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No pictorial book has evoked the kind of emotions that this work did. To the Mts, a profound bow. (Richard M Steel – North Shore Review )

The perfect book for lovers of nature and literature. One of New England’s most-beloved books, Autumn is an homage to nature at her colorful, most-festive best. It is a meditative and passionate journey, a visual and literary feast for everyone who loves New England’s fiery autumn colors, rustic charm, pastoral tranquility, and tradition of excellent writing. From brooding, shadowed waterfalls to blazing leaves under the morning dew, the ninety full-color photographs capture the infinite moods of New England’s most magnificent, most pensive season. The photographs are brought to life by the timeless works of some of America’s finest and wisest writers: Frost, Dickinson, Thoreau, Emerson, E.E. Cummings, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and many more. The Los Angeles Times called the photographs “inspiring” and the writing “nostalgic, evoking a sense of home”, while reviewer Richard M. Steele said: “No pictorial book has evoked the kind of emotions that this work did. To the Mts, a profound bow.”

“[I]nspiring….nostalgic, evoking a sense of home.”The Los Angeles Times

Few things stir the American heart so indefinably as the moods of autumn in New England. And no other region has yielded poets and writers more consistent in touching our emotions. Autumn: A New England Journey has become part of our perennial celebration of both nature and literature at their festive best. With dazzling new photographs and a new cover, this reissue of one of New England’s most beloved books is more spectacular than ever. Ninety color photographs, by turn meditative and passionate, capture New England’s fiery colors and pastoral tranquillity, and are brought to life by Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, E. E. Cummings, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and many more. To help us on our journey, a fourteen-page guide presents maps, excursions, and descriptions of the most beautiful sights. 92 full color plates; 6 maps.

No pictorial book has evoked the kind of emotions that this work did. To the Mts, a profound bow.

Autumn: A New England Journey

Autumn

Jean Mulatier is a renowned French illustrator whose caricatures are internationally acclaimed. His work has appeared in such publications as Esquire, Time, Playboy, and Elle. This is his first book of photography.

A stunning tribute to the majesty of autumn foliage around the world.
From Japan to Connecticut to Ontario, from the amazing intricacy of a single leaf to the abstract splendor of birch trees reflected in a mountain lake, these photographs capture the cycles of nature, the mystery of transformation, and the beauty of the living world. Accompanied by an international selection of literary quotations on the themes of autumn, nature, and beauty, this volume transcends geography and individual cultures to showcase nature’s most glorious season.
When world-famous caricaturist Jean Mulatier made a trip to New England in the fall of 1976, he was so awestruck by the beauty of the fall foliage he realized he had found a lifelong passion. Every autumn thereafter he continued his pilgrimage, traveling the globe to shoot the jewel-like imagery that is presented here for the very first time in this incomparable collection.

Autumn

One of the best books on Italy. (Primo )

Ferenc Mt is a noted photographer and the best-selling author of The Hills of Tuscany. He and his family run their vineyards and winery in Montalcino, Tuscany.

With our world so storm-tossed and rudderless, this might just be the book for our times.

Sun-drenched Tuscany is synonymous with the ideal life. But it didn’t happen by chance. Since the Etruscans, the Tuscans have treated their breathtaking countryside with sagacious respect and, in hamlets and hill towns, have built a culture of simplicity, beauty, neighborliness, good food, and a love of daily life.

Ferenc Mt, a Tuscan resident for twenty years, explores this idyllic existence. He finds Tuscans brimming with creative practicality, down-home humor, and relentless optimism. Blended with their passion for work and independence, they have achieved a haven of economic stability, physical and emotional security, and a fortifying sense of belonging.

From their organic gardens to their mouthwatering cuisine, from high-quality, craftsmen-made products and family-run businesses to the joys centered in human contact, Tuscans live a healthy, emotionally rich life. Mtengaging, funny, and insightfulshows us how to live like Tuscans.

One of the best books on Italy.

The Wisdom of Tuscany: Simplicity, Security, and the Good Life

A Vineyard in Tuscany: A Wine Lover’s Dream

Hungarian-Canadian author and sailor Mt (The Hills of Tuscany) recounts in wry, candid detail how he rebuilt a Tuscan ruin into a world-class winery. Living in Tuscany with his artist wife and son while savoring the landscape, food and pleasant neighbors wasn’t enough for Mt, who admits he thrives on adversity. He wanted his own castle and finagles the purchase of a 13th-century friary in Montalcino, with a proper forno (oven), a forest crammed with porcini and 60 acres of land15 of which he fashions over three hard years of work into a vineyard sprouting robust harvests of Sangiovese, merlot, cabernet sauvignon and Syrah grapes. His diary of sorts regales the reader on the process of restoring the ancient ruin, called La Colombaio: first by detailing how an Etruscan house was constructed, then by observing how the various workmen were hired (and what they ate for lunch). While hacking in the forest, he finds the remains of a 3,000-year-old city, inviting the interest of archeologists. Mt breaks from the construction and excavation for treks through the Dolomites before returning to prepare for the toilsome but ultimately satisfying vendemmia (harvest). (Oct.)
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“A sun-drenched memoir with a fairy-tale ending.”Kirkus Reviews

In this laugh-out-loud tale, two adventurers discover that rare combination: joy and success. Candace, a painter, and Ferenc, a writer, begin a new life near the hill town of Montalcino. They restore a thirteenth-century friary, plant fifteen acres of vines, build a winery, tame a runaway tractor, excavate an Etruscan village, and battle volcanic fermenting vats, while learning from famous vintner neighbor Angelo Gaja the secrets of growing the best grapes and making superb, award-winning wine. This extraordinary tale will enrich the lives of travelers and wine lovers alike. A New York Times Book Review 2007 Notable Travel Book.

A Vineyard in Tuscany: A Wine Lover’s Dream

“This is a book for those who are seeking something better than the mass-produced, glass-fibre production model… The text, numerous excellently reproduced photographs and ample line drawings and plans will delight any yachtsman and afford to those trying to decide which boat will suit, vast amounts of insight and understanding. Even for those who just like to read about boats, Ferenc Mate’s beguiling style is reward in itself.” Lloyd’s List”

Ferenc Mt is a noted photographer and the best-selling author of The Hills of Tuscany. He and his family run their vineyards and winery in Montalcino, Tuscany.

A favorite volume from best-selling nautical author Ferenc Mt, now with an updated kit boat list.

Lovingly written and beautifully photographed, Best Boats is an evaluation of the most elegantly designed and best-built sailboats in stagesfrom a bare hull to a finished yacht. In addition to evaluating overall design, performance and layout, this book, like no other, analyses how and how well the boats are built.

Ranging from the ageless Herreshoff day-sailer to the ultra-light Santa Cruz flyers, the book features some of the finest works of designers such as German Frers, Chuck Paine, Bill Crealock, Doug Peterson, Lyle Hess, and others. Even more importantly, it contains interviews with legendary builders such as Tom Morris, the Cherubinis, Cecil Lange, and Tom Dreyfus.

Using the surveyed boats as examples, Mt; shows what to look for when contemplating the purchase of any sailboat. For the boatbuilder, it points out the weaknesses and strengths of all aspects of construction, using hundreds of photographs and illustrations to clarify. 304 b/w photographs and illustrations

“This is a book for those who are seeking something better than the mass-produced, glass-fibre production model… The text, numerous excellently reproduced photographs and ample line drawings and plans will delight any yachtsman and afford to those trying to decide which boat will suit, vast amounts of insight and understanding. Even for those who just like to read about boats, Ferenc Mate’s beguiling style is reward in itself.” Lloyd’s List”

Best Boats to Build or Buy

The World’s Best Sailboats, Volume 2

“A complete boat show between covers.” John Rousmaniere”

A guided tour of the world’s best sailboats with an entertaining expert at your side.

In the classic format of the first volume, with magnificent color photographs and black-and-white illustrations, the even more spectacular Volume 2 celebrates the giant leaps in technology and design of the last decade and a half. Ferenc Mt analyzes designs and construction while revealing the secrets of the world’s top twenty builders, making this book invaluable for any boat buyer and would-be sailor. It includes dozens of new boats by the perennial best buildersHinckley, Alden, Baltic, and Swanplus all the boats of ten new builders, the likes of J-Boats, Oyster, Valiant, and Sabre, who have, over the years, consistently shown the highest quality and most creative innovation. Mt visited each of the boatyardsin Europe, Canada, and the United Statesto document his scrupulous firsthand survey. His color photographs are benchmarks in nautical publishing, and his writing is thoughtful, engagingly direct, and always entertaining.

Praise for Volume I: “Possibly the most beautiful sailing book ever published.”Yachting magazine

404 color photographs; 212 illustrations

The World’s Best Sailboats, Volume 2