Category Archives: Caribbean
The Atlantic Ocean: Essays on Britain and America
This is a stunning collection of reportage from an acclaimed journalist and novelist hailed by the New York Times as `the best essayist of his generation`. As he grew up, Andrew O`Hagan witnessed the decline of Britain and the rise of America, the end of British industry and the rise of Blair and the tabloids.
Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide: West Coast USA
A must-have guide to one of the most fertile regions for the development of Mid-Century Modern architecture This handbook – the first ever to focus on the architectural wonders of the West Coast of the USA – provides visitors with an expertly curated list of 250 must-see destinations. Discover the most celebrated Modernist buildings, as
The Unwinding: Thirty Years of American Decline
Just over a decade into the new millennium, America is beset by a sense of crisis. The seismic shifts that occurred in the space of a generation have created a country of winners and losers, leaving the social contract in pieces. In The Unwinding, George Packer narrates the story of America over the past three
United Tastes of America: An Atlas of Food Facts & Recipes from Every State!
Cook around the country with this geographical collection of authentic recipes from each of the USA`s 50 states, plus three territories, and the nation`s capitalFollowing the success of America: The Cookbook, author (and mother) Gabrielle Langholtz has curated 54 child-friendly recipes – one for each state, plus Washington D.C. and three U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto
Bark
A literary moment and celebration – a new collection by one of America`s most beloved and admired short story writers; her first in fifteen years, since Birds of America. In these eight masterful stories, Lorrie Moore, explores the passage of time, and summons up its inevitable sorrows and comic pitfalls. In `Debarking`, a newly divorced
Silent House
In an old mansion in Cennethisar, a former fishing village near Istanbul, an old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren. She has lived in the village for decades, ever since her husband, an idealistic young doctor, first arrived to serve the poor fishermen. Now mostly bedridden, she is attended by her
You Don`t Have to Live Like This
Ten years out of Yale and drifting through a teaching career, Greg Marnier heads for his college reunion, jetlagged and drunk. There he bumps into an old friend, Robert James, now wealthy and influential from dotcom success. He has a plan: to buy up several abandoned neighbourhoods in Detroit and build a new America from
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter: Faber Modern Classics
Marito is a young Peruvian who toils away at his local radio station, dreaming of becoming a writer, before his life is torn apart by two arrivals. The first is his recently divorced Aunt Julia, with whom he begins an affair which he must hide from his family. The second is Pedro Camacho, an eccentric
Sugar Money
SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITING ASSOCIATION GOLD CROWN AWARDBased on a remarkable and little-known true story.Martinique, 1765, and brothers Emile and Lucien are charged by their French master with a mission. They must return to Grenada, the island they once called home, and smuggle back forty-two slaves claimed by English invaders. While Lucien, barely in
The Rose of Tibet
This is from the bestselling author of Kolymsky Heights .โ€I devoured it.โ€ (Anthony Horowitz). With an introduction by Anthony Horowitz. A filmmaker is reported dead near Mount Everest. His brother, Charles Houston, is convinced he`s alive and is determined to find him. It`s a dangerous expedition. He travels from India to the forbidden land of
The Big Book of Flight
Everybody dreams of flying. For as long as we`ve been able to look up and see the birds we`ve wanted to join them. But our efforts to do so have not always been as elegant or accomplished. Instead, there`s been danger, excitement, courage and brilliance. The Big Book of Flight is a celebration of it
Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance
A riveting, character-rich account of racial segregation in America that reveals just how central travel restrictions were to the creation of Jim Crow laws-and why โ€traveling Blackโ€ has been at the heart of the quest for racial justice ever since.Why have white supremacists and civil rights activists been so focused on Black mobility? From Plessy
Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
The first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Central AmericaBirds of Central America is the first comprehensive field guide to the avifauna of the entire region, including Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Handy and compact, the book presents text and illustrations for nearly 1,200 resident and migrant species, and
The Darien Disaster
The word Darien is a scar on the memory of the Scots, and the hurt is still felt even where the cause of the wound is dimly understood. Three hundred years ago the Parliament of Scotland, in one of its last acts before the nation lost its political identity, defied the King and the persistent
The Taste of America
America is a melting pot, a fact reflected nowhere better than in kitchen pantries. The American palette is as diverse as the cultures that make it up. So, what does America taste like? The Taste of America is an anthology of edible Americana, the first and only compendium of the best food made in the
Toast: The Cookbook
The ultimate canvas for sweet and savory culinary creativity. 50 seasonal recipes that reimagine the โ€bread and butterโ€ of cuisine with simple ingredients in surprising ways. Easy enough for breakfast, yet suitable for brunch, lunch, dinner and even dessert, the possibilities of heaping beautiful seasonal ingredients on bread are limitless. Organized by season, Toast features
Family Life
This book is shortlisted for the Folio Prize 2015. For eight-year-old Ajay Mishra and his older brother Birju, family life in Delhi in the late 1970s follows a comfortable, predictable routine: bathing on the roof, queuing for milk, playing day-long games of cricket in the street. Everything changes when their father finds a job in
Mexico from the Inside Out
The debut book from Mexico`s best chef, Enrique Olvera, pioneer of contemporary, authentic Mexican food and global gourmet influencer. Enrique Olvera is the most famous and celebrated Mexican chef working today. Olvera`s restaurant Pujol was ranked #1 in Mexico and #20 in the world at the World`s 50 Best Restaurant Awards. This is his first
