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)
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)
Letters from My Windmill  •  Alphonse Daudet LITERATURE •  1978 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES • COMING IN Daudet (1840-1897) evokes the culture, spirit and daily rhythms of mid-19th-century Provencal life in this collection of stories. (FRN177, $)
The French  •  Theodore Zeldin CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1996 •  PAPER  • 592 PAGES • COMING IN This book, by a warm-hearted Brit, takes the reader straight to the heart of the French character, answering such perplexing questions as when to laugh at jokes and how to eat properly. Combining interviews, news reports and astute analysis, this is a stimulating social history in the guise of a "how-to" book. (FRN31, $17.00)