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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

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

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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NORMANDY, BRITTANY, PARIS AND THE LOIRE VALLEY

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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)

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)

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)

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 Normandy


by Hugh Palmer

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

An oversized, full color photographic celebration of the villages, churches, chateaux, harbors, and coastlines of Normandy. (FRN647, $40.00)

The Portrait


by Iain Pears

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

On a remote island off of Brittany, an art critic sits completely still and silent as his old friend paints his portrait and tells him the story of his long and tortured life in this eerie mystery. (FRN537, $15.00)

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)

 

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