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  • Gender in Ottoman Constantinople

    by David Selim Sayers ...
    Series series Halman Library
    What Ottoman Constantinople takes for granted, frowns upon, laments, and lampoons in terms of gender is often so unexpected that it might prompt us to rebuild our own conceptions of history and gender from the ground up. Gender in Ottoman Constantinople reconstructs this fascinating gender world before tracing its supposed disintegration in the 19th century. In fact, Ottoman notions of gender ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • A Cuisine of Exile

    by Gün Benderli ...
    Translated by Evrim Emir-Sayers, David Selim Sayers ...
    You are what you eat, the saying goes, and you become who you eat it with. After a lifetime of curating dishes and dinner companions from Paris to Istanbul and Budapest to Beijing, Gün Benderli knows this better than most. Whether discussing genius over a meal with legendary poets Nazım Hikmet, Pablo Neruda, and Nicolás Guillén or making mayonnaise with the resistance fighter Bert, whether sitting ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • The Struggle for Modern Turkey

    Justice, Activism and a Revolutionary Female Journalist

    by Sabiha Sertel ...
    Translated by David Selim Sayers, Evrim Emir-Sayers ...
    Sabiha Sertel was born into revolution in 1895, as an independent Turkey rose out of the dying Ottoman Empire. The nation's first professional female journalist, her unrelenting push for democracy and social reforms ultimately cost Sertel her country and freedom.Shortly before her death in 1968, Sertel completed her autobiography Roman Gibi (Like a Novel), which was written during her forced exile ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Fulkumari

    The Tale of a Refugee and a Rat in Pandemic Paris

    by Pinaki Bhattacharya ...
    Amidst the quiet, deserted streets of pandemic Paris, a refugee from Bangladesh finds himself alone in his apartment with a tiny rat. He names her Fulkumari and forms an imaginary pact with her, reminiscent of the Arabian Nights. Telling her a story each day, the refugee unravels the layers of his past. Tales of revolution, famine, and civil war intertwine with the poetry, philosophy, and myths of ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

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  • The Good Kings

    Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World

    by Kara Cooney ...
    Written in the tradition of historians like Stacy Schiff and Amanda Foreman who find modern lessons in ancient history, this provocative narrative explores the lives of five remarkable pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country's 3,000-year empire and its meaning today. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Buttermilk Graffiti

    A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine

    by Edward Lee ...
    America is a melting pot of cultures and traditions, and the food is no exception. Experience a sampling of the vast array of American cuisine with this beautiful collection of recipes from across the country, taking inspiration from around the globe.“Thoughtful, well researched, and truly moving. Shines a light on what it means to cook and eat American food, in all its infinitely nuanced and ever ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Civilization

    The Age of Masked Gods and Disguised Kings

    by Abdullah Öcalan, David Graeber ...
    Translated by Havin Guneser ...
    Series Book 1 - Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization
    This manifesto is the definitive work of Abdullah Öcalan, crucial for understanding the Kurdish revolution. Here Öcalan outlines a democratic alternative for the Middle East.A criticism that limits itself to capitalism is too superficial, Öcalan argues, and turns his eyes to the underlying structures of civilization. Rethinking the methods of understanding culture, politics, and society, he ... Read more

    $14.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eating with Peter

    A Gastronomic Journey

    by Susan Buckley ...
    A life-changing journey intertwining high romance, gastronomy, and an unsurpassable joie de vivre for readers of Julie and Julia and My Paris Kitchen.Susan's life would never be the same after she meets Peter Buckley. A man who was larger than life, Peter pulls Susan out of her comfort zone to taste the fine life, literally. Together they embark on a rollicking adventure through Michelin-starred ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Secret History of Christmas Baking

    Recipes & Stories from Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys

    by Linda Raedisch ...
    Explore the surprising—and sometimes dark—origins of beloved holiday bakes."A whirlwind tour of the . . . always colorful backstories of ingredients, recipes, methods, and madnesses that flavor our most beloved holiday treats."―Caren Gussoff Sumption, contributing writer for Krampusnacht: Twelve Nights of KrampusSpice up your season by rolling, molding, and kneading your way through the world's ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lost Wisdom

    Rethinking Modernity in Iran

    by Abbas Milani ...
    In the essays collected here, Abbas Milani uses an impressive array of cross-disciplinary Western and Iranian theories and texts to investigate the crucial question of modernity in Iran today. He offers a wealth of new insights into the thousand-year-old conflict in Iran between the search for modernity and the forces of religious obscurantism. The essays trace the roots of Shiite Islamic ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • My Berlin Kitchen

    Adventures in Love and Life

    by Luisa Weiss ...
    The Wednesday Chef cooks her heart out, finds her way home, and shares her recipes with usIt takes courage to turn your life upside down, especially when everyone is telling you how lucky you are. But sometimes what seems right can feel deeply wrong. My Berlin Kitchen tells the story of how one thoroughly confused, kitchen-mad perfectionist broke off her engagement to a handsome New Yorker, quit ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • On the Noodle Road

    From Beijing to Rome, with Love and Pasta

    by Jen Lin-Liu ...
    A food writer travels the Silk Road, immersing herself in a moveable feast of foods and cultures and discovering some surprising truths about commitment, independence, and love.As a newlywed traveling in Italy, Jen Lin-Liu was struck by culinary echoes of the delicacies she ate and cooked back in China, where she’d lived for more than a decade. Who really invented the noodle? she wondered, like ... Read more

    $4.99 USD