Part travelogue, part narrative history, this work unlocks the history of the colours of the rainbow, and reveals how paints came to be invented, discovered, traded and used. This book looks at how green was carried by yaks along the silk road, and how an entire nation was founded on the colour purple.

A collection of poems which includes the text of View With a Grain of Sand and 64 additional translations, as well as the author's Nobel Prize acceptance speech.

Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of 'The Daily Beast', has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another.

The very first Rebus novel from No.1 bestselling author of EXIT MUSIC.

Presents history of German Jews, tracing the journey of a people and their culture from the mid eighteenth century to the eve of the Third Reich. This book chronicles a 150-year period of achievement and integration that at its peak produced a golden age second only to the Renaissance.

This is a unique experience in gourmet eating. Ten years in the making, this is a landmark work on the world sophisticated vegetarian cuisine.

Over 75 recipes for great Indian dishes, most of which can be prepared and cooked in 30 minutes or less. Recipes include soups and starters such as gingery cauliflower soup, main courses like lamb with cardamom, as well as breads and rice, vegetables and desserts.

Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, a world in the grip of the corrupt 'Papa Doc' and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocent American and Jones the confidence man - these are the 'comedians' of Graham Greene's title. Hiding behind their actors' masks, they hesitate on the edge of life. And, to begin with, they are men afraid of love, afraid ..

Explains grammatical concepts in Spanish and illustrates with sentence examples. This title offers exercises and sample conversations that help you practice what you know. It contains audio exercises to improve listening comprehension, and post tests to identify strengths and weaknesses.

A novel by Vietnamese American about the taste of exile.

Rick Bayless has produced over 150 recipes in the art of Mexican food, providing inspiration and guidance, mixed with passion, clarity and humour.'

Set in America in 1958, this is a story of three men beneath the glossy surface of power, allied to the makers and shakers of the era. As the festering discontent of the age burns in these men's hearts, the Bay of Pigs ends in calamity, the Mob clamours for payback, and Kennedy is assassinated.

Following George W. Bush's career, this work gives an account of his time in office, and shows how Bush has applied the same flawed strategies he used in governing Texas to running the largest superpower in the world.

Behind this rather prim and proper title lies the hilarious fictional diary of a long-suffering, disaster-prone Devon lady of the 1930s, and her attempts to keep her somewhat ramshackle household from falling into chaos.

Captain Gault has decided that his family must leave Lahardane. They are after all Protestants living in the big house in rural Cork, and the country is in turmoil. It is 1921. But 8-year-old Lucy can't bear to leave the seashore, the old house, the woods - so she hatches a plan. It is then that the calamity happens.

Six people five women and a man meet once a month in California's Central Valley to discuss Jane Austen's novels. They are ordinary people, neither happy nor unhappy, but each of them is wounded in different ways, they are all mixed up about their lives and relationships. Over the six months they meet, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable under the ...

A third memoir from the author of the huge international bestsellers Angela's Ashes and 'Tis. In Teacher Man, Frank McCourt details his illustrious, amusing, and sometimes rather bumpy long years as an English teacher in the public high schools of New York City!

With over 600 recipes from many sources, this book also offers personal anecdotes and tips relating to vegetarian cuisine. It provides information on ingredients and techniques. Each chapter focuses on a key ingredient from Vegetables and Grains to Beans and Dairy produce. It is intended for cooks and food-lovers.

From the Oscar-winning writer of GOSFORD PARK and much loved-actor Julian Fellowes, a comedy that has been a runaway bestseller