Category Archives: Travel Guides
Treasure Of The Spanish Civil War: And Other Tales
Serge Pey`s stories are lyrical, vivid vignettes of life during and directly following Spain`s violent fascist regime of the thirties and forties. The collection is a defiant ode to the resilience of the human spirit, each story depicting a small act of human resistance: a man plants a fruit tree for each of his assassinated
Occupation Journal
Written during the years of France`s occupation by the Nazis, Jean Giono`s Occupation Journal reveals the inner workings of one of France`s great literary minds during one of the country`s darkest hours. A renowned writer and committed pacifist throughout the 1930s – a conviction that resulted in his imprisonment before and after the Occupation –
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
Philadelphia Noir
Residents of Philadelphia have been nagging Akashic Books for years to see their own entry in the award-winning Noir series. The time has finally arrived – but the city must beware as there may be no recovery from the tarnishing of this collection of 15 original crime stories. Features brand-new stories by Diane Ayres, Cordelia
Lone Star Noir
One can drive around Texas for a long time and never meet J.R. Ewing or Woodrow McCall. The real Texas hides out in towns and cities like those that readers will find in these stories. In that very Texan reality, among the everyday good folks of the state, readers will find the hard-boiled understanding of
Haiti Noir
Haiti had a tragic history and continues to be on of the most destitute places on the planet, especially in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake. Here, however, editor Edwidge Danticat reveals that even while the subject matter remains dark, the calibre of Haitian writing is of the highest order. Features stories by Edwidge
Copenhagen Noir
Joining Rome, Paris, Istanbul, London and Dublin as European hosts for the Akashic Noir series, `Copenhagen Noir` features brand-new stories from a top-notch crew of Danish writers, with several Swedish and Norwegian writers thrown into the mix. This volume definitively reveals why Scandinavian crime fiction has come to be so popular across the world. Featuring
Pittsburgh Noir
Pittsburgh has recently been called `the most liveable city in America` – yet the old image of smoky skies and steel mills spewing forth grit has never quite disappeared. Its history as a dirty industrial centre is part of its inhabitants – and part of their toughness. The people of the steel city fight. What
San Diego Noir
San Diego is home to miles of beaches, Balboa Park, a world-famous zoo and some of the US`s most expensive homes and resorts. Yet the city also houses a few things that aren`t actively promoted by the visitor`s bureau – a number of America`s most corrupt politicians, border-related crimes, terrorists and the occasional earthquake. A
Barcelona Noir
Don`t be fooled – Barcelona, with all its illustrious colour and exterior finery, hasn`t always been able to curb its darker yearnings. Blame it on a bubbling, repressive concoction made with a pinch of Church, a touch of Crown and a large dose of General Franco to stir up the insides of its very independent
Cape Cod Noir
Los Angeles Times book critic David L. Ulin has been holidaying in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, every summer since he was a boy. He knows the terrain inside out – enough to identify the squalid underbelly of this allegedly idyllic location. His editing prowess is a perfect match for this fine volume. Features brand-new stories by
Austria & Hungary De Long Wine Wall Map
Once an empire, Austria and Hungary both have long traditions of wine making.The map shows all of Austria and Hungary`s official wine regions as well as adjacent regions in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Detailed maps of Wachau, Kremsal and Kamptal and Tokaj are included.
Greece De Long Wine Wall Map
Wine has been made for thousands of years in Greece and remains an inextricable part of everyday life. Although the quality has varied throughout its turbulent history, Greece is currently producing some of the world’s finest wines.This is the only up to date Wine Map of Greece currently available. It Includes all of the wine
Austria & Hungary De Long Wine Map
This is the bookshelf edition of the Wine Map of Austria & Hungary. Not only is it an invaluable reference, but it also makes a thoughtful gift for all fans of Central European wine.Covers all of Austria and Hungary`s top-level (AOP) official wine regions as well as adjacent regions in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania,
Greece De Long Wine Map
This is the bookshelf edition of the Wine Map of Greece.Covers all PDO and PGI regions of Greece; with detail maps of Santorini and Nemea; shows adjacent regions in Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
Los Angeles Noir 2
From Hollywood starlets to downtown taxi dancers, from Central Avenue speakeasies to clapboard Venice Beach shacks to Depression-era hobos riding the rails, this volume brings readers the masters of the genre, penning tales of love, lust and loss in the City of Angels. Some, like Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, are literary lions. Others,
La Bastarda
La Bastarda is the story of the orphaned teen Okomo. Forbidden from seeking out her father, she enlists the help of other village outcasts: her gay uncle and a gang of mysterious girls revelling in their so-called indecency. Drawn into their illicit trysts, Okomo finds herself falling in love with their leader and rebelling against
Orange County Noir
These noir stories take readers on a hard-boiled tour behind the Orange curtain where a reclusive rock star has lived way too long in his own head, a crooked judge uses the court for illicit means, a cab driver prowls the streets with more than the ticking meter on his mind, where cultures clash, housewives
