American School of Milan
New Teacher Orientation Guide
 Books about Italy and Italian Culture
The following books about Italy have been recommended by current and former faculty and staff.
Italian Neighbors
Tim Parks
Italian Education
Tim Parks
History of the Italian People
Giuliano Procacci
The New Italians
Charles Richards
Under the Tuscan Sun
Frances Mayes
La Bella Tuscany
Frances Mayes
Stones of Florence
Mary McCarthy
Mother Tongue
Walis Wilde Menozzi
Persephone’s Island
Mary Taylor Simetti
Italian Journey
Goethe
The Italians
Luigi Barzini
The Leopard
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Italy from the Travelers’
Tales Guides
edited by Ann Calcagno, daughter of a former ASM teacher, Kay
Calcagno
Basic Phrase Books
Berlitz
The Dutchess of Milan
Michael Ennis