Anything from Marcella Hazan or Giuliano Buggiali comes to mind. Can't go wrong with those two.
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Great choice Jim. I ALWAYS turn to Marcella Hazan for my italian questions!
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If you can find a copy of Ada Boni's Italian Regional Cooking, get it! Very informative, very do-able.
Didn't we have a thread on this sometime recently?
Gee, no. I did a search and there's no specific thread. But if you do a search on "Italian AND cookbook" on this board, you will find lots of other good recommendations.
Authentic Italian cookbook 
