This book's for YOU--if you own a boat and are looking for enjoyable on-board eating that's not just another typical hamburger or hot dog, and is still quick and easy to prepare. The authors provide invaluable tips for truly great menu alternatives, requiring very little fuss, muss, or bother--whether afloat, pool-side, or in the backyard. Stay hungry!

William Maltese begins his Wine Taster's Diary series in his native state of Washington, in the Spokane and Pullman areas. Here are the major and minor cellars and wineries of the region, whose creations have been lovingly sampled, weighed, and evaluated with the touch of both the connoisseur and the common man. Everyone seriously interested in the wines of Washington State will find something of interest here. Stay thirsty!

William Maltese's Flicker-#1 Book of Answers chronicles the rise of one all-knowing, all-seeing, all-powerful teenage Grand Master Magician, and the battles fought by old and young, by magic (black and white), by demons, beasts and humans.

Romance and adventure collide in Australia's exotic outback as a deadly storm and a deadly killer wreak havoc on the occupants of of an isolated toxicoloy lab cut off from immediate respite or rescue.

In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one-books (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the eighteenth Wildside Double. SCHISM ON ANTHEER-D (Gods & Frauds #1), by William Maltese. On Antheer-D, religious fermentation suddenly comes to a boil, when diehard male chauvanist zealots attempt to overthrow the growing power of the transmogrified one-time humanoid female, Arya Organa. SCHISM ON BNTH (Gods & Frauds #2), by William Maltese. On Bnth, the old-time religious fanatics mount an attack on the Beast's Fortress, again aimed at curbing the power of Arya Organa, leader of...

Did Lalo Montego commit suicide in the bullring--and if so, why? And why did he leave his ranchero, hacienda, and bulls to his once-upon-a-time stepdaughter, Alyssa Dunlap, rather than to his only son, Adriano?

Alyssa is left wondering if Adriano's sudden romantic interest in her is the result of true love, or just a maneuver to reclaim an inheritance he believes is rightfully his. The popular matador Funuco de Galena also warns her about Adriano's intentions, but he has his own reasons to disrespect Adriano, since the handsome young bullfighter threatens to surpass Funuco's renown in the...

William Maltese says: "Anyone who enjoys gourmet cooking, and who always yearns to experience an adventure when/while eating it, like I do, is exceedingly lucky whenever he finds a kindred spirit, professional or otherwise, who can spice things up with good and unique food, coupled with good wine and good conversation. There are many professional chefs who spend their lives on television, and/or in professional kitchens, wowing the public with their cooking artistry. There are those who arent professionals but who still cook and, actually, invent their own recipes, and who mainly slip public...

YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME...as gourmand and gourmet author William Maltese proves in this charming memoir, wherein he reminiscences about his first-time encounters with thirty of his favorite menu items during his extensive world travels. Maltese, author of six cookbooks and his WILLIAM MALTESE WINE TASTER'S DIARY volumes for mainstream publisher Wildside/Borgo Press' "Traveling Gourmand" series, takes you on a fascinating culinary journey from the pubs of Ireland, to the lemon groves of Saudi Arabia, to the beaches of Korea, to dining with American working cowboys on day-long,...