The journals of the Vietnamese poet, author, peacemaker, and Buddhist teacher cover the period from his years at Princeton and Columbia to his return to Vietnam, where he tried to negotiate for peace and improve living conditions in his home country. Reprint. PW.[...]
"Palm Beach" is a dazzling portrait and insider's view of a fabled and exclusive resort community and its high-profile denizens, as seen through the lens of master photographer Harry Benson and the words of society columnist Hilary Geary Ross.
Ross and Benson's critically acclaimed first project[...]
This is the ultimate guide for discriminating travelers who desire authentic experiences rather than canned entertainment the natural beauty and rhythms of destinations instead of carbon-copy hotels with commonplace restaurants. Organized from Palm Beach south to Key West, this updated edition looks[...]
"Moon Spotlight Palm Springs" is a 60-page compact guide covering Palm Springs, as well as Joshua Tree, Death Valley, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. "Moon California" author Liz Hamill Scott offers her firsthand advice on what sights are must-sees, and sightseeing highlights maps make planning [...]
A mind-bending journey through some of the most weird and wonderful facts about our universe, vividly illuminating the hidden truths that govern our everyday lives. "The tone is consistently light and breezy...an addictive, intriguing, and entertaining read...a handy guide for anyone yearning to sp[...]
The extraordinary palm: diverse and prolific, symbolic and often sacred, essential and exotic (and at times erotic), exploited and controversial. The signature greenery of the tropics and subtropics, these record-breaking plants produce the world's biggest and heaviest seed, the longest leaf, and th[...]
We all know - and love - ABBA. Using contemporary interviews, this title features photographs from private collections, and contains removable facsimiles of personal items belonging to Anna, Benny, Bjorn and Agnetha.[...]
Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and important science about us, our world and beyond by examining some astonishing facts that reveal the vast complexities of the universe.There is much about our world that seems to make perfect sense, and important scientific break[...]
This new edition of the best-selling Abba book has been substantially updated and revised.
In the lush, uninhibited atmosphere of Samoa, Robert Louis Stevenson is languishing with the disease that will soon kill him; when a chance encounter with the mysterious Scottish missionary, Mr Baker, turns his thoughts back to his conservative, post-Reformation Edinburgh home. As Stevenson's meetin[...]
Describes the authors' story of their experience with the Naadi Palm Leaf Readers of India. This book provides a look into one of the greatest mystical secrets of India - the hidden oracle. It also tells readers how to find the Naadis for themselves.[...]
In the lush, uninhibited atmosphere of Samoa, Robert Louis Stevenson is languishing with the disease that will soon kill him; when a chance encounter with the mysterious Scottish missionary, Mr Baker, turns his thoughts back to his conservative, post-Reformation Edinburgh home. As Stevenson's meet[...]
Sex, lies and ill-fitting swimwear ... Sun Protection Factor 100 Jan Nyman, the ace detective of the covert operations unit of the National Central Police, is sent to a sleepy seaside town to investigate a mysterious death. Nyman arrives in the town dominated by a bizarre holiday village - the `hott[...]