Books by Charles Frankel

For centuries, France has been the world's greatest wine-producing country. This book takes readers on a tour of the French winemaking regions to illustrate how the soil, underlying bedrock, relief, and microclimate shape the personality of a wine. It is suitable for both the uninitiated wine drinker and the informed gourmand.

Worlds on Fire takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the mightiest volcanoes in the solar system, from Mars' tallest volcano to the churning lava lakes on Io. This highly readable 2005 book, illustrated with the most recent imagery from spacecraft, conveys the wonders and excitement of space exploration.