Padma Lakshmi embarks on a culinary tour of Southern Spain that includes tasting the regional delights from the Andalusian capital of Seville, the Costa del Sol, the Moorish city of Granada, and ending at the world's oldest restaurant in Madrid.
Combines eyewitness accounts, forensic data scanning, and three-dimensional computer modeling to examine the invasion of Normandy, focusing on how the odds of victory were determined by a five hour period on a five mile stretch of Omaha Beach.
When Pearl Harbor was caught by surprise on December 7, 1941, every soldier, sailor and marine at the base rallied to resist the attack. From the field where a whole air force died to the details of the Nevada's run for the sea, survivors recall the cost borne by departed comrades.
"Taking in Egypt's greatest historical sites, Alastair Sooke tells the story of Ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, he treks across the Sahara and travels the Nileto find the rarely-seen art of its earliest peoples. Exploring how this civilization's art reflected its religion, he looks anew at the Great Pyramid, and the statuary and painting of the Old Kingdom"--Container.
Examines the legends of King Arthur and Camelot, and identifies the social, political, and emotional elements that have made the story so appealing to Western culture.
Traces the history of baseball in the United States, discussing players, such as Sandy Koufax, Satchel Paige, and Pete Rose, coaches, controversies, significant moments, and other related topics.
Examines a moment of transformation in Palestine, long before the Balfour Declaration and British Mandate period usually considered the matchstick for today's ongoing struggles.
