Category Archives: Travel Guides
Rediscovering Travel: A Guide for the Globally Curious
Having captivated millions during his tenure as The New York Times`s “Frugal Traveler”, Seth Kugel is one of our most internationally beloved travel writers. With the initial publication of Rediscovering Travel, he took the corporate modern travel industry to task, determined to reignite an age-old sense of adventure that has virtually been vanquished by the
Havana: A Subtropical Delirium
A city of tropical heat, ramshackle beauty, and its very own cadence–a city that always surprises–Havana is brought to pulsing life by New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky.Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider`s view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history,
Hemingway`s Paris: A Writer`s City in Words and Images
Walk through the Streets of Paris with Ernest Hemingway. In gorgeous black and white images, Hemingway`s Paris depicts a story of remarkable passion–for a city, a woman, and a time. No other city in any of his travels was as significant, professionally or emotionally, as was Paris. And it remains there, all of the complexity,
Boqueria: A Cookbook, from Barcelona to New York
“A sublime collection of traditional Spanish and Tapas recipes. Boqueria captures the soul of Spanish cuisine.” –James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author Alfred PortaleFor over a decade New York City`s famed Boqueria restaurants have been distilling the energy, atmosphere, and flavors of Barcelona, becoming a place where patrons share excellent wine and exquisite dishes.
How to Draw Almost Everything: An Illustrated Sourcebook
Learn to draw pretty much EVERYTHING. With over 2,000 images, this visual reference book offers instructions for drawing animals, people, plants, food, everyday objects, buildings, vehicles, clothing, and more. Each entry is broken down with step-by-step illustrations making this book perfect for beginners or experienced artists in need of a quick refresher.
Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen
“Insightful and well-written . . . [Suzman chronicles] how much humankind can still learn from the disappearing way of life of the most marginalized communities on earth.” -Yuval Noah Harari, author of SAPIENS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMAN KIND and HOMO DEUS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TOMORROWWASHINGTON POST`S 50 NOTABLE WORKS OF NONFICTION IN 2017AN
How to Draw Almost Every Animal: An Illustrated Sourcebook
Not sure how to start your drawing of a flamingo or a flying squirrel? Boggled by how to draw an antelope, an armadillo, or a cheetah? How to Draw Almost Every Animal is here to help! Have you ever wondered how to draw a hippopotamus? Or a lazy, brown dog? Or a hedgehog? Then this
Adventures in Architecture for Kids: 30 Design Projects for STEAM Discovery and Learning: Volume 2
`Design Genius Jr.: Adventures in Architecture for Kids` introduces kids to the design challenges faced by architects today, including choosing materials, designing for diverse users, and considering the environment.Offering a world of possibilities for learning math, engineering, history, social studies, planning, geography, art, and design, this rich educational resource includes hands-on projects that allow kids
Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land
It is an unlikely story. Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, a child from a Palestinian refugee camp, confronts an occupying army, gets an education, masters an instrument, dreams of something much bigger than himself, and then, through his charisma and persistence, inspires others to work with him to make that dream real. The dream: a school to
Atlas of Cursed Places: A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations
This alluring read includes 40 locations that are rife with disaster, chaos, paranormal activity, and death. The locations gathered here include the dangerous Strait of Messina, home of the mythical sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis; the coal town of Jharia, where the ground burns constantly with fire; Kasanka National Park in Zambia, where eight million
The Body Papers: A Memoir
Born in the Philippines, young Grace Talusan moves with her family to a New England suburb in the 1970s. At school, she confronts racism as one of the few kids with a brown face. At home, the confusion is worse: her grandfather`s nightly visits to her room leave her hurt and terrified and she learns
Beyond The Rice Fields
The first novel from Madagascar ever to be translated into English, Naivo’s magisterial Beyond the Rice Fields delves into the upheavals of the nation’s past as it confronted Christianity and modernity, through the twin narratives of a slave and his master’s daughter.
My Part Of Her
For our unnamed confessor, the summer months spent on the Caspian Sea during the 1970s are a magically transformative experience. There, he is not the `poor relative from the North,` but a welcome guest at his wealthy cousin Nilou`s home and the gatekeeper of her affections. He revels in the power of orchestrating the attentions
A Woman`s Guide to the Wild: Your Complete Outdoor Handbook
For any woman who wants to get outside and play, here is the definitive guide to being a woman in the great outdoors. This guide covers the matters of most concern to women, from “feminine functions” in the wilderness to how to deal with condescending rangers and arrogant fellow travellers. Outlining the basics of wilderness
Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory
In an absorbing work peopled with world leaders, generals and ordinary citizens who fought on both sides of the Second World War, Alone brings to resounding life perhaps the most critical year of twentieth-century history. May 1940 was a month like no other, as the German war machine blazed into France while the supposedly impregnable
Half-Earth: Our Planet`s Fight for Life
History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth. Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns us that a point of no return is imminent. Refusing to believe that our extinction is predetermined, Wilson has written Half-Earth as a cri de coeur,
The Lives And Extraordinary Adventures Of Fifteen Tramp Writers From The Golden Age Of Vagabondage
The combined events of the end of the American Civil War in 1865, the first transcontinental railroad opening in 1869, and the financial crash of 1873, found large numbers – including thousands of former soldiers well used to an outdoor life and tramping – thrown into a transient life and forced to roam the continent,
God`s Crucible – Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215
Resonating as profoundly today as when it was first published to widespread critical acclaim a decade ago, God`s Crucible is a bold portrait of Islamic Spain and the birth of modern Europe from one of our greatest historians. David Levering Lewis`s narrative, filled with accounts of some of the most epic battles in world history,
Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at His Side
This intimate portrait by his former personal assistant and confidante reveals the man behind the legendary filmmaker–for the first time. Stanley Kubrick, the director of a string of timeless movies from Lolita and Dr. Strangelove to A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, and others, has always been depicted by the media
