Tales from the Torrid Zone: Travels in the Deep Tropics
by Alexander Frater
From one of the most celebrated travel writers at work today—a vibrantly observant, witty, utterly captivating account of a lifetime's worth of travel between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
From Fiji to Laos, Mexico to Peru, Senegal to Uganda, Taiwan to Indonesia, Alexander Frater gives us a richly described, wonderfully anecdotal, endlessly surprising picture of this diverse, feverish, languorously beautiful world—as much a state of mind as it is a geographical phenomenon.
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Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali
In this exciting new book the incomparable Lidia takes us on a gastronomic journey—from Piemonte to Puglia—exploring ten different regions that have informed her cooking and helped to make her the fabulous cook that she is today. In addition, her daughter Tanya, an art historian, guides us to some of the nearby cultural treasures that enrich the pursuit of good food.
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Provence A-Z by Peter Mayle
An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own, Provence A-Z is a delight for fans of Peter Mayle and the perfect complement to any guidebook on Provence, or, for that matter, France.
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