Category Archives: Travel Guides
Flowers Of Mold & Other Stories
On the surface, Ha Seong-Nan`s stories seem pleasant enough, yet there`s always something disturbing just below the surface, ready to permanently disrupt the characters` lives. A woman meets her next-door neighbour and loans her a spatula, then starts suffering horrific gaps in her memory. A security guard falls in love with a magician/petty thief, and
Grandmother`s Stories: Tales from Old Syria
Reda al-Dabbagh believes firmly that fairy tales have the power to unite us in our darkest moments. Witnessing the atrocities committed in his homeland of Syria on a daily basis, he was inspired to put together an anthology of traditional Syrian tales. He hoped that doing so might preserve something of the cultural heritage of
Places of the Heart: The Psychogeography of Everyday Life
“Ellard has a knack for distilling obscure scientific theories into practical wisdom.” New York Times Book Review”Colin Ellard is one of the world s foremost thinkers on the neuroscience of urban design. Here he offers an entirely new way to understand our citiesand ourselves.” Charles Montgomery, author of `Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban
Sushi Chef: Sukiyabashi Jiro
The documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi was a cult hit for a film of its kind, and it was Jiro`s restaurant that President Obama visited on his last visit to Japan. Considered a bible among sushi chefs ever since its publication, `Sushi Chef` is both detailed and accessible.A memoir of Jiro Ono and his 3
Look Up!: New York City
For readers of all ages, an imaginative, creative and fun trip around New York. An architecture book, an activity book, a history book and an art book all rolled into one. For architects, budding architects or anyone who is interested in architecture. Contains informative and interesting historical facts about New York neighbourhoods and buildings.Look Up!
Salt Water
Dripping with a panache that can turn in a comic instant to the most conciliatory humility, Josep Pla`s foray into the land and sea most familiar to him will plunge readers head-first into its mysterious depths. Here are adventures and shipwrecks, raspy storytellers and the fishy meals that sustain them.A lifetime of reporting on current
The Madeleine Project: Uncovering A Parisian a Life
A young woman moves into a Paris apartment and discovers a storage room filled with the belongings of the previous owner, a certain Madeleine who died in her late nineties, and whose treasured possessions nobody seems to want. In an audacious act of journalism driven by personal curiosity and humane tenderness, Clara Beaudoux embarks on
The Bishop`s Bedroom
Summer 1946. World War Two has just come to an end and there`s a yearning for renewal. A man in his thirties is sailing on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, hoping to put off the inevitable return to work. Dropping anchor in a small, fashionable port, he meets the enigmatic owner of a nearby villa
Fantastic State of Ruin: The Painted Towns of Rajasthan
This book tells the story of the painted towns of Shekhawati in rural Rajasthan, India. For centuries, the painted buildings served the towns as trading houses, pleasure palaces, temples, caravansaries, and private homes. Following independence, the descendants of the merchant families left Shekhawati for India`s burgeoning cities, abandoning their opulent structures. Some were left in
Southern California – Charlie`s Charts Cruising Guide
Charlie`s Charts – Southern California (1st Edition, updated in 2015) is a new cruising guide which focuses on Southern California and extends into Mexico. Combining the Pacific Coast Guide with the Mexico Guide and made one up-to-date, this detailed cruising guide will keep you on course. You will enjoy reading about your favorite spots as
Moving Around: A Lifetime of Wandering
From the ruins of Palmyra in the Syrian desert to the ghost town of Bodie, the painted churches of Sucevita in Romania,and a fire festival in a Japanese village: Michael Webb has ventured far afield in search of the rare and beautiful. He recallsmemorable experiences of people and places over eight decades of travel around
Charlie`s Charts – Hawaiian Islands 4TH Edition
This guide has a detailed sketch of all anchorages and marina facilities in the Hawaiian Islands. The introduction discusses significant topics such as weather, navigation, provisioning, entry procedures, pets, radio communication and diving. The Appendices include a chart list, weather forecasts a list of Wx and Fax frequencies and a beautifully illustrated marine animal identification
French Riviera and its Artists
Get swept up in the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera as author and filmmaker John Baxter takes readers on a whirlwind tour through the star-studded cultural history of the Cote d Azur that s sure to delight travelers, Francophiles, and culture lovers alike. Readers will discover the dramatic lives of the legendary artists,
The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains
With heart-pounding descriptions of avalanches and treacherous ascents, Barry Blanchard chronicles his transformation from a poor Native American/white kid from the wrong side of the tracks to one of the most respected alpinists in the world. At thirteen, he learned to rappel when he joined the 1292 Lord Strathcone`s Horse Army Cadets. Soon kicked out
Party Headquarters
Winner of the Vick Foundation Novel of the Year Award in 2007, `Party Headquarters` takes place in the eighties and nineties, during Bulgaria`s transition from communist rule to democracy.The book’”which is a love story, a parody, and a thriller about a political hoax’”opens with the main character visiting his father-in-law, an old communist party boss
The Fisherman`s Son: The Spirit of Ramon Navarro
Ramon Navarro, a third-generation subsistence fisherman and farmer who lives on the coast of Chile at Punta Lobos, learned to surf on a busted surfboard left by a visiting surfer. Since then he has become one of the top-ten big wave riders. He has used his surfing accomplishments to protect his home break, and he
Still Sideways: Riding the Edge Again after Losing My Sight
Before a surfing accident caused thirty-three-year-old Devon Raney to lose all but 15 percent of his vision, he had already lived an extraordinary life. Time and again he`d gone against the grain to maximize time for his passions-surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding-bringing him into the direct path of colorful characters, unexpected adventures, and even the occasional
Good Will Come From The Sea
A collection of blistering, darkly humorous stories that upend the idyllic image of the Greek holiday island.Seeking to escape the paralyzing effects of the Greek economic crisis, a group of Athenian friends move to an Aegean island in the hopes of starting over. Viewed with suspicion and disdain by the locals, they soon find themselves
Intimate Ties: Two Novellas
First published in 1911, Intimate Ties is Robert Musil`s second book, consisting of two novellas, `The Culmination of Love` and `The Temptation of Silent Veronica.`Each revolves around a troubled woman in the throes of her sexual and romantic woes, as their memories of the past return to influence their present desires. Musil tracks the psyche
