The Rough Guide to Classical Music is the ideal handbook on the subject, spanning a thousand years of music from Gregorian chant via Bach and Beethoven to contemporaries such as Thomas Ades and Kaija Saariaho. Both a CD buyer's guide and a who's who, it features........
Soft Cover 642 Pages
Everything you think you know is a lie. Or is it?
The Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories is the definitive guide to the world's most controversial theories. With updated information on all the most infamous conspiracies, from phony crucifixions to who really did kill JFK, . . . Extended Description
The Rough Guide to Food is here to show you that food can be good for you, good for the planet and taste great, all at the same time! Navigating through the never-ending food maze, the guide asks the hard-boiled questions no one else can answer: “Is organic really better for you?” and “what constitutes a healthy diet?”.
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This Guide demystifies unfamiliar terms and genres for newcomers whilst offering manga fans plenty of new recommendations including listings for manga magazines and websites along with a glossary of terms. Crammed with illustrations, and including a section on the anime connection, this is must-have Manga for beginners and enthusiasts alike Extended Description
The Rough Guide to Opera is a unique handbook on the most thrilling of art forms, spanning four hundred years of music drama. The title features lively biographical sketches of some 150 composers from Claudio Monteverdi to Poul Ruders, animating the main events of their careers and revealing their social and musical context.
Soft Cover 733 Pages Extended Description
The Rough Guide to Shakespeare provides the perfect introduction across all media from the Elizabethan theatre to the modern multiplex.
Designed to work equally well as a quick reference and a background companion.
600 pages Extended Description
You’ll find the full whack of food in here. From snacks that you can wolf down when you’re watching "The Simpsons" through to some full-on dishes that you can serve up to your family. With over 120 food ideas, this cookbook is full of healthy, tasty and simple recipes, suitable for anyone interested in cooking -- whether old or young!
Sam Stern’s Vegetarian Cookbook is an indispensible guide to turning out exciting meals on a budget - and not just for vegetarians! Structured around the day’s meals, from breakfast and brunch to afternoon tea and dinner, healthy meals are balanced with naughty treats and always focus on the nutritional needs of vegetarians. Extended Description
When time's an issue, turn to this healthy cookbook with recipes grouped by preparation time.
Only got 15 minutes to cook up a quick snack? Half an hour for a main course to impress the girls? Extended Description