NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 26, 2013
"A well-researched, nonpreachy, worthwhile read."
NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 19, 2013
"A good addition to the self-help bookshelf."
New York Times columnist Feiler (
Generation Freedom: The Middle East Uprisings and the Remaking of the Modern World, 2011, etc.) explores new ideas on family dynamics.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 14, 2013
"Dense with information and studded with numerous graphs and charts, this book provides a deeper understanding of what principles need to change in order to create local food environments."
NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"A unique voice with a provocative point of view."
Up-and-coming celebrity chef Huang serves up a raw memoir recounting his life as an angry young man chafing under generations of stifling Chinese tradition and all-encompassing American "whiteness."
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"While the militaristic minutiae of restaurant life and its psychological pressures might otherwise make for a gripping study, its presentation here is cluttered and clinical."
A psychologist and food writer takes a close look at what motivates and defines one of today's most celebrated chefs.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 31, 2013
"Although not a how-to guide, the authors give readers plenty of choices and ideas to think about when deciding whether to embark on this kind of gardening."
NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 24, 2013
"The conclusions reached are familiar, but Schaap's talent for balancing self-revelation with humor, melancholy and wisdom turn an otherwise niche topic into one with greater appeal."
A memoir from
This American Life contributor and
New York Times Magazine "Drink" columnist Schaap.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 11, 2012
"While the text can be wordy and repetitive, the author's message is clear, and the graphics pack a punch that hammers it home."
NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 4, 2012
"A toper's pleasure, though perhaps it should come with a warning label."
Gin and tonic? Gin rickey? Gin gimlet? Stop being so prissy: In this lively history, Barnett (
Medical London, 2008, etc.) notes that the way to drink gin is neat, "with perhaps an occasional dash of bitters to soften the rough edge of pot-still spirit."
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 3, 2012
"A richly readable and authoritative addition to the literature of wine."
Noted American oenophile Lukacs (English/Loyola Univ. Maryland;
The Great Wines of America: The Top Forty Vintners, Vineyards, and Vintages, 2005, etc.) tells the story of wine over eight millenniums and around the globe.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2012
"A wildly inventive excursion through the creation of our daily bread--and our occasional carp à l'ancienne."
Four hours? A gimmick, to be sure, but a good one to lure you into this rangy, obsessive immersion in food and its many wonders.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"Despite the seemingly esoteric topic, the authors skillfully enliven daily life in the distant past, whether detailing amphoras or wine gods--a worthy complement to literature on agriculture in antiquity."
History of biblical viticulture, from Genesis through the New Testament, and the role wine played in the "evolution of humanity from nomadism to a settled society."
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