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	The Accidental Connoisseur, An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World • Lawrence Osborne • FOOD • With a winning wit and not a drop of pretense, Osborne sets out to discover what's what with wine, traveling through Sonoma and Napa, France, Italy and other European wine meccas, 11 adventures in all. He meets plenty of interesting characters along the way, revealing much about the pleasures of wine (and travel!). (TVL31, $14.00)
	Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France • Kermit Lynch • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420 • Georges Duby • HISTORY • 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)
	Aix-en-Provence Map • IGN • A French produced traveler's map of Aix en Provence. (FRN411, $9.95)
	The Ancient Mediterranean • Michael Grant • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization. (MED10, $18.00)
	Anything Considered • Peter Mayle • LITERATURE • The story of Bennet, an Englishman who places an ad looking for employment and finds himself living in a wealthy businessman's condo in Monaco. (FRN154, $13.95)
	Art Book Van Gogh: A Profound and Tormented Genius - His Life in Paintings • Anna Torterolo • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A colorful survey of the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh. (NTH51, $12.95)
	Artists and their Museums on the Riviera • Alan Halpern • Barbara F. Freed • GUIDEBOOK • This book covers 28 museums on the French Riviera, discussing the works of such greats as Picasso, Renoir, Matisse and Cocteau. (FRN133, $19.95)
	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)
	The Autumn of the Middle Ages • Johan Huizinga • HISTORY • A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this well translated classic is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. (EUR17, $25.00)
	Avignon • Marianne Calmann • LITERATURE • An epic tale of the medieval city set in 1346, the year the Black Death comes to Avignon. Calmann captures the intrigues of the court of Pope Clement VI as well as peasants' daily lives in this sweeping novel. (FRN394, $15.95)
	Avignon Monpellier Map • IGN • A detailed topographic map. (FRN375, $11.95)
	Blue Guide Burgundy • Ian Ousby • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	Blue Guide Provence and the Cote D'Azur • Blue Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A compact guide to southern France with a strong focus on history and architecture. Organized as a driving guide, it includes helpful town and regional maps, suggested excursions and select practical information. (FRN416, $24.95)
	Bouches du Rhone Map 13 • IGN • A map of the westernmost departement of Provence. (FRN358, $9.95)
	Bourgogne Map • IGN • A colorful map of the Burgundy region of France. (FRN262, $11.95)
	Burgundy Map • Michelin Travel Publications • An up-to-date regional map, including Dijon, at the scale of 1:200,000 published by Michelin. (FRN84, $11.95)
	Cadogan Guide Provence • Dana Facaros • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular Biritsh series. (FRN506, $19.95)
	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)
	Cezanne • Mary Tompkins Lewis • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A well illustrated introduction to Cezanne's life and works in the stimulating Art and Ideas series by Phaidon, featuring 193 color and 13 black and white illustrations. (FRN508, $19.95)
	Cezanne in Provence • Evmarie Schmitt • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A compact overview of Cezanne with a focus on his images of Provence, featuring color reproductions of 50 oil and watercolor paintings. (FRN507, $9.95)
	Cezanne in Provence • Denis Coutagne • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A brief, illustrated overview of the influence of Aix-en-Provence (where he was born and spent much of his life) on Cezanne's work. (FRN555, $18.95)
	Cezanne, Father of 20th Century Art • Michel Hoog • Rosemary Stonehewer • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A pocket size-biography of Cezanne, discussing the painter's monumental influence on the development of 20th-century art, featuring color illustrations and excerpts from the artist's writings. (FRN168, $12.95)
	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)
	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)
	Companion Guide Burgundy • Robert Speaight • Francis Pagan • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $34.95)
	The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh • Vincent Van Gogh • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A handsome three volume set containing all the available letters written by Vincent Van Gogh. (NTH35, $100.00)
	Dijon Tournus Map • IGN • A detailed traveler's map of the region south of Dijon in Burgundy at a scale of 1:100,000. (FRN514, $6.95)
	Dijon/Tournus Map • IGN • A detailed topographic map of the region south of Dijon. (FRN376, $11.95)
	Discovering Wine Country, South of France • Jonathan Healey • GUIDEBOOK • This handy guide, featuring 100 color photographs and 12 maps, includes suggested wine tours, traveler's tips and recommended producers. (FRN500, $19.95)
	The Dream of Scipio • Iain Pears • MYSTERY • This absorbing and complex historical novel interweaves stories from ancient, Medieval and modern days set in the Rhone Valley. (FRN470, $15.00)
	Encore Provence • Peter Mayle • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Peter Mayle returns to Provence. (FRN128, $13.95)
	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)
	A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe • Guy Mountfort • FIELD GUIDE • A classic field guide in the Peterson series. (EUR15, $22.00)
	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)
	Fodor's See It Provence and the Cote d'Azur • • GUIDEBOOK • Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Provence and the Cote d'Azur. (FRN460, $22.95)
	For the Beauty of the Earth: Birding, Opera, and Other Journeys • Thomas Urquhart • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Urquhart chronicles a lifelong affair with nature, combined with a passion for music, as he travels-- and bird watches-- through pastoral England, Italy, the Camargue in Provence, and the villages of Mali. (BRD35, $15.00)
	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)
	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)
	France Map • Michelin • A colorful, accurate and up-to-date map of France at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (FRN07, $11.95)
	French Dirt, The Story of a Garden in the South of France • Richard Goodman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Another story of a foreigner transplanted to the south of France. This captivating tale, set near Avignon, is noteworthy for Goodman's willingness to work, passion for horticulture and his frank portrait of his neighbors. (FRN417, $13.00)
	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)
	The French Wars of Religion, 1562-1629 • Mack P. Holt • HISTORY • A lively social history of the French civil wars of the 16th and 17th centuries geared for undergraduate students. (FRN560, $28.99)
	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)
	Gauguin • Robert Goldwater • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A nice series of 116 reproductions of Gauguin's major works. (FRN281, $19.95)
	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)
	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)
	Gustave Courbet • Sarah Faunce • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A wonderfully illustrated study of Gustave Courbet, the 19th century French realist painter. (FRN155, $24.95)
	Henri Matisse • Susan Sternau • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A short introduction to the arist and his work. (ART23, $16.95)
	Henri Matisse 1869-1954, Master of Color • Volkmar Essers • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A slim collection of 300 color reproductions. (ART45, $9.99)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	In the South of France • Don Krohn • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)
	Insight Guide French Riviera • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	Insight Guide Mediterranean Cruises • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Covering 120 ports of call throughout the Mediterranean from the Canary Islands to Egypt. (MED94, $22.95)
	Interpreting Matisse Picasso • Elizabeth Cowling • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A swift survey of the relationship between Matisse and Picasso. (ART19, $16.95)
	Jigsaw, An Unsentimental Education • Sybille Bedford • LITERATURE • Bedford draws on her own cosmopolitan, bohemian upbringing in this novel set in the years before WWII in the South of France. (FRN519, $15.95)
	Joy of Man's Desiring • Jean Giono • LITERATURE • Giono's fiction invokes the folklore and traditions of his birthplace in southern France. (FRN193, $22.95)
	The Letters of Abelard and Heloise • Peter Abelard • Betty Radice • HISTORY • The correspondence of the famous 12th-century lovers, translated from the medieval French. This Penguin Classic edition translated by Betty Radice. Peter Abelard's "Historia Calamitatum" is a classic. (FRN75, $15.00)
	Letters of Vincent Van Gogh • Vincent Van Gogh • Mark Roskill • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A collection of letters by Vincent Van Gogh. (NTH22, $14.00)
	The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh (Penguin Classics) • Vincent Van Gogh • Ronald De Leeuw • Arnold Pomerans • ART & ARCHITECTURE • There are many versions of Van Gogh's letters, but this one is as good as any, a thorough selection of writing that highlights the artist's love for his art and family. (NTH52, $16.00)
	Letters on Cezanne • Rainer Maria Rilke • Joel Agee • ART & ARCHITECTURE • FAVORITE • This brilliant meditation on Paris, art, and life takes the form of a series of short letters by the great poet Rilke to his wife Clara. The book chronicles Rilke's daily pilgrimage to a Cezanne exhibition at a Paris gallery. (FRN300, $13.00)
	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)
	A Literary Guide to Provence • Daniel Vitaglione • GUIDEBOOK • Follow in the footsteps of generations of authors who found inspiration in Provence's beauty. With maps, 50 color and black and white photos, and short literary excerpts, organized geographically. (FRN395, $17.95)
	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)
	Luberon, Parc Naturel Regional Map • IGN • A detailed topographic map of Luberon regional park in Provence at a scale of 1:60,000. (FRN442, $14.95)
	Lust for Life • Irving Stone • LITERATURE • 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, $17.00)
	Mademoiselle Benoir • Christine Conrad • LITERATURE • The young American protagonist of this first novel fixes up a house in the South of France -- and gets tangled up with Mademoiselle Benoir. (FRN578, $20.00)
	The Magic of Provence, Pleasures of Southern France • Yvone Lenard • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The adventures and misadventures of a French woman and her American husband who leave L.A. for a home in the Luberon mountains. (FRN449, $14.00)
	Making Paradise: Art, Modernity, and the Myth of the French Riviera • Katherine Silver • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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, $38.00)
	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)
	The Man Who Planted Trees • Jean Giono • Michael McMurdy • LITERATURE • FAMILY • 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)
	Market Day in Provence • Michele de la Pradelle • Amy Jacobs • Jack Katz • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A fascinating examination of the French institution of the outdoor market through an in-depth look at the market at Carpentras. (FRN527, $35.00)
	The Masterpiece • Emile Zola • LITERATURE • 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)
	Matisse and Picasso • Yve-Alain Bois • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This book charts the competitive relationship between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. (ART17, $35.00)
	Matisse and Picasso, The Story of their Rivalry and Friendship • Jack Flam • ART & ARCHITECTURE • The latest book on the relationship between Matisse and Picasso. (ART20, $17.95)
	Matisse Picasso • Museum of Modern Art • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This exhibition catalog juxtaposes the works of the two 20th-century masters. (ART18, $60.00)
	The Matisse Stories • A.S. Byatt • LITERATURE • A collection of three tales which owe a debt to Matisse. (FRN299, $12.00)
	Matisse: The Wonder of Color • Xavier Girard • I. Mark Paris • Henri Matisse • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Using excerpts from interviews and Matisse's own notes and letters, this book uncovers little-known facts about this great artist. (FRN146, $12.95)
	The Mays of Ventadorn, Tales from Southwest France • W.S. Merwin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A shapely memoir and literary meditation by the great poet and author of The Lost Upland: Stories of Southwest France. (FRN341, $20.00)
	Michelin Green Guide French Riviera • Michelin Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive driving guide to the Cote D'Azur in the Michelin series, organized alphabetically and featuring detailed local maps of each region, city or village. (FRN271, $21.95)
	Michelin Green Guide Provence • Michelin Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive driving guide, organized alphabetically and featuring detailed maps of each region, city or village. (FRN23, $21.95)
	Monet's Years at Giverny, Beyond Impressionism • David Wildenstein • ART & ARCHITECTURE • OUT OF PRINT • A classic, beautifully illustrated account of Monet's life and work at Giverny featuring 81 color plates. Originally published in 1978 to accompany the exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (FRN213, $15.98)
	Monet, the Ultimate Impressionist • Sylvie Patin • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A colorful pocket-size reference to Monet's life, paintings and contemporaries, perfect for those visiting Giverny. (FRN35, $12.95)
	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)
	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)
	Nice Barcelonnette Map 61 • IGN • A regional, topographic map of southeastern France. (FRN408, $11.95)
	Nice Map • IGN • A good map of Nice. (FRN372, $9.95)
	Old Provence • Theodore Andrea Cook • James Ferguson • HISTORY • A reprint of the classic 1905 account of travels through Provence, focusing on the history the region from Greek and Roman temples to Medieval market towns and castles. (FRN257, $16.00)
	The Olive Season, Amour, A New Life, and Olives, Too...! • Carol Drinkwater • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • (FRN579, $13.95)
	The Olive, Tree of Civilization • John Train • Mark E. Smith • HISTORY • A history of the celebrated vegetable and the mythology behind it. (NAT72, $25.00)
	Patricia Wells at Home in Provence, Recipes Inspired by Her Farmhouse in France • Patricia Wells • FOOD • Award-winning cookbook writer and critic Patricia Wells takes her knowledge of French cuisine to the home kitchen in this luxurious coffee-table collection of recipes from Provence. (FRN114, $24.00)
	Paul Cezanne • Meyer Schapiro • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A short analysis of the Impressionist painter Cezanne and his work. (FRN250, $24.95)
	Paul Cezanne • Meyer Schapiro • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A classic biography of C�zanne, originally published in 1969. (FRN568, $19.95)
	Paul Gauguin ,1848-1903: The Primitive Sophisticate • Ingo F. Walther • ART & ARCHITECTURE • In this short, illustrated introduction to Gauguin and his paintings, color reproductions are paired with commentary on the works. (FRN280, $9.99)
	Perfume, The Story of a Murderer • Patrick Suskind • LITERATURE • The chilling tale of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a monster in pursuit of the prefect perfume, rich in the earthy details of 18th-century Paris. (FRN69, $13.95)
	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)
	Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages • John Ure • HISTORY • (EUR202, $15.95)
	Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages • John Ure • HISTORY • (EUR202, $15.95)
	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)
	Post-Impressionism • Bernard Denvir • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This illustrated volume in the "World of Art" series looks at the work of Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne and how it was a bridge between French Impressionism and art movements that followed. (FRN279, $14.95)
	Provence Alps French Riviera Map 527 • Michelin Travel Publications • A colorful and detailed map of the region from Lyon to Marseille along the Rhone River, at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN22, $11.95)
	Provence Harvest, With Recipes by Jacques Chibois • Louisa Jones • FOOD • A loving, illustrated celebration of Provence and its food with recipes by the great country chef Jacques Chibois. (FRN535, $40.00)
	Rick Steves' French Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. It's peppered with humor and Rick Steves' insider insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world. (FRN366, $7.95)
	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)
	The Rise of Christianity • Rodney Stark • RELIGION • The subtitle to this book says it all: "How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries." (MED64, $14.95)
	Saint Exupery: Art, Writings and Musings • Nathalie Des Vallieres • LITERATURE • A lovingly illustrated tribute to the aviation pioneer, author and French national hero. (FRN441, $50.00)
	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)
	Selected Letters • Madame de Sevigne • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The collected letters of Madame de Sevigne. (FRN226, $13.95)
	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)
	The Sibyl in Her Grave • Sarah Caudwell • MYSTERY • A delightful comedy of manners starring Oxford professor and amateur sleuth Hilary Tamar, the last in a series of four. In this installment, the story veers from Britain to Cannes, where the action (as usual) involves taxes and lawyers. (FRN539, $6.99)
	The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Picasso, Provence, and Douglas Cooper • John Richardson • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Richardson's gossipy memoir of the 10 years he spent with the eccentric art expert and collector Douglas Cooper at the Chateau de Castille in Provence does not stint on personality. (FRN454, $17.00)
	Spinsters in Jeopardy • Ngaio Marsh • MYSTERY • Inspector Roderick Alleyn is on vacation with his family en route to the French Riviera when all the fun erupts in this pleasingly convoluted whodunit by March, a contemporary of Agathie Christie and Dorothy Sayles. (FRN490, $5.99)
	The Stones of Balazuc, A French Village in Time • John Merriman • HISTORY • A warm, wonderfully told history of a medieval village set on the bluffs over the Ardeche river in South-Central France. The legacy of this village serves as a lens through which to view all of French history, especially over the last several hundred years. (FRN421, $27.95)
	Summer Doorways, A Memoir • W.S. Merwin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A measured, graceful account of coming of age at Princeton and in the South of France. Raised in rural Pennsylvania by a difficult Presbyterian minister father, the poet Merwin found soul mates and joy in the 1930s and 1940s. (FRN546, $27.95)
	Tender is the Night • F. Scott Fitzgerald • Charles Scribner • LITERATURE • Fitzgerald's tragic tale of wealthy expatriate lovers living on the French Riviera. Dick and Nicole Diver fill their home with friends, but cannot find happiness for themselves and slowly slip into psychological despair. (FRN196, $15.00)
	Time Out South of France, Provence And the Cote d'Azur • Sam Le Quesne • GUIDEBOOK • Compact and up-to-date, this is an outstanding guide for where to go and what to do in the South of France, from Marseille to Avignon to the Riviera. With regional maps organized by location and introductory chapters on culture and history. (FRN542, $19.95)
	To Travel Hopefully, Footsteps In The French Cevennes • Christopher Rush • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	Toujours Provence • Peter Mayle • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The sequel to the best-selling memoir "A Year in Provence," this is another touching look at country life in southern France. Describing the setting and people with detail and warmth, Mayle creates an evocative portrait of Provence, rife with amusing personal anecdotes. (FRN121, $13.95)
	The Tour De France, A Cultural History • C. S. Thompson • HISTORY • 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)
	Tour de Provence • Julian More • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A lovely, illustrated overview of the food, history and culture of the region. (FRN319, $24.00)
	Travelers' Tales France • James O'Reilly • Larry Habegger • ANTHOLOGY • A wonderful collection of mostly contemporary tales, including such marvelous authors as Peter Mayle, M.F.K. Fisher, Mort Rosenblum, Ina Caro and Jan Morris. Organized thematically, it's a good introduction to the history, culture and character of France. (FRN05, $18.95)
	Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe • Marybeth Bond • Mary Morris • ANTHOLOGY • Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris. (EUR160, $17.95)
	Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe • Marybeth Bond • Mary Morris • ANTHOLOGY • Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris. (EUR160, $17.95)
	Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes • Robert Louis Stevenson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Stevenson's sprightly, humorous account of ten days with a stubborn donkey named Modestine in the French Cevennes. (FRN538, $16.95)
	Two Lives of Charlemagne • Nofker the Stammerer Einhard • Lewis G.M. Thorpe • HISTORY • 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)
	Van Gogh and Gauguin, Electric Arguments and Utopian Dreams • Bradley Collins • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An study of the relationship between Gauguin and Van Gogh. (FRN283, $30.00)
	Van Gogh and Gauguin, The Search for Sacred Art • Debora Silverman • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An analysis of the art of Van Gogh and Gauguin in relationship to religion. (FRN274, $60.00)
	Van Gogh's Progress • Carol M. Zemel • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A revisionist portrait of Vincent Van Gogh: madman no longer. (ART08, $55.00)
	Vaucluse Map • IGN • A French-made recreational map of the Vaucluse region of Provence at a very nice scale of 1:100,000. (FRN357, $12.95)
	Village in the Vaucluse • Laurence Wylie • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A loving portrait of rural Provence and its inhabitants by a sociologist who lived in Roussillon just after WWII. It was a different world then, a traditional village with two telephones and a single cafe. (FRN225, $23.50)
	Vincent Van Gogh, The Passionate Eye • Pascal Bonafoux • ART & ARCHITECTURE • FAVORITE • From Paris to Asnieres, Amsterdam and Provence, this jewel of a book traces the life and art of Vincent Van Gogh, the spirited, self-destructive painter who celebrated the south of France. Engaging, compact and illustrated with hundreds of photographs. (FRN29, $12.95)
	Vive La Revolution, A Stand-up History of the French Revolution • Mark Steel • HISTORY • 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)
	Walking in France, Exploring France's Great Towns And Finest Landscapes on Foot • John Souter • Gillian Souter • GUIDEBOOK • A wonderful guide for the independent traveler, featuring walks in a variety of French locations and settings. (FRN533, $20.00)
	Wildflowers of Britain and Europe, Compact Guide • W. Lippert • D. Podlech • FIELD GUIDE • A compact photographic guide to British and European wildflowers, covering 350 of the most commonly encountered species. Flowers are organized by color for easy identification. (EUR46, $19.99)
	The World Atlas of Wine • Hugh Johnson • Jancis Robinson • FOOD • Not just an authoritative guide, this stunning world atlas includes hundreds of photographs and illuminating local and regional maps. (GEN244, $50.00)
	A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age • William Manchester • HISTORY • In this wide-ranging study, Manchester evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, with information on Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)
	The World of the Troubadours, Medieval Occitan Society, c. 1100 - c. 1300 • Linda M. Paterson • HISTORY • A scholarly introduction to the culture and language of the Troubadours. (FRN467, $50.00)

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