Product Description: Paul D. Buell, Ph.D. (1977) in History, University of Washington, Seattle, is Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at the Horst-Grtz-Stiftungs-Institut, Berlin. He has published extensively on the history of the Mongols including an Historical Dictionary of the Mongol World Empire (Scarecrow, 2003)...read more

Vinegar and sugar, dried fruit, rose water, spices from India and China, sweet wine made from raisins and dates—these are the flavors of the golden age of Arab cuisine. This book, a delightful culinary adventure that is part history and part cookbook, surveys the gastronomical art that developed at the Caliph's sumptuous palaces in ninth-and tenth-century Baghdad, drew inspiration from Persian, Greco-Roman, and Turkish cooking, and rapidly spread across the Mediterranean. In a charming narrative, Lilia Zaouali brings to life Islam's vibrant culinary heritage.The second half of the book gathers an extensive selection of original recipes drawn from medieval culinary sources along with thirty-one contemporary recipes that evoke the flavors of the Middle Ages. Featuring dishes such as Chicken with Walnuts and Pomegranate, Beef with Pistachios, Bazergan Couscous, Lamb Stew with Fresh Apricots, Tuna and Eggplant Purée with Vinegar and Caraway, and Stuffed Dates, the book also discusses topics such as cookware, utensils, aromatic substances, and condiments, making it both an entertaining read and an informative resource for anyone who enjoys the fine art of cooking.

A translation of Al-Baghdadi's 'Kitab al-Tabikh,' the favourite Arab cookery book of the Turks.

In honor of the fortieth anniversary of the legendary San Francisco scene, this comprehensive account of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury draws on personal experiences, period documents, and scores of interviews to illuminate and assess an important counterculture phenomenon. Reprint.

Product Description: In the glittery see-and-be-seen atmosphere of the Los Angeles culinary scene, famous and soon-to-be-famous diners patronize fashionable Hollywood eateries as much for celebrity sightings as for the food. One exception to this trendy tendency is Patina, the stylish L...read more

Product Description: A functional book for beginners, designed to develop drum set technique and the corresponding elements of jazz drumming.

Product Description: A functional book for beginners, designed to develop drumset technique and the corresponding elements of jazz drumming.

Chronicles the events and music of the late 1960s in the United States and Great Britain

Amidst the world of Brooklyn gangsters and juvenile delinquents, Harold Odum is driven by the circumstances of his life into acts of self-destruction and twisted sexuality. Reprint. Movie tie-in.

Gathers spicy recipes for main and side dishes from West Africa, the Caribbean, North Africa, the Near East, India, China, Korea, Mexico, South America, Europe, and Louisiana, and describes the history of chile peppers

Product Description: Includes two and four bar rock and jazz-rock beats designed for the modern drummer.