11 best-selling history books like Italian Lessons: Fifty Things We Know About Life Now by Beppe Severgnini

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Italian Lessons: Fifty Things We Know About Life Now

By: Beppe Severgnini

3.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

One-of-a-kind timeless lessons for handling challenges and living with joy, the Italian way—“with u…

If you liked the history plot in Italian Lessons: Fifty Things We Know About Life Now by Beppe Severgnini , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life by Frances Mayes

1. Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life

By: Frances Mayes

3.54

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

In this sequel to her New York Times bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, the celebr… read more

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  • italy
  • nonfiction
  • travel
  • essays
"Ik hou van de spannende periode van afwachten, van de geestelijke en fysieke sensatie van bochten als iets geheimzinnigs naar de oppervlakte van het bewustzijn zigzagt."

-Frances Mayes, Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life

Cover of The Patience of the Spider (Inspector Montalbano, #8) by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

2. The Patience of the Spider (Inspector Montalbano, #8)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The latest mystery in Andrea Camilleri?s internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano series W… read more

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  • italy
Cover of Kim by Rudyard Kipling, None

3. Kim

By: Rudyard Kipling , None

2.86

Format: 358 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Kim is set in an imperialistic world; a world strikingly masculine, dominated by travel, trade and … read more

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Cover of Rounding the Mark (Inspector Montalbano, #7) by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

4. Rounding the Mark (Inspector Montalbano, #7)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

The earthy and urbane Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano casts his spell on more and more fans… read more

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  • italy
Cover of The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano, #9) by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

5. The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano, #9)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

The latest mystery in Andrea Camilleri's internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano series Wi… read more

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  • italy
Cover of August Heat (Inspector Montalbano, #10) by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

6. August Heat (Inspector Montalbano, #10)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

4.67

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

When a colleague extends his summer vacation, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is forced to stay in Vigat… read more

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  • italy

7. Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs, #9)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

3.89

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

In this latest entry in the acclaimed, bestselling mystery series, Maisie Dobbs takes on her most p… read more

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8. The City of Falling Angels

By: John Berendt

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

The author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil returns after more than a decade to give us a… read more

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Cover of Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow

9. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

By: Rachel Maddow

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."

-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

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10. The Golden Gate

By: Amy Chua

3.88

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont… read more

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Cover of The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides

11. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins

12. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir by Werner Herzog

13. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

By: Werner Herzog

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

14. The Yellow House

By: Sarah M. Broom

3.90

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

In 1961, Sarah M. Broom's mother Ivory Mae bought a shotgun house in the then-promising neighborhoo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"We own what belongs to us whether we claim it or not."

-Sarah M. Broom, The Yellow House

"Absences allow us one power over them. They do not speak a word. We say of them what we want. Still, they hover, pointing fingers at our backs."

-Sarah M. Broom, The Yellow House

"...the house was not tethered to its foundation, that what held the house to its foundation of sill on piers, wood on bricks, was the weight of us all in the house, the weight of the house itself, th…"

-Sarah M. Broom, The Yellow House

"When the house fell down, it can be said, something in me opened up. Cracks help a house resolve internally its pressures and stresses, my engineer friend had said. Houses provide a frame that bears …"

-Sarah M. Broom, The Yellow House

Cover of Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career by Scott H. Young

15. Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

By: Scott H. Young

3.95

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

Now a Wall Street Journal bestseller. Learn a new talent, stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and ad… read more

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  • nonfiction
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is."

-Scott H. Young, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

"Learning, at its core, is a broadening of horizons, of seeing things that were previously invisible and of recognizing capabilities within yourself that you didn't know existed"

-Scott H. Young, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

"In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering. In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the e…"

-Scott H. Young, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

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16. America Fantastica

By: Tim O'Brien

3.45

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in No… read more

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Cover of The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger

17. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

By: Zoë Schlanger

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home by Anya von Bremzen

18. National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home

By: Anya von Bremzen

3.55

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed international food writer and award-winning author of Mastering the Art of Soviet Coo… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • essays
Cover of What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman

19. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

By: Jennifer Ackerman

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. The Sicilian Inheritance

By: Jo Piazza

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza, comes a transporting novel rooted i… read more

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  • italy
Cover of Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger

21. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

By: Michael Shellenberger

4.18

Format: 272 pages, ebook

Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world’… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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22. Medusa's Sisters

By: Lauren J.A. Bear

4.18

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

A vivid and moving reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved her. The end of t… read more

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"To have choices is to have power. Most women have neither."

-Lauren J.A. Bear, Medusa's Sisters

"When I choose myself, do not be afraid if my choice looks different than yours"

-Lauren J.A. Bear, Medusa's Sisters

"She thought love a perfect pain. Come then. Break me, bend me. Hurt me flawless."

-Lauren J.A. Bear, Medusa's Sisters

"Find delight in your pain, she said, and rejoice in your longing. If it still hurts, you are alive, you are alive."

-Lauren J.A. Bear, Medusa's Sisters

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23. Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age

By: Robert D. Kaplan

3.62

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"[An] elegantly layered exploration of Europe's past and future . . . a multifaceted masterpiece."-… read more

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  • italy
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • travel
Cover of You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together by Kat Timpf

24. You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together

By: Kat Timpf

3.80

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when we can’t joke about some of the most important stuff in life? In a 2019 study, 4… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The Bottom Line: When you say that words are violence, you inherently are saying that violence is an acceptable response to words, because violence is universally considered an acceptable response to…"

-Kat Timpf, You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together

"A better standard would be intention. If someone says something that offends us - but their intentions was humor - than we should respond far differently to that than we would if the person intended …"

-Kat Timpf, You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together

Cover of The Town of Babylon by Alejandro  Varela

25. The Town of Babylon

By: Alejandro Varela

3.96

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

In this contemporary debut novel—an intimate portrait of queer, racial, and class identity —Andrés,… read more

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Cover of The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 by James Carl Nelson

26. The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919

By: James Carl Nelson

3.55

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

An extraordinary lost chapter in the history of World War I: the story of America’s year-long invas… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between by Gretchen Whitmer

27. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between

By: Gretchen Whitmer

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: Tips, Tales, Travels by Gary Janetti

28. We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: Tips, Tales, Travels

By: Gary Janetti

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious and often touching collection, the New York Times bestselling author, television … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • essays
Cover of The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi

29. The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House

By: Nancy Pelosi

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from ho… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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30. The Stone Witch of Florence

By: Anna Rasche

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Ancient sorcery. Magic gemstones. Only one woman can save a city in ruins… 1348. As the Black Pl… read more

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  • italy
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31. Italian Lessons: Fifty Things We Know About Life Now

By: Beppe Severgnini

3.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

One-of-a-kind timeless lessons for handling challenges and living with joy, the Italian way—“with u… read more

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  • italy
  • history
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • essays

18 must-read nonfiction books like Italian Lessons: Fifty Things We Know About Life Now by Beppe Severgnini

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Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life

Frances Mayes

3.54

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Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Rachel Maddow

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

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Trust

Hernan Diaz

3.83

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Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

3.99

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The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

4.45

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3.90

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