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France: Dordogne
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 3 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFRN302) |
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Eyewitness Guide Dordogne
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
An outstanding guide to exploring Southwest France, featuring hundreds of color illustrations, local and regional maps and site diagrams.
(FRN580, $25.00) |
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The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France
• Ina Caro
HISTORY •
1996 •
PAPER
• 339 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
Time travel through France by way of its finest castles, chateaux, cathedrals and monasteries. This unusual travelogue is an invaluable companion for traveling in Paris, southern France, the Dordogne and the Loire Valley, combining personal observation with large doses of well-presented history.
(FRN03, $17.00) |
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Dordogne Map D24
• IGN
2010 •
MAP
Centered on Perigueux, this French-made map covers the Dordogne at a scale of 1:200,000. One Side. 48x35 inches.
(FRN60, $12.95) |
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Also Recommended
Cave Art, A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe
• Paul Bahn
• GUIDEBOOK
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An authoritative, illustrated guide to exploring 50 caves in England, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, as well as relevant museums and centers. Half of the book is devoted to cave art in France.
(EUR282, $24.95)
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Michelin Green Guide Dordogne Berry Limousin
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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A thorough introduction to the region in the classic Michelin style.
(FRN15, $21.99)
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Walking
• Henry David Thoreau
• REFERENCE
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Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration.
(WLK04, $9.99)
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Families of the Vine, Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France
• Michael S. Sanders
• FOOD
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A delightful, informative portrait of a venerable winemaking family in Southwest France and the stylish, savory wines of Clos Triguedina, by an American chef who lived in the region.
(FRN479, $13.95)
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The Food of France
• Waverly Root
• FOOD
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An evocative and beautifully written survey of French food. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970s, the book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace) and Oil (the south).
(FRN17, $18.00)
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A Traveller's History of France
• Robert Cole
• HISTORY
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This fast-moving survey covers the conquests of ancient Gaul through the heady days of revolution to modern times.
(FRN08, $14.95)
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Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings
• Amy Kelly
• HISTORY
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A spirited, meticulously researched chronicle that recreates the life and world of Eleanor of Aquitaine in 12th-century Europe. A Harvard University Press Classic, first published in 1950.
(FRN129, $28.00)
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Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages
• Alain Erlande-Brandenburg
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology.
(MED07, $15.95)
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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, $70.00)
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The Cave Painters
• Gregory Curtis
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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In this tale of art, paleontology and discovery, Curtis introduces the masterworks of cave art.
(FRN620, $15.95)
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Deadly Slipper
• Michelle Wan
• MYSTERY
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Wan crafts a suspenseful, elegant tale of food, romance and murder out of a search for a long-lost woman in the Dordogne.
(FRN631, $15.95)
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Death in the Truffle Wood
• Pierre Magnan
• MYSTERY
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A deft mystery, combining humor, an atmospheric setting in rural Provence and murder. Magnan evokes the folkways and traditions of Banon, a heretofore quiet village devoted to truffles.
(FRN671, $13.95)
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France, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• William Rodarmor
• ANTHOLOGY
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This collection contains literary gems from all corners of France--not just Paris--by a select group of 20th-century French writers, from Colette to Georges Simenon.
(FRN767, $14.95)
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Timeline
• Michael Crichton
• LITERATURE
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Crichton's blockbuster fantasy combines time travel and adventures in Medieval France. A fast-paced, remarkably well-researched introduction to 14th-century Dordogne and Perigord.
(FRN135, $7.99)
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