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These 6 items are available for $92, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFRN244A)

Michelin Green Guide Normandy  •  Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 486 PAGES A thorough introduction to Normandy and the Channel islands in the classic Michelin style, featuring brief descriptions of all the major attractions. Organized alphabetically, we like it for its broad coverage, and especially for its excellent local maps. (FRN89, $21.95)
1066, The Year of the Conquest  •  David Howarth HISTORY •  1981 •  PAPER  • 207 PAGES A concise, lucid history of the Battle of Hastings, rich in anecdotal detail. Howarth relies on the few medieval sources available to reconstruct the events leading up to and the consequences of the famous battle. As much a master storyteller as an adept historian, he provides insight into the court intrigue, personalities and daily life in the Norman period. (GBR115, $14.00)
D-Day June 6, 1944, The Climactic Battle of World War II  •  Stephen Ambrose HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 655 PAGES Written by the best-selling historian Stephen Ambrose, this well researched book draws together interviews and government documents to tell the gripping tale of June 6, 1944. This comprehensive account of D-Day contains 32 pages of photos and eight maps. (FRN40, $18.00)
The Secret Life of the Seine  •  Mort Rosenblum TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 290 PAGES Associated Press correspondent Rosenblum, a born storyteller, takes to a houseboat moored on the Seine after losing his Paris apartment. This book is his account of his explorations along the river from its source in Burgundy to Le Havre, stopping along at Giverny and other celebrated river towns. It's an entertaining tour of people and place. (FRN48, $17.50)
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 Gopnik's new baby alone is worth the price of this book. Other notworthy essays cover Deux Magots and Le Flore (A Tale of Two Cafes) and cross-cultural encounters (Trouble at the Tower). (FRN208, $15.00)
Upper and Lower Normandy Map  •  IGN MAP A map that includes the route of the Seine from Paris to the Atlantic Ocean, at a detailed scale of 1:250,000. Published in France and featuring mostly French text. (FRN231, $11.95)

Battle of Normandy 1944 Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications    •  A reproduction of a 1947 map of Normandy showing the main sites of the summer 1944 battle. (FRN264, $12.95)
A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy  •  Carl Shilleto  •  Mike Tolhurst   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to Normandy's WWII battlefields, memorials, sites and cemeteries. (FRN330, $14.95)
Fodor's Paris' 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shirt-pocket map and practical guide to Paris, including essential information on the city's highlights, guidelines for sightseeing, and restaurant recommendations. (FRN41, $11.95)
National Geographic Traveler France  •  Rosemary Bailey   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An abundantly illustrated guide to the country. (FRN322, $27.95)
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, this book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace), and Oil (the south). (FRN17, $17.95)
A Traveller's History of France  •  Robert Cole   • HISTORY  •  This fast-moving survey covers the conquests of ancient Gaul through the heady days of revolution to modern times. (FRN08, $14.95)
French or Foe? Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France  •  Polly Platt   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  With humor, directness and great insight, this compact book is an expert and entertaining guide to the French and how to get along with them. The expanded third edition addresses France's romance with cell phones and includes a short chapter of recent vignettes. (FRN54, $16.95)
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres  •  Henry Brooks Adams   • HISTORY  •  First published at the turn of the century, this classic work is a meditation on the Medieval world as reflected through its most famous religious structures. (FRN44, $16.00)
Six Armies in Normandy, From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris  •  John Keegan   • HISTORY  •  A provocative account of the invasion of Normandy and the battles that proceeded it. Keegan's intense descriptions of the war in northern France are accompanied by perceptive analysis of the military tactics that resulted in Allied victory. (FRN118, $16.00)
The Longest Day: June 6, 1944  •  Cornelius Ryan   • HISTORY  •  Long the standard history of the Allied invasion of Normandy, Ryan's visceral account of men at war is skillfully written and accurate. First published in 1959. (FRN382, $15.00)
The Most Beautiful Villages of Normandy  •  Hugh Palmer   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An oversized, full color photographic celebration of the villages, churches, chateaux, harbors, and coastlines of Normandy. (FRN647, $40.00)
Monet, the Ultimate Impressionist  •  Sylvie Patin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A colorful pocket-size reference to Monet's life, paintings and contemporaries, perfect for those visiting Giverny. (FRN35, $12.95)
The Bayeux Tapestry  •  David Wilson   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An illustrated, full-color reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry, whose colorful embroidery and Latin text tell the story of the Norman victory over England in 1066. The reproduction shows the detailed stitches clearly and is enhanced by Wilson's accompanying text. (FRN445, $50.00)
The Gothic Cathedral, Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order  •  Otto Georg Von Simson   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A scholarly examination of the Medieval cathedral as a representation of the supernatural and divine. (EUR246, $29.95)
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 captues with stylish prose his coming-of-age in Paris in this elegant memoir, which is also a tribute to French cuisine. (FRN32, $14.00)
Into a Paris Quartier, Reine Margot's Chapel and other Haunts of St. Germain  •  Diane Johnson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Novelist Diane Johnson (Le Divorce) writes with insight, verve and wit in this affectionate, personal portrait of St Germain-des-Prés, her neighborhood on the Left Bank. (FRN491, $10.95)
Joan of Arc  •  Mary Gordon   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this contemplative biography, Mary Gordon analyzes the legend of the 'Maid of Orleans" while examining the history of criticism surrounding her canonization. A volume in the "Penguin Lives" series. (FRN198, $19.95)
On Rue Tatin, Living and Cooking in a French Town  •  Susan Herrmann Loomis   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A refreshingly direct, affectionate memoir of making a home -- and cooking -- in Louviers. (FRN308, $14.95)
A Day in the Country and Other Stories  •  Guy de Maupassant   • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  A collection of 28 of de Maupassant's short stories, set mostly in the writer's native Normandy. (FRN307, $10.95)
Madame Bovary  •  Gustave Flaubert   • LITERATURE  •  The landmark novel of a woman who suffers in search of relief from her humdrum life in a provincial village outside Rouen. (FRN301, $12.00)