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Soon to be published titles that we are especially excited about.

India Becoming, A Portrait of Life in Modern India

India Becoming, A Portrait of Life in Modern India

by Akash Kapur

  • HISTORY
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES
  • COMING IN MARCH

Bridging both India and the west, Kapur reveals the rich tapestry of contemporary India through the lives of ordinary people in this revealing portrait of a nation in the midst of change. (IDA646, $26.95)

Russia, A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East

Russia, A 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East

by Martin Sixsmith

  • HISTORY
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 624 PAGES
  • COMING IN MARCH

The veteran BBC correspondent tackles the history and culture of the vast nation in this ambitious portrait of Russia on the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. (RUS469, $37.95)

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

by David Drew

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 206 PAGES
  • COMING IN JUNE

This handy little book in Harvard's Wonders of the World series covers the discovery, cultural significance and changing understanding of the great Inca royal estate. (PRU116, $22.95)

Fauna and Family

by Gerald Durrell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • COMING IN FEBRUARY

Thank you David Godine. With this new edition, Durrell's sparkling triology of life in an eccentric British family on Corfu is complete! (GRE481, $15.95)

Ways of Forgetting, Japan in the Modern World

Ways of Forgetting, Japan in the Modern World

by John W. Dower

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES
  • COMING IN JUNE

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Dower (Embracing Defeat) takes a probing look at key moments in the relationship between Japan and the United States in the 20th century, focusing on Japanese perceptions of our tangled history. (JPN417, $26.95)

Skeleton Coast

Skeleton Coast

by Amy Schoeman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES
  • COMING IN APRIL

This revised edition of Shoenman's classic, first published in 1971, shows the magnificent landscapes, wildlife and nature of the Namib desert, Skeleton Coast and Northwest Namibia in 160 color essays and accompanying essays on geology, climate, nature and history. (NMB08, $54.00)

Polar Bears, A Complete Guide to their Biology and Behavior

Polar Bears, A Complete Guide to their Biology and Behavior

by Andrew E. Derocher | Wayne Lynch

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 264 PAGES
  • COMING IN MARCH

An illustrated chronicle of the evolution, ecology and conservation of the polar bear, this captivating natural history features color photographs by Lynch and stories from the field by wildlife researcher Derocher. (ARC309, $39.95)

Meander: East to West, Indirectly, Along a Turkish River

by Jeremy Seal

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES
  • COMING IN JUNE

A river rich in mythology and history, the Meander is a perfect place for Jeremy Seal to explore, mixing the history of Antolia, visits to historic sites and his experiences along the river from Dinar to Didam in this captivating account. (TKY258, $28.00)

The Tuscan Sun Cookbook, Recipes from Our Italian Kitchen

The Tuscan Sun Cookbook, Recipes from Our Italian Kitchen

by Frances Mayes

  • FOOD
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES
  • COMING IN MARCH

A collection of recipes that celebrate the rustic culinary tradition of Tuscany. Includes color photographs. (ITA294, $29.99)

 
Hidden Gardens of Paris

Hidden Gardens of Paris


by Susan Cahill

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES
  • COMING IN APRIL

Cahill's guide to a surpising collection of 40 parks, squares and woodlands, posh and plain, both in Paris and surrounds, will lead you off the beaten track to areas of Paris you might not otherwise encounter. (FRA02, $19.99)

Turkey, What Everyone Needs to Know

Turkey, What Everyone Needs to Know


by Andrew Finkel

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 188 PAGES

From the Kurdish question to economic policy, from Turkey's role in Iraq to its quest for EU membership, Finkel illuminates the past and present of this strategically important nation. (TKY230, $16.95)

Winter King, Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England

Winter King, Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England


by Thomas Penn

  • HISTORY
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 384 PAGES
  • COMING IN MARCH

Rich with incident and drama, filled with wonderfully drawn characters, Winter King is an unforgettable tale of pageantry, intrigue, the thirst for glory -- and the fraught, unstable birth of Tudor England. (GRB49, $30.00)

Sarah Thornhill


by Kate Grenville

  • LITERATURE
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES
  • COMING IN JUNE

Kate Grenville returns to the youngest daughter of the Thornhills In the final book of a trilogy that began with her best-selling novel, The Secret River. (AUS259, $25.00)

The Buenos Aires Quintet

The Buenos Aires Quintet


by Manuel Vazquez Montalban

  • LITERATURE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 377 PAGES
  • COMING IN FEBRUARY

Montalban comments on not just wine, women and song, but also much of Argentina's political and cultural history in this riveting detective tale set against a backdrop of 1970s Buenos Aires culture and the era's repressive military junta. (ARG48, $14.95)

The Twelve Rooms of the Nile


by Enid Shomer

  • LITERATURE
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 544 PAGES
  • COMING IN AUGUST

Shomer turns the story of Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert on the Nile into a tale of friendship and European fascination with Egypt. (EGY393, $26.00)

Birds of Central Asia


by Raffael Aye

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • COMING IN MARCH

This compact Princeton Field Guide features 141 superb color plates and excellent introductory chapters on the region. (CAS209, $39.50)

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