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Burgundy   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Companion Guide Burgundy  •  Robert Speaight  •  Francis Pagan
GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  PAPER  • 385 PAGES
A personable district-by-district guide to Burgundy, this intelligent (and very British) book interweaves maps, some illustrations and plenty of opinionated detail regarding local geography, history and culture. Revised and updated by Francis Pagan. (FRN73, $27.95)
  Companion Guide Burgundy
Discovering Wine Country, Burgundy  •  Patrick Matthews
GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES
Both a guide to wine and to wine country, this handy guide, featuring 100 color photographs and 18 maps, includes an overview of the wines of Burgundy, suggested wine tours, traveler's tips and recommended producers. Patrick Matthews, general editor of the series, has a home in Burgundy. (FRN499, $19.95)
  Discovering Wine Country, Burgundy
The Food of France  •  Waverly Root
FOOD •  1992 •  PAPER  • 450 PAGES
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). A great read for anyone interested in the foundation of French cuisine. (FRN17, $17.95)
  The Food of France
Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A slim encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages. This volume in the acclaimed "Discoveries" series features hundreds of drawings and color illustrations, a brief chronology and more information than you would imagine between its slim covers. Take it along to gain a better appreciation of the Middle Ages and its legacy in Europe. (MED07, $12.95)
  Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages
Dijon Tournus Map  •   IGN
2002 •  MAP
A detailed traveler's map of the region south of Dijon in Burgundy at a scale of 1:100,000. (FRN514, $6.95)
 
 

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Barging In Burgundy: Boating, Exploring, Wining & Dining  •  Erasmus Kloman   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Kloman offers a down-to-earth, you-can-do-it-too account of renting and piloting a barge on the waterways of Burgundy in this practical book. It's a winning combination of travelogue and guidebook. (FRN492, $12.95)
 
 
Rick Steves' French Phrase Book & Dictionary  •  Rick Steves   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. It's peppered with humor and Rick Steves' insider insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world. (FRN366, $7.95)
 
 
Cote D'or, A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy  •  Clive Coates   • FOOD  •  An in-depth guide to the region's wines. Coates introduces every major grower and his wines, analyzes climatological effects, and profiles the top wines by year, climate, and region. (FRN645, $65.00)
 
 
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, $12.00)
 
 
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 Burgundy  •  James Bentley  •  Hugh Palmer   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Divided geographically, this handsome book is an illustrated portrait of the region, its landscape, architecture and people. With maps, a travel guide and 260 photographs. (FRN80, $40.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France  •  Kermit Lynch   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A delightful, warmly anecdotal book, highly recommended for anyone touring the wine regions of France. The book brings the domains and appellations of French wine into full-blown life, and Lynch's portraits of the grand personalities who make wine are priceless. (FRN72, $18.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Travelers' Tales France  •  James O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A wonderful collection of mostly contemporary tales, including such marvelous authors as Peter Mayle, M.F.K. Fisher, Mort Rosenblum, Ina Caro and Jan Morris. Organized thematically, it's a good introduction to the history, culture and character of France. (FRN05, $18.95)
 
 
In a Dark Wood Wandering, A Novel of the Middle Ages  •  Hella Haasse   • LITERATURE  •  With a cast of thousands including Joan of Arc and the Dukes of Burgundy, this 1949 historical novel renders the political intrigue, people and texture of 15th-century Europe. Haasse captures medieval court life during the Hundred Years War. (FRN86, $21.95)
 
 
The Botanist and the Vintner, How Wine Was Saved for the World  •  Christy Campbell   • SCIENCE  •  In this witty book Campbell interweaves a dramatic tale of the devastation of vineyards in 1860's France with French cultural history and a tale of the mad scramble by scientists (along with witches, priests and mystics) to discover the cause and cure. The French were none too pleased that salvation (as well as the disease) came in the form of American root stock. (FRN497, $14.95)
 
 


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