Readers may be interested in the following books, which have been added to stock at Galway City Library:

W A Mozart by Hermann Abert

When this book first appeared 85 years ago it was recognised as the most authoritative survey of the composer's life and works. The 1,500-page monument has finally been issued in an excellent translation by Stewart Spencer, and it has turned out to be not only the most satisfactory but also the most readable and entertaining work on Mozart available in English. This publication is not only a pleasure to read but extremely useful for music-lovers, students and scholars alike. The book is both the fullest account of the composer's life and a deeply skilled analysis of his music.

Classic Russian Cooking, by Elena Molokhovets

First published in 1861, it became the Bible of cooking and household management for generations of middle- and upper-class Russian women up until the revolution in 1917. The cook book is encyclopaedic, containing more than 1,000 recipes. It describes a cuisine and culture that has now vanished and for that reason alone it deserves to be widely available. This new translation introduces readers to old Russian cuisine in all its simplicity and in all its glory. As far as the ingredients are concerned the modern reader should have no trouble cooking from this book,

Citrus: A History by Pierre Laszlo

In any good market you'll find a dazzling array of citrus, from navel oranges and clementines to grapefruit and limes. This book traces the spectacular rise and spread of citrus across the globe, exploring the numerous roles that citrus has played in agriculture, horticulture, cooking, nutrition, religion, and art - from the Jewish feast of the Tabernacles through to the canvasses of Vincent van Gogh to the juicing industry of today. Tropicana, Goethe, Matisse, Thomas Jefferson and, of course, citrus, all come into play in this wide-ranging book. Citrus is popular science at its most compelling.

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