DANCING TO “ALMENDRA”
by Mayra Montero, translated by Edith Grossman, $11.20 (15% off $14.00)
Fact and fiction rub together in this rhythmic story of a reporter on the trail of the Mafia, set mainly in 1950's Cuba.

HOUSE OF MEETINGS
by Martin Amis, $19.55 (15% off $23.00)
A Russian World War II veteran posthumously acquaints his stepdaughter with his grim past of rape and violence.

IN THE COUNTRY OF MEN
by Hisham Matar, $9.60 (15% off $12.00)
The boy narrator of this novel, set in Libya in 1979, learns about the convoluted roots of betrayal in a totalitarian society.

KNOTS
by Nuruddin Farah, $12.00 (15% off $15.00)
After 20 years, a Somali woman returns home to Mogadishu from Canada, intent on reclaiming a family house from a warlord.

THE MAYTREES
by Annie Dillard, $21.20 (15% off $24.95)
A married couple find their way back to each other under unusual circumstances.

THE MINISTRY OF SPECIAL CASES
by Nathan Englander, $20.00 (20% off $25.00)
A Jewish family is caught up in Argentina’s “Dirty War.”

OUT STEALING HORSES
by Per Petterson, translated by Anne Born, $18.70 (15% off $22.00)
In this short yet spacious Norwegian novel, an Oslo professional hopes to cure his loneliness with a plunge into solitude.

THE SEPTEMBERS OF SHIRAZ
by Dalia Sofer, $21.20 (15% off $24.95)
In this powerful first novel, the father of a prosperous Jewish family in Tehran is arrested shortly after the Iranian revolution.

WHAT IS THE WHAT. The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng: A Novel
by Dave Eggers, $15.95 (15% off $26.00)
The horrors, injustices, and follies in this novel are based on the experiences of one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE: A Life.
by Hugh Brogan, $29.75 (15% off $35.00)
Brogan’s combative biography takes issue with Tocqueville’s misgivings about democracy.

THE ART OF POLITICAL MURDER: Who Killed the Bishop?
by Francisco Goldman, $21.25 (15% off $25.00)
The novelist returns to Guatemala, a major inspiration for his fiction, to try to solve the real-life killing of a Roman Catholic bishop.

THE DAY OF BATTLE: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944. Volume Two of the Liberation Trilogy
by Rick Atkinson, $29.75 (15% off $35.00)
A celebration of the American experience in these campaigns.

THE DISCOVERY OF FRANCE: A Historical Geography From the Revolution to the First World War
by Graham Robb, $23.75 (15% off $27.95)
Robb presents France as a group of diverse regions, each with its own long history, intricate belief systems, and singular customs.

DOWN THE NILE: Alone in a Fisherman’s Skiff
by Rosemary Mahoney, $19.19 (20% off $23.99)
Mahoney juxtaposes her solo rowing journey with encounters with the Egyptians she met.

EDITH WHARTON
b y Hermione Lee, $29.75 (15% off $35.00)
This meticulous biography shows Wharton’s significance as a designer, decorator, gardener and traveler, as well as a writer.

GOMORRAH: A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples’ Organized Crime System
by Roberto Saviano, translated by Virginia Jewiss, $21.25 (15% off $25.00)
This powerful work of reportage started a national conversation in Italy when it was published there last year.

IMPERIAL LIFE IN THE EMERALD CITY: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone
by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, $12.70 (15% off $14.95)
The author, a Washington Post journalist, catalogs the arrogance and ineptitude that marked America’s governance of Iraq.

THE INVISIBLE CURE: Africa, the West, and the Fight Against AIDS
by Helen Epstein, $22.10 (15% off $26.00)
Rigorous reporting unearths new findings among the old issues.

A LIFE OF PICASSO: The Triumphant Years, 1917-1932
by John Richardson, $34.00 (15% off $40.00)
The third, penultimate installment in Richardson’s biography spans a dauntingly complicated time in Picasso’s life and in European history.

LONG WAY GONE: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah, $17.60 (20% off $22.00)
A former child warrior gives literary voice to the violence and killings he both witnessed and perpetrated during the Sierra Leone civil war.

THE ORDEAL OF ELIZABETH MARSH: A Woman in World History
by Linda Colley, $23.37 (15% off $27.50)
Colley tracks the “compulsively itinerant” Marsh across the 18th century and several continents.

PORTRAIT OF A PRIESTESS: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece
by Joan Breton Connelly, $33.57 (15% off $39.50)
A scholar finds that religion meant power for Greek women.

SERVICE INCLUDED: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter
by Phoebe Damrosch, $21.20 (15% off $24.95)
A memoir about waiting tables at the acclaimed Manhattan restaurant Per Se.

STANLEY: The Impossible Life of Africa’s Greatest Explorer
by Tim Jeal, $32.30 (15% off $38.00)
Of the many biographies of Henry Morton Stanley, Jeal’s, which profits from his access to an immense new trove of material, is the most complete and readable.

TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton
b y Sara Wheeler, $23.75 (15% off $27.95)
The story of the man immortalized in Out of Africa.

THE WHISPERERS: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia
by Orlando Figes, $29.75 (15% off $35.00)
An extraordinary look at the gulag’s impact on desperate individuals and families struggling to survive.

 The books listed below were Notable Books within their categories in 2007

 Travel

WOMEN TRAVELERS: A Century of Trailblazing Adventures, 1850-1950
by Christel Mouchard, $36.00 (20% off $45.00)
An award-winning novelist brings to life the stories of the greatest women adventurers in history. From deserts and jungles to mountains and icebergs, they faced unimaginable dangers as they crossed all five continents, often armed with little more than a corset and an umbrella. Spanning a century, this book mixes triumph and tragedy.

MISHIMA'S SWORD: Travels in Search of a Samurai Legend
by Christel Mouchard, $13.56 (15% off $15.95)
Ross sets off for Tokyo on a journey into the heart of the Mishima legend--the very heart of Japan.

A VINEYARD IN TUSCANY: A Wine Lover's Dream
by Ferenc Mate, $21.20 (15% off $24.95)
In this intimate and uproarious story, two daring New Yorkers convert an ancient, abandoned farm into a world-renowned winery. Finding your dream house with a vineyard in Tuscany is like searching the woods for porcini mushrooms: a labor of love. Such feats require patience, discernment, resolve, and an indestructible sense of humor.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T RUN: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide
by Peter Allison, $14.40 (15% off $16.95)
A hilarious, highly original collection of essays based on the Botswana truism: only food runs! Allison presents the guides-eye view of living in the bush, confronting the worlds fiercest terrain of wild animals, and managing herds of gaping tourists.

THE YEAR OF EATING DANGEROUSLY: A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes
by Tom Parker Bowles, $21.20 (15% off $24.95)
Food columnist Parker Bowles engages in a year-long odyssey in search of the world's most thrilling, terrifying, and odd foods.

SMILE WHEN YOU'RE LYING: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer
by Chuck Thompson, $12.75 (15% off $15.00)
Travel writer, editor, and photographer Thompson offers a hilarious behind-the-brochures tour of picture-perfect locales, dangerous destinations, and overrated hellholes.

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 Cookbooks

BEYOND NOSE TO TAIL: More Omnivorous Recipes for the Adventurous Cook
by Fergus Henderson, $27.95 (15% off $35.00)
This new collection by the author of "Nose to Tail Eating" takes cooks through more than 100 simple, easy-to-follow recipes, as Henderson explains why nearly every part of every animal we eat is a delicious treat waiting for the hands of a patient cook to prepare it.

THE SEVENTH DAUGHTER: My Culinary Journey From Beijing to San Francisco
by Cecilia Chiang, $29.75 (15% off $35.00)
A pioneer in the food world, Chiang introduced Americans to authentic northern Chinese cuisine at her San Francisco restaurant, the Mandarin. Now she shares more than 80 signature recipes, along with her gripping life story.

MADE IN ITALY
by Giorgio Locatelli, $51.00 (15% off $60.00)
A 624-page, vibrantly illustrated book full of Locatelli's recipes, insight, and historical detail about Italian food.

CRESCENT CITY COOKING: Unforgettable Recipes from Susan Spicer's New Orleans
by Susan Spicer, $28.00 (20% off $35.00)
Now, in her long-awaited cookbook, Spicer--an expert at knocking cuisine off its pedestal with a healthy dash of hot sauce, and at elevating comfort food to the level of the sublime--brings her signature dishes to the home cook's table.

MEDIEVAL CUISINE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD: A Concise History With 174 Recipes
by Lilia Zaouali, $21.21 (15% off $24.95)
An entertaining read and an informative resource for anyone who enjoys the fine art of cooking.

ARTICHOKE TO ZA’ATAR: Modern Middle Eastern Food
by Greg Malouf, $25.45 (15% off $29.95)
This richly illustrated book offers a comprehensive collection of 170 recipes, organized alphabetically according to ingredients widely used in Middle Eastern cooking.

A FRENCH ALPHABET BOOK OF 1814: For Alfred Bourdier de Beauregard, Created by His Uncle Arnaud at the Chateau de Beaumont de Beauregard
edited by Charles Plante, $21.21 (15% off $24.95)
This charming primer on the alphabet captures the essence of everyday life among the French aristocracy in 1814, in a uniquely detailed series of watercolor drawings. The illustrations give fascinating views of the family chateau and its grounds as well as the kitchen, workshops, and stables.

THE LANDMARK HERODOTUS: THE HISTORIES
written by Herodotus, with Robert B. Strassler, $36.00 (20% off $45.00)
Cicero called him "the father of history," and his only work, The Histories, is considered the first true piece of historical writing in Western literature.

1001 GARDENS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
edited by Rae Spencer-Jones, $20.00 (15% off $34.99)
Succinct descriptions with more than 800 stunning color photos showcase the creations of the world's outstanding landscape gardeners, architects, and garden designers.

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