Category Archives: Travel Guides
Cafe Life Venice
Like its predecessors Caf Life Rome and Caf Life Florence, this work explores a select group of family-run establishments. With special attention to the bacaro–a cross between a caf and a wine bar–travelers can find locals knocking back an ombra (glass of wine) and eating cichetti (tapas-like snacks).
Best Bike Rides in the Pacific Northwest
Great guides for the enthusiastic biker that outline a diverse array of tours through scenic terrains all over the United States. With challenging treks for the lean, mean veteran and pleasant excursions for the Sunday cyclist, these books have something for everyone.
The Bathroom
First published in France in 1985, The Bathroom wasJean-Philippe Toussaint`s debut novel, and it heralded a new generationof innovative French literature. In this playful and perplexing book, we meet a young Parisian researcher who lives inside his bathroom. Ashe sits in his tub meditating on existence (and refusing to tell us hisname), the people around
Paris Was Ours
In thirty-two personal essays – more than half of which are here published for the first time – the writers describe how they were seduced by Paris and then began to see things differently. They came to write, to cook, to find love, to study, to raise children, to escape, or to live the way
Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Camping & Outdoor Survival Guide: 101 Tips, Tricks and Uses
Sharpen your survival skills and learn why you should keep a Swiss Army Knife with you at all times, whether you are exploring wild jungles, tall peaks or city streets. As a handy “everyday carry” for life`s challenges, the versatile Swiss Army Knife can`t be beaten. Victorinox Official Swiss Army (R) Knife Survival Guide shows
A Traveller`s History of New Zealand: and the South Pacific Islands
A Traveller`s History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands gives the curious tourist not only a modern-day portrait of New Zealand and the far-flung islands, their political systems, and their economic diversity, but also looks at the early settling of this massive area, which covers about a fifth of the surface of the
A Travellers History of Canada
The Traveller`s History series is designed for travellers who want more historical background on the country they are visiting than can be found in a tour guide. Each volume offers a complete and authoritative history of the country from the earliest times up to the present. A Gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text pin-points the
Traveller`s History of Australia
Essential reading for travelers who wish to enjoy the amazing diversity of Australia, this book outlines the history of that great southern democracy from the arrival of the earliest Aborigines some 60,000 years ago to the present. Includes maps and illustrations.
Walking in Italy
Walking in Italy is a unique guide written for those who want to experience the delights of Italy’s finest towns cities and landscapes. The best way to appreciate Italy is undoubtedly on foot, whether you are visiting a city for the first time or venturing out into the Italian countryside. You don’t need to be
The Japanese Kitchen
Includes over 250 recipes, reflecting Japanese culinary history from ancient to modern times. The recipes tell how to: choose and fillet a fish for sashimi; make a rolled omelette; grill a chicken yakitori-style for a glossy exterior; make miso soup, sushi, and sukiyaki; make your own sweet pickled ginger and udon noodles, and much more.
The Restless
Structured like a Creole quadrille, this lyrical novel is a rich ethnography bearing witness to police violence in French Guadeloupe. Narrators both living and dead recount the racial and class stratification that led to a protest-turned-massacre. While Dambury`s English debut is a memorial to a largely forgotten atrocity, it is also a celebration of the
To Dakar and back
The Paris-Dakar Rally is without doubt the most arduous and notorious off-road motorsport event on the planet. Considered one of the world`s top five adventures, the human drama that unfolds each January is unparalleled. Tales of danger, blinding sandstorms, endless vistas of towering dunes, incredible hardships, tragedy and triumph have greatly contributed to the aura
Beijing Comrades
THE FIRST QUEER NOVEL TO BE PUBLISHED IN MAINLAND, TOTALITARIAN CHINAA tale of capitalism, love, power and secrecy, BEIJING COMRADES was published anonymously in 90`s China due to its controversial content. It is often credited with starting the phenomenon of Chinese LGBTQ Internet fiction.When Handong, a ruthless and wealthy businessman, is introduced to Lan Yu,
Shackleton`s Forgotten Men
This is a dramatic true story of Antarctic tragedy and survival among the heroic group that was to lay supplies across the Great Ross Ice Shelf in preparation for the Endurance expedition. Launched by Shackleton (and led by Captain Aenaes Mackintosh), this courageous crew completed the longest sledge journey in polar history (199 days) and
I Am A Red Dress: Incantation on a Grandmother, a Mother, and a Daughter
A woman in a red dress conjures particular images, emotions, and stereotypes. Eroticism. Lust. Passion. Acclaimed writer and performer Anna Camilleri confronts these images and stereotypes in essays, stories, and poetry. Combining the political with the intensely personal, Camilleri`s intimate writings are premised on a search for selfhood – strong, queer, female – within and
Dutch Feast
In the same way that British, Scandinavian, and German food have undergone a renaissance in recent years, Dutch cuisine is going to be the next big thing, according to writer and blogger Emily Wight. Her new cookbook reimagines traditional Dutch cooking, which has always been known for its thriftiness and practicality, with an emphasis on
