Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Appalachian Trail: Hiking the People`s Path
The Appalachian Trail spans fourteen states from Maine to Georgia and is more than 2,000 miles long. Now, eighty years after its completion, the A.T. remains America s premier hiking trail and is known as the People s Path. This beautifully illustrated book officially published with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy highlights this legendary footpath with
America`s Great Forest Trails: 100 Woodland Hikes of a Lifetime
No other book combines the hiking-boots-on-the-ground guidance found here with spectacular photography and narratives that describe, motivate, and inspire the hiker in all of us. Featuring 100 outstanding hikes lasting from one day to several weeks, this photo-packed book is an inspirational bucket list for anyone looking to escape into America`s finest areas of wild
African Twilight: The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent
Now, nearly two decades after these photographer`s landmark African Ceremonies and with a greater sense of urgency, this book completes the journey, covering disappearing rituals and ceremonies from some of the most inaccessible corners of the African continent, to create the definitive statement on this subject. This new landmark volume will set the standard for
Polar Tales: The Future of Ice, Life, and the Arctic
Polar Tales tells the story of an ice world in transformation and a planet nearing its tipping point the moment when Earth s climate begins to change irreversibly. This book is both a celebration of the wildlife that inhabits this most unforgiving and beautiful environment imaginable mountains, fjords, enormous glaciers, and the seemingly endless pack
The L.A. Cookbook: Recipes from the Best Restaurants, Bakeries, and Bars in Los Angeles
Blessed by the abundance of sun, sea, and fertile agricultural land; vibrant Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and European communities; and talent in up-and-coming mavericks, celebrity chefs, and bold restaurateurs redefining hospitality, Los Angeles is having an unprecedented food moment. Alison Clare Steingold has collected and curated 100 recipes from the most talked-about kitchens in
Waste Not: How To Get The Most From Your Food
The average American household throws away more than $1,500 worth of food every year. Featuring 100 recipes from chefs such as Rick Bayless, Elizabeth Falkner, Bryant Terry, and Katie Button, `Waste Not` shows readers how to turn ingredients that often end up in the trash into delicious dishes and exciting takes on tried-and-true recipes. There
Buckingham Palace: The Interiors
With rare access, interior designer and artist Ashley Hicks has photographed the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace, home of Britain`s monarch since 1837. An important representation of Regency, Victorian, and Edwardian styles, the palace is the work of such noted architects as John Nash. Hicks`s eye brings a vibrant take on the formal spaces, capturing
The Rebirth of an English Country House: St. Giles House
The 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, 39-year-old Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, invites the reader into the house that his family has called home since the fifteenth century. In recent years, his award-winning restoration has brought the house back to life, transforming exquisite spaces that honour the past while being suited to twenty-first-century living. English country-house splendour, through the
The Recipe: Classic Dishes for the Home Cook from the World`s Best Chefs
Josh Emett, holder of three Michelin stars and best known for opening Gordon Ramsay s restaurant at the London Hotel in New York, has collected the most important classic recipes from the world s most acclaimed chefs to create a kind of Larousse Gastronomique of the 21st century. These are the best new classics that
Sailing America
This deluxe, grand-scale, limited-edition book is a voyage across America, capturing the joy, excitement, and serenity of sailing in the waters of every region of the United States from Puerto Rico to the tip of Alaska. Over a lifetime devoted to boats and the pursuit of pleasure on water, the photographer Onne van der Wal
Classicism at Home
The first book to feature the precisely detailed, sumptuous architecture of Stanhope Gate, one of the finest firms working in the classical style anywhere.Alireza Sagharchi, principal of Stanhope Gate Architecture, is one of the world s leading classical architects, whose projects are dazzling in their scale and accomplishment many of which, until now, have been
The Pacific Crest Trail: Hiking America`s Wilderness Trail
This official book celebrates the history, beauty, and importance of the West Coast s most iconic hiking trail. Designated as one of the first two national scenic trails in 1968, the Pacific Crest Trail is a continuous footpath of more than 2,650 miles from the Mexican border to the Canadian border through California, Oregon, and
Made in Mexico: Cookbook: Classic and Contemporary Recipes from Mexico City
Inspired by the best restaurants, fondas, loncherias, and taco stands in Mexico City and adapted for the home cook, `Made in Mexico` is a delicious blend of classic regional and contemporary Mexican cuisine from celebrated chef Danny Mena s hometown. `Made in Mexico` mixes recipes inspired by Mexico City street food, local eateries, and multi-starred
David Yarrow Photography
For over two decades, legendary British photographer David Yarrow has been putting himself in harm`s way to capture immersive and evocative photography of some of the world`s most revered and endangered animal species. With his images heightening awareness of endangered species and also raising huge sums for charity and conservation, he is one of the
America`s Great Mountain Trails: 100 Highcountry Hikes of a Lifetime
America s mountain trails lure us to exquisite heights, from the Atlantic Coast in Maine to the Pacific edge in California and the Northwest. These rugged yet seductive pathways call to all who seek both solace and adventure, whether out for a day hike or an extended backpacking expedition. America s Great Mountain Trails introduces
