Chef and owner of two-hatted Biota Dining in Bowral, New South Wales, James Viles has become one of Australia's most respected young chefs and restaurateurs, recognised for his commitment to sustainability and his dramatic modern food. He champions the use of seasonal, ethical produce to create honest, pure and delicious dishes.Biota Dining sits in Australia's Southern Highlands, a remarkably beautiful region known for its fertile farmland, dense forests and seasonal climate. James...

This is award-winning chef James Viles' photographic journal of his road trip due north, from Tasmania to the Gulf of Carpentaria. His focus is real food, where it comes from, how it's grown, tended and harvested, and how it sometimes flourishes in the most hostile and breathtakingly beautiful parts of Australia. James describes the people he meets along the road and the conversations he has with foragers, food producers, fishermen, tribal elders, local farmers, all of whom are knowledgeab...

The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare's Youth offers an extraordinary glimpse into the underbelly of Elizabethan England through a compelling collection of prose and verse. This anthology captures the vibrant tapestry of socio-cultural intricacies of the era, intertwining themes of marginality, social estrangement, and survival. Readers are introduced to a dynamic range of literary styles'—from the stark realism of streetwise observations to the nuanced dark humor that underscores the re...

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco during the presidential elections, we follow Nathan Valmont and Oliver Merteuil as they set out on their respective paths of conquest and revenge in this daring and imaginatively faithful but no-less transgressive adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' iconic epistle; Les Liaisons Dangereuses.For Valmont, it is a constant pursuit of pleasure and indulgence, and for Merteuil; to be the avenger--the right hand of God--bringing justice fo...

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco during the presidential elections, we follow Nathan Valmont and Oliver Merteuil as they set out on their respective paths of conquest and revenge in this daring and imaginatively faithful but no-less trangressive adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' iconic epistle; Les Liaisons Dangereuses.For Valmont, it is a constant pursuit of pleasure and indulgence, and for Merteuil; to be the avenger--the right hand of God--bringing justice for...

The anthology 'The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare's Youth' captures the vibrant tapestry of Elizabethan underworld literature, encompassing the raw and dynamic depictions of society's fringe elements. Through a kaleidoscope of narratives, styles range from vivid storytelling to sharp social commentary, portraying the nuanced lives of beggars and vagrants. This collection serves as a significant window into the tumultuous backdrop against which William Shakespeare honed his craft, echo...

Angels fall but never die.Vesta Valley, California, a region world-renowned for its hundreds of vineyards, has also been notorious for dark phenomena. Beyond acres of grapevines, sits the Meadow of Dead Angels, an untouched land with reported sightings of bizarre creatures, people burning, people flying, and—most famously—a crazed woman who had been eating her toddler son alive. Of course, many claim the tales are mere campfire stories and urban legends, internet "PulpDummies."...

Vile emperors, reptiles and elegant degenerates of 1890s England surface as the Empire demonstrates that, like imperial Rome, the English could not run the world without becoming corrupt. In a response to the invention of the French, the English immersed themselves in luxury and decadence, documented by the likes of Byron, De Quincy and Wilde. This is an exploration of the perverse by acolytes and avatars at their most unwholesome.' DT in Buzz Magazine The Dedalus Book of English Decadence...

The most wide-ranging, important collection of English decadence.