| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2023017398 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780802161581 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0802161588 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1376341858 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
AJMA |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
813.54 |
| Item number |
14 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
813.54 Leo |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Leon, Donna |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Wandering through life |
| Remainder of title |
a memoir |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Donna Leon |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 193 pages |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"The internationally bestselling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries tells her own adventurous life story as she enters her eighties. In a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned. From a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather's farm and its beloved animals, and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside, Leon has long been open to adventure. In 1976, she made the spontaneous decision to teach English in Iran, before finding herself swept up in the early days of the 1979 Revolution. After teaching stints in China and Saudi Arabia, she finally landed in Venice. Leon vividly animates her decades-long love affair with Italy, from her first magical dinner when serving as a chaperone to a friend, to the hunt for the perfect cappuccino, to the warfare tactics of grandmothers doing their grocery shopping at the Rialto Market. Some things remain constant throughout the decades: her adoration of opera, especially Handel's vocal music, her advocacy for the environment, embodied in her passion for bees-which informs the surprising crux of the Brunetti mystery in Earthly Remains-and her eager imagination for crime as she watches unsuspecting travelers on trains. Yet as Leon inspects the cracks in the wall of a friend's bedroom, caused by the seven-story cruise ships making their way down Venice's canals, she admits regretfully that the thrill may be gone as mass tourism renders the city less and less appealing to its longtime chronicler. Having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, Leon now confronts the dual challenges and pleasures of aging. Complete with a brief letter dissuading those hoping to meet Guido Brunetti at the Questura, and always suffused with music, food, and her fierce sense of humor, Wandering through Life offers Donna Leon at her most personal"-- |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
112275 |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Leon, Donna |
| 648 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Chronological term |
1900-1999 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Authors, American |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| Form subdivision |
Biography |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Biography & Autobiography / Women |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Authors, American |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Display text |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Leon, Donna. |
| Title |
Wandering through life. |
| Edition |
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2023 |
| International Standard Book Number |
9780802161598 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2023017399 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
800 - 899 |