What have we not done to live forever? Adam Leith Gollner, the critically acclaimed author of The Fruit Hunters, weaves together religion, science, and mythology in a gripping exploration of the most
Based on Leith's doctoral thesis for Macquarrie U. (Australia), this work examines the operation of the largest gold mine on earth by the American corporation Freeport-McMoRan. Aided by a cozy relatio
Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith draws on a life-long passion for food with 100 recipes from her own kitchen table. Whether it’s Halibut with Green Linguine, Fast Roast Teriyaki Lamb or S
Canadian Fiction Studies are an answer to every librarian's, student's, and teacher's wishes. Each book contains clear information on a major Canadian novel. Attractively produced, they contain a chro
In a world of shifting realities, two warriors begin a deadly quest for truth...On the wings of night...It is winter in Everien. The land is now under the thumb of the conquering Pharician warlord Tas
Montreal was the literary centre of Canada in the 1940s, a hotbed of literary activity in both English and French crowned by the international success of Hugh MacLennan's "Two Solitudes" and Gabrielle
Morton (Foreign Language Research and Training Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) provides a historical and critical reading of the development of modernist "free-verse" poetry in post-Worl
This volume utilizes the cross-cultural, historical and ethnographic perspective of anthropology to illuminate the intrinsic connections of race, class and gender. The author begins by discussing the
A picture of a largely uncharted aspect of the Scottish diaspora. There are tales of adventure, hardship, determination and some significant success stories of these Caithness pioneers. It features th
In Words Like Loaded Pistols, Sam Leith traces the art of persuasion, beginning in ancient Syracuse and taking us on detours as varied and fascinating as Elizabethan England, Milton’s Satanic realm, t
