Approaching the Cosmos Hotel is a compendium of travels, an odyssey through much of the world over many years, a memoir that explores events, cultures, gastronomy, architecture and art through the critical lens of a man who doesn't take himself too seriously. Robert Champ's experiences humorously expose the fools, hypocrites and outr characters he encounters: out-of-their-element expats in Mexico and Spain, tourists in Russia or China who might better have stayed ...

Introducing "Dime Dime Plus a Nickel," a collection of 25 mouth-watering, affordable southern-style recipes. From juicy grilled rib-eye steak with roasted vegetables to savory shrimp scampi with linguine, this cookbook has something for everyone. Indulge in the decadence of lobster tail with drawn butter and lemon, or savor the comforting flavors of southern-style smothered chicken. With recipes like chicken tikka masala with basmati rice and seared Ahi tuna with wasabi and soy sauce, you'...

Part II of Amichel by Robert Champion Wilson Jr. continues to explore the ill-fated Narváez expedition of 1528, set against the backdrop of early America. As the Spanish expedition struggles through treacherous landscapes, from swamps to rivers filled with alligators, the harsh realities of survival in an unfamiliar land begin to weigh heavily on the men. Led by Narváez, the crew faces continuous attacks from the indigenous people, encounters with dangerous wildlife, and the constant threa...

This book explores ways in which screen-based storyworlds transfix, transform, and transport us imaginatively, physically, and virtually to the places they depict or film. Topics include fantasy quests in computer games, celebrity walking tours, dark tourism sites, Hobbiton as theme park, surf movies, and social gangs of Disneyland.How physical, virtual, and imagined locations create a sense of place through their immediate experience or visitation is undergoing a revolution in tec...

In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving.Success undoubtedly builds success and in literary terms we can more politely say that imi...

The Detective has been a mainstay of fiction writing ever since we can remember.Their deductive powers, their intuition and fleet-footed grasp of every detail can often turn the unlikeliest situation, or bunch of red herrings, into a breakthrough to capture even the most ingenious and dastardly of criminals.In this series our classic authors explore not only various themes, such as Occult Detectives, Female Detectives, Curious Crimes and a whole host more, but also bring a ...

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...

**WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREOne of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyShortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize**Considered by many to be the iconic French memoirist's defining work and a breakout bestseller when published in France in 2008The Years is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present—even project...

From the architectural spectacle of the medieval cathedral and the romantic sublime of the nineteenth-century panorama to the techno-fetishism of today's London Science Museum, humans have gained a deeper understanding of the natural world through highly illusionistic representations that engender new modes of seeing, listening, and thinking. What unites and defines many of these wondrous spaces is an immersive view-an invitation to step inside the virtual world of the image and become a p...

This study explores artistic choices in cinema exhibition, focusing on film theaters, film festivals, and film archives and situating film-curating issues within an international context. Artistic and commercial film availability has increased overwhelmingly as a result of the digitization of the infrastructure of distribution and exhibition. The film trade's conventional structures are transforming and, in the digital age, supply and demand can meet without the intervention of traditional...

Previously published as part of THE $5 DINNER MOM BREAKFAST AND LUNCH COOKBOOK.The $5 Dollar Dinner Mom—savings guru, savvy supermarket shopper, and mommy extraordinaire Erin Chase of $5 Dollar Dinner—shares favorite recipes for sandwiches, soups, quiches and salads that use her fool proof system for cutting your weekly food budget and putting a healthy and delicious $5 meal on the table for your family. With the help of Erin, you can create delicious meals for less than $5 that are...