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When in Rome

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

[UPDATE: Since this book seems to be impossible to find, I am willing to put my copy into circulation. If you’re interested in getting on the list, see the comments section!]
People, I’ve found it. I didn’t think it existed, but it does. A highly readable, refreshing, humorous and inspiring book from an expat making […]

I’m Marrying Dan Brown’s Italian Cousin

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

That’s right folks! A little shameless plug for my soon-to-be husband’s book, Il Culto del Graal, which has just come off the presses and is now for sale. It’s currently only in Italian but if I get around to it one of these days, I’d love to translate it into English, because whenever he […]

Maybe You Shouldn’t Do As the Romans Do

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

You may have noticed that in my sidebar this month I mentioned that I was reading As the Romans Do by Alan Epstein. Well, I was reading it. That is, until I got to page 101, at which point I was so frustrated by what I was reading, I had to contain myself in […]