{"product_id":"that-fine-italian-hand-9780805017298","title":"That Fine Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo other people over so long a history have shown a greater knack for survival than the Italians. In this wryly affectionate book, Hofmann reveals his adopted countrymen in all their glorious paradoxes, capturing their national essence as no other book has done since Luigi Barzini's classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Italians\u003c\/i\u003e. The national art of \"arrangement\"-- dodging taxes, double-dealing, working only as hard as one must-- is counteracted by Italian inventive genius, gusto for life, fierce individuality, deep family bonds (as well as animosities), and a marvelously hedonistic sophistication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt McDougal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805017298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.48w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2004 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Hofmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643891380380,"sku":"9780805017298","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_aa25c47e-ea3d-4a28-a005-78a01529601b.jpg?v=1603857473","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/that-fine-italian-hand-9780805017298","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}