquely Italian way of looking at the world.

Each day begins with a special experience Mark had with Nonna, Alessandra, or their colorful family and friends, and ends with a recipe. The book is peppered with Italian idioms and translations to make the reader feel that they are right along on Mark’s day-to-day adventure.

The book includes photographs of the sights, food, and people he encountered, along with 29 authentic, delicious family recipes Nonna shared with him.

About the Author
Mark Leslie, a self-proclaimed “foodie” who loves to cook for anyone with an appetite, works across the country in professional theater as a stage manager. Every year he vacations in Italy and lives to eat his way through every plate of pasta and cone of gelato placed before him. He shares those Italian experiences on his popular blog at www.mark-leslie.net. A Chicago-area native and “Yankee” by birth, Mark has lived in Alabama for over 23 years, and celebrates the fact that he started life eating farina, progressed to grits, and finally arrived at polenta. Buonissima!

Beyond the Pasta: Recipes, Language & Life with an Italian Family
By Mark Leslie
$32.95 • Hardcover • 6 x 9 • 330 pages • September 2010 • Gemelli Press, LLC

Praise for Beyond the Pasta

“Mark has captured the essence of the Italian people.”

–Biba Caggiano, TV chef, cookbook author, and Sacramento restaurateur.

“Alabama and Italy—what a delightful and delicious combination.”

–Fannie Flagg, Best-selling author and actress.

“Mark understands and so beautifully conveys the transcendent nature of true cooking, cooking that comes from the heart and feeds not just the body but the soul. There is something universal about this that goes beyond culture, age, race, and gender—real food, real cooking, real sharing is something sacred and often under appreciated. His writing is smart, sensitive and wittily observed. Beyond the Pasta exemplifies how the act of cooking is intrinsically an act of sharing and affirmation, and has the potential to be an open expression of the heart.”

—Scott Peacock, chef and co-author with Edna Lewis of “The Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American Cooks.”

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The first edition of this photographic journey sold more than half a million copies across the globe. The new edition of The Travel Book contains 100% new content, including 850 stunning images and completely updated text.

Most travel journeys take in just a country or two, but the journey of The Travel Book features every single country on earth. And each one, no matter how large or small, is presented in a double-page spread — from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, from the postage-stamp-sized Vatican City to the epic expanse of the Russian Federation.

Highlighted by some of the finest photography in the world, The Travel Book offers a glimpse of each country’s perks and quirks, when to go, what to see, how to eat it up and drink it in, and ways to immerse yourself in the life and the land. What results is a grand snapshot of our diverse and kaleidoscopic world rather than an encyclopedic reference. It’s a book that unashamedly views the planet through the prism of the traveler, focusing on places for their beauty, charm or singularity, even if this does sometimes conflict with defined political or geographical borders.

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Berlitz Publishes Specially Designed Verb Books for Today’s Savvy Student

Downloadable Content, Sample Texting and More!

601 VERBS is the most comprehensive guide to Spanish, French and Italian verbs on the market
(NEW YORK, NEW YORK) June 2010—It took the world-renowned leader in language learning, Berlitz Publishing, to completely overhaul and modernize the way students learn Spanish, French and Italian verbs. Just last year, Berlitz published the dynamic new verb book, 601 SPANISH VERBS. With its sleek and stylish design, clear and easy-to-read layout, not to mention the FREE online download and list of technology-related verbsm 601 VERBS outshines the competition. This year, Berlitz introduces its latest classroom tools: 601 FRENCH VERBS (ISBN: 9789812688163; $15.99; July 2010) and 601 ITALIAN VERBS (ISBN: 9789812688170; $15.99; Pub Month: July 2010). No doubt about it, 601 VERBS is the guide that gives you more bang for your buck!

Kid Tested, Teacher Approved
Berlitz surveyed teachers and students all over the country, in high schools and universities from New York to Florida to Texas and beyond! Students and teachers agree: 601 VERBS is the reference book of choice. Teachers reported 601 VERBS as better than the alternative option on the market—it’s more user-friendly, clearer to understand, and has additional features included like Memory Tips written by a memory expert for better studying. Students liked the modern, fresh design and cool text phrases for a more fun learning experience. Written by a team of experienced teachers committed to helping students better learn Spanish, French and Italian, 601 VERBS is so chock-full of features, here’s more: an alphabetical listing of 601 verbs, verb activity pages, 75 Must Know verbs, spelling shortcuts, and lists of test verbs and technology-related verbs.

Lookin’ Good
All of the new features in 601 VERBS are presented in a hip and modern way. Call-outs, such as Memory Tips and Must Know verbs, are clearly marked for easy reference—a design students admitted really helped them remember their new verbs. Verb-endings are bolded, highlighting slight changes in each verb tense and calling attention to each conjugation, again, making it easier for students to focus and remember the changing part of the verb.

Not Your Grandma’s Study Aid
To match its chic design, 601 VERBS includes tons of helpful hints for high school and college students searching for ways to communicate with each other, whether it is in Spanish, French or Italian. Unlike the competition, 601 VERBS includes one hundred additional verbs, a free online download for iPhone, iPod and iPad as well as hip text phrases. (601 SPANISH VERBS includes a free CD-ROM.) That’s right, today’s student isn’t just learning to speak in the classroom, but also using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to communicate. When practicing Spanish, French and Italian outside the classroom, students can refer to the Text Messaging section of the book to learn key text phrases.

601 VERBS is the perfect guide to help teachers shake up the classroom. And students will ease their way to higher test scores with a guide geared towards helping them study better. Make no mistake, 601 VERBS knows where the action is—and it’s in the pages of 601 SPANISH, FRENCH and ITALIAN VERBS. Pick yours up today!

Berlitz Pocket Guide Paris
The world’s best-selling pocket travel guides from Berlitz now introduce Paris! With freshly revised page layouts and enhanced typography, Berlitz Pocket Guide Paris comes in an handy, accessible format to accompany travelers as they wander around the City of Lights. All inside, readers discover everything there is to know about Paris, from café and bistros to the Nôtre Dame toand Versailles. Plus, a “Top 10 Attractions” section highlights sights in Paris you simply cannot miss, including the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and the historic Panthéon. Jam-packed with practical advice, Berlitz Pocket Guide Paris is the companion for your next trip to Paris.
Link to the guide: http://langenscheidt.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3913

About Langenscheidt Publishing Group
Langenscheidt Publishing Group’s complete catalogue is comprised of over 3,000 titles—including the largest selection of travel and language-learning products in the world. Berlitz Publishing provides an unparalleled selection of phrasebooks, bilingual dictionaries, and audio programs. The maps and atlases with the American Map and Hammond World Atlas Corporation brands have long been a staple of students and road warriors in the U.S. and in recent years have introduced formats for new international and domestic map designs that elevated the industry to new levels. Langenscheidt also owns several leading regional map and atlas brands including Hagstrom, the number one brand in the New York metropolitan area and ADC, the leader in the Mid-Atlantic. Most recently the exclusive North American distribution rights for h.f. Ullmann were added to Langenscheidt’s list of elite brands. To learn more about Langenscheidt, please visit www.langenscheidt.com.

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Our inspirational series of National Park guides feature in-depth research and advice on the best sights, hikes and camping grounds. Perfect for everyone, from the road-tripping family to the serious outdoors enthusiast, our National Parks series is a beautiful addition to any visit.

Wild, spectacular Yellowstone thrills visitors with gushing geysers and free-roaming wildlife. Grand Teton entices with jagged peaks and glacial lakes. An American icon, the Grand Canyon astounds with its majestic viewpoints, mesmerizing colors, red-rock spires and breathtaking sunsets. One of the USA’s most gorgeous natural wonders, Yosemite National Park has something to offer every traveler from vacationing families to hardcore outdoors enthusiasts. Paddle the turquoise waters of glacier-fed lakes, snowshoe through fresh powder and melt into soothing hot springs in Banff, Jasper or Glacier National Parks.

Features include:
•New full-color highlights section shows the best of the parks at a glance, with stunning photographs, author tips and a clear map.

•Detailed itineraries help visitors plan their time, whether they’re exploring well-loved sights, traversing back-country terrain or driving around the region.

•Over 40 hikes in every book! Follow in the footsteps of our authors on easy hikes, day hikes and backcountry hikes. Topographical hiking maps accompany the tricky routes. Our reformatted hiking charts make it easy to compare hikes and select your favorite.

•New Kids & Pets chapter includes information for families, such as the best hikes for the little ones, and advice for pet-owners. New Clothing & Equipment chapter contains essential information for hikers and campers. History and Environment chapters give visitors vital background information on the parks’ past and present.

•Opinionated descriptions of campgrounds large and small, modern and primitive–and an easy-to-reference camping chart to compare features and facilities of each. Plus the trustworthy reviews of other accommodations, restaurants and sights in or near the parks that you come to expect of a Lonely Planet guide.

•A range of other activities including cycling trails, driving routes, climbing, swimming, rafting, skiing, hang-gliding and more!

•Sustainable options and green travel ideas throughout. A “Support Your National Park” feature gives information on how to give back to the parks and promotes sustainability and volunteering.

“Particularly useful for travelers looking to budget their time” –Associated Press
“Fascinating history section along with detailed maps” –Chicago Tribune
“These eminently sound guides continue to offer outstanding information and inspiration” –Booklist

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Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships 2010
Known as the “cruise industry bible,” Berlitz’s Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships 2010 delivers all the information you could possibly need to make the right choice for you and your family. With in-depth reviews of 271 cruise ships, expert advice, trends in cruising and money-saving tips, BERLITZ COMPLETE GUIDE TO CRUISING AND CRUISE SHIPS 2010 will help readers find the best facilities, food, service and more. Plus, with Douglas Ward’s extensive personal experience aboard hundreds of cruise ships—he has spent a grand total of 5,500 days at sea!—the BERLITZ COMPLETE GUIDE TO CRUISING & CRUISE SHIPS 2010 is sure to excite and inform avid cruisers as well as travelers looking to embark on their first sea-faring voyage.

Berlitz Publishing
In 1872, Professor Maximilian Berlitz emigrated from the Black Forest region of Germany to Providence, Rhode Island, prepared to teach Greek, Latin, and six other European languages. Six years later, he joined Warner Polytechnic College and established a new method of language-learning based on the principle that language skills are best acquired through conversation, not memorization, with a focus on real-life, authentic content. His innovative approach to teaching languages met with almost immediate success at its conception, and today, Berlitz Publishing is the unparalleled language-learning market leader, providing the global community with the skills needed to converse with anyone, anywhere.

Insight Guide Caribbean
Insight Guides, the world’s largest visual travel series, captures the unique character of each destination’s culture with a perspective only an insider can provide. Picturesque, romantic, historic or exotic, Insight covers the world’s most popular destinations. Insight Guides Caribbean covers all of the top spots in the Caribbean, including St. Barts, St. Thomas, Barbados, Trinidad, Saba and St. Lucia. Plus, the guide delves into the character and landscape of the island diversity. Newly revised in April 2009, Insight Guides Caribbean is up-to-date, easier-to-use and includes new “Best Of” and “Travel Tips” sections, detailing top sights, practical tips and editor’s personal recommendations. Part of a travel guide series whose authors are locals in their area, Insight Guides Caribbean is guaranteed to reveal only the best that the Caribbean islands have to offer.

Insight Guides
Since 1971, travelers have relied on Insight Guides to tell them what to see and why they should see it, whether for a quick weekend break or a round-the-world trip. For eating in Paris or exploring the Galapagos, full-color Insight Guides give you an inside look at any location for any interest, thanks to our hands-on approach to travel. Each guide is researched and written from beginning to end by natives—not tourists—so you’ll be sure to get the inside scoop on where to stay, what to see, and how to get there.
Insight Guides covers a wide array of locations, carrying over 500 titles to nearly 300 destinations around the world. With about 60 new titles produced every year along with constant updates to existing titles, Insight Guides provide candid, up-to-date coverage you can trust in a format designed to fit your needs.

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Featuring contributions from a range of travel writers, industry experts and staff, the new edition of Lonely Planet’s Best Ever Travel Tips reveals the secrets of the trade to help travelers get the most from their trips.

“When it comes to travel, it’s not as easy as it used to be to tell someone something they don’t know,” author Tom Hall says in his introduction. “Search the web for ‘travel tips’ and you’ll get 181,000,000 results at the click of a button.”

“When putting together Lonely Planet’s Best Ever Travel Tips, then,” Tom continues, “we knew we had to work a bit harder than usual to help you make travel better. This book is part of the ongoing effort to raise the bar. We’re doing this by enlisting the help of recognized experts in their field, be it keeping healthy, packing exactly what you need – and absolutely nothing you don’t – or making sure that your trip doesn’t cost more than you bargained for.”

Tom also admits that “There are some things in here that the travel industry would rather you didn’t know.”

Lonely Planet’s Best Ever Travel Tips includes chapters devoted to:

* Packing & Preparation – “From bag selection to hints on what to put in it – and what to leave behind.”
* Money – “How to change the stuff, how to carry exotic foreign notes and how to make sure you don’t come home to any nasty surprises in your bank statement.”
* Health – “Tricks of the trade than can make life a lot easier.”
* Safety & Security – “A few simple guidelines.”
* Air Transport – “Special rules, loopholes and tricks that can make or break the whole adventure.”
* Ground Transport – “These trips can be the source of some unforgettable memories, and take you to all sorts of places a plane can’t.”
* Hotels – “A few approaches to a perfect bed for the night.”
* Technology – “Some gadgets you can’t live without, while others may well be more trouble than they’re worth.”
* Making the Most of Your Trip – “Squeeze every last drop of fun out of your hard-earned time off.”
* Eco-Travel – “Everybody wants to do the right thing, but when you’re going on holiday that can often be easier said than done.”

About the Author
Tom Hall is a journalist based in Lonely Planet’s London office. He writes and broadcasts about travel for The Observer newspaper and BBC Radio One and also contributes to a host of other magazines and newspapers in the UK, Ireland and Europe. Tom is a regular commentator on travel news and events in the media and is Contributing Editor for the Lonely Planet website.

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Hey all, this month’s giveaway is the bomb! It is for all five brand new driving guides from DK Eyewitness Travel called Back Roads and features complete programs for Italy, France, Ireland, Spain and Great Britain. As usual, my unbiased daughter will pick the winner from our newsletter participants. This giveaway ends on 4/15/10. To get involved fill out the innocuous form below, and Read on from the words of the publisher.

Back Roads is the new driving guidebook series from DK Eyewitness Travel, the world’s best-selling travel guidebook publisher. Exploring France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, and Ireland and from behind the wheel, each guide allows visitors to unearth the true soul of each country.

How often do we fly in and out of a single city without exploring the landscapes and cultures that gave birth to it? Discovering a country through the back roads and byways lets travelers slow down and savor the essence of a place through breathtaking scenery, historical treasures, local hospitality, and regional cuisine.

In each guide, 25 leisurely drives, lasting between one and seven days, cover a remarkable variety of landscapes and themes. While some may take in world-famous cities and sights, others get truly off the beaten track. But whether it’s a 2-day exploration of Umbria’s gourmet villages or a 7-day coast-to-coast drive along the mountain passes of the Pyrenees, every tour is bursting with insider knowledge from DK’s locals-only authors.

Compiled by expert travel writers, based full- or part-time in the countries and regions they write about, DK’s new Back Roads series uses in-depth local knowledge to create driving tours full of original ideas for activities, off-the-beaten-track stops, and authentically ‘native’ places to eat and to stay. Taking travelers off the main roads and into the real life of a country, each title in DK’s new Eyewitness Back Roads series contains up to 25 drive routes lasting from one to seven days. From intimate hotels and guesthouses to the most charming restaurants and bars specializing in seasonal dishes and regional produce, each drive has recommendations for places to spend the night, dine, and sightsee along the route.

A companion series to the Eyewitness Travel Guides, the books can be used in conjunction with existing guides or on their own. Each guide has a pull-out road map for easy navigation between drives and all the practical information you need, from road conditions and the length of the drive to parking information and opening hours of restaurants and attractions.

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Hey all, this giveaway is for Culture is Our Weapon by Patrick Neate and Damian Platt, and I couldn’t agree more. As usual, my unbiased daughter will pick the winner from our newsletter participants. This giveaway ends on 3/15/10. To get involved fill out the innocuous form below, and Read on!

CULTURE IS OUR WEAPON: Making Music and Changing Lives in Rio De Janeiro (Penguin Paperback Original; March 2010) by Patrick Neate and Damian Platt is a gripping tour through Rio that brings readers into dangerous neighborhoods and throbbing clubs, into the corrupt back alleys and the makeshift classrooms where children are being offered the chance to fight back – with art.

Brazil is a country of severe contradictions: even as its culture enjoys an ever higher profile in the West, an undeclared, vicious, and often ignored drug war is being fought on the streets of its cities’ favelas (shantytowns). As seen through the eyes of those most affected by war and through those who are fighting back, this unique and remarkable book brings this perpetual battle to light, revealing the terrifying complexities of life on the frontline of one of the most damaging civil conflicts in Latin America.

Deep in the folds of the conflict, however, there is hope. It is found in the extraordinary work of Grupo Cultural AfreReggae, a Rio-based NGO which seeks to divert favela residents from the path of poverty and violence through music and an appreciation of black culture. AfroReggae is a force for real social change in the Rio favelas. It is also a role model for what is possible when an oppressed community decides to resist the twin onslaught of violence and poverty.

Powerful and moving, CULTURE IS OUR WEAPON is an unforgettable look at Rio, its people, and this extraordinary organization. What emerges is a colorful portrait of resistance, ethnic diversity, social inequality, and the timeless power of music in a society of fascinating, often heart rendering extremes.

About the authors:
Damian Platt was born in Nairobi and grew up in West London. From the age of fifteen onwards he traveled widely around Europe. He reached Brazil for the first time in 1994. He was a Brazil Campaigner for Amnesty International between 1997 and 2005, where he researched human rights in the USA, Colombia, Haiti and Brazil among other countries. Between 2006 and 2008 he was the Coordinator for International Partnerships at the cultural group AfroReggae in Rio de Janeiro. He is currently involved in a number of cultural projects in Rio, including the setting up of a cultural center in Providência, the first officially recognized favela in Brazil.

Patrick Neate is the author of four novels. His book WHERE YOU’RE AT: Notes from the Frontline of a Hip Hop Planet won the prestigious National Books Critics Circle prize for criticism in the US in 2005.

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Hey all, this giveaway is for two lucky winners (picked by my daughter) and ends on 2/15/10. Each will receive a beautiful new addition of 1000 Ultimate Experiences from Lonely Planet. Read on!

With 1000 Ultimate Experiences, Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel authority, has brought together 1000 ideas, places and activities to inspire and entertain, for travelers and lovers of life-lists alike.

As Lonely Planet Founder Tony Wheeler writes in the book’s introduction:
“I’ve always had travel lists going: things I really must get around to doing, experiences I just might get around to and places that I simply cannot understand why I haven’t yet put a tick beside. 1000 Ultimate Experiences simply takes the sort of lists that I draw up and extends them in every direction.”

1000 Ultimate Experiences will inspire all types of travelers to start ticking off their own boxes of places they’ve always wanted to see and things they’ve always wanted to do, including:

– Finest Classic Train Trips: Hand the porter your luggage, climb aboard & relive the golden days of rail travel on these spectacular journeys including the Rocky Mountaineer in Canada and the Old Patagonia Express through Argentina.

– Best Ways to See Europe: Four wheels, two wheels, ferry or foot- get the continent covered whether it be via Postbus in Switzerland or canal boat in France.

– Best Places to Have Your Midlife Crisis: Looking to shake things up? Reinvent yourself and feel 25 again by getting married in Las Vegas or having a spiritual epiphany in Rishikesh, India.

– Most Beautiful Town Squares: Afresco tables prepped, people-watching skills honed, we traveled the four corners to let you in on the hippest squares such as St Mark’s in Venice and Red Square in Moscow.

– Top Travel Boasts, Myths & Legends: How do your stories measure up to this braggers’ travel guide? Have you seen a broken specter or had an international romance in Paris?
Make your own list and hit the road! Who knows where you’ll end up?

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Lonely Planet started in 1973 and has gone on to become the world’s most successful travel information provider. Lonely Planet covers the must-see spots, but also encourages travelers to get off the beaten track and understand more of the nature, culture and environment in each destination. For more information, visit lonelyplanet.com.

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