The 400 Blows  •  Francois Truffaut 1959 •  DVD A black-and-white classic, this semi-autobiographical first feature of the great director Francois Truffaut is a tender portrait of a boy in reform school who turns to the streets of Paris in the face of neglect, if not downright abuse, at home. In French with subtitles. (FRN436, $19.98)
The Accidental Connoisseur, An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World  •  Lawrence Osborne FOOD •  2005 •  PAPER  • 262 PAGES Oh, what a quest -- and what great fun. Osborne journeys across the world to places like Provence, Tuscany and Sonoma on an animated quest of what makes wine and what makes it good. He stops by New York, San Francisco, Paris, Florence, and Rome to see what people are drinking. He meets plenty of interesting characters along the way (like Robert Mondavi), revealing much about the pleasures of wine (and travel!) We're hoping for a southern hemisphere sequel. (TVL31, $14.00)
Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France  •  Kermit Lynch BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1990 •  PAPER  • 271 PAGES A delightful, warmly anecdotal book, highly recommended for anyone touring the wine regions of France. Its author, a wine importer, is head over heels in love with French wine -- and those who produce it. Divided geographically, the book brings the domains and appellations of French wine into full-blown life. His portraits of the grand personalities who make wine are priceless. With black and white photographs of his friends and colleagues, including the venerable Madame de Lacaussade of Chateau de l'Hospital in the Graves district near Bordeaux. (FRN72, $18.00)
The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420  •  Georges Duby HISTORY •  1983 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES The definitive historical study of the building of the great cathedrals. French scholar Duby, writing very accessibly, describes the cathedrals themselves, and the philosophical, religious, and political climate that enabled them to be built. (EUR01, $28.00)
Ambivalent Desire, The Exotic Black Other in Jazz-Age France  •  Brett A. Berliner CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •  PAPER  • 273 PAGES Berliner analyzes popular imagery, fiction, travelogues and other cultural artifacts to explore images of black culture in 1920s France. (FRN780, $40.00)
Amelie  •  Jean-Pierre Jeunet 2001 •  DVD This delightful, whimsical French film is well-deserving of its popularity. A Parisian waitress embarks on a mission of good-deed-doing, but neglects her own happiness. Among the movie's many charms are a globetrotting, plastic garden gnome, an aggressive produce merchant on whom Amelie seeks revenge, and the delightful, impish heroine herself. Jeunet's imaginative filmmaking heightens the magical realism of modern Montmartre, where the movie is set. In French with subtitles (FRN435, $19.99)
An American in Paris  •  Vincente Minelli 1951 •  DVD It may just be a corny love story, but this movie holds up today because of the timeless Gershwin music, the great Paris backgrounds, and effervescent performances by Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly. What this movie is really about is what you can see: the gorgeous settings, and the exuberant dances. (FRN439, $19.99)
The Authentic Bistros of Paris  •  Francois Thomazeau  •  Sylvain Ageorges  •  Anna Moschovakis GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES A handy guide to 50 traditional eateries throughout the city, many tucked away on hidden streets. The team of chow hound authors tested each by ordering a ham sandwich. Lucky them! With photographs, history and practical notes. (FRN576, $16.95)
Authentik / Chic Paris  •  Karl Treacy  •  Alain Bouldouyre GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES Part of a series of elegant pocket guides written by local authors and bound with kraft paper, constructed from recycled materials, and held tight by an elastic band. Pen and ink illustrations complement the thoughtful recommendations for Parisian spas, boutiques, salons, and other venues dedicated to luxury. (FRN701, $16.95)
Authentik / Gourmet Paris  •  Rosa Jackson  •  Alain Bouldouyre GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES Part of a series of elegant pocket guides written by local authors and bound with kraft paper, constructed from recycled materials, and held tight by an elastic band. Pen and ink illustrations complement the thoughtful recommendations for Parisian restaurants, shops, markets, even cookbooks. (FRN700, $16.95)
The Autumn of the Middle Ages  •  Johan Huizinga HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 467 PAGES A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this classic volume is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. You may have read this book in your college history class, but this graceful new translation is well worth a re-visit before journeying to these regions. With 45 illustrations complementing Huizinga's focus on the art and architecture. (EUR17, $25.00)
The Bar on the Seine  •  Georges Simenon MYSTERY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 154 PAGES Inspector Maigret must visit a prisoner he arrested and bear the news that his reprieve has been refused and he will be executed at dawn. But when the condemned man tells Maigret a story, his investigations lead him to a bar by the River Seine, and into the underside of bourgeois Parisian life. (FRN680, $12.00)
Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting  •  Rolf Toman ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 500 PAGES This elaborately illustrated oversize book shows in splendid color the spread of baroque and rococo painting, architecture and sculpture styles from Rome across Europe in the 17th century. (EUR204, $24.95)
Beyond The House Of The False Lama, Travels With Monks, Nomads, And Outlaws  •  George Crane TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Crane (Bones of the Master) takes a roundabout route in search of a hidden temple in Inner Mongolia in this meditative account. He writes of travels from the Hudson Valley to the Florida Keys to Grenada to Paris, and on to the Gobi Desert. (MGL53, $14.95)
Black Paris, The African Writers' Landscape  •  Simon Njami  •  Bennetta Jules Rosette CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  200 •  PAPER  • 376 PAGES Jules-Rosette explores African writing and identity in France, from early struggles and movements through the 1990s. Her work is based on ethnographic, archival and historical research, and interviews with writers of the new generation. (FRN779, $35.00)
Bloom's Literary Guide To Paris  •  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)
Breathless  •  Jean-Luc Goddard 1960 •  DVD A cornerstone of the French New Wave, Godard's audacious tale of lovers on the run in late 1950s Paris substitutes style for substance, and that's a good thing. Jean-Paul Belmondo oozes cool as a charming criminal, Jean Seberg is delightful as his American girlfriend, and Paris looks as exciting as ever, filmed with handheld cameras and obvious affection. In French (!), with subtitles. (FRN440, $19.99)
Cadogan Take the Kids Paris and Disneyland Resort, Paris  •  Helen Truszkowski GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A practical guide in the popular Bradt series. (FRN759, $18.95)
Chagall, The Art of Dreams  •  Daniel Marchesseau ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES As a Russian Jew in Paris, Marc Chagall developed a hybrid painting style, part French modernism, part Cubism, part Surrealism, and infused with the traditions of his religious upbringing. A volume in the "Discoveries" series, this is a slim introduction to the man and his work, richly illustrated throughout with color reproductions. (FRN268, $12.95)
Charade  •  Stanley Donen 1963 •  DVD An extremely stylish suspense story, with the Parisian background in glorious Technicolor. Audrey Hepburn plays an American lady caught in a sticky web of intrigue -- can she trust Cary Grant? Features the Oscar-winning music by Henry Mancini. (FRN437, $11.98)
Charming Small Hotel Guides, Paris and Around  •  Leonie Glass  •  Fiona Duncan GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 206 PAGES A full page with a color photograph is dedicated to each entry in this guide focused on hotels with 20 bedrooms or less. (FRN626, $15.95)
Chopin in Paris, The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer  •  Tad Szulc BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2000 •  PAPER  • 444 PAGES A biography of the famed composer, who left his Polish homeland, traveled to Vienna, and then settled for two decades in Paris, where he discovered the emerging Romantic movement. Chopin worked among the minds of Hugo, Lizt and Berlioz, and became involved in a stormy relationship with feminist writer George Sand before succumbing to tuberculosis at the age of 39. Szulc draws from a collection of correspondence and private journals in a book that emphasizes the "times," rather than the music, of Chopin. (FRN161, $20.95)
Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe  •  Glynis Ridley HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES The entertaining history of a most unusual eighteenth-century European celebrity. Clara the Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in 1741 by the Dutch sea captain Douwemout Van der Meer, and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of heads of state such as Louis XV and Frederick the Great. A marvelous and unique look at the introduction of Eastern wildlife into the Western world. (FRN536, $12.00)
Claude Monet, The Color of Time  •  Virginia Spate ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES A critically lauded analysis of Monet and his art. Professor Virginia Spate provides in-depth interpretations of individual works, taking into account technique, the evolution of themes and styles, historical and biographical information, exhibition, reception, and letters written by Monet, himself. What results is an impeccably researched, convincing and beautifully illustrated overview of a much more complex artist than previously thought. (FRN311, $39.95)
Claudine's House  •  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. Written 20 years after her wildly popular Claudine novels. (FRN570, $15.95)
The Club Dumas  •  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 to solve the puzzling mystery. (FRN577, $14.00)
Coming Down the Seine  •  Robert Gibbings TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES A classic account, in words and engravings, of Gibbing's 400-mile journey down the Seine from its source near Dijon across France to Le Havre. He includes towns and cities along the river and the art and arists who have been inspired by the Seine. Originally published in 1953. With 50 engravings by the author, who had a fondness for rivers. (FRN443, $15.00)
Companion Guide Gascony and Dordogne  •  Richard Barber GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 348 PAGES A comprehensive, serious-minded guide to the architecture, art and culture of Gascony and Dordogne, combining descriptions of each attraction with personal anecdote. With black-and-white photos and maps throughout. (FRN06, $34.95)
Cousin Bette  •  Honore de Balzac LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 468 PAGES During the 1840s Paris, a bourgeois family is brought to ruin by the machinations of an embittered spinster. (FRN787, $13.00)
D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy  •  Anthony Kemp HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 193 PAGES • COMING IN It was the greatest amphibious assault ever. Told from both the Allied and German point of view, this book is the story of the planning, momentous day and its aftermath. A pocket-size illustrated encyclopedia, the book transports you to the beaches with its fold-out maps, battle plans, birds-eye views of the terrain, and hundreds of illustrations. (FRN30, $12.95)
The Da Vinci Code, Special Illustrated Edition  •  Dan Brown LITERATURE •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 467 PAGES This runaway bestseller, impressive for its historic setting and research, draws the reader in with its twists, hidden messages, and puzzles. This edition features gorgeous full-color photographs and illustrations of the art and architecture that figure prominently in the plot. (FRN528, $35.00)
A Day with Picasso  •  Billy Kluver ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 125 PAGES A detailed reconstruction of one afternoon in the lives of Picasso and his friends. Based on 24 recently discovered photographs by Jean Cocteau, this book pieces together an actual day in the cafes, garrets and streets of Paris. It's part archaeology, part art history and part hard-nosed detective work. Cocteau's captivating photographs bring the Paris art scene in 1916 to life. (FRN91, $17.00)
The Days of the French Revolution  •  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. Popular historian Christopher Hibbert covers the full scope of the revolution, concentrating on many of the major figures. With maps, a chronology and illustrations. (FRN153, $16.00)
Debussy and His World  •  Jane F. Fulcher MUSIC •  2001 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES Twelve scholarly essays on Debussy and fin-de-siecle Paris in the Bard Music Festival Series published by Princeton University Press. With contributions by Leon Botstein, Christophe Charle, John Clevenger, Jane F. Fulcher, David Grayson, Brian Hart, Gail Hilson-Woldu, and Marie Rolf. (FRN518, $27.95)
Down and Out in Paris and London  •  George Orwell LITERATURE •  1972 •  PAPER  • 213 PAGES Orwell's first published work, this novel -- based, in part, on true experiences -- is a tale of the underclass in 1930's Paris and London. (GBR99, $14.00)
Eating and Drinking in Paris  •  Andy Herbach  •  Michael Dillon FOOD •  2006 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES Part guidebook, part phrasebook, this handy travel companion features listings of restaurants, cafes, markets and bars, as well as a helpful French-to-English menu translator. (FRN614, $9.95)
The Engagement  •  Georges Simenon LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 135 PAGES The 200th NYRB Classic, which includes many of Simenon's tough, instensely psychological novels. (FRN677, $12.95)
An Englishman A La Campagne, Life in Deepest France  •  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)
Exile's Return, A Literary Odyssey in the 1920s  •  Malcolm Cowley LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 347 PAGES Disappointed with the American mindset following WWI, Cowley made Paris his home, as did Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Dos Passos and other luminaries. Crowley recounts the lively scene and birth of a new American literature. (FRN97, $16.00)
Eyewitness Paris Pocket Map & Guide  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 80 PAGES This fantastic guide to Paris features color photography, easy-to-use foldout maps and top attractions. Convenient and up-to-date with an unbeatable price, this is the guide to carry. (FRN635, $6.99)
Eyewitness Real City Paris  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES With up-to-date information on what's hot in Paris, this chic guide lists the trendiest local spots to eat, shop, party and relax. Supported by a website so you'll always be on the inside track. (FRN636, $15.00)
Faces of the Twentieth Century  •  Mark Edward Harris ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES A personable introduction to photographic traditions and photographers. Mark Edward Harris interviewed 20 photographers about their lives and art for this handsome hardcover book, which is illustrated by photographs of the interviewees' own choosing as well as portraits (by Harris) of the 20 participants. Among the artists featured are Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Sebastiao Salgado, Mary Ellen Mark, Jean-Philippe Charbonnier and Gordon Parks. (PHT10, $45.00)
Floating Through France, Life Between Locks on the Canal Du Midi  •  Barb Euser TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES A lovely collection, evoking the dreamy French countryside along the banks of the Canal du Midi, Europe's oldest functioning canal. The essays and poems are the reflections of a group of writers who slipped along the canal together in two old boats in the summer of 2005. (FRN572, $14.95)
Fodor's Paris  •  Rach Klein GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A practical, popular guide featuring full color photos, maps and plenty of information on hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities. (FRN716, $18.95)
Fodor's See It Paris  •  Fodor's GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES An inaugural volume in this new line of guides by Fodor's this book is notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the city. Each page displays full-color photos accompanied by much useful information on how to eat, sleep, shop, and sightsee in Paris. (FRN456, $22.95)
The Food Lover's Guide to the Gourmet Secrets of Paris  •  Kate Whiteman FOOD •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES Food writer Whiteman offers a delightful culinary survey of Paris with tips on restaurants, markets, cafes and specialty shops for the traveling food lover. Organized by neighborhood, this handsome and accessible book includes recipes, photographs and a helpful overview of the city's landmarks. (FRN613, $45.00)
France and the French, A Modern History  •  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 in Mind  •  Alice Powers ANTHOLOGY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES This wonderful selection of essays, excerpts and stories filters the experience of being in France through the lens of 33 British and American writers. (FRN384, $14.00)
France Map  •  Michelin 2007 •  MAP A colorful, accurate and up-to-date map of France at a scale of 1:1,000,000, with scenic routes highlighted. We also carry a variety of more detailed regional and city maps. (FRN07, $11.95)
French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary  •  DK Publishing LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2005 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES With thousands of neatly arranged color photographs, this compact book is impressively comprehensive, covering everything from the basics of le corps (body) to the vocabulary of la buanderie (utility room). With a handy reference section in the back. (FRN520, $12.95)
French Ways and Their Meaning  •  Edith Wharton CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1997 •  PAPER  • 151 PAGES A wonderfully readable, elegant look at French civilization by the perceptive mind of Edith Wharton. These impressions were cobbled together by Wharton in 1919 and divided into chapters with titles such as "Taste," "Intellectual Honesty" and, most tellingly, "The New Frenchwoman." This facsimile edition is published in cooperation with the Edith Wharton Restoration at the Mount in Lenox, Massachusetts. Written in Paris during the last two years of WWI, it celebrates what Wharton considers the typically French concern with Glory, Love, Voluptuousness, and Pleasure. (FRN55, $14.95)
The Frenchman  •  Philippe Halsman  •  Art Buchwald CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 108 PAGES This much-loved book, out of print for 50 years, captures something inimitable about the French. It's a highly visual Q&A, featuring the great portrait photographer Philippe Halsman (famous for the Life magazine portrait of Marilyn Monroe among other iconic images) and the vaudeville actor Fernandel. Halsman asked irreverent questions about America and recorded Fernandel's facial expression in response. With 24 black-and-white portraits and humorous accompanying captions on the difference between the French and Americans. (FRN574, $19.99)
Frommer's Paris  •  Darwin Porter  •  Danforth Prince GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •   • 340 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually. With a foldout map. (FRN339, $16.99)
Frommer's Portable Paris 2008  •  Darwin Porter GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. (FRN715, $12.99)
Good Morning, Midnight  •  Jean Rhys LITERATURE •  1986 •  PAPER  • 189 PAGES A woman encounters a life filled with desires and emotions when she returns to Paris after suffering from a bout of depression and alcoholism in London. (FRN786, $13.95)
The Gothic Cathedral  •  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)
Gothic: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting  •  Rolf Toman ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2008 •  PAPER A marvelously illustrated, oversized survey of Gothic architecture, cathedrals and castles across Europe. (EUR205, $24.95)
Harlem in Montmartre, A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars  •  William A. Shack HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 191 PAGES A comprehensive history of Paris's Jazz scene and the community of African American musicians that fluorished well into the 1940s. (FRN777, $29.95)
Haute Cuisine, How the French Invented the Culinary Profession  •  Amy B. Trubek FOOD •  2001 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES Written by an anthropologist who teaches at the New England Culinary Institute, this scholarly study probes the origins and evolution of French cuisine and its influence on modern menus throughout the world. (FRN320, $18.95)
Hemingway, The Paris Years  •  Michael Reynolds BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1999 •  PAPER  • 402 PAGES Volume two in the massive Hemingway biography, Reynolds documents the author's time Paris during the 1920s -- a crucial period in Hemingway's progress as a writer. It's both a probing study of the artist and an inspired portrait of the city and especially its literary-minded inhabitants. Gertrude Stein, among others, feature prominently in the narrative. (FRN100, $18.95)
Henri Matisse  •  Susan Sternau ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 128 PAGES A short introduction to the artist and his work. (ART23, $16.95)
Henri Matisse 1869-1954, Master of Color  •  Volkmar Essers ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 96 PAGES This slim book, an entry in Taschen's popular Basic Art series, features 300 color reproductions of Matisse's work along with brief accompanying text. (ART45, $9.99)
Here Is Where We Meet  •  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. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people. (EUR189, $14.00)
The Historic Restaurants of Paris, A Gourmet's Guide  •  Ellen Williams GUIDEBOOK •  2001 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES The 100 restaurants and food retailers listed in this guide are all more than 100 years old, and the author includes plenty of their history (especially their famous patrons and what they liked to eat), as well as ordering recommendations, prices and practical information. (FRN345, $16.95)
The Hotel Majestic  •  Georges Simenon MYSTERY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 170 PAGES Inspector Maigret's inquiries take him from the posh Hotel Majestic, where a wealthy American woman has been found murderd, to the countryside of the Bois de Boulogne and sun-drenched Cannes, into a world of prostitution, drug addiction, and blackmail. (FRN679, $12.00)
I'll Always Have Paris, A Memoir  •  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 memoir of that time, an often humorous account of his adventures and the many people he met, including American expatriate writers Hemingway, Ginsberg and Wilder. The first half of the book deals exclusively with Buchwald's time in Paris, while the second half details his adventures in places such as Rome, London, Moscow, Warsaw and Istanbul. It follows his first memoir, "Leaving Home." (FRN188, $19.00)
Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception  •  Belinda Thomson ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A short, readable account of the French Impressionist movement and its most notable artists, illustrated with color reproductions. Part of the "World of Art" series, this book's thoughtful analyses of individual works are illuminated by solid historical and cultural background. (FRN310, $16.95)
The Impressionists' Paris, Walking Tours of the Painters' Studios, Homes, and the Sites They Painted  •  Ellen Williams ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 100 PAGES A handsome hardcover guide with neighborhood maps, full-color illustrations and reproductions of masterworks. (FRN318, $19.95)
Insight Guide Paris  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES A handsomely illustrated introduction to Paris, this guidebook features essays on history, culture and economy, as well as practical information for the traveler. With 15 helpful maps and numerous color photographs. (FRN751, $19.95)
Inspector Cadaver  •  Georges Simenon MYSTERY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES (FRN719, $13.00)
Interpreting Matisse Picasso  •  Elizabeth Cowling ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 80 PAGES A swift survey of the competition, friendship and mutual respect between Matisse and Picasso, as well as the art it inspired. With ample illustration. (ART19, $16.95)
John Singer Sargent  •  Elaine ( Kilmurray  •  Richard Ormand ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 285 PAGES A catalogue to the traveling exhibition created by art historian Elaine Kilmurray and Sargent's grand-nephew Richard Ormand, this volume includes three essays on Sargent's life and work. With 171 color images and 84 in black and white. (ART64, $70.00)
John Singer Sargent  •  Carter Ratcliff ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES With 338 illustrations, 110 in full color. (ART65, $75.00)
John Singer Sargent, The Sensualist  •  Trevor Fairbrother ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 228 PAGES An original examination of Sargent by the curator of Modern Art at the Seattle Art Museum. Fairbrother examines the sensual quality of Sargent's work and the techniques he used to create it. An album of Sargent's male figure studies are published here together in color for the first time. (ART63, $42.00)
The Judgment of Paris, The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism  •  Ross King ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 464 PAGES A lovingly researched and lucid account of French art and society in the 1860s, focusing on the variously vilified and celebrated paintings of Edouard Manet. King, author of the bestselling Brunelleschi's Dome, is an affable guide to the era. (FRN575, $16.95)
Just Enough Liebling, Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer  •  A.J. Liebling  •  David Remnick BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2005 •  PAPER  • 560 PAGES Food, boxing, war, Paris, literature, no matter what the subject, quintessential New Yorker essayist A. J. Liebling tackled it with style. Here's a rewarding (and cleverly titled) sampling, published in celebration of the centennial of his birth. As anyone who has read Liebling or read about Liebling would know, "just enough" isn't his style at all. This was a man with a healthy appetite. (NYC146, $15.00)
Knopf Guide Louvre  •  Knopf Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES A compact, highly illustrated guide to the museum and its art. (FRN649, $26.00)
Knopf Guide Paris  •  Knopf Guides GUIDEBOOK •  1998 •  PAPER  • 552 PAGES A lavishly produced handbook to Paris, featuring dozens of maps and color photographs as well as good information on culture and history. Originally published in French by Gallimard. (FRN88, $27.50)
Knopf Mapguide Paris  •  Knopf Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER (FRN639, $9.95)
A Lady, First: My Life in the Kennedy White House and the American Embassies of Paris and Rome  •  Letitia Baldrige BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 292 PAGES A memoir of a life lived behind the scenes in U.S. embassies, the board room of Tiffany and ultimately the White House, from etiquette expert Letitia Baldrige. Ms Baldrige was as Social Secretary to the White House and Chief of Staff for Mrs. John F. Kennedy. She's a popular writer and consultant. (GEN276, $15.00)
The Last Metro  •  Francois Truffaut 1980 •  DVD Set in wartime Paris, this Truffaut classic is the story of a Jewish theater director, hiding in the basement of a Paris theatre, where his wife is starring in a play. It's a backstage drama, but its real impact is in its moving portrait of life in Paris under the German occupation. (FRN438, $19.99)
Le Divorce  •  Diane Johnson LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 309 PAGES In the grand tradition of An American Abroad, this wise novel follows the attempts of Isabel, a young Californian in Paris, to rescue her step sister from a bad marriage. Full of plot twists and wonderfully written, this book is also a study of French and American convention. It's almost guaranteed to start you dreaming of Paris. (FRN56, $15.00)
Les Miserables  •  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)
Life With Picasso  •  Francoise Gilot BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1989 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES This intimate memoir is as much about Picasso's art as it is about Gilot's experiences with Picasso as a lover and companion. She met Picasso in Paris in 1943, during the German occupation of France, when she was 21 and he was 62. For ten years, she lived with the artist, gave birth to two of his children, and served as his model. She recounts their life together with careful attention to detail, combining memoir, art history and romance. (ART42, $15.00)
Life With Picasso  •  Francoise Gilot BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1989 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES This intimate memoir is as much about Picasso's art as it is about Gilot's experiences with Picasso as a lover and companion. She met Picasso in Paris in 1943, during the German occupation of France, when she was 21 and he was 62. For ten years, she lived with the artist, gave birth to two of his children, and served as his model. She recounts their life together with careful attention to detail, combining memoir, art history and romance. (ART42, $15.00)
Literary Paris, A Guide  •  Jessica Ernst Powell GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 220 PAGES This engaging guide to the apartments, museums, cafes, parks and favorite haunts of authors, both French (Moliere, Zola, Balzac, Colette) and American (Fitzgerald, Baldwin, Miller) spans the centuries. (FRN612, $19.95)
Lonely Planet French Phrasebook  •  Marie-Helene Girard  •  Anny Monet LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2008 •  PAPER A handy phrasebook for French basics. This guide focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (FRN120, $8.99)
Lonely Planet Paris  •  Steve Fallon GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 402 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide with 22 maps (including a section of color maps) and detailed travel information. (FRN374, $17.99)
Lonely Planet Paris Encounter  •  Catherine Le Nevez GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER With a section of not-to-missed highlights and a calendar of annual events, this lively pocket guide organized by neighborhood includes suggested side trips, along what to see and where to shop, eat, drink and play. With a double-sided pullout map. (FRN675, $11.99)
Long Ago in France, The Years in Dijon  •  M.F.K. Fisher FOOD •  1992 •  PAPER  • 159 PAGES A memoir of Fisher's years in France in the late '20s and early '30s, a time of exuberant discoveries of the glories of French food and French culture. (FRN21, $12.00)
The Louvre  •  Charles Boyer ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2005 •  DVD A documentary in the award-winning Jarvis Collection by the legendary NBC producer. (FRN666, $19.95)
Love and Louis XIV, The Women in the Life of the Sun King  •  Antonia Fraser BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  HARD COVER (FRN668, $32.50)
Madame Curie, A Biography  •  Eve Curie BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES Marie Sklodowska Curie's life in science, as chronicled by her daughter Eve. Winner of two Nobel Prizes, Madame Curie was born and raised in Poland in the late 19th century, married in Paris and celebrated throughout the world. This biography recounts her remarkable life, with no little amount of information about her milieu. Reissued in 2001 with a new introduction by Natalie Angier. (PLD27, $20.95)
Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard  •  Georges Simenon MYSTERY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES (FRN720, $13.00)
Mammals of Europe  •  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, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $34.95)
The Masterpiece  •  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 and Picasso  •  Yve-Alain Bois ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Eminently readable and beautifully illustrated, this book charts the competitive relationship between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso from 1906-1917. (ART17, $35.00)
Matisse and Picasso, The Story of their Rivalry and Friendship  •  Jack Flam ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES The latest book on the relationship between Matisse and Picasso. Art historian Jack Flam delves into the biographical details of their lives, their philosophical attitudes toward art and, of course, their work. (ART20, $17.95)
Matisse Picasso  •  Museum of Modern Art ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 368 PAGES Friends and competitors, Matisse and Picasso possessed a relationship that fueled great artistic innovation. This exhibition catalog juxtaposes the works of the two, highlighting the similarities and differences, while depicting the dialogue they shared through their art. (ART18, $60.00)
Memoirs of Montparnasse  •  John Glassco BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2007 •  PAPER Glassco's celebrated hymn to the pleasures of youth and the spirit of Paris of the 1920s. (FRN684, $14.95)
Michelin Green Guide Northern France and the Paris Region  •  Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 479 PAGES A guidebook in the popular Michelin series, covering Paris and Northern France, noted for it's detail and helpful maps. (FRN273, $21.95)
Michelin Green Guide Paris  •  Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 444 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide to Paris in the Michelin series, organized alphabetically and featuring detailed local maps of each neighborhood. With suggested tours, site plans of major attractions and a rating system. An excellent planning guide, especially useful for the independent traveler. (FRN381, $19.95)
Michelin Red Guide, Paris  •  Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES The Michelin directory of hotels and restaurants in Paris, ranked with stars. In French, mais oui. (FRN369, $16.95)
Monet's Years at Giverny, Beyond Impressionism  •  David Wildenstein ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1978 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES • COMING IN A beautifully illustrated account of Monet's life and work at Giverny featuring 81 color plates. Originally published in 1978 to accompany the exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (FRN213, $15.98)
Monet, the Ultimate Impressionist  •  Sylvie Patin ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES A pocket-size biography of Monet, this volume in the acclaimed "Discoveries" series traces a revolution in painting brought about by Monet and the other impressionists. It features over 250 illustrations and a full account of Monet in Paris and Giverny. With excerpts from the artist's letters and other writings. (FRN35, $12.95)
Murder in Belleville  •  Cara Black MYSTERY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES This second installment in Cara Black's outstanding series finds French-American private investigator Leduc on the trail of a bomber in Belleville, Paris's rough-and-ready Arab immigrant quarter. (FRN562, $13.00)
Murder in Clichy  •  Cara Black MYSTERY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Black's fifth installment deftly combines, history, culture, suspense -- and geography. She evokes the flavor of the fascinating Clichy quartier, where aristocracy and immigrants collide. (FRN565, $13.00)
Murder in Montparnasse, A Literary Mystery of Paris  •  Howard Engel MYSTERY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES An entertaining mystery that evokes post-WWI Paris. Michael Ward, an American journalist, makes the trek to Paris in the hopes of becoming immersed in the intellectual scene. Instead, he finds himself tangled up in a web of serial murders -- of which he becomes the suspect. (FRN101, $14.95)
Murder in the Bastille  •  Cara Black MYSTERY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES This fourth book in the seductively sophisticated, literate series, this one palpably set in the alleys and historic streets of the Bastille quartier. (FRN564, $13.00)
Murder in the Latin Quarter  •  Cara Black MYSTERY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES • COMING IN MARCH The ninth installment in Black's sophisticated series, featuring charming detective Aimee Leduc. This time, Aimee's investigations lead her through the old university district of Paris, where she must confront murky Haitian politics and dubious strangers. (FRN772, $24.00)
Murder in the Rue De Paradis  •  Cara Black MYSTERY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES Things get personal in this Aimee Ledoc mystery when her one-time lover is found murdered. (FRN708, $24.00)
Murder in the Sentier  •  Cara Black MYSTERY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES The third sophisticated, literate installment in the Aimee Leduc series, in which the private investigator confronts her own past -- particularly the fate of her long-dead mother. All of Black's books have an indelible sense of place. This one is set in Paris's garment district. (FRN563, $13.00)
Murder on the Ile Saint-louis  •  Cara Black MYSTERY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES In the seventh book in Black's popular series set in Paris neighborhoods, Aimee tracks the mystery of an abandoned infant to the sewers below the Seine. (FRN610, $23.00)
Murder on the Ile St-Louis  •  Cara Black MYSTERY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Cara Black effortlessly interweaves a suspenseful plot with the history and culture of a Parisian neighborhood, this time the renowned Ile St-Louis. (FRN698, $12.00)
Murder on the Orient Express  •  Agatha Christie MYSTERY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Christie's bestseller is sure to keep train passengers awake long into the night. (EUR118, $6.99)
My Paris Sketchbook  •  Alain Bouldouyre  •  Christopher Auduraud ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES In this small book, longtime resident Alain Bouldouyre documents the architecture, neighborhoods, cafes and character of Paris in 100 evocative color illustrations. With accompanying text by novelist and critic Auduraud. With chapters on morning, noon and night. The elegant water colors, more detailed than you might expect, capture the flavor of the city. (FRN429, $24.95)
Mythologies  •  Roland Barthes CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1989 •  PAPER  • 159 PAGES Reflections on the Parisian character. Each of the brief essays tackle some aspect of the culture, character or way of life of the French as filtered through the lens of the intellectual, literary-minded Barthes. A classic, originally published in 1957. (FRN233, $13.00)
Nadja  •  Andre Breton LITERATURE •  1960 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES Nadja, originally published in France in 1928, is the first and perhaps best Surrealist romance ever written, a book which defined that movement's attitude toward everyday life.The principal narrative is an account of the author's relationship with a girl in the city of Paris, the story of an obsessional presence haunting his life. The first-person narrative is supplemented by forty-four photographs which form an integral part of the work--pictures of various 'surreal' people, places, and objects which the author visits or is haunted by in Nadja's presence and which inspire him to meditate on their reality or lack of it. (FRN785, $13.00)
National Geographic Traveler Paris  •  Lisa Davidson GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 271 PAGES An abundantly illustrated guide to the city, with excellent maps and a section on history and culture. (FRN393, $22.95)
New Negro Artists in Paris, African American Painters and Sculptors in the City of Light, 1922-1934  •  Theresa A. Leininger-Miller HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Leininger-Miller profiles six African American artists working in Paris during the interwar years, offering insightful analyses of particular works along with photographs. (FRN778, $32.00)
New Poems (Bilingual Edition)  •  Rainer Maria Rilke  •  Edward Snow LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES The new poems in this collection are hardly new (they were written from 1907-1908), but they do show a stylistic shift in Rilke's approach to the poetic form, triggered by his time in Paris and his exposure to burgeoning art movements of the period. This is a bilingual edition, with the original German text alongside the English translation. (GER121, $16.00)
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge  •  Rainer Maria Rilke  •  M. D. Herter Norton LITERATURE •  1972 •  PAPER  • 237 PAGES Rilke's only novel, a poetic and loosely structured series of meditations on the difficulties of living abroad, told in the voice of a Danish nobleman in Paris. (GER123, $13.95)
Paris  •  Julian Green TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES In these 19 haunting essays, novelist and essayist Green evokes the streets of Paris, famous and little- known sights, neighborhoods and people. This bilingual edition, A Marion Boyars Modern Classic, is illustrated by the author's own photographs of the city. Born in Paris of American parents, Green (1900-1988) was a leading literary figure in France. (FRN549, $14.95)
Paris 1919, Six Months that Changed the World  •  Richard Holbrooke  •  Margaret Macmillan HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 560 PAGES A vivid, comprehensive analysis of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the treaty to end the war that was supposed to end all wars. In her narrative, Macmillan juggles the conflicting politics, competing personalities and rabid frustrations that came to a head in the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. She argues the peace treaty should not be forced to shoulder all the blame that has been attributed to it for provoking World War II. With 16 pages of photos and maps. (FRN392, $18.00)
Paris France  •  Gertrude Stein LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES In her inimitable style, Stein ponders France, the French and her most obvious love for her adopted homeland. It includes stories of life with Hemingway, Picasso and others of her circle. An extended essay, ths slim book combines memoir, aphorism and travel. (FRN107, $11.95)
Paris Insights -- An Anthology  •  Tom Reeves GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 156 PAGES A lively, illustrated guide from the Parisian perspective, offering in-depth information and the helpful tips of a local. (FRN776, $39.95)
Paris Living Rooms  •  Dominique Nabokov ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 114 PAGES How do they live? For this curiously fascinating book, Dominique Nabokov snapped color Polaroids of 100 apartments of Parisians, wealthy, cultural or eccentric, including Jeanne Moreau and Gerard Depardieu. It's an absorbing portrait of the city. She cannily chose to exclude the people, heightening the voyeuristic pleasure of the book. (FRN418, $29.95)
Paris Map  •  Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP A sturdy laminated map of the city center of Paris at a scale of 1:12,000 and all of Paris at a scale of 1:15,000. (FRN400, $8.95)
The Paris Mapguide, The Essential Guide to La Vie Parisienne  •  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. Nicely organized but with a copyright date of 1994, beware! Things change. (FRN189, $10.00)
Paris Pocket Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications MAP A simple, foldup map at a scale of 1:22,000. (FRN87, $3.95)
Paris Reflections, Walks Through African-American Paris  •  Christiann Anderson  •  Monique Wells GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 134 PAGES From Josephine Baker and Langston Hughes to Richard Wright and James Baldwin, many African Americans have left a legacy in Paris. These six walking tours show the historic neighborhoods where they lived and worked, featuring maps, biographical sketches and some travel information. (FRN775, $17.95)
The Paris Shopping Companion, A Personal Guide to Shopping in Paris for Every Pocketbook  •  Susan Swire Winkler GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 259 PAGES Practical, up-to-date guide to shopping in Paris. (FRN648, $14.95)
Paris Stories  •  Mavis Gallant  •  Michael Ondaatje LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES A welcome collection of Gallant's magnificent work, much of it originally published in the New Yorker. Canadian by birth, Gallant has lived in Europe since just after World War II, and her characters are exiles on the peripheries of European society, at home precisely nowhere. This selection (chosen by Michael Ondaatje) includes stories set in postwar Germany and Franco's Spain, as well as many set on the French riviera and in the Left Bank neighborhoods that Gallant knows so well. Gallant surely ranks among the greatest short story writers of the 20th century, so if you've never read her, you're in for a tremendous treat. (FRN373, $14.95)
Paris Then and Now (Compact)  •  Peter Caine CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES A slim photographic tribute to Paris, this book shows archival photographs of landmark neighborhoods and architecture from the late 1800s alongside color photographs of their present-day incarnations. (FRN717, $10.95)
The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson  •  William Howard Adams HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES An entertaining, informed introduction to the people and places Jefferson knew during the four years he served as U.S. Minister to France, 1784-1788. (FRN548, $28.00)
Paris, A Musical Gazeteer  •  Nigel Simeone GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES A reference and guidebook to musical Paris, with a focus on classical genres. This handy book includes information on monuments and concert venues, suggested walking tours and maps, as well as concise biographies of fifty Parisian musicians and composers. (FRN286, $24.00)
Paris, An Architectural History  •  Anthony Sutcliffe ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 232 PAGES A scholarly survey of Parisian architectural traditions, from Roman rule to modern times. (FRN725, $35.00)
Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light  •  David Downie ANTHOLOGY •  2005 •  PAPER (FRN522, $18.95)
Paris, The Collected Traveler  •  Barrie Kerper GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  PAPER  • 614 PAGES The mad bibliophile's guide to the sites, history, food and culture of Paris. Kerper assembles an astonishing range of excerpts, each annotated and with accompanying practical information, including a short list of where to eat and where to stay. With extensive, well-considered bibliographic notes. (FRN397, $16.95)
Paris/Troyes/Chaumont  •  Michelin Travel Publications 2000 •  MAP A detailed regional map of France from Paris east to Troyes and Chaumont at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN336, $6.95)
Parisians, Photographs by Peter Turnley  •  Peter Turnley ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 168 PAGES Turnley celebrates Paris in this evocative portfolio. (FRN724, $50.00)
Pauline Frommer's Paris  •  Margie Rynn GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 374 PAGES A family-friendly, quirky, practical guide by the daughter of travel guru Arthur Frommer. Her motto: "Spend Less, See More." (FRN774, $16.99)
Pere Goriot  •  Honore de Balzac LITERATURE •  1962 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES One of Honore de Balzac's 92 published novels, this work involves the monetary affairs of a social-climbing young man from the provinces and an elderly bourgeois whose daughters have risen in the world. Both men inhabit a boarding house in Paris. (FRN365, $6.95)
Perfume, The Story of a Murderer  •  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. The movie is due out in Fall 2006 and stars Ben Winshaw, Dustin Hoffman, and Alan Rickman. (FRN69, $13.95)
The Phantom of the Opera  •  Gaston Leroux LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES A facsimile of the much-adapted 1910 original edition of Leroux's tale of fantasy, mystery and romance. (FRN425, $7.00)
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier  •  Thaddeus Carhart BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Carhart writes with warmth and wit about a small piano shop on his quiet street in Paris and his growing friendship with its proprietor and the circle of muscians and neighbors it attracts. (FRN550, $14.95)
Picasso  •  Gertrude Stein LITERATURE •  1984 •  PAPER  • 50 PAGES A friend and supporter of modern art and early advocate of Cubism, Stein famously forged a friendship with Picasso in Paris. This book, gleaned from her many conversations with the master and her own personal reflections, considers both the man and his work. With 61 illustrations chosen by Stein for the original 1938 edition, here reproduced in black-and-white. (FRN102, $6.95)
Picasso, The Early Years 1892-1906  •  Pablo Picasso  •  Marilyn McCully  •  Natasha Staller ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 374 PAGES A collection of essays about Picasso's formative years as an artist, featuring hundreds of drawings, plates and photographs. (ART43, $25.00)
Pimsleur Quick & Simple French  •  Pimsleur Language Method LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2005 •  AUDIO CD Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic French, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (FRN523, $19.95)
Post-Impressionism  •  Bernard Denvir ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES The Post-Impressionist work of Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne helped usher in the modern art of the early and mid-20th century. This illustrated volume in the "World of Art" series looks at Post-Impressionism and how it was a bridge between French Impressionism and the art movements that followed. (FRN279, $14.95)
Renoir, My Father  •  Jean Renoir BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 437 PAGES The director of such cinematic masterpieces as The Rules of the Game and Grand Illusion, Jean Renoir was also an accomplished writer and a devoted son. His portrait of his father Pierre-Auguste remains the standard biography of the Impressionist master -- personable, informative and supremely affectionate. With 12 color plates. Originally published in 1958. (ART10, $18.95)
Return to Paris, A Memoir with Recipes  •  Colette Rossant BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2004 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES In this second installment, following Apricats on the Nile, Rossant picks up as a 15-year-old sailing away from Egypt to her mother's family in France in 1947. Laden with warmly recalled recipes, the book ends with her 16-year-old self meeting a young American architect (and leading to Part 3: Life in New York). (FRN688, $13.00)
Rick Steves' French Phrase Book & Dictionary  •  Rick Steves LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2003 •  PAPER  • 180 PAGES A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. This is no dry litany of phrases but is instead peppered with humor and Rick Steves' insider insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world. (FRN366, $7.95)
Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary  •  Rick Steves LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2003 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. French, German and Italian phrases are side-by-side on the page so that you can pick and choose depending on the situation. This is no dry litany but instead peppered with humor and Rick Steves' insider insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world. (EUR142, $9.95)