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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $97, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXEUR577)		  
Paris to the Moon  •  Adam Gopnik
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 338 PAGES
Gopnik writes with candor and humor about Parisian ways in this charming collection of reflections on adapting to life abroad. The chapter on French medicine and the birth of the Gopniks' new baby alone is worth the price of this book. Other noteworthy essays cover Deux Magots and Le Flore (A Tale of Two Cafes) and cross-cultural encounters (Trouble at the Tower). (FRN208, $16.00)		   Paris to the Moon
The Story of England  •  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 to the 1990s is an excellent traveler's companion. Hibbert, a masterful storyteller, relates anecdotes that bring history to life in this concise, highly readable introduction to England's past. (GBR02, $19.95)		   The Story of England
Eyewitness Guide London  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES
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 London
Eyewitness Guide Paris  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES
Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of the City of Light, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. Featuring well chosen literary excerpts and a detailed synopsis of the city's attractions. (FRN02, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Paris
London Map  •  Borch Maps
2009 •  MAP
This sixth edition laminated folded map of London includes London proper at 1:15 000, Kew Gardens & Richmond (1:35 000), Central Sights (1:11 000), Greater London (1:375 000) along with Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Public Transport London. With hotels, museums, monuments, markets, public transport, top sights and points of interest, useful statistics, and conversion charts. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (GBR114, $9.95)		   London Map
Paris Map  •  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. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (FRN400, $8.95)		   Paris Map



Also Recommended

City Secrets London  •  Robert Kahn   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Alexander Lobrano   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Marie-Helene Girard  •  Anny Monet   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  This handy phrasebook focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (FRN120, $8.99)
 		  
Paris, The Collected Traveler  •  Barrie Kerper   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Ines de la Fressange   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  John Baxter   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Time Out   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Waverly Root   • FOOD  •  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  •  Richard Tames   • HISTORY  •  The story of London, from the Romans to Tony Blair, tailored to the traveler. (GBR232, $14.95)
 		  
Paris from the Ground Up  •  James H. S. McGregor   • HISTORY  •  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  •  Ina Caro   • HISTORY • 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  •  Kate Fox   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  Ernest Hemingway   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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  •  A.J. Liebling   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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  •  Ina Caro   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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  •  Jerome Jerome  •  Jeremy Lewis   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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  •  Helene Hanff   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Cara Black   • MYSTERY  •  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  •  Jennifer Lee   • ANTHOLOGY  •  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  •  Mavis Gallant  •  Michael Ondaatje   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Agatha Christie   • MYSTERY  •  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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