Helps you discover more than 300 of the finest inns, resorts and spas in the Americas, Caribbean and Pacific. This book has an unequalled collection of luxury hotels, inns, resorts and spas from castles in Scotland to exotic spas in the Caribbean.[...]
From the #1 travel magazine in the country, a collection of travel tales from some of today's finest writers
Travel writing maintains its seemingly endless popularity, and this volume offers a particularly transporting body of work, pairing exotic locales with writers of the highest caliber: Ru[...]
Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to allow scientists to study their techniques for tricking the brain. The implications of neuromagic go beyond illuminating our behavior; early [...]
In this beautifully crafted, Rashomon-like novel, Maryse Conde has written a gripping story imbued with all the nuances and traditions of Caribbean culture. Francis Sancher--a handsome outsider, loved by some and reviled by others--is found dead, face down in the mud on a path outside Ri[...]
All women want to look their best and feel great on their wedding day. Whether that includes losing weight or just toning up, this crash course in fitness is precisely what they need to really shine on one of the most important days of their lives. By following this easy-to-use, step-by-step program[...]
The Count of Montecristo Alexander Dumas (3 CDs - 3 Hour & 20 Minutes) The Count of Monte Cristo, Audio Book dramatized in Spanish based on the original story by Alexander Dumas, is one of the most popular novels of love and revenge of all times. It is the story of Edmund Dantes, a young sailor (Per[...]
This 2009 work describes and explains the decline of the Argentine economy in the twentieth century.
Have you ever wondered how a magician saws a woman in half? Or makes coins materialize out of thin air? Or reads your mind? Magic tricks work because humans have a hardwired process of attention and awareness that is hackable. A good magician uses your mind's intrinsic properties against you in a fo[...]
Written by an international team of leading scholars, this groundbreaking reference work explores the nature of language change and diffusion, and paves the way for future research in this rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field.Features 35 newly-written essays from internationally acclaimed exper[...]
In September 2012, Vogue, the world's most influential fashion magazine, will celebrate its 120th Anniversary. Many of Vogue's hundreds of gorgeous images have remained timeless. With work by photographers such as Steichen, Horst, Avedon, Penn, Newton, Leibovitz, Testino, Weber, among others, Vogue:[...]
"New Yorker" cartoons are among the most recognized magazine-style cartoons in the world.The cartoons of "The New Yorker "have entertained the magazine's readers for nearly a century. With unmatched visual sophistication and wit, they let no subject escape their scrutiny. A roster of extraordinary a[...]
"Honest, exquisitely measured . . . inspiring in its reminder of the human spirit's capacity to endure."--"The New York Times Book Review"
" An] astute study of family and place."--"Washington Post Book World"
In this collection of autobiographical essays, Maryse Conde vividly evokes the rel[...]