Ciao, America!
resource.eFormat
HTMLAdobe EPUBKindle
Date
2002/06/18
resource.description
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.
Identifier
OVERDRIVE:9be1b152-175a-47e0-a5fc-6fac2ff2dfc3
resource.title
Ciao, America!An Italian Discovers the U. S.
Isbn
9780767912372
resource.accessVendor
Libby
Cover Art
resource.eReader
Adobe Digital EditionsKoboNookSony ReaderbluefireKindleWeb Browser
Instantiates
Provider
Carrier category
Media category
Publication
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Item of1
Outgoing Resources
- Instantiates1
- Provider2
- Carrier category1
- Media category1
- Publication2
- Mapped to1