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  Taste of Naples - Neapolitan...

  Marlena Spieler

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  “A love letter to the history, traditions and culinaria of one of the richest and most complex regions of Italy.” —Stanley Tucci In other places, it might seem trite or cliché to say that love is an essential component of cooking, food, and dining. But in the shadow of a still-fuming Vesuvio, the love of everyday life is palpable in Naples: that passion for life is the spirit that guides Neapolitan cuisine. You can taste it in everything.    In this tantalizing tour of the culture and cuisine of Napoli, Marlena Spieler reveals the tastes, sights, and sounds of the city and surrounding area (including its islands) in gorgeous detail. Using her own experiences and conversations with others, both tourists and residents alike, she offers us the rich history of this unique culture and cuisine.    “Part travel guide, part cook's memoir, this charming little book delivers a true taste of a quirky, elusive city.” —Barbara Fairchild, former editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit   “This book ought to come with bread, to sop up the extra goodness sloshing over the sides.” —Clark Wolf, author of American Cheeses, restaurant consultant, food writer   “Traipsing through the foodways of Naples with the legendary Marlena Spieler is pure joy.” —Tia Keenan, author of  The Art of the Cheese Plate and cheese columnist for The Wall Street Journal   “Marvelous to read and a joy to cook from.” —Julia della Croce, Italian food expert and James Beard award winning author of Italian Home Cooking   “[Spieler’s] enthusiasm and knowledge will likely inspire travelers to Italy to add a stop on their trip.” ―Publishers Weekly

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  Even More Ketchup than Salsa -...

  Joe Cawley

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  A must-read reality check for anybody who has ever pondered making a new life abroad 
  "Pure enjoyment!" 
  "Another corker from Mr Cawley" 
  "Couldn't put it down. Made me happy, made me sad, made me happy some more. Really, really good book. Can't wait for the next installment!" 
  "Funny, emotional and identifiable, loved every minute..." 
  The first six months of running the Smugglers Tavern had been a baptism of fire. The subsequent years were about as much fun as bobbing for apples in a vat of acid. 
  Having swapped the tin roof of a cold British fish market for the sunny skies of Tenerife, one of Spain's holiday islands, Joe and Joy succeeded in thwarting the first wave of attacks from bungling bureaucrats, bewildered holidaymakers and their own spectacular ineptitude. 
  What they didn’t realise was that their enemies were regrouping. Not only that, but those enemies had made camp a lot closer to home, enemies that would make their encounters with exploding gas bottles, East European squatters and big-time Charlies seem like chapters from a children's picture book. 
  Dreams are shattered, relationships left in tatters and sanity is tested in this prize-winning travel and humour memoir in this revelation about what it's really like when you try to make a better life for yourself overseas.Recent reviews..."Beautifully observed, laugh-out-loud funny in parts and heartbreakingly emotional in others. If you've ever lived abroad, particularly in Spain, this book has something in it for you.""Hilarious all the way through and tinged with the slightest of sadness in parts.""The humour reminds me a lot of Deric Longden's equally poignant books and plays, especially the bits about Joe's gran and Buster the cat. Would make a great film.""Loved this book! Laughed and cried... Honest and compelling read."

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  The Uprooted Chinar - Kashmir’s...

  Anup Tikku

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  In the quiet majesty of the Himalayas, an ancient flame nearly flickered out. For five millennia, the Kashmir Valley stood as a sanctuary of Vedic wisdom. A land where the physical and metaphysical blurred into radiant unity. Today, that legacy confronts its gravest threat: the shadow of erasure. 
   
  The Uprooted Chinar transcends mere historical chronicle; it's a soul-stirring odyssey of the Kashmiri Pandits. From origins at Lake Satisar to the spiritual zenith of an 8th-century golden age, and through the terror-filled nights of the 1990 exodus, this book revives a narrative silenced by political expediency. 
   
  Journey back to when Kashmir pulsed as the East's intellectual heart. Delve into Kashmir Shaivism—not as dusty relic, but as a vibrant philosophy of "divine unity." Here, the world unfolds as a joyful dance of sacred energy, every breath a divine spark, far from rigid renunciation. 
   
  Beneath sacred Chinar trees, visionaries like Abhinavagupta wove a tapestry where spiritual and material realms intertwined. This "unbreakable spiritual armor" infused life with a syncretic blend of Hindu, Buddhist, and Sufi elements, bridging faiths through festivals, poetry, and shared feasts. It's a powerful reminder: deeply rooted culture can pierce the darkest shadows, sustaining a people through seven waves of upheaval. 
   
  The Valley's trials echo universally, mirroring humanity's deepest struggles. Themes of displacement, narrative distortion, and quiet courage resonate across global conflicts. This book unmasks history's inversions, countering propaganda with raw survivor tales, archaeological truths, and documented realities. 
   
  Through "adaptive resilience," witness a culture's defiant survival, a miracle of endurance against oblivion. Compelling and unapologetic, The Uprooted Chinar calls you to reclaim forgotten truths. 
   
  Reclaim the story. Restore the truth. Rediscover the Chinar.

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  Pages From My Passport

  Amelia Dalton

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  Amelia Dalton, fresh from touring the Scottish islands, takes on the world and sets up exclusive holidays in remote places for a new cruise ship. As she scopes out her itineraries, she explores inaccessible islands and survives a hotel fire, a bomb in a palace, being stung by a scorpion and thrown into jail. Meanwhile, she’s being wooed from afar by a mysterious stranger who turns up in the most unexpected places.

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  My Half Orange - A Story of Love...

  John Julius Reel

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  In his late thirties, John Julius Reel left his native New York for Seville, hoping to reinvent himself, find his voice as a writer, and cast off the shadow of his famous father. When his girlfriend dumped him after a month-long visit, the last tie was cut and he had to face his future from his stark, mosquito-infested rented room. 
  Alone in a foreign land, struggling with the language, and longing to find his place and purpose in the world, he began to rebuild his life. 
  What follows is a tender, comical, and illuminating story about what it means to learn to speak and think in a new way, and to spend so much time away from home that the foreign becomes familiar. This heartwarming chronicle filled with Sevillian delicias (soccer, Iberian ham, creative cursing, and one extraordinary woman) reveals how love, language, and culture can transform one’s life forever.

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  Principia Ethica

  George Edward Moore

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  George Edward Moore, usually known as G. E. Moore, (1873 – 1958) was a distinguished and influential English philosopher. He was, with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and (before them) Gottlob Frege, one of the founders of the analytic tradition in philosophy.

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