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"In this delightful, beautifully photographed tour of France, England, and Italy, YouTube star Katie Quinn shares the stories and science behind everyone's fermented faves--bread, cheese, and wine--along with classic recipes"-- They are some of humanity's most ancient and essential foods, as well as much-beloved staples of a great dinner party. And cheese, wine and bread all develop their complex flavors through the process of fermentation. Take...

"Lush with palm trees and surrounded by turquoise oceans, the Caribbean Islands are real picture postcards. Join your host Zoe as she looks beyond these images to discover a hybrid of English, African and French culture and the magical landscapes found away from the golden beaches--Container.

"This is a book about ten women who, over the past three hundred years have found walking essential to their sense of themselves, as people and as writers. In a series of intimate, incisive portraits, Wanderers traces their footsteps, from eighteenth-century parson's daughter Elizabeth Carter--who desired nothing more than to be taken for a vagabond in the wilds of southern England--to modern walker-writers such as Nan Shepherd and Cheryl Strayed....

Part adventure story, part cultural history, Paris to the Pyrenees explores the phenomenon of pilgrimage along the age-old way of Saint James   Driven by curiosity, wanderlust, and health crises, David Downie and his wife set out from Paris to walk across France to the Pyrenees. Starting on the Rue Saint-Jacques, then trekking 750 miles south to Roncesvalles, Spain, their eccentric route takes 72 days on Roman roads and pilgrimage paths-a 1,100-year-old...

Mongolia, sandwiched between Russia and China, was part of the Soviet bloc for more than 60 years. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it has been a free and democratic country. Ian Wright takes a train from Beijing, China, to Ulaan Baatar or "Red Hero", Mongolia's present day capital. He travels north-west to Karakorum then across the Gobi desert before returning to Ulaan Bataar in time for the annual Naadam festival.

With wit, heartwarming stories and a keen insight into new and exciting ways to see both the past and the future of the country, the actor, writer and woodworker takes a literary journey to America's frontier to celebrate the people and landscape that have made it great.

Offers a portrait of the contemporary American West, examing the dichotomy of between myth and reality, Old West and present day, and discussing the history, people, and future of the region.

A visual itinerary, an emotional visit to a family's homeland, a souvenir of the trip of a lifetime, or the virtual realization of a fantasy vacation - whatever the inspiration, one thing's certain - locations like this can't be seen any other way.

Turkey, 'the land beneath the half moon'. We begin our journey in Istanbul, golden gateway to the Orient, a city that was once the centre of the Old World and still reflects two and a half centuries of history. Turkey is a country of many faces, with fairytale-like mosques and palaces, legendary ancient cities, and fascinating landscapes. It is a link between Asia and Europe, between East and West and an historic bridge between both Orient and Occident....

"Frommer's books aren't written by committee, by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like Peter Barron and Jennifer Ceaser, along with writers who live part-time in Spain, like Patricia Harris, David Lyons and Murray Stewart. The six of them spent months checking out all of Spain's best hotels, attractions, shops, wineries, and restaurants...