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The 400 Blows • Francois Truffaut 1959 • DVD A black-and-white classic, this semi-autobiographical first feature of the great director Francois Truffaut is a tender portrait of a boy in reform school who turns to the streets of Paris in the face of neglect, if not downright abuse, at home. In French with subtitles. (FRN436, $19.98)
The Accidental Connoisseur, An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World • Lawrence Osborne FOOD • 2005 • PAPER • 262 PAGES Oh, what a quest -- and what great fun. Osborne journeys across the world to places like Provence, Tuscany and Sonoma on an animated quest of what makes wine and what makes it good. He stops by New York, San Francisco, Paris, Florence, and Rome to see what people are drinking. He meets plenty of interesting characters along the way (like Robert Mondavi), revealing much about the pleasures of wine (and travel!) We're hoping for a southern hemisphere sequel. (TVL31, $15.00)
Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France • Kermit Lynch BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1990 • PAPER • 271 PAGES A delightful and warmly anecdotal book, highly recommended for anyone touring the wine regions of France. The book brings the domains and appellations of French wine to full-blown life, and Lynch's portraits of the grand personalities who make the wine are priceless. (FRN72, $19.00)
The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420 • Georges Duby HISTORY • 1983 • PAPER • 320 PAGES The definitive historical study of the building of the great cathedrals. French scholar Duby, writing very accessibly, describes the cathedrals themselves, and the philosophical, religious, and political climate that enabled them to be built. (EUR01, $28.00)
Aix-en-Provence Map • IGN 2001 • MAP A French-produced map of the city of Aix-en-Provence and surroundings at a scale of 1:10,000. Two Sides. 26x43 inches. (FRN411, $9.95)
Amelie • Jean-Pierre Jeunet 2001 • DVD This delightful, whimsical French film is well-deserving of its popularity. A Parisian waitress embarks on a mission of good-deed-doing, but neglects her own happiness. Among the movie's many charms are a globetrotting, plastic garden gnome, an aggressive produce merchant on whom Amelie seeks revenge, and the delightful, impish heroine herself. Jeunet's imaginative filmmaking heightens the magical realism of modern Montmartre, where the movie is set. In French with subtitles (FRN435, $19.99)
An American in Paris • Vincente Minelli 1951 • DVD It may just be a corny love story, but this movie holds up today because of the timeless Gershwin music, the great Paris backgrounds, and effervescent performances by Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly. What this movie is really about is what you can see: the gorgeous settings, and the exuberant dances. (FRN439, $19.99)
The Ancient Mediterranean • Michael Grant CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1990 • PAPER • 374 PAGES Grant, a well known classical scholar, draws on archaeology, geography, art and economics to paint a vivid picture of ancient cultures, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and their influence on western civilization. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and 19 maps of the region. (MED10, $20.00)
Anything Considered • Peter Mayle LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Another book set in Provence by Peter Mayle, this novel is 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. When a secret formula for artificially cultivating truffles arrives at the door, adventure ensues, leading Benett throughout the South of France. (FRN154, $15.00)
Art Book Van Gogh: A Profound and Tormented Genius - His Life in Paintings • Anna Torterolo ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES A colorful survey of the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh in the always-appealing DK style. While the text is informative, the focus here is the wonderful color reproductions. (NTH51, $12.95)
Artists in Residence • Dana Micucci ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • PAPER • 143 PAGES This attractively illustrated guide features an overview of each French artist's home or studio in or around Paris, travel information, and a good selection of color photographs and reproductions of paintings. The author, a journalist and photographer specializing in the arts, includes among others Monet's famous cottage at Giverny, Van Gogh at home in Auvers, Courbet's 18th-century townhouse in Ornans, and Delacroix's Parisian studio. An excellent guide for day-long excursions outside Paris with a focus on nature and art. (FRN353, $19.95)
At Home in France • Ann Barry TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1997 • PAPER • 247 PAGES 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. A part-time visitor -- and no homebody despite the title -- she includes her excursions to Rocamadour, Brittany, Provence and other regions in search of fun and food. Barry was a travel editor at the "New Yorker" and "New York Times." (FRN215, $19.00)
The Autumn of the Middle Ages • Johan Huizinga HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 467 PAGES A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this classic volume is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. You may have read this book in your college history class, but this graceful new translation is well worth a re-visit before journeying to these regions. With 45 illustrations complementing Huizinga's focus on the art and architecture. (EUR17, $30.00)
Avignon • Marianne Calmann LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 447 PAGES • COMING IN An epic tale of the medieval city set in 1346, the year the Black Death comes to Avignon. Calmann, a historian, captures the intrigues of the court of Pope Clement VI as well as peasants' daily lives in this sweeping novel. (FRN394, $15.95)
Avignon Nimes Map • IGN MAP A detailed travel map, published in France, which covers the Avignon region at the very good scale of 1:100,000. One Side. 38x52 inches. (FRN375, $11.95)
The Bayeux Tapestry • David Wilson ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 234 PAGES The extraordinary Bayeux Tapestry is on display in the town of Bayeux in Normandy. Its colorful embroidery and Latin text tell the story of the Norman victory over England, led by William the Conqueror, at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. This full-color reproduction of the Tapestry highlights its lively illustrations, and Wilson gives an outline of this exciting point in Medieval history. (FRN445, $50.00)
Beyond The House Of The False Lama, Travels With Monks, Nomads, And Outlaws • George Crane TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Crane (Bones of the Master) takes a roundabout route in search of a hidden temple in Inner Mongolia in this meditative account. He writes of travels from the Hudson Valley to the Florida Keys to Grenada to Paris, and on to the Gobi Desert. (MGL53, $14.95)
Bouches du Rhone Map 13 • IGN MAP A French-made map of the Bouches du Rhone, the most westerly departement of Provence, at the very nice scale of 1:125,000. (FRN358, $9.95)
Breathless • Jean-Luc Goddard 1960 • DVD A cornerstone of the French New Wave, Godard's audacious tale of lovers on the run in late 1950s Paris substitutes style for substance, and that's a good thing. Jean-Paul Belmondo oozes cool as a charming criminal, Jean Seberg is delightful as his American girlfriend, and Paris looks as exciting as ever, filmed with handheld cameras and obvious affection. In French (!), with subtitles. (FRN440, $19.99)
Cadogan Guide Provence • Dana Facaros GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 328 PAGES 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)
The Catalans • Patrick O'Brian LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 224 PAGES The novelist Grgory Feeley wrote in the Washington Post about this early novel: "The story of Dr. Alain Roig, who returns to his Catalan home town after years of medical research in the Far East to intercede in an imminent family scandal, is drolly observed, beautiful in its evocation of place, and -- like O'Brian's later novels -- often mordantly funny. " (FRN511, $14.95)
Cezanne • Mary Tompkins Lewis ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A well-illustrated introduction to Cezanne's life and works in the stimulating Art and Ideas series by Phaidon. Lewis highlights the influence of 19th-century French society and Provence in particular, on Cezanne's art. With 193 color and 13 black and white illustrations, a chronology, glossary and suggestions for further reading. Lewis is a professor of art history at Trinity College. (FRN508, $22.95)
Chagall, The Art of Dreams • Daniel Marchesseau ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 176 PAGES As a Russian Jew in Paris, Marc Chagall developed a hybrid painting style, part French modernism, part Cubism, part Surrealism, and infused with the traditions of his religious upbringing. A volume in the "Discoveries" series, this is a slim introduction to the man and his work, richly illustrated throughout with color reproductions. (FRN268, $12.95)
Charade • Stanley Donen 1963 • DVD An extremely stylish suspense story, with the Parisian background in glorious Technicolor. Audrey Hepburn plays an American lady caught in a sticky web of intrigue -- can she trust Cary Grant? Features the Oscar-winning music by Henry Mancini. (FRN437, $39.95)
Chopin in Paris, The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer • Tad Szulc BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 444 PAGES A biography of the famed composer, who left his Polish homeland, traveled to Vienna, and then settled for two decades in Paris, where he discovered the emerging Romantic movement. Chopin worked among the minds of Hugo, Lizt and Berlioz, and became involved in a stormy relationship with feminist writer George Sand before succumbing to tuberculosis at the age of 39. Szulc draws from a collection of correspondence and private journals in a book that emphasizes the "times," rather than the music, of Chopin. (FRN161, $20.95)
Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe • Glynis Ridley HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 240 PAGES The entertaining history of a most unusual eighteenth-century European celebrity. Clara the Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in 1741 by the Dutch sea captain Douwemout Van der Meer, and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of heads of state such as Louis XV and Frederick the Great. A marvelous and unique look at the introduction of Eastern wildlife into the Western world. (FRN536, $12.00)
Claude Monet, The Color of Time • Virginia Spate ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A critically lauded analysis of Monet and his art. Professor Virginia Spate provides in-depth interpretations of individual works, taking into account technique, the evolution of themes and styles, historical and biographical information, exhibition, reception, and letters written by Monet, himself. What results is an impeccably researched, convincing and beautifully illustrated overview of a much more complex artist than previously thought. (FRN311, $39.95)
Claudine's House • Colette • Doris Lessing LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 166 PAGES A marvelous new translation of Colette's warm, sensual account of growing up under her mother's watchful care in the south of France. Written 20 years after her wildly popular Claudine novels. (FRN570, $15.95)
Coming Down the Seine • Robert Gibbings TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2002 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A classic account, in words and engravings, of Gibbing's 400-mile journey down the Seine from its source near Dijon across France to Le Havre. He includes towns and cities along the river and the art and arists who have been inspired by the Seine. Originally published in 1953. With 50 engravings by the author, who had a fondness for rivers. (FRN443, $15.00)
Companion Guide Gascony and Dordogne • Richard Barber GUIDEBOOK • 2002 • PAPER • 348 PAGES A comprehensive, serious-minded guide to the architecture, art and culture of Gascony and Dordogne, combining descriptions of each attraction with personal anecdote. With black-and-white photos and maps throughout. (FRN06, $34.95)
The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh • Vincent Van Gogh BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • HARD COVER • 1864 PAGES A handsome three volume set containing all the available letters written by Vincent Van Gogh. Mostly addressed to his brother Theo, these are an illuminating glimpse into the life of an artist and a heart-breaking account of mental illness. A replica of the set published in the 1950s by the New York Graphic Society, this is the most comprehensive collection available, illustrated with reproductions of all the original drawings that appeared in the letters. It is a "must-have" for all Van Gogh enthusiasts. (NTH35, $100.00)
A Corner in the Marais, Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood • Alex Karmel BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 149 PAGES A loving portrait of the history and architecture of Paris from the vantage of the author's apartment in Marais. With black-and-white photographs, a few engravings and , oddly for a book with such a strong sense of geography and neighborhood -- no map! Bring your own. The book -- an excellent traveler's companion -- evokes the character and long history of the City of Light. (FRN351, $16.95)
Culture Shock! France • Sally Adamson Taylor GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A practical guide to getting along in France. With chapters on food and wine, culture and society. (FRN424, $17.99)
D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy • Anthony Kemp HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 193 PAGES • COMING IN It was the greatest amphibious assault ever. Told from both the Allied and German point of view, this book is the story of the planning, momentous day and its aftermath. 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)
The Da Vinci Code, Special Illustrated Edition • Dan Brown LITERATURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 467 PAGES This runaway bestseller, impressive for its historic setting and research, draws the reader in with its twists, hidden messages, and puzzles. This edition features gorgeous full-color photographs and illustrations of the art and architecture that figure prominently in the plot. (FRN528, $40.00)
A Day with Picasso • Billy Kluver ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • PAPER • 125 PAGES A detailed reconstruction of one afternoon in the lives of Picasso and his friends. Based on 24 recently discovered photographs by Jean Cocteau, this book pieces together an actual day in the cafes, garrets and streets of Paris. It's part archaeology, part art history and part hard-nosed detective work. Cocteau's captivating photographs bring the Paris art scene in 1916 to life. (FRN91, $17.00)
The Days of the French Revolution • Christopher Hibbert HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 384 PAGES 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. Popular historian Christopher Hibbert covers the full scope of the revolution, concentrating on many of the major figures. With maps, a chronology and illustrations. (FRN153, $16.99)
Debussy and His World • Jane F. Fulcher MUSIC • 2001 • PAPER • 350 PAGES Twelve scholarly essays on Debussy and fin-de-siecle Paris in the Bard Music Festival Series published by Princeton University Press. With contributions by Leon Botstein, Christophe Charle, John Clevenger, Jane F. Fulcher, David Grayson, Brian Hart, Gail Hilson-Woldu and Marie Rolf. (FRN518, $31.95)
Down and Out in Paris and London • George Orwell LITERATURE • 1972 • PAPER • 213 PAGES 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)
The Dream of Scipio • Iain Pears MYSTERY • 2003 • PAPER • 464 PAGES This edifying, complex historical novel interweaves three stories set in the lower Rhone Valley of Provence during thee dark periods: the fall of Roman civilization; the coming of the plague; and the fall of France to the Nazis. By the author of An Instance of the Fingerpost. (FRN470, $16.00)
Drome/Vaucluse Map • Michelin MAP A French-made recreational map of the Vaucluse region of Provence from Avignon to Valence at a very nice scale of 1:150,000. With cycle paths, city maps, nature trails and suggested driving tours. One Side. 38x43 inches. (FRN357, $11.95)
Encore Provence • Peter Mayle TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2000 • PAPER • 226 PAGES Peter Mayle returns to Provence to detail the life of the village that the tourist never sees. Encore Provence combines personal reflections with a knowledgeable travel advise, providing yet another alluring portrait of southern France. (FRN128, $13.95)
An Englishman A La Campagne, Life in Deepest France • Michael Sadler TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2005 • PAPER • 182 PAGES 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)
Exile's Return, A Literary Odyssey in the 1920s • Malcolm Cowley LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 347 PAGES Disappointed with the American mindset following WWI, Cowley made Paris his home, as did Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Dos Passos and other luminaries. Crowley recounts the lively scene and birth of a new American literature. (FRN97, $16.00)
Eyewitness Guide Paris • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 432 PAGES Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of the City of Light, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. Featuring well chosen literary excerpts and a detailed synopsis of the city's attractions. (FRN02, $25.00)
Faces of the Twentieth Century • Mark Edward Harris ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • HARD COVER • 176 PAGES A personable introduction to photographic traditions and photographers. Mark Edward Harris interviewed 20 photographers about their lives and art for this handsome hardcover book, which is illustrated by photographs of the interviewees' own choosing as well as portraits (by Harris) of the 20 participants. Among the artists featured are Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Sebastiao Salgado, Mary Ellen Mark, Jean-Philippe Charbonnier and Gordon Parks. (PHT10, $45.00)
A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe • Guy Mountfort FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PAPER • 212 PAGES Every birder has their favorite field guide, but you can't go wrong with this classic in the Peterson series: compact, illustrated and convenient, covering 698 species. With range maps. (EUR15, $25.00)
The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris • Edmund White LITERATURE • 2008 • PAPER • 144 PAGES The gifted novelist reveals his favorite haunts in this glittering portrait of Paris and its pleasures. "One has the impression, reading The Flaneur, of having fallen into the hands of a highly distractible, somewhat eccentric poet and professor who is determined to show you a Paris you wouldn't otherwise see. Edmund White tells such a good story that I'm ready to listen to anything he wants to talk about" -- New York Times Book Review (FRN259, $12.99)
Floating Through France, Life Between Locks on the Canal Du Midi • Barb Euser TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 200 PAGES A lovely collection, evoking the dreamy French countryside along the banks of the Canal du Midi, Europe's oldest functioning canal. The essays and poems are the reflections of a group of writers who slipped along the canal together in two old boats in the summer of 2005. (FRN572, $14.95)
Fodor's See It Paris • Fodor's GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 350 PAGES An inaugural volume in this new line of guides by Fodor's this book is notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the city. Each page displays full-color photos accompanied by much useful information on how to eat, sleep, shop, and sightsee in Paris. (FRN456, $22.99)
For the Beauty of the Earth: Birding, Opera, and Other Journeys • Thomas Urquhart BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 320 PAGES 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 • 2007 • PAPER • 736 PAGES 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 • 2003 • PAPER • 352 PAGES • COMING IN FEBRUARY 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 MAP A colorful, accurate and up-to-date map of France at a scale of 1:1,000,000, with scenic routes highlighted. We also carry a variety of more detailed regional and city maps. One Side. 40x61 inches. (FRN07, $11.95)
French Dirt, The Story of a Garden in the South of France • Richard Goodman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 203 PAGES Uh, oh! Another story of a foreigner (an American this time, with a Dutch girlfriend) transplanted to some quaint location in the south of France. Don't worry, though, this captivating tale, set near Avignon, is noteworthy for Goodman's willingness to work, growing passion for horticulture and his frank portrait of his not-always-so-lovable neighbors. (FRN417, $13.00)
French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary • DK Publishing LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2005 • PAPER • 360 PAGES 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). With a handy reference section in the back. (FRN520, $14.95)
French or Foe? • Polly Platt GUIDEBOOK • 2003 • PAPER • 292 PAGES • COMING IN 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)
Frommer's Paris • Darwin Porter • Danforth Prince GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 432 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually. With a foldout map. (FRN339, $19.99)
Gauguin • Robert Goldwater ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2004 • PAPER • 128 PAGES A nice series of 116 reproductions of Gauguin's major works, nearly half of which are in color. Paintings, woodcuts and letters by the artist are all represented. (FRN281, $19.95)
The Gothic Cathedral • Christopher Wilson ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 304 PAGES 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)
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 294 PAGES Scott, whose interest in the history of cathedrals began when he first saw the magnificent Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury, England, takes his reader on a historical, architectural and sociological tour of the magnificent spires and stained-glass windows that dot the landscape of Europe. It's an accessible, personable overview. (EUR190, $21.95)
Haute Cuisine, How the French Invented the Culinary Profession • Amy B. Trubek FOOD • 2001 • PAPER • 200 PAGES Written by an anthropologist who teaches at the New England Culinary Institute, this scholarly study probes the origins and evolution of French cuisine and its influence on modern menus throughout the world. (FRN320, $19.95)
Hemingway, The Paris Years • Michael Reynolds BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 402 PAGES Volume two in the massive Hemingway biography, Reynolds documents the author's time Paris during the 1920s -- a crucial period in Hemingway's progress as a writer. It's both a probing study of the artist and an inspired portrait of the city and especially its literary-minded inhabitants. Gertrude Stein, among others, feature prominently in the narrative. (FRN100, $21.95)
Henri Matisse • Susan Sternau ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • HARD COVER • 128 PAGES A short introduction to the artist and his work. (ART23, $16.95)
Henri Matisse 1869-1954, Master of Color • Volkmar Essers ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 96 PAGES This slim book, an entry in Taschen's popular Basic Art series, features 300 color reproductions of Matisse's work along with brief accompanying text. (ART45, $9.99)
Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 256 PAGES 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. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people. (EUR189, $15.00)
The Historic Restaurants of Paris, A Gourmet's Guide • Ellen Williams GUIDEBOOK • 2001 • PAPER • 224 PAGES The 100 restaurants and food retailers listed in this guide are all more than 100 years old, and the author includes plenty of their history (especially their famous patrons and what they liked to eat), as well as ordering recommendations, prices and practical information. (FRN345, $18.95)
An Hour from Paris • Annabel Simms GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 239 PAGES And so they are! Simms describes chateaux, abbeys, villages and other attractions, all within striking distance of the city . Better-known destinations include the chateaux of Chantilly and Rambouillet Maurice Ravel's house in Montfort-l'Amaury, but Simms also includes the Roman town of Senlis, the river-ports of Conflans-Ste Honorine and St Mammes, the Gothic church and medieval moats at Crecy-la-Chapelle, the old border-town and water-mills of Moret-sur-Loing which inspired the Impressionist painters, and the delightfully provincial atmosphere of Luzarches. (FRN398, $23.95)
I'll Always Have Paris, A Memoir • Art Buchwald BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 236 PAGES 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 memoir of that time, an often humorous account of his adventures and the many people he met, including American expatriate writers Hemingway, Ginsberg and Wilder. The first half of the book deals exclusively with Buchwald's time in Paris, while the second half details his adventures in places such as Rome, London, Moscow, Warsaw and Istanbul. It follows his first memoir, "Leaving Home." (FRN188, $19.00)
Ile de France 514 • Michelin MAP A colorful and detailed map of the region surrounding Paris at a scale of 1:200,000. All of France is covered in 21 maps. One Side. 38x39 inches. (FRN169, $12.95)
An Illustrated History of the First World War • John Keegan HISTORY • 2001 • HARD COVER • 448 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI. (WAR16, $50.00)
Impressionism • Belinda Thomson ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A readable account of the French Impressionist movement and its most notable artists, illustrated with color reproductions. Part of the "World of Art" series, this book's thoughtful analyses of individual works are illuminated by solid historical and cultural background. (FRN310, $16.95)
Impressionism, Art, Leisure, and Parisian Society • Robert L. Herbert ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1991 • PAPER • 324 PAGES A magnificently illustrated social history, this book shows the cafes, opera houses, dance halls and other places of entertainment and leisure that inspired some of the great Impressionist paintings. He brings mid 19th-century Paris to life with his insightful analysis and in 240 well chosen color illustrations. Scholarly and well written. (FRN117, $35.00)
The Impressionists' Paris, Walking Tours of the Painters' Studios, Homes, and the Sites They Painted • Ellen Williams ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1997 • HARD COVER • 100 PAGES A handsome hardcover guide with neighborhood maps, full-color illustrations and reproductions of masterworks. (FRN318, $19.95)
Interpreting Matisse Picasso • Elizabeth Cowling ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2002 • PAPER • 80 PAGES A swift survey of the competition, friendship and mutual respect between Matisse and Picasso, as well as the art it inspired. With ample illustration. (ART19, $16.95)
Jigsaw, An Unsentimental Education • Sybille Bedford LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 368 PAGES Bedford draws on her own cosmopolitan, bohemian upbringing in this autobiographical novel. Taking up from where her earlier novel Legacy left off, Bedford follows her protagonist from Germany in the 1920s to the south of France. With chapters set in Germany, Italy, England and France. (FRN519, $15.95)
Joy of Man's Desiring • Jean Giono LITERATURE • 2010 • PAPER • 464 PAGES A twentieth century master of letters, Giono's fiction invokes the folklore and traditions of his birthplace in southern France. In this graceful novel, he tells the tale of a farmer couple in Haute Provence who finds the spark that has gone missing from their lives. (FRN193, $15.95)
Just Enough Liebling, Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer • A.J. Liebling • David Remnick BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2005 • PAPER • 560 PAGES Food, boxing, war, Paris, literature, no matter what the subject, quintessential New Yorker essayist A. J. Liebling tackled it with style. Here's a rewarding (and cleverly titled) sampling, published in celebration of the centennial of his birth. As anyone who has read Liebling or read about Liebling would know, "just enough" isn't his style at all. This was a man with a healthy appetite. (NYC146, $20.00)
Knopf Guide Paris • Knopf Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 529 PAGES A lavishly produced handbook to Paris, featuring dozens of maps and color photographs as well as good information on culture and history. Originally published in French by Gallimard. (FRN88, $28.95)
The Lady and The Unicorn • Tracy Chevalier LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 250 PAGES 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, $16.00)
A Lady, First: My Life in the Kennedy White House and the American Embassies of Paris and Rome • Letitia Baldrige BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 292 PAGES A memoir of a life lived behind the scenes in U.S. embassies, the board room of Tiffany and ultimately the White House, from etiquette expert Letitia Baldrige. Ms Baldrige was as Social Secretary to the White House and Chief of Staff for Mrs. John F. Kennedy. She's a popular writer and consultant. (GEN276, $15.00)
The Last Metro • Francois Truffaut 1980 • DVD Set in wartime Paris, this Truffaut classic is the story of a Jewish theater director, hiding in the basement of a Paris theatre, where his wife is starring in a play. It's a backstage drama, but its real impact is in its moving portrait of life in Paris under the German occupation. (FRN438, $19.99)
Le Divorce • Diane Johnson LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 309 PAGES In the grand tradition of An American Abroad, this wise novel follows the attempts of Isabel, a young Californian in Paris, to rescue her step sister from a bad marriage. Full of plot twists and wonderfully written, this book is also a study of French and American convention. It's almost guaranteed to start you dreaming of Paris. (FRN56, $15.00)
Les Miserables • Victor Hugo • Norman McAfee • Lee Fahnestock LITERATURE • 1987 • PAPER • 1463 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS The classic tale of redemption set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. (FRN123, $7.95)
The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh • Vincent Van Gogh • Ronald De Leeuw • Arnold Pomerans ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 560 PAGES There are many versions of Van Gogh's letters, but this one, part of the "Penguin Classics" series, 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 • 2002 • PAPER • 84 PAGES • FAVORITE The great German poet discovered the art of Paul Cezanne during a Parisian sojourn in 1907, just two years after the artist's death. "All reality is on his side," Rilke wrote of Cezanne's paintings. This collection of short letters, written by Rilke to his wife Clara, is often cited as among the most insightful works of western art criticism. The letters chronicle Rilke's daily pilgrimage to a Cezanne exhibition at a gallery in Paris over the period of one year. Rilke's distinctively poetic language and attention to detail make this collection a brilliant and beautiful meditation on Paris, art, and life. (FRN300, $14.00)
Life With Picasso • Francoise Gilot BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1989 • PAPER • 352 PAGES This intimate memoir is as much about Picasso's art as it is about Gilot's experiences with Picasso as a lover and companion. She met Picasso in Paris in 1943, during the German occupation of France, when she was 21 and he was 62. For ten years, she lived with the artist, gave birth to two of his children, and served as his model. She recounts their life together with careful attention to detail, combining memoir, art history and romance. (ART42, $16.00)
A Literary Guide to Provence • Daniel Vitaglione GUIDEBOOK • 2001 • PAPER • 259 PAGES 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. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Virginia Woolf, Georges Sand, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edith Wharton, and Willa Cather are all represented. (FRN395, $19.95)
Lonely Planet French Phrasebook • Marie-Helene Girard • Anny Monet LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2011 • PAPER This handy phrasebook focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (FRN120, $8.99)
Lonely Planet Paris • Steve Fallon GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 440 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide with 22 maps (including a section of color maps) and detailed travel information. (FRN374, $19.99)
Long Ago in France, The Years in Dijon • M.F.K. Fisher FOOD • 1992 • PAPER • 159 PAGES 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)
Luberon, Parc Naturel Regional Map • IGN 2002 • MAP A detailed map of Luberon Regional Park in the mountains of Provence at a scale of 1:60,000. The topographic map shows bicyling and walking trails, recreational facilities and attractions (with text in French only). One Side. 38x52 inches. (FRN442, $14.95)
Lust for Life • Irving Stone LITERATURE • 1989 • PAPER • 487 PAGES 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. A real page-turner, this novel evokes the painter's struggles with madness and poverty. (NTH18, $18.00)
Madame Curie, A Biography • Eve Curie BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 448 PAGES Marie Sklodowska Curie's life in science, as chronicled by her daughter Eve. Winner of two Nobel Prizes, Madame Curie was born and raised in Poland in the late 19th century, married in Paris and celebrated throughout the world. This biography recounts her remarkable life, with no little amount of information about her milieu. Reissued in 2001 with a new introduction by Natalie Angier. (PLD27, $20.95)
The Magic of Provence, Pleasures of Southern France • Yvone Lenard BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 312 PAGES Another American comes under the spell of la vie Provencale. This time, the author is a native of France, but after having lived in California since her teens, Lenard and her American husband leave their Los Angeles home for the Luberon mountains. These essays chronicle the idyllic moments-- sipping rum-laced tea with a local duchess on a cold evening -- and the misadventures-- having their money taken by an unreliable gardener-- of country living, sprinkled with anecdotes of Vincent Van Gogh, Brigitte Bardot, and other notable French figures for whom Provence has held a similar allure. Each chapter concludes with a recipe for traditional Provencale fare. (FRN449, $14.00)
Making Paradise: Art, Modernity, and the Myth of the French Riviera • Katherine Silver ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • HARD COVER • 192 PAGES A scholarly history of the Cote d'Azur from 1890 to the present with a focus on its impact on painters, architects and sculptors from the Neoimpressionists through the Fauves to contemporary artists. With 100 illustrations, 58 in color. Published in conjunction with an April to July 2001 exhibit at the AXA Gallery in New York. (FRN296, $39.95)
Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald FIELD GUIDE • 2002 • PAPER • 320 PAGES 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, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $38.50)
Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald FIELD GUIDE • 2002 • PAPER • 320 PAGES 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, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $38.50)
Market Day in Provence • Michele de la Pradelle • Amy Jacobs • Jack Katz CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2006 • HARD COVER • 264 PAGES In many Provencal towns, the outdoor street market is not only the center of local commerce but the main tourist attraction and an important social ground. De La Pradelle investigates the inner workings of the market at Carpentras, examining the the institution of the outdoor market and its relationship to modern economics. This thorough study provides a unique glimpse into the food, society and culture of modern France. (FRN527, $37.50)
Markets of Provence, A Culinary Tour of Southern France • Dixon Long • Ruthanne Long • David Wakely • Patricia Wells FOOD • 1996 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES • COMING IN A celebration of France and its food, this book covers the cuisine and markets of seven towns in Provence, with descriptive text, recipes and color photographs. It combines the best of a cookbook, photo essay and travelogue. A different place is featured each day of the week from Monday to Sunday including tiny Bonnieux, bustling Aix-en-Provence, Cadenet, La Tour D'Aigues, Saint-Remy, Apt and L'Isle-Sur-La-Sourgue. With color photographs and a map. (FRN247, $22.00)
The Masterpiece • Emile Zola LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 428 PAGES 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 • 2001 • PAPER • 272 PAGES Eminently readable and beautifully illustrated, this book charts the competitive relationship between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso from 1906-1917. (ART17, $36.00)
Matisse and Picasso, The Story of their Rivalry and Friendship • Jack Flam ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • PAPER • 288 PAGES The latest book on the relationship between Matisse and Picasso. Art historian Jack Flam delves into the biographical details of their lives, their philosophical attitudes toward art and, of course, their work. (ART20, $17.95)
Matisse Picasso • Museum of Modern Art ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2002 • HARD COVER • 368 PAGES Friends and competitors, Matisse and Picasso possessed a relationship that fueled great artistic innovation. This exhibition catalog juxtaposes the works of the two, highlighting the similarities and differences, while depicting the dialogue they shared through their art. (ART18, $60.00)
The Matisse Stories • A.S. Byatt LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 127 PAGES A slim collection of three tales, each inspired by a Matisse painting, which showcase Byatt's various talents as fabulist, comedian and critic. In all her incarnations, she is nothing short of wonderful. With reproductions of the three paintings. (FRN299, $12.00)
Matisse: The Wonder of Color • Xavier Girard • I. Mark Paris • Henri Matisse ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1994 • PAPER • 175 PAGES Using excerpts from interviews and Matisse's own notes and letters, this book uncovers little-known facts about this great artist. Part of the "Discoveries" series, it contains 212 illustrations, over half of which are in color. (FRN146, $12.95)
The Mays of Ventadorn, Tales from Southwest France • W.S. Merwin TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2002 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A shapely memoir and meditation by the great poet and author of The Lost Upland: Stories of Southwest France. Merwin -- who has had a farmhouse in the region for decades -- writes of rural traditions, his own love of the region, and, specifically, of the narrative poems and songs of the troubadours. The title refers to the ruined 12-century chateaux of Bernart de Ventadorn in southern France. A book in the series National Geographic Directions. (FRN341, $20.00)
Michelin Green Guide French Riviera • Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 384 PAGES 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. With suggested tours, site plans of major attractions and a rating system. An excellent planning guide, especially useful for the independent traveler. (FRN271, $21.99)
Michelin Green Guide Northern France and the Paris Region • Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 479 PAGES A guidebook in the popular Michelin series, covering Paris and Northern France, noted for it's detail and helpful maps. (FRN273, $21.99)
Michelin Green Guide Paris • Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 448 PAGES With the same focus on driving tours, detailed maps and the Michelin star system, the venerable Green Guides are even better -- organized regionally, in color and with an overview of history, art and culture. (FRN381, $19.99)
Michelin Green Guide Provence • Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A comprehensive driving guide to Provence in the Michelin series, organized alphabetically and featuring detailed local maps of each region, city or village. With suggested tours, site plans of major attractions and a rating system. An excellent planning guide, especially useful for the independent traveler. Beware: as wonderful as they are, Green Guides do not include information on where to sleep or eat. (FRN23, $21.99)
Monet's Years at Giverny, Beyond Impressionism • David Wildenstein ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1978 • PAPER • 160 PAGES • COMING IN A 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)
Murder in Montparnasse, A Literary Mystery of Paris • Howard Engel MYSTERY • 2000 • PAPER • 300 PAGES An entertaining mystery that evokes post-WWI Paris. Michael Ward, an American journalist, makes the trek to Paris in the hopes of becoming immersed in the intellectual scene. Instead, he finds himself tangled up in a web of serial murders -- of which he becomes the suspect. (FRN101, $14.95)
Murder on the Orient Express • Agatha Christie MYSTERY • 2011 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer. (EUR118, $6.99)
My Father's Glory • Yves Robert LITERATURE • 1991 • DVD The screen adaptation of the memoir of much-loved filmaker and playwright Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974). The film presents a rich portrait of the Provencal landscape; the bulk of the action takes place in sunny lavender fields, when the protagonist and his Parisian family leave the fast pace of the city for the relaxed country life. In French with subtitles. (FRN451, $19.98)
My Father's Glory • Yves Robert LITERATURE • 1991 • DVD The screen adaptation of the memoir of much-loved filmaker and playwright Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974). The film presents a rich portrait of the Provencal landscape; the bulk of the action takes place in sunny lavender fields, when the protagonist and his Parisian family leave the fast pace of the city for the relaxed country life. In French with subtitles. (FRN451, $19.98)
My Paris Sketchbook • Alain Bouldouyre • Christopher Auduraud ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES In this small book, longtime resident Alain Bouldouyre documents the architecture, neighborhoods, cafes and character of Paris in 100 evocative color illustrations. With accompanying text by novelist and critic Auduraud. With chapters on morning, noon and night. The elegant water colors, more detailed than you might expect, capture the flavor of the city. (FRN429, $24.95)
Mythologies • Roland Barthes CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1989 • PAPER • 159 PAGES Reflections on the Parisian character. Each of the brief essays tackle some aspect of the culture, character or way of life of the French as filtered through the lens of the intellectual, literary-minded Barthes. A classic, originally published in 1957. (FRN233, $14.00)
National Geographic Paris • Lisa Davidson GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 272 PAGES An abundantly illustrated guide to the city, with excellent maps and a section on history and culture. (FRN393, $22.95)
National Geographic Provence & Cote D'Azur • Barbara Noe GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 240 PAGES 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)
New Poems (Bilingual Edition) • Rainer Maria Rilke • Edward Snow LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 320 PAGES The new poems in this collection are hardly new (they were written from 1907-1908), but they do show a stylistic shift in Rilke's approach to the poetic form, triggered by his time in Paris and his exposure to burgeoning art movements of the period. This is a bilingual edition, with the original German text alongside the English translation. (GER121, $16.00)
Nice Map • IGN MAP A folded city map (scale=1:13,000) of Nice, by the cartographers at the French national geographic institute. Two Sides. 26x48 inches. (FRN372, $9.95)
Normandy Map 513 • Michelin MAP A colorful, detailed map of Normandy at a scale of 1:200,000, featuring Rouen, Le Havre and the route of the Seine from west of Paris to the Atlantic. Two Sides. 40x61 inches. (FRN49, $11.95)
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge • Rainer Maria Rilke • M. D. Herter Norton LITERATURE • 1972 • PAPER • 237 PAGES Rilke's only novel, a poetic and loosely structured series of meditations on the difficulties of living abroad, told in the voice of a Danish nobleman in Paris. (GER123, $13.95)
Old Provence • Theodore Andrea Cook • James Ferguson HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 384 PAGES 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)
Paris 1919, Six Months that Changed the World • Richard Holbrooke • Margaret Macmillan HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 560 PAGES A vivid, comprehensive analysis of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the treaty to end the war that was supposed to end all wars. In her narrative, Macmillan juggles the conflicting politics, competing personalities and rabid frustrations that came to a head in the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. She argues the peace treaty should not be forced to shoulder all the blame that has been attributed to it for provoking World War II. With 16 pages of photos and maps. (FRN392, $18.00)
Paris France • Gertrude Stein LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 128 PAGES In her inimitable style, Stein ponders France, the French and her most obvious love for her adopted homeland. It includes stories of life with Hemingway, Picasso and others of her circle. An extended essay, ths slim book combines memoir, aphorism and travel. (FRN107, $11.95)
Paris in Mind • Jennifer Lee ANTHOLOGY • 2003 • PAPER • 288 PAGES 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, $15.00)
Paris Living Rooms • Dominique Nabokov ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2002 • HARD COVER • 114 PAGES How do they live? For this curiously fascinating book, Dominique Nabokov snapped color Polaroids of 100 apartments of Parisians, wealthy, cultural or eccentric, including Jeanne Moreau and Gerard Depardieu. It's an absorbing portrait of the city. She cannily chose to exclude the people, heightening the voyeuristic pleasure of the book. (FRN418, $29.95)
Paris Map • Borch Maps 2011 • MAP A sturdy laminated map of the city center at a scale of 1:12,000 and all of Paris at a scale of 1:15,000. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (FRN400, $8.95)
Paris Map • Borch Maps 2011 • MAP A sturdy laminated map of the city center at a scale of 1:12,000 and all of Paris at a scale of 1:15,000. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (FRN400, $8.95)
The Paris Mapguide, The Essential Guide to La Vie Parisienne • Michael Middleditch GUIDEBOOK • 2002 • PAPER • 64 PAGES 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. Nicely organized but with a copyright date of 1994, beware! Things change. (FRN189, $10.00)
Paris Stories • Mavis Gallant • Michael Ondaatje LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 350 PAGES All written in Paris (where Gallant has long lived), these magnificent stories take place from the Left Bank to the French Riviera, postwar Germany and Franco-era Spain. If you haven't read her work (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)
Paris Was Yesterday • Janet Flanner • Irving Drutman HISTORY • 1988 • PAPER • 232 PAGES Like many American writers in '20s and '30s, journalist Janet Flanner left the States to join the Paris intellectual scene. Author of the early "New Yorker" series "Letter from Paris," she would become an important voice in reporting WWII and a biting commentator on European politics. In characteristically masterful prose, here are her impressions of life in Paris between the wars. (FRN93, $20.95)
Paris, A Musical Gazeteer • Nigel Simeone GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A reference and guidebook to musical Paris, with a focus on classical genres. This handy book includes information on monuments and concert venues, suggested walking tours and maps, as well as concise biographies of fifty Parisian musicians and composers. (FRN286, $24.00)
Paris, Capital of the World • Patrice Higonnet • Arthur Goldhammer HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 492 PAGES A fascinating and refreshing look at a city that has been, at various times, the capital of nearly every aspect of life, from pleasure to science to human alienation. Higonnet plunges into some of the lesser-explored elements of the cities history, like the world of prostitution and the influence of the surrealists, always keeping in mind the mythology of Paris, which she sees as a major theme in the city's history. With a wide variety of well-chosen quotes, lyrics, literary excerpts and illustrations. (FRN541, $26.50)
Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light • David Downie TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2011 • PAPER • 303 PAGES Downie's irreverent, witty romp takes the form of 31 short sketches of people, places and daily life, ranging from the glamorous to the little-known corners and characters of his adopted city. This new edition includes striking, B&W photographs of Paris by Downie's wife Alison Harris and an appreciative foreword by gellow expat Diane Johnson. (FRN522, $15.00)
Paris, The Biography of a City • Colin Jones HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 566 PAGES 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)
Paris, The Collected Traveler • Barrie Kerper GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 614 PAGES Kerper assembles an astonishing range of excerpts, each annotated and with accompanying practical information, including a short list of where to eat and where to stay. With extensive, well-considered bibliographic notes. (FRN397, $19.00)
Paris/Troyes/Chaumont • Michelin Travel Publications 2000 • MAP A detailed regional map of France from Paris east to Troyes and Chaumont at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN336, $6.95)
Patricia Wells at Home in Provence, Recipes Inspired by Her Farmhouse in France • Patricia Wells FOOD • 1999 • PAPER • 355 PAGES 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 Gauguin ,1848-1903: The Primitive Sophisticate • Ingo F. Walther ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 95 PAGES In this short, illustrated introduction to Gauguin and his paintings, color reproductions are paired with commentary on the works. (FRN280, $9.99)
Pere Goriot • Burt Raffel • Honore de Balzac LITERATURE • 1962 • PAPER • 370 PAGES Balzac's penetrating examination of the Parisian world -- its society, ambitions and hypocrisies-- is still one of most compelling. (FRN365, $16.00)
Perfume, The Story of a Murderer • Patrick Suskind LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 255 PAGES The chilling tale of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a monster in pursuit of the prefect perfume, rich in the earthy details of 18th-century Paris. The movie is due out in Fall 2006 and stars Ben Winshaw, Dustin Hoffman, and Alan Rickman. (FRN69, $15.00)
The Phantom of the Opera • Gaston Leroux LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 368 PAGES A facsimile of the much-adapted 1910 original edition of Leroux's tale of fantasy, mystery and romance. (FRN425, $9.99)
Picasso • Gertrude Stein LITERATURE • 1984 • PAPER • 50 PAGES A friend and supporter of modern art and early advocate of Cubism, Stein famously forged a friendship with Picasso in Paris. This book, gleaned from her many conversations with the master and her own personal reflections, considers both the man and his work. With 61 illustrations chosen by Stein for the original 1938 edition, here reproduced in black-and-white. (FRN102, $6.95)
Pimsleur Quick & Simple French • Pimsleur Language Method LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2005 • AUDIO CD Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic French, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (FRN523, $19.95)
A Propos De Paris • Henri Cartier-Bresson CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1998 • PAPER • 168 PAGES 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 -- beautiful, shocking, sad and always honest. It also includes a series of short, interesting accompanying essays. (FRN132, $40.00)
Renoir, My Father • Jean Renoir BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 437 PAGES The director of such cinematic masterpieces as The Rules of the Game and Grand Illusion, Jean Renoir was also an accomplished writer and a devoted son. His portrait of his father Pierre-Auguste remains the standard biography of the Impressionist master -- personable, informative and supremely affectionate. With 12 color plates. Originally published in 1958. (ART10, $18.95)
Rhone Valley Map • Michelin Travel Publications MAP A colorful, detailed map of the Rhone Valley from Lyon south to Port St. Louis, the Cararmgue and Marseille at a scale of 1:200,000. One Side. 38x52 inches. (FRN64, $13.95)
The Rise of Christianity • Rodney Stark RELIGION • 1997 • PAPER • 272 PAGES 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." More a sociological study than a religious history, the book delves into what compelled so many people to convert to the then infant religion. (MED64, $14.99)
Rough Guide Paris • Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 528 PAGES A jam-packed practical, cultural and historical guide to the City of Light. (FRN371, $19.99)
Saint Exupery: Art, Writings and Musings • Nathalie Des Vallieres LITERATURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 224 PAGES An oversize, lovingly illustrated tribute to the aviation pioneer and French national hero, as compiled by Saint Exupery's great-niece. She includes early sketches of the Little Prince, letters, photographs, and diary excerpts. With 200 color illustrations. Among its many treasures, the book includes Saint Exupery's Letter to An American, an eloquent example of his efforts to persuade the U.S. to enter WWII. Saint Exupery's plane (now identified after 60 years) crashed into the Mediterranean while he was on a reconnaissance mission on July 31, 1944. (FRN441, $19.98)
Scaramouche, A Romance of the French Revolution • Rafael Sabatini LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 361 PAGES The swashbuckling, romantic tale of Andre-Louis Moreau and his adventures, set in the unsettled days leading up to the French Revolution. Sabatini, who wrote a dozen popular books in the 1920s and 1930s was a master of the historical novel. Like many of his books this one was made into a movie. (FRN433, $5.95)
The Secret Life of the Seine • Mort Rosenblum TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2001 • PAPER • 290 PAGES After losing his Paris apartment, Rosenblum, a born storyteller, takes to a houseboat moored on the Seine. The result is this entertaining tour of the places and people he encounters during his explorations along the river. (FRN48, $17.50)
Selected Letters • Madame de Sevigne BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1988 • PAPER • 319 PAGES The collected letters of Madame de Sevigne evoke life 17th century France. (FRN226, $16.00)
Seven Ages of Paris • Alistair Horne HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 458 PAGES British historian Alistair Horne writes with flair, drama and obvious affection for the City of Light (which he personifies as a woman) in this wonderfully opinionated, personal overview of the history of Paris, and especially its political history from the 13th century. (FRN503, $18.00)
Shakespeare and Company • Sylvia Beach HISTORY • 1991 • PAPER • 230 PAGES Following the Great War, a little bookshop called Shakespeare and Company became an outpost for American expatriates and members of the European literary underground. Sylvia Beach recalls the heyday of her Paris bookstore, when it harbored literary movers and shakers such as Hemingway, Stein and Joyce. (FRN104, $18.95)
Short Stories in French • Richard Coward LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 214 PAGES 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 by contemporary authors make good reading in any language. A volume in New Penguin Parallel Texts. (FRN594, $15.00)
The Sibyl in Her Grave • Sarah Caudwell MYSTERY • 2001 • PAPER 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, Avignon, and Monte Carlo. The action (as usual) involves taxes and a group of trouble-prone attractive young barristers. It's all very droll, much better than it might sound in a plot summary. (FRN539, $7.99)
The Silent World • Jacques Cousteau BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • PAPER • 220 PAGES "When you dive, you begin to feel that you're an angel," wrote the celebrated explorer, inventor and personality Jacques Cousteau. This 50th anniversary edition of Cousteau's internationally best-selling memoir relives his invention of SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) and his first experiences with underwater exploration, while above ground, occupied France was caught in the throes of World War II. With 24 photographs. (OCE86, $15.00)
The Silent World • Jacques Cousteau BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • PAPER • 220 PAGES "When you dive, you begin to feel that you're an angel," wrote the celebrated explorer, inventor and personality Jacques Cousteau. This 50th anniversary edition of Cousteau's internationally best-selling memoir relives his invention of SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) and his first experiences with underwater exploration, while above ground, occupied France was caught in the throes of World War II. With 24 photographs. (OCE86, $15.00)
Six Armies in Normandy, From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris • John Keegan HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 365 PAGES 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)
The Solitude of Compassion • Jean Giono LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 171 PAGES • COMING IN A collection of loosely plotted stories, first published in 1932, evoking the villages, people and folklore of Provence in vivid, earthy detail. (FRN458, $15.00)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Picasso, Provence, and Douglas Cooper • John Richardson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 318 PAGES 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. He recounts in delicious detail Cooper's unpredictable antics along with those of the likes of Williams, Cocteau, and Picasso. (FRN454, $20.00)
Southern France, An Oxford Archaeological Guide • Henry Cleere ARCHAEOLOGY • 2001 • PAPER • 211 PAGES • COMING IN An overview and catalog of archaeological sites in Southern France including the amphitheaters at Arles, Nimes and Orange, Paleolithic cave art, and medieval wonders of Carcassonne. With sketch maps, travel information, and site diagrams. (FRN258, $22.50)
Spinsters in Jeopardy • Ngaio Marsh MYSTERY • 1998 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Inspector Roderick Alleyn is on vacation with his family en route to the French Riviera when terrible events ensue in this pleasingly convoluted whodunit by March, a contemporary of Agathie Christie and Dorothy Sayers. At the creepy "House of the Silver Goat," our chief inspector must investigate a murder, infiltrate a secret drug cult; and rescue his kidnapped son. (FRN490, $5.99)
The Stones of Balazuc, A French Village in Time • John Merriman HISTORY • 2002 • HARD COVER • 352 PAGES A warm history of a tiny medieval town set above the Ardeche river in the Rhone-Alpes region of South-central France. Yale historian John Merriman, who has a home in Balazuc, traces the village history from 1000 A.D., taking into account the impact of the French Revolution, the silk industry (once the souce of its fortunes), WWII and modern tourism. 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)
The Sun King • Nancy Mitford HISTORY • 2012 • PAPER • 255 PAGES • COMING IN MAY An opulent, celebrated biography of Louis XIV. Gracefully written and with almost 200 illustrations in black-and-white and in color, the book is also a very good introduction to Versailles. (FRN33, $16.95)
Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation, A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties • Noel Riley Fitch BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1985 • PAPER • 447 PAGES A vivid portrait of life among the literary expatriates of post-WWI Paris, using Sylvia Beach as its central figure. Through anecdotes about Beach whose bookstore Shakespeare and Company would become an intellectual asylum for such figures as Joyce, Hemingway, Williams and Pound Fitch recreates the salons and the wild parties, while communicating the support and camaraderie binding this tight artistic circle. (FRN92, $21.95)
A Tale of Two Cities • Charles Dickens LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 371 PAGES Dickens' famous tale of love and intrigue, set against the backdrop of the French Revolution in Paris and London. (GBR100, $8.00)
Time Out Paris • Peterjon Cresswell GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 416 PAGES An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (FRN543, $19.95)
Time Out South of France, Provence And the Cote d'Azur • Time Out GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 336 PAGES 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 • 2005 • PAPER • 279 PAGES In a last ditch effort to regain himself after the death of his wife, Rush heads off to France with a donkey on the trail of fellow Scot Robert Louis Stevenson. It's a beautifully written, moving tale of getting through grief. (FRN534, $17.95)
Toujours Provence • Peter Mayle TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1992 • PAPER • 241 PAGES 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)
The Tour De France, A Cultural History • C. S. Thompson HISTORY • 2008 • PAPER • 406 PAGES This authoritative, 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, $24.95)
Travelers' Tales France • James O'Reilly • Larry Habegger ANTHOLOGY • 2002 • PAPER • 528 PAGES • COMING IN 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. With a section of practical travel information. (FRN05, $18.95)
A Traveller's History of France • Robert Cole HISTORY • 2008 • PAPER • 256 PAGES An exceptionally well-written survey of French history from the paleolithic to the present. It includes the conquests of ancient Gaul, the heady days of revolution and modern times in its fast-moving 238 pages. With maps, a useful chronology and a list of popes and emperors. (FRN08, $14.95)
A Traveller's History of Paris • Robert Coles HISTORY • 2008 • PAPER • 320 PAGES 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. With maps, a useful chronology and a few sketches. Coles is also the author of A Traveler's History of France. (FRN426, $14.95)
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes • Robert Louis Stevenson TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2005 • PAPER • 269 PAGES Stevenson's sprightly account of ten days with the single-minded Modestine in the French Cevennes on the trail (today GR 70) from Monastier sur Gazeille to St Jean-du-Gard. His romantic musings and descriptions of the people and places he encounters are delightful. This Penguin Classics edition also includes The Amateur Emigrant, his sharp-eyed chronicle of travels around America: the crowded weeks in steerage, the cross-country train journey. (FRN538, $16.95)
Travels with My Aunt • Graham Greene LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 254 PAGES In this wickedly funny book, poor stick-in-the-mud Henry Pulling gets talked into accompanying his repobate Aunt Augusta on a questionable journey. The unlikely duo find themselves, in the course of the novel, in Brighton, aboard the Orient Express, on a boat from Buenos Aires to Asuncion -- and beyond. Maggie Smith played the title character in the movie. (GBR500, $16.00)
Tropic of Cancer • Henry Miller BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1987 • PAPER • 318 PAGES Miller's controversial, sexually frank depiction of bohemian life in 1930s Paris, a loosely structured memoir and confessional that has grown from a cult favorite to a celebrated modern classic. (FRN419, $14.00)
The Vagabond • Colette LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 192 PAGES • 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)
Van Gogh and Gauguin, Electric Arguments and Utopian Dreams • Bradley Collins ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • HARD COVER • 264 PAGES A scholarly study by a art historian of Gauguin and Van Gogh, focusing on the time they spent together in Arles. Not just for the specialist, Bradley's psycho-biography is vividly written and persuasive. The two painters were close friends, but held different philosophies on art, which lead to many clashes that served as a great influence on each man's paintings. With a few illustrations. (FRN283, $30.00)
Van Gogh and Gauguin, The Search for Sacred Art • Debora Silverman ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • HARD COVER • 512 PAGES Art historian Debora Silverman analyzes the paintings of Van Gogh and Gauguin in relationship to their religious backgrounds and beliefs, offering fresh insight into some of the works they produced while living together in Arles. (FRN274, $60.00)
Van Gogh's Progress • Carol M. Zemel ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1997 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES An analysis of Van Gogh's utopian ideals, written by a professor of art history at SUNY Buffalo. This book revises the stock notion of Van-Gogh-as-madman, replacing it with a new vision of Van Gogh as a conscious, articulate proto-modern artist. Illustrated in color -- but emphatically not a big picture book. (ART08, $55.00)
Village in the Vaucluse • Laurence Wylie TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1986 • PAPER • 390 PAGES • FAVORITE 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, a weekly bus to Avignon, and a single cafe. Of more than historical interest, the book (which has been in print since its publication in 1957) is an excellent introduction to the people and character of the south of France. With Wylie's black-and-white photographs. Divided into four sections; adult problems and worries; adult pleasures; and growing old. (FRN225, $27.50)
Vive La Revolution, A Stand-up History of the French Revolution • Mark Steel HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER 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)
Walking in France, Exploring France's Great Towns And Finest Landscapes on Foot • John Souter • Gillian Souter GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 288 PAGES A wonderful guide for the independent traveler, featuring walks in a variety of French locations and settings. There are several suggestions for strolls in Paris as well as walks in rural areas, small cities and vineyards. With maps and color photographs. (FRN533, $20.00)
Walks in Hemingway's Paris, A Guide to Paris for the Literary Traveler • Noel Riley Fitch GUIDEBOOK • 1992 • PAPER A guided tour of Paris led by none other than Ernest Hemingway. Fitch tracks the writer's movement through Paris, from his arrival in 1921 to 1957, lingering on the city's landmarks and lesser-known cafes and hotels. Including maps and photographs, this distinctive guide successfully combines biographical anecdotes, literary history and current travel information. (FRN106, $15.99)
Wildflowers of Britain and Europe • Margaret and Roland Spohn FIELD GUIDE • 2008 • PAPER • 320 PAGES This indispensable guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe in Black's Nature Guide series covers 450 species, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. The images not only show you what the plant looks like in its habitat, but also focus in on specific features such as the leaves or flower head, to aid identification. (EUR46, $21.95)
Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries • Ornella D'Alessio • Marco Santini FOOD • 2005 • HARD COVER • 324 PAGES 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. The authors, both Italian journalists and wine connoisseurs, provide helpful tips alongside the hundreds of magnificent color photographs. (EUR191, $35.00)
Women of the Left Bank, Paris 1900-1940 • Shari Benstock HISTORY • 1987 • PAPER • 566 PAGES An insightful look at the critical role of American, English and French women in the Lost Generation. Benstock creates 24 distinct portraits, including Gertrude Stein and Jean Rhys. Simultaneously literary, historical and feminist in her approach, she shows the importance of the feminine sensibility, and especially the lesbian experience, in the formation of the modernist voice. (FRN98, $34.95)
The World Atlas of Wine • Hugh Johnson • Jancis Robinson FOOD • 2007 • HARD COVER • 352 PAGES An invaluable, illustrated guide and atlas, covering wine-producing regions around the world. This revised fifth edition takes in new grapes, new wines and new wine-producing regions. Although France is given emphasis, California, Spain, Italy, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and other regions are also well covered. With hundreds of color photographs, illustrations and excellent full color maps (which vary in scale according to region). (GEN244, $50.00)
A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age • William Manchester HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 322 PAGES 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. This is his 18th book and Manchester knows how to tell a great story. It's divided into three sections: Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery. (EUR06, $15.99)
The World of the Troubadours, Medieval Occitan Society, c. 1100 - c. 1300 • Linda M. Paterson HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 183 PAGES A scholarly introduction to the culture and language of the Troubadours, medieval inhabitants of southern France whose songs of courtly love were highly influential on early poetry. (FRN467, $53.00)
The Yellow House, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin Side by Side • Susan Goldman Rubin • Joseph A. Smith ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • HARD COVER • 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)
Zazie in the Metro • Raymond Queneau LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 151 PAGES The rollicking tale of young, sassy Zazie, a classic short novel made into a film by Louis Malle. Zazie's a knowing kid with a complex life that doesn't get her down: her mother killed her father, for example, and her uncle is a cross-dresser. When she visits her uncle in Paris, mayhem, calamity, and hijinks ensue. In this short, utterly hilarious and linguistically innovative novel, we follow the irrepressible kid, her nightclub performer uncle, and some disapproving gendarmes on a madcap tour of the city. (FRN434, $16.00)

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