The Wisdom of TuscanyThe Wisdom of Tuscany
By the author of the international bestseller The Hills ofTuscany and the New York Times Notable Book AVineyard in Tuscany .
This sun-drenched land has become synonymous with the ideallife. But it didn't happen by chance. Since the Etruscans, theindependence-loving Tuscans have treated their breathtakingcountryside with sagacious respect and built hamlets and hill townsin which they perfected a culture of simplicity, beauty,neighborliness, good food, and love of daily life.
Ferenc Máté has lived in Tuscany for twenty years.Through personal experience and anecdotal history he explores thesources of this idyllic existence, which provides continuouseconomic stability, physical and emotional security, and afortifying sense of belonging. From their organic gardens to theirmouthwatering cuisine, from high-quality, craftsmen-made productsand family-run businesses to the joys centered in human contact andcommunity, Tuscans live a healthy, all-senses-satisfying,emotionally rich life. Máté -- engaging, funny, andinsightful -- nudges us all to live like Tuscans. With our franticworld so storm-tossed and rudderless, this might just be the book for our times.
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