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10 books to read before you go to Italy this summer
It seems that new travel guides to Italy are being published every five minutes or so. But for those who want to keep it simple, here are the handful of absolute must-read books – three classic novels included – that no tourist to Italy should ever be without.
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Travel cheap: nine ways to save on air travel
Here are some travel experts' top tips and tools to hold costs down a bit.
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Northern Italy struck by another earthquake (+video)
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck northern Italy Tuesday, killing at least 10 people. It's the second major quake to strike northern Italy in 9 days.
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Elbowing our way to better writing
A new book argues that people would write better if they connected better with their true 'mother tongue': spoken language.
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The Daily Reckoning
How youth unemployment is keeping Greece from default
The consequences of Europe's economic downturn are being acutely felt by young adults in terms of high unemployment and crippling debt.
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Da Vinci’s Ghost
Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man has been called the world's most famous drawing. But what does it mean?
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Cruise ship aground: Search for missing off coast of Italy (+video)
Cruise ship aground: At least three died and some 50 people are missing after the Italian Costa Concordia cruise ship hit a sandbar Friday night off Tuscany, Italy.
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Horizons
How Nicolas Steno changed the way we see the world, literally
Nicolas Steno, father of geology, received a Google doodle Wednesday in honor of his 374th birthday.
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Unusual Russian quasicrystal rock has ancient extraterrestrial history
Two years after identifying the Russian rock's unusual composition, a team of scientists thinks it has nailed down its otherworldly origin.
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Stir It Up!
Herb and lavender-stuffed standing pork loin rib roast
The kind of dish that makes you want to friend your local butcher.
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Across debt-stricken Europe, austerity's bite is felt
From French bankers and Italian politicians to British strikers and the average Greek, everyone in Europe is feeling the cost-cutting brought on by the euro debt crisis.
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West must support democracy in Arab world as it did in Central Europe
Western leaders must support democracy in the Arab world now in 2011 as they did in Central and Eastern Europe in 1989. The time for viewing dictatorships as defenders of Western civilization is finished.
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Prayers optional: A vacation spent at Italy's religious guesthouses
Italy's Monasteries and convents offer a quiet cultural retreat to travelers.
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Chapter & Verse
David McCullough talks about "The Greater Journey" and some of his own favorite books
One of the ways that biographer David McCullough learns about his subjects is to raid their libraries.
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10 books to read before you go to Italy this summer
It seems that new travel guides to Italy are being published every five minutes or so. But for those who want to keep it simple, here are the handful of absolute must-read books – three classic novels included – that no tourist to Italy should ever be without.
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Italy's frutta heaven
Fresh produce is such a staple of Italy's cuisine, it's easy to eat vegan and thrive there.
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Travel cheap: nine ways to save on air travel
Here are some travel experts' top tips and tools to hold costs down a bit.
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Modigliani: A Life
Biographer Meryle Secrest tackles the messy, "cursed" life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
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Global News Blog
Even Michelangelo's David is worried about his weak ankles
An underground railway project in Rome could bring Michelangelo's iconic David tumbling down because of weak marble around its ankles.
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Stir It Up!
Mardi Gras 2011: New Orleans-style buttermilk beignets
Mardi Gras 2011 wouldn't be complete without enjoying warm beignets.
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The Tunisian revolt: Where have all the Islamists gone?
The protesters who toppled Tunisia's dictator weren't advocating sharia or Islamic law. They were calling for freedom, democracy, and multiparty elections. Across the Arab Middle East, the generation that is leading the protest against dictatorship does not have an Islamist character.
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Leaning Tower of Pisa taken by students amid European backlash to education cuts
Leaning Tower of Pisa was the target of student protests Thursday in Rome. Earlier this week, students in London clashed with police in demonstrations over fee increases.
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As the electricity flicks off, a mother in Zimbabwe contemplates the paths not taken
Her son and friend look for treasure at the bottom of the garden, and she discovers her own.
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Chapter & Verse
Why Google's deal with Italy is a good thing for readers
Not every country has been so accommodating, but Italy seems happy to allow Google to digitize rare books.
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The Possessed
Quirky, comical essays explore the relationship between Russian literature and life.
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Connecting the terrorist dots of 2009
They show that Al Qaeda does not have a political strategy for establishing an Islamic state.
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Amanda Knox conviction: Italy strikes back at US complaints
US student Amanda Knox's conviction for the murder of her roommate in Italy, has sparked some complaints of an unfair trial. Prosecutors and the Italian press are striking back.
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