“Tuscan food tastes like itself. Ingredients are left to shine. . . . So, if on your visit, I hand you an apron, your work will be easy. We’ll start with primo ingredients, a little flurry of activity, perhaps a glass of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and soon we’ll be carrying platters out the door. We’ll have as much fun setting the table as we have in the kitchen. Four double doors along the front of the house open to the outside—so handy for serving at a long table under the st...

I always imagine each of the signoras who lived in this house—where she shelled peas, rocked the grandchild, placed a vase of the pink roses. Now I would like to take one of these women back to my house in California to show her how Bramasole traveled to America and took root, how the doors there are open to the breeze from San Pablo bay and to the distant view of Mount Tamalpais, how the table has expanded and the garden has burgeoned…The “bard of Tuscany” (N...

A lavishly illustrated ode to the joys of Tuscany’s people, food, landscapes, and art, from the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun and See You in the Piazza“A love letter to Italy written in precise and passionate language of near-poetic density.”—NewsdayIn Tuscany celebrates the abundant pleasures of life in Italy as it is lived at home, at festivals, feasts, restaurants and markets, in the kitch...

Découvrez L'Oeuvre Incontournable de J.R.R.Tolkien : La Silmarillion.Edward May vous emmène au coeur de la Terre du Milieu et analyse un des livres le plus important de la Fantasay.Le Silmarillion a été publié à titre posthume en 1977 par son fils Christopher (avec l'aide de Guy Gavriel Kay).Il retrace la genèse et les premiers Âges de l'univers de la Terre du Milieu, cadre des romans Le Hobbit et Le Seigneur des a...

Découvrez les merveilles et les mystères de la Terre du Milieu et du Hobbit.Ce guide approfondi vous plonge dans le monde fascinant créé par J.R.R. Tolkien, offrant une analyse détaillée des personnages, des lieux emblématiques, et des thèmes profonds qui ont fait de *Le Hobbit* une œuvre légendaire.Ce livre est un voyage complet à travers l'univers de Tolkien : de la paisible Comté aux sombres mystères de la Forêt Noire, en passant par la majestueuse Montagne Solitaire. Dé...

Before she's murdered a young woman swallows her bracelet, knowing it will provide a clue to the identity of her killer.A military outpost on an alien world becomes enmeshed in a bizarre and terrifying ecosystem.Two pioneer families escape from a Sioux war party, only to find the horrors have just begun.When a boy's sense of smell is enhanced subsequent to a head injury, he finds the experience to be both a blessing and a curse.A young man with a phobia of u...

Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its epic scope. Remarkably accurate for its day, Gibbon's treatise holds a high place in the history of literature and remains an enduring subject of study.Gibbon's monumental work traces the history of more than thirteen centuries, covering the great events as well as the general historical progressi...

Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its grand scope and considerable accuracy. It is a remarkable survey of what the author calls "the greatest and, perhaps, most awful scene in the history of mankind."This third volume of Gibbon's masterpiece covers the years 1185 to 1453 and explores the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the invention of g...

Issue framing is the way that people, especially politicians, get other people to view a particular problem or issue. By framing the issue in a particular way, the goal is to get people to think about the issue, to believe that an action is required and, most importantly, to believe that a particular action (the one being proposed by the framer) is the right one. The use of language and imagery is an essential part of issue framing and has been an integral part of the presidency since our ...

Famous for its unflagging narrative power, fine organization, and irresistibly persuasive arguments, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has earned a permanent place of honor in historical literature. Gibbon's elegantly detached erudition is seasoned with an ironic wit, and remarkably little of his work is outdated.This second volume covers AD 395 to AD 1185, from the reign of Justinian in the East to the establishment of the German Empire of the West. It recounts the...

Presidents and Place: America's Favorite Sons highlights the interrelationship between America's leading political icons and various facets of space and place, including places of birth and death as well as regional allegiances, among others. The chapters examine the legacy of relationships between presidents and place in a variety of social and cultural forms, ranging from famous political campaigns to television series to developments in tourism. Beginning with the political iconography ...

In the Bible you can interact with a living God who wants a personal relationship with you. And in CHRISTIAN WAY OF LIFE MAGAZINE (CWL) you will learn how to engage His Word like never before. CWL creates the opportunity to grow in faith and knowledge through practical articles that will help you grow in the faith, overcome the difficulties that Satan's world will throw at you, and maintain your relationship with the one and only true God. You will learn to observe, understand, a...