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Rome: two questions about bookstores

Greetings!

My wife and I shall be visiting Rome later this month, and have two questions about bookstores.

  1. We shall be arriving at Termini from Florence in early afternoon. There seems to be a decent bookstore in the station! How good is it for maps? We have guidebooks and a few city maps, but in particular we want a fairly detailed map of the Forum. I saw a video of the bookstore on YouTube, and it seemed a bit crowded: could we navigate it if we each have a carry-on and personal item in tow?

  2. What is the best multilingual bookstore on both Italy-related academic topics (for example, Neolithic and Bronze-Age Italy) and non-Italy-related specialized academic topics (Russian and Asian cultures, history, languages, etc.)? I am thinking of something vaguely like Powell's in Chicago or the Strand in New York. We do not really read Italian, but can read English, Russian, French, etc.

Many thanks in advance!

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and it seemed a bit crowded: could we navigate it if we each have a carry-on and personal item in tow?

One of you go into the store and the other stays with the bags somewhere convenient?

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Hello, and thank you for the rapid replies!
1. The Coarelli book looks GREAT! I just ordered a library copy and it should arrive in time to help me.

  1. Having one of us wait outside the station bookstore MIGHT work quite well (unless either my wife or I need to show a book or map to the other before buying it).
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I know only the Feltrinelli on largo Argentina (but they have multiple locations) and the Anglo American not far from Piazza di Spagna, if it’s still around (lots of bookstores have been driven out of business by Amazon and online books in Italy too). I’m sure there are others.

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Thank you for the suggestions! Anglo American Books apparently has closed, but la Feltrinelli’s webpage looks promising (from what I can decipher).