Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Second Day Of The Renaissance
After decades as a Commissario, Piero Trotti has retired. But his newfound peace is brief. An old friend calls him to Siena to give him urgent news: a known hit man has returned to Italy to kill Trotti. The former inspector must admit that he isn`t entirely undeserving, as his mistaken accusations and failed gambles
Don`t Eat Me
Dr. Siri Paiboun, the ex-national coroner of Laos, may have more experience dissecting bodies than making art, but when he manages to smuggle a fancy movie camera into the country he devises a plan to shoot a Lao adaptation of War and Peace with his friend Civilai. The only problem? The Ministry of Culture must
Marriage of a Thousand Lies
Lucky is an unemployed millennial programmer. Her husband, Krishna, is an editor for a greeting card company. Both are secretly gay, presenting their conservative Sri Lankan-American families with a heterosexual front while dating on the side. When Lucky`s grandmother falls, Lucky returns to her mother`s home and unexpectedly reconnects with her childhood friend and first
Home Made Summer
Inspired by her childhood in Ireland and her frequent sojourns in France, Yvette van Boven has created a collection of recipes that will truly inspire you to step into the kitchen. Using seasonal ingredients such as freshly picked apples and berries, as well as delicate summer lettuces and fresh herbs, Yvette presents recipes for Breakfast,
The Forest Feast
Erin Gleeson made her dream a reality when she left New York City and moved into a tiny cabin in a California forest in order to be closer to nature. The natural beauty of her surroundings and the abundance of local produce serve as the inspiration for `The Forest Feast`, based on her popular blog.
New Jersey Noir
New Jersey may be the sixth smallest US state, but it packs in the most murderous American city and is considered to be, on a square by square mile basis, the most corrupt. A maze of overlapping and competing municipalities, New Jersey will always provide rich opportunities for political entrenchment, deal making and outright thievery.
Pigology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia
Everything you wanted to know about pigs, including information on various pigs raised as pets, for food, and farm animals. Pigology is a playful and illuminating book that provides detailed information about all things pigs in five informative chapters. Discover the world of pigs, and read their ancient history, and an ancient mystery. There are
Mumbai Noir
Following the Bombay Communal Riots of 1992 which saw neighbour pitched against neighbour in fierce bouts of internecine violence, came the retaliatory bomb blasts of 1993 and the name change to Mumbai in 1995. Mumbai Noir captures the essence of a city dominated by wealth and the lack of it, where the shadowy aspects of
Venice Noir
Venturing beyond St. Mark`s Place, the Doges Palace, the Rialto Bridge and all across the still but deadly waters of the lagoon, stories from writers from all corners of the globe evoke the magic, the decay and the beauty and despair of a city that has always fascinated its hordes of visitors. A dizzy waltz
Kingston Noir
Kingston is a place of fascinating beauty and startling poverty. Located on one of the biggest (and greyest) harbours in the world and ringed by low green hills, this city of over a million likes to get its ganja from the farm to the table. It was founded by the survivors of a quake that
Burning Down George Orwell`s House
A DARKLY COMIC NOVEL AS ONE MAN DECAMPS CHICAGO AD-LAND FOR A REMOTE SCOTTISH ISLE, AIDED ONLY BY ALCOHOLA darkly comic debut novel about advertising, truth, single malt, Scottish hospitality, or lack thereof, and George Orwell`s Nineteen Eighty-Four.Ray Welter, who was until recently a high-flying advertising executive in Chicago, has left the world of newspeak
St. Petersburg Noir
St. Petersburg claims to have the strongest spirit of all Russian cities and indeed the shadowy metaphysics of this city captivate tourists and locals alike. St. Petersburg conjures up some of the greatest literary names in history, such as Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Fyodor Dostoevsky. Modern day St. Petersburg lavishly offers the scenery and
Parisienne French: Chic Phrases, Slang & Style
Every girl dreams of living in Paris. But learning to speak the language of the Parisians? That`s for the truly stylish dreamers. This book has everything from “I`ll have a cosmopolitan” to “I am loving those peeptoe booties.” This is the ultimate girl-friendly phrasebook to give les filles americaines in Paris that certain je ne
South Pole 1910-1913
Although it`s a piece of history learned by every British student, the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-1913 remains an epic story unknown to many. In this ultimate showing of life and boundless bravery, Robert F. Scott and his five-man team battled the elements–traveling through subzero temperatures with motor sledges and ponies–in the hope of being
The Insiders` Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess
Part how-to guide, part travelogue, The Insiders` Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess not only outlines the step-by-step process to getting hired aboard a luxury yacht, it also reveals what life is really like aboard these oceangoing toys of mankind`s most affluent. Packed with anecdotal stories from her time on the high seas, catering to
Bee
Bee is a book of photographs in magnifications ranging from 10x to 5000x. Presenting views of the bee s eyes, wings, antennae, hair, sting and more. Bee aims to inspire surprise, curiosity and awe through the unique perspective provided by scanning electron microscopy, melding art and science in these images. When our frame of reference
Who Built That? Skyscrapers: An Introduction to Skyscrapers and Their Architects
Who Built It? Skyscrapers presents illustrator Didier Cornille`scharming drawings of eight of the most important skyscrapersin the world, from the highest to the most symbolic.Introducing famous architects and their works to the reader,Cornille focuses not only on the final buildings but reflects theconstruction of each in his step-by-step illustrations.Accessible text accompanies the drawings and provides
