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Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Scott Norton
¥211.90
This book grew out of an exhibition about Dellinger's life and work that was curated by Bob Mainfort at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock. The book includes a detailed biography of Dellinger, as well as a discussion of his work, an overview of major collecting efforts in Arkansas by out-of-state institutions, and a history of the University of Arkansas Museum. Lavishly illustrated with over two hundred images of artifacts, this book will now permit archaeologists to see some of the pieces Dellinger's lifetime of work saved and preserved.
A Small Place in Italy
A Small Place in Italy
Eric Newby
¥68.67
This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era. In 1967, veteran travel writer Eric Newby and his heroic wife Wanda fulfiled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. But this fulfilment would not come easy. The dream materialised in the form of I Castagni ('The Chestnuts'), a small, decrepit farmhouse with no roof, an abandoned septic tank and its own indigenous wildlife reluctant to give up their home. But in the foothills of the Apuan Alps on the border of Liguria and Northern Tuscany, this ramshackle house would soon become a hub of love, friendship and activity. Whether recounting dangerous expeditions through Afghanistan or everyday life in a country house, Newby's talent shines through as one of the foremost writers of the comic travel genre. Full of Newby's sharp wit and good humour, ‘A Small Place’ in Italy returns, twenty years later, to the life of Newby's much-cherished classic, Love and War in the Apennines. It lovingly recounts the quickly disappearing lifestyle of the idiosyncratic locals, and the enduring friendships they forge, whether sharing in growing their first wine harvest as novices or frying poisonous mushrooms for a feast.
The Hungry Cyclist: Pedalling The Americas In Search Of The Perfect Meal
The Hungry Cyclist: Pedalling The Americas In Search Of The Perfect Meal
Tom Kevill Davies
¥68.67
Over 100,000 miles to cover, one man, one bike and one hungry stomach. Having created his alter-ego, the Hungry Cyclist and with thousands of pedal-powered miles before him, Tom Kevill-Davies pushed off from New York City on one of the most ambitious gastronomic adventures ever undertaken. A ballsy travel memoir The Hungry Cyclist follows Tom's adventure into the hearts and minds of the people he meets. Revealing the diverse cultures of the Americas, Tom’s journey from over the Rockies to Baja California, through Central America down all the way to Brazil via Colombia, gives the real flavour of this truly extraordinary landmass. This is a tale of death-battles with squadrons of mosquitoes, malodorous public toilets, of galloping dysentery one day, to drowning your sorrows with cowboys and dining with beauty queens the next. But above all it is an ambitious story of getting to where you want to be - even if you have to endure cactus-induced punctures, unforgiving desert heat, uphill struggles through never-ending cocaine plantations, or artfully dodge hungry bears, neurotic RV-driving Americans, angry rabid dogs and run-ins with local law authorities in the process. An amazing tale of what can happen when you get on your bike and go.
Tarte Tatin: More of La Belle Vie on Rue Tatin
Tarte Tatin: More of La Belle Vie on Rue Tatin
Susan Loomis
¥72.99
Further adventures on life in a small French town from Susan Loomis, cookery book writer and author of ‘On Rue Tatin’. ‘On Rue Tatin’ was a delightful discovery, and every reader asked for more. The life on Rue Tatin seemed like a dream fulfilled. Now in ‘Tarte Tatin’, Susan Loomis shares with us how she, her husband and two children settled into life in a small French town, learnt about their neighbours and how to be accepted as inhabitants of the town. With her son going to a French school and her husband finding work in the town, Susan Loomis discovers the joys of the French lifestyle – the markets and the food in particular – but also some of the difficulties, particularly for those who are not born French. The creation of the long dreamt-of cookery school is a story of great appeal – everyone who has ever thought of starting their own small business will enjoy the ups and downs of their enterprise, and long to go to Rue Tatin.
In Praise of Savagery
In Praise of Savagery
Warwick Cairns
¥66.22
One man’s journey in the footsteps of a great explorer into the heart of Africa. As a young man, Warwick Cairns met the then elderly explorer Wilfred Thesiger and the two men struck up an unlikely friendship. Invited to visit him at his African home, Cairns decides to make a bit of an adventure of it and do some of the journey on foot. When he himself was a young man, Thesiger led an expedition to explore the course of the Awash river in Ethiopia. Every westerner that had gone before him had been killed by local tribesmen. Needless to say, he survived. Alternating chapters chart Warwick’s journey with that of Thesiger creating a captivating dual narrative that is part travel book, part biography, part autobiography, part history with fair doses of philosophy and humour thrown in for good measure. In Praise of Savagery is a highly original book that defies classification but is always effortlessly readable.
Architectural Plants
Architectural Plants
Christine Shaw
¥192.67
Christine Shaw is the author of the hugely successful Collins Practical Gardener: Architectural Plants. She studied horticulture at the Isle of Wight Horticultural College while working nights as a croupier. She has worked at Angus White's famous Architectural Plants nursery near Horsham, and set up a new branch at Chichester in 1996, which she continues to run. In addition, Christine has established a successful career for herself as a freelance horticultural journalist, writing articles for The English Garden, Garden Inspirations, RHS The Garden and Exotic Gardening.
Homemade House Cleaning Recipes
Homemade House Cleaning Recipes
Kathy Brown
¥32.62
Homemade House Cleaning Recipes
Traveler's Paradise - ABC Islands: Travel Guide for ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire,
Traveler's Paradise - ABC Islands: Travel Guide for ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire,
Juha Öörni
¥40.79
Traveler's Paradise - ABC Islands: Travel Guide for ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Cura?ao)
Flatland: Our Journey
Flatland: Our Journey
Marko Zamurovic, Marija Zamurovic
¥81.67
Flatland: Our Journey
Traveler's Paradise - Paris: Paris France Shopping & Travel Guide
Traveler's Paradise - Paris: Paris France Shopping & Travel Guide
Juha Öörni
¥24.44
Traveler's Paradise - Paris: Paris France Shopping & Travel Guide
Traveler's Paradise - New York: New York City Shopping & Travel Guide
Traveler's Paradise - New York: New York City Shopping & Travel Guide
Juha Öörni
¥8.09
Traveler's Paradise - New York: New York City Shopping & Travel Guide
eGuide Voyage: Dublin et alentours
eGuide Voyage: Dublin et alentours
Cristina Rebiere, Olivier Rebiere
¥32.29
eGuide Voyage: Dublin et alentours
Kis kertünk titokzatos csodái
Kis kertünk titokzatos csodái
Balázs Lőrincz
¥29.02
Kis kertünk titokzatos csodái
Hydrogen Peroxide Miracle
Hydrogen Peroxide Miracle
Emily Deleon
¥32.62
Hydrogen Peroxide Miracle
Traveler's Paradise - Central, Eastern & Western Thailand
Traveler's Paradise - Central, Eastern & Western Thailand
Traveler's Paradise
¥24.44
Traveler's Paradise - Central, Eastern & Western Thailand
Coach Class to the Americas
Coach Class to the Americas
Jay Maclean
¥8.09
Coach Class to the Americas
Traveler's Paradise - Los Angeles Shopping & Travel Guide 2018
Traveler's Paradise - Los Angeles Shopping & Travel Guide 2018
Juha Öörni
¥24.44
Traveler's Paradise - Los Angeles Shopping & Travel Guide 2018
Everyday Natural Cleaning Solutions: Innovative Green Cleaning Recipes And Tips
Everyday Natural Cleaning Solutions: Innovative Green Cleaning Recipes And Tips
Susan Rider
¥32.62
Everyday Natural Cleaning Solutions: Innovative Green Cleaning Recipes And Tips For Your Home
Traveler's Paradise - Arabian Peninsula
Traveler's Paradise - Arabian Peninsula
Traveler's Paradise
¥40.79
Traveler's Paradise - Arabian Peninsula
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Second Series
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Second Series
Lafcadio Hearn
¥8.09
According to the Preface: "...the rare charm of Japanese life, so different from that of all other lands, is not to be found in its Europeanised circles. It is to be found among the great common people, who represent in Japan, as in all countries, the national virtues, and who still cling to their delightful old customs, their picturesque dresses, their Buddhist images, their household shrines, their beautiful and touching worship of ancestors. This is the life of which a foreign observer can never weary, if fortunate and sympathetic enough to enter into it--the life that forces him sometimes to doubt whether the course of our boasted Western progress is really in the direction of moral development." According to Wikipedia: "Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), also known as Koizumi Yakum after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, best known for his books about Japan. He is especially well-known for his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things... The Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi adapted four Hearn tales into his 1965 film, Kwaidan. Some of his stories have been adapted by Ping Chong into his trademark puppet theatre, including the 1999 Kwaidan and the 2002 OBON: Tales of Moonlight and Rain... Hearn was a major translator of the short stories of Guy de Maupassant. In Ian Fleming's 1964 novel You Only Live Twice, James Bond retorts to his nemesis Blofeld's comment of "Have you ever heard the Japanese expression kirisute gomen?" with "Spare me the Lafcadio Hearn, Blofeld."
Provence
Provence
Garrett, Martin
¥88.19
Celebrated by writers from Petrarch to Peter Mayle, Provence's rugged mountains, wild maquis and lavender-filled meadows are world-famous. Historic cities like Arles, Avignon and Aix contain Roman amphitheatres, papal palaces and royal residences, while market towns and picturesque villages maintain age-old traditions of wine producing and agriculture. From the highland towns of Digne and Sisteron to the marshy expanse of the Camargue, Provence encompasses a rich variety of landscapes.Martin Garrett explores a region littered with ancient monuments and medieval castles. Looking at the vibrant dockside ambiance of Marseille and the luminous atmosphere of the Luberon, he considers how writers like Mistral and Daudet have captured the character of a place and its people. He traces the development of Provence as a Roman outpost, medieval kingdom and modern region of France, revealing through its landmarks the people and events that have shaped its often tumultuous history.Through its architecture, literature and popular culture, this book analyzes and celebrates the identity of a region famous for its pastis and petanque. Linking the past to the present, it also evokes the intense light and sun-baked stones that have attracted generations of painters and writers.
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