At the center of this dark and compelling tale is Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, who must flee from the darkly brutal, yet irresistible demon known as Lasher.
At the center of this dark and compelling tale is Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, who must flee from the darkly brutal, yet irresistable demon known as Lasher.
At the center of this dark and compelling tale is Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, who must flee from the darkly brutal, yet irresistible demon known as Lasher.
New Orleans occupies a singular position within American life. Drawing deeply from Old World traditions and New World possibilities, the port city of the Mississippi has proved a lure to an extraordinary variety of travellers from its very earliest days. New Orleans has always b…
Fallen angels in the form of vampires are infecting humans one by one, creating an army fit for Armageddon. Jesse Burke, driven by vengeance to destroy the vampiric angels, has been protecting New Orleans from the onslaught, unaware that she has a much greater destiny awaiting h…
Storyville was the infamous red-light district of New Orleans. It was a world where normative social values didn't apply and was shrouded in mystery and myth until the photographs of E.J. Bellocq were rediscovered. Bellocq's depictions of Storyville's sex workers have typically …
"Most of the narratives packaged for New Orleans's many tourists cultivate a desire for black cultureâ#x80;#x94;jazz, cuisine, danceâ#x80;#x94;while simultaneously targeting black people and their communities as sources and sites of political, social, and natural disaster. In th…
Frommer's 500 places for food & wine lovers The Culinary Adventurer's Guide to Food and Wine Around the World This guidebook leads you on a temptingworldwide tour of epicurean hot spots. From the flagship restaurants of celebrity chefs(Ferran Adri©¡ in Spain, Mario Batali in New…
With coverage ranging from food festivals and farmer's markets to wineries and gourmet and specialty food stores, this guide includes contact and Web site information, plus details on accommodations and services to help with trip-planning.
"On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans leaving widespread death and destruction. The inept emergency response that followed exposed major institutional flaws and poor planning. Questions linger: Can this happen again? Is our government equipped to …
Analyzing the immediate and long-term repercussions of Hurricane Katrina, the essays in this volume expose the racial disparities that exist in disaster response and recovery and challenge the geography of vulnerability.
