Bali Pocket Precincts is your curated guide to Bali's best cultural, shopping, spa and dining experiences. Bali is known for its tumbling rice paddies, beautiful culture and world-class surf. But delve deeper and you'll discover that every area of the island has its own distinctive personality. Artistic Ubud is home to centuries-old temples, yoga shalas galore and some of the most inventive plant-based restaurants in the world. On the south coast, Seminyak is all about designer boutiques and vibey beach clubs with swim-up bars and sunset soundtracks. Head north and volcano bagging, rice-terrace trekking and exceptional scuba diving all become possibilities. This guide also includes a selection of field trips that encourage you to get off the beaten path and visit areas further afield including North Bali and the neighbouring island of Lombok. With the worst of the pandemic behind it, Bali remains a popular holiday destination where locals welcome tourists with open arms. Slip this guide into your pocket and head off on an adventure, experiencing the most fascinating sights and surrounds, just like a local.

The long-awaited follow-up to "Pug Hill"--from "a poignant and very funny" ("Washington Post") writer.
Hope McNeill has worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for years, but this is the first time she's been able to bring along her pug, Max (without sneaking him in in her tote bag). The occasion is a party for an Animals in 19th-Century Art exhibit, but the evening ends badly when a small but important painting seems to be missing. The Met needs Hope's-and Max's-help. And Hope has to keep it all a secret from her beloved, Manhattan DA Ben Brown.
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For Hope McNeill, pugs are love, unconditional friendship, happiness, and freedom. She doesn't have one of her own (busy life, tiny apartment), but she does have Pug Hill in Central Park, where pugs (and their owners) from all over New York convene.
She also has a crush on one of her co-workers, a flailing romantic relationship, and an unspeakable fear of public speaking. Then Hope's father calls with an assignment: to make a speech at her parents' anniversary party. Frantic, she signs up for a public speaking class, but can't help wondering-will it transform her into an eloquent orator? Maybe some fears are so big that even all the pugs in the world might not be enough to assuage them.

Initially, gallery manager Jane Laine isnat very impressed with aita artist Ian Rhys-Fitzsimmons. Which could be kind of a problem, since sheas the one who has to accompany him on a five-month international art fair tour. To get through it all, Jane figures sheall be a good sport and keep her critiques to herself. Sheas preoccupied enough with mending her own broken heart, re-thinking her career path, and dealing with her Schnauzer-obsessed family. But now, traveling with this alleged genius from London to Rome and beyond, she starts to understand the connection between art and loveaand the fact that in both, perspective is everything.