|
 |
OUR FAVORITES
Worth Looking For
Houseboat on the Seine, A Memoir
• William Wharton
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1996 •
HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES
• COMING IN
In this tale of life with his family 12 miles downriver from Paris at Le Port Marly, painter and novelist Wharton (Birdy) gives us the nuts and bolts of building a houseboat, along with generous dollops of humor and local color. Available in a Kindle e-book edition only.
(FRA43, $8.99) |
|
|
Complete Book of Marvels
• Richard Halliburton
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1941 •
HARD COVER
• 640 PAGES
• COMING IN
"Now for the First Time in One Volume!," This thick, green-covered treasure, in its day the inspiration of children everywhere, includes "The Occident and The Orient, with all the magnificent illustrations: 634 pages, 56 double-spread illustrations, 160 full pages illustrations, 49 smaller pictures, 8 maps and end papers."
(TVL542, $) |
|
|
Full Tilt, From Dublin to Delhi with a Bicycle
• Dervla Murphy
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
• COMING IN
The indomitable Dervla Murphy's first book, a captivating account of her solo journey (first conceived when she was just ten) across Europe to Iran, Afghanistan, and over the Himalayas to Pakistan and into India. This Irish grandmother has been off exploring the world, sometimes alone, sometimes with her daughter, often with a bicycle, for forty years now. Her Muddling Through in Madagascar is a Longitude favorite.
(IDA324, $24.95) |
|
|
The Tuscan Year, Tuscan Life and Food in an Italian Valley
• Elizabeth Romer
FOOD •
1996 •
PAPER
• 182 PAGES
• FAVORITE
• COMING IN
An intimate portrait of life on a Tuscan farm, as seen primarily through the robust food. Romer captures the goings-on in the countryside, and especially in the Cerotti kitchen, where traditional Tuscan rural food is prepared with loving care. Every chapter includes concisely described recipes. The index makes it easy to look up recipes if you're inspired to use this wonderful account as a cookbook.
(ITL131, $15.00) |
|
|
|
