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To My Children's Children
Sindiwe Magona
Interlink Books, 2006
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If you grew up in the rural outskirts of South Africa, you'll definitely enjoy this one! It is so real, it felt as if I was reading about my life. The way she writes keeps one turning the pages...btw this was my first book to read right to the last page!
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Prague: A Cultural and Literary History (Cities of the Imagination)
Richard D. E. Burton
Interlink Books, 2003
Excellent book for the first-time visitor or resident or anyone between.
Excellent, well-written book about one of the great cities of the world. Orderly, logical structure for the first-time visitor as well as for those who visit Prague often or live there. Not only a good writer but an accurate, non-revisionist historian. A pleasure to ...
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A Traveller's History of Poland (Traveller's History Series)
John Radzilowski
Interlink Books, 2007
Visiting Poland? Read This Book.
The history of Poland is complex and convoluted...An amazing story shaped by those inside and outside of Poland -- and those with Poland's best and worst interests at heart. Western Europeans and North Americans have, for the most part, received a disorganized story ...
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Endings (Interlink World Fiction)
Abd Al-Rahman Munif
Interlink Books, 2007
My new favorite novel
I read this novel for my AP English class and thought it was the most thought provoking, intelligent, ambiguous novel I have read in my life. Munif was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (I think the year was 1981). The story is of an archaic Saudi Arabian ...
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Travellers' Wildlife Guides Belize & Northern Guatemala (Travellers' Wildlife Guides)
Les Beletsky
Interlink Books, 2004
Excellent!
From Planeta journal: An impressive first edition, not as much a tourist's guidebook as a naturalist's handbook. Color illustrations document native birds, mammals and reptiles. The author provides a brief eco-history of the region as well as background on ...
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A Traveller's History of Paris (Traveller's Histories Series)
Robert Cole
Interlink Books, 2008
Read this book before you go
Like most people, I didn't pay a lot of attention in world history class. If you ever slept through a lecture on the French Revolution, you should read this book. It looks dry, but is actually very witty; the author has a fine sense of irony. You can't help but ...
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Travellers' Wildlife Guides Costa Rica (Travellers' Wildlife Guides)
Les Beletsky
Interlink Books, 2004
Best Costa Rica bird guide written
We are going to Costa Rica this SPring and this book has been the most helpful guide in preparing for this trip.
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A Traveller's History of India (Traveller's History)
Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda
Interlink Books, 2002
A succinct and compelling history of India
After reading V.S. Naipaul's "An Area of Darkness" about his first journey to India, I felt that I needed a more balanced view of the country. This book was just what was called for. "A Traveller's History of India" was written by a historian from Sri Lanka with an ...
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A Traveller's History of Oxford (The Traveller's History Series)
Richard Tames
Interlink Books, 2002
Especially recommended for on-site vacationers
A Traveller's History Of Oxford by Richard Tames (Lecturer for the London Programs of Syracuse University and the American University) is an superbly researched, accessibly written, deftly informative guide to exploring and appreciating one of Britain's most famous and ...
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Travellers' Wildlife Guides Peru (Travellers' Wildlife Guides)
David L. Pearson, Les Beletsky
Interlink Books, 2004
A gift to our Peru guide
Our Peruvian guide (who had been in the business for about 20 years) saw this book and salivated so much that we gave it to him at the end of our trip. Very complete, very well organized, pictures were wonderful. Great help in identifying species. Another guide said ...
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A Taste of Cuba
Beatriz Llamas
Interlink Books, 2005
An impressive culinary mix of cultures and ingredients
Beatriz Llamas was born in Spain, ran cooking classes and a catering business while still a student, then worked at the Alambique Cookery School in Madrid before moving to Cuba, where she developed a keen interest in the local cuisine and culture. In A Taste Of Cuba, ...
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Pillars of Salt (Interlink World Fiction)
Fadia Faqir
Interlink Books, 1998
An incredibly moving and powerful book
I love reading the work of Arab women writers so I was happy to try reading Fadia Faqir. The book centres upon the stories of two women in an insane asylum in Jordan. As the book unfolds, the stories of the women and how they come to be in the asylum is told. The ...
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The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist (Interlink World Fiction Series)
Emile Habiby, Trevor Le Gassick
Interlink Books, 2001
Long live the Pessoptimist
Saeed the Pessoptimist now ranks in my pantheon of comic heroes up there with Swejk, Yossarian, Candide, Don Quixote and Joe from "Milagro Beanfield War." This is a book to be read over and over again. For Americans like me persuaded to believe Israelis occupied an ...
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Travellers' Wildlife Guides Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (Travellers' Wildlife Guides)
David L. Pearson, Les Beletsky, ...
Interlink Books, 2004
Go go Galapagos!
I have just returned from those Enchanted Isles and found Beletsky's guide omnipresent, dog-eared and tightly clutched in the sea-salted hands of many a visitor. I am surprised that the Sea Lions and Blue Footed Boobies did not have their own copies! This guide is a ...
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The Bleeding of the Stone (Interlink World Fiction)
Ibrahim Al-Koni
Interlink Books, 2001
The Distractions of Life
"It was only when he started praying that the male goats decided to butt one another right there in front of him."
I tell you, that's a fine first line. It's the kind of first line that draws the reader in, and summarizes the issues of the book: the distractions ...
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