Touring Geneva Wine Country

Written by Gail Mangold-Vine, this is a guidebook to Geneva’s little known and very beautiful countryside. It carries full information about accommodation, where to eat, farmers’ markets, shopping, open-air activities, nature reserves, fun things for children, and more. Wine lovers will appreciate its comprehensive listing of Geneva’s wineries. The book also contains historical and cultural notes, brief articles about little-known aspects of country life and customs, and over 200 color photographs.

The guide was originally published in November 2004 by CFS Publications. A revised English edition (ISBN 2-8321-0239-5) was published by Editions Slatkine in the Spring of 2006.

Simultaneously, Slatkine published the first French edition, Guide de la campagne genevoise: Vignobles, villages et terroir (ISBN 2-8321-0234-4).

Paperbound, with a laminated cover, the 176-page book measures 21 x 10 cm (8 ¼ x 4 in.).

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Geneva: Landscapes and Villages

Written by Christian Vellas, a journalist, writer and a former editor of the Tribune de Genève, and adapted into English by Gail Mangold-Vine, the book offers an entertaining look at the people and stories that shaped Geneva’s countryside over the centuries, and highlights spots of particular beauty among an astonishing 85 sites in the canton – the second smallest in the country – that figure on Switzerland’s heritage list as having national, regional or local importance. The text is sumptuously accompanied by over 100 photographs by Marcel Malherbe.

Published by Editions Slatkine, Geneva, in 2005. ISBN 2-8321-0203-4. 184 pages, hardcover, 24 x 30 cm (9 x 12 in.).

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Coaching: The Stories of 12 Life and Leadership Coaches Working in Switzerland

Why are more and more companies hiring coaches? Why are individuals of all ages increasingly seeking coaching – or to become coaches? In answering questions like these, Coaching by Gail Mangold-Vine reveals the extraordinary life stories of internationally successful men and women, in their mid-30s and up, who have become coaches, as it examines aspects inherent to the coaching process such as attitude, true motivation, the willingness to question and to embrace change, setting and acting on goals, and the power of belief.

Published by CFS Publications, Geneva, in 2005. 119 pages, paperback, 20 x 13 cm (8 x 5 in.). To order: books@offtheshelf.ch.