New Releases by Peter Mayle

A boxed set containing Mayle''s best-selling A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence offers a colorful study of the people, landscapes, and life-styles of Provence. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

In Acquired Tastes, Peter Mayle, the erudite sojourner and New York Times bestselling author of A Year in Provence, sets off once more, traveling the world in search of the very best life has to offer. Whether telling us where to buy the world’s best caviar or how to order a pair of thirteen-hundred-dollar custom-made shoes, advising us on the high cost of keeping a mistress in style or the pros and cons of households servants, he covers everything the well-heeled—and those vicariously so inclined—need to know to enjoy the good life. From gastronomy to matrimony, from the sartorial to the baronial, Acquired Tastes is Peter Mayle’s most delicious book yet—an irreverently spiced smorgasbord of rich dishes you’re sure to enjoy. Praise for Acquired Tastes “Mr. Mayle is a writer who never fails to entertain. If he were told to go forth and write about doorknobs, he would return with a witty, perceptive essay.”—The New York Times Book Review “One of the finest modern writers on matters that deal with taste.”—Craig Claiborne “Much, much fun—and best read with a magnum of Dom Pérignon and a four-pound tin of Beluga caviar.”—Kirkus Reviews “Witty and stylish . . . These hilarious essays are vintage Mayle.”—James Villas, author of The French Country Kitchen “This delightful celebration of the little (and not-so-little) extravagances that make life worth living scintillates with wit, brio and trenchant observations”—Publishers Weekly “Intriguing.”—Chicago Sun-Times

Explains what happens when we sleep, how daytime experiences can affect our dreams, and different kinds of dreams and nightmares.

Cartoons offer a humorous look at human sexuality, male desire, Freud, the differences between men and women, and the language of love

Humorous guide for expectant fathers with helpful hints and information on what to do during the partner''s pregnancy and the birth. Covers subjects such as morning sickness, sex life during pregnancy, preparing for birth and surviving the first few weeks as a new parent. Also includes a chapter of recipes by author Len Deighton who had a weekly cooking column in the British newspaper the ''Observer''. The author has written several other books including ''Where Did I Come From?'' about conception and ''What''s Happening to Me?'' about puberty.

A guide to handling one''s first sexual experience including information on homosexuality, contraceptives, and venereal diseases.

Discusses the mental and physical changes that take place during puberty.