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Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, a comprehensive survey of Lebanese cooking traditions presents a host of authentic, healthful, and delicious recipes, ranging from eggplant lamb st

This indispensable anthology contains selections of the best work by Scotland's most acclaimed modern Gaelic poets: Sorley Maclean, George Campbell Hay, Iain Crichton Smith, Derick Thomson, and Donald

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;

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;

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

An intriguing introduction to the culinary traditions, lore, and techniques of Portuguese cookery presents a wide range of authentic recipes for dishes ranging from appetizers to desserts, along with

Provides a collection of over one hundred vegetarian recipes from around the world, along with suggestions for complementary small dishes to make a complete meal and ways to substitute ingredients.

This pocket (5x8") guide explores Germany's past, present, and future with the traveler in mind, providing more historical background than a typical tourist guide. Cole (European history, Utah State U

Presents a history of the Western state, discussing its earliest Native American inhabitants, Indian wars, influx of immigrants in the nineteenth century, and student protests of the Vietnam Era, with

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.

A delicious odyssey through the culinary delights of the traditional Greek kitchen introduces more than 250 recipes that emphasize a culinary heritage based on aromatic spices and herbs, fresh ingredi

Weaving together the history of the Oxford and the eponymously named university, Tames (history, Cambridge U.) presents this volume aimed at the visiting tourist. He covers eight centuries of developm

Ida, a Palestinian-American girl, eats a magic olive that takes her to the life she might have had in her parents’ village near Jerusalem. An important coming of age story that explores identity, place, voice, and belonging.Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, Ida knows what’s coming next. Some of her classmates treat her like it’s all her fault―just for being Palestinian! In eighth grade, Ida is forced to move to a different school. But people still treat her like she’ll never fit in. Ida wishes she could disappear.One day, dreading a final class project, Ida hunts for food. She discovers a jar of olives that came from a beloved aunt in her family’s village near Jerusalem. Ida eats one and finds herself there―as if her parents had never left Palestine! Things are different in this other reality―harder in many ways, but also strangely familiar and comforting. Now she has to make some tough choices. Which Ida would she rather be? How can she find her place?Ida’s dilemma become

A culinary celebration of the many ethnic groups that have contributed to America's vibrant food culture collects recipes by renowned chefs from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europ

The author describes her traumatic life as a child in Beirut during the late 1970s, witnessing the country's descent into civil war, as lootings, kidnappings, and bombings become an everyday occurrenc

A Traveller's History of China provides a concise and fascinating journey from the country's earliest beginning right up to the creation of the economic powerhouse that is modern day China.Stephen Ha

Carswell, the former Director of the Islamic Department at Sotheby's, introduces Iznik ceramics in eight chapters with approximately 100 color and b&w illustrations. This style of the Ottoman Empi

John Radzilowski explores the history of the peoples - Native American, Scandinavian, French Canadian, German, Irish, Polish, and others - who have made the state what it is today. He examines the ri

Eberhardt's journal chronicles the daring adventures of a late 19th-century European woman who traveled the Sahara desert disguised as an Arab man and adopted Islam. Includes a glossary. Previously pu

Moving towards a more vegetable-based diet is the only sustainable and healthy way to feed the world. The extraordinary abundance of nutritious plant foods gives great opportunities to conjure them in

At thirty-nine, Deola Bello, a Nigerian expatriate in London, is dissatisfied with being single and working overseas. Deola works as a financial reviewer for an international charity. When her job tak

One of the classic tomes on Scotch whisky written by Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart whose family were closely connected with Balmenach Distillery. An evocative and revealing portrait of times long past in

One World Vegetarian Cookbook starts in your backyard---buying produce at your local farmers' market or perhaps growing your own vegetables and herbs---then reaches around the world to bring the dive

On a scorching hot summer day in Preston, Australia, Spike and Bubba go for a swim in the old water tower which casts a long dark shadow across everything in the area

Author Mads Gilbert presents students, academics, and general interest readers with his personal photo account of what happened in Gaza in the summer of 2014. The author has organized the main body of

Maingot presents readers with his portrait of one of America’s youngest cities. The author explores the history and culture of a city that has the highest percentage of foreign-born residents, along w

On June 13, 1974, Shagara, a low-level employee at the Alexandria shipyard, is charged with taking workers to cheer for the motorcade of Egyptian President Sadat and his guest President Nixon. Instruc

The West Highland Way is Scotland's premier long-distance walk, running 96 miles (155 km) from Glasgow to Fort William. This waterproof guidebook, fully revised for 2011, explains how to plan and enjo

Friends reminisce about the past during another friend's funeral in India and explore the possibility that one of them may have murdered the deceased in order to avoid a scandal involving the delivery

This short, pocket-sized book contains timelines and short histories of Islamic civilizations from the early Islamic world of Muhammad (A.D. 570 to 660) to the Mughals (1526 to 1858). The short chapte

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

This is the world of universal future war. Faced with the threat of bombs, bacteriological warfare and poison gas, a married couple whose pacificism complels them to opt out of 'civilisation', take to

JOE SACCO MEETS PERSEPOLIS IN THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM A NEW INTERNATIONAL TALENT, HAMID SULAIMAN--WINNER ENGLISH PEN AWARD--It is spring 2012 and 40,000 people have died since the start of the Syrian

Boston sculptor Kahlil Gibran (1922-2008) was the cousin of the well-known poet Gibran Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931). In this memoir, author Jean Gibran portrays her 50-year marriage and life with sculpto

Britain has had an influence on the world that far outweighs its size. With its rich history, beautiful landscapes and creative people, Britain is without doubt one of the greatest places in the world

This volume, shaped to fit nicely in the rear pocket of an automobile seat, presents a history of California, structured around themes, events and peoples of this diverse state from its founding to th

Mathieson runs a web site that organizes the tours he describes here. They guide readers and tourists to six battlefields of the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War between the republican government of Spain an

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

JOE SACCO MEETS PERSEPOLIS IN THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM A NEW INTERNATIONAL TALENT, HAMID SULAIMAN--WINNER ENGLISH PEN AWARD­--It is spring 2012 and 40,000 people have died since the start of the Sy