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Armchair Travel October 2017
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A Paris all your own : bestselling women writers on the City of Light
by Eleanor Brown
This collection of essays from eighteen of the biggest names in women’s fiction, including Paula McLain, Therese Fowler, Susan Vreeland and Courtney Sullivan. While all of the women writers featured here have written books connected to Paris, their personal stories of the city are wildly different. These Parisian memoirs range from laugh-out-loud funny to wistfully romantic to thoughtfully sombre and reflective. Perfect for armchair travellers and veterans of Parisian pilgrimages alike, readers will delight in these brand-new tales from their most beloved authors.
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The souls of China : the return of religion after Mao
by Ian Johnson
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist—who lived for extended periods with underground church members, rural Daoists and Buddhist pilgrims—uses his experiences to paint a revelatory portrait of religion in China today—its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths and the ways in which it is influencing China’s future.
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No reservations : around the world on an empty stomach
by Anthony Bourdain
In an illustrated travel journal, the host of the popular Travel Channel series No Reservations provides a behind-the-scenes account of his global culinary adventures, from New Jersey to New Zealand, offering a host of full-color photographs, mementos, and often outrageous commentary on food in every corner of the globe.
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| On the Noodle Road: From Beijing to Rome, with Love and Pasta by Jen Lin-LiuWhere did noodles originate and how did they spread? (Contrary to popular belief, Marco Polo had nothing to do with it.) In this "footloose, spontaneous, and appetite-whetting journal of culinary adventure" (Kirkus Reviews), Jen Lin-Liu, a recently married Chinese-American cooking instructor based in Beijing, travels the famed Silk Road in search of answers. Sampling regional dishes in the homes of generous local women in China, Tibet, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Italy, and other locations, she savors the food and companionship and muses on noodles, love, and what being a wife means to her and to her hosts. Pasta-loving travelers will likely find this scrumptious book, which includes some recipes, mouthwatering. |
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Living in a Foreign Language : A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy
by Michael Tucker
The veteran actor recalls how he and his wife, actress Jill Eikenberry, purchased a small cottage in rural Umbria and found a home in the heart of Italy, sharing the couple's efforts to understand the nuances of Italian culture, build a new life for themselves now that their children are grown, and enjoy good food, wine, and the joys of the Italian countryside.
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| The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest... by Michael PaternitiHaving once worked at Michigan's famous Zingerman's Delicatessen, Michael Paterniti never forgot a certain cave-aged sheep's milk cheese. Eventually, he traveled to Guzmán, a rural Spanish village, where he discovered that the amazing cheese said to be "made with love" was no longer being made. Charismatic, larger-than-life farmer/cheesemaker Ambrosio Molinos de las Hera tells him he was betrayed by his partner, ruining the business. Paterniti quickly becomes enmeshed in Ambrosio's world, visiting often in order to savor his stories and dig deeper; Paterniti even moves to Spain with his wife and kids for a time. Chock full of footnotes and digressive passages, this leisurely yet tasty tale will especially please those who enjoy the journey as much as the destination. |
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