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The 400 Blows
Francois Truffaut
Truffaut's semi-autobiographical first film.
(FRN436, $19.98) |
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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, $15.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Aix-en-Provence Map
IGN
A French produced traveler's map of Aix en Provence.
(FRN411, $9.95) |
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Amelie
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
This delightful, whimsical French film is well-deserving of its popularity.
(FRN435, $19.99) |
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An American in Paris
Vincente Minelli
With timeless Gershwin music, great Paris backgrounds, and effervescent performances by Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly.
(FRN439, $19.99) |
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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, $20.00) |
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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, $15.00) |
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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) |
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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 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, $28.00) |
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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) |
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Avignon Nimes Map
IGN
A detailed travel map, published in France, which covers the Avignon region at the very good scale of 1:100,000.
(FRN375, $11.95) |
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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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Beyond The House Of The False Lama, Travels With Monks, Nomads, And Outlaws
George Crane
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A meditiative travelogue that follows Crane from the Hudson Valley to the Florida Keys to Grenada to Paris, and on to the Mongolian Gobi Desert in search of a hidden temple.
(MGL53, $14.95) |
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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) |
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Bouches du Rhone Map 13
IGN
A map of the westernmost departement of Provence.
(FRN358, $9.95) |
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Breathless
Jean-Luc Goddard
A cornerstone of the French New Wave.
(FRN440, $19.99) |
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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, $19.95) |
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Cadogan Guide Provence
Dana Facaros
GUIDEBOOK
With hand-picked and peaceful places to stay and eat, easy-to-use maps, clear layout and intelligent cultural background, along with discerning advice on everything from markets and mountains to festivals and vineyard visits.
(FRN506, $21.95) |
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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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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) |
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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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Charade
Stanley Donen
An extremely stylish suspense story, with the Parisian background in glorious Technicolor.
(FRN437, $11.98) |
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Chopin in Paris, The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer
Tad Szulc
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A biography of the famed composer Fryderyk Chopin.
(FRN161, $20.95) |
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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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Claude Monet, The Color of Time
Virginia Spate
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A critically lauded analysis of Monet and his art.
(FRN311, $39.95) |
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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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Coming Down the Seine
Robert Gibbings
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An affectionate account of Gibbing's 400-mile journey, first published in 1953.
(FRN443, $15.00) |
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Companion Guide Gascony and Dordogne
Richard Barber
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive, personable guide, organized as a series of walking tours and featuring neighborhood maps, illustrations and excellent recommendations on food and wine.
(FRN06, $34.95) |
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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) |
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A Corner in the Marais, Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood
Alex Karmel
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A loving portrait, guide and history of Paris and, especially, of the old houses and byways of Marias. The book -- an excellent traveler's companion -- evokes the character and long history of the City of Light.
(FRN351, $16.95) |
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D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy
Anthony Kemp
HISTORY
OUT OF PRINT
A pocket-size illustrated encyclopedia, the book transports you to the beaches with its fold-out maps, battle plans, birds-eye views of the terrain, and hundreds of illustrations.
(FRN30, $12.95) |
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The Da Vinci Code, Special Illustrated Edition
Dan Brown
LITERATURE
This runaway bestseller, impressive for its historic setting and research, draws the reader in with its twists, hidden messages, and puzzles.
(FRN528, $40.00) |
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A Day with Picasso
Billy Kluver
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An enjoyable account of an afternoon in the lives of Picasso and friends.
(FRN91, $17.00) |
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The Days of the French Revolution
Christopher Hibbert
HISTORY
An accessible and informative history of the French Revolution, this book is a fantastic introduction to a pivotal historical period, aimed at the general reader.
(FRN153, $16.99) |
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Debussy and His World
Jane F. Fulcher
MUSIC
Twelve scholarly essays on Debussy and fin-de-siecle Paris in the Bard Music Festival Series.
(FRN518, $29.95) |
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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) |
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Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell
LITERATURE
Orwell's first published work, this novel -- based, in part, on true experiences -- is a tale of the underclass in 1930's Paris and London.
(GBR99, $14.00) |
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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, $16.00) |
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Encore Provence
Peter Mayle
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Peter Mayle returns to Provence.
(FRN128, $13.95) |
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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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Exile's Return, A Literary Odyssey in the 1920s
Malcolm Cowley
LITERATURE
A lively anecdotal account of the Lost Generation experience.
(FRN97, $16.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Paris
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with maps, this compact book provides an excellent overview of the City of Light, its history, traditions, cultures and sights.
(FRN02, $25.00) |
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Faces of the Twentieth Century
Mark Edward Harris
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A personality-driven introduction to photographic traditions and photographers.
(PHT10, $45.00) |
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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) |
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The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris
Edmund White
LITERATURE
The gifted novelist reveals his favorite haunts in this glittering portrait of Paris and its pleasures.
(FRN259, $12.99) |
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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 See It Paris
Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK
Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Paris, packed witrh useful information on how and where to eat, sleep, shop, and sightsee.
(FRN456, $22.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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, $12.95) |
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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) |
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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, $14.95) |
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French or Foe? Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France
Polly Platt
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
With humor, directness and great insight, this compact book is an expert and entertaining guide to the French and how to get along with them. The expanded third edition addresses France's romance with cell phones and includes a short chapter of recent vignettes.
(FRN54, $16.95) |
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Frommer's Paris
Darwin Porter
Danforth Prince
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually.
(FRN339, $16.99) |
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Gauguin
Robert Goldwater
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A nice series of 116 reproductions of Gauguin's major works.
(FRN281, $19.95) |
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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, $19.95) |
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Haute Cuisine, How the French Invented the Culinary Profession
Amy B. Trubek
FOOD
A historical study of French gastronomy.
(FRN320, $19.95) |
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Hemingway, The Paris Years
Michael Reynolds
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
An excellent account of Hemingway's time in Paris during the 1920s.
(FRN100, $18.95) |
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Henri Matisse
Susan Sternau
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A short introduction to the arist and his work.
(ART23, $16.95) |
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Henri Matisse 1869-1954, Master of Color
Volkmar Essers
ART & ARCHITECTURE
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, $15.00) |
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The Historic Restaurants of Paris, A Gourmet's Guide
Ellen Williams
GUIDEBOOK
A guide to eating where the Lost Generation, the post-Impressionists and de Gaulle ate.
(FRN345, $18.95) |
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An Hour from Paris
Annabel Simms
GUIDEBOOK
In this idiosyncratic, personal guide, Simms describes chateaux, abbeys, villages and other attractions, all within striking distance of the city, including not just the chateaux of Chantilly and Maurice Ravel's house in Montfort-l'Amaury, but also and the river-ports of Conflans-Ste Honorine and St Mammes, and the delightfully provincial Luzarches.
(FRN398, $23.95) |
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I'll Always Have Paris, A Memoir
Art Buchwald
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A young columnist for the international edition of the "New York Herald Tribune," Art Buchwald traveled to Paris in the late 1940s and stayed in Europe for the next 15 years. This is his often humorous memoir of that time.
(FRN188, $19.00) |
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Ile de France 514
Michelin
A colorful and detailed map of the region surrounding Paris at a scale of 1:200,000.
(FRN169, $12.95) |
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An Illustrated History of the First World War
John Keegan
HISTORY
OUT OF PRINT
An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War
(WAR16, $50.00) |
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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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The Impressionists' Paris, Walking Tours of the Painters' Studios, Homes, and the Sites They Painted
Ellen Williams
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A handsome hardcover guide with neighborhood maps, full color illustrations and reproductions of masterworks.
(FRN318, $19.95) |
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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) |
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Interpreting Matisse Picasso
Elizabeth Cowling
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A swift survey of the relationship between Matisse and Picasso.
(ART19, $16.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Just Enough Liebling, Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer
A.J. Liebling
David Remnick
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A rewarding taste of Liebling's wide-ranging essays for the New Yorker, published in celebration of the centennial of his birth.
(NYC146, $15.00) |
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Knopf Guide Paris
Knopf Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A lavishly produced portable guide to Paris including many color illustrations.
(FRN88, $28.95) |
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The Lady and The Unicorn
Tracy Chevalier
LITERATURE
In this rich historical novel, Chevalier (Girl With A Pearl Earring) imagines the wealthy patrons, social milieu, intrigue and incident behind the 15th-century tapestries now hanging in the Cluny in Paris.
(BLG24, $14.00) |
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A Lady, First: My Life in the Kennedy White House and the American Embassies of Paris and Rome
Letitia Baldrige
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A memoir of a life lived behind the scenes of the U.S. government.
(GEN276, $15.00) |
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The Last Metro
Francois Truffaut
Truffaut's much-loved tribute to theater and Paris.
(FRN438, $19.99) |
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Le Divorce
Diane Johnson
LITERATURE
This wonderfully written novel doubles as a study of French and American convention.
(FRN56, $15.00) |
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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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The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh
Ronald De Leeuw
Arnold Pomerans
ART & ARCHITECTURE
There are many versions of Van Gogh's letters, but this Penguin Classic edition is as good as any, a thorough selection of writing that highlights the artist's love for his art and family.
(NTH52, $16.00) |
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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) |
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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, $16.00) |
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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) |
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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 Paris
Steve Fallon
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive, practical guide.
(FRN374, $18.99) |
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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, $13.95) |
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Luberon, Parc Naturel Regional Map
IGN
COMING IN APRIL
A detailed topographic map of Luberon regional park in Provence at a scale of 1:60,000.
(FRN442, $14.95) |
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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) |
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Madame Curie, A Biography
Eve Curie
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A life of the Polish-French scientist, written by her daughter.
(PLD27, $20.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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, $38.50) |
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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, $38.50) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Markets of Provence, A Culinary Tour of Southern France
Dixon Long
Ruthanne Long
David Wakely
Patricia Wells
FOOD
OUT OF PRINT
A classic celebration of France and its food, this book covers the cuisine and markets of seven towns in Provence, from Saint-Remy to Bonnieux and Aix-en-Provence.
(FRN247, $22.00) |
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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) |
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Matisse and Picasso
Yve-Alain Bois
ART & ARCHITECTURE
This book charts the competitive relationship between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.
(ART17, $35.00) |
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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) |
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Matisse Picasso
Museum of Modern Art
ART & ARCHITECTURE
This exhibition catalog juxtaposes the works of the two 20th-century masters.
(ART18, $60.00) |
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The Matisse Stories
A.S. Byatt
LITERATURE
A collection of three tales which owe a debt to Matisse.
(FRN299, $12.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Michelin Green Guide Northern France and the Paris Region
Michelin Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK
A guidebook in the popular Michelin series, covering Paris and Northern France, noted for it's detail and helpful maps.
(FRN273, $21.95) |
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Michelin Green Guide Paris
Michelin Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive, practical guide to Paris in the Michelin series, organized alphabetically and featuring detailed local maps of each neighborhood. With suggested tours, site plans of major attractions and a rating system.
(FRN381, $19.99) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Murder in Montparnasse, A Literary Mystery of Paris
Howard Engel
MYSTERY
An entertaining mystery evocative of post-WWI Paris.
(FRN101, $14.95) |
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Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
MYSTERY
Poirot rides the rails. Need we say more?
(EUR118, $6.99) |
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My Father's Glory
Yves Robert
LITERATURE
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
LITERATURE
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 Paris Sketchbook
Alain Bouldouyre
Christopher Auduraud
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An evocative collection of 100 watercolor illustrations, evoking the spirit of the city.
(FRN429, $24.95) |
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Mythologies
Roland Barthes
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Reflections on the Parisian character.
(FRN233, $14.00) |
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National Geographic Paris
Lisa Davidson
GUIDEBOOK
An abundantly illustrated guide to the city.
(FRN393, $22.95) |
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National Geographic 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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New Poems (Bilingual Edition)
Rainer Maria Rilke
Edward Snow
LITERATURE
Poems written from 1907-1098, representing a stylistic shift for Rilke.
(GER121, $16.00) |
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Nice Map
IGN
A good map of Nice.
(FRN372, $9.95) |
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The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
Rainer Maria Rilke
M. D. Herter Norton
LITERATURE
A poetic and loosely structured series of meditations on the difficulties of living abroad.
(GER123, $13.95) |
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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) |
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The Olive, Tree of Civilization
John Train
Mark E. Smith
HISTORY
This history of the celebrated olive brings to life its glorious past, mythology and global impact.
(NAT72, $25.00) |
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Paris 1919, Six Months that Changed the World
Richard Holbrooke
Margaret Macmillan
HISTORY
A vivid, comprehensive analysis of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.
(FRN392, $18.00) |
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Paris France
Gertrude Stein
LITERATURE
Stein ponders France, the French and her most obvious love for her adopted homeland.
(FRN107, $11.95) |
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Paris in Mind
Jennifer Lee
ANTHOLOGY
With selections spanning 300 years, this wonderful anthology reflects America's long connection to Paris and the French. The 30 American writers tapped include Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway and David Sedaris.
(FRN412, $13.95) |
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Paris Living Rooms
Dominique Nabokov
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An oddly fascinating collection of apartments of Parisians, wealthy, cultural or eccentric.
(FRN418, $29.95) |
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Paris Map
Borch Maps
A sturdy laminated map of the city center of Paris at a scale of 1:12,000 and all of Paris at a scale of 1:15,000.
(FRN400, $8.95) |
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Paris Map
Borch Maps
A sturdy laminated map of the city center of Paris at a scale of 1:12,000 and all of Paris at a scale of 1:15,000.
(FRN400, $8.95) |
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The Paris Mapguide, The Essential Guide to La Vie Parisienne
Michael Middleditch
GUIDEBOOK
A book of 30 maps of Paris, including a street index, a metro guide, bus routes and short descriptions of places of interest, such as galleries, museums, restaurants and theaters.
(FRN189, $10.00) |
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Paris Pocket Map
Michelin Travel Publications
A simple, foldup map at a scale of 1:22,000.
(FRN87, $4.95) |
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Paris Stories
Mavis Gallant
Michael Ondaatje
LITERATURE
All written in Paris (where Gallant has long lived), these magnificent stories range from the Left Bank to the French Riviera, postwar Germany and Franco-era Spain. If you haven't read her (many of the stories originally appeared in the New Yorker), you are in for a treat. Gallant is one of the great 20th century short story writers.
(FRN373, $15.95) |
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Paris Was Yesterday
Janet Flanner
Irving Drutman
HISTORY
Like many American writers in '20s and '30s, journalist Janet Flanner left the States to join the Paris intellectual scene. In characteristically masterful prose, here are her impressions of life in Paris between the wars.
(FRN93, $20.95) |
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Paris, A Musical Gazeteer
Nigel Simeone
GUIDEBOOK
A reference and guidebook to musical Paris, with a focus on classical genres.
(FRN286, $24.00) |
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Paris, Capital of the World
Patrice Higonnet
Arthur Goldhammer
HISTORY
Organized thematically, this refreshing portrait of Paris from the mid-18th century to WWII explores myth and reality of the city. With a wide variety of well-chosen quotes, lyrics, literary excerpts and illustrations.
(FRN541, $24.00) |
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Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light
David Downie
ANTHOLOGY
(FRN522, $18.95) |
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Paris, The Biography of a City
Colin Jones
HISTORY
Jones writes with obvious affection in this entertaining, ambitious history of Paris, its architecture, culture and politics, from the late Stone Age to Jacques Chirac.
(FRN502, $18.00) |
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Paris, The Collected Traveler
Barrie Kerper
GUIDEBOOK
A quirky, informative guide to the sites, food, history, culture -- and literature -- of Paris.
(FRN397, $16.95) |
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Paris/Troyes/Chaumont
Michelin Travel Publications
A detailed map of the region from Paris east to Troyes and Chaumont.
(FRN336, $6.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Pere Goriot
Burt Raffel
Honore de Balzac
LITERATURE
Balzac's penetrating examination of the Parisian world -- its society, its geography, its ambitions, its hypocrisies-- is still one of most compelling.
(FRN365, $14.95) |
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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, $14.00) |
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The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux
LITERATURE
Leroux's much-adapted original novel, an absorbing tale of fantasy, romance and mystery.
(FRN425, $9.99) |
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Picasso
Gertrude Stein
LITERATURE
An unabridged edition Stein's 1938 musing on Picasso with 61 black-and-white illustrations.
(FRN102, $6.95) |
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Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages
John Ure
HISTORY
Former British Ambassador Sir John Ure relates the stories of medieval Christian pilgrimage during the 500 years of its peak between 1066 and 1536.
(EUR202, $15.95) |
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Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages
John Ure
HISTORY
Former British Ambassador Sir John Ure relates the stories of medieval Christian pilgrimage during the 500 years of its peak between 1066 and 1536.
(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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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) |
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A Propos De Paris
Henri Cartier-Bresson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
This handsomely produced coffee table book features 131 duotone images of Paris selected by Cartier-Bresson in honor of his 90th birthday. It's a splendid tribute to the people and life of the City of Light.
(FRN132, $35.00) |
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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) |
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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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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, $14.99) |
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Rough Guide Paris
Rough Guide
GUIDEBOOK
A jam-packed practical, cultural and historical guide to the City of Light.
(FRN371, $19.99) |
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Saint Exupery: Art, Writings and Musings
Nathalie Des Vallieres
LITERATURE
An oversize, lovingly illustrated tribute to the aviation pioneer and French national hero, as compiled by Saint Exupery's great-niece.
(FRN441, $19.98) |
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Scaramouche, A Romance of the French Revolution
Rafael Sabatini
LITERATURE
The absorbing tale of Andre-Louis Moreau and his adventures, set in the unsettled days leading up to the French Revolution.
(FRN433, $5.95) |
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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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Secrets of Monet's Garden, Bringing the Beauty of Monet's Style to Your Own Garden
Derek Fell
NATURAL HISTORY
OUT OF PRINT
A study of the world-famous gardens at Giverny and Monet's philosophy of color and light.
(FRN36, $27.50) |
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Selected Letters
Madame de Sevigne
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The collected letters of Madame de Sevigne.
(FRN226, $15.00) |
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Seven Ages of Paris
Alistair Horne
HISTORY
Horne writes with flair, drama and affection for the City of Light in this wonderfully opinionated, personal overview of the history of Paris.
(FRN503, $18.00) |
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Shakespeare and Company
Sylvia Beach
HISTORY
Sylvia Beach recalls the heyday of her Lost Generation Paris bookstore.
(FRN104, $16.95) |
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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 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, $7.99) |
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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, $15.00) |
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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, $15.00) |
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Six Armies in Normandy, From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris
John Keegan
HISTORY
A provocative account of the invasion of Normandy and the battles that proceeded it. Keegan's intense descriptions of the war in northern France are accompanied by perceptive analysis of the military tactics that resulted in Allied victory.
(FRN118, $16.00) |
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The Solitude of Compassion
Jean Giono
LITERATURE
A collection of loosely plotted stories, first published in 1932, evoking the villages and people of Provence in vivid, heartfelt detail.
(FRN458, $15.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation, A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties
Noel Riley Fitch
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A vivid portrait of life among intellectual expatriates in post-WWI Paris.
(FRN92, $21.95) |
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A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
LITERATURE
Dickens' famous tale of love and intrigue, set against the backdrop of the French Revolution.
(GBR100, $8.00) |
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Time Out Paris
Peterjon Cresswell
GUIDEBOOK
An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine.
(FRN543, $19.95) |
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Time Out South of France, Provence And the Cote d'Azur
Time Out
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) |
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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) |
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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, $14.95) |
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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) |
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Tour de Provence
Julian More
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A lovely, illustrated overview of the food, history and culture of the region.
(FRN319, $24.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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A Traveller's History of France
Robert Cole
HISTORY
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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A Traveller's History of Paris
Robert Coles
HISTORY
A fast-moving, short survey of French history with a focus on Paris from its foundation, through the heady days of revolution, and up to modern times.
(FRN426, $14.95) |
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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) |
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Travels with My Aunt
Graham Greene
LITERATURE
Greene's wickedely funny odyssey of a retired bank teller and his anything but conventional "Aunt." You may have seen the movie.
(GBR500, $16.00) |
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Tropic of Cancer
Henry Miller
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Miller's controversial, sexually frank depiction of bohemian life in 1930s Paris.
(FRN419, $14.00) |
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Upper and Lower Normandy Map
IGN
COMING IN APRIL
A map that covers the route of the Seine from Paris to the Atlantic Ocean.
(FRN231, $11.95) |
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The Vagabond
Colette
LITERATURE
YOUNG ADULTS
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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Vallee du Rhone Map
IGN
A colorful, detailed map of the Rhone Valley from Lyon to the Mediterranean at a scale of 1:250,000.
(FRN64, $11.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Van Gogh in Arles
Alfred Nemeczek
ART & ARCHITECTURE
This short book is a very fine narrative account of Van Gogh's year in Arles and the work that he produced there, complemented by 66 color illustrations.
(FRN248, $9.95) |
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Van Gogh's Progress
Carol M. Zemel
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A revisionist portrait of Vincent Van Gogh: madman no longer.
(ART08, $55.00) |
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Vaucluse Map
IGN
A French-made recreational map of the Vaucluse region of Provence at a very nice scale of 1:100,000.
(FRN357, $13.95) |
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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, $25.00) |
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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, $15.00) |
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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) |
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Walks in Hemingway's Paris, A Guide to Paris for the Literary Traveler
Noel Riley Fitch
GUIDEBOOK
A guided tour of Paris led by none other than Ernest Hemingway.
(FRN106, $14.95) |
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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) |
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Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries
Ornella D'Alessio
Marco Santini
FOOD
Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary.
(EUR191, $35.00) |
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Women of the Left Bank, Paris 1900-1940
Shari Benstock
HISTORY
A well-researched and insightful look at important women in the Lost Generation.
(FRN98, $34.95) |
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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) |
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A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age
William Manchester
HISTORY
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) |
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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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The Yellow House, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin Side by Side
Susan Goldman Rubin
Joseph A. Smith
ART & ARCHITECTURE
MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
An illustrated book depicting the two months Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin spent together in Provence. Intended for children, but appropriate for anyone with an interest in the painters and their friendship.
(FRN285, $18.95) |
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Zazie in the Metro
Raymond Queneau
LITERATURE
Raymond Queneau's delirious short novel of a country girl, her loony uncle and some disapproving gendarmes on a madcap tour of Paris. Louis Malle made it into a film in 1960.
(FRN434, $14.00) |
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