{"product_id":"9780767912365","title":"Ciao, America!","description":"Author: Severgnini, Beppe\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780767912365\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 May 2003\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Italian Discovers the U.S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the wry but affectionate tradition of Bill Bryson, \u003ci\u003eCiao, America! \u003c\/i\u003eis a delightful   look at America through the eyes of a fiercely funny guest-one of Italy's favorite   authors who spent a year in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 America's 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919006417054,"sku":"ING-9780767912365","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780767912365.jpg?v=1782802852","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780767912365","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}