Brittany & Normandy   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFRN414)		  
Rough Guide Brittany & Normandy  •  Greg Ward
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 439 PAGES
Geared to the independent traveler, this guide to Brittany and Normandy combines an opinionated survey of culture and history with good information on sightseeing, food and accommodations. It includes sections on Monet, D-Day and Mont-St-Michel, as well as 40 maps and 8 pages of color photographs. (FRN238, $21.99)		   Rough Guide Brittany & Normandy
D-Day June 6, 1944, The Climactic Battle of World War II  •  Stephen Ambrose
HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 655 PAGES
Written by the best-selling historian Stephen Ambrose, this well researched book draws together interviews and government documents to tell the gripping tale of D-Day. This comprehensive account contains 32 pages of photos and eight maps. (FRN40, $18.99)		   D-Day June 6, 1944, The Climactic Battle of World War II
The Oysters of Locmariaquer  •  Eleanor Clark
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 203 PAGES
This marvelous portrait of Brittany, its famous Belon oysters, traditions, culture and people won the 1965 National Book Award. It's an evocative, pleasurable account of Locmariaquer ("loc-maria-care") on France's northwest coast, the small town at the epicenter of the oyster hoopla. This new edition, with reading guide, is introduced by Mark Kurlansky. (FRN152, $13.95)		   The Oysters of Locmariaquer
Brittany Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
A regional map of Brittany by Michelin at the very good scale of 1:200,000. These highly recommended maps include major and minor roadways, GR trails, good topographic details, towns, villages and tourist attractions. All of France is covered in 21 maps. One Side. 40x61 inches. (FRN79, $11.95)		   Brittany Map
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)		   Normandy Map 513



Also Recommended

A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy  •  Carl Shilleto  •  Mike Tolhurst   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to Normandy's WWII battlefields, memorials, sites and cemeteries. (FRN330, $14.95)
 		  
The Food of France  •  Waverly Root   • FOOD  •  An evocative and beautifully written survey of French food. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970s, the book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace) and Oil (the south). (FRN17, $18.00)
 		  
A Traveller's History of France  •  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)
 		  
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres  •  Henry Brooks Adams   • HISTORY  •  First published at the turn of the century, this classic work is a meditation on the Medieval world as reflected through its most famous religious structures. (FRN44, $17.00)
 		  
The Bretons  •  Patrick Galliou  •  Michael Jones   • HISTORY  •  An engaging scholarly history of the Bretons, from prehistoric to modern times. (FRN239, $43.95)
 		  
The Most Beautiful Villages of Brittany  •  Hugh Palmer  •  James Bentley   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An illustrated portrait of Brittany, its landscape, architecture and people. (FRN166, $40.00)
 		  
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
On Rue Tatin, Living and Cooking in a French Town  •  Susan Herrmann Loomis   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A refreshingly direct, affectionate memoir of making a home -- and cooking -- in Louviers. (FRN308, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
A Day in the Country and Other Stories  •  Guy de Maupassant   • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  A collection of 28 of de Maupassant's short stories, set mostly in the writer's native Normandy. (FRN307, $11.95)
 		  
Horse of Pride, Life in a Breton Village  •  Pierre-Jakez Helias  •  June Guicharnaud   • LITERATURE  •  A richly detailed novel of Breton lives, culture and folklore in the wake of World War I. (FRN344, $37.00)
 		  
Legends and Romances of Brittany  •  Lewis Spence   • LITERATURE  •  A broad anthology that draws on varying strains of the Breton tradition, including Arthurian legends, the lays of Marie de France and tales of Breton saints as well as more standard fairy stories. (FRN354, $11.95)
 		  
Possession, A Romance  •  A.S. Byatt   • LITERATURE  •  Good literature, especially appropriate for travelers headed to Brittany or the British Library. (FRN355, $16.00)
 		  
The Portrait  •  Iain Pears   • MYSTERY  •  On a remote island off of Brittany, an art critic sits completely still and silent as his old friend paints his portrait and tells him the story of his long and tortured life in this eerie mystery. (FRN537, $13.00)
 		  
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult  •  Joseph Bedier  •  Hillaire Belloc   • LITERATURE  •  This chivalric myth -- of Arthurian fame -- features a Cornish knight and an Irish princess who are under a spell of love. (GBR246, $13.00)
 		  
 
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