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1066, The Year of the Conquest

1066, The Year of the Conquest


by David Howarth

  • HISTORY
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 207 PAGES

A crack medievalist and storyteller, Howarth brings to life the momentous events of 1066 in rich, anecdotal history -- a classic portrait of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. (GBR115, $14.00)

Abundance, A Novel of Marie Antoinette


by Sena Jeter Naslund

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES

An absorbing and sympathetic portrait of the much-maligned Austrian princess, told from Antoinette's perspective. From 14-year-old bride of the Dauphin to the focus of popular outrage, Naslund depicts "Toinette" as a naive but well-meaning girl whose narcissism leads to tragedy. (FRN825, $15.99)

The Accidental Connoisseur, An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World

The Accidental Connoisseur, An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World


by Lawrence Osborne

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 262 PAGES

With a winning wit and not a drop of pretense, Osborne sets out to discover what's what with wine, traveling through Sonoma and Napa, France, Italy and other European wine meccas, 11 adventures in all. He meets plenty of interesting characters along the way, revealing much about the pleasures of wine (and travel!). (TVL31, $15.00)

Afloat

Afloat


by Guy de Maupassant

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 120 PAGES

A book of dazzling but treacherously shifting currents, a seemingly simple logbook of a sailing cruise along the French Mediterranean coast that opens up to reveal unexpected depths, as Maupassant merges fact and fiction, dream and documentation in a wholly original style. (FRN754, $14.00)

The Age of Conversation


by Benedetta Craveri

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 488 PAGES

History, analysis and examples of the art of conversation as perfected by the French aristocracy of the 17th and 18th centuries. (FRN547, $30.00)

The Age of Napoleon

The Age of Napoleon


by Alistair Horne

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 218 PAGES

A trenchant observer of the French and popular historian, Horne offers the drama, ego, victory and times of Napoleon in this brief, lively biography in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series. (FRN629, $15.00)

The Age of Revolution, 1789-1848


by Eric J. Hobsbawm

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 356 PAGES

A trenchant account of society's vast transformation wrought by the French Revolution and Britain's Industrial Revolution. (GBR418, $16.95)

Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay French Bed & Breakfast


by Emma Carey

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

Organized geographically, this opinionated guide includes authentic and unusual accommodations, each succinctly described. (FRN858, $23.95)

Alistar Sawday's Special Places to Stay, French Vineyards

Alistar Sawday's Special Places to Stay, French Vineyards


by Patrick Hilyer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This illustrated, indepth guide covers dozens of bed and breakfasts, chateaux and gites on wine-producing estates throughout France. (FRN854, $26.95)

All Rivers Run to the Sea


by Elie Wiesel

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel recounts his remarkable life, from his childhood in Romania to the horrors of Auschwitz, his days as a young writer in post-war France and New York and his many pilgrimages to Israel. (EUR153, $16.95)

Aquitaine Map

Aquitaine Map


by Michelin

  • MAP

A regional map of the Aquitaine region from Arcachon south to Pamplona at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN205, $12.95)

Aquitaine Map R15

Aquitaine Map R15


by IGN

  • 2003
  • MAP

A detailed regional map of the Aquitaine. (FRN452, $11.95)

Art and Society in the Middle Ages


by Georges Duby

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. (EUR85, $30.55)

Artists in Residence


by Dana Micucci

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 143 PAGES

An attractively illustrated guide to exploring the homes of 19th-century artists in and around Paris, including Giverny, Auvers and Ornans. An excellent guide for day-long excursions outside Paris with a focus on nature and art. (FRN353, $19.95)

As They Were

As They Were


by M. F. K. Fisher

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

This marvelous collection of autobiographical essays by the celebrated, much-adored Fisher covers her life, family, food and adventures from Whittier, California to the south of France. (FRN705, $15.00)

At Home in France

At Home in France


by Ann Barry

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

Subtitled "Tales of an American and Her House Abroad," this account of life in a small village in southwestern France is shot through with Barry's irony and New York outlook on life. (FRN215, $19.00)

Atlas Pocket Traveler France: Travels With a Donkey, Gleanings in France, a Motor-flight Through France

Atlas Pocket Traveler France: Travels With a Donkey, Gleanings in France, a Motor-flight Through France


by Diane Johnson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 560 PAGES

Presented in a delightful boxed set, these three petit travel classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, James Fenimore Cooper and Edith Wharton, respectively, include Travels With a Donkey, Gleanings in France and a Motor-flight Through France. The authors -- two Americans and a Scot -- each find a different France, reflecting not just when they visited but their own ideas. (FRN756, $49.50)

Autonauts of the Cosmoroute


by Julio Cortazar

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

This novel's comic and surreal adventures along the Paris-Marseilles freeway circa 1982 lend themselves to a fascinating examination of why we travel. (FRN707, $20.00)

The Autumn of the Middle Ages

The Autumn of the Middle Ages


by Johan Huizinga

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 467 PAGES

A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this well-translated classic is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. (EUR17, $30.00)

Auvergne Map


by IGN

  • 2006
  • MAP

A map of the Auvergne from Moulins south to Aurillac and Le Puy-en-Velay, at a scale of 1:250,000. (FRN607, $11.95)

Auvergne-Limousin Map 522

Auvergne-Limousin Map 522


by Michelin

  • MAP

A regional map at a scale of 1:200,000 (FRN62, $12.95)

Back Roads France

Back Roads France


by Rosem Bailey

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

A practical guide with 25 scenic drives lasting one to seven days each, packed with color photographs, maps, hotels, detours, restaurants and activities. Ideal for anyone planning a road trip through France. (FRN926, $25.00)

Battle of Normandy 1944 Map

Battle of Normandy 1944 Map


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

A reproduction of a 1947 map of Normandy showing the main sites of the summer 1944 battle. (FRN264, $12.95)

The Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry


by David Wilson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 234 PAGES

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 Bayeux Tapestry, The Life Story of a Masterpiece


by Carola Hicks

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Art Historian Hicks investigates the production and politics of the Bayeux Tapestry, tracing its survival from medieval times through the present day. (FRN782, $18.95)

Between Meals, An Appetite for Paris

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)

Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

Bloom's Literary Guide To Paris

Bloom's Literary Guide To Paris


by Mike Gerrard

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 151 PAGES

Combining history, geography and literature, this book focuses on Paris's literary roots, real and imagined, from Hugo's Notre Dame and Hemingway's favorite Parisian Cafes. (FRN690, $14.95)

Blue Guide Southwest France

Blue Guide Southwest France


by Delia Gray-Durant

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

A compact guide with a strong focus on history and architecture, including the region's prehistoric caves and grottos, splendid medieval towns, castles and cathedrals. (FRN53, $28.95)

Bordeaux Wine Region Map


by IGN

  • MAP

A regional map of Bordeaux, shown at a scale of 1:250,000. (FRN203, $12.95)

The Botanist and the Vintner, How Wine Was Saved for the World

The Botanist and the Vintner, How Wine Was Saved for the World


by Christy Campbell

  • SCIENCE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 314 PAGES

In this witty book Campbell interweaves a dramatic tale of the devastation of vineyards in 1860's France with French cultural history and a tale of the mad scramble by scientists (along with witches, priests and mystics) to discover the cause and cure. The French were none too pleased that salvation (as well as the disease) came in the form of American root stock. (FRN497, $14.95)

Brittany Map

Brittany Map


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

A regional map of Brittany by Michelin at the very good scale of 1:200,000. (FRN79, $11.95)

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept


by Paulo Coelho

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 179 PAGES

From the wildly popular Brazilian author Paulo Coelho comes this magical tale of a woman who follows a former childhood friend through the French Pyrenees. (FRN221, $13.99)

Candide


by Voltaire | John Butt

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

The classic satirical French novel and basis for the Bernstein opera. (FRN655, $11.00)

Carmen and Other Stories


by Prosper Merimee | Nicholas Jotcham

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 361 PAGES

A collection of nine stories, including Carmen, memorably set in southern Spain -- and source for the Bizet opera of the same name. (FRN201, $13.95)

Carpentras, Vaison-la-Romain map


by IGN

  • MAP

Topographic map of the region, at a scale of 1:25,000 (FRN593, $14.95)

The Cat Who Walked Across France


by Katie Banks | Georg Hallensleben

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 40 PAGES
  • FAMILY

The valiant gray cat of the title makes its way through villages, great cathedrals and other recognizable landmarks to his house by the sea. With beautiful double-page watercolor illustrations by Hallensleben. (FRN531, $16.99)

Cathar Castles, Fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade 1209-1300


by 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. (FRN623, $18.95)

Cave of Forgotten Dreams


by Werner Herzog

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2011
  • DVD

Herzog was granted unprecedented access to Chauvet, home to cave paintings believed to be the oldest human artwork ever found, for this contemplative documentary. (FRN994, $27.98)

Cezanne


by Mary Tompkins Lewis

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A well-illustrated introduction to Cezanne's life and works in the stimulating Art and Ideas series by Phaidon, featuring 193 color and 13 black and white illustrations. (FRN508, $22.95)

Cezanne, Landscape into Art


by Pavel Machotka

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 172 PAGES

A handsomely illustrated survey of Cezanne's landscapes, paired with photographs of the real places that inspired him. This is an intriguing look at the great artist's inspirations and processes. (FRN463, $70.00)

Chagall, A Biography


by Jackie Wullschlager

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 608 PAGES

This insightful portrait of the Russian-born modernist artist describes his stunning studies of the lost world of Eastern European Jewry in his paintings of the shtetl life of his childhood, his pioneering role in twentieth-century art, his colorful personal life and his lasting artistic legacy. Includes more than 40 reproductions of his paintings. (FRN797, $40.00)

The Chalk Circle Man

The Chalk Circle Man


by Fred Vargas

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

This first novel in the series praised for its intelligence, wit, and macabre imagination introduces the unorthodox detective Commissaire Adamsberg. (FRN847, $14.00)

Chamonix to Zermatt, The Walker's Haute Route

Chamonix to Zermatt, The Walker's Haute Route


by Kev Reynolds

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 187 PAGES

A practical guide to the classic Haute Route, covering each segment of the long-distance walk, and including an introduction to the region. (ALP21, $19.95)

Champagne-Ardennes Map 514

Champagne-Ardennes Map 514


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

A regional map at 1:200,000 scale, with topographic details, city plans and attractions. (FRN159, $12.95)

Claude Monet, The Color of Time


by Virginia Spate

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A critically lauded analysis of Monet and his art. (FRN311, $39.95)

Claudine's House

Claudine's House


by Colette | Doris Lessing

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 166 PAGES

A marvelous new translation of Colette's warm, sensual account of growing up under her mother's watchful care in the south of France. (FRN570, $15.95)

Clementine in the Kitchen

Clementine in the Kitchen


by Samuel Chamberlain

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

This sweet tale of a transplanted American family and their endearing French cook evokes the traditions, character and food of rural France in the years before WWII. Clementine eventually accompanies her new friends back to America, where, happily, she finds love. (FRN455, $16.00)

The Club Dumas

The Club Dumas


by Arturo Perez-Reverte | Sonia Soto

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

In this second Perez-Reverte thriller, book detective Lucas Corso helps uncover the secret behind a hanged book-lover and a fragment from the original "The Three Musketeers." Black magic, adventure, and murderers follow him as he travels between Madrid, Toledo and Paris. (FRN577, $14.95)

Colomba, A Corsican Story


by Prosper Merimee

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES

A powerful French novel, first published in 1840, by Merimee, best known as the author of Carmen. (MED176, $18.95)

The Complete Claudine


by Colette

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 560 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A collection of four short novels about coming of age as a woman in turn-of-the-century France. Colette beautifully evokes period and place in this vivid portrait of Victorian Paris. (FRN125, $21.00)

Complete French

Complete French


by Living Language

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • AUDIO CD

Geared for fast results, this four-step program includes 40 lessons on CD and a coursebook. (FRN845, $29.95)

The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh

The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh


by Vincent Van Gogh

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 1864 PAGES

A handsome three volume set containing all the available letters written by Vincent Van Gogh. (NTH35, $100.00)

A Concise History of France


by Roger Price

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 380 PAGES

A compact survey of French history, events and personalities from medieval times to the early 1990s in the series by Cambridge University Press. (FRN269, $25.99)

Consider the Oyster

Consider the Oyster


by M. F. K. Fisher

  • FOOD
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 76 PAGES

The inestimable Fisher's ruminations on the oyster, a delightful essay full of recipes and bits of trivia. (GEN273, $12.00)

The Cornerstone, A Novel

The Cornerstone, A Novel


by Zoe Oldenbourg | Edward Hyams

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 482 PAGES

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 Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo


by Alexandre Dumas | David Coward

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 1168 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Dumas's absorbing classic of hidden treasure, guile and revenge in a newly revised translation for the Everyman's Library. (FRN122, $25.95)

Courbet

Courbet


by Linda Nochlin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Leading Art Historian Linda Nochlin scrutinizes the entirety of Courbet's oeuvre in this collection, which spans forty years worth of her scholarship. (ART82, $29.95)

Courbet's Realism


by Michael Fried

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 396 PAGES

An analysis and scholarly overview of the French realist painter. (ART50, $55.00)

Crafting the Culture and History of French Chocolate


by Susan J. Terrio

  • FOOD
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 337 PAGES

An ethnography of the lives and work of a contemporary community of artisanal chocolatiers in Paris and southwest France. (FRN794, $28.95)

Cultural Misunderstandings, The French-American Experience


by Raymonde Carroll

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 162 PAGES

An entertaining examination, by a Frenchwoman and anthropologist married to an American, of the possibility for cross-cultural misunderstanding on everything from telephones and money to food and friendship. (FRN475, $15.00)

Culture Smart! France

Culture Smart! France


by Barry Tomalin

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

Take along this pocket guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (FRN704, $9.95)

D-Day June 6, 1944, The Climactic Battle of World War II

D-Day June 6, 1944, The Climactic Battle of World War II


by 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)

Da Vinci Code


by Dan Brown

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A surprisingly well-researched mystery thriller, partly set in the Louvre. (FRN422, $14.95)

David Golder, the Ball, Snow in Autumn, the Courilof Affair

David Golder, the Ball, Snow in Autumn, the Courilof Affair


by Irene Nemirovsky

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 363 PAGES

These four novels, newly translated for this Everyman's Edition by Sandra Smith, capture the contradictions of growing up an exile and Jewish in 1920s France. (FRN746, $25.00)

A Day in the Country and Other Stories

A Day in the Country and Other Stories


by Guy de Maupassant

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A collection of 28 of de Maupassant's short stories, set mostly in the writer's native Normandy. (FRN307, $11.95)

The Days of the French Revolution


by Christopher Hibbert

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

An accessible and informative history of the French Revolution, this book is a fantastic introduction to a pivotal historical period, aimed at the general reader. (FRN153, $16.99)

The Debacle


by Emile Zola

  • LITERATURE
  • 1973
  • PAPER
  • 509 PAGES

Zola's novel of the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune. (FRN251, $16.00)

Degas and the Dance


by Jill Devonyar | Richard Kendall

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

A gorgeous exhibition catalog. (ART27, $49.95)

Degas, Impressions of a Great Master


by Gerhard Gruitrooy

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

A portfolio of Degas' best works. (ART25, $16.98)

Dirty Snow

Dirty Snow


by Georges Simenon

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 203 PAGES

One of the great haunting and brilliant mysteries by Simenon, centered around an unconvential family trying to survive the occupation. (FRN683, $14.95)

Dordogne Map D24

Dordogne Map D24


by IGN

  • 2010
  • MAP

Centered on Perigueux, this French-made map covers the Dordogne at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN60, $12.95)

The Dream of Scipio

The Dream of Scipio


by Iain Pears

  • MYSTERY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

This absorbing and complex historical novel interweaves stories from ancient, Medieval and modern days set in the Rhone Valley. (FRN470, $16.00)

The Dreyfus Affair, 'J'accuse' and Other Writings


by Eleanor Levieux | Alain Pages | Emile Zola

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

This volume includes Zola's denunciation of the 1894 arrest of Alfred Dreyfus, as well as letters and articles pertaining to the case. (FRN289, $26.00)

Edouard Manet


by Pierre Courthion

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1984
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES

A good survey of the life and work of Manet. (FRN378, $24.95)

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Lord and Lady

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Lord and Lady


by Bonnie Wheeler

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

These essays provide a fresh context for understanding the 12th-century queen. (FRN960, $37.00)

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France, Queen of England

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France, Queen of England


by Ralph V. Turner

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 395 PAGES

Drawing on new material, a leading historian of the 12th century strips away the myths around Eleanor in this lively revisionist biography. (FRN959, $35.00)

The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages


by Marilyn Dunn

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

This book by University of Glasgow lecturer Marilyn Dunn traces the development of monasticism through history from its earliest roots. (EUR196, $51.95)

Emperor of the West, Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire


by Hywel Williams

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

The life and legacy of Charlemagne and the golden age that led to the rise of modern Europe. (FRN940, $43.45)

Encore Provence

Encore Provence


by Peter Mayle

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 226 PAGES

Peter Mayle returns to Provence in this personal, alluring follow-up to his bestselling A Year in Provence (FRN19, $13.00). (FRN128, $13.95)

An Englishman A La Campagne, Life in Deepest France

An Englishman A La Campagne, Life in Deepest France


by Michael Sadler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES

A humourous, quirky narrative of Englishman Michael Sadler making do in rural France, filled with anecdotes that convey the charm of the French countryside and the unavoidable mishaps that accompany Sandler's immersion in local life. (FRN569, $12.95)

The Enormous Room


by George James Firmage | E. E. Cummings

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A fictional account of the poet's four-month confinement in France during World War I. (WAR33, $14.95)

Essays


by Michel de Montaigne

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER

Selected essays by the great philosopher. (FRN134, $14.00)

The Essence of Style, How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, And Glamour


by Joan E. Dejean

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

French historian DeJean's premise is simple: largely because of one obsessive spendthrift, Louis XIV, France, in the late 17th century, became the arbiter of chic, a position from which it has never faltered. (FRN758, $21.95)

Eyewitness Guide Paris

Eyewitness Guide Paris


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

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

Eyewitness Guide Provence & the Cote D'Azur

Eyewitness Guide Provence & the Cote D'Azur


by Roger Williams

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

This is an illustrated, colorful guide to the art and architecture, literature, history and attractions of Provence. With photographs and site plans, maps and sections on the Riviera, the Var, Bouches-du-Rhones, Vaucluse and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. (FRN18, $23.00)

Eyewitness Handbooks, Mushrooms


by Gary Lincoff | Thomas Laessoe

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An illustrated guide to more than 500 species of mushroom. (FG54, $18.95)

The Feasting Season


by Nancy Coons

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER

Meg Parker receives the assignment of a lifetime when she is asked to write a guidebook on French history, but her joy is tempered when she discovers that she must deal with Jean-Jacques, the scruffy, bossy photographer who has also been assigned to the project. (FRN667, $13.95)

The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes

The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes


by Tess Uriza Holthe

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

The intricately woven plot of these bittersweet stories center on a wealthy American's suspicious death on the French Riviera. (FRN766, $13.00)

The Flower of Chivalry, Bertrand Du Guesclin and the Hundred Years War


by Richard Vernier

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 237 PAGES

One of the great heroes of medieval France, Bertrand Du Guesclin's life story and the history of the Hundred Years War are captured in this accessible biography by Vernier, Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages and Literatures at Wayne State University. (FRN866, $34.95)

Fodor's France

Fodor's France


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 896 PAGES

An excellent all-around guidebook to the history, culture and attractions of France. (FRN180, $24.99)

Fodor's See It France

Fodor's See It France


by Fodors

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring France. (FRN459, $24.99)

France and the French, A Modern History

France and the French, A Modern History


by Rod Kedward

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 736 PAGES

A sweeping, in-depth history of France from 1900 to the present day, from the disasterous world wars to the crumbling of the empire to France's modern place in the European Union. (FRN573, $24.95)

France Atlas


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

An authoritative reference and planning guide, this up-to-date atlas covers all of France at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN663, $35.95)

France Centre Map 518

France Centre Map 518


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

A colorful map of central France, including the Loire valley, Tours, Orleans and Bourges, at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN241, $11.95)

France du Sud Map


by Hallwag

  • 2007
  • MAP

A handy, folded map of southern France at a scale of 1:600,000. (FRN750, $15.95)

France from the Air


by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 340 PAGES

This spectacular book of photographs, one in a series by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, showcases the rivers, fields, landscapes and cities of France in a series of dramatic low-altitude shots. With a introductory history and descriptive captions. (FRN598, $55.00)

France Since 1945


by Robert Gildea

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 351 PAGES

Gildea examines the French political system and France's role in the world from 1945 to 1955 in this brief, scholarly history. (FRN821, $25.00)

The French

The French


by Theodore Zeldin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A stimulating and very entertaining social history in the guise of a "how-to" book. Zeldin considers, for example, such imponderables as when to laugh at a joke, how to be friends with a peasant and how to eat properly. (FRN31, $24.95)

French Feast, A Traveler's Literary Companion

French Feast, A Traveler's Literary Companion


by William Rodarmor

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

With deliciously idiosyncratic twists, you won't find recipes or expats or sweet nostalgia in this sampling of contemporary short stories, many translated by editor William Rodarmor. As his co-conspirator Jean Anderson puts it in the introduction, "none of the 30 stories is really about food; they're about people". (FRN970, $14.95)

French Lessons, Adventures with Knife, Fork and Corkscrew

French Lessons, Adventures with Knife, Fork and Corkscrew


by Peter Mayle

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Mayle sets out to experience gastronomic pleasures, food festivals and celebrations throughout France in this savory travelogue. (FRN474, $15.00)

Frommer's 25 Great Drives in France


by Frommer's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Produced in conjunction with the British Automobile Association, these full-color guides focus on scenic and out-of-the-way highways and byways. With detailed maps and suggestions on what to see and where to eat and sleep along the way. (FRN784, $18.99)

Frommer's France


by Danforth Prince

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (FRN834, $24.99)

Frommer's Paris


by Darwin Porter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (FRN835, $19.99)

The Gallic War


by Julius Caesar | Carolyn Hammond

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

Julius Caesar's autobiographical account of the Roman campaign against the Gauls, and the first invasions of Britain and Germany. (FRN498, $9.95)

The Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden


by Ernest Hemingway

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Published posthumously, Hemingway's unfinished novel is set on the Cote d'Azur in the 1920s, where the relationship between a young married couple begins to disintegrate when they both fall in love with the same woman. (FRN652, $15.00)

Gauguin


by Robert Goldwater

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A nice series of 116 reproductions of Gauguin's major works. (FRN281, $19.95)

Gauguin and the Nabis, Prophets of Modernism


by Arthur Ellridge

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 223 PAGES

Ellridge explains Gauguin's influences on a group of artists studying at the Academie Julian in Paris in 1889, who named themselves the Nabis. With 164 full-color reproductions. (ART22, $27.50)

Gleanings in France

Gleanings in France


by James Fenimore Cooper

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 362 PAGES

An Atlas Pocket Classics edition of Cooper's fearless, opinionated account of his voyage to Europe and a year-and-a-half stay with his family in Paris and surroundings in the 1820s. (FRN918, $12.00)

The Gothic Cathedral


by Christopher Wilson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

An illustrated overview of gothic cathedrals, their history, design and construction, covering the masterpieces built from the 12th to the 16th century. With photographs and diagrams. (EUR80, $34.95)

The Gothic Cathedral, Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order

The Gothic Cathedral, Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order


by Otto Georg Von Simson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

A scholarly examination of the Medieval cathedral as a representation of the supernatural and divine. (EUR246, $29.95)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

Grands Vins, The Finest Chateaux of Bordeaux and Their Wines

Grands Vins, The Finest Chateaux of Bordeaux and Their Wines


by Clive Coates

  • FOOD
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 816 PAGES

From Britain's master wine critic comes this focused study of the Bordeaux region of France and its tradition of producing fine wine. (FRN210, $65.00)

Great Cathedrals


by Bernhard Schutz

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER

In this beautifully photographed tribute, Schultz focuses on the towering Gothic cathedrals of France, England, Spain, Italy and Germany. (EUR211, $110.00)

A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America

A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America


by Stacy Schiff

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 489 PAGES

A lively account of Franklin's derring-do, clever maneuvering and brinkmanship in France on the part of the fledgling republic. (USA129, $30.00)

Gustave Moreau, Magic and Symbols


by Genevieve Lacambre

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A pocket-size, illustrated biography of Moreau, teacher to Matisse and Rouaul. (FRN335, $12.95)

Have Mercy on Us All

Have Mercy on Us All


by Fred Vargas

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 353 PAGES

Number three in the offbeat Adamsberg series. (FRN849, $15.00)

Henri Matisse 1869-1954, Master of Color


by Volkmar Essers

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

A slim collection of 300 color reproductions. (ART45, $9.99)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $15.00)

The History of the Franks


by Gregory of Tours | Lewis Thorpe

  • HISTORY
  • 1977
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

A history of life in France under the rule of the Merovingian Kings, written by the sixth-century bishop Gregory of Tours and ably translated by Lewis Thorpe. (FRN529, $20.00)

Holy Blood, Holy Grail


by Michael Baigent | Richard Leigh | Henry Lincoln

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

A provocative investigation of the French town of Rennes-le Chateau and a set of coded scrolls that may reveal secrets about the life of Jesus.This is conspiracy theory at its most elaborate. (REL14, $15.00)

Horse of Pride, Life in a Breton Village


by Pierre-Jakez Helias | June Guicharnaud

  • LITERATURE
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A richly detailed novel of Breton lives, culture and folklore in the wake of World War I. (FRN344, $37.00)

Hot Sun, Cool Shadow

Hot Sun, Cool Shadow


by Angela Murrills

  • FOOD
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

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 Hunchback of Notre-Dame


by Victor Hugo

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 510 PAGES
  • FAMILY

The compelling story of a deformed bell-ringer set in medieval France. (FRN124, $5.95)

I'll Always Have Paris, A Memoir

I'll Always Have Paris, A Memoir


by Art Buchwald

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 236 PAGES

A young columnist for the international edition of the "New York Herald Tribune," Art Buchwald traveled to Paris in the late 1940s and stayed in Europe for the next 15 years. This is his often humorous memoir of that time. (FRN188, $19.00)

Igor Stravinsky, An Autobiography


by Igor Stravinsky

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

Stravinsky memoir, covering the first 50 years of his life in Russia, France and Switzerland. (MUS18, $17.95)

An Illustrated History of the First World War


by John Keegan

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)

Impressionism


by James Henry Rubin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 446 PAGES

An excellent illustrated survey of Impressionism in the "Art and Ideas" series. (FRN223, $27.95)

Impressionism

Impressionism


by Belinda Thomson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A readable account of the French Impressionist movement and its most notable artists, illustrated with color reproductions. This book's thoughtful analyses of individual works are illuminated by solid historical and cultural background. (FRN310, $16.95)

Insight Guide France

Insight Guide France


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES

This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of France, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on the history, culture and attractions. With hundreds of photos, excellent maps, and some limited practical information. (FRN590, $23.99)

Insight Guide Nice and the French Riviera Step by Step

Insight Guide Nice and the French Riviera Step by Step


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book features 14 irresistible self-guided walks and tours, written by a local expert and packed with great insider tips. The guide also comes with a free pull-out map. (FRN952, $15.95)

Inspector Cadaver


by Georges Simenon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

In an exploration of provincial French hypocrisy and snobbery, crime writer Simenon places Inspector Maigret against a rival detective from his past. (FRN719, $14.00)

The Jazz Age in France


by Charles A. Riley

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

A handsomely illustrated overview. (FRN469, $45.00)

Joan of Arc, Her Story


by Regine Pernoud | Marie-Vronique Clin

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 330 PAGES

A biography of the 15th-century heroine, solidly grounded in the historical record. Translated from the best-selling French edition. (FRN202, $18.95)

Joan of Arc, The Image of Female Heroism


by Marina Warner

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 349 PAGES

Novelist and historian Marina Warner draws widely on literature, history, sources of the period, and modern scholars to create this elegant, thoughtful examination of Joan of Arc and her iconic image. (FRN553, $21.95)

Journey Through the Ice Age

Journey Through the Ice Age


by Paul Bahn | Jean Vertut

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Illustrated with extraordinary color photographs by Jean Vertut, this authoritative book is an excellent summary of Paleolithic art, and particularly of cave paintings, throughout Europe. (EUR07, $27.50)

Journey to the End of the Night


by Louis-Ferdinand Celine

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 453 PAGES

Celine follows his unappealing, uncivilized antihero from the trenches of World War I, to Africa, New York, Detroit and, finally, to Paris in this scathing novel, originally published in 1932. (TVL463, $16.95)

Karen Brown's France, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries

Karen Brown's France, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries


by Karen Brown

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 395 PAGES

A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (FRN275, $19.95)

Knopf Guide Louvre

Knopf Guide Louvre


by Knopf Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A compact, highly illustrated guide to the museum and its art. (FRN649, $26.00)

La Belle France, A Short History

La Belle France, A Short History


by Alistair Horne

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

A sequel to Seven Ages of Paris, La Belle France combines history, observation, anecdote and telling detail. It's an affectionate, personal overview. (FRN504, $19.95)

La Cuisine, Everyday French Home Cooking

La Cuisine, Everyday French Home Cooking


by Jane Sigal | Francoise Bernard

  • FOOD
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 648 PAGES

An inviting new cookbook for preparing easy, everyday French recipes from Frencoise Bernard, grande dame of France's popular cuisine, whose 1963 classic, My Easy Recipes, is still considered a culinary cornerstone. (FRN923, $45.00)

La Reine Margot


by Alexandre Dumas

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 524 PAGES

Set in Paris in 1572 during the violent days of the French Wars of Religion, Dumas' novel tells the story of Marguerite de Valois' love affair with the Protestant La Mole and her marriage to Henry IV. (FRN558, $15.95)

Labyrinth


by Kate Mosse

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 515 PAGES

This archaeological mystery in the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne takes place both in modern times and 800 years earlier during the crusades. (FRN657, $15.00)

The Land of My Fathers, A Son's Return to the Basque Country

The Land of My Fathers, A Son's Return to the Basque Country


by Robert Laxalt | Joyce Laxalt

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 136 PAGES

A portrait of the Basque culture and people through the eyes of Robert Laxalt, who traveled through Basque country in the 60s. This book is based on Laxalt's journals and complemented by his wife's photographs. (FRN162, $21.00)

Languedoc-Roussillon Map


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2011
  • MAP

A detailed regional map. (FRN185, $11.95)

Lascaux: Movement, Space, and Time

Lascaux: Movement, Space, and Time


by Norbert Aujoulat

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

A striking tour of the magnificent prehistoric cave of Lascaux, with 100 stunning full-page color photographs, maps and explanatory diagrams. (FRN232, $70.00)

The Last Great Frenchman, A Life of General De Gaulle


by Charles Williams

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

Blending warm personal portrait with an analysis of French wartime politics, this popular biography illuminates the development of De Gaulle's particularly obstinant patriotism. (FRN748, $24.95)

Learn French the Fast and Fun Way


by Elisabeth Leete

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

A practical guide to learning basic French, aimed squarely at the traveler. (FRN182, $18.95)

Legends and Romances of Brittany

Legends and Romances of Brittany


by Lewis Spence

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A broad anthology that draws on varying strains of the Breton tradition, including Arthurian legends, the lays of Marie de France and tales of Breton saints as well as more standard fairy stories. (FRN354, $11.95)

Les Miserables


by Victor Hugo | Norman McAfee | Lee Fahnestock

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 1463 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

The classic tale of redemption set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. (FRN123, $7.95)

The Life of a Simple Man

The Life of a Simple Man


by Emile Guillaumin | Eugene Weber

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 231 PAGES

The autobiographical account of a 19th-century French peasant by his observant son. Guillaumin's farm house in Ygrande is today a museum. (FRN472, $15.95)

A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own


by Emilie Carles

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 271 PAGES

This memoir of life in the French Alps was a French bestseller when first published in 1977. (FRN468, $16.00)

Life With Picasso


by Francoise Gilot

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

The intimate memoir of Francoise Gilot, who met Picasso in 1943 when she was 21 and he was 62, and lived with the artist for nearly ten years. (ART42, $16.00)

Lock 14

Lock 14


by Georges Simenon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Simenon, one of the world's most successful crime writers, plunges Maigret into the unfamiliar canal world of shabby bars and shadowy towpaths, drawing together the strands of a tragic case of lost identity. (FRN585, $13.00)

Loir-Et-Cher Map


by IGN

  • MAP

Detailed regional map published by IGN, the French National Geographic Institute. (FRN583, $12.95)

Loire Valley Map 517

Loire Valley Map 517


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

A map of the Loire region of France in the series published by Michelin series, at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN302, $12.95)

Lonely Planet Discover France

Lonely Planet Discover France


by

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

An illustrated, full-color guide to France's history, highlights and culture, with suggested itineraries, maps and recommendations by local experts. (FRN873, $24.99)

Lonely Planet French Audio Pack

Lonely Planet French Audio Pack


by Lonely Planet Publications

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

This handy take-along phrasebook includes a CD with essential vocabulay for travelers. (FRN826, $12.99)

Lonely Planet Languedoc-Roussillon

Lonely Planet Languedoc-Roussillon


by 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 practical information. (FRN798, $19.99)

Louise De La Valliere


by Alexandre Dumas | David Coward

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 768 PAGES

Love and adventure during the reign of Louis XIV. (FRN332, $16.95)

Luberon, Parc Naturel Regional Map

Luberon, Parc Naturel Regional Map


by IGN

  • 2002
  • MAP

A detailed topographic map of Luberon regional park in Provence at a scale of 1:60,000. (FRN442, $14.95)

Luminous Debris, Reflecting on Vestige in Provence and Languedoc


by Gustaf Sobin

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

A collection of contemplative essays on the deep history of Provence by the American-born poet, novelist and amateur archaeologist, who settled in the village of Guallt in the 1960s. (FRN818, $26.95)

Lust for Life

Lust for Life


by Irving Stone

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 487 PAGES

Emotionally charged, controversial and utterly readable, this well known, fictionalized biography probes the life of Van Gogh from his auspicious beginnings as a London art dealer to his death at 37. (NTH18, $18.00)

Lyon Map


by Michelin

  • MAP

A handy, folded map of Lyon and surroundings, with clear street detail and index. (FRN481, $12.95)

Ma Gastronomie


by Fernand Point

  • FOOD
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER

Point's classic of modern French cuisine has been brought back in a handsome hard cover edition. (FRN740, $40.00)

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary


by Gustave Flaubert

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

The landmark novel of a woman who suffers in search of relief from her humdrum life in a provincial village outside Rouen. (FRN301, $13.00)

The Maginot Line 1928-45

The Maginot Line 1928-45


by William Allcorn | Chris Taylor

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES

A brief, illustrated overview of the the Maginot Line, the series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to protect its borders with Germany and Italy. Featuring plans, illustrations and modern images. (FRN487, $18.95)

Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard


by Georges Simenon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

When Inspector Maigret investigates the brutal murder of a man found stabbed to death in an alley, he is forced to unravel the secret life of a victim who had sought an escape from his stifling conventional existence. (FRN720, $14.00)

Making of the Middle Ages


by Richard W. Southern

  • HISTORY
  • 1953
  • PAPER

A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $21.00)

Making Paradise: Art, Modernity, and the Myth of the French Riviera

Making Paradise: Art, Modernity, and the Myth of the French Riviera


by Katherine Silver

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

A scholarly, wonderfully illustrated history of the Cote d'Azur from 1890 to the present with a focus on its importance to modernist artists. (FRN296, $39.95)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

A Man's Head

A Man's Head


by Georges Simenon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

This psychological thriller evokes the atmosphere of Parisian luxury hotels, seedy bars and dark alleys as Inspector Maigret tracks a killer on the run. (FRN586, $14.00)

Manet


by Giles Neret

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

A concise, illustrated survey of the French painter, featuring color reproductions of his work. (ART51, $9.99)

Manet and the Sea


by Juliet Wilson-Bareau | David Degener

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 260 PAGES

A handsome collection of Manet's seascapes accompanied by essays from leading scholars. (ART56, $75.00)

Manet's Modernism, or the Face of Painting in the 1860s


by Michael Fried

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 648 PAGES

An important study of Manet's influence and his place in history of painting. (FRN379, $65.00)

Manet/Velazquez, the French Taste for Spanish Painting


by Gary Tinterow

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 600 PAGES

The catalog for the 2003 exhibit on Manet and Velazquez. (ART28, $75.00)

Marie Antoinette, The Journey


by Antonia Fraser

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER

Fraser's authoritative, popular portrait of Marie Antoinette and the the court at Versailles. (FRN632, $17.95)

Marshal at the Villa Torrini


by Magdalen Nabb

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

In this ninth book in the series, a well-known writer lies dead without a mark on her body, her husband sprawled drunkenly nearby. (FRN824, $13.00)

Mary Cassatt, Painter of Modern Women


by Griselda Pollock

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

According to this monograph, Cassatt was a full-fledged member of the French Impressionist group. (FRN303, $19.95)

Mary Cassatt, Paintings and Prints


by Frank Getlein

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 158 PAGES

72 full-color illustrations of Cassatt's work with accompanying biographical text by art historian Frank Getlein. (FRN591, $19.95)

The Masterpiece


by Emile Zola

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 428 PAGES

Zola's novel tells of the downfall of a painter in 19th-century Paris, based on his childhood friend Cezanne. This classic is evocative of the artistic life in turn-of-the-century France. It was also the novel that would end their friendship. (FRN227, $12.95)

Matisse: The Wonder of Color

Matisse: The Wonder of Color


by Xavier Girard | I. Mark Paris | Henri Matisse

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES

Using excerpts from interviews and Matisse's own notes and letters, this book uncovers little-known facts about this great artist. (FRN146, $12.95)

The Mays of Ventadorn, Tales from Southwest France


by W.S. Merwin

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A shapely memoir and literary meditation by the great poet and author of The Lost Upland: Stories of Southwest France. (FRN341, $20.00)

Medieval Architecture, Medieval Learning, Builders and Masters in the Age of Romanesque and Gothic


by Charles M. Radding

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

Radding and Clark offer fresh perspectives on changes in architecture and learning during the Romanesque and Gothic periods, arguing that builders and masters shared similar ways of reasoning and solving problems. (ART106, $30.00)

Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe


by C.H. Lawrence

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 321 PAGES

A study of the economic, social, and cultural roles of religious orders in medieval Western Europe. Expanded third edition. (EUR197, $53.40)

Mediterranean Summer, A Season on France's Cote D'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella

Mediterranean Summer, A Season on France's Cote D'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella


by David Shalleck

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A young American chef recounts his alluring, evocative summer voyage on the Mediterranean and into the enchanting seaside towns of France's Cote d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella aboard an Italian billionaire couple's spectacular yacht. (MED111, $13.99)

Michelin Green Guide Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne

Michelin Green Guide Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

A guide to Alsace, Champagne and Vosges in the classic Michelin style. (FRN157, $21.99)

Michelin Green Guide Auvergne Rhone Valley


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

With the same focus on driving tours, detailed maps and the Michelin star system, the venerable Green Guides are even better -- organized regionally, in color and with an overview of history, art and culture. (FRN214, $21.99)

Michelin Green Guide French Atlantic Coast

Michelin Green Guide French Atlantic Coast


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 474 PAGES

A practical guide to the western coast of France from Nantes and La Rochelle south to Biarritz, with a good fold-out map and helpful local and city maps. (FRN207, $21.99)

Miles from Nowhere, A Round the World Bicycle Adventure


by Barbara Savage

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

The funny, poignant account of the husban-and-wife duo's 23,000-mile, 25-country, two-year bicycle odyssey. (BCY02, $18.95)

Modern Art, Impressionism to Post-Modernism


by David Britt

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A thoroughly illustrated survey of European and American modern art. Revised edition. (ART09, $29.95)

Monet's Garden in Giverny, Inventing the Landscape

Monet's Garden in Giverny, Inventing the Landscape


by Marina Ferretti Bocquillon

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

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)

Monet, the Ultimate Impressionist

Monet, the Ultimate Impressionist


by Sylvie Patin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES

A colorful pocket-size reference to Monet's life, paintings and contemporaries, perfect for those visiting Giverny. (FRN35, $15.95)

Monsieur Pamplemousse and the French Solution

Monsieur Pamplemousse and the French Solution


by Michael Bond

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

A quick read, this 16th mystery in the witty series features Monsieur Pamplemousse, his trusty dog Pommes Frites, and a vampy nun. (FRN738, $29.95)

Mont Saint Michel and Chartres

Mont Saint Michel and Chartres


by Henry Brooks Adams

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 398 PAGES

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)

Moon Handbook Walking and Eating in Provence

Moon Handbook Walking and Eating in Provence


by James Lasdun

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 301 PAGES

A practical guide to walking and eating your way through the region, this book includes 40 suggested itineraries, mostly day hikes, with maps, details on local attractions, and illustrations. (FRN764, $18.95)

The Most Beautiful Villages of Brittany


by Hugh Palmer | James Bentley

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

An illustrated portrait of Brittany, its landscape, architecture and people. (FRN166, $40.00)

The Most Beautiful Villages of Burgundy


by James Bentley | Hugh Palmer

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

Divided geographically, this handsome book is an illustrated portrait of the region, its landscape, architecture and people. With maps, a travel guide and 260 photographs. (FRN80, $40.00)

The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence

The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence


by Michael Jacobs

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • COMING IN MAY

With an excellent introduction on the history, culture, landscapes and the pleasures of Southern France, this illusrtated guide features 34 towns and villages across Provence from the Vacluse to Bonnieux and Gordes, tranquil Alpine villages and southern vineyards. (FRN28, $26.95)

The Most Beautiful Villages of the Loire

The Most Beautiful Villages of the Loire


by James Bentley | Hugh Palmer

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

An illustrated portrait of the region, its landscape, architecture, and people, featuring 275 color photographs and accompanying lively essays by Francophile James Bentley. (FRN483, $40.00)

A Motor-flight Through France

A Motor-flight Through France


by Edith Wharton

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 216 PAGES

The Atlas Pocket Classics edition of Wharton's exuberant account of a pleasurable journey across France in the early days of the motor car. (FRN919, $12.00)

A Moveable Feast

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)

Murder on the Ile St-Louis

Murder on the Ile St-Louis


by Cara Black

  • MYSTERY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Cara Black effortlessly interweaves a suspenseful plot with the history and culture of the renowned Ile St-Louis. (FRN698, $14.00)

The Murdered House

The Murdered House


by Pierre Magnan

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Orphaned by a brutal murder, Seraphin Monge returns from the war to Upper Provence in Magnan's gothic thriller. (FRN823, $24.99)

My France: Politics, Culture, Myth

My France: Politics, Culture, Myth


by Eugen Weber

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 412 PAGES

These influential essays by the popular UCLA historian answer: why the French think of themselves as Gauls, their country as a hexagon, why the modern Olympics were invented by a Frenchman and what the Revolution was all about. (FRN822, $38.00)

My Friend Maigret


by Georges Simenon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Inspector Maigret investigates the death of a small-time crook on a Mediterranean island while an inspector from Scotland Yard studies his methods. (FRN718, $14.00)

My Mother's House and Sido


by Colette

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

The lyrical tale of coming-of-age in a large house in rural France in the early 20th-century. (FRN431, $20.00)

Mysteries of the Middle Ages, And the Beginning of the Modern World

Mysteries of the Middle Ages, And the Beginning of the Modern World


by Thomas Cahill

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 343 PAGES

Cahill deftly evokes the historic glories of the major medieval (and the places they frequented) in this illuminating overview of philosophy, art and literature. (EUR239, $22.00)

Napoleon

Napoleon


by Paul Johnson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

British historian Johnson doesn't hold back in this enlightening, short biography in the inspired Penguin Lives series. In just over 200 pages, he not only traces the major events of the emperor's life, from his birth on Corsica to his death on St. Helena, but also exposes Napoleon's ruthless appetite for power and his naked opportunism. (FRN348, $14.00)

Napoleon Bonaparte


by Alan Schom

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 888 PAGES

An extremely unflattering biography of Napoleon. Schom challenges some common notions of the Bonaparte legend, while giving well researched accounts of some of the most famous battles. (FRN149, $24.99)

Narrow Dog to Carcassonne

Narrow Dog to Carcassonne


by Terry Darlington

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

The hilarious and true story of two senior citizens, Terry and Monica, and their whippet Jim who hatch, plan, and carry y out a "lunatic scheme, sailing from Stone in Staffordshire through the English canal system, across the English Channel (a very bad idea!), along the Seine and down the Rhone river to Carcassonne in the South of France. (FRN741, $15.00)

National Geographic France


by Rosemary Bailey

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

An abundantly illustrated guide to the country with an excellent overview of history, art and culture. (FRN322, $27.95)

Normandy Map 513

Normandy Map 513


by 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. (FRN49, $11.95)

Normandy Map 513

Normandy Map 513


by 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. (FRN49, $11.95)

North Wind in Your Spokes, A Novel of the Tour de France


by Hans Blickensdorfer

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

German sportswriter Blickdorfer crafts suspense out his tale of the race, a heady mix of ambition, drugs, bad behavior and the thrill of cycling. (FRN386, $13.00)

Offenbach


by Peter Gammond

  • MUSIC
  • 1992
  • PAPER

A short introduction to the life and music of Jacques Offenbach. (MUS19, $19.95)

Old Provence

Old Provence


by Theodore Andrea Cook | James Ferguson

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A reprint of the classic 1905 account of travels through Provence, focusing on the history the region from Greek and Roman temples to Medieval market towns and castles. (FRN257, $16.00)

On Rue Tatin, Living and Cooking in a French Town

On Rue Tatin, Living and Cooking in a French Town


by Susan Herrmann Loomis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A refreshingly direct, affectionate memoir of making a home -- and cooking -- in Louviers. (FRN308, $14.95)

One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France: Food & Wine

One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France: Food & Wine


by Simonetta Greggio

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

Each charming village gets an appreciative essay and evocative color photographs in this handsome tribute (and excellent guide to choosing where to visit). (FRN611, $50.00)

Outwitting the Gestapo


by Lucie Aubrac

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER

A chronicle of two dramatic years in the French Resistance in Lyon under Gestapo occupation. (FRN352, $15.95)

Pardon My French, Unleash Your Inner Gaul

Pardon My French, Unleash Your Inner Gaul


by Charles Timoney

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A transplated Englishman, Tomney reveals how to get by in French (and in France) though this wickedly funny A-to-Z of words and phrases. (FRN865, $15.00)

Paris 1919, Six Months that Changed the World


by Richard Holbrooke | Margaret Macmillan

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 560 PAGES

A vivid, comprehensive analysis of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. (FRN392, $18.00)

Paris and Elsewhere


by Richard Cobb | Julian Barnes

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

The French Revolution historian pays tribute to his beloved France with essays on memorable people and places. (FRN444, $17.95)

Paris in Mind

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, $15.00)

The Paris Mapguide, The Essential Guide to La Vie Parisienne


by Michael Middleditch

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES

A book of 30 maps of Paris, including a street index, a metro guide, bus routes and short descriptions of places of interest, such as galleries, museums, restaurants and theaters. (FRN189, $10.00)

Paris to the Moon

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 abroad. (FRN208, $16.00)

Paris Underground


by Mark Ovenden

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER

From architecture and engineering, to arts and decoration, this delectable volume covers the paris Metro in full color. (FRN827, $25.00)

The Passion


by Jeanette Winterson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A novel by award winning author Jeanette Winterson, it tells the stories of Henri, a cook to Napoleon, and Villanelle, the daughter of a gondolier. Both are characters driven by their passions -- Henri's is for Napoleon, while Villanelle's is for a beautiful woman. Lyrical, thought provoking, and immensely creative. (FRN148, $14.95)

Peasants into Frenchmen, The Modernization of Rural France, 1870-1914


by Eugene Weber

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1979
  • PAPER

A marvelously well written and influential history of the making of modern France. (FRN476, $37.95)

Pegasus Bridge

Pegasus Bridge


by Stephen Ambrose

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Detailed and engrossing, this volume tells of the British airborne troops whose attack on German defense forces on June 6, 1944, opened the door for the Allied invasion of Normandy. (WAR18, $14.00)

Perfume, The Story of a Murderer

Perfume, The Story of a Murderer


by Patrick Suskind

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 255 PAGES

The chilling tale of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a monster in pursuit of the prefect perfume, rich in the earthy details of 18th-century Paris. (FRN69, $15.00)

A Piano in the Pyrenees

A Piano in the Pyrenees


by Tony Hawks

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

British comic Hawks (Around Ireland with a Fridge) serves up another bumbling adventure in this account of buying a house in the French Pyrenees and trying to teach himself to play (not to mention move) a piano. (ITL870, $13.95)

Picturing the Celestial City, The Medieval Stained Glass of Beauvais Cathedral


by Michael W. Cothren

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 276 PAGES

Cothren's elegant scholarly overview of the Beauvais cathedral and its stunning Gothic windows illuminates their production, role in liturgy and place in medieval French life. (FRN783, $99.95)

Pig Perfect, Encounters With Remarkable Swine And Some Great Ways To Cook Them


by Peter Kaminsky

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 291 PAGES

In this witty travelogue and culinary history, Kaminsky's quest for the perfect swine takes him from France and Spain to "pork-related" cities in the US, including Memphis and Louisville. He includes nine mouth-watering recipes, such as Country Ham Braised in Cider. (SPN495, $22.00)

Platform


by Michel Houellebecq

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 212 PAGES

A provocative novel of ideas by the French author of The Elementary Particles, set in Paris and among the pleasure palaces of Southeast Asia. (FRN494, $15.00)

Poitou Charentes Map 521


by Michelin

  • MAP

A detailed map of Poitou-Charentes -- the region including Angoulême, Poitiers, and La Rochelle in west central France -- at a scale of 1: 250,000. (FRN206, $12.95)

Pop-up Tour De France, The World's Greatest Bike Race

Pop-up Tour De France, The World's Greatest Bike Race


by Pamela Pease

  • SPORT
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER

The enterprising Pamela Pease, devoted practitioner of the moveable book, presents a delightful and informative history, guide and celebration of the 200 cyclists in the Tour de France. With popup cyclists, mountains, a glossary of participants and more. (FRN831, $36.00)

Possession, A Romance


by A.S. Byatt

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

Good literature, especially appropriate for travelers headed to Brittany or the British Library. (FRN355, $16.00)

Post Captain

Post Captain


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

The second in the Aubrey/Maturrin series, set in England and France. (FRN171, $15.95)

Provence Alps French Riviera Map 527

Provence Alps French Riviera Map 527


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2008
  • MAP

A colorful and detailed map of the region from Lyon to Marseille along the Rhone River, at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN22, $11.95)

The Railway Viaduct

The Railway Viaduct


by Edward Marston

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER

In the third installment of the popular Railway Detective series, Colbeck and Leeming are off to France when a mysterious man is stabbed on a train. Set in 1852, this mystery is full of historical detail and suspense. (FRN752, $15.95)

Renoir Portraits, Impressions of an Age


by Gerhard Gruitrooy

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

A handsomely produced surve featuring excellent color reproductions of the master's portraits along with brief biographies of the people depicted. (FRN403, $45.00)

Renoir, A Master of Impressionism

Renoir, A Master of Impressionism


by Colin B. Bailey | Linda Nochlin | Anne Distel

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A short survey of Renoir's life and work, featuring 120 color reproductions. (FRN404, $16.98)

Renoir, My Father


by Jean Renoir

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 437 PAGES

Originally published in 1958, the great filmmaker's portrait of his father remains the standard biography of the Impressionist master -- personable, informative and affectionate. With 12 color plates. (ART10, $18.95)

Reveries of a Solitary Walker


by Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Peter France

  • LITERATURE
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 154 PAGES

A classic organized into ten walks Rousseau took through Paris, ruminating on the actions of his past and the components of happiness. (FRN217, $12.00)

Rhone Valley Map

Rhone Valley Map


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

A colorful, detailed map of the Rhone Valley from Lyon to the Mediterranean at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN64, $13.95)

Rhone-Alpes Map 523

Rhone-Alpes Map 523


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

A detailed map of the Alps along the Italian and Swiss border from Geneva and Grenoble west to the Rhone, including Lyon and Valence. (FRN255, $12.95)

Rodin: Eros and Creativity


by Rainer Crone | Siegfried Salzmann

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 236 PAGES

An exhibition catalog of Rodin's sculpture, focusing on his depiction of the erotic and including critical essays by eight European and American experts. (FRN637, $29.95)

Romanesque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting

Romanesque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting


by Rolf Toman

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER

A lavishly illustrated survey of Romanesque art and architecture. (EUR224, $24.95)

Rough Guide Languedoc & Roussillon


by Rough Guide

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A compact, illustrated regional guide, especially good for its local maps. (FRN184, $22.99)

Rough Guide Music France


by Various Artists

  • MUSIC
  • 2003
  • AUDIO CD

A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of France. Includes the nation-wide favorites of chanson and bal musette, as well regional styles (often sung in their own distinct dialects) and music influenced by the colonies of France's former empire. (FRN634, $14.95)

Rough Guide to Paris Cafe Music


by Various Artists

  • MUSIC
  • 2002
  • AUDIO CD

A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of the renowned cafe culture of Paris. Includes the accordian-based bal musette, as well chanson, gypsy music, manouche, and rock and roll. (FRN633, $14.98)

Saint Exupery: Art, Writings and Musings


by Nathalie Des Vallieres

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

An oversize, lovingly illustrated tribute to the aviation pioneer and French national hero, as compiled by Saint Exupery's great-niece. (FRN441, $19.98)

Saint Joan

Saint Joan


by George Bernard Shaw

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 159 PAGES

The play by the great Geroge Bernard Shaw inspired by the life and times of Joan of Arc. (FRN204, $8.95)

Saint Therese of Lisieux


by Kathryn Harrison

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

A portrait of the pious Carmelite nun by acclaimed author Kathryn Harrison. Harrison places the "Little Flower" in her historical context and delves beyond the religious icon to find the human figure. (FRN413, $19.95)

The Secret Life of the Seine

The Secret Life of the Seine


by 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)

Secrets of the Flesh, A Life of Colette


by Judith Thurman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 624 PAGES

Thurman meticulously chronicles the flamboyant life of French novelist, Sidonic-Gabrielle Colette. (FRN211, $30.00)

Seeking Whom He May Devour

Seeking Whom He May Devour


by Fred Vargas

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 289 PAGES

Number two in the offbeat Adamsberg series. (FRN848, $15.00)

Selected Letters


by Madame de Sevigne

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 319 PAGES

The collected letters of Madame de Sevigne. (FRN226, $16.00)

Short Stories in French

Short Stories in French


by Richard Coward

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 214 PAGES

From Daniel Boulanger's exploration of revenge and the desire for recognition in "The Hunter's Cafe," to Alain Gerber's brief and poetic "You Never Die," these stories make good reading in any language. A volume in New Penguin Parallel Texts. (FRN594, $15.00)

The Silent Land, A Novel


by Graham Joyce

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

In the French Alps around Charmonix, a young married couple survive an avalanche only to emerge into a silent world mysteriously devoid of any other human life. (ALP41, $23.95)

Sisley


by Alfred Sisley | Richard Shone

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A survey of the life and work of Alfred Sisley, one of the principle advocates of Impressionism. The book examines some of Sisley's most cherished landscape paintings, from snow scenes in the Paris suburbs to regattas on the Thames. (FRN243, $39.95)

Something to Declare


by Julian Barnes

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A collection of essays on all things French from the devoted Francophile (and excellent writer) Julian Barnes, an Englishman. Though his high-minded musings tend to the literary (Flaubet), he also dabbles in cinema, food, song and the Tour de France. (FRN415, $14.95)

Spinsters in Jeopardy


by Ngaio Marsh

  • MYSTERY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Inspector Roderick Alleyn is on vacation with his family en route to the French Riviera when all the fun erupts in this pleasingly convoluted whodunit by March, a contemporary of Agathie Christie and Dorothy Sayles. (FRN490, $5.99)

Spotted in France


by Gregory Edmont

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 230 PAGES

An endearingly loony, charming account of Edmont's adventures on a rod trip from Paris to provence with JP, his goggle-wearing, Vespa riding sophisticated Dalmatian. (FRN567, $14.95)

The Strangers in the House


by Georges Simenon

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

Set in the dark and rainy streets of Moulins, a French provincial city. (FRN681, $14.00)

The Sun King

The Sun King


by Nancy Mitford

  • HISTORY
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 255 PAGES
  • COMING IN MAY

An opulent, celebrated biography of Louis XIV. Gracefully written and with almost 200 illustrations in black-and-white and in color, the book is also a very good introduction to Versailles. (FRN33, $16.95)

The Sun King's Garden: Lous XIV, Andre Le Notre and the Creation of the Gardens at Versailles


by Ian Thompson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 384 PAGES

A history of the gardens at Versailles and the enigmatic figure of Andre Le Notre, the gardener who worked under Louis XIV. (FRN627, $45.00)

Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation, A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties

Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation, A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties


by Noel Riley Fitch

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 447 PAGES

A vivid portrait of life among intellectual expatriates in post-WWI Paris. (FRN92, $21.95)

Talking It Over


by Julian Barnes

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A modern version of "Jules and Jim.' (GBR118, $16.00)

Tender is the Night

Tender is the Night


by F. Scott Fitzgerald | Charles Scribner

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 317 PAGES

Fitzgerald's tragic tale of wealthy expatriate lovers living on the French Riviera. Dick and Nicole Diver fill their home with friends, but cannot find happiness for themselves and slowly slip into psychological despair. (FRN196, $15.00)

This Night's Foul Work


by Fred Vargas

  • MYSTERY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 409 PAGES

Number five in the Offbeat Adamsberg series. (FRN851, $15.00)

Three Crimes

Three Crimes


by Georges Simenon

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 135 PAGES

Simenon mixes the story of murders committed by a pair of men, fellow editors from his youth, with long nights in this intense psychological thriller, published in French as Les trois crimes des mes amis. (FRN678, $15.95)

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers


by Alexandre Dumas

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 736 PAGES

Never mind the movie (opening October 21).This French standard is rip-roaring fare for young adults, who'll stay up 'til the wee hours to find out what became of D'Artagnan, Aramis, Athos, Porthos and the nefarious Lady DeWinter. Richard Pevear's major new translation of Dumas' enduring tale captures the wit, romance and rollicking pace of the original. (FRN674, $16.00)

Through French Windows, An Introduction to France in the Nineties


by James Corbett

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 415 PAGES

An in-depth study of French society, politics and economics from a well respected scholar. (FRN187, $27.95)

Timeline

Timeline


by Michael Crichton

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

Crichton's blockbuster fantasy combines time travel and adventures in Medieval France. A fast-paced, remarkably well-researched introduction to 14th-century Dordogne and Perigord. (FRN135, $7.99)

Total Chaos

Total Chaos


by Jean-Claude Izzo

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

The first book in Izzo's hard-boiled Marseilles Trilogy, wildly popular in France. Izzo's protagonist, Fabio Montale, is the beleaguered cop in Marseilles' Arab neighborhood. (FRN544, $14.95)

Toujours Provence

Toujours Provence


by Peter Mayle

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 241 PAGES

The sequel to the best-selling memoir "A Year in Provence," this is another touching look at country life in southern France. Describing the setting and people with detail and warmth, Mayle creates an evocative portrait of Provence, rife with amusing personal anecdotes. (FRN121, $14.95)

Tourmaline, A Novel


by Joanna Scott

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Convinced that the island's mineral wealth will turn around his own personal misfortune, an eccentric geologist decamps for Elba in 1956 in this absorbing novel of a family in trouble. Scott interweaves the fictitious tale with plenty of detail about Elba and Napoleon's exile. (FRN368, $13.95)

Traveller's Wine Guide to France

Traveller's Wine Guide to France


by Christopher Fielden

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A slim but very informative, lavishly illustrated vineyard-by-vineyard guide to the wines and wine-producing regions of France. (FRN13, $22.00)

Travels Through France and Italy


by Tobias Smollett

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

An irascible, appreciative account of travels -- and the foibles of continentals -- by the 18th-century British novelist. A pleasure. (EUR124, $24.95)

Travels With a Donkey

Travels With a Donkey


by Robert Louis Stevenson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 200 PAGES

The Atlas Pocket Classics edition of Stevenson's sprightly account of ten days with the single-minded Modestine in the French Cevennes on the trail (today GR 70) from Monastier sur Gazeille to St Jean-du-Gard. (FRN917, $12.00)

Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes


by Robert Louis Stevenson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 269 PAGES

Stevenson's sprightly, humorous account of ten days with a stubborn donkey named Modestine in the French Cevennes. (FRN538, $16.95)

Two Lives of Charlemagne

Two Lives of Charlemagne


by Nofker the Stammerer Einhard | Lewis G.M. Thorpe

  • HISTORY
  • 1969
  • PAPER
  • 227 PAGES

Two 8th-century histories of Charlemagne and his military conquests. Both present a vivid account of his life and times, already establishing him as a legendary character. (FRN77, $15.00)

The Vagabond


by Colette

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A colorful portrait of life in the music halls of early 20th-century Paris. Poetic and lucid, Colette's written depiction of a French dancer/mime is based on her own experiences. (FRN127, $10.95)

Victor Hugo, A Biography


by Graham Robb

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 682 PAGES

The life and times of the eccentric genius Victor Hugo, vividly written and exhaustive. (FRN167, $39.95)

Village in the Vaucluse

Village in the Vaucluse


by Laurence Wylie

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 390 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A loving portrait of rural Provence and its inhabitants by a sociologist who lived in Roussillon just after WWII. It was a different world then, a traditional village with two telephones and a single cafe. (FRN225, $27.50)

Walks Through Lost Paris, A Journey into the Heart of Historic Paris

Walks Through Lost Paris, A Journey into the Heart of Historic Paris


by Leonard Pitt

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

In this beautiful book, mime and former advertiser Pitt reconstructs Paris of the mid-19th century, a time in which thousands of buildings, many from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, were destroyed to make way for urban renewal. (FRN571, $24.95)

War Letters, Stories of Courage, Longing and Sacrifice


by Robert Kenner

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • DVD

A dramatic presentation of letters home, produced by PBS. (WAR77, $19.98)

Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand

Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand


by Fred Vargas

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 388 PAGES

Fourth in the series starring cranky, offbeat Adamsberg. (FRN850, $14.00)

The Way of St James, France, Le Puy to the Pyrenees


by Alison Raju

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A comprehensive and updated guide to walking the 740km Way of St James from Le Puy-en-Velay in central France to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees. (FRN915, $22.95)

When in France, Do As the French Do, The Clued-In Guide to French Life, Language, and Culture


by Ross Steele

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A humorous guide to France's culture, language, and people. Includes fun multiple choice quizes, a glossary of terms and expressions, charts, and a list of websites for further reference. (FRN650, $12.95)

Wine and War, The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure


by Donald Kladstrup

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

This thrilling account of how the vinters saved their crops -- and their bottles -- as the Nazis approached shows that to be French is not just to fight for your country but also for its wine. (FRN874, $15.00)

Wine Tours in the South of France


by Florence Hernandez

  • FOOD
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

With suggested itineraries, noteworthy wineries and estates and photographs throughout. (FRN846, $14.98)

A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age

A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age


by William Manchester

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

Organized into sections on the Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery, Manchester's popular history evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, including Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)

The World of the Troubadours, Medieval Occitan Society, c. 1100 - c. 1300


by Linda M. Paterson

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 183 PAGES

A scholarly introduction to the culture and language of the Troubadours. (FRN467, $53.00)

The World of Wine

The World of Wine


by Hugh Johnson

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 612 PAGES

A handsome boxed set of Hugh Johnson's acclaimed The World Atlas of Wine and The Story of Wine. This two-volume set also includes a CD of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2006. (WLD67, $85.00)

Yanks, The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I


by Joanne Thompson Eisenhower | John S.D. Eisenhower

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The crucial role of the Americans in winning WWI. (WAR78, $23.95)

The Yellow Dog

The Yellow Dog


by Georges Simenon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a prominent citizen of a little town on the coast of Brittany in this psychological mystery. (FRN587, $13.00)

 

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