Product Description: Thanks to the Pilates method, it is now possible to experience a new lifestyle and a new way of thinking. This guide gives detailed explanations and pictures for 34 basic exercises to improve self-control and concentration on both the mind and body...read more

Product Description: Hollywood actor Michael Sheen reads one of the most famous poems in the English language, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, in this collection, which is part of the Naxos AudioBooks The Great Poets series. Radical and daring, Coleridge worked with Wordsworth to transform poetry and bring it closer to the people...read more

Culls 175 authentic recipes from fourteen regions of France, tracing the influences that have shaped home-cooked favorites, in a volume based on the author's travels that is complemented by lavish food photography and atmospheric paintings.

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The tastes of North Africa represent one of the world's most exotic and tantalising cuisines. Having assimilated the influences of many regional cuisines, they encapsulate a rich cultural infusion. When the Moors conquered the lands around the Mediterranean over a thousand years ago, they brought with them foods that were to fashion western cooking for years to come. Spices from the caravan trade, rice from India, citrus fruit, aubergines, spinach and sugar cane were all introduced to Spain, Portugal, Sicily and Provence by the Arab invaders. In turn, when later expelled from their beloved Al-Andaluz, they took back to Morroco the culinary lessons the Iberian peninsula had taught them and maintained close links across the Gibraltar Straits, trading in tomatoes and peppers from Columbus' travels in the New World. Sarah Woodward is a fascinating guide to this culinary map, showing you how to combine vegetables, fruits, meats, nuts and spices and taste each dish as a delicious and intriguing slice of history.

A complete guide to the cuisine of the Mediterranean celebrates the flavors of Egypt, Greece, Spain, Italy, and other nations, and key preparation techniques are demonstrated in 230 step-by-step photographs. (view table of contents)