Seasons in Basilicata

Author: David Yeadon
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061979929
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 482

Book Description
Award-winning travel writer and illustrator, David Yeadon embarks with his wife, Anne on an exploration of the "lost word" of Basilicata, in the arch of Italy's boot. What is intended as a brief sojourn turns into an intriguing residency in the ancient hill village of Aliano, where Carlo Levi, author of the world-renowned memoir Christ Stopped at Eboli, was imprisoned by Mussolini for anti-Fascist activities. As the Yeadons become immersed in Aliano's rich tapestry of people, traditions, and festivals, reveling in the rituals and rhythms of the grape and olive harvests, the culinary delights, and other peculiarities of place, they discover that much of the pagan strangeness that Carlo Levi and other notable authors revealed still lurks beneath the beguiling surface of Basilicata.

Basilicata: Authentic Italy

Author: Karen Haid
Publisher: Hiller Press
ISBN: 9781734832204
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
Magnificent natural beauty, rich culture and longstanding traditions, Basilicata packs an incredible diversity into the unassuming instep of the Italian boot. From the renowned Sassi di Matera to the smallest village, this in-depth travel essay uncovers a land, its people, their past and present, sharing the joys and challenges of the experience.

Seasons in Basilicata

Author: David Yeadon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9785558676204
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
A year in the life of a remote southern Italian hill town, rich with local characters and strange, pagan-laced customs -- a place very different from the more gentrified northern Italy of Tuscany and Umbria. Award-winning travel writer and illustrator David Yeadon embarks with his wife, Anne, on an exploration of the wild, mountainous "lost world" of Basilicata, in the arch of Italy's boot. What is intended as a brief sojourn turns into a much longer and far more intriguing residency across the seasons. The Yeadons make a homein the ancient and alluring hill village of Aliano, where Carlo Levi, author of the world-renownedmemoir Christ Stopped at Eboli, was imprisoned by Mussolini during World War II for anti-Fascist activities. The Yeadons become immersed in Aliano's rich tapestry of people, traditions, and festivals, reveling in the rituals and rhythms of the grape and olive harvests, the unique culinary delights of the region, and other enticing peculiarities of place. At the same time, they discover that much of the pagan strangeness that Carlo Levi and other notable authors revealed still lurks beneath the beguiling surface of Basilicata. Evocative illustrations and richly colorful, often humorous tales of life in the hill village form the framework for Seasons in Basilicata.

Seasons on Harris

Author: David Yeadon
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061979937
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Outer Hebrides of Scotland epitomize the evocative beauty and remoteness of island life. The most dramatic of all the Hebrides is Harris, a tiny island formed from the oldest rocks on earth, a breathtaking landscape of soaring mountains, wild lunarlike moors, and vast Caribbean-hued beaches. This is where local crofters weave the legendary Harris Tweed—a hardy cloth reflecting the strength, durability, and integrity of the life there. In Seasons on Harris, David Yeadon, "one of our best travel writers" (The Bloomsbury Review), captures, through elegant words and line drawings, life on Harris—the people, their folkways and humor, and their centuries-old Norse and Celtic traditions of crofting and fishing. Here Gaelic is still spoken in its purest form, music and poetry ceilidh evenings flourish in the local pubs, and Sabbath Sundays are observed with Calvinistic strictness. Yeadon's book makes us care deeply about these proud islanders, their folklore, their history, their challenges, and the imperiled future of their traditional island life and beloved tweed.

Christ Stopped at Eboli the Story of a Year

Author: Carlo Levi
Publisher: Andesite Press
ISBN: 9781296493837
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Mountains of the Mediterranean World

Author: J. R. McNeill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521522885
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
An environmental history of the mountain areas of Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Morocco.

James Beard's New Fish Cookery

Author: James Beard
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 9780316085007
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
A healthful, dramatically simplified book on cooking techniques for preparinglow cholesterol, low calorie seafood, with over 500 recipes.

Frances Mayes Always Italy

Author: Frances Mayes
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN: 142622091X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
"This lush guide, featuring more than 350 glorious photographs from National Geographic, showcases the best Italy has to offer from the perspective of two women who have spent their lives reveling in its unique joys."--Publisher's description.

Disco Years

Author: Ron Galella
Publisher: powerHouse Books
ISBN: 9781576873250
Category : Celebrities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The definitive visual diary of the New York club scene in the 70s, Disco Years presents an astounding collection of photographs from America's premier nightlife photographer, Ron Galella. His candid shots of the era's fabulous fashionistas, indulgent rock idols, outlandish artists, mystical muses, jet-setting socialites and fantastic freaks reveal the delicious decadence that defined the decade. Disco Years brings viewers the high life, literally and figuratively. It takes people back to a time when skiing was an indoor activity, velvet ropes were high security, and incredible style was the only requirement.

Wild Sweetness

Author: Thalia Ho
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062958437
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 510

Book Description
From the creator of the award-winning food blog, Butter and Brioche, comes a unique and beautifully designed full-color cookbook that brings wild flavors to desserts as told through the seasons. In Wild Sweetness, Thalia Ho captures the essence of the wild, and re-imagines it on the plate. She guides us through a tale of six distinct seasons and the flavors inspired by them: of bright, herbaceous new life in spring, to the aromatic florals that follow, of bursting summer berries, over-ripe fruit, warmth and spice in fall, then ending with winter and its smolder. In more than 95 recipes, Thalia opens our eyes and taste buds to a celebration of what the wild has to offer—a world of sweet escapism, using flavor to heighten our experience of food. Enthralling, unique, and inspired recipes you’ll want to cook over and over again.