Photography Book Recommendation | Native By Mona Kuhn
‘Native’ elegantly portrays the raw natural beauty of the jungles and of the Brazilian people. The book explores the wild organic side of Brazil while…
Cookbook Review | The Barbecue Bible | Over 500 Recipes By Steven Raichlen | Illustrations By Margaret Chodos-Irvine
This book was hand-picked for review, from The Hermit Poet’s International Cookbook Collection. Hermit Poet’s notes: I love sitting under the hot Southeast Florida…
Book Review | An Encyclopedia Of Cultivated Palms By Robert Lee Riffle & Paul Craft
When designing a tropical garden, it is not only important to have low multicolored, multi-textured plants, but also tall vertical trees that give the garden…
Photography Book Recommendation | The Suffering Of Light | Thirty Years Of Photographs | By Alex Webb With Afterword By Geoff Dyer
If you are going to purchase only one photography book by Alex Webb; this would be the book to buy. It is very heavy and…
Photography Book Recommendation | Black Ladies By Uwe Ommer | Text By Calixthe Beyala
Black Ladies is an erotic book that contains around 160 pages of superb photographs of African ladies (semi-nude) in the natural surroundings of Africa. The…
Book Review | The New Encyclopedia Of Orchids | 1500 Species In Cultivation By Isobyl la Croix | Forward By Phillip Cribb | Photographs By Manual Aubron
About the book: Do you enjoy collecting and growing orchids? If yes, then The New Encyclopedia Of Orchids is for you. The book contains detailed information…
Photography Book Recommendation | Deeds of War By James Nachtwey
The work in this book immortalizes images of war, survival, struggles, and defiance. The photographs bring us back to wars from the 1980s and is…
Book Review | Diplomat’s Dictionary By Chas. W. Freeman, Jr. | Forward By David Ignatius
Around twenty years ago, most folks would receive international news from the television. With the power of the internet and mobile devices, information today is moving…
Start Of A New Series | Garden Book Reviews
For decades, I have been in love with gardening . There is a tranquil feeling walking out to the backyard and picking fresh vegetables for…
ART Book Review | 500 Bowls Contemporary Exploration Of A Timeless Design
This book was hand-picked for review, from The Hermit Poet’s Art Book Collection. Written by: Carioca Da Gema 500 Bowls: Contemporary Explorations of…
Cookbook Review | Scottish Heritage Food and Cooking By Carol Wilson & Christopher Trotter
This book was hand-picked for review, from The Hermit Poet’s International Cookbook Collection. Book Review: With salmon front and center, the recipes in…
Cookbook Review | Food Markets Of The World By Nelli Sheffer & Mimi Sheraton
This book was hand-picked for review, from The Hermit Poet’s International Cookbook Collection. Written by: Carioca Da Gema “Tomate senhora, tomate!” Growing…
Cookbook Review | The Latin America Kitchen By Elisabeth Laurd
This book was hand-picked for review, from The Hermit Poet’s International Cookbook Collection. Hermit Poet’s notes: With a shoreline in almost every country, Latin…
Photography Book Recommendation | El Salvador By Larry Towell With An Introduction By Mark Danner
The Salvadoran Civil War went on for over twelve years and killed more than 75,000 people between 1980 and 1992. The book gives the…
Art Book Review | Oceanic Art | Ozeanische Kunst | Art Oceanien By Anthony JP Meyer | Photographs By Olaf Wipperfurth
The three areas covered are: Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia. If you are an artist, traveler, art collector, or art book collector, then this gigantic, gorgeous book…
Cookbook Review | Thai Street Food | Authentic Recipes, Vibrant Traditions By David Thompson
This book was hand-picked for review, from The Hermit Poet’s International Cookbook Collection. Hermit Poet’s notes: Thailand is the land of unlimited smiles…
Book Review | Essential Zen Edited By Kazuaki Tanahashi And Tensho David Schneider | Brushwork by Kazuaki Tanahashi
Essential Zen is a small hardcover book only 174 pages, but it is full of wisdom from Eastern and Western Zen teachers. Some of the writings…
Book Review-Zen and Kyoto By John Einarsen
If you are planning on visiting Kyoto, Japan or have an interest in Zen, traditional Japanese culture, or the gardens of Kyoto, then this book will…
Book Review-The Penguin Book Of Zen Poetry Edited And Translated By Lucien Stryk And Takashi Ikemoto
I found this gem, from the 80’s, while dusting a couple of bookshelves, and trying to look busy cleaning my library for my wife. She can no…
Book Review-Basho the Complete Haiku-Matsuo Basho Translated with an Introduction, Biography & Notes By Jane Reichhold- Original Artwork By Shiro Tsujimuro
Are you a haiku poet or enjoy reading haiku poetry? Then this hardcover masterpiece is for you. Basho The Complete Haiku is a collection of all…
Book Review-Mountain Home The Wilderness Poetry Of Ancient China Translated By David Hinton
Mountain Home The Wilderness Poetry Of Ancient China is a smorgasbord of ancient Chinese rivers and mountains poetry. The book is 295 pages and covers Chinese…
DCCCLXXXVIII- I’m a BookWorm
I have been a bookworm since I was a little guy. I have always had the need to read. Reading is a major part of my…
Book Review-Striking Thoughts Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living Edited By John Little
I love books that are packed full of pearls of wisdom and this book is loaded with Bruce Lee’s wise philosophy. I did not read the…
Book Review- The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion by Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Franz-Karl Ehrhard, Kurt Friedrichs and Michael S. Diener
Do you have an interest in Eastern Philosophy? This jammed packed book containing 468 pages and 4000 entries in alphabetical order, is a fantastic resource…
Book Review-One Robe, One Bowl The Zen Poetry of Ryokan Translated and Introduced By John Stevens
One Robe, One Bowl The Zen Poetry of Ryokan is an eighty-five page book that is the perfect size to put into a backpack or small…
Book Review-The Kung Fu Book of Wisdom By Herbie J. Pilato
From a very young age, I have enjoyed reading books relating to Eastern Philosophy. Over several decades, I have been collecting books on the topic. This…
