A Thousand Bells at Noon: A Roman Reveals the Secrets and Pleasures of His Native City
by G. Franco Romagnoli
(Click here)
Book Summary Information
Author: G. Franco RomagnoliEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-01
ISBN: 0060519207
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Reviews of A Thousand Bells at Noon: A Roman Reveals the Secrets and Pleasures of His Native City
Book Review: Always changing yet eternal
Summary: 4 Stars
A Thousand Bells at Noon is an affectionate, intelligent essay about the city of this transplanted Roman's birth. Loosely organized by chapter into various topics, it touches upon such subjects as what makes a "true" Roman (it's more than just living there), the impossibly temperamental system of government, the vagaries of historically categorizing Roman places, people, and events, and the joys of wandering Trastevere, one of the oldest and most representative of Rome's many neighborhoods. Romangnoli probably never intended this collection to be either guidebook or memoir, simply the setting down on paper of his thoughts and impressions of a place he knows well and loves dearly. Reading these essays brings back memories of visits to the Eternal City and evokes a bit of its essence.
Summary of A Thousand Bells at Noon: A Roman Reveals the Secrets and Pleasures of His Native City
G. Franco Romagnoli was a mere youth when he left Rome for America, where he made a name for himself as a cookbook author, television personality, and restaurateur. But the love of his native city brought him back to Rome for an extended stay, allowing him to rediscover the sights, smells, and sounds of this urban paradise.
In A Thousand Bells at Noon, Romagnoli shares with readers his visceral and emotional experiences in Rome: its ancient streets and modern shops; it parks; caf?s, and hidden gardens; its grand public squares and sacred spaces. As he relives moments from his childhood, reconnects with old friends, and sees through new eyes a modern city steeped in history, you will fall in love with Romagnoli's Rome -- a wondrous place like no other on earth.
Italian Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Il Bel Paese
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Italiansby Martin Solly
Oval Books; Published: 1999; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Vespa: An Illustrated Storyby E. Brockway
Haynes Publishing; Published: 1998-10-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $19.95
Price in other shops:
Venice: A Cultural and Literary Companion (Cities of the Imagination Series)by Martin Garrett
Interlink Publishing Group; Published: 2001-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.89
Price in other shops:
Travelers' Tales Italy: True StoriesTravelers' Tales; Published: 2001-09-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.69
Price in other shops:
A Thousand Bells at Noon: A Roman Reveals the Secrets and Pleasures of His Native Cityby G. Franco Romagnoli
Harper Perennial; Published: 2003-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.00
Price in other shops:
The Seasons of Rome: A Journalby Paul Hofmann
Holt Paperbacks; Published: 1999-03-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.00
Price in other shops:
Rome: A Cultural Historyby Jonathan Boardman
Interlink Publishing Group; Published: 2000-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.48
Price in other shops:
Andrea Bocelli - RomanzaRelease date: 1997-09-23; Music CD
Best price: $6.98
Price in other shops:
Pasquale's Nose: Idle Days in an Italian Townby Michael Rips
Back Bay Books; Published: 2002-04-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.87
Price in other shops:
North of Naples, South of Romeby Paolo Tullio
Dufour Editions; Published: 1996-01-01; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
The City of Falling Angelsby John Berendt
The Penguin Press; Published: 2005-09-27; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.09
Price in other shops:
The Seasons of Rome : A Journalby Paul Hofmann
Published: 1999-03-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.03
Price in other shops:
The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscanyby Emily Wise Miller
Ten Speed Press; Published: 2007-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.46
Price in other shops:
Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the Worldby Anthony Doerr
Scribner; Published: 2008-06-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.56
Price in other shops:
Rome (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)by DK Publishing
DK Travel; Published: 2006-03-20; Turtleback; Book
Best price: $12.95
Price in other shops:
Italy, the Romagnoli Way: A Culinary Journeyby Franco Romagnoli, Gwen Romagnoli
The Lyons Press; Published: 2008-04-15; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $12.46
Price in other shops:
The Smiles of Rome: A Literary Companion for Readers and TravelersBallantine Books; Published: 2005-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
A Traveller in Romeby H.v. Morton, H. V. Morton
Da Capo Press; Published: 2002-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.07
Price in other shops:
As the Romans Do: An American Family's Italian Odysseyby Alan Epstein
Harper Perennial; Published: 2001-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.47
Price in other shops:
City of the Soul: A Walk in Rome (Crown Journeys)by William Murray
Crown; Published: 2003-02-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.65
Price in other shops: