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Sales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksales ADVANCE INFORMATIONItaly,aGlorious ShamblesJames Harrison-GreeneKEY SELLING POINTSAprofile of Italywhichexaminesmanyof thelesswell-knownaspectsof thecountry.Inahumorouswayituncoversthecountry'sblatantsourcesof bewilderment,aswellasitsverycharming, amusing and, at times, exceedingly infuriating facets.Fromanauthorwithover40 yearsof experienceof thisfascinatingcountryItalyisauniquecountry.Thisbookcombines,inanempatheticandamusingmanner,theauthor's40yearsof personal experience and observationwith an incisive social commentary.Itexaminestheimpactof recenthistoricaleventsandthecountry'sfascistlegacy,whichremainsof great pertinence today, for both Italy and beyond.Italiansprojecttheimpressionof beingcomfortableintheirownskin. Life is to beenjoyed, simplyandfully%u2013asGraydonCartersaid:'Theyjustseemtodo lifebetterthanwedo. ThisremarkconveysperfectlyItalians' wonderfulabilitytocopewithanythingthatis thrownatthem:tomorrowisanotherday.Thebookalsoexplores thetime-wasting and, often, positively absurdways inwhichItalians must dealwiththe administrative aspects ofeverydaylife.Asaresult,theyhavebecomepastmastersincreativityforsocialandeconomicsurvival.Finally, many personal observations document the innate generosity %u2013 in terms of attitudes, values, judgement andkindness%u2013 of Italians.Suchacapacityaccounts, to a largeextent, fortheirspontaneousabilitytosimplify lifeandtofacilitateinteractionsatall levels.James Harrison-GreenehasworkedasamanagementconsultantinEurope,theUnitedStatesandAsia.His mainmotivationforwritingthisbookis adiscerningaffectionforItaly,acquiredover40 yearsofdiscovering the country, its systems, improbable contradictions and mostly delightful people.Publication Date: 28th November 2024 %u00a312.99 ISBN:9781836280828 Themasubjectcategory:WTM%u2013Placesandpeoples:generalandpictorialworkspaperback 216 x 138 mm 384 pp Portrait Author location: Italy