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A New Scientist, Globe and Mail, and Eater Best Book of 2023 In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Anthony Bourdain, and Mark Bittman, "a surprising, flavorsome tour of ancient cuisines" (Kirkus, STARRED)--from Neolithic bread to ancient Roman fish sauce--and why reviving the foods of the past is th... Read More about The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past (A Fascinating Book That Leaves You Hungry for More.--Kirkus Starred Review)

For fans of Michael Pollan and Anthony Bourdain, this "surprising, flavorsome tour of ancient cuisines" (Kirkus STARRED)--from Neolithic bread to ancient Roman fish sauce--reveals why reviving the foods of the past is the key to saving the future."A fascinating look at the people who are keeping the... Read More about The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Tastes of the Past (A Fascinating Book That Leaves You Hungry for More.--Kirkus Starred Review)

A Globe and Mail Fall 2019 Book to Watch Whoever you are, you are sure to be a severe critic of Fascism, and you must feel the servile shame. But even you are responsible for your inaction. Do not seek to justify yourself with the illusion that there is nothing to be done. That is not true. Every p... Read More about Possess the Air: Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul of Mussolini's Rome

Taras Grescoe spins the true story of a British aristocrat, an American flapper, and a Chinese poet who found themselves trapped in an unlikely love triangle amid the decadence of Jazz Age Shanghai. On the eve of WWII, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the twentieth cent... Read More about Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love, Intrigue, and Decadence in Old China

Whoever you are, you are sure to be a severe critic of Fascism, and you must feel the servile shame. But even you are responsible for your inaction. Do not seek to justify yourself with the illusion that there is nothing to be done. That is not true. Every person of courage and honour is quietly wor... Read More about Possess the Air: Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul of Mussolini's Rome

On the eve of WWII, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the 20th century's most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the fabulously wealthy Sir Victor Sassoon. Emily Hahn was a legendary New Yorker writer who would cover China for nearly 50 years, and play... Read More about Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love and International Intrigue on the Eve of the Second World War