Product Description: When pulled from the mud of creeks, ponds, rivers, or the sea, the eel, with its slick, snake-like body, emerges as an extremely mundane and even unappealing fish. But don’t let the appearance fool you—the eel has been one of the world’s favorite foods since ancient Greece, and the eel’s life cycle is one of the most remarkable on the planet—during the middle ages, impoverished Londoners survived on eel and the eel later saved the Mayflower pilgrims from starvation on American shores...read more

A car-centered history of life on Cuba over the past century explores how vintage U.S.-made cars long extinct in the U.S. and held together with mechanical ingenuity and willpower provide a common representation of Cuba.

Combines an overview of historical theories with a survey of current attitudes to explore what happens after bodily death, offering insight into the views about three main belief systems including those about reincarnation, the permanent passage of the soul, and the finality of death. Reprint.

Product Description: Outside of sushi houses and the rare four-star restaurant, most Americans would never think to eat eel, but throughout Europe and Asia you can find it grilled, smoked, stewed, jellied, skewered, fried, baked, sautéed, and even cooked into an omelet...read more

A culinary and natural history of the eel follows its life cycle from the Sargasso Sea to the rivers of North America and Europe, touring the eel's economic and gastronomic role throughout the world, in a volume that also includes recipes. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Smitten by a love of hot peppers, journalist Richard Schweid traveled to the capital of the U.S. hot sauce industry, New Iberia, Louisiana. This is Cajun country, and capsicum (as hot peppers are known botanically) thrive in the region's salty, oil-rich soil like nowhere else...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Provides information on the club scene, the bar scene, the arts, shopping, and late-night dining in Madrid and Barcelona

Product Description: Barcelona is the most "European" city in Spain. Filled with amazing architecture and cultural attractions, it is a cosmopolitan city. Yet it is also a relaxed, friendly place, where the day moves a little slower and dinner is a celebration that can last for hours...read more

The author describes a year spent in Barcelona and discusses Spain's historic relationship with Jews, the country's attitudes about sex, and the city's preparations for the Olympics

Examines the catfish farming industry in the Mississippi Delta as well as the people, music, and customs that make the Delta unique (view table of contents)

Offers information about the culture, processing and use of red peppers, combining facts, humor and history along with authentic recipes