The Wisdom of Tuscany, by Ferenc Mate is a great, easy read about lessons to be learned from the Tuscan lifestyle.
Mate moved to Montalcino, a small hill top town in central Tuscany, where he and his wife bought an old vineyard and farmhouse and created the Mate’ Winery. During his years there, he has had a chance to observe the simpler Tuscan life and to derive a number of insights for improving our American way of life. He relates these ideas while recounting his daily life in Montalcino.  If you enjoy this book, Mate has written others, A Reasonable Life and A Real Life, that expand these ideas. An earlier book, called A Vineyard in Tuscany, relates Mate’s tale of putting the vineyard together – it is a relaxing and enjoyable read.