Category Archives: Caribbean
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
Commonwealth
It is 1964: Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating`s christening party uninvited and notices a heart stoppingly beautiful woman. When he kisses Beverly Keating, his host`s wife, he sets in motion the joining of two families, whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later. In 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four,
Appetites: A Cookbook
Brash, wild, original and badass. This is Anthony Bourdain`s interpretation of a normal cookbook. As a restaurant professional, Bourdain spent his life on the fringes of normality – he worked while normal people played, and played while normal people slept. Since then he has settled (kind of) into family life and is cooking for the
The Pisces
`Of all the books that I read this summer I think this was my absolute favourite. It really blew me away` DOLLY ALDERTON, THE HIGH LOW`Frank, provocative and brilliant` INDEPENDENT`One of the must reads of the season` ELLE`Witty, sharp and painfully insightful` THE POOL`Bizarrely brilliant … Literary erotica has never been so odd, or so
To Obama: A People`s History
One of the most important politics books of the year, To Obama is a record of a time when politics intersected with empathy.`The real story of Obama`s America` Sunday TimesEvery day, President Obama received ten thousand letters from ordinary American citizens. Every night, he read ten of them before going to bed. In To Obama,
Sticker Dolly Dressing Holiday & Travel
Dress the dolls as they travel all over the world. Choose their outfits and accessories for diving in tropical oceans, skiing down mountains, going on safari, sight-seeing in San Francisco and lots more. Includes over sixty dollies to dress using over 700 colourful stickers, including travel extras such as special equipment, scenery and even animals.
Broken Sky
Welcome to a `perfect` world. Where war is illegal, where harmony rules. And where your date of birth marks your destiny. But nothing is perfect. And in a world this broken, who can Amity trust? From the bestselling author of the Angel trilogy comes Broken Sky – an exhilarating epic set in a daring and
Black Moon
Welcome to New Manhattan, home of dictator, Kay Pierce, and her enemies in the resistance…Leading them is Amity. Working undercover for them is the man who betrayed her. Because even when her world is broken, Amity will risk her life to fix it. Set in a daring and distorted echo of 1940s America, Black Moon
How Hard Can Love be?
โ€A funny novel about feminism, friendship and falling for really hot boys.โ€ Red magazine All Amber wants is a little bit of love. Her mum has never been the caring type, even before she moved to America. But Amber`s hoping that spending the summer with her can change all that.And then there`s Prom King Kyle,
Chasing the Sun
The Sun is so powerful, so much bigger than us, that it is a terrifying subject. Yet though we depend on it, we take it for granted. Amazingly the first book of its kind, CHASING THE SUN is a cultural and scientific history of our relationship with the star that gives us life. Richard Cohen,
LAPD `53
James Ellroy, the undisputed master and artist of crime writing, has teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Museum to expose the lurid underside of LA in the mid 1950s. After combing through the photo archives of the LA Police Museum, he discovered that 1953 featured the most unusual and striking imagery, by far, and
Pizza Camp: Recipes from Pizzeria Beddia
Joe Beddia has achieved pizza nirvana at his shop, Pizzeria Beddia. In Pizza Camp, he`s sharing more than 50+ recipes for pizzas, strombolis, and hoagies, and more importantly, the fundamental methodology for recreating his killer pies at home. Beginning with classic dough and sauce recipes and baking basics, Beddia breaks down the essentials behind the
Paper Towns
Special edition slipcase edition of John Green`s Paper Towns, with pop-up paper town. From the bestselling author of The Fault in our Stars. Quentin Jacobsen has always loved Margo Roth Spiegelman, for Margo (and her adventures) are the stuff of legend at their high school. So when she one day climbs through his window and
The Jolly Regina (The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters Book 1)
In the spirit of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters stars Jaundice and Kale Bland-two sisters who avoid excitement at any cost. Instead, they eat tasteless oatmeal, rarely venture into bright sunlight, and read only Dr. Snoote`s Dictionary, because storybooks are just too thrilling. Together, they await the return
Sharkblock (An Abrams Block Book)
Learn about different shark species and habitats in this fin-tastic addition to the bestselling Block book seriesIn this follow-up to Alphablock, Countablock, Dinoblock, Cityblock, Buildablock, Farmblock, and Loveblock, readers will learn all about shark species, habitats, diets, and more. In keeping with the rest of the series, Sharkblock features die-cut pages, gatefolds, and the charming
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! `You are sharing the Dark Lord`s thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.` Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors` attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry
National Geographic the National Parks: An Illustrated History
An inspired tribute to the astonishing beauty and priceless cultural treasures of America`s National Parks, THE NATIONAL PARKS: 100 YEARS OF AMERICAN SPLENDOR is a lavish celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. This stunning volume collects the very best of National Geographic`s photographs, combined with an expertly told history: from the
A Fortunate Age
Living in crumbling Brooklyn apartments, holding down jobs as actors and writers and eschewing the middle-class sensibilities of their parents, graduates of the prestigious Oberlin College, Lil, Beth, Sadie, Emily, Dave and Tal believe they can have it all. When the group come together to celebrate a marriage,anything seems possible. But soon the reality of
