The Complete Idiot's Guide to Italian History and Culture

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Italian History and Culture
Author: Gabrielle Euvino
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2001-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780028642345

Offers an introduction to Italy's history and culture, from ancient Rome and the power of the Vatican to Mussolini's rise to power, Milan's fashion designers, and Italian cuisine.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian, 3rd Edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian, 3rd Edition
Author: Gabrielle Euvino
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2004-09-07
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 110112671X

Learn the language of la dolce vita! For anyone who wants to learn and enjoy the most expressive and romantic of languages, the third edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Learning Italian is the first choice for a whole new generation of enthusiastic students of Italian. This updated edition includes two new quick references on verbs, grammar, and sentence structure; two new appendixes on Italian synonyms and popular idiomatic phrases; and updated business and money sections. • First two editions have sold extraordinarily well • Italian is the fourth most popular language in the United States

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian
Author: Gabrielle Euvino
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2001
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0028641477

A guide to speaking beginning Italian provides grammar rules, pronunciation guidelines, practical phrases and slang words for travelling, and facts on Italian history and culture.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Italian Phrases

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Italian Phrases
Author: Gabrielle Euvino
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781592573790

A practical handbook for business travelers and tourists, a completely updated guide employs language-immersion principles to teach readers a wide variety of useful words and phrases and includes compact grammar and pronunciations sections, tips on Italian cultures, clear maps, and extensive vocabulary lists and verb charts. Original.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Roman Empire

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Roman Empire
Author: Eric Nelson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780028641515

You’re no idiot, of course. The battle scenes in Gladiator had you on the edge of your seat and wondering where you could find more information on the rise and fall of ancient Rome. But so far, your search has left you feeling like a blundering barbarian. Pick yourself up off the coliseum floor! Consult The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Roman Empire—a fun-to-read introduction to the fascinating history, people, and culture of ancient Rome. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: --The history of the Roman Empire’s rise and fall. --An idiot-proof introduction to the great epic literature of the Roman Republic. --A survey of the Romans in arts and popular culture. --Fascinating details of some of history’s most nefarious emperors, including Nero, Caligula, and Commodus.

Italian For Dummies

Italian For Dummies
Author: Francesca Romana Onofri
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1118004655

The fun and easy way to take your Italian language skills to the next level The tips, techniques, and information presented here give students, travelers, and businesspeople a primer on how to speak Italian. Complete with updates, a bonus CD, and the traditional For Dummies user-friendly format, this new edition of Italian For Dummies gives you reliable lessons, practice, and language learning techniques for speaking Italian with ease and confidence. Featuring a revamped, user-friendly organization that builds on your knowledge and ability, Italian For Dummies offers expanded coverage of the necessary grammar, major verb tenses, and conjugations that beginners need to know. Plus, you'll get a fully updated and expanded audio CD that includes real-life conversations; a refreshed and expanded mini-dictionary; more useful exercises and practice opportunities; and more. Builds on your skills and ability as you learn Covers the grammar, verb tenses, and conjugations you need to know Includes a mini-dictionary Audio CD includes real-life conversations If you're looking to reach a comfort level in conversational Italian, Italian For Dummies gets you comfortably speaking this Romantic language like a native.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Assertiveness

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Assertiveness
Author: Jeff Davidson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1997
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780028619644

Offers advice on increasing vocal self-confidence, projecting authority through body language, and arguing without losing one's temper

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory
Author: Michael Miller
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2005
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781592574377

Published in 1992, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theoryhas proven itself as one of Alpha's best-selling books and perhaps the best-selling trade music theory book ever published. In the new updated and expanded second edition, the book includes a special CD and book section on ear training. The hour-long ear-training course reinforces the basic content of the book with musical examples of intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms. Also provided are aural exercises students can use to test their ear training and transcription skills. The CD is accompanied by a 20-page section of exercises and examples.

Italy For Dummies

Italy For Dummies
Author: Bruce Murphy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2007-03-29
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0470121130

Marvel at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican or the take a gondola ride through Venice at dusk. Sunbathe on the Amalfi Coast or walk the streets of Pompeii. Find the latest fashions in Milan or enjoy an opera amid the ruins of a Roman Amphitheater in Verona. See magnificent cathedrals and architecture or get caught up in the intrigue of Sicily. Italy has enough cultural treasures and scenic splendors to last a lifetime, and this guide helps you make the most of your time with info on: Attractions in Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Venice, Naples, Pompeii, the Amalfi Coast, Sicily, and more Italy’s history, culture, people, architecture, and cuisine Museums with masterpieces by Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Bernini, Bellini, Tintoretto, and others Must-see churches, beginning with St. Peter's Basilica in Rome The best ways to travel from one destination to another within Italy Shopping for marbled paper goods, Murano glass, hand-painted porcelain, and of course, fashion accessories Four great itineraries Like every For Dummies travel guide, Italy For Dummies, Fourth Edition includes: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skip The best hotels and restaurants for every budget Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages There’s even a glossary of menu terms to help you make the most of Italian diverse, divine cuisine. So dig in and enjoy.