France: Dordogne

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Eyewitness Guide Dordogne

Eyewitness Guide Dordogne

by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Featuring hundreds of color illustrations, local and regional maps and site diagrams. (FRN580, $25.00)

The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France

The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France

by 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)

Dordogne Map D24

Dordogne Map D24

by IGN

  • 2010
  • MAP

Centered on Perigueux, this French-made map covers the Dordogne at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN60, $12.95)

 
Cave Art, A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe

Cave Art, A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe


by Paul Bahn

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

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)

Michelin Green Guide Dordogne Berry Limousin

Michelin Green Guide Dordogne Berry Limousin


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A thorough introduction to the region in the classic Michelin style. (FRN15, $21.99)

Walking

Walking


by Henry David Thoreau

  • REFERENCE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 92 PAGES

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)

Families of the Vine, Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France

Families of the Vine, Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France


by Michael S. Sanders

  • FOOD
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 265 PAGES

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)

The Food of France

The Food of France


by Waverly Root

  • FOOD
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 450 PAGES

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)

A Traveller's History of France

A Traveller's History of France


by Robert Cole

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This fast-moving survey covers the conquests of ancient Gaul through the heady days of revolution to modern times. (FRN08, $14.95)

Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings

Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings


by Amy Kelly

  • HISTORY
  • 1974
  • PAPER
  • 443 PAGES

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)

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages


by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES

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)

Lascaux: Movement, Space, and Time

Lascaux: Movement, Space, and Time


by Norbert Aujoulat

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

A striking tour of the magnificent prehistoric cave of Lascaux, with 100 stunning full-page color photographs, maps and explanatory diagrams. (FRN232, $70.00)

The Cave Painters

The Cave Painters


by Gregory Curtis

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In this tale of art, paleontology and discovery, Curtis introduces the masterworks of cave art. (FRN620, $15.95)

Deadly Slipper

Deadly Slipper


by Michelle Wan

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 301 PAGES

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)

Death in the Truffle Wood

Death in the Truffle Wood


by Pierre Magnan

  • MYSTERY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

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)

France, A Traveler's Literary Companion

France, A Traveler's Literary Companion


by William Rodarmor

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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)

Timeline

Timeline


by Michael Crichton

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

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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