La Bella Vita: Live and Love the Italian Way

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Carla Bruni. Giorgio Armani. Luciano Pavarotti.
Giada De Laurentiis. Sophia Loren. The Leonardos (Da Vinci e DiCaprio).

From fettucine to fashion and back again, nobody does La Bella Vita like the Italians. Whether preparing a meal or sculpting the David, singing an aria or seducing a lover, Italians take their time, and do it right--adagio! In this bellissimo primer, Romans Aminda Leigh and Pietro Pesce show you how to achieve that sensual ...

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Carla Bruni. Giorgio Armani. Luciano Pavarotti.
Giada De Laurentiis. Sophia Loren. The Leonardos (Da Vinci e DiCaprio).

From fettucine to fashion and back again, nobody does La Bella Vita like the Italians. Whether preparing a meal or sculpting the David, singing an aria or seducing a lover, Italians take their time, and do it right--adagio! In this bellissimo primer, Romans Aminda Leigh and Pietro Pesce show you how to achieve that sensual perfection in everything you do, leading you on a smolderingly hot journey through each of the five senses:

  • Sight (vista): Toss the shabby, shapeless clothes and dress up! Italians take meticulous care of their appearance and are always fashionable.
  • Sound (udito): Act like an Italian and emphasize the positive whenever possible.
  • Touch (tatto): Touch like all Italians do--double-kiss, hold hands, touch other people's arms, and gesticulate!
  • Smell (olfatto): Take a ride on an Italian motorbike and pay attention to the scents of your environment--the sea air, a coffee shop, a flower garden . . .
  • Taste (gusto): Forget inhaling a heavy dinner--eat like Italians and savor a long, leisurely home-cooked meal!

From fashion and film to food and language, this book is the crash course in Italian living every Italophile should indulge in, pronto!

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  • ISBN-13: 9781598699029
  • Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
  • Publication date: 1/18/2011
  • Pages: 224
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 6.20 (h) x 0.70 (d)

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Aminda Leigh has worked as a journalist for almost twenty years. Her romance with Italy began when she started to visit Rome on a regular basis in the 1990s. In 2001, after working at the BBC for twelve years, she decided to take a sabbatical and try living in Rome where she is now permanently based.

Pietro Pesce is a professional photographer. He moved to Rome when he was not quite two years old and considers himself a Romano through and through. He currently works in Italian cinema.

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