Europe between Democracy and Dictatorship

Fischer offers a captivating analysis of Europe’s turbulent history during the first half of the twentieth century, from the optimism at the turn of the century to the successive waves of destruction of the First and Second World Wars.

The Post-Colonial Critic

Gayatri Spivak, one of our best known cultural and literary theorists, addresses a vast range of political questions with both pen and voice in this unique book. The Post-Colonial Critic brings together a selection of interviews and discussions in which she has taken part over the past five years; together they articulate some of the most compelling politico-theoretical issues of the present.

And Be a Villian by Rex Stoutby Rex Stout

A murder before a studio audience on a radio broadcast means a high-profile case and a $20,000 paycheck, both important to Nero Wolfe, who needs to boost his bank account quickly to pay for his luxurious living. Reading in Archie Goodwin's first-person voice, Michael Prichard gives the narration a touch of noir tone but keeps the emphasis on Rex Stout's witty dialogue as the wise-guy sidekick. His Nero Wolfe is suitably commanding as he belittles and deceives to get the truth from a gallery of dishonest suspects.

The Italian Way: Food and Social Life

Outside of Italy, the country’s culture and its food appear to be essentially synonymous. And indeed, as The Italian Way makes clear, preparing, cooking, and eating food play a central role in the daily activities of Italians from all walks of life. In this beautifully illustrated book, Douglas Harper and Patrizia Faccioli present a fascinating and colorful look at the Italian table.

The medicinal plants of a country or region are its important resource base that contributes immensely to local health traditions. In India, it is unique that the significance of such plants, their health benefits, has always been high -- about three-fourths of the herbal drugs produced in India are used for curing human ailments. But such pants need to be domesticated and conserved a lot more zealously on the basis of awareness, knowledge and concern, and utilised much more intelligently. This volume is a first-of-a-kind effort to throw light on aspects of cultivation, conservation...