Featuring the cafes of Paris, this book provides a look into an institution that is vital in the lives of the French. It includes a range of cafes, from simple to the opulent, and from authentic local hangouts to legendary cafes frequented by Joyce, Baldwin, Sartre, and Beauvoir.
100 Best Paintings in London' is an amalgam of commentary and tourist guide. From Duccio and van Eyck to Mark Rothko and Anselm Kiefer, '100 Best Paintings in London' covers the complete spectrum of masterpieces in London's unsurpassed galleries.
Author of the acclaimed The War on Freedom widens the discussion of the inconsistencies and contradictions in the government's official version of 9/11 and US policy toward terrorism.
A Traveller's Wine Guide to France' includes recommended itineraries and maps, suggested wine bars, restaurants, and local gastronomic specialities and literally hundreds of visitor-friendly wineries and wine shops.
Radzilowski vividly describes the beginnings of the country, first fragmented then reborn to overcome the aggression of the Teutonic Knights and its greedy neighbors, concluding with Poland's rising role within the greater European Union.
Suitable for visitors to the twin islands of Antigua & Barbuda, this book includes accounts of the islands' vibrant and extensive culture, history, ecology, environment, sporting life, cuisine, nightlife and other useful and enlightening subjects. It offers advice on investing, banking, property and commercial aspects of the twin islands.
Provides a history of England. Illustrated with historical maps and line drawings, this title offers insight into the country's past and present and into English character and culture.
Travellers to Hawaii go for sun, sand, and surf, but increasingly leave the beach for part of their stay to explore the islands' incredible natural attractions. This book contains the information you need to find, identify, and learn about the region's magnificent animal life.
Surveys male and female fashions from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, and describes the main regional styles of costume, their materials and ornamentation, against the background of Palestinian life and culture.
Offers the reader a chronological outline of the Japan's development but also provides an invaluable introduction to its language, literature and arts, from kabuki to karaoke.
Travellers go to Florida for sun, sand, surf and visits to the state's world famous theme parks, but increasingly also to explore Florida's incredible natural attractions. This title includes the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Florida's magnificent animal, plant, and sea life.
Secret New York" delves below the surface of this vibrant city into the areas that shape New York, with walking tours that consider both the prominent buildings of the skyline and the hidden gems beneath the grid. Full-color photos and easy-to-follow route maps.
