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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $74, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFRN247)
 
Eyewitness Guide Paris  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  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. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (FRN02, $25.00)
  Eyewitness Guide Paris
Paris to the Moon  •  Adam Gopnik
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 338 PAGES
Gopnik writes with candor and humor about Parisian ways in this charming collection of reflections on adapting to life abroad. The chapter on French medicine and the birth of the Gopnik's new baby alone is worth the price of this book. Other notworthy essays cover Deux Magots and Le Flore (A Tale of Two Cafes) and cross-cultural encounters (Trouble at the Tower). (FRN208, $15.00)
  Paris to the Moon
Travelers' Tales Paris  •  James O'Reilly
ANTHOLOGY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
This diverse collection of well chosen, mostly modern tales by mostly foreign writers, includes short excerpts by Edmund White, Jan Morris, Mort Rosenblum, Ina Caro and Julian Green. Many of the stories originally appeared in newspapers and magazines. (FRN25, $18.95)
  Travelers' Tales Paris
Into a Paris Quartier, Reine Margot's Chapel and other Haunts of St. Germain  •  Diane Johnson
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 204 PAGES
An affectionate, personal portrait of place, Johnson writes with insight, verve and wit of her neighborhood on the Left Bank. She weaves history, anecdote, and tales of the many, mostly American, expatriates of St. Germain. The book, a volume in the National Geographic Directions series, works as both a history and walking guide. (FRN491, $10.95)
  Into a Paris Quartier, Reine Margot's Chapel and other Haunts of St. Germain
Paris Map  •  Rough Guide
GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  MAP
A detailed, folded map of Paris (scale 1:13,500) enclosed in a sturdy cardboard sleeve, featuring a removable index, a list of major attractions and a handy reference map of the city center. (FRN380, $8.99)
  Paris Map



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Ile de France 514  •  Michelin    •  A colorful and detailed map of the region surrounding Paris at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN169, $11.95)
 
 
Authentik / Artistik Paris  •  Natasha Edwards  •  Alain Bouldouyre   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An elegant pocket guide. Part of a series of elegant pocket guides written by local authors and bound with kraft paper, constructed from recycled materials, and held tight by an elastic band. Pen and ink illustrations complement the thoughtful recommendations for Parisian museums, galleries, art classes, studios, supply stores and painting venues. (FRN702, $16.95)
 
 
Blue Guide Paris  •  Delia Gray-Durant  •  Ian Robertson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The compact, authoritative guide to Paris and Versailles, strong on art and architecture. This eleventh edition includes plenty of color photographs and a section of practical information, in addition to the usual maps and detailed floor plans. (FRN145, $29.95)
 
 
Fodor's Paris' 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shirt-pocket map and practical guide to Paris, including essential information on the city's highlights, guidelines for sightseeing, and restaurant recommendations. (FRN41, $11.95)
 
 
Frommer's Paris Day by Day  •  Frommer's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A brief yet remarkably thorough guide to Paris, ideal for a short visit, with recommendations for everything from food to shopping. (FRN603, $12.99)
 
 
Little-known Museums in and Around Paris  •  Rachel Kaplan   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A high quality, illustrated guide to off-the-beaten-path museums in Paris. The author presents thirty little-known artistic, cultural and historic museums on subjects ranging from music to crystal dolls to magic. (FRN16, $19.95)
 
 
Pariswalks  •  Sonia, Alison, and Rebecc Landes   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to the historical and cultural highlights of Paris, organized as a series of seven walking tours, including the Place de la Bastille, the Boulevard St.-Germain, and the Place de la Concorde. With maps, black-and-white photographs, and recommended hotels, shops and restaurants. (FRN521, $18.00)
 
 
Rough Guide Paris  •  Rough Guide   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A jam-packed practical, cultural and historical guide to the City of Light. (FRN371, $18.99)
 
 
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, 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 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, $35.00)
 
 
A Traveler'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)
 
 
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 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)
 
 
Paris Was Yesterday  •  Janet Flanner  •  Irving Drutman   • HISTORY  •  Like many American writers in '20s and '30s, journalist Janet Flanner left the States to join the Paris intellectual scene. In characteristically masterful prose, here are her impressions of life in Paris between the wars. (FRN93, $16.00)
 
 
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, $22.50)
 
 
Paris, The Biography of a City  •  Colin Jones   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
Seven Ages of Paris  •  Alistair Horne   • HISTORY  •  Horne writes with flair, drama and affection for the City of Light in this wonderfully opinionated, personal overview of the history of Paris. (FRN503, $17.00)
 
 
The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France  •  Ina Caro   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
Artists in Residence  •  Dana Micucci   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An attractively illustrated guide to exploring the homes of 19th-century artists in and around Paris, including Giverny, Auvers and Ornans. An excellent guide for day-long excursions outside Paris with a focus on nature and art. (FRN353, $19.95)
 
 
Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages featuring hundreds of drawings and color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $12.95)
 
 
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 the great Impressionist paintings. (FRN117, $32.00)
 
 
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral  •  Robert A. Scott   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
 
 
A Corner in the Marais, Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood  •  Alex Karmel   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A loving portrait, guide and history of Paris and, especially, of the old houses and byways of Marias. The book -- an excellent traveler's companion -- evokes the character and long history of the City of Light. (FRN351, $16.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Atlas Pocket Traveler France: Travels With a Donkey, Gleanings in France, a Motor-flight Through France  •  Diane Johnson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Presented in a delightful boxed set, these three petit travel classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, James Fenimore Cooper and Edith Wharton, respectively, include Travels With a Donkey, Gleanings in France and a Motor-flight Through France. The authors -- two Americans and a Scot -- each find a different France, reflecting not just when they visited but their own ideas. (FRN756, $45.00)
 
 
Between Meals, An Appetite for Paris  •  A.J. Liebling   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAVORITE  •  Liebling captues with stylish prose his coming-of-age in Paris in this elegant memoir, which is also a tribute to French cuisine. (FRN32, $14.00)
 
 
Talk to the Snail, Ten Commandments to Understanding the French  •  Stephen Clarke   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Clarke's essays on France and the French, as witty as they are useful, combines a guide to cultural understanding with some perfectly rendered, and perfectly hysterical notes on how to speak French. (FRN643, $14.95)
 
 
The Secret Life of the Seine  •  Mort Rosenblum   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Rosenblum, a born storyteller, takes to a houseboat moored on the Seine after losing his Paris apartment. This entertaining tour of people and place is his account of his explorations along the river. (FRN48, $17.50)
 
 
Americans in Paris, A Literary Anthology  •  Adam Gopnik   • ANTHOLOGY  •  This wide-ranging anthology includes early impressions by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, as well as by a generous sampling of 20th-century literary masters. (FRN427, $40.00)
 
 
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, $13.95)
 
 
Murder in Montmartre  •  Cara Black   • MYSTERY  •  Cara Black once again effortlessly interweaves a suspenseful plot with the history and culture of a Parisian neighborhood, this time seedy Montmartre. (FRN566, $12.00)
 
 
Murder in the Marais  •  Cara Black   • MYSTERY  •  Literate, thrilling and with a strong sense of the geography and flavor of Paris, this first mystery starring Aimee Ledoc shows off the French-American detective's wit and wile. (FRN561, $13.00)
 
 
The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris  •  Edmund White   • LITERATURE  •  The gifted novelist reveals his favorite haunts in this glittering portrait of Paris and its pleasures. (FRN259, $12.99)
 
 
The Lady and The Unicorn  •  Tracy Chevalier   • LITERATURE  •  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, $14.00)
 
 
Zazie in the Metro  •  Raymond Queneau   • LITERATURE  •  Raymond Queneau's delirious short novel of a country girl, her loony uncle, and some disapproving gendarmes on a madcap tour of Paris. Louis Malle made it into a film in 1960. (FRN434, $14.00)
 
 

 
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