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A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

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Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France

Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France


by Kermit Lynch

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 271 PAGES

A delightful and warmly anecdotal book, highly recommended for anyone touring the wine regions of France. Lynch brings the domains and appellations of French wine to full-blown life, and his portraits of the grand personalities who make the wine are priceless. (FRN72, $19.00)

The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420

The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420


by 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)

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)

Band of Brothers, E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest


by Stephen E. Ambrose

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 333 PAGES

Through soldiers' diaries and letters, Ambrose assembles the gripping tale of the Easy Company, and their campaigns in Western Europe during WWII. The basis for the hit mini-series. (WAR128, $17.00)

The Bayeux Tapestry


by Lucien Musset

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

Authoritative and beautifully illustrated, this book presents a full-color reproduction of the entire Tapestry, with a detailed commentary. (FRN815, $47.95)

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)

Blue Guide Burgundy

Blue Guide Burgundy


by Ian Ousby

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 191 PAGES

Invaluable for its many site plans and town maps, this compact guide focuses on the art and architecture of the region. With a good general overview and suggested routes. (FRN76, $19.95)

Chantemesle, A Normandy Childhood


by Robin Fedden

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 100 PAGES

A lyrical account of an enchanted childhood in rural Normandy. (FRN396, $20.95)

Citizen Soldiers


by Stephen Ambrose

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

Ambrose's account of the battles fought in the year between D-Day and the German surrender, from the U.S. Army's perspective. (WAR19, $18.00)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)

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)

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)

D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy

D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy


by Anthony Kemp

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 193 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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 D-Day Landing Beaches, The Guide


by Georges Bernage

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

Each landing site is described with information on troop locations, fortifications, and terrain. With over 200 photographs, maps and charts. (FRN646, $19.95)

D-Day: June 6, 1944 -- The Climactic Battle of WWII

D-Day: June 6, 1944 -- The Climactic Battle of WWII


by Stephen Ambrose

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • AUDIO CD

Ambrose reads his tale of the 24 hours of June 6, 1944 in this unabridged audio presentation (FRN747, $32.00)

Eyewitness Guide Brittany

Eyewitness Guide Brittany


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A thorough, gorgeously illustrated guidebook. (FRN401, $25.00)

Eyewitness Guide France

Eyewitness Guide France


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

This superb guide to all of France features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (FRN01, $30.00)

Eyewitness Guide Paris

Eyewitness Guide Paris


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 448 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)

Fodor's Paris' 25 Best

Fodor's Paris' 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

This shirt-pocket map and guide includes essential information on the city's history, highlights and sightseeing, ideal for a short visit to the City of Light. (FRN41, $12.99)

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 in Mind

France in Mind


by Alice Powers

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES
  • COMING IN JUNE

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

France Map


by Michelin

  • MAP

A colorful, accurate and up-to-date map of France at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (FRN07, $12.95)

French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary


by 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). (FRN520, $14.95)

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 delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe's medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

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)

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)

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

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)

Impressionists by the Sea

Impressionists by the Sea


by John House

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER

The companion book to traveling exhibition organized by the Royal Academy of Arts, this sumptuous book documents the role of Monet, Manet, Renoir and other Impressionists in transforming the northern coast of France from poor fishing villages into a vacation destination. (FRN904, $55.00)

A Journey into Flaubert's Normandy


by Susannah Patton

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 145 PAGES

A pictorial tour of the novelist's homes and locations featured in his work, this guide includes Flaubert's birthplace in Rouen, the resort town of Trouville, his riverside studio in Croisset and the quiet country town of Ry, which claims the real Madame Bovary. (FRN958, $21.95)

Le Divorce

Le Divorce


by Diane Johnson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 309 PAGES

This wonderfully written novel doubles as a study of French and American convention. (FRN56, $15.00)

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)

The Longest Day


by Darryl F. Zanuck

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • DVD

Zanuck's epic recreation of the invasion of Normandy gets key events right -- and was filmed, in part, at Port En Bessin. (FRN864, $19.98)

The Longest Day: June 6, 1944

The Longest Day: June 6, 1944


by Cornelius Ryan

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

Long the standard history of the Allied invasion of Normandy, Ryan's visceral account of men at war is skillfully written and accurate. First published in 1959. (FRN382, $15.00)

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)

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's Years at Giverny, Beyond Impressionism


by David Wildenstein

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1978
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A classic, 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)

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)

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)

The Normans


by Trevor Rowley

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

An archaeological perspective on the Normans with a good, illustrated chapter on castles. (EUR176, $27.50)

Overlord, D-Day and the Battle for Normandy


by Max Hastings

  • HISTORY
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A readable and well researched account of "Operation Overlord," the name given to the Allied Invasion of Europe. (WAR20, $16.95)

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)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple French

Pimsleur Quick & Simple French


by 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. (FRN523, $19.95)

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)

South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David

South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David


by Elizabeth David

  • FOOD
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 400 PAGES

A selection of 200 recipes and travel essays from Elizabeth David's nine influential books, including Book of Mediterranean Food and French Country Cooking. (MED30, $29.95)

The Virgin Warrior, The Life and Death of Joan of Arc


by Larissa Juliet Taylor

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

A professor of history, Taylor rescues the ordinary peasant girl from all the myth and legend that has grown up about Joan of Arc. (FRN863, $30.00)

Vive La Revolution, A Stand-up History of the French Revolution


by Mark Steel

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER

This "stand-up history" hits all the major points of the French revolution in a distinctly unique (and hilarious) style. Steel, as you might guess, is a British comedian with a flair for history. (FRN609, $15.00)

Walking in France, Exploring France's Great Towns And Finest Landscapes on Foot

Walking in France, Exploring France's Great Towns And Finest Landscapes on Foot


by John Souter | Gillian Souter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A wonderful guide for the independent traveler, featuring walks in a variety of French locations and settings. (FRN533, $20.00)

William the Conqueror, The Norman Impact Upon England


by David C. Douglas

  • HISTORY
  • 1964
  • PAPER

A classic account of the Norman invasion of England and its aftermath. (GBR249, $27.95)

A Woman's Story

A Woman's Story


by Annie Ernaux

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 92 PAGES

A lovely, impressionistic tribute to the author's mother, who lived much of her life in Yvelot in Normandy. (FRN218, $8.95)

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)

 

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