Memphis is equal parts music and food--the products of a community marked with grit and resiliency. The city's blues and soul music have lifted spirits, while barbecue has been a serious business ever since pork first entered the culinary landscape of Memphis with Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who brought the New World its first herd of pigs. Succulent pulled pork and ribs have become part of the fabric of life in the River City, and today they are cooked up in kitchens ranging from the internationally acclaimed, like Corky's, to the humblest of roadside dives. Told through the history of its barbecue is the story of the city of Memphis, from legendary joints like Leonard's Barbecue, where Elvis Presley hosted private parties, to lesser-known places like William's Bar-B-Q in the West Memphis, Arkansas neighborhood where wild, late-night blues juke joints served as a red-light district across the river from Beale Street in the 1950s and '60s. Sink your teeth into this rich history chock-full of interviews and insights from the city's finest pitmasters and 'cue gurus who continue the long tradition of creating art with meat and flame.

Minorca, classed by the UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve, is a jewel in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea where the cultural and natural values have been especially well preserved. Together with Sergi Lara, a professional mountain guide who programs active travelling in all parts of the world, you can now discover over 200km of the GR 223 trail, the historical Cami de Cavalls, which goes around the perimeter of the island.

A culinary expedition celebrating cooking from across the African continent.

Africana travels the continent showcasing its vibrant and varied cuisines that are rich in flavour, diverse in culture and steeped in tradition. Combining recipes passed down the generations with her own modern and inventive style, food writer and cook Lerato shares her own stories of Africa with a delectable sense of adventure. Discover iconic dishes from Nigeria to Madagascar, Morocco to South Africa.

There are over 100 recipes to delight and inspire, Spice Island Coconut Fish Curry, Harissa Leg of Lamb with Hibiscus, Senegalese Yassa, Tunisian Tagine, South African Malva Pudding, and the secret to the perfect Jollof.

Bursting with flavour and offering a sense of wanderlust, Africana will bring the magic of the continent to your kitchen.

Walking through the French Quarter can overwhelm the senses--and the imagination. The experience is much more meaningful with knowledge of the area's colorful history. For instance, the infamous 1890 "separate but equal" legal doctrine justifying racial segregation was upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court at the Cabildo on Jackson Square. In the mid-twentieth century, a young Lee Harvey Oswald called Exchange Alley home. One of New Orleans' favorite drinks--the sazerac--would not exist if Antoine Peychaud had not served his legendary bitters with cognac from his famous apothecary at 437 Royal. Local author Andy Peter Antippas presents a walking history of the Vieux Carre, one alley, corner and street at a time.

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the main thoroughfare between New York City and the state capitol in Albany was called the Albany Post Road. It saw a host of interesting events and colorful characters, such as Samuel Morse, who lived in Poughkeepsie, and Franklin Roosevelt of Hyde Park. Revolutionary War spies marched this path, and Underground Railroad safe-houses in towns like Rhinebeck and Fishkill sheltered slaves seeking freedom in Canada. Anti-rent wars rocked Columbia County, and Frank Teal's Dutchess County murder remains unsolved. With illustrations by Tatiana Rhinevault, local historian Carney Rhinevault presents these and other stories from the Albany Post Road in New York's mid-Hudson Valley.

As Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida, More Sunshine City Stories unfolds, it is the dawn of 1913. North of Central Avenue the members of the St. Petersburg Women's Club are beginning to advance city improvements. South of Central Avenue black children are witnessing the opening of Davis Academy, an institution that will help prepare them to tear down the walls of hardship and prejudice. Within the past decade, author Scott Taylor Hartzell has chronicled the Sunshine City's history for the St. Petersburg Times and in his books, St. Petersburg: An Oral History and Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida, Sunshine City Stories. He has tirelessly promoted the city's history to middle school students, lecture audiences at Eckerd and St. Petersburg colleges, and numerous groups and civic organizations. This book furthers his efforts in grand fashion, offering a look at St. Petersburg's history that cannot be found anywhere else.

Lonely Planet's Cape Town and the Garden Route is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Climb the impressive Table Mountain, visit historic Robben Island and walk the colourful streets of Bo-Kaap; all with your trusted travel companion.

Inside Lonely Planet's Cape Town and the Garden Route Travel Guide:

Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best experiences and where to have them

Itineraries help you build the ultimate trip based on your personal needs and interests

Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - whether it's history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics

Eating and drinking - get the most out of your gastronomic experience as we reveal the regional dishes and drinks you have to try

Toolkit - all of the planning tools for solo travellers, LGBTQIA+ travellers, family travellers and accessible travel

Colour maps and images throughout

Language - essential phrases and language tips

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Covers City Bowl, Foreshore, Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant, East City, District Six, Woodstock and Observatory Gardens and Surrounds, Green Point and Waterfront, Sea Point to Hout Bay, Southern Suburbs, Simon's Town and Southern Peninsula, Cape Flats and Northern Suburbs, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Robertson, Hermanus, Stanford, Darling, Langebaan, The Garden Route

This compact, practical and entertaining travel guide to Amsterdam will help you discover the best of the destination. Our slim, trim treasure trove of trustworthy travel information is ideal for travellers on short trips. It covers all the key sights such as Dam Square, Koninklijk Paleis, Nine Streets, restaurants, shops, cafes and bars, plus inspired ideas for day-trips, with honest independent recommendations from expert authors. This Amsterdam guide book has been fully updated post-COVID-19 and it comes with a free ebook.

The Pocket Rough Guide AMSTERDAM covers The Old Centre, the Grachtengordel, the Jordaan and western docklands, the Old Jewish Quarter and eastern docklands, the Museum Quarter and the Vondelpark and the outer districts.

Features:

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER
Experiences selected for every kind of trip to Amsterdam, from off-the-beaten-track adventures in Begijnhof to family activities in child-friendly places, like the Museum Quarter or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like The Old Centre.

INCISIVE AREA-BY-AREA OVERVIEWS
Covering The Old Centre, the Grachtengordel, the Jordaan and more, the practical Places section of this Amsterdam travel guide provides all you need to know about must-see sights and the best places to eat, drink, sleep and shop.

TIME-SAVING ITINERARIES
The routes suggested by Rough Guides' expert writers cover top attractions like the Grachtengordel and Westerkerk, as well as hidden gems like the Old Jewish Quarter and Waterlooplein.

DAY-TRIPS
Venture further afield to Nieuwe Kerk or Vondelpark. This travel guide to Amsterdam tells you why to go, how to get there, and what to see when you arrive.

HONEST INDEPENDENT REVIEWS
Written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and expertise, our expert writers will help you make the most of your trip to Amsterdam.

COMPACT FORMAT
Packed with pertinent practical information, this Amsterdam guide book is a convenient companion when you're out and about exploring Oude Kerk.

HANDY PULL-OUT MAP
With every major sight and listing highlighted, the pull-out map of our Amsterdam travel guide makes on-the-ground navigation easy.

ATTRACTIVE USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN
Features fresh magazine-style layout, inspirational colour photography and colour-coded maps throughout.

PRACTICAL TRAVEL TIPS
Includes invaluable background information on how to get to Amsterdam, getting around, health guidance, tourist information, festivals and events, plus an A-Z directory and a handy language section and glossary.

FREE EBOOK
Free eBook download with every purchase of this guide book to Amsterdam to access all the content from your phone or tablet for on-the-road exploration.

The United States is considered the world's foremost refuge for foreigners, and no place in the nation symbolizes this better than Ellis Island. Through Ellis Island's halls and corridors more than twelve million immigrants-of nearly every nationality and race-entered the country on their way to new experiences in North America. With an astonishing array of nineteenth- and twentieth-century photographs, Ellis Island leads the reader through the fascinating history of this small island in New York harbor from its pre-immigration days as one of the harbor's oyster islands to its spectacular years as the flagship station of the U.S. Bureau of Immigration to its current incarnation as the National Park Service's largest museum.

Fables of the East is the first anthology to provide textual examples of representations of oriental cultures in the early modern period drawn from a variety of genres: travel writing, histories, and fiction. Organized according to genre in order to illustrate the diverse shapes the oriental tale adopted in the period, the extracts cover the popular sequence of oriental tales, the pseudo-oriental tale, travels and history, and letter fictions. Authors represented range from the familiar - Joseph Addison, Horace Walpole, Montesquieu, Oliver Goldsmith - to authors of great popularity in their own time who have since faded in reputation such as James Ridley, Alexander Dow, and Eliza Haywood. The selection has been devised to call attention to the diversity in the ways that different oriental cultures are represented to English readers. Readers of this anthology will be able to identify a contrast between the luxury, excess, and sexuality associated with Islamic Turkey, Persia, and Mughal India and the wisdom, restraint, and authority invested in Brahmin India and Confucian China. Fables of the East redraws the cultural map we have inherited of the eighteenth century, demonstrating contemporary interest in gentile and 'idolatrous' religions, in Confucianism and Buddhism especially, and that the construction of the Orient in the western imagination was not exclusively one of an Islamic Near and Middle East. Ros Ballster's introduction addresses the importance of the idea of 'fable' to traditions of narrative and representations of the East. Each text is accompanied by explanatory head and footnotes, also provided is a glossary of oriental terms and places that were familiar to the texts' eighteenth-century readers.

Visitors and New England natives alike will see a new side of the region through Thomas D'Agostino's road trip guidebook. He captures the reader's imagination with folklore and anecdotes, plus recommendations useful for any traveler. This guide uncovers lingering spirits across all six states in the region, from the victims of alchemy gone awry in the White Mountains to wraiths in the Berkshires to the ghosts of long-dead sailors who haunt the decks of the last whaling ship, the "Charles Morgan," in Mystic, Connecticut. Enjoy these retellings of classic New England ghost stories and discover obscure ones, and then go visit the spooky sights for yourself.

Let Marco Polo Lake Garda guide you around this beautiful Italian lake. Explore Lake Garda with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the island's trendiest places, and get tips on shopping and what to do on a limited budget. There are also lots of ideas for travel with kids. Let Marco Polo show you all that Lake Garda has to offer. Enjoy a cappuccino or 'spritz' in a cafe by the lake, stroll around ancient Roman sites, eat fish under the olive trees or get active windsurfing on the lake, this handy, pocket-size guide will help you discover the best of Lake Garda. Your Marco Polo Lake Garda Guide includes: Insider Tips - we show you the hidden gems and little-known secrets that offer a real insight into this the region from tasting the most magnificent ice cream to experiencing the lake from a historic fishing boat and exploring an almost deserted medieval village on the north shore Best of - find the best things to do if you're travelling on a budget, the best things to do with the kids, the best things to do if it rains and the best things to do if you're looking for an authentic Lake Garda experience Sightseeing - all the top sights are organised by area, so you can easily plan your trip Discovery Tours - specially tailored tours will get you to the heart of Lake Garda. Experience the unique character of the lake with these personal tours Lake Garda in full-colour - Marco Polo Pocket Guide Lake Garda includes full-colour photos throughout the guide bringing the lake to life offering you a real taste of what you can see and enjoy on your trip Get in the holiday mood - before even leaving home, get in to the holiday mood with Marco Polo's spotify playlist featuring songs related to the travel destination along with the best apps, blogs, film and book recommendations Useful Italian phrases - the essential words and phrases are included to help you get by Pull-out map - we've included a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery Tour Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide Lake Garda to show you this amazing Italian region. The comprehensive coverage and unique insights will ensure you experience everything that Lake Garda has to offer and more. The special tips, personal insights and unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip - just arrive and enjoy.

Malcolm Leatherdale has chosen 15 of the best short walks around Winchester and central Hampshire for you to explore. Our guide comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps and clear route descriptions, perfect if you're new to walking or are looking for something you can enjoy with the whole family. We've included information on local history, beauty spots and tasty refreshment stops, and most of the walks can be completed in under 3 hours. We haven't included any walks with challenging terrain or complicated navigation, and all you'll need to take with you are a waterproof jacket and a pair of comfortable trainers.

Think of Rome and you quickly picture so many treasures from the ancient world: the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus, the Pantheon, the Forum. At its height in the 2nd century CE, the Roman Empire, reaching out from its heart in the city of Rome itself, was the most extensive political and social structure in western civilization. Still today, almost 2000 years later, we marvel at how sophisticated and grand Roman society was - and how much of ancient Rome has survived for us to see in the modern Italian metropolis. From public baths to catacombs, from the Appian Way to small frescoes and sculptures, from temples to private houses to aqueducts, Visual Explorer Guide: Ancient Rome shows the reader both the world famous and lesser known sites in the city. What emerges is both a picture of the grandeur of Antiquity, but also the last days of pagan worships, as by Rome's final days temples were being converted into churches. Small enough to pack in your pocket, Ancient Rome is a fascinating exploration that gives the reader more than a glimpse of the grandeur of ancient Roman life.