Category Archives: Travel Guides
All the Wrong Places
In his debut Fire Season, Philip Connors recounted with lyricism, wisdom, and grace his decade as a fire lookout high above remote New Mexico. Now he tells the story of what made solitude on the mountain so attractive: the years he spent reeling in the wake of a family tragedy. At the age of twenty-three,
Beyond
Human exploration has been an unceasing engine of technological progress, from the first homo sapiens to leave our African cradle to a future in which mankind promises to settle another world. Beyond tells the epic story of humanity leaving home-and how humans will soon thrive in the vast universe beyond the earth. A dazzling and
Looking Backward: A Photographic Portrait of the World at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
At the turn of the twentieth century, the stereograph was king. Its binocular images revealed the world in vivid, three-dimensional detail. Drawing on an enormous, rarely seen collection of stereographic views, Michael Lesy presents images displaying a riot of peoples and cultures, stark class divisions and unsettling glimpses of daily life a century ago. Lesy`s
City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris
In the late 1600s, Louis XIV assigns Nicolas de la Reynie to bring order to the city of Paris after the brutal deaths of two magistrates. Reynie, pragmatic yet fearless, tackles the dirty and terrifying streets only to discover a tightly knit network of witches, poisoners and priests whose reach extends all the way to
Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook
Dripping Thighs, Sticky Chicken Fingers, Vanilla Chicken, Chicken with a Lardon, Bacon-Bound Wings, Spatchcock Chicken, Learning-to-Truss-You Chicken, Holy Hell Wings, Mustard-Spanked Chicken, and more, more, more! Fifty chicken recipes, each more seductive than the last, in a book that makes every dinner a turn-on. ‘I want you to see this. Then you’ll know everything. It’s
Four Tales
Four Tales brings together Clockwork, The Firework-Maker`s Daughter, I was a Rat!, and The Scarecrow and His Servant. Four stories and a new prologue and epilogue from the uniquely talented Philip Pullman. Drawing on the rich tradition of fairytales, the collection will amuse, engage, and delight readers.
Monsters Don`t Eat Broccoli
What do monsters eat?The waitress in this restaurant just doesn`t have a clue.Monsters don`t eat broccoli!How could she think we do?In this rollicking picture book written by Barbara Jean Hicks and illustrated by Sue Hendra, monsters insist they don`t like broccoli. They`d rather snack on tractors or a rocket ship or two, or tender trailer
Boatbuilding
Boatbuilding is a practical handbook and boatshop assistant, designed and written to meet the needs of the builder, covering the complete process of wooden boat construction. The text covers all types of craft from flat-bottom rowboats to ocean cruisers and commercial vessels, and aids the builder in overcoming difficulties and discouraging delays resulting from the
Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers
This long-awaited volume is a majestic guide and a tribute to the world`s great yacht designers. Ten years in preparation, and with an expert editorial board giving it direction, The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers defines the field with fascinating entries by eighty experts and over 800 photographs and drawings. In these pages such legendary figures
Gran Cocina Latina
Gran Cocina Latina unifies the vast culinary landscape of the Latin world, from Mexico to Argentina and all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean. In one volume it gives cooks, armchair travellers and curious chefs the first comprehensive collection of recipes from this region. An inquisitive historian and a successful restauranteur, Maricel E. Presilla has
Forever on the Mountain
In July 1967, seven young men-members of a twelve-man expedition – died on Mt. McKinley. Ten days passed with no rescue attempt, while more than half an expedition was stranded and dying at 20,000 feet during a vicious Arctic storm. The bodies were never recovered. And, for reasons that have remained cloudy, there was no
Classic Hikes of North America
In this beautiful and practical guide, Peter Potterfield has analysed and graded these spectacular wilderness experiences with both beginners and avid hikers in mind. Included is information on: level of difficulty, recommended seasons, potential hazards and difficulties, resource information and detailed maps of hiking routes. Illustrated with more than 200 colour photographs and hiking directions;
My Calabria
Rosetta Costantino grew up in Calabria-the beautiful, mountainous region at the tip of Italy`s “boot”-her father, a shepherd and wine maker, and her mother his tireless assistant. When her family emigrated to California, they recreated Calabria on their property, cooking with aubergines, tomatoes and peppers from their garden, fresh ricotta made from scratch and pasta
Tugboats Illustrated: History, Technology, Seamanship
From river to harbor to ocean, tugboats are among the most ubiquitous but underappreciated craft afloat. Whether maneuvering ships out from between tight harbor finger piers, pushing rafts of forty barges up the Mississippi, towing enormous oil rigs, or just delivering huge piles of gravel to a river port near you, tugs exude a sense
Vineyard at the End of the World
For generations, Argentine wine was famously bad – oxidised, unpalatable and often mixed with a low-class French grape called Malbec. But then in 2001, a Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec blend beat all contenders in a blind taste test featuring Napa and Bordeaux`s finest. Today, Argentina and its signature wine are on the tip of every smart traveller`s
High Line: The Inside Story of New York City`s Park in the Sky
How two New Yorkers led the transformation of a derelict elevated railway into a grand and beloved open space The High Line, a new park atop an ele-vated rail structure on Manhattan`s West Side, is among the most innovative urban reclamation projects in memory. The story of how it came to be is a remarkable
The Clearing: A memoir of art, family and mental health
This house has been a regular presence in my life for as long as I can remember. My heart has sunk a little every time I walk in . . .Samantha Clark enjoyed a busy career as an artist before returning home to Glasgow to take care of the house that her parents had left
