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Eyewitness Guide Provence & the Cote D'Azur
Roger Williams
GUIDEBOOK 2006 PAPER 272 PAGES
This superb guide, another entry in the excellent Eyewitness series, features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a district-by-district synopsis of attractions in both Provence and the Riviera. Handsome, comprehensive and convenient, this is the guide to carry.
(FRN18, $22.50)
The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France
Ina Caro
HISTORY 1996 PAPER 339 PAGES
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)
Travelers' Tales Provence
Tara Austen Weaver James O'Reilly
ANTHOLOGY 2003 PAPER 262 PAGES
A sampling of true tales, 8-14 pages each, by a cast of mostly modern writers, journalists and travelers, including the ever-present Peter Mayle, lovely Lawrence Durrell, wine-maven Kermit Lynch and philosopher Alain de Botton.
(FRN410, $16.95)
Vaucluse Map
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MAP
A French-made recreational map of the Vaucluse region of Provence at a very nice scale of 1:100,000.
(FRN357, $12.95)
Discovering Wine Country, South of France
Jonathan Healey
GUIDEBOOK
This handy guide, featuring 100 color photographs and 12 maps, includes suggested wine tours, traveler's tips and recommended producers.
(FRN500, $19.95)
The Food of France
Waverly Root
FOOD
A classic and aromatic survey of French food, beautifully written. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970's, this book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace), and Oil (the south).
(FRN17, $17.95)
A Traveller's History of France
Robert Cole
HISTORY
A fast-moving survey of French history, from the conquests of ancient Gaul through the heady days of revolution to modern times.
(FRN08, $14.95)
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, entertaining guide to the French and how to get along with them. An expanded third edition includes the French romance with cell phones and a short chapter with recent vignettes.
(FRN54, $16.95)
The French
Theodore Zeldin
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
OUT OF PRINT
A stimulating and very entertaining social history in the guise of a "how-to" book. Zeldin considers, for example, such imponderables as when to laugh at a joke, how to be friends with a peasant, and how to eat properly.
(FRN31, $17.00)
The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence
Michael Jacobs
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
The life and landscapes of 34 small towns and villages in Provence. With an excellent introduction on the history and pleasures of the place and hundreds of color illustrations, this oversize book is an informative, stunning keepsake.
(FRN28, $40.00)
Cezanne in Provence
Denis Coutagne
Philip Conisbee
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Published to commemorate the centenary of Cezanne's death in 1906 and featuring hundreds of color illustrations, this marvelous coffee-table book is a celebration of the artist's colorful depictions of his native Provence.
(FRN557, $60.00)
In the South of France
Don Krohn
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Invoking artists and authors captivated by Provence and the south of France, this gorgeous collection of photographs also features an introduction to the history and culture of the region and generous excerpts from writers inspired by the south of France.
(FRN192, $45.00)
Vincent Van Gogh, The Passionate Eye
Pascal Bonafoux
ART & ARCHITECTURE
FAVORITE
From Paris to Asnieres, Amsterdam and Provence, this jewel of a book traces the life and art of Vincent Van Gogh, the spirited, self-destructive painter who celebrated the south of France. Engaging, compact and profusely illustrated with hundreds of photographs.
(FRN29, $12.95)
A Year in Provence
Peter Mayle
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The original best-selling tale of settling down in Provence, told with warmth and a great deal of humor. It offers a wonderful inside look at the charms and quirks of the people and the countryside in the south of France.
(FRN19, $13.00)
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)
My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle
Marcel Pagnol
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Best known as a filmmaker, Pagnol evokes his childhood in Provence and Marseilles fifty years ago. These memoirs sparkle with delight in the people, landscapes and daily life of southern France.
(FRN178, $28.00)
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, $22.00)
Avignon
Marianne Calmann
LITERATURE
An epic tale of the medieval city set in 1346, the year the Black Death comes to Avignon. Calmann captures the intrigues of the court of Pope Clement VI as well as peasants' daily lives in this sweeping novel.
(FRN394, $14.95)
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