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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $54, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFRN402)		  
Fodor's Paris' 25 Best  •  Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES • BEST SELLER
This shirt-pocket map and guide includes essential information on the city's history, highlights and sightseeing, ideal for a short visit to the City of Light. (FRN41, $12.99)		   Fodor's Paris' 25 Best
My Life in France  •  Julia Child
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2007 •  PAPER  • 317 PAGES
Child recalls her transformation from a bumbling Californian landed in Paris at age 36, to a chef and author (Mastering the Art of French Cooking) in this characteristically frank, infectious account of her early years in France. It's a marvelous record (completed by her grandnephew) of Paris and Provence after WWII, the many friends, family and memorable meals. (FRN596, $16.00)		   My Life in France
The Food of France  •  Waverly Root
FOOD •  1992 •  PAPER  • 450 PAGES
An evocative and beautifully written survey of French food. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970s, the book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace) and Oil (the south). A great read for anyone interested in the foundation of French cuisine. (FRN17, $18.00)		   The Food of France
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



Also Recommended

Blue Guide Paris  •  Delia Gray-Durant  •  Ian Robertson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Compact and authoritative, this eleventh edition of the art-focused guide includes plenty of color photographs and a section of practical information, in addition to the usual maps and detailed floor plans. (FRN145, $29.95)
 		  
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 and sights. (FRN02, $25.00)
 		  
French Provincial Cooking  •  Elizabeth David  •  Julia Child   • FOOD  •  More than just a cookbook. In this influential classic, David includes a long introduction on the origins of food traditions in France, and asides on history, food traditions, literature and the pleasures of rural France. (FRN174, $18.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Mastering the Art of French Cooking  •  Julia Child   • FOOD  •  The 40th anniversary edition of Child's hugely influential (and still very instructive) cookbook on preparing authentic French fare -- in American kitchens with American ingredients. (FRN644, $40.00)
 		  
The Food Lover's Guide to the Gourmet Secrets of Paris  •  Kate Whiteman   • FOOD  •  Whitman's delightful culinary tour of the restaurants, markets and cafes of Paris. Organized by neighborhood, this handsome book includes recipes, photographs and historical highlights. (FRN613, $45.00)
 		  
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, $40.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
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, $26.50)
 		  
The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France  •  Ina Caro   • HISTORY • BEST SELLER  •  Time travel through France by way of its finest castles, chateaux, cathedrals and monasteries. This unusual travelogue is an invaluable companion for traveling in Paris, southern France, the Dordogne and the Loire Valley, combining personal observation with large doses of well-presented history. (FRN03, $17.00)
 		  
Toujours Paris  •  Yann Layma   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  The landmarks, streets and people of the City of Lights are captured in 200 full-color photographs, packaged in a beautiful box to resemble a photographer's portfolio. (FRN792, $55.00)
 		  
Impressionism, Art, Leisure, and Parisian Society  •  Robert L. Herbert   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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. (FRN117, $35.00)
 		  
A Moveable Feast  •  Ernest Hemingway   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A treasure for anyone interested in Parisian cafe society and its luminaries circa 1925. Hemingway includes sharp portraits of Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ford Maddox Ford and others who idled on their way to greatness. (FRN26, $15.00)
 		  
Between Meals, An Appetite for Paris  •  A.J. Liebling   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAVORITE  •  Liebling captures with stylish prose his coming-of-age in Paris in this elegant memoir, which is also a tribute to French cuisine. (FRN32, $15.00)
 		  
Clementine in the Kitchen  •  Samuel Chamberlain   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This sweet tale of a transplanted American family and their endearing French cook evokes the traditions, character and food of rural France in the years before WWII. Clementine eventually accompanies her new friends back to America, where, happily, she finds love. (FRN455, $16.00)
 		  
Paris to the Moon  •  Adam Gopnik   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Gopnik writes with candor and humor about Paris and Parisian ways in these charming reflections on adapting to life abroad. (FRN208, $16.00)
 		  
The Secret Life of the Seine  •  Mort Rosenblum   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
 		  
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, $15.00)
 		  
Paris Stories  •  Mavis Gallant  •  Michael Ondaatje   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
 
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