Bestselling chef Luke Nguyen explores the influence of the French on the food and culture of Vietnam in this sumptuous, richly photographed cookbook.

Recreate the delicious food of France in your own kitchen with this extensive collection of authentic recipes, complete with beautiful location photography.

Presents a thorough history of France, including entries that cover kings, politicians, authors, architects, composers, artists, and philosophers.

Invaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers, Algeria was different from other French colonies because it was administered as an integral part of France, in theory no different from Normandy or Brittany. The depth and scale of the colonization process explains why the Algerian War of 1954 to 1962 was one of the longest and most violent of the decolonization struggles. An undeclared war in the sense that there was no formal beginning of hostilities, the war produced huge tensions that brought down four government.

Tessa Kiros, renowned for her exquisite food and travel books, takes us on a fascinating journey across the globe to explore French culinary influences in far-flung destinations.

This title tells the history of the French Renaissance through the lives of its most prominent queens and mistresses, beginning with Agnès Sorel, the first officially recognised royal mistress in 1444, including Anne of Brittany, Catherine de Medici, Anne Pisseleu, Diane de Poitiers, Marguerite de Valois among others, and concluding with Gabrielle d'Estrées, Henry IV's powerful mistress during the 1590s.

The perfect pesto. The best bouillabaisse. The purest paella.