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Where the Heart is — $59.95
Where the Heart Is is a collection of Karen Martini's inspiring recipes with over 140 recipes, the book is illustrated with Petrina Tinslay's stunning photographs, this book offers the best of home cooking. Karen's repertoire ranges from Mediterranean to Middle Eastern dishes, by way of North Africa (her great grandfather's family moved to Tunisia from Nice and Tuscany). She is an enthusiastic champion of fresh produce and a strong advocate of cooking for fun and for flavour. From fuss-free suppers...

The Boss — $24.95
The sudden death of Gordon W. Richards in late September 1998 brought a premature end to a legendary training career which had seen him rise from obscurity to national fame as master of his professsion. Consigned to racing's scrap-heap with a broken back at the age of 29, he scraped a living as a livery stable proprietor and horse-dealer in a remote part of Northumberland. Then, five years later, he discovered Playlord and a new dawn broke. Rugged, demanding and outspoken, sometimes ruthless but...

Country — $25.00
A panoramic book about a scientist and a continent, a fascinating work of travel and natural history, of contemporary culture and the patterns of history. Flannery encounters ancient Aboriginal cultures, examines Europeans trying to understand this singular environment, and conducts a remarkable enquiry into the evolution of the kangaroo.

The Secret — $45.00
Once known only by an elite who were unwilling to share their knowledge of the power, 'the secret' of obtaining anything you desire is now revealed by prominent physicists, authors and philosophers as being based in the universal Law of Attraction. And the good news is that anyone can access its power to bring themselves health, wealth and happiness. Fragments of The Secret have been found in oral traditions, literature, religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. A number of the exceptional...

Ancient Rome — $27.95
Ancient Rome is the story of the greatest empire ever known. Focusing on six momentous turning points that helped to shape Roman history, Simon Baker's gripping narrative charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower - a political machine unmatched in its brutality, its genius, its lust for power. From the conquest of the Mediterranean beginning in the third century BC to the destruction of the empire at the hands of barbarian invaders some seven centuries later, we discoer the most critical...

Mrs Dalloway — $14.95
On a June morning in 1923, Clarissa Dalloway is preparing for a party and remembering her past. Elsewhere in London, Septimus Smith is suffering from shell-shock and on the brink of madness. Their days interweave and their lives converge as the party reaches its glittering climax.

The Best Best Man — $12.95
A practical guide to the duties of the best man, covering all the essential points of organization and etiquette. This book offers advice on briefing the ushers, arranging the stag party, getting the groom to the church on time, and making the best man's speech.

The Dream — $27.95
The dream of escape to America carried Harry's mother through the harsh years of poverty in a bleak, industrial mill town in the north of England as the First World War raged. In America, she believed, they would at last be free of the daily struggle to make ends meet, the drunken brutality of her husband, and the religious bigotry which divided their narrow cobbled street.This is the extraordinary true story of the Bernstein family's struggle to settle in Chicago and the devastating impact of the...

Cinderella Man — $24.99
This is the story of the 15-round slugfest contest between Braddock and Max Baer, the champion, in 1935. It's practially a dual biography and a study in contrasting styles. The story ends when Baer and Braddock lose fights that truly end their careers. This is the America of Seabiscuit, as the USA was in the 1920's and 1930s before it believed it was a champion

Sky Burial — $24.95
Xinran's extraordinary second book takes the reader right to the hidden heart of one of the world's most mysterious and inaccessible countries. In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off courageously to join his regiment. To her horror, instead of finding a Tibetan people welcoming their Chinese 'liberators', she walks into a bloody conflict, with the Chinese subject...

Deep Water — $24.95
There are more than 45,000 of them in the world. They have altered the speed of the planet's rotation, the tilt of its axis, and the shape of its gravitational field. They influence landscapes and societies. They are dams, and in "Deep Water, " Jacques Leslie offers an incisive, searching, and beautifully written account of the emerging crisis over dams and the world's water. Reporting in the tradition of John McPhee and Peter Matthiessen, Leslie examines the crisis through the lives of three people...

Rick Stein's French Odyssey — $55.00
Further south he stops over in the Languedoc wine region and samples local delicacies before heading towards Marseilles via the Canal du Rhone. With over 100 recipes, Rick's gastro-tour will motivate every reader to try French cooking again and again.

The Best of Gowanus — $41.95
Short stories and essays from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

Back from the Brink — $27.95
Paul McGrath is Ireland's best loved sportsman and also its least understood. An iconic football presence during a professional career stretching over 14 years, he played for his country in the European Championship finals of 1988 and the World Cup finals of 1990 and 1994. But, behind the implied glamour of life in the employ of great English clubs like Manchester United and Aston Villa, McGrath wrestled with a range of destructive emotions that made his success in the game little short of miraculous...

Drive: the Story of My Life — $16.95
The heart and soul of a champion: his life, his career, his game. To understand basketball, you have to understand Larry Bird. Arguably the greatest all-around player the game has ever known, he led the Boston Celtics from the basement to three world championships, collecting three NBA Most Valuable Player awards along the way. Yet, despite these massive accomplishments, Bird has rarely talked to the press, and much about the man has remained a mystery. Now in Drive, the long-silent superstar sets...

Antipasti — $34.95
With the growing numbers of enoteche (wine bars), tapas restaurants, and other establishments specializing in small plates, antipasti's time has come. Like tapas, antipasti are small plates of savory appetizers or small first courses that tempt the appetite and prepare the palate for the meal to come. What could be better suited to a cocktail party than a selection of grissini (breadsticks), caponata (pickled eggplant), and baccala (salt cod) on toasted polenta? Joyce Goldstein is an expert on Italian...

Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe — $16.95
This volume contains Edgar Allan Poe's best-known poetry, a selection of his very best stories along with his finest tales from the last decade of his tragically short life.

Fast Healthy — $19.95
Here is a whole book of healthy and fast recipes. Fresh, light food that's easy to prepare and uses familiar ingredients (if you haven't got much time to cook, you certainly won't have time to shop for exotic ingredients). The dishes are low in fat naturally, but full of flavour and portion sizes guarantee you won't leave the table hungry. Recipes range from breakfast to desserts and there are even a few fast healthy snacks.

Vienna — $64.95
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of 360 panoramic photographs by Werner Weiler. Breathtaking images, which can be unfolded to a width of over one metre, captivate the beholder. This volume takes you to Vienna, a city renowned for its music and hospitality. This city's special atmosphere, its magnificent architecture from the period when it was the former capital of the Hapsburg Empire and the home of many important artists can be enjoyed in these panoramic views. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...

The Penguin History of New Zealand — $59.95
The late Michael King's acclaimed Penguin History of New Zealand is the local publishing phenomenon of the early twentieth century. Total sales in paperback and hardback have recently reached a staggering 220,000. King's text has been hailed for its accessibility and for being positive and constructive in a time of uncertainty. This is an illustrated hardback edition in full colour in the same format as Gerard Hutchings' Natural World of New Zealand. To Michael King's wonderful text has been added...

Beijing — $19.95
This work helps you to save time, discover the 10 best of everything to see, buy, do, taste and avoid. 'Thank goodness for Top 10 guides.' - Mail on Sunday. Whatever you plan to do - whether you are travelling first class or on a limited budget - make sure you experience the best. With this easy to use, quick reference guide that slips into your bag, you can instantly find the top 10 best of everything. You can discover the greatest sights of the Forbidden City, find the tastiest Chinese dishes,...

Martini — $35.00
J.D. Rockefeller is said to have once remarked to friends: 'Before choosing your hotel, order a martini cocktail at the bar. Then you'll know if the hotel is good enough for you...' At once a celebration of the most elegant, arcane and mysterious cocktail of them all - the martini - and a lyrical memoir of friendship and love won and lost, MARTINI: A MEMOIR is Frank Moorhouse at his melancholy and hilarious best. As he muses on the aesthetics of martini lore - olive or twist, shaken or stirred, Dorothy...

The Call of the Wild and, White Fang — $12.95
The Call Of The Wild is the story of Buck, a dog stolen from his home and thrust into the merciless life of the Arctic north to endure hardship, bitter cold, and the savage lawlessness of man and beast. White Fang is the adventure of an animal -- part dog, part wolf --turned vicious by cruel abuse, then transformed by the patience and affection of one man.

Conversations with Tom Petty — $49.95
Official and authorised! Tom Petty has been long been seen as sone of the great songwriters of American rock 'n' roll, as well as one of the key standard bearers of integrity in the music business.Conversations With Tom Petty is the first authorized book to focus solely on the life and work of the man responsible for some of the most memorable rock anthems of our generation, including: American Girl, Breakdown, Refugee, The Waiting, Don't Come Around Here No More, I Won't Back Down, Free Fallin'...

Can-cans, Cats and Cities of Ash — $12.95
One of the great derisive monuments to the imbecilities of the tourist experience, Mark Twain's (1835-1910) account of his tour with a group of fellow Americans around the sights of Europe is both hilarious and touching, Twain's exasperation and dismay at the phoney and exploitative being matched by his excitement and pleasure in the genuinely beautiful. Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries - but also back into ideas and worlds frightening...

Love At First Sight — $27.95

German Shepherds for Dummies — $24.95
Everybody thinks they know the German Shepherd. Many of us grew up with Rin Tin Tin, or we saw German Shepherds in nightly news reports breaking up riots, or we saw them in neighbors' backyards protecting children. But that only scratches the surface of one of the most fascinating and confusing breeds on earth. Whether it's selection, nutrition, routine health care, training, competition, or just having fun, there's more to it with a German Shepherd than with other breeds. And if you're thinking...

Intuition — $22.95
INTUITION: All people have a natural capacity for intuition, but many times social conditioning and formal education works against it. People are taught to ignore their instincts rather than to understand and use them as a foundation for individual growth and development - and in the process they undermine the very roots of the innate wisdom that is meant to flower into intuition. This book provides many specific exercises and meditations designed to nourish and support each individual's natural...

Gallipoli — $9.95
Each year, thousands of Australians, young and old, make the pilgrimage to Turkey. This guide is packed with essential information for those visitors and armchair travellers alike. More than a travel guide, it introduces Gallipoli, the people and places, battles and memorials, in enough details to bring the past to life.

Sneaker Freaker — $29.95
The ultimate source of information on sneakers and a must-have document for the sneaker-obsessed. At once the supreme manifesto, the lavish catalogue and the journalistic revelation of the sneaker-collecting universe, Sneaker Freaker is the perfect, must-have document of a thriving subculture just now surfacing in the mainstream. The most prized sneakers are going for at least ten times their retail price on eBay. Celebrities and famous artists are being commissioned to design their own lines of...

Kiss and Tell — $29.95
What's in a kiss? It's a language unto itself - and perhaps the most diverse form of human communication. A kiss can say hello or goodbye. There are kisses of love and kisses of death. Judas ruined everything with a kiss. Klimt said it all with a kiss. Kisses are innocent here, erotic there. Children kiss. Dogs kiss. Eskimos kiss. And in this smart, witty, illustrated gift book, you'll learn tons of little-known information about kissing. As in our Bathroom Companion, text will feature some 200+...

The Dismissal — $24.95
The dismissal of Gough Whitlam's Labor government on November 11, 1975, was stunning news to most Australians, whichever side of the political divide they inhabited. Many people on first hearing that the Governor-General had sacked the Prime Minister, and appointed the Opposition leader as caretaker in his place, simply refused to believe it. Yet, the ALP was defeated at the election that followed, and one of the most dramatic periods of political reform the nation had ever experienced abruptly ended...

William Shakespeare — $15.95
Definitive, concise, and very interesting...From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Paul Cezanne — $34.99
This is TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - special edition! This title presents a revolutionary approach to spatial and visual values. Perhaps best known for his exceptional apples and pears, Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) was one of the founding fathers of modern art. Though he was underappreciated and highly criticized during his life, as time passed Cezanne's work came to be considered of inestimable importance. His method of experimentation with abstraction and perspective was an important precursor to modern...

Tarts and Pies — $16.95
This work contains a selection of fantastic sweet and savoury recipes with over 100 beautiful colour photographs. It explores the art of making tarts and pastries and provides all the essential information for making successful pastry. It includes recipes for all types of pastry from shortcrust and puff to choux, filo and strudel, and offers practical advice on preparing fillings, glazes and sauces. It provides illustrated step-by-step instructions for kneading, shaping and trimming techniques. Whether...

Sams Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours — $39.95
The vast majority of users utilize the Korn Shell or some variant of the Bourne Shell, such as bash. Sams Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours covers these shells. It begins with a generalized tutorial of Unix and tools and then moves into detailed coverage of shell programming. Sams Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours is one of the best values because it provides readers with more information for less money. This book uses the effective and proven 'Teach Yourself' format to instruct...

The Encyclopedia of Crime — $29.95
On its first publication in 1993, Crime: An Encyclopedia broke new ground with controversial new assessments of major cases such as the 'Dingo' baby or Craig & Bentley, together with startling new evidence on unsolved crimes and penetrating studies of monstrous killers including Peter Sutcliffe and Denis Nilsen. Written in an authoritative and engaging style, Cyriax leaves no stone unturned. Now fully updated to include the latest crimes and criminals, such as Harold Shipman, and with 100 new photographs...

Francis Bacon — $30.00
Based on conversations with Bacon that extended over several years, John Russell's original study revealed much about the man and the artist. On Bacon's death in 1992, the unique vision and accomplishment of one of the greatest artists of the century could be appreciated in their totality. In a new final chapter, Russell does just that, as well as discussing Bacon's late work, Bacon's intentions and his achievements, both frequently misunderstood, are here set in perspective. John Russell was chief...

Low-GI Vegetarian Cookbook — $39.95
Ahead of its time, the hardback of this book (titled Fast, Fresh and Fabulous) was much more than a collection of recipes from Britain's most respected vegetarian author. It offered inspiring, mouth-watering dishes that also had a low GI rating. Now available in an updated paperback format, Rose shares the secrets of healthy vegetarian and low-GI living. She gives essential information on living as a healthy vegetarian or vegan, whether you want to lose weight, feed your baby or start eating well...

A Little Taste of China — $29.95
The book includes 100 authentic recipes photographed as they are prepared in the kitchen including well-known favourites such as sweet-and-sour pork, lemon chicken and spring rolls and traditional regional fare such as Mongolian hotpot, Shanghai-style five-willow fish and Yangzhou fried rice with prawns. There are special sections on food for banquets and festival as well as popular dishes served in restaurants, tea houses and market stalls.

The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook — $89.95
From basics to breakfast, from poultry to pastry, The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook-The Original Classics is filled with recipes for every cook and every occasion. Whether it's a special dinner party, a sit-down luncheon for a bride-to-be, or a casual weeknight supper, this updated collection offers wonderful options across 22 categories, including Starters, Meat, Poultry, Fish and Shellfish, Salads, Soups, Meatless Main Dishes, and Desserts. Throughout, there are essential classes (cooking 101s...

Where There's Smoke, There's Flavor — $39.95
This comprehensive guide to smoke cooking gets down to basics with a dozen lip-smacking recipes for barbecued ribs, from the classic Shake'n'Smoke Ribs to Hoisin Ribs and Baby Back Ribs with Citrus. Here, too, are traditional as well as imaginative approaches to barbecuing all kinds of meats and vegetables. Recipes include Garlicked Skirt Steak, Pork Pecan Roll with Maple Sauce, Smoked Rack of Lamb with Dill Sauce, Venison Steak with Juniper Berries, Turkey Thighs with Fresh Mozzarella, Smoked Gravlax...

The Book of Five Rings — $27.95
Here is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for leaders in all professions, the book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction. The Book of Five Rings --which has become a well-known classic among American business people, studied for its insights into the Japanese approach to business strategy--was composed in 1643 by...

The Secret Country — $172.95
The Secret Country is the first monograph on the work of the contemporary American novelist Jayne Anne Phillips. Through detailed and innovative textual analysis this study considers the southern aspects of Phillips' writing. Robertson demonstrates the importance of Phillips' place within the southern literary canon by identifying the echoes of William Faulkner, Katherine Anne Porter and Edgar Allan Poe that permeate her work. Phillips' complex attachments to a regional past are explored through...

James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man — $44.95
James Joyce's 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: A Casebook' offers an introduction to a landmark of modern fiction. The essays collected here should help first-time readers, teachers, and advanced scholars gain new insight into Joyce's semi-autobiographical story of an Irish boy's slow and difficult discovery of his artistic vocation.

The Art of Surfing — $34.95
Surfing is one of the fastest growing sports in America. In this book, coach Raul Guisado presents a complete course for beginners and for more experienced surfers ways to improve their technique or expand their repertoire. It covers boards and other equipment, the anatomy of waves, body position and stance, and techniques for everything from paddling to walking the nose. Special chapters on competition and training round out this comprehensive introduction to the sport. Surfing has evolved from...

Moby-Dick — $14.95
'Command the murderous chalices!...Drink ye harpooners! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow - Death to Moby Dick!'. So Captain Ahab binds his crew to fulfil his obsession - the destruction of the great white whale. Under his lordly but maniacal command the Pequod's commercial mission is perverted to one of vengeance. To Ahab, the monster that destroyed his body is not a creature, but the symbol of 'some unknown but still reasoning thing'. Uncowed by natural disasters, ill...

Brooklyn — $45.00
In this profusely illustrated book, writers Grace Glueck and Paul Gardner provide a historic tour of the borough, from the Brooklyn Bridge and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to Prospect Park and Coney Island. The reader is also introduced to the dynamic people of Brooklyn, from Hasidic Williamsburg to the African American community in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and some of its most celebrated natives, including Woody Allen, Spike Lee, Barbra Streisand, Mae West, and Truman Capote.

A Crack in the Edge of the World — $26.95
A burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. It is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and breaking apart for millennia. In 1906 the dreams of this city, came crashing down beneath the rippling wave of a horrifying earthquake that turned roads into great rippling rivers, that set buildings ablaze for days on end, that made homes collapse upon themselves. Simon Winchester's breathtaking story delves deep beneath the surface of the earth, and explains...

Art Nouveau — $24.95
These small books are quite something! They are packed with information the most important facts and background stories, all at a glance. In-depth texts on the most exciting themes in the History of Art by experts and specialists provide the necessary overview for both the expert and the layman. The most important stages in the lives of famous personalities such as Giotto, Monet or Klimt, as well as the important currents in art, are summarized in colorful text boxes to enable every reader to find...

Betty Crocker Cookbook — $44.95
The Best Just Got Better The Most Trusted Cookbook From foolproof, dependable recipes to reliable how-to advice, the Betty Crocker Cookbook has everything you need for the way you cook today.Whether you're a new or experienced cook, The Betty Crocker Cookbook(R) is the book for you! Comprehensive resource, with more than 1,000 easy-to-follow recipes Creative cooking ideas, including more than 400 recipe variations Beautiful design, with 300 color photos and 55 illustrations All-new chapters...

Fly Fishing for Dummies — $32.95
If you believe what you read, fly fishing requires the touch of a surgeon and the spirit of a Zen master. Forget about what you've heard about f ly fishing in the past, if you really want to learn how to fly fish all you need are the right tools, proper technique, and a positive attitude. With these essential elements you can begin to enjoy the sport of fly fishing in no time. For those of you who have never held a fly rod, you will find enough information here to get you started. You won't be forced...

Whitethorn Woods — $49.99
The town of Rossmore is a special place, full of character charm. Nestled beside the Whitethorn Woods, the town has grown since the days when it was small and friendly and everyone knew everyone else now it has chain stories and traffic problems and housing estates. But still, there are the woods, full of spiky bushes and criss-crossed with paths and there's St Ann's Well, where generations have come to pray or make wishes or just to look back at the pretty little town. Which is why there is going...

Energy — $24.95
The North Sea oil industry plays a vital role in the UK economy. Oil was first pumped ashore thirty years ago and based on current estimates there are still thirty further years of oil reserves to be claimed from the sea. This exhibition aims to capture the vibrant community of people working throughout the sector. Scottish portrait painter Fionna Carlisle will create 24 new portraits representing a cross section of the people working in the oil industry, from employees of major international corporations...

Rosa's New Mexican Table — $65.00
Roberto Santibanez introduces readers to the basics of preparing tortillas and salsas, cooking with chillies, and techniques for stuffing enchiladas, slow-cooking achiote pork, and making perfect Mexican rice. There's chilli-marinated grilled steak and chilli-spiced croutons, quesadillas filled with roasted poblanos, Veracruz-style fish, and an avocado soup seasoned with mint and citrus juice. Santibanez redefines the classics with inventive twists and turns, making classic guacamole plus two variations...

Europe's Last Red Terrorists — $53.95
This volume focuses on the ideology and operations of Europe's last Marxist-Leninist terrorists, the Greek revolutionary organisation November 17. Tracing the history of November 17, which began in the 1970's, this book demostrates how it has persevered despite never developing widespread revolutionary guerrilla warfare. November 17's campaign is a protest aimed at discrediting the Greek establishment and the US government. The movement has been active for more than 25 years and in that time has...

Real Fast Food — $24.95
Nigel Slater presents over 350 creative, delicious and nourishing recipes and suggestions for those who'd rather spend more of their time eating than cooking. From simple snacks to dinner-party desserts, all the dishes in Real Fast Food can be ready to eat in 30 minutes or under.

Middlemarch — $12.95
George Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfillment leads her into a disastrous marriage to the pedantic scholar Casaubon the charming but tactless Dr Lydgate, whose marriage to the spendthrift beauty Rosamund and pioneering medical methods threaten to undermine his career and the religious hypocrite Bulstrode, hiding scandalous...

The Oxford Paperback Greek Dictionary — $29.95
This paperback edition of the Oxford Greek r s'dictionary is an essential tool for both study and reference. With over 40,000 English and Greek words and phrases it provides fully up-to-date coverage of the general vocabulary of contemporary Greek and English, in a clear and accessible form.

Croatia — $145.00
When the Roman Empire split in the 4th century AD into the Western and Eastern empires, the boundary between the two stretched from the Montenegrin coast up the river Drina to the confluence of the Slava and the Danube and then further north. This boundary has remained virtually unchanged for 1500 years: the European, Catholic west and the Orthodox east meet on Slav territory. With Croatia having become an independent state in the 1990s, this text traces the history of the region and its people....

Style Manual: for Authors, Editors and Printers — $44.95
Anyone faced with the task of preparing material for publication needs guidance. This sixth edition of the Style Manual provides guidance and detailed advice on publishing in both print and electronic formats. It represents a substantial revision in response to the rapid and extensive changes that have occurred in publishing since the fifth edition was produced in 1994. The new Style Manual continues to provide detailed information and recommendations on the best practices in design, editing, production...

Diaspora Criticism — $49.95
The first introduction to the field of Diaspora criticism that serves both as a timely guide and a rigorous critique. Diaspora criticism takes the concept 'diaspora' as its object of inquiry and provides a framework for discussing displaced communities in a way that takes contemporary social, cultural and economic pressures into account. It also offers an alternative to Postcolonial Studies. This book is the first to provide an accessible overview of the critical trends in Diaspora criticism and...

Etiquette for Dummies — $32.95
Life is full of moments when you don't know how to act or how to handle yourself in front of other people. In these situations, etiquette is vital for keeping your sense of humour and your self-esteem intact. But etiquette is not a behaviour that you should just turn on and off. This stuffy French word that translates into getting along with others allows you to put people at ease, make them feel good about a situation, and even improve your reputation. Etiquette For Dummies approaches the subject...

Charlie Watts — $19.95
When you're in a band led by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, chances are you might spend much of your time in the shadows. But Charlie Watts, drummer for the Stones for 40 years, has been much of the band's backbone, keeping them together by bringing vitality to their music, artistry to their album covers, and a steadying influence to their well-known excesses. Alan Clayson continues his chronicles of the great personalities of rock with this in-depth portrait of the Rolling Stones' ace drummer.

South Africa — $24.95
In a series of eight colourful books, the authors set out to encourage the international traveller away from the annual sojourn on the poolside lounger towards never to be forgotten adventure holidays, in places where nature can still be enjoyed at first hand. In addition to offering beautiful professional photographic images that capture the spirit of the land, they provide useful travel hints and guidance for the camera enthusiasts keen to produce their own safari albums. The first four titles...

Pieces of Eight — $238.95

Ansel Adams' 400 Photographs — $59.99
Beautifully reproduced and cleanly presented, the four hundred images in this volume represent the finest work of a pre-eminent landscape photographer. The photographs are arranged chronologically into five major periods in order to convey Adams's maturation as an artist - from his first photographs in 1916 to his last great photograph in 1968. ANSEL ADAMS' 400 PHOTOGRAPHS is intended as a must-have gift and reference book for anyone who appreciates photography and the allure of the natural world...

Classic Conran — $39.99
In a world where cooking has become increasingly complex it is perhaps an opportune time to demonstrate that simply prepared and cooked food is as good, if not better than the complicated offerings recently in vogue. For years the best kept secret has been that many of the best dishes are in fact perfectly simple. This applies to both the flavour and the preparation. The quality of the ingredients comes first and the preparation and the cooking concentrates on bringing out the natural flavours. The...

Easy Food — $19.95
Easy Food brings together 150 delicious recipes for simple, everyday cooking. With ideas on everything from fast food for busy weekends to simple yet satisfying family fare, this book shows how to bring real flavour to your everyday cooking with the minimum of effort. The book is divided into 7 chapters covering Soups and snacks, Pasta, Fish, Chicken, Meat, Vegetables and salads and Desserts and bakes. Within each chapter a wealth of tempting, original recipes will provide fresh answers to the constant...

The Man Who Ran the Moon — $24.95
This is a brilliant popular history which will appeal to the huge audience of Andrew Smith's Moondust. It is written by a rising popular science star - a journalist who writes widely. It is a well-reviewed on hardback publication. Space historian Piers Bizony explodes NASA's 1960s mythology and unveils the man who gave up everything to win the space race. Neil Armstrong will forever be the first man on the Moon. But the person most responsible for putting him there is, incredibly, unknown. In 19...

Notes from a Small Island — $24.95
But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of modern-day Britain, and to analyze what he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, zebra crossings, and place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey, and Shellow Bowells. With wit and irreverence, Bill Bryson presents the ludicrous and the endearing in equal...

Feeding the Dinosaur Gene — $19.95
Over half the world's population has a gene which impedes nutritional well-being, mind-state, spiritual balance and overall health say the authors. They call it the Dinosaur Gene and maintain that it can be tamed. This companion cookbook to Taming the Dinosaur Gene includes over 150 recipes to help maintain a balanced food regime, forming the core of a permanent, healthy and enjoyable lifestyle change.

1000 Things to Do in London — $44.95
However well you know London, there's always more to be uncovered. New events and attractions, or familiar buildings or vistas seen from a different angle. A stroll across Waterloo Bridge or dinner after dark in St. James's Park a canal walk in Camden or a glass of champagne from the top of a city skyscraper. Discover a secret garden in Chelsea, take a lifeboat ride on the Thames eat a bagel in Golders Green, fly a kite on Hampstead Heath spend a morning in Billingsgate market, an afternoon in Battersea...

Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins — $20.95
Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins is Twain's most overt treatment of the moral and societal implications of slavery in America. This is the only edition available that is based on a completely re-edited text, accounting for all versions that Twain might have written or influenced. All textual variants, accepted or rejected, are included. The criticism section includes twenty-three reviews and interpretative essays, eight of them new to this edition.

Making Globalization Work — $26.95
Why isn't globalization benefitting as many people as it should? Joe Stiglitz shows us that things can change and that an optimistic world can exist where globalization really does work. Stiglitz examines how change has occurred rapidly over the past four years, proposing solutions and looking to the future. He puts forward radical new ways of dealing with the crippling indebtedness of developing countries, a new system of global reserves to overcome international financial instability and a new...

Gentlemen and Players — $24.95
The place is St Oswald's, an old and long-established boys' grammar school in the north of England. A new year has just begun, and for the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world and Roy Straitley, Latin master, eccentric, and veteran of St Oswald's, is finally - reluctantly - contemplating retirement. But beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs...

Atlas of the World — $44.95
This superb, high-quality atlas is printed in a hardback format with a luxury slipcase for protection. Useful facts and statistics are provided for each country, and there is an informative introductory section covering a wide range of topics, from the solar system to the history of mankind and from plate tectonics to the population explosion. There are 192 pages of reference mapping including continental, political and physical maps, educational reference section and country facts and flags providing...

What Maisie Knew — $8.95
After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. And when both take lovers and remarry, Maisie solitary, observant and wise beyond her years is drawn into an increasingly entangled adult world of intrigue and sexual betrayal, until she is finally compelled to choose her own future. Published in 1897 when Henry James was becoming increasingly experimental with narrative...

River Cafe Cookbook: Green — $99.00
If you cook food in its right season it will inevitably taste better that is what River Cafe Green is all about. Dividing the year into months, the authors look at what food is at its best at any given time, and the recipes reflect this.

An Inquiry into the Nature of Peace, and The Terms of Its Perpetuation — $51.95
One of the great thinkers of the early 20th century, American economist and sociologist THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN (1857-1929) is best remembered for coining the phrase conspicuous consumption. In the waning days of World War I, he turned his expertise on a pressing issue of the day: how to create a lasting, healthy peace, and how industry might contribute to it. In this 1917 book, Veblen explores...how the concept of patriotism can undermine efforts toward peace . how modern commerce can unify nations...

Sailing Around the World the Wrong Way — $31.95
This book is the true story of one man's attempt to live out his lifelong dream of sailing around the world to strange foreign ports in his own sailboat. Upon retiring from teaching school and farming in Michigan, Harold Knoll, Jr. left his forthcoming sedentary life, took his sailboat down to the Gulf, and headed around the world. Few men have the courage to do this, even though most of us have these dreams. Volume I covered the first part of his journey from Michigan to Trinidad. Volume II covered...

The Best and Worst of Times — $67.95
This volume is one of a series of five prepared by various authors, designed to be useful and instructive regarding the long history of the United States Army Chaplaincy. The emphasis throughout is on how chaplains did their ministry in the contexts of both war and peace. The series seeks to present as full and as balanced an account as limitations of space and research time permit. The bibliography in each volume offers opportunities for further research. This volume covers the period from ...

The Collector of Worlds — $49.95
The Collector of Worlds is a meditation on the extraordinary life of infamous explorer Sir Richard Burton. The first westerner to make the hajj to Mecca, he also discovered the source of the Nile with Speke. His translation of the Arabian Nights is one of the great moments in the encounter between Islam and the West, that scandalised his contemporaries with its salty eroticism. Troyanov's novel does full justice to this great, controversial mediator between cultures. The book imagines his encounter...

Doris Day — $22.99
Doris Day is almost always portrayed as the sunny, squeaky-clean girl next door. This wholesome image kept her at the top for twenty-four years and thirty-nine films. But behind the effervescent, ever-cheerful image that Doris Day portrayed through dozens of classic Hollywood movies was an extraordinary story of private pain. Her dazzling smile hid a tormented personal life that included four marriages, and a terrifying accident that nearly ended her life. And yet for generations of movie-goers Doris...

The Penguin Book of Ghosts — $39.95
Shiver at the story of the malevolent apparition of 50 Berkeley Square no one has survived seeing. Listen for the tapping cane, when Jeremy Bentham's mummified body walks through the corridors of University College. Watch out for the Roman centurion who still patrols the causeway linking Mersea Island to Essex. Shudder at the ghosts of kings and queens that keep returning to their old home at Windsor. Beware the black dog of Shap Fell: a sighting presages fatal accidents.England's history echoes...

Voyage of the Beagle — $27.95
The great naturalist records his impressions of the flora, fauna, and geology of the South American coasts, detailing his five-year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle on an exploration of the terrain of South America, observing the region's people and landscape, recording data, and collecting specimens.

Cooking With Friends — $29.95
If you and your family are craving simple and delicious meals that you can enjoy at home, look no further. Cooking with Friends is an all new collection of more than 200 recipes. From Beef Bourguignon to Hash Brown Casserole to Chocolate Cake, the recipes in Cooking with Friends are your roadmap to creating delicious dishes. Prepare mouthwatering meals perfect for a quiet family meal at home or a festive occasion. Anyone who enjoys the comfort of food and company of friends will savor Cooking With...

Unzipped — $32.95
In Manhattan of mid-80s: Madonna debuts her bullet-bra at Danceteria, a 50-foot Brooke Shields jeans ad adorns Times Square, Wall Street is cash-happy, while at Chippendales - the world renowned male strip club - it's raining men, and girls just wanna have fun in the club that's infamous for late-night well-fuelled parties that just don't stop. Acclaimed memoirist David Henry Sterry, author of Chicken, was literally at the centre of the madness as the roller-skating emcee of the nightly beefcake...

A New Order of Things — $55.95
For nearly two centuries, the New England economy revolved around coastal seaport towns, scattered farms, town centers, and a forest industry geared to turning tall trees into masts for His Majesty's Navy. The American Revolution eliminated the need for masts, but technologies imported from England for twisting cotton and woolen fibers into yarn initiated a major change in the newly-independent country's textile industry. Mills and factories replaced crops and trees, changing the people and landscape...

Wallpaper - Amsterdam City Guide — $12.95
Wallpaper City Guides not only suggest where to stay, eat, and drink, but what the tourist passionate about design might want to see, whether he/she has a week or 24 hours in the city. Featured are up and coming areas, landmark buildings in an 'Architour', design centres, and the best shops to buy items unique to that city. Wallpaper City Guides present travellers with a fast-track ticket to the chosen location. The edited guides offer the best, most exciting, and the most beautiful of that particular...

Clinton — $79.95
Nigel Hamilton's account of Bill Clinton's early life and career - Bill Clinton: An American Journey - drew widespread praise for its candid reconstruction of the archetypal baby-boomer's extraordinary political ascent, from humble beginnings in small-town Arkansas to the winning of the White House at age 46 in November 1992. Now, in Bill Clinton: Mastering the Presidency, Nigel Hamilton takes us on another journey: charting the experience of the 42nd President as he took presidential oath of office...

Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2008 — $39.95
The bestselling guide to markets in all areas of the media,completely revised and updated, and this year in its 101st edition,with a foreword by Alexander McCall-Smith. New articles in this edition include: 1. Notes from a successful historical biographer - Claire Tomalin2. Notes from a successful literary editor - Claire Armistead3. Notes from a successful romantic novelist - Jane Green4. Audio publishing - Emma Higgs5. The writer's blogger - Isabella Pereira6. The role of the literary scout - Suzy...

Radical — $31.95

The Rise of the Sixties — $35.00
Thomas Crow's analysis of the art of the 1960s remains as fresh as ever as he expertly follows the broad range of artists working in Europe and America in the stormy years of the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the counterculture. At a time when visual artists sought a variety of responses to the turmoil of the public sphere and struggled to have an impact on a world preoccupied with social crisis, Crow explores the relationship of politics to art, and shows how the rhetoric of one often...

Digital Photography Hacks — $59.95
This guide shares the knowledge that professional photographers have learned through thousands of shots' worth of experience and experimentation. It presents 100 proven techniques in the areas of daytime and nighttime photo secrets, flash magic, digital camera attachments, fun photo projects, camera phone tricks and more.

When the Sleeper Wakes — $27.95
Graham, a radical pamphleteer in 1890 London, is eagerly awaiting the twentieth century. Overworking himself, he suffers crippling insomnia. Turning to drugs, his body finnally sinks into a deep sleep. A sleep that lasts 200 years...Finally, he awakes in 2100 to a unrecognizable and frightening new world.

Catalog — $40.00
Carin Goldberg, ever on the lookout for useful images for her graphic projects, acquired a mail-order catalog dated winter 1951 to 1952. This two-pound wish book offered Americans everything they could ever need or hope to acquire. Here, Goldberg noted, were consumer goods presented as icons: brassieres and girdles were wonders of engineering, water heaters displayed as if they were pieces of sculpture - hundreds of pages of clothes and appliances and tools elevated to stellar status. In this very...

The Complete Guide to Chip Carving — $29.99
This is a beginner's guide from the world's most renowned chip carver! Wayne Barton - author of Chip Carving and Art of Chip Carving - presents what is unquestionably the finest guidance ever for the novice. He has been the driving force behind the craft's resurgence and his technical knowledge, design skills and ability to instruct remain unequalled. One by one, with the aid of colour photographs, he covers tools and materials, the best woods, holding and sharpening chip carving knives and laying...

Anne of Geierstein or the Maiden of the Mist — $73.95
1901. Sir Walter Scott was a master of diverse talents. He was a man of letters, a dedicated historian and historiographer, a well-read translator of foreign texts, and a talented poet. Deriving most of his material from his native Scotland, its history and its legends, Scott invented and mastered what we know today as the historical novel. Anne of Geierstein is set in Central Europe in the fifteenth century. With this novel Scott concludes the unfinished historical business of Quentin Durward, working...

Nunaga — $29.95