New Map France by Herbert Ypma
Today’s discerning traveler is looking not merely for luxury but for a unique experience. But in this age of low-cost flights and easy travel, how do you avoid the crowds and find the hidden gems? Not via sponsored search results or thousands of indistinguishable reviews. What you need is on-the-ground, in-person, tried-and-trusted knowledge. In this new guide to France, Herbert Ypma surprises and delights with his unequaled eye for detail and his unerring ability to judge what makes the difference between a good experience and a truly memorable one. The numerous experiences and tips that he maps out across the length and breadth of France fall into four key categories: staying in character, eclectic experiences, legend for lunch, and convincing context. Featuring more than ninety experiences and tips, from unique places to stay and the best spots for authentic French cuisine to historical must-sees and quirky one-offs, New Map France is the ideal travel companion for a trip to
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Anna Spiro: A Life in Pattern by Anna Spiro
A field guide to charming, colorful interiors from successful interior designer Anna Spiro, now in a compact hardcover edition.
Praised for her awe-inspiring ability to mix vibrant patterned fabrics, antique furniture, and collectible art, Anna Spiro has worked tirelessly throughout her design career to create compelling homes and spaces for her clients. This beautifully illustrated book is a source of inspiration for readers and admirers throughout the world of Spiro’s colorful and visually complex style. Describing her singular design ethos, Spiro says, "I love to create rooms that spark emotion and people want to linger in . . . spaces that are rooted in tradition, yet unique in their execution..." From mood boards to finished rooms, this exploration of Spiro’s design philosophy, now in an updated format, gives readers the framework to create fiercely unique, surprising spaces that sing with individuality.
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Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts by Kate McDermott
Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts, Fillings, and Life
The pie-making classic named one of 2016’s best cookbooks by NPR, Oprah.com, USA Today, Bon Appétit, Cosmopolitan and more.
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The iconic Renaissance songbook—an inspiration to love poets since the fourteenth century—in an elegant, fluid, and inviting translation.
Petrarch’s Canzoniere stands as one of the greatest and most influential collections of love poetry ever written. In a classic story of love at first sight, the young poet expresses in beautiful verse his unrequited reverence for Laura, a muse who would prove as inspirational as Beatrice to Dante. Stricken with grief after Laura’s death, Petrarch transmuted his sorrow onto the page and continued working on the Canzoniere until his own passing. At once movingly romantic and grandly meditative, always present within Petrarch’s lines is a tension between his earthly desire and his spiritual longing for divine grace.
In this monumental translation, the project of a lifetime, renowned poet A.M. Juster preserves the original text’s formal elegance, honoring Petrarch’s rhyme and meter while also capturing the profound religious and philosophical undertones that imbue the work. R