Algonquin Books imprint: 445 books
by Betsy Block
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2008
"I'd always thought food was pretty straightforward: you're hungry, you eat; you're not, you don't. Then I became a mother." So begins Betsy Block's humorous, life-changing book on the ultimate of all makeovers: improving the family meal. But how is her plan even possible when eleven-year...
by Camille Glenn
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
A keepsake cookbook inspired by the classic meal of holidays past, from the author of THE HERITAGE OF SOUTHERN COOKING. It's divided into nineteen holiday menus, which salute seasonal activities from "Trimming the Tree" to "Ringing in the New Year." A BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB'S GOOD COOK BOOK CLUB SELECTION.
Maman's Homesick Pie
A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
For Donia Bijan’s family, food has been the language they use to tell their stories and to communicate their love. In 1978, when the Islamic revolution in Iran threatened their safety, they fled to California’s Bay Area, where the familiar flavors of Bijan’s mother’s cooking formed a bridge...
Sugar Pie and Jelly Roll
Sweets from a Southern Kitchen
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2000
Raised on a farm in North Carolina, Robbin Gourley started baking as a child the day she got her first toy oven. She's been producing beautiful paintings for almost as long. Her newest cookbook is a perfect combination of all of Gourley's talents, bringing together over sixty of her classic Southern...
Tasting the Past
One Man's Quest to Discover (and Drink!) the World's Original Wines
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
"A vintner’s blend of science, history, travel, and tantalizing drink recommendations." --Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist
In search of a mysterious wine he once tasted in a hotel room minibar, journalist Kevin Begos travels along the original wine routes—from...
Ginseng, the Divine Root
The Curious History of the Plant That Captivated the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2006
The story behind ginseng is as remarkable as the root itself. Prized for its legendary curative powers, ginseng launched the rise to power of China's last great dynasty; inspired battles between France and England; and sparked a boom in Minnesota comparable to the California Gold Rush. It has made...
Let Them Eat Dirt
How Microbes Can Make Your Child Healthier
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
“A must-read . . . Takes you inside a child’s gut and shows you how to give kids the best immune start early in life.” —William Sears, MD, coauthor of The Baby Book
Like the culture-changing Last Child in the Woods, here is the first parenting book to apply the latest cutting-edge scientific...
Greasy Rider
Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil-Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Is it possible to drive coast-to-coast without stopping at a single gas pump? Journalist Greg Melville is determined to try. With his college buddy Iggy riding shotgun, this green-thinking guy—who's in love with the idea of free fuel—sets out on an enlightening road trip. The quest: to be the...
Gardener's Latin
A Lexicon
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2003
For more than a decade, gardeners have been turning to a beautiful little hardcover book called Gardener's Latin, by Bill Neal. Neal understood that as Latin terms began appearing with increasing frequency on nursery tags and gardening catalogs, gardeners would need help. So he weeded through the...
The Music of Wild Birds
An Illustrated, Annotated, and Opinionated Guide to Fifty Birds and Their Songs
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2004
One hundred years ago, F. Schuyler Mathews, an erudite naturalist and birder, theorized that birds sing first for love of music, and second for love of the lady. To expand on his theory, he actually scored the songs of birds in the wild. His charming text and bird-by-bird annotations were compiled...
Ribbon of Sand
The Amazing Convergence of the Ocean and the Outer Banks
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1992
Wind, currents, tides, and sand. Kingsnakes and rice rats. The disappearance of the Lost Colony, the raids of the pirate Blackbeard, and the Wright brothers' first attempts at flight. The Outer Banks is a place like no other.
by Deborah Copaken Kogan, Deborah Copaken Kogan
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
When a deep-seated memory suddenly surfaces, Elizabeth Burns becomes obsessed with the long-ago disappearance of her childhood friend April Cassidy. Driven to investigate, Elizabeth discovers a thirty-five-year-old newspaper article revealing the details that had been hidden from her as a child—shocking...
A Craftsman's Legacy
Why Working with Our Hands Gives Us Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
A book for makers, for seekers of all kinds, an exhilarating look into the heart and soul of artisans—and how their collective wisdom can inspire us all.
"Despite our technological advances, we’re busier than ever, our lives more frazzled. That’s why the handmade object, created with...
Very California
Travels Through the Golden State
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2013
A fisherman on the Santa Monica Pier. The vineyards of Napa Valley. Surfers in Malibu. An Indian village in Yosemite and the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset. Artist Diana Gessler captures the color and character of our third largest and most populous state. In lively watercolors, sketches, and stories,...