The Speyside Way runs for 80 miles from the fishing port of Buckie, on Scotland's Moray Firth, to Aviemore in the foothills of the Cairngorms. Following the lovely valley of the River Spey, you walk
In this book is all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about southern Africa's animal life. The authors selected for color illustrations more than 500 of southern Africa's most com
This powerful and widely acclaimed autobiography of Sindiwe Magona's early years in South Africa, announced the arrival of a major new black writer. Here she gives an account of her eventful first 23
Poremba approaches the state's history from many angles: the stories of the peoples who have made Michigan home, from Native Americans to French explorers, European immigrants, and African Americans;
A must for anyone sightseeing in Australia, this guide provides the information necessary to identify the strange and spectacular flora and fauna that can be found in the eastern part of the country.
A scholar of children's literature, Bedell has kept the marvelous details of the Icelandic stories, but retained the storyteller's right to fashion them into narratives that appeal today. Translator T
Creating the tastes of Thailand is an irresistible challenge for cooks who love the pungent combinations and subtle balance of ingredients. True to Thai traditions, Lemongrass and Sweet Basil features
This reader-friendly Hawaiian history tells the islands' story from the arrival of the very first Polynesian settlers in the 300s to the most recent strivings for native Hawaiian sovereignty. Learn a
Poremba approaches the state's history from many angles: the stories of the peoples who have made Michigan home, from Native Americans to French explorers, European immigrants, and African Americans;
This gruesome guide details over 100 of the world's infamous murderers and their associated crimes. In easy to understand format, each subject is comprehensively detailed. The Whittington-Egans' witty
In the first American edition, a Jerusalem-based sociologist and teacher of Middle Eastern dance, presents aspects of the traditional but eroding cultures of Arab countries unknown to most Westerners.
Authentic Indian dishes that are rich in flavor and simple to cook are featured in a cookbook that includes kebabs, Koftas, tikkas, dals, flatbreads, tandoori, rice dishes, viryanies, dosas, and other
A Traveller's History of Venice presents a concise and readable overview from the fifth century to the perils of flood and tourism that face Venice today.The main theme is the unique place that Venice
A complete history of England from its earliest times right up to the present day printed in one volume. It is written in a lively and literate style that pinpoints all the essentials of English hist
In this update of the 2002 Academic Press edition, Pearson (life sciences, Arizona State U.) and Beletsky (a wildlife biologist) offer a guide to an ecotourist's paradise. They provide details on the
Madden (history, Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka) explores Alaska from its native cultures to the issue of the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The well-illustrated book includes a chronolo
The narrator of Si Yussef's ("Mr." Yussef's) story is Lamin, a young university student in Fez. One gloomy day, he encounters the subject of his tale in Ashab's cafe in Tangier. They continue to meet
Creating the tastes of Thailand is an irresistible challenge for cooks who love the pungent combinations and subtle balance of ingredients. True to Thai traditions, Lemongrass and Sweet Basil features
The politics of Israel and its occupation of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Strip is to a large part wrapped up in religious and historical narratives that critics argue distort and obscure the tr
Athens has a history stretching back to Mycenaean times. In the fifth century B.C. it became the most significant community for the development of political thought and practice, art and culture that
Drawing on his own experiences of living and working in the Caribbean, Howard (human geography, U. of Edinburgh) provides an insider's guide for travelers to Jamaica's capital city. Following an histo
Diary entries, letters, newspaper stories, and eyewitness accounts from authors such as Tacitus, Conan Doyle, and Crisp are among these nearly two hundred short readings about the places, people, and
Fragments of Memory is an autobiographical novel about the life of a boy born to a poor family in northern Syria. Mina sets these personal events against a richly detailed description of events in th
This travel guide-cum-history by a former British ambassador to Greece/historian who lives in Athens focuses mainly on the city that became the modern capital in 1834. But as the Olympics exemplify, t
During the 1980s and 1990s, travel and adventure writer Millman collected stories from Northwest Territories, Baffin Island, northern Quebec, Labrador, and both coasts of Greenland. His goal is to rep
Whisky is the one spirit that is undeniably a world-wide phenomenon. From its early beginnings in the Celtic heartlands of Ireland and Scotland, whisky has become the world's most popular drink as the
