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Bella Figura
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Author : Kamin Mohammadi
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-04-05
Bella Figura written by Kamin Mohammadi and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
_______________ 'A beautiful meditation on the writer's relocation from bustling London to bucolic Florence. It reminded me why I cherish slow living in southern Europe' - Taiye Selasi, Guardian 'Easy-to-read and punctuated with simple recipes, the book's lively narrative bounces you from page to page ... Shows you how to embrace la bella figura wherever you are' - Italia 'A charming hybrid of self-help and memoir' - Publishers Weekly _______________ CHOSEN AS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY RANDOM JOTTINGS Made redundant from her job, Kamin Mohammadi flees the bleak streets of London for a friend's sun-dappled apartment in Florence. There, among the cobbled streets, the bustling, vibrant markets and the majestic palazzos, she finds a new lease of life, and a new way to live it. At once lyrical and practical, Bella Figura shows us how to make every aspect of life as beautiful as it can be. From how to choose the perfectly ripe tomato to how to walk down the street in style, Kamin Mohammadi explores the intricate nuances of Italian culture, and sets down a simple guide to a better, more elegant – and ultimately more satisfying – life.
La Bella Figura
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Author : Beppe Severgnini
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2008-11-12
La Bella Figura written by Beppe Severgnini and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-12 with Travel categories.
Join the bestselling author of Ciao, America! on a lively tour of modern Italy that takes you behind the seductive face it puts on for visitors—la bella figura—and highlights its maddening, paradoxical true self You won’t need luggage for this hypothetical and hilarious trip into the hearts and minds of Beppe Severgnini’s fellow Italians. In fact, Beppe would prefer if you left behind the baggage his crafty and elegant countrymen have smuggled into your subconscious. To get to his Italia, you’ll need to forget about your idealized notions of Italy. Although La Bella Figura will take you to legendary cities and scenic regions, your real destinations are the places where Italians are at their best, worst, and most authentic: The highway: in America, a red light has only one possible interpretation—Stop! An Italian red light doesn’t warn or order you as much as provide an invitation for reflection. The airport: where Italians prove that one of their virtues (an appreciation for beauty) is really a vice. Who cares if the beautiful girls hawking cell phones in airport kiosks stick you with an outdated model? That’s the price of gazing upon perfection. The small town: which demonstrates the Italian genius for pleasant living: “a congenial barber . . . a well-stocked newsstand . . . professionally made coffee and a proper pizza; bell towers we can recognize in the distance, and people with a kind word and a smile for everyone.” The chaos of the roads, the anarchy of the office, the theatrical spirit of the hypermarkets, and garrulous train journeys; the sensory reassurance of a church and the importance of the beach; the solitude of the soccer stadium and the crowded Italian bedroom; the vertical fixations of the apartment building and the horizontal democracy of the eat-in kitchen. As you venture to these and many other locations rooted in the Italian psyche, you realize that Beppe has become your Dante and shown you a country that “has too much style to be hell” but is “too disorderly to be heaven.” Ten days, thirty places. From north to south. From food to politics. From saintliness to sexuality. This ironic, methodical, and sentimental examination will help you understand why Italy—as Beppe says—“can have you fuming and then purring in the space of a hundred meters or ten minutes.”
Che Bella Figura
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Author : Gloria Nardini
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1999-04-23
Che Bella Figura written by Gloria Nardini and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-23 with Social Science categories.
Literally translated, fare bella figura means "to make a beautiful figure," and figuratively it refers to the act of putting on a good show, performance, or display. The author uncovers the "real rules" of an Italian "ladies'" club by analyzing their language and behavior. In so doing, she gives examples of the historical and linguistic importance of this concept, as well as its potential for cross-cultural misunderstanding.
Bella Figura
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Author : Brigitte Carnochan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Bella Figura written by Brigitte Carnochan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Photography, Artistic categories.
La Bella Figura
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Author : Dawn Mattera
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2013-12-12
La Bella Figura written by Dawn Mattera and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-12 with Self-Help categories.
Do you want to be happy, healthy and hot? La bella figura has a figurative and literal translation. In these pages, we will reveal Italian secrets for both: looking, feeling and being your best. We’ll journey through the calendar with each month highlighting a unique aspect of the Italian culture and how we can apply it to our lives. Each chapter also has a recipe or two of Italian favorites with the fat and calories slashed. You’ll also see some twists on traditional dishes. This book holds the spark to ignite your life!
La Bella Figura
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Author : Dawn Mattera
language : un
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-10-01
La Bella Figura written by Dawn Mattera and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with Self-Help categories.
La Bella Figura
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Author : Kristi Belle
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-11-25
La Bella Figura written by Kristi Belle and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-25 with categories.
La Bella Figura is a lifestyle guide for the woman who aspires to live a European-style life filled with simple pleasures and wants to look good while she does it. It is about making your life richer with less, not more, just like European women do. Who Should Read This Book: * Do you feel overwhelmed and yearn for a life where you spend the majority of your time, money and energy toward what you think really matters? * Have you ever looked in your closet and felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of clothing items you own and yet still feel as if you have nothing to wear? * Do you want to elevate everything in your world to an art form -- from the way you dress to how you eat and spend your leisure time? La Bella Figura shows how you can bring all the simple pleasures of a European lifestyle into your home and life no matter what your budget or where you live.
La Bella Figura
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Author : Kristi Belle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
La Bella Figura written by Kristi Belle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Self-improvement categories.
La Bella Figura is a lifestyle guide for the woman who aspires to live a European-style life filled with simple pleasures and wants to look good while she does it. It is about making your life richer with less, not more, just like European women do. La Bella Figura shows how you can bring all the simple pleasures of a European lifestyle into your home and life no matter what your budget or where you live.
Bella Figura
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Author : Trina Mascott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977-05-01
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The Cypress Tree
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Author : Kamin Mohammadi
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-08-01
The Cypress Tree written by Kamin Mohammadi and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with Iran categories.
Kamin Mohammadi was nine years old when her family fled Iran during the 1979 Revolution. Bewildered by the seismic changes in her homeland, she turned her back on the past and spent her teenage years trying to fit in with British attitudes to family, food and freedom. She was twenty-seven before she returned to Iran, drawn inexorably back by memories of her grandmother's house in Abadan, with its traditional inner courtyard, its noisy gatherings and its very wallssteeped in history.The Cypress Tree is Kamin's account of her journey home, to rediscover her Iranian self and to discover for the first time the story of her family: a sprawling clan that sprang from humble roots to bloom during the affluent, Biba-clad 1960s, only to be shaken by the horrors of the Iran-Iraq War and the heartbreak of exile, and toughened by the struggle for democracy that continues today.This moving and passionate memoir is a love letter both to Kamin's extraordinary family and toIran itself, an ancient country which has survived so much modern tumult but where joy and resilience will always triumph over despair.