Sands of Silence: On Safari in Namibia G10 and travelogue describes one man's

and travelogue describes one man's efforts to live on the land while attempting to re-create the recipes from Escoffier's 1903 magnum opus Le Guide Culinaire and searching for the frequently esoteric ingredients called for in the various dishes

with millions of copies sold—now featuring early drafts and supplementary material as well as a personal foreword by the only living son of the author

author Nathan Gorenstein brings firearms inventor John Moses Browning to vivid life in this riveting and revealing biography

a man whose prodigious snoring made him a pariah in any camp (and once nearly got him killed)

Sands of Silence: On Safari in Namibia G10 and travelogue describes one man'sPeter Capstick, Sands of Silence: On Safari in Namibia. NY: St. Martins, 1991. 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. xxii, 214 pages. Illustrated (color). Book near fine, dust jacket good. $25.