Results for "Khan, Yasmin"

A New Yorker, Guardian, BookRiot, Kitchn, KCRW, and Literary Hub Best Cookbook of the Year A dazzling celebration of Palestinian cuisine, featuring more than 80 modern recipes, captivating stories and stunning travel photography. Yasmin Khan unlocks the flavors and fragrances of modern Palestine, f... Read More about Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen

A Finalist for the 2022 James Beard Foundation Cookbook Award and the 2022 IACP Award (International) Longlisted for the 2022 Art of Eating Prize A New York Times Best Cookbook of 2021 • A Guardian Best Food Book of 2021 • A Simply Recipes Favorite Cookbook of 2021 • A WBUR Here & Now Favorite C... Read More about Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus

Conceived in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the grief that swept France over the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Statue of Liberty has been a potent symbol of the nation's highest ideals since it was unveiled in 1886. Dramatically situated on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) i... Read More about Enlightening the World: The Creation of the Statue of Liberty

A reappraisal of the tumultuous Partition and how it ignited long-standing animosities between India and Pakistan"Eloquently discusses the making of India and Pakistan after British rule on the subcontinent was dismantled in 1947. . . . A new look at this still important subject."—Library Journal Th... Read More about The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan

World War II was a global catastrophe. Far broader than just the critical struggle between Allies and Axis, its ramifications were felt throughout the world. It was a time of social relocation, reorienting ideas of patriotism and geographical attachment, and forcing the movement of people across oce... Read More about India at War: The Subcontinent and the Second World War

'As the ogre crashed through the trees, his gigantic pectoral muscles swung side to side like massive pendulums, knocking trees over like bowling pins. Moira nearly burst out laughing, then she realised that the sickly smell was coming from the ogre and she quickly held her breath...'... Read More about Moira's Magical Dream Strands