Category Archives: Caribbean
A Message from Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and its Relevance Today
September 1st, 2014 marked the centenary of one of the best-documented extinctions in history – the demise of the Passenger Pigeon. From being the commonest bird on the planet 50 years earlier, the species became extinct on that fateful day, with the death in Cincinnati Zoo of Martha – the last of her kind. This
Leonardo Da Vinci
The #1 New York Times Bestseller `Walter Isaacson is not an art historian, he`s simply a lover of Leonardo, who manages to communicate the sheer joy of this remarkable man`Books of the Year – The Times `Walter Isaacson keeps the mortal man to the fore. For all his supernatural gifts as an artist and natural
Bill Oddie Unplucked: Columns, Blogs and Musings
When Bill Oddie was growing up one of his favourite books was a collection of essays called The Bird-Lover`s Bedside Book. His new book, Bill Oddie Unplucked, is just that sort of book. It contains 50 of Bill`s essays, magazines articles and blogs, designed to be read in any order you want, with each tale
Philomena: The True Story of a Mother and the Son She Had to Give Away
When she fell pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to the convent at Roscrea in Co. Tipperary to be looked after as a fallen woman. She cared for her baby for three years until the Church took him from her and sold him, like countless others, to America for
Frog Music
Frog Music is the new novel by Emma Donoghue, author of the multi-million-copy bestseller Room, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Lenny Abrahamson. San Francisco, 1876: a stifling heat wave and smallpox epidemic have engulfed the City. Deep in the streets of Chinatown live three former stars of the Parisian circus: Blanche,
2 A.M. at the Cat`s Pajamas
Madeleine Altimari is a sassy, smart-mouthed nine-year-old and an aspiring jazz singer, inwardly mourning the recent death of her mother. Little does she know that on Christmas Eve Eve she is about to have the most extraordinary day – and night – of her life. After bravely facing down some mean-spirited classmates and a galling
The Vacationers: Vacationer
Two weeks in a remote island villa with America`s most dysfunctional family – what could possibly go wrong? The Posts are going on their first family vacation in years, and it`s going to be a special one: Jim and Franny are taking their daughter Sylvia, son Bobby and his girlfriend, and Franny`s best friend Charles
The Little Old Lady Who Struck Lucky Again!
The little old lady is back! This time, Martha Andersson and her friends – the League of Pensioners – have left behind their dreary care home in Stockholm and are enjoying the bright lights of Las Vegas. This is their opportunity for a new lease of life and they plan to make the most of
The Sugar Islands: A Collection of Pieces Written About the West Indies Between 1928 and 1953
Alec Waugh first saw the West Indies on a trip round the world in 1926 when his ship called in at Guadeloupe. Fifteen months later he returned for a long stay at Martinique; it was the beginning of a lifelong interest in these fascinating islands that were to provide him with the material for many
The Annapolis Book of Seamanship
Since the publication of the widely hailed first edition in 1983, THE ANNAPOLIS BOOK OF SEAMANSHIP has set the standard by which other books on sailing are measured. It is a comprehansive guide to all aspects of seamanship from the the simplest ABC`s to the most advanced skills and lastest electronics. As comprehensive and detailed
The Greatest Story Ever Told…So Far
`Probably the most readable, exciting and authoritative writer on science we have. A new Lawrence Krauss book always goes to the top of the curious mind`s wish list.` Stephen Fry โ€I loved the fight scenes and the sex scenes were excellent.โ€ (Eric Idle) `In the span of a century, physics progressed from skepticism that atoms
Over and Under the Rainforest
Part of the critically acclaimed Over and Under series!Award-winning duo Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal take readers on a thrilling tour of one of the most diverse ecosystems on planet earth: the rainforests of Central America. Discover the wonder that lies hidden among the roots, above the winding rivers, and under the emerald leaves
The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained + More Than 100 Essential Recipes
Named one of the Best Fall Cookbooks 2020 by Eater, Epicurious, and Chowhound. โ€Deep and illuminating, fresh and highly informative… a most brilliant achievement.โ€ – Yotam Ottolenghiโ€[A] beautiful and intelligent book.โ€ – J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, author The Food Lab and Chief Consultant for Serious Eats.comAroma, texture, sound, emotion-these are just a few of the elements
Cuban Cocktails: 100 Classic and Modern Drinks
From the celebrated Cuban bar Cienfuegos, owned by the co-owner of the award-winning Death & Co., dubbed America`s Best Cocktail Bar, comes this spirited collection of 100 recipes that celebrate Cuba`s rich cocktail history and culture. Featuring classics as well as modern craft concoctions, Cuban Cocktails offers more than just a gathering of recipes. It
Curiosity House: The Screaming Statue
Four extraordinary children must avenge their friend`s death, try to save their home, and unravel the secrets of their past …before their past unravels them.Pippa, Sam, Thomas, and Max are happy to be out of harm`s way now that the notorious villain Nicholas Rattigan is halfway across the country in Chicago. But unfortunately their home,
Lady Midnight Book 1
The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare`s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel. It`s been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma
William Speirs Bruce: Forgotten Polar Hero
William Speirs Bruce was a Scottish nationalist and naturalist who led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-04) as well as participating in or leading many other polar expeditions from 1892 through to 1919, particularly to Spitsbergen. He is now largely forgotten compared with the `greats`, Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen. This biography returns to primary sources
The Japanese Lover
From internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende comes an exquisitely crafted, multigenerational love story. In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis and the world goes to war, young Alma Belasco`s parents send her overseas to live with an aunt and uncle in their opulent San Francisco mansion. There she meets Ichimei Fukuda,
Lonesome Dove
It begins in the office of The Hat Creek Cattle Company of the Rio Grande. It ends as a journey into the heart of every adventurer who ever lived …From the author of The Last Picture Show and Texasville — here is Larry McMurtry`s Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece. A powerful, triumphant portrayal of the American
