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Lonely Planet Languedoc-Roussillon  •  Nicola Williams
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 292 PAGES
In its hallmark style, this practical guide by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (FRN798, $19.99)		   Lonely Planet Languedoc-Roussillon
Cathar Castles, Fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade 1209-1300  •  Marcus Cowper  •  Peter Dennis
ARCHAEOLOGY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 64 PAGES
A slim guide to the medieval walled cities of Languedoc, including Albi, Carcassonne, Beziers and Toulouse. With illustrations, photographs and diagrams. Pope Innocent III unleashed his army on the Cathars of these cities in the 13th century. (FRN623, $18.95)		  
A Most Holy War, The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom  •  Mark Gregory Pegg
HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 253 PAGES
Historian Pegg has produced a swift-moving, gripping narrative of a horrific crusade, drawing in part on thousands of testimonies collected by inquisitors in the years 1235 to 1245. These accounts of ordinary men and women bring the story vividly to life. (FRN810, $15.95)		   A Most Holy War, The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom
Languedoc-Roussillon Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications
2011 •  MAP
A frequently updated, detailed regional map at a scale of 1:200,000 by Michelin. With good topographic detail of southwest France, covering Perpignon, Beziers and the Canal du Midi. Two Sides. 39x52 inches. (FRN185, $11.95)		  



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Regional Map of Languedoc-Roussillon  •  IGN    •  A detailed map of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, updated and revised, including city plans and place-name index. (FRN61, $11.95)
 		  
Cadogan Guide Languedoc-Roussillon  •  Dana Facaros  •  Michael Pauls   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Based themselves in southwest France, Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls cover the sweep of the Mediterranean from the Rhone Valley to the Spanish border in knowledgeable detail. (FRN602, $21.95)
 		  
Cycling the Canal du Midi, Across Southern France from Toulouse to Sete  •  Declan Lyons   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to cycling the historic Canal du Midi in the Languedoc. (FRN799, $21.95)
 		  
Footprint Languedoc-Rousillon  •  Dana Facaros   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A detailed, comprehensive guide in the Footprint series. With practical information on accommodations, food, events and sights. Perfect for the independent traveler. (FRN895, $21.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Michelin Green Guide Languedoc Roussillon Tarn Gorges,  •  Michelin Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A venerable driving guide to the Langedoc region by Michelin, organized alphabetically and featuring detailed local maps. (FRN265, $21.99)
 		  
Roman Remains of Southern France, A Guidebook  •  James Bromwich   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to the Roman sites of Southern France, including Provence, the Riviera, and Languedoc-Rousillon. (FRN453, $47.95)
 		  
Rough Guide Languedoc & Roussillon  •  Rough Guide   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, illustrated regional guide, especially good for its local maps. (FRN184, $22.99)
 		  
Families of the Vine, Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France  •  Michael S. Sanders   • FOOD  •  A delightful, informative portrait of a venerable winemaking family in Southwest France and the stylish, savory wines of Clos Triguedina, by an American chef who lived in the region. (FRN479, $13.95)
 		  
Hot Sun, Cool Shadow  •  Angela Murrills   • FOOD  •  In this mouthwatering travelogue interspersed with classic recipes, Murrills shows the allure of Languedoc and the slow food movement. Charmingly illustrated by her husband, Peter Matthews. (FRN760, $16.95)
 		  
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 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)
 		  
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings  •  Amy Kelly   • HISTORY  •  A spirited, meticulously researched chronicle that recreates the life and world of Eleanor of Aquitaine in 12th-century Europe. A Harvard University Press Classic, first published in 1950. (FRN129, $28.00)
 		  
Inquisition and Medieval Society  •  James Buchanan Given   • HISTORY  •  A professor of history, Given draws on the ideas of Marx and Foucault in this schoalrly analysis of the papal inquistion in medieval Languedoc. (EUR355, $22.95)
 		  
Montaillou, The Promised Land of Error  •  Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie  •  Barbara Bray   • HISTORY  •  This absorbing, candid and marvelously detailed portrait of daily life in 13th-Century Languedoc was a French bestseller. It's based on the 600-year-old transcript of heretic interrogations by Bishop (later Pope Benedict XII) Jacques Fournier of Pamiers. 30th Anniversary Edition. (FRN304, $19.95)
 		  
The Corruption of Angels  •  Mark Gregory Pegg   • HISTORY  •  Beautifully told, Pegg's gripping account of the 1245-1246 inquisition by Bernart de Caux and Jean de Saint-Pierre of the villagers of Lauragais in the cloister of the Saint-Sernin abbey draws on medieval manuscripts. (FRN856, $28.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Yellow Cross  •  Rene Weis   • HISTORY  •  Peopled with indelible characters -- from a charismatic, beautiful chatelaine and a double-dealing priest to a loquacious, heroic shepherd and a merciless bishop -- this harrowing tale of a desperate people who defied the kings of Europe and the Pope transports the reader to 13th-century Montaillou in the French Pyrenees. (FRN857, $16.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Ladder of Shadows, Reflecting on Medieval Vestige in Provence and Languedoc  •  Gustaf Sobin   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Bits of late Roman coinage, the torso of a marble Venus, blue debris from an early medieval glassworks, and the powder rasped from the reputed tomb of Mary Magdalene, these tantalizing mementos of human history found scattered throughout the landscape of southeastern France are the points of departure for Gustaf Sobin's lyrical account of late Roman and early Christian Provence. (FRN819, $24.95)
 		  
France, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  William Rodarmor   • ANTHOLOGY  •  This collection contains literary gems from all corners of France--not just Paris--by a select group of 20th-century French writers, from Colette to Georges Simenon. (FRN767, $14.95)
 		  
The Catalans  •  Patrick O'Brian   • LITERATURE  •  Patrick O'Brian's bitingly funny novel of Dr. Alain Roeg, returned home to a family in crisis, beautifully evokes Saint-Feliu, the town in Languedoc where O'Brian made his home. (FRN511, $14.95)
 		  
The Cornerstone, A Novel  •  Zoe Oldenbourg  •  Edward Hyams   • LITERATURE  •  An engrossing historical novel, set during the 13th-century Albigensian crusade in France. The author vividly evokes the turbulent and often violent atmosphere of the Middle Ages, and the intensity of the ongoing religious warfare. (EUR171, $14.95)
 		  
The Lost Upland, Stories of Southwest France  •  W.S. Merwin   • LITERATURE • COMING IN  •  Three richly evocative stories of life in a Dordogne village by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Merwin, one of our finest living poets. Originally published in 1992, the book is steeped in history, food and personality. (FRN11, $16.00)
 		  
 
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