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Angers / Chinon Map
• IGN
•
A detailed, topographic map of the Loire from Angiers to Chinon.
(FRN485, $11.95)
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Around the World in Eighty Days, The Extraordinary Journeys
• Jules Verne
• LITERATURE
•
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 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
•
A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society.
(EUR85, $30.55)
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Artists in Residence
• Dana Micucci
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
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
•
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 Bayeux Tapestry
• David Wilson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
An illustrated, full-color reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry, whose colorful embroidery and Latin text tell the story of the Norman victory over England in 1066. The reproduction shows the detailed stitches clearly and is enhanced by Wilson's accompanying text.
(FRN445, $50.00)
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Boundaries, The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees
• Peter Sahlins
• HISTORY
•
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
•
A colorful map of the Burgundy region of France.
(FRN262, $11.95)
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Cadogan Guide Gascony & the Pyrenees
• Dana Facaros
• Michael Pauls
• GUIDEBOOK
•
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
•
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
•
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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Centre Map 518
• Michelin Travel Publications
•
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
•
A short, illustrated introduction to Chagall and his work.
(FRN268, $12.95)
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The Chronicle of Impressionism
• Bernard Denvir
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
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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Citizens, A Chronicle of the French Revolution
• Simon Schama
• HISTORY
•
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
•
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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Claudine's House
• Colette
• Doris Lessing
• LITERATURE
•
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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The Complete Claudine
• Colette
• LITERATURE
•
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
•
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
•
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 Count of Monte Cristo
• Alexandre Dumas
• David Coward
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
•
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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The Debacle
• Emile Zola
• LITERATURE
•
Zola's novel of the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune.
(FRN251, $15.00)
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An Englishman A La Campagne, Life in Deepest France
• Michael Sadler
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
•
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
•
A fictional account of the poet's four-month confinement in France during World War I.
(WAR33, $14.95)
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Eyewitness Guide France
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
•
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)
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Eyewitness Phrase Book, French
• Eyewitness Guides
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
•
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
•
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
•
An excellent all-around guidebook to the attractions, cultures and natural history of France.
(FRN180, $23.95)
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Fodor's Paris' 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
•
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
•
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
•
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 Map
• Michelin
•
A colorful, accurate and up-to-date map of France at a scale of 1:1,000,000.
(FRN07, $11.95)
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France on the Brink, A Great Civilization Faces the New Century
• Jonathan Fenby
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
•
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
•
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
•
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
•
This book examines French cuisine in the context of its history and natural resources.
(FRN346, $32.50)
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French in 10 Minutes a Day
• Kristine Kershul
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
•
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
•
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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The Gothic Cathedral
• Christopher Wilson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
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
•
An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $17.95)
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Gustave Courbet
• Sarah Faunce
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
A wonderfully illustrated study of Gustave Courbet, the 19th century French realist painter.
(FRN155, $24.95)
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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
•
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
•
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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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
• Victor Hugo
• LITERATURE
•
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
•
An engrossing portrait of the battles, personalities and society of Medieval Europe.
(FRN329, $16.00)
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Impressionism
• James Henry Rubin
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
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
•
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, $35.00)
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Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception
• Belinda Thomson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
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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Indre et Loire Map
• Institut Geographique National
•
Map of Indre et Loire at a scale of 1:125,000.
(FRN367, $9.95)
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Joan of Arc
• Mary Gordon
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
In this contemplative biography, Mary Gordon analyzes the legend of the 'Maid of Orleans" while examining the history of criticism surrounding her canonization. A volume in the "Penguin Lives" series.
(FRN198, $19.95)
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Karen Brown's France, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries
• Karen Brown
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A guide to lodging of character and itineraries.
(FRN275, $19.95)
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Langenscheidt Pocket Bescherelle Verbs French
• Langenscheidt
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
•
A compact, highly recommended guide to common verbs in French.
(FRN338, $13.95)
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Les Miserables
• Victor Hugo
• Norman McAfee
• Lee Fahnestock
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
•
The classic tale of redemption set against the backdrop of the French Revolution.
(FRN123, $7.95)
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Life With Picasso
• Francoise Gilot
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
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
•
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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Lonely Planet French Phrasebook
• Marie-Helene Girard
• Anny Monet
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
•
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
•
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
•
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
•
Love and adventure during the reign of Louis XIV.
(FRN332, $16.95)
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Making of the Middle Ages
• Richard W. Southern
• HISTORY
•
A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites.
(EUR105, $21.00)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
•
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
•
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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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 Measure of Her Powers, An M.F.K. Fisher Reader
• M. F. K. Fisher
• LITERATURE
•
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, $22.95)
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Medieval Art
• Marilyn Stokstad
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
A comprehensive survey of medieval art throughout Europe.
(EUR91, $65.00)
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Michelin Green Guide France
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A compact guide to France with excellent local maps and descriptions of major attractions.
(FRN252, $21.95)
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Michelin Red Guide France
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
•
The regualrly updated 100-year-old bible to dining and lodging, now available in English.
(FRN253, $26.00)
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Michelin Red Guide France
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
•
The regualrly updated 100-year-old bible to dining and lodging, now available in English.
(FRN253, $26.00)
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Modern Art, Impressionism to Post-Modernism
• David Britt
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
A thoroughly illustrated survey of European and American modern art. Revised edition.
(ART09, $29.95)
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Mont Saint Michel and Chartres
• Henry Brooks Adams
• HISTORY
•
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, $16.00)
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My Father's Glory
• Yves Robert
•
The screen adaptation of the first half of the memoirs of Marcel Pagnol, set largely in the sunny fields of Provence.
(FRN451, $19.98)
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My Father's Glory
• Yves Robert
•
The screen adaptation of the first half of the memoirs of Marcel Pagnol, set largely in the sunny fields of Provence.
(FRN451, $19.98)
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Mythologies
• Roland Barthes
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
•
Reflections on the Parisian character.
(FRN233, $13.00)
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Napoleon
• Paul Johnson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
British historian Johnson doesn't hold back in this enlightening, short biography in the inspired Penguin Lives series. In just over 200 pages, he not only traces the major events of the emperor's life, from his birth on Corsica to his death on St. Helena, but also exposes Napoleon's ruthless appetite for power and his naked opportunism.
(FRN348, $13.00)
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Napoleon Bonaparte
• Alan Schom
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
An extremely unflattering biography of Napoleon. Schom challenges some common notions of the Bonaparte legend, while giving well researched accounts of some of the most famous battles.
(FRN149, $24.95)
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National Geographic Traveler France
• Rosemary Bailey
• GUIDEBOOK
•
An abundantly illustrated guide to the country.
(FRN322, $27.95)
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National Geographic Traveler Provence & Cote D'Azur
• Barbara Noe
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A practical guide to Provence and the Cote d'Azur in the visually attractive National Geographic style, complete with photographs, illustrations, maps, and information about culture, nature and history.
(FRN512, $21.95)
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Orleans / Tours Map
• IGN
•
A detailed, topographic map spanning Tours to Orleans at a scale of 1:100,000.
(FRN486, $11.95)
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Pere Goriot
• Honore de Balzac
• LITERATURE
•
This social-realist novel unfolds in a Paris boarding house.
(FRN365, $6.95)
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Petit Robert French Dictionary
• Petit Robert
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
•
The popular, comprehensive French dictionary that native speakers rely on.
(FRN337, $95.00)
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Picasso, The Early Years 1892-1906
• Pablo Picasso
• Marilyn McCully
• Natasha Staller
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
A collection of essays about Picasso's formative years as an artist, featuring hundreds of drawings, plates and photographs.
(ART43, $25.00)
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Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages
• John Ure
• HISTORY
•
(EUR202, $15.95)
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Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages
• John Ure
• HISTORY
•
(EUR202, $15.95)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple French
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
•
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)
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Possession, A Romance
• A.S. Byatt
• LITERATURE
•
Good literature, especially appropriate for travelers headed to Brittany or the British Library.
(FRN355, $14.95)
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Renoir, My Father
• Jean Renoir
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
A memoir of the artist by his son the filmmaker.
(ART10, $18.95)
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Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Rick Steves
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
•
A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(EUR142, $9.95)
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Rough Guide France
• Rough Guide
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A comprehensive guide to France, covering history, art, music and culture in detail. With a region-by-region overview of attractions and practical travel information.
(FRN183, $23.99)
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Savoir Rire, The Humorists' Guide to France
• Robert Wechsler
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A delightful collection of cartoons, stories and anecdote illuminating the French character.
(FRN331, $10.95)
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The Secret Life of the Seine
• Mort Rosenblum
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
•
Rosenblum, a born storyteller, takes to a houseboat moored on the Seine after losing his Paris apartment. This entertaining tour of people and place is his account of his explorations along the river.
(FRN48, $17.50)
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Short Stories in French
• Richard Coward
• LITERATURE
•
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, $14.00)
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The Silent World
• Jacques Cousteau
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
This memoir relives Jacques Cousteau's invention of SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) and his first experiences with underwater exploration. 50th anniversary edition.
(OCE86, $13.00)
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The Silent World
• Jacques Cousteau
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
This memoir relives Jacques Cousteau's invention of SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) and his first experiences with underwater exploration. 50th anniversary edition.
(OCE86, $13.00)
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The Splendid Century, Life in the France of Louis XIV
• W. H. Lewis
• HISTORY
•
A gloriously old-fashioned social history of 17th- century France
(FRN328, $13.50)
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Talking It Over
• Julian Barnes
• LITERATURE
•
A modern version of "Jules and Jim.'
(GBR118, $13.95)
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The Thirty Years' War
• Geoffrey Parker
• HISTORY
•
A scholarly history of the major European conflict of the 17th century. Among the outcomes were the annexation of Alsace by France, the annexation of Pomerania by Sweden and the legalization of Calvinism in Germany.
(EUR115, $39.95)
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To Travel Hopefully, Footsteps In The French Cevennes
• Christopher Rush
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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In this beautifully written, moving tale of getting through grief, Rush heads to France with a donkey on the trail of fellow Scot Robert Louis Stevenson.
(FRN534, $17.95)
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The Tour De France, A Cultural History
• C. S. Thompson
• HISTORY
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This lively, engaging history of the famous cycling event goes beyond a simple history of the race to consider the Tour de France and its meaning in a wider cultural context.
(FRN584, $18.95)
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A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe
• Ben G. Frank
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to Jewish sights, monuments and customs in 18 European countries, as well as practical travel information and advice for travelers in search of their ancestral roots.
(EUR111, $25.00)
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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Travels Through France and Italy
• Tobias Smollett
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An irascible, appreciative account of travels -- and the foibles of continentals -- by the 18th-century British novelist. A pleasure.
(EUR124, $24.95)
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Two Lives of Charlemagne
• Nofker the Stammerer Einhard
• Lewis G.M. Thorpe
• HISTORY
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Two 8th-century histories of Charlemagne and his military conquests. Both present a vivid account of his life and times, already establishing him as a legendary character.
(FRN77, $15.00)
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The Vagabond
• Colette
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A colorful portrait of life in the music halls of early 20th-century Paris. Poetic and lucid, Colette's written depiction of a French dancer/mime is based on her own experiences.
(FRN127, $10.95)
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Vezelay, the Great Romanesque Church
• Laurel Hirsch
• Daniel Faure
• Veronique Rouchon-Mouilleron
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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This book traces the history of the great Vezelay.
(FRN244, $60.00)
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Vichy France and the Jews
• Robert O. Paxton
• Michael Robert Marrus
• HISTORY
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An excellent, scholarly history of World War II-era France, an especially of Nazi collaboration by the Vichy government. The authors, after mapping events, ask, "Why did this happen?"
(FRN291, $26.95)
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Victor Hugo, A Biography
• Graham Robb
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The life and times of the eccentric genius Victor Hugo, vividly written and exhaustive.
(FRN167, $39.95)
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Vive La Revolution, A Stand-up History of the French Revolution
• Mark Steel
• HISTORY
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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, $14.00)
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Walking in France, Exploring France's Great Towns And Finest Landscapes on Foot
• John Souter
• Gillian Souter
• GUIDEBOOK
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A wonderful guide for the independent traveler, featuring walks in a variety of French locations and settings.
(FRN533, $20.00)
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