by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Historical Fiction
S. Thomas Russel G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $26.95, 464 pages A Battle Won is thoroughly enjoyable. Following in the fictional footsteps of Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower, Thomas Russell’s fighting sailor Captain Charles Hayden more than holds his own. No morose,...
by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
by Hubert Delorme, Vincent Boue Rizzoli, $49.95, 511 pages For the French food lover, this book could be the pièce de résistance. As an apparently French food adverse reader, this book left me wanting for the first 244 pages to be available in its own volume. However,...
by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
by Pushpesh Pant Phaidon Press, $49.95, 816 pages Stunning ingenuity, impressive presentation and beautiful originality India Cookbook: The Only Book on Indian Food You’ll Ever Need by Pushpesh Pant captivates any would-be Indian food chef. Recipes are simplistic and...
by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks, Travel
by Laura Catena Chronicle Books, $27.50, 239 pages The travel and tourism department of Argentina must be elated about the publication of this book. It is a beautiful travel guide that delves much deeper than the wines of Argentina. This book is beautifully designed,...
by Site Owner | Jun 29, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Health, Fitness & Dieting
by Bill Katovsky Da Capo Press, $16.95, 299 pages Author Bill Katovsky divulges the painful truth that we are all growing old and our bodies are not what they were in our twenties with the daily reminders of “a receding hairline, protruding gut, and mini-man boobs”....
