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Ciao, America!

By Beppe Severgnini

Ciao, America! General education

Ciao, America!

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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, D.C. 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 D.C.'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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
258
Release Date:
2003-05-13
Publication Date:
2003-05-13
Publisher:
Crown
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0767912365
ISBN13:
9780767912365
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
292 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
15 cm

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