{"product_id":"ciao-america-an-italian-discovers-the-us-0767912365","title":"Ciao, America!: An Italian Discovers the U.S.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0767912365\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beppe Severgnini\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 Italys 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 Americas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197751030048,"sku":"NEW0767912365","price":13.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71gM5GC6B2L.jpg?v=1786964738","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/ciao-america-an-italian-discovers-the-us-0767912365","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}