Product Description: Paul Richardson's mission - 'to sieve out the ancient, perverse and eccentric from the new, nice and normal' - took him from coastal plain to mountainous peak. It also took him, often, by surprise. From ritual pig killings to wood-chopping competitions, from an alchemist who eats stone, to pilgrimages in the name of obscure Virgins, his journey into deep Spain is captivating, often hilarious, sometimes surprising - and always highly illuminating...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Describes the culinary tradition of Catalonia, including Barcelona, and offers forty-five recipes for appetizers, main dishes, vegetables dishes, and desserts.

Charlotte and George learn a lot about trees while playing in the big tree in their backyard, in a story that contains footnoted facts about trees and tree ecology.

Product Description: This companion resource to Gray's Anatomy for Students presents a vivid, visual depiction of anatomical structures. It demonstrates their correlation with appropriate clinical images and surface anatomy ― essential for proper identification in the dissection lab and successful preparation for course exams...read more

A fifteen-year resident celebrates the cooking traditions of Spain in its cities, rural areas, and mountain regions, in a volume that explores the changes to Spanish life and culture over the past quarter century.