{"product_id":"ciao-america-9780767912365","title":"Ciao, America!","description":"\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":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62269844324739,"sku":"9780767912365","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780767912365.jpg?v=1785513551","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/ciao-america-9780767912365","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}