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Three Weeks in Italy
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THREE WEEKS IN ITALY is the profoundly moving and hilarious story of a journey that a man takes after losing his young wife to cancer. He suffers intense grief for over a year and then joins a dating service to find a new wife. Based on a true story, Douglas Steele marries the first girl he... read more

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Douglas Steele slowly and carefully inched his way up the eighty-foot rock wall while his brother, Steven, standing on the ground below, released just enough rope to allow Doug to scale the wall.

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HOLLYWOOD HILLS
1. On the Rocks
2. Great Expectations
3. The Date
4. The Mountain House
5. Moving In
6. The Secret Engagement
7. Meet the Parents
8. Setting the Wedding Date
9. Thanksgiving
10. The Wedding
11. The Passport

VENICE
12. First Stop: Milan
13. The Griddi Palace
14. The Merchant of Venice
15. Santini's
16. The Lie

TUSCANY
17. To the Villa
18. At the Villa

FLORENCE
19. The Florence Grande Hotel
20. A kid in a Candy Store
21. No Directions Needed
22. A Farewell to Credit Cards
23. A Light in The Piazza
24. More Baggage
25. The Gala
26. On the Road Again

ROME
27. Follow that Cab
28. The Vatican
29. The Coliseum
30. Under the Weather
31. The Mummy
32. The Last Day
33. The Airport
34. Heading Home

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  • The Adventure Rule: Prohibits thinking or discussing anything other than the adventure at hand. Objective is to focus on the activity in order to "get away from it all."
  • The Tourist Rule: Prohibits dressing like a tourist or associating with one. Objective is to blend in with the culture.
  • The No Directions Needed Rule: Prohibits asking for directions unless absolutely necessary. Objective is to satisfy man's innate need for self-reliance and independence.
  • The Perfect Purchase Rule: Mandates purchasing items of the highest quality at the lowest price. Objective is not to get ripped off.
  • The No Public Display of Affection Rule: Prohibits displaying or engaging in any form of human affection in front of others. Objective is to keep these matters private where they belong.
  • The Bathroom Rule: Prohibits anyone from using Doug Steele's bathroom. Objective is to keep the bathroom for his exclusive use.
  • The No Cliches Rule: Prohibits using cliches invented by other people. Mandates creating and using own expresssions. Objective is to promote new, original sayings that will become cliches in time.

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Page 75: third paragraph.
The name "Katrina" is wrong. Should be "Karen."

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  1. Phil Acosta (Author)

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