Italian Survival Guide: The Language and Culture You Need to Travel with Confidence in Italy

by Elizabeth Bingham and Athena Dixon

Book Overview

Italian Survival Guide is a down-to-earth, bare-bones introduction to Italian that aims to make a trip abroad as smooth and enjoyable as possible. This information-packed mini-course concentrates on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970373449
• ISBN13: 9780970373441
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: World Prospect Press
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Age Range: 17 years and up

Customer Reviews

Worth every penny!

I have bought just about every book on Italy and this is one of the best! It has great tips and information! Unlike other books, I find this information to be truthful! I lived in Italy and now take students on exchanges every year. This book has really helped them! I think it's a must! :-)

Quick survival guide for traveling in Italy

Elizabeth Bingham's Italian Survival Guide is clear and concise in its presentation of the most important information a traveler needs to use while traveling in Italy. The guide is organized well; therefore, finding the information one wants is not difficult. The pronunciation guide is invaluable. The book itself is not so big that a person gets lost in it when trying to find a specific piece of information. The cultural notes are short and to the point, so that one can read them quickly and gain important information about interacting with the people of Italy. I would be apt to photocopy the information on the inside front and back covers to carry along on daily excursions. Overall, this guide would be extremely helpful to take on a trip to Italy!

Very interesting!

I read the cultural insights on Italy first. They are great! The practical hints are superb. Even though I speak Italian, I will take this book with me when I go to Italy.

Pack this Book in Your Travel Bag

Bingham's book Italian Survival Guide is a must-have resource to pack in your travel bag for Italy! This book is practical; including pronunciation guides for many of the common phrases used to interact with native Italians. I particularly appreciated the Culture Note sections interspersed through the book. I visited Rome and Florence last year, and found these sections accurate and insightful--a big help to the traveler who does not want to look like a tourist! This book is invaluable and I plan to have a copy stuffed in my handbag when I return to Italy in 2009!

Just the right amount of information

This guide is as practical and useful as Bingham's German Survival Guide. While the vocabulary lessons are helpful, the culture notes are priceless. This is a great introduction to both the Italian language and to Italy and the length is just right so that the traveler with little time to prep should not be overwhelmed.