The Wisdom of Tuscany: Simplicity, Security, and the Good Life by Ferenc Mate Paperback Book

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Rent The Wisdom of Tuscany: Simplicity, Security, and the Good Life

Author: Ferenc Mate

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Albatross Publishers

Published: Nov 2010

Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs

Retail Price: $14.95

Pages: 272

Synopsis

With our world so storm-tossed and rudderless, this might just be the book for our times. Sun-drenched Tuscany is synonymous with the ideal life. But it didn't happen by chance. Since the Etruscans, the Tuscans have treated their breathtaking countryside with sagacious respect and, in hamlets and hill towns, have built a culture of simplicity, beauty, neighborliness, good food, and a love of daily life.

Ferenc Máte, a Tuscan resident for twenty years, explores this idyllic existence. He finds Tuscans brimming with creative practicality, down-home humor, and relentless optimism. Blended with their passion for work and independence, they have achieved a haven of 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, Tuscans live a healthy, emotionally rich life. Máte—engaging, funny, and insightful—shows us how to live like Tuscans.

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