Nuevo Manual del Cocinero Cubano y Espanol by J.P. Legran has resolved the dilemma of the creative Cuban cook who seeks to incorporate the richness of multicultural kitchens while staying true to the traditions of the island. Written in 1864, when Cuban identity was just beginning to come into it's own, Legran's recipes show a rich international heritage of flavors, spices, and fresh ingredients. This historic manual for the kitchen is extensive in its offerings, though a little peculiar as a cookbook for our day with recipes written as prosaic paragraphs and not as detailed lists of...

In this delightful, rhyming bedtime story, children journey across Haiti, saying goodnight to scenes the nation's children would know from their daily lives. From the calico cat to the pink flowers of the bouganvillea to the sweet goat nestled beneath the starry sky, children will embark on an exciting bedtime journey as one by one they say, bonnwit. Words of Haitian Creole are sprinkled throughout the text to expand children's vocabulary and introduce them to a new language. A helpful pronunciation guide at the back teaches readers how to say the words aloud.

In today's media-dominated, consumer society we are constantly besieged by myriad babel voices telling us what to eat, what to buy, what to do, how to live... what to think even. Whisperings of Angels reminds us to listen to those subtler voices we so often forget or ignore - voices counselling us to seek paths that lead towards inner calm and the deeper silences of the soul. Angels, messengers, in many forms; those whispering voices in poetry, writing, even painting and music. Messages when we are ready to hear them. We are all angels when we can find our 'voice' in our own lives....