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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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LOIRE VALLEY

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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)

Art and Architecture in France, 1500-1700


by Richard Beresford | Anthony Blunt

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A depiction of artistic endeavors which were born in 16th- and 17-century France. (FRN242, $40.00)

Eleanor of Aquitaine, A Life

Eleanor of Aquitaine, A Life


by Alison Weir

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

Weir's enjoyable biography of the woman who was both queen of France (married to Louis VII) and queen of England (married to Henry II) shows Eleanor as an ambitious political and artistic powerbroker in an age when most women were seen but not heard. (FRN287, $17.00)

Footprint Loire Valley


by Roger Moss

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A detailed, comprehensive guide in the Footprint series. With practical information on accommodations, food, events and sights. Perfect for the independent traveler. (FRN897, $21.95)

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)

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)

 

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