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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/SI1665. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 6 items are available
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Michelin Green Guide Normandy
Michelin Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
432 PAGES
A thorough introduction to Normandy and the Channel islands in the classic Michelin style, featuring brief descriptions of all the major attractions.
(FRN89, $21.99) |
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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) |
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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 D-Day. This comprehensive account contains 32 pages of photos and eight maps.
(FRN40, $18.99) |
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The Secret Life of the Seine
Mort Rosenblum
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2001
PAPER
290 PAGES
After losing his Paris apartment, Rosenblum, a born storyteller, takes to a houseboat moored on the Seine. The result is this entertaining tour of the places and people he encounters during his explorations along the river.
(FRN48, $17.50) |
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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) |
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Normandy Map 513
Michelin
MAP
A colorful, detailed map of Normandy at a scale of 1:200,000, featuring Rouen, Le Havre and the route of the Seine from west of Paris to the Atlantic. Two Sides. 40x61 inches.
(FRN49, $11.95) |
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Also Recommended
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) |
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Fodor's Paris' 25 Best
Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK
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) |
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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) |
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Made in France, A Shopper's Guide
Laura Morelli
GUIDEBOOK
Both a fascinating history of France's artisanal legacy and an insider's shopping guide, the book includes illustrations, maps, a primer on French shopping culture and craft festivals.
(FRN706, $24.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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, $17.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Monet's Garden in Giverny, Inventing the Landscape
Marina Ferretti Bocquillon
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Published in conjunction with the new Musee des Impressionnismes in Giverny, this luminous collection captures Monte's beloved works and the landscapes that inspired them.
(FRN829, $40.00) |
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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, $15.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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-Pres, her neighborhood on the Left Bank.
(FRN491, $10.95) |
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Joan of Arc
Mary Gordon
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
In elegant, insightful prose, novelist Gordon meditates on the courageous and complex young girl and the iconic status she has acquired.
(FRN753, $15.00) |
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Madame Bovary
Lydia Davis
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, $16.00) |
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