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Paris to the Moon

by Adam Gopnik

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 338 PAGES

Gopnik writes with candor and humor about Paris and Parisian ways in these charming reflections on adapting to life in glorious exile. (FRN208, $16.00)

The Story of England

by Christopher Hibbert

• HISTORY
• 1992
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

Beautifully illustrated with color pictures, chronological charts, royal genealogies and maps, this popular history of English politics, economics and culture from the Neolithic age to the 1990s is an excellent traveler's companion. (GBR02, $19.95)

Eyewitness Guide London

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2013
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES
• COMING IN AUGUST

This superb guide to London features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (GBR34, $25.00)

Eyewitness Guide Paris

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2013
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES
• COMING IN AUGUST

Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with maps, this compact book provides an excellent overview of the French capital, its history, traditions and sights. (FRN02, $25.00)

London Map

by Borch Maps

• 2009
• MAP

A colorful and detailed laminated city map with a variety of useful inset maps. (GBR114, $9.95)

Paris Map

by Borch Maps

• 2011
• MAP

A sturdy laminated map of the city center at a scale of 1:12,000 and all of Paris at a scale of 1:15,000. (FRN400, $8.95)

 

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City Secrets London

by Robert Kahn

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 250 PAGES

A connoisseur's guide to the city and its attractions, with personal recommendations by artists, designers, architects and personalities who have made their home in London. (GBR327, $19.95)

Fodor's London's 25 Best

by Fodor's

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

This slim guide to London (with handy full-color maps) has everything you need to know for a short visit to the city, including recommended sightseeing, restaurants, hotels and shops. (GBR08, $12.99)

Fodor's Paris' 25 Best

by Fodor's

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

This shirt-pocket map and guide includes essential information on the city's history, highlights and sightseeing, ideal for a short visit to the City of Light. (FRN41, $12.99)

Hungry For Paris, The Ultimate Guide to the City's 102 Best Restaurants

by Alexander Lobrano

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 437 PAGES

An American in Paris since 1986, European correspondent for Gourmet and editor of Zagat's Paris, Lobrano brings a journalist's savvy and a food lover's insight to this enchanting guide to 100 places to eat, enlivened by color photographs and charming essays on French food and dining. (FRN985, $17.00)

Lonely Planet French Phrasebook

by Marie-Helene Girard | Anny Monet

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2012
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

This handy phrasebook focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (FRN120, $8.99)

Paris, The Collected Traveler

by Barrie Kerper

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 614 PAGES

Barrie Kerper's mad bibliophile's guide to the sites, history, food and culture of Paris collects an astonishing range of excerpts, essays and writing on the City of Light, each annotated and with accompanying practical information. (FRN397, $19.00)

Parisian Chic, A Style Guide

by Ines de la Fressange

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 239 PAGES

Icon of chic and quintessential Parisienne, Ines de la Fressange includes her favorite offbeat museums, shops, salons and spas, restaurants, cafes and hotels in this charming guide, jammed with photographs, drawings and hand-written lists. (FRN984, $29.95)

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, A Pedestrian in Paris

by John Baxter

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 298 PAGES

Australian critic and writer Baxter draws on his second career as a literary tour guide in his adopted city for this witty memoir, laced with terrific tales. (FRN979, $14.99)

Time Out London Walks, 30 Walks by London Writers

by Time Out

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

A personable guide to a wide variety of London excursions.The handy guide is chock full of color photographs, illustrations, practical information and good maps. (GBR595, $19.95)

The Food of France

by Waverly Root

• FOOD
• 1992
• PAPER
• 450 PAGES

An evocative and beautifully written survey of French food. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970s, the book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace) and Oil (the south). (FRN17, $18.00)

A Traveller's History of London

by Richard Tames

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

The story of London, from the Romans to Tony Blair, tailored to the traveler. (GBR232, $14.95)

Paris from the Ground Up

by James H. S. McGregor

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 338 PAGES

A wonderfully erudite, in-depth guide to the architecture, monuments and history of Paris. With 105 color and 30 black-and-white photographs and 10 maps. (FRN796, $29.95)

The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France

by Ina Caro

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 339 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

Time travel through France by way of its finest castles, chateaux, cathedrals and monasteries. This unusual travelogue is an invaluable companion for traveling in Paris, southern France, the Dordogne and the Loire Valley, combining personal observation with large doses of well-presented history. (FRN03, $17.00)

Watching the English

by Kate Fox

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2008
• PAPER
• 424 PAGES

Fox's clever guide to conversation, behavior, quirks, habits and foibles of the English, wildly popular back home in Britain. (GBR927, $17.95)

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 175 PAGES

This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)

A Moveable Feast

by Ernest Hemingway

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1996
• PAPER
• 211 PAGES

A treasure for anyone interested in Parisian cafe society and its luminaries circa 1925. Hemingway includes sharp portraits of Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ford Maddox Ford and others who idled on their way to greatness. (FRN26, $15.00)

Between Meals, An Appetite for Paris

by A.J. Liebling

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2004
• PAPER
• 182 PAGES
• FAVORITE

Liebling captures with stylish prose his coming-of-age in Paris in this elegant memoir, which is also a tribute to French cuisine. (FRN32, $15.00)

Paris to the Past, Traveling Through French History by Train

by Ina Caro

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2012
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

The infectiously enthusiastic Ina Caro charts 25 day trips from Paris in this marvelously conceived history and guide. From the splendor of Chartres, wonders of Sainte-Chapelle and elegant Place de la Concorde, Caro enchants. (FRN953, $17.95)

Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel

by Jerome Jerome | Jeremy Lewis

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 361 PAGES
• FAVORITE

Written in 1889, "Three Men in a Boat" (to say nothing of the dog!) is a laugh-out-loud account of a man-powered voyage along the River Thames, full of detail on life and lore. A Longitude favorite. (GBR28, $12.00)

84 Charing Cross Road

by Helene Hanff

• LITERATURE
• 1990
• PAPER
• 97 PAGES

This charming novel of bibliophilia tells of a love triangle between a New York writer, the owner of a London bookstore and the books he sells. (GBR231, $13.00)

Murder in the Marais

by Cara Black

• MYSTERY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 360 PAGES

Literate and thrilling, with a strong sense of the geography and flavor of Paris, the first in a series of mysteries starring Aimee Ledoc shows off the French-American detective's wit and wile. The series continues with Murder in Belleville (FRN562), Murder in the Sentier (FRN563) and many more. (FRN561, $14.00)

Paris in Mind

by Jennifer Lee

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

With selections spanning 300 years, this wonderful anthology reflects America's long connection to Paris and the French. The 30 American writers tapped include Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway and David Sedaris. (FRN412, $16.00)

Paris Stories

by Mavis Gallant | Michael Ondaatje

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 350 PAGES

All written in Paris (where Gallant has long lived), these magnificent stories take place from the Left Bank to the French Riviera, postwar Germany and Franco-era Spain. If you haven't read her work (many of the stories originally appeared in the New Yorker), you are in for a treat. Gallant is one of the great 20th century short story writers. (FRN373, $15.95)

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie

• MYSTERY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

In this Agatha Christie classic, a stylish blonde is found murdered at Grossington Hall and Miss Marple must put her keen observation skills to work to solve the crime. (GBR186, $12.99)

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