A riveting insider`s account of Dian Fossey`s mountain gorilla camp. In A Forest in the Clouds, John Fowler takes us into the world of Karisoke Research Center, the remote mountain gorilla camp of Dr. Dian Fossey, a few years prior to her gruesome murder. Drawn to the adventure & promise of learning the science of studying mountain gorillas amid the beauty of Central Africa`s cloud forest, Fowler soon learns the cold harsh realities of life inside Fossey`s enclave ten thousand feet up in the Virunga Volcanoes. Instead of the intrepid scientist he had admired in the pages of National Geographic, Fowler finds a chain-smoking, hard-drinking woman bullying her staff into submission. While pressures mount from powers beyond Karisoke in an effort to extricate Fossey from her domain of thirteen years, she brings new students in to serve her most pressing need to hang on to the remote research camp that has become her mountain home. Increasingly bizarre behaviour has targeted Fossey for extrication by an ever-growing group of detractors from conservation & research organisations to the Rwandan government. Amid the turmoil, Fowler must abandon his own research assignments to assuage the troubled Fossey as she orders him on illegal treks across the border into Zaire, over volcanoes, in search of missing gorillas, & to serve as surrogate parent to an orphaned baby ape in preparation for its traumatic re-introduction into a wild gorilla group. This riveting story is the only first-person account from inside Dian Fossey`s beleaguered camp. Fowler must come to grips with his own aspirations, career objectives & disappointments as he develops the physical endurance to keep up with mountain gorillas over volcanic terrain in icy downpours above ten thousand feet, only to be affronted by the frightening charges of indignant giant silverbacks or to be treed by aggressive forest buffalos. Back in camp, he must nurture the sensitivity & patience needed for the demands of rehabilitating an orphaned baby gorilla.A Forest in the Clouds takes the armchair adventurer on a journey into an extraordinary world that now only exists in the memories of the very few who knew it. ...

This unique collection of folktales, compiled by Rina Singh, encourages us to rethink our relationship with trees through the telling of fantastic tales filled with dancing palms, healing fig trees & magical cherry blossoms. Illustrated in radiant hues by artist Helen Cann & containing notes about the individual characteristics of each species, this vibrant collection will encourage children & adults alike to appreciate the essential place of trees in our lives, & help them to translate their appreciation into the desire to protect the trees of the world. ...

Asia is a delicious & unique melting pot of flavors with the diverse cuisines reflecting the various cultural & ethnic groups that call it home. Award-winning writer John Krich has lived & traveled across Asia for the last decade as the food correspondent for the Asian Wall Street Journal. The 50 amazing food stories he shares in this book are organized around eight general themes & cover the following countries: China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Macau, Taiwan, The Philippines, Japan, Korea, Thail&, Laos, Vietnam. Drawing on his culinary adventures & knowledge, Krich discusses food, ingredients & eateries everything from strange & wacky dishes to comfort food & fine imperial dining. Foodies will appreciate his insights & even gourmands will enjoy a chuckle as they digest what is being served.” ...

This is Andre Brink`s story of a life lived in tumultuous times. He describes with searing honesty his conflicting experiences of growing up in a world where innocence was always surrounded by violence & storytelling was a means of reconciling the stark contrasts of his world. His time spent in Paris in the 1960s confirmed in him the desire to become a writer but his opposition to the apartheid establishment resulted in years of harassment by the South African secret police; it also led to extraordinary friendships with leaders of the ANC in exile. A Fork in the Road is Andre Brink`s love song to the country where he was born & where, despite recent tragedies, he still lives today. ...

Tales of food, pleasure & discovery on the road. Join us at the table for this 34-course banquet of original stories from food-obsessed writers & chefs sharing their life-changing food experiences. The dubious joy of a twinkie, the hunger-sauced rhapsody of fish heads, the grand celebration of an Indian Wedding feast; the things we eat & the people we eat with remain powerful signposts in our memories, long after the plates have been cleared. Tuck in, & bon appetit! ...

Living in crumbling Brooklyn apartments, holding down jobs as actors & writers & eschewing the middle-class sensibilities of their parents, graduates of the prestigious Oberlin College, Lil, Beth, Sadie, Emily, Dave & Tal believe they can have it all. When the group come together to celebrate a marriage, anything seems possible. But soon the reality of rent, marriage & family will test them all. For this fortunate age can`t last for ever, & the group must face adulthood, whether they are ready for it or not. Sprawling & richly drawn, A Fortunate Age traces the lives of the group during some of the most defining years of modern America
- from the decadence of the dot com boom through to the sobering events of September 11 & the trailing years that followed
- this brilliant, ambitious debut novel perfectly captures the hopes, anxieties & dreams of a generation.

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In 1966 John Berger spent three months in the Forest of Dean shadowing an English country GP, John Sassall. Sassall is a fortunate man
- his work occupies & fulfils him, he lives amongst the patients he treats, the line between his life & his work is happily blurred. In A Fortunate Man, Berger`s text & the photography of Jean Mohr reveal with extraordinary intensity the life of a remarkable man. It is a portrait of one selfless individual & the rural community for which he became the hub. Drawing on psychology, biography & medicine A Fortunate Man is a portrait of sacrifice. It is also a profound exploration of what it means to be a doctor, to serve a community & to heal. It comes with a new introduction by novelist & GP, Gavin Francis.
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In 1966 John Berger spent three months in the Forest of Dean shadowing an English country GP, John Sassall. Sassall is a fortunate man
- his work occupies & fulfils him, he lives amongst the patients he treats, the line between his life & his work is happily blurred. In A Fortunate Man, Berger`s text & the photography of Jean Mohr reveal with extraordinary intensity the life of a remarkable man. It is a portrait of one selfless individual & the rural community for which he became the hub. Drawing on psychology, biography & medicine A Fortunate Man is a portrait of sacrifice. It is also a profound exploration of what it means to be a doctor, to serve a community & to heal. With a new introduction by writer & GP, Gavin Francis.
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Warned by a fortune-teller not to risk flying, the author
- a seasoned correspondent
- took to travelling by rail, road &

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From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry & how the three of them upset
- mostly unintentionally
- an entire continent. Incorporating death, parenting (good & bad kinds), one labyrinth, first love, a handbook for criminals, a scheme to make everyone rich & an explosive suggestion box, Steve Toltz`s”A Fraction of the Whole is a hilarious, heartbreaking story of families & how to survive them.

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