These stories offer eight slices of life in England today, covering inner-city problems, immigration, football hooliganism, food, student life, leisure activities, the media and the countryside.

In the early 1990s, Katy, a young reporter, arrives in Sarajevo, a city under siege. "This is not my war or your war," a journalist explains. "We just report what we see, but we stay outside it. We mustn't get too near." But Katy does get too near and discovers the beauty and power of true hope, even in the brutal reality of war.

Pizza is the single most popular food in the world, and wherever you go in America you can always find it. In fact, we consume 33 billion dollars worth of pizza annually from the 63,873 pizzerias in America. That's a lot of slices. This year's pizza centennial is a milestone laid claim to by Lombardi's Pizza, which opened its doors in New York in 1905. Celebrating this anniversary is Ed Levine's Pizza: A Slice of Heaven: The Ultimate Pizza Guide and Companion, in which Levine and some of America's best writers and cartoonists set out to answer every cosmic question involving this beloved food: Is Chicago pizza really more of a casserole? What makes New York pizza so good? Is the pizza in New Haven better than anything found in Naples? Is the best pizzeria in the world found in Phoenix, Arizona? What and where is the Pizza Belt? How good can homemade pizza be? Is there an American pizza aesthetic? How does one go about judging pizza? Is there such a thing as a good frozen pizza? All these questions and more will be answered by Levine and Calvin Trillin, Ruth Reichl, Roy Blount, Jr., Arthur Schwartz, Mario Batali, Jeffrey Steingarten, and Eric Asimov, among others, who tackle the profound questions and never-ending debates that invariably arise whenever the subject of pizza is brought up in polite company.

Holistic nutritionist and highly-regarded blogger Sarah Britton presents a refreshing, straight-forward approach to balancing mind, body, and spirit through a diet made up of whole foods. Sarah Britton's approach to plant-based cuisine is about satisfaction--foods that satiate on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. Based on her knowledge of nutrition and her love of cooking, Sarah Britton crafts recipes made from organic vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds. She explains how a diet based on whole foods allows the body to regulate itself, eliminating the need to count calories. My New Roots draws on the enormous appeal of Sarah Britton's blog, which strikes the perfect balance between healthy and delicious food. She is a "whole food lover," a cook who makes simple accessible plant-based meals that are a pleasure to eat and a joy to make. This book takes its cues from the rhythms of the earth, showcasing 100 seasonal recipes. Sarah simmers thinly sliced celery root until it mimics pasta for Butternut Squash Lasagna, and whips up easy raw chocolate to make homemade chocolate-nut butter candy cups. Her recipes are not about sacrifice, deprivation, or labels--they are about enjoying delicious food that's also good for you.

This fascinating book, translated from the Italian and illustrated with vivid, mouth-watering, full-color photos, tells all about pizza from ancient times to the present. It begins by defining pizza and talking about how pizza offers a dish for every meal, a food for every table. The book then presents the history of pizzas and non-pizzas from the earliest beginnings through the Fall of Rome and the Middle Ages, then when pizza met the tomato, it triumphed in Naples, and then conquered Italy, America, and the world! The book also includes 24 recipes of yesterday and today, crossing the continents. It also discusses drinks that complement pizza: red and white wines, sparkling wines, beers, and more. Finally, it talks about the future of pizza.

Shares secrets for preparing pasta and pizza, covering the basics, from sauce preparation to soups, and offering a collection of recipes that emphasize fresh foods.