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1066, The Year of the Conquest
• David Howarth
• HISTORY
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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)
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Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France
• Kermit Lynch
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A delightful, warmly anecdotal book, highly recommended for anyone touring the wine regions of France. The book brings the domains and appellations of French wine into full-blown life, and Lynch's portraits of the grand personalities who make wine are priceless.
(FRN72, $18.00)
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The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420
• Georges Duby
• HISTORY
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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, $26.00)
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Alias Olympia, A Woman's Search for Manet's Notorious Model and Her Own Desire
• Eunice Lipton
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A fascinating glimpse into Victorian France through the lens of Manet's mysterious model.
(FRN220, $17.95)
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Alsace et Lorraine Map 516
• Michelin Travel Publications
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An up-to-date regional map at the very good scale of 1:200,000 published by Michelin.
(FRN158, $11.95)
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Aquitaine Map
• Michelin
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A regional map of the Aquitaine region from Arcachon south to Pamplona at a scale of 1:200,000.
(FRN205, $11.95)
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Around the World in Eighty Days, The Extraordinary Journeys
• Jules Verne
• LITERATURE
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A complete, critical edition of Jules Verne's classic novel, in which Phileas Fogg races against the clock.
(FRN288, $9.95)
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Art and Architecture in France, 1500-1700
• Richard Beresford
• Anthony Blunt
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A depiction of artistic endeavors which were born in 16th- and 17-century France.
(FRN242, $37.00)
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Art and Illusion
• E. H. Gombrich
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A classic study on the ever-evolving relationship between perception and art.
(ART15, $37.95)
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Art and Society in the Middle Ages
• Georges Duby
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society.
(EUR85, $30.55)
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Artists and their Museums on the Riviera
• Alan Halpern
• Barbara F. Freed
• GUIDEBOOK
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This book covers 28 museums on the French Riviera, discussing the works of such greats as Picasso, Renoir, Matisse and Cocteau.
(FRN133, $19.95)
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Artists in Residence
• Dana Micucci
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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At Home in France
• Ann Barry
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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The Autumn of the Middle Ages
• Johan Huizinga
• HISTORY
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A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this freshly translated classic volume is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands.
(EUR17, $25.00)
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Auvergne-Limousin Map 522
• Michelin
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A regional map at a scale of 1:200,000
(FRN62, $11.95)
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Avignon Map
• IGN
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A French-produced city map of Avignon.
(FRN293, $9.95)
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Battle of Normandy 1944 Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A reproduction of a 1947 map of Normandy showing the main sites of the summer 1944 battle.
(FRN264, $12.95)
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The Bayeux Tapestry
• David Wilson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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 detailed reproduction shows stiches clearly and is enhanced by Wilson's accompanying text.
(FRN445, $50.00)
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Between Meals, An Appetite for Paris
• A.J. Liebling
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• FAVORITE
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Liebling captues with stylish prose his coming-of-age in Paris in this elegant memoir, which is also a tribute to French cuisine.
(FRN32, $14.00)
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Birds of Europe
• Killian Mullarney
• Lars Svensson
• Dan Zetterstrom
• Peter J. Grant
• FIELD GUIDE
• FAVORITE
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A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent.
(FG47, $29.95)
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Blue Guide Burgundy
• Ian Ousby
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Bordeaux Map
• IGN
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A city map of Bordeaux at a scale of 1:13,000.
(FRN295, $9.95)
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Bordeaux Wine Region Map
• IGN
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A regional map of Bordeaux, shown at a scale of 1:250,000.
(FRN203, $12.95)
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Boundaries, The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees
• Peter Sahlins
• HISTORY
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A study of national identity in Catalonia, Cerdanya and the border lands between France and Spain, with an overview of their demarcation and arbitrary division in 1659.
(SPN154, $26.95)
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Bourgogne Map
• IGN
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A colorful map of the Burgundy region of France.
(FRN262, $11.95)
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The Bretons
• Patrick Galliou
• Michael Jones
• HISTORY
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An engaging scholarly history of the Bretons, from prehistoric to modern times.
(FRN239, $29.95)
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Brittany Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A regional map of Brittany by Michelin at the very good scale of 1:200,000.
(FRN79, $11.95)
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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
• Paulo Coelho
• LITERATURE
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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, $13.95)
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Cadogan Guide Brittany
• Philippe Barbour
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide in the British series.
(FRN383, $19.95)
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Cadogan Guide Gascony & the Pyrenees
• Dana Facaros
• Michael Pauls
• GUIDEBOOK
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A town-by-town guide to Southwestern France, with 6 color maps.
(FRN446, $18.95)
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Carmen and Other Stories
• Prosper Merimee
• Nicholas Jotcham
• LITERATURE
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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)
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The Catalans
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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Patrick O'Brian's tale of a family in crisis is set against the sun-drenched backdrop of the Pyrenees town of Saint-Feliu in French Catalonia, where O'Brian made his home.
(FRN511, $23.95)
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Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages
• Alain Erlande-Brandenburg
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages. It features hundreds of drawings and color illustrations, a brief chronology and plenty more information.
(MED07, $12.95)
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Centre Map 518
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A colorful map of central France, including the Loire valley, Tours, Orelans and Bourges, at a scale of 1:200,000.
(FRN241, $11.95)
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Chagall, The Art of Dreams
• Daniel Marchesseau
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A short, illustrated introduction to Chagall and his work.
(FRN268, $12.95)
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Chamonix to Zermatt, The Walker's Haute Route
• Kev Reynolds
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Chamonix, Mont Blanc Massif (East)
• IGN
•
This fabulously detailed topographic map (scale 1:25,000) shows the eastern portion of the Mont Blanc group.
(FRN314, $16.95)
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Champagne-Ardennes Map 515
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A regional map at 1:200,000 scale, with topographic details, city plans and attractions.
(FRN159, $11.95)
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The Chronicle of Impressionism
• Bernard Denvir
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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The personal lives of artists such as Monet and Manet are captured within the historical context of the Impressionism movement in this illustrated history.
(FRN230, $29.95)
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Citizen Soldiers
• Stephen Ambrose
• HISTORY
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Ambrose's account of the battles fought in the year between D-Day and the German surrender.
(WAR19, $18.00)
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Citizens, A Chronicle of the French Revolution
• Simon Schama
• HISTORY
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A detailed account of the French Revolution from an eminent historian.
(FRN115, $29.95)
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
• HISTORY
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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)
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Claude Monet
• William Seitz
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A short survey of Monet's greatest works.
(FRN249, $24.95)
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Claude Monet, The Color of Time
• Virginia Spate
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A critically lauded analysis of Monet and his art.
(FRN311, $39.95)
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Claudine's House
• Colette
• Doris Lessing
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Coming Down the Seine
• Robert Gibbings
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An affectionate account of Gibbing's 400-mile journey, first published in 1953.
(FRN443, $15.00)
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Companion Guide Burgundy
• Robert Speaight
• Francis Pagan
• GUIDEBOOK
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A personable district-by-district guide to Burgundy, this intelligent (and very British) book interweaves maps, some illustrations and plenty of opinionated detail regarding local geography, history and culture.
(FRN73, $27.95)
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Companion Guide Gascony and Dordogne
• Richard Barber
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, personable guide, organized as a series of walking tours and featuring neighborhood maps, illustrations and excellent recommendations on food and wine.
(FRN06, $27.95)
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The Complete Claudine
• Colette
• LITERATURE
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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, $20.00)
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The Complete Jewish Guide to France
• Toni Kamins
• GUIDEBOOK
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A well-research compact guide to visiting synagogues and other sites of Jewish interest.
(FRN349, $17.95)
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A Concise History of France
• Roger Price
• HISTORY
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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)
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The Cook and the Gardener, A Year of Recipes and Writings from the French Countryside
• Amanda Hesser
• FOOD
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An American cook in Burgundy, the author records her recipes and growing fondness for a very French gardener, in this narrative cookbook. It includes 250 recipes and some fine observations on local people and places.
(FRN85, $32.50)
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The Count of Monte Cristo
• Alexandre Dumas
• David Coward
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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The adventures of the French sailor Edmond Dantes; accused of abetting the exiled Napoleon, Dantes must vindicate himself -- but first he must escape an impenetrable island fortress. Dumas's absorbing classic of hidden treasure, guile and revenge.
(FRN122, $13.95)
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D-Day June 6, 1944, The Climactic Battle of World War II
• Stephen Ambrose
• HISTORY
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Written by the best-selling historian Stephen Ambrose, this well researched book draws together interviews and recent government documents to tell the gripping tale of June 6, 1944. It's a comprehensive account of D-Day. With 32 pages of photos and eight maps.
(FRN40, $18.00)
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A Day in the Country and Other Stories
• Guy de Maupassant
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A collection of 28 of de Maupassant's short stories, set mostly in the writer's native Normandy.
(FRN307, $10.95)
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The Debacle
• Emile Zola
• LITERATURE
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Zola's novel of the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune.
(FRN251, $15.00)
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Degas
• Keith Roberts
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A quick illustrated survey of Degas' work.
(ART26, $9.95)
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Degas and the Dance
• Jill Devonyar
• Richard Kendall
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A gorgeous exhibition catalog.
(ART27, $49.95)
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Degas, Impressions of a Great Master
• Gerhard Gruitrooy
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A portfolio of Degas' best works.
(ART25, $16.98)
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Dora Bruder
• Patrick Modiano
• Joanna Kilmartin
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• OUT OF PRINT
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A moving meditation on the fate of a 15 year old Jewish girl deported from France to Auschwitz in 1942.
(FRN200, $19.95)
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Dordogne Map
• IGN
• COMING IN AUGUST
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A French-produced map of the Dordogne aregion at a scale of 1:140,000.
(FRN60, $9.95)
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The Dreyfus Affair, 'J'accuse' and Other Writings
• Eleanor Levieux
• Alain Pages
• Emile Zola
• LITERATURE
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This volume includes Zola's denunciation of the 1894 arrest of Alfred Dreyfus, as well as letters and articles pertaining to the case.
(FRN289, $22.00)
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Edouard Manet
• Pierre Courthion
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A good survey of the life and work of Manet.
(FRN378, $24.95)
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Edouard Manet, Rebel in a Frock Coat
• Beth Archer Brombert
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An examination of the ambiguities of Manet's personal life and work.
(FRN377, $19.95)
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Eleanor of Aquitaine, A Life
• Alison Weir
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An extremely well-researched, enjoyable biography of the woman who was both queen of France (married to Louis VII) and queen of England (married to Henry II). Eleanor became a political and artistic powerbroker in an age when most women were seen but not heard.
(FRN287, $17.00)
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Encore Provence
• Peter Mayle
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Peter Mayle returns to Provence.
(FRN128, $12.95)
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An Englishman A La Campagne, Life in Deepest France
• Michael Sadler
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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The Enormous Room
• George James Firmage
• E. E. Cummings
• LITERATURE
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A fictional account of the poet's four-month confinement in France during World War I.
(WAR33, $14.95)
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The Essential Touring Cyclist, A Complete Course for the Bicycle Traveler
• Richard A. Lovett
• REFERENCE
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Everything you need to know about traveling with your bicycle.
(BCY01, $16.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Loire Valley
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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Visually rich, comprehensive, and practical, this guidebook is an excellent introduction to the history, culture and attractions of the Loire Valley. Highly recommended.
(FRN43, $23.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Provence & the Cote D'Azur
• Roger Williams
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated guide to the art and architecture, literature, history and attractions of Provence. With color photographs and site plans, maps and sections on the Riviera, the Var, Bouches-du-Rhones, Vaucluse and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
(FRN18, $22.50)
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Eyewitness Handbooks, Mushrooms
• Gary Lincoff
• Thomas Laessoe
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An illustrated guide to more than 500 species of mushroom.
(FG54, $18.95)
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Eyewitness Phrase Book, French
• Eyewitness Guides
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A pocket guide to Franch, mai oui.
(FRN263, $7.00)
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Floating Through France, Life Between Locks on the Canal Du Midi
• Barb Euser
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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These essays and poems are the reflections of a group of writers who slipped along the Canal du Midi together in two old boats in the summer of 2005.
(FRN572, $14.95)
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Fodor's France
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent all-around guidebook to the attractions, cultures and natural history of France.
(FRN180, $22.95)
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Fodor's Paris' 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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A shirt-pocket map and practical guide to Paris, including essential information on the city's highlights, guidelines for sightseeing, and restaurant recommendations.
(FRN41, $11.95)
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France and the French, A Modern History
• Rod Kedward
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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France in Mind
• Alice Powers
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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France on the Brink, A Great Civilization Faces the New Century
• Jonathan Fenby
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A timely cultural portrait by a British journalist, Francophile and, since 1995, editor of Hong Kong's South China Morning Post. It's a lively account, interweaving current events, travel, commentary history and culture.
(FRN175, $16.95)
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France, Long Distance Footpaths Map Grande Randonnee
• IGN
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A map of all of France, highlighting the footpaths.
(FRN347, $11.95)
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French Cheeses
• Joel Robuchon
• FOOD
•
A handy pictorial guide to French cheeses.
(FRN321, $20.00)
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French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary
• DK Publishing
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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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, $12.95)
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French Gastronomy
• Jean-Robert Pitte
• Jody Gladding
• FOOD
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This book examines French cuisine in the context of its history and natural resources.
(FRN346, $31.50)
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French in 10 Minutes a Day
• Kristine Kershul
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A workbook for the beginner.
(FRN260, $19.95)
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French Provincial Cooking
• Elizabeth David
• Juliet Renny
• Julia Childs
• FOOD
•
Recipes and reflections on regional French food.
(FRN174, $16.00)
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The Frenchman
• Philippe Halsman
• Art Buchwald
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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This much-loved book, out of print for 50 years, captures something inimitable about the French. Philippe Halsman asked the rubber-faced vaudeville actor Fernandel questions about America and recorded his facial expression in response.
(FRN574, $19.99)
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Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Renaissance and Modern Art
• Fred S. Kleiner
• Helen Gardner
• Horst De la Croix
• Richard G. Tansey
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A classic college text, now in its 10th edition.
(GEN214, $68.00)
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Gauguin
• Robert Goldwater
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A nice series of 116 reproductions of Gauguin's major works.
(FRN281, $19.95)
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Gauguin and the Nabis, Prophets of Modernism
• Arthur Ellridge
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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(ART22, $27.50)
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The Gothic Cathedral
• Christopher Wilson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $17.95)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $17.95)
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Graham Watson: 20 Years of Cycling Photography
• Graham Watson
• HISTORY
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A collection of 250 of Watson's breathtaking, inside-the-track photographs of cycling races.
(PHT15, $29.95)
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Grands Vins, The Finest Chateaux of Bordeaux and Their Wines
• Clive Coates
• FOOD
•
From Britain's master wine critic comes this focused study of the Bordeaux region of France and its tradition of producing fine wine.
(FRN210, $60.00)
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Grenoble/Mont Blanc Map
• IGN
•
A regional map of eastern France.
(FRN256, $11.95)
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The Guns of August
• Barbara Tuchman
• HISTORY
•
A prize-winning history of the fateful days of August, 1914, as Europe headed towards World War 1.
(EUR123, $15.95)
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Gustave Courbet
• Sarah Faunce
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A wonderfully illustrated study of Gustave Courbet, the 19th century French realist painter.
(FRN155, $24.95)
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Gustave Moreau, Magic and Symbols
• Genevieve Lacambre
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A pocket-size, illustrated biography of Moreau, teacher to Matisse and Rouaul.
(FRN335, $12.95)
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The Handbook for Touring Bicyclists
• Frosty Wooldridge
• REFERENCE
•
A practical and portable reference for traveling cyclists.
(BCY04, $12.95)
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Haute Cuisine, How the French Invented the Culinary Profession
• Amy B. Trubek
• FOOD
•
A historical study of French gastronomy.
(FRN320, $18.95)
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Henri Matisse 1869-1954, Master of Color
• Volkmar Essers
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A slim collection of 300 color reproductions.
(ART45, $9.99)
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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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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, $14.00)
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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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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, $14.00)
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Horse of Pride, Life in a Breton Village
• Pierre-Jakez Helias
• June Guicharnaud
• LITERATURE
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A richly detailed novel of Breton lives, culture and folklore in the wake of World War I.
(FRN344, $25.00)
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
• Victor Hugo
• LITERATURE
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The compelling story of a deformed bell-ringer set in medieval France.
(FRN124, $5.95)
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The Hundred Years War: The English in France, 1337-1453
• Desmond Seward
• HISTORY
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An engrossing portrait of the battles, personalities and society of Medieval Europe.
(FRN329, $16.00)
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I'll Always Have Paris, A Memoir
• Art Buchwald
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Igor Stravinsky, An Autobiography
• Igor Stravinsky
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Stravinsky memoir, covering the first 50 years of his life in Russia, France and Switzerland.
(MUS18, $14.95)
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Ile de France 514
• Michelin
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A colorful and detailed map of the region surrounding Paris at a scale of 1:200,000.
(FRN169, $11.95)
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An Illustrated History of the First World War
• John Keegan
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War
(WAR16, $50.00)
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Impressionism
• James Henry Rubin
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An excellent illustrated survey of Impressionism in the "Art and Ideas" series.
(FRN223, $24.95)
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Impressionism, Art, Leisure, and Parisian Society
• Robert L. Herbert
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A magnificently illustrated social history, this book shows the cafes, opera houses, dance halls and other places of entertainment and leisure that inspired the great Impressionist paintings.
(FRN117, $32.00)
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Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception
• Belinda Thomson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A short, 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)
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In a Dark Wood Wandering, A Novel of the Middle Ages
• Hella Haasse
• LITERATURE
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With a cast of thousands including Joan of Arc and the Dukes of Burgundy, this 1949 historical novel renders the political intrigue, people and texture of 15th-century Europe. Haasse captures medieval court life during the Hundred Years War.
(FRN86, $21.95)
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In the South of France
• Don Krohn
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Invoking artists and authors captivated by Provence and the south of France, this gorgeous collection of photographs also features an introduction to the history and culture of the region and generous excerpts from writers inspired by the south of France.
(FRN192, $45.00)
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Indre et Loire Map
• Institut Geographique National
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Map of Indre et Loire at a scale of 1:125,000.
(FRN367, $9.95)
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Insight Guide Corsica
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated guide to Corsica with essays on its attractions, history and culture.
(MED17, $22.95)
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Insight Guide French Riviera
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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With a touring map, this compact, illustrated, guide to the Riviera covers the villages, celebrated beach towns, culture and attractions of the region in detail.
(FRN179, $18.95)
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Joan of Arc
• Mary Gordon
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A contemplative biography of Joan of Arc, the young heroine who led an army against English invaders to crown a French king, only to be burned at the stake as a heretic. Novelist Mary Gordon analyzes not only the legend of the "Maid of Orleans" but also the history of criticism surrounding her canonization.
(FRN198, $19.95)
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Joan of Arc, Her Story
• Regine Pernoud
• Marie-Vronique Clin
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography of the 15th-century heroine, solidly grounded in the historical record. Translated from the best-selling French edition.
(FRN202, $16.95)
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Joan of Arc, Personal Recollections
• Mark Twain
• LITERATURE
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Mark Twain's historical novel of Joan of Arc.
(FRN199, $16.95)
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Journey Through the Ice Age
• Paul Bahn
• Jean Vertut
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• OUT OF PRINT
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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)
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Karen Brown's France, Charming Bed & Breakfasts
• Clare Brown
• GUIDEBOOK
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A survey of highly recommended bed and breakfasts.
(FRN277, $19.95)
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Karen Brown's France, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries
• Karen Brown
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to lodging of character and itineraries.
(FRN275, $19.95)
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Knopf Guide Paris
• Knopf Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A lavishly produced portable guide to Paris including many color illustrations.
(FRN88, $27.50)
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The Land of My Fathers, A Son's Return to the Basque Country
• Robert Laxalt
• Joyce Laxalt
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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Langenscheidt Pocket Bescherelle Verbs French
• Langenscheidt
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A compact, highly recommended guide to common verbs in French.
(FRN338, $13.95)
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Languedoc & Roussillon Map 526
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A frequently updated, detailed regional map at a scale of 1:200,000
(FRN185, $11.95)
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Lascaux: Movement, Space, and Time
• Norbert Aujoulat
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A striking tour of the magnificent prehistoric cave of Lascaux, with 100 stunning full-page color photographs, maps and explanatory diagrams.
(FRN232, $65.00)
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Learn French the Fast and Fun Way
• Elisabeth Leete
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A practical guide to learning basic French, aimed squarely at the traveler.
(FRN182, $18.95)
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Legends and Romances of Brittany
• Lewis Spence
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Les Miserables
• Victor Hugo
• Norman McAfee
• Lee Fahnestock
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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The classic tale of redemption set against the backdrop of the French Revolution.
(FRN123, $7.95)
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Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
• Vincent Van Gogh
• Mark Roskill
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A collection of letters by Vincent Van Gogh.
(NTH22, $14.00)
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Life and Food in the Basque Country
• Maria Jose Sevilla
• FOOD
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A portrait of Basque life as seen through the people who practice its culinary traditions. Each chapter profiles the ways and history of the Basque butcher, fisherman, housewife, kaiku-maker or society cook, with some traditional recipes.
(SPN125, $14.95)
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Life With Picasso
• Francoise Gilot
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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, $15.00)
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Life With Picasso
• Francoise Gilot
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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, $15.00)
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Little-known Museums in and Around Paris
• Rachel Kaplan
• GUIDEBOOK
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A high quality, illustrated guide to off-the-beaten-path museums in Paris. The author presents thirty little-known artistic, cultural and historic museums on subjects ranging from music to crystal dolls to magic.
(FRN16, $19.95)
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Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to traveling Europe on a budget.
(EUR137, $26.99)
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Lonely Planet France
• Steve Fallon
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to all France.
(FRN235, $24.99)
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Lonely Planet French Phrasebook
• Marie-Helene Girard
• Anny Monet
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A handy phrasebook for French basics. This guide focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler.
(FRN120, $8.99)
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Lonely Planet Walking in France
• Sandra Bardwell
• Miles Roddis
• Gareth McCormack
• Jean-ber Carillet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to 60 featured walks throughout the country with maps and suggested accommodations.
(FRN229, $24.99)
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Long Ago in France, The Years in Dijon
• M.F.K. Fisher
• FOOD
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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)
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Louise De La Valliere
• Alexandre Dumas
• David Coward
• LITERATURE
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Love and adventure during the reign of Louis XIV.
(FRN332, $16.95)
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Lust for Life
• Irving Stone
• LITERATURE
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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, $15.95)
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Madame Bovary
• Gustave Flaubert
• LITERATURE
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The landmark novel of a woman who suffers in search of relief from her humdrum life in a provincial village outside Rouen.
(FRN301, $11.00)
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Making of the Middle Ages
• Richard W. Southern
• HISTORY
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A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites.
(EUR105, $19.00)
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Making Paradise: Art, Modernity, and the Myth of the French Riviera
• Katherine Silver
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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, $37.00)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
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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, $34.95)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
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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, $34.95)
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The Man Who Planted Trees
• Jean Giono
• Michael McMurdy
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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Told with affection and lyrical simplicity, beloved French novelist Giono (1895-1970) turns the life of Elzeard Bouffier, a shepherd turned tree-planter, into a fable of hope, forests and the power of the individual to change the world.
(ALP12, $10.00)
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Manet's Modernism, or the Face of Painting in the 1860s
• Michael Fried
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An important study of Manet's influence and his place in history of painting.
(FRN379, $35.00)
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Manet/Velazquez, the French Taste for Spanish Painting
• Gary Tinterow
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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The catalog for the 2003 exhibit on Manet and Velazquez.
(ART28, $75.00)
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Markets of Provence, A Culinary Tour of Southern France
• Dixon Long
• Ruthanne Long
• David Wakely
• Patricia Wells
• FOOD
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A classic celebration of France and its food, this book covers the cuisine and markets of seven towns in Provence, from Saint-Remy to Bonnieux and Aix-en-Provence.
(FRN247, $22.00)
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Mary Cassatt, Painter of Modern Women
• Griselda Pollock
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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According to this monograph, Cassatt was a full-fledged member of the French Impressionist group.
(FRN303, $18.95)
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The Masterpiece
• Emile Zola
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Matisse: The Wonder of Color
• Xavier Girard
• I. Mark Paris
• Henri Matisse
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Using excerpts from interviews and Matisse's own notes and letters, this book uncovers little-known facts about this great artist.
(FRN146, $12.95)
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The Mays of Ventadorn, Tales from Southwest France
• W.S. Merwin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A shapely memoir and literary meditation by the great poet and author of The Lost Upland: Stories of Southwest France.
(FRN341, $20.00)
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The Measure of Her Powers, An M.F.K. Fisher Reader
• M. F. K. Fisher
• LITERATURE
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A fat, judicious selection of M.F.K. Fisher's writings, which spanned a lifetime and chronicled adventures (culinary and otherwise) in France, Switzerland and Italy, on shipboard and in her native California.
(CUL01, $22.00)
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Medieval Art
• Marilyn Stokstad
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A comprehensive survey of medieval art throughout Europe.
(EUR91, $60.00)
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Metal Cowboys, Tales from the Road Less Pedaled
• Joe Kurmaskie
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A bicycle addict since age five divulges his backroad adventures.
(BCY05, $13.00)
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Michelin Green Guide Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A guide to Alsace, Champagne and Vosges in the classic Michelin style.
(FRN157, $21.95)
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Michelin Green Guide Atlantic Coast: Poitou, Aquitaine, the Basque Country
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
•
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, $21.95)
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Michelin Green Guide Auvergne
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
•
This guidebook highlights the history, culture and attractions of Auvergne and the Rhone Valley.
(FRN214, $21.95)
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Michelin Green Guide Brittany
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A thorough introduction to Brittany, featuring brief descriptions of all the major attractions.
(FRN90, $21.95)
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