{"product_id":"the-wisdom-of-tuscany-simplicity-security-the-good-life","title":"The Wisdom of Tuscany: Simplicity, Security \u0026 the Good Life","description":"By the author of the international bestseller The Hills of Tuscany and the New York Times Notable Book A Vineyard in Tuscany: making the Tuscan life-style your own. This sun-drenched land has become synonymous with the ideal life. But it didn’t happen by chance. Since the Etruscans, the independence-loving Tuscans have treated their breathtaking countryside with sagacious respect and built hamlets and hill towns in which they perfected a culture of simplicity, beauty, neighborliness, good food, and love of daily life.\n\nFerenc Máté has lived in Tuscany for twenty years. Through personal experience and anecdotal history he explores the sources of this idyllic existence, which provides continuous economic stability, physical and emotional security, and a fortifying sense of belonging. From their organic gardens to their mouthwatering cuisine, from high-quality, craftsmen-made products and family-run businesses, to the joys centered in human contact and community, Tuscans live a healthy, all-senses-satisfying, emotionally rich life. Máté―engaging, funny, and insightful―nudges us all to live like Tuscans. With our frantic world so storm-tossed and rudderless, this might just be the book for our times.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0920256651\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0920256651.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Máté, Ferenc\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963635367997,"sku":"BVV.0920256651.G","price":7.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0920256651-0.jpg?v=1793395336","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-wisdom-of-tuscany-simplicity-security-the-good-life","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}