{"product_id":"siamo-foresti-john-g-rawlings-9781539183785","title":"Siamo Foresti: My love affair with Venice","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen author John Rawlings and his family moved to Venice for a five-month sabbatical, they quickly fell under the spell of \u003ci\u003eLa Serenissima \u003c\/i\u003e(the most serene one), as the city is called. Their stay turned into a season of learning colored and inspired by the history, architecture, art, and culture that surrounded them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSiamo Foresti\u003c\/i\u003e-Rawlings's account of his love affair with Venice-is a combination travel memoir, history book, and city guide that doesn't sacrifice beauty for fact. Anecdotes about sightseeing and encounters with locals are deftly interwoven with fascinating historical and aesthetic tidbits, pulling you irresistibly into the story. Thematic chapters cover a variety of topics, including the following: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe canal system and the ferries, gondolas, vaporetti, and other boats that ply the waterways\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe mellifluous Italian language and Rawlings's valiant efforts to learn it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe famed Basilica San Marco and lesser-known but striking churches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe visible traces that the Crusades, Napoleon's invasion, and other historic events have left on the city\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe delectable food\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe overabundance of tourists (\u003ci\u003eforesti\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe elusive public bathrooms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eArmchair travelers and aficionados of history and art alike will enjoy vicariously visiting Venice via the pages of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John G. Rawlings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1539183785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781539183785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d","brand":"John G. Rawlings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44450173485311,"sku":"9781539183785","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7f568da-7be6-4ce7-92b8-c617a79b8de0.jpg?v=1698503209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/siamo-foresti-john-g-rawlings-9781539183785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}