Samantha VerantA disgraced chef rediscovers her passion for food and her roots in this stunning novel rich in culture and full of delectable recipes.French-born American chef Sophie Valroux had one...

Frances MayesFrances Mayes - widely published poet, gourmet cook and travel writer - opens the door on a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in...

Michael Palin   In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time.On the first, she ventured further south...

Angelo Maria RipellinoAttempting to go beyond the tourist cliche of Prague as the golden city, this book seeks to bring out all the mystery, ambiguity, gloom, lethargy and hidden fascination...

Geoff Dyer Sitting down to write a book about his hero D. H. Lawrence, Geoff Dyer finds himself compelled to write about anything else. He is in fact compelled to...

Sam AppleSchlepping Through the Alps: My Search for Austria's Jewish Past with Its Last Wandering ShepherdIn the tradition of Confederates in the Attic comes a hilarious account of a journey...

Raymond Chandler When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography,...

Dr Jerri NielsenDuring the winter of 1999, Dr. Jerri Nielsen, the only physician on a staff of forty-one people, discovered a lump in her breast. Consulting via satellite e-mail with...

Aviva Bar-Am and Yisrael Shalem Israel's Southern Landscapes is the first comprehensive, English language travel guide devoted entirely to the Negev, Israel's extraordinary southern region. There are over 300 pages...

Salman RushdieMoraes 'Moor' Zogoiby is a 'high-born crossbreed', the last surviving scion of a dynasty of Cochinise spice merchants and crime lords. He is also a compulsive storyteller and an...

Jacob Vossestein

Frances MayesBella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in ItalyThe description added on here by amazon_kcw which was just too funny to delete:Paperback. Bubble wrapped and shipped within 24-48 hours.Nice book.From the...