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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $62, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFRN500)		  
The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France  •  Ina Caro
HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 339 PAGES • BEST SELLER
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)		   The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France
Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France  •  Kermit Lynch
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1990 •  PAPER  • 271 PAGES
A delightful and warmly anecdotal book, highly recommended for anyone touring the wine regions of France. The book brings the domains and appellations of French wine to full-blown life, and Lynch's portraits of the grand personalities who make the wine are priceless. (FRN72, $19.00)		   Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France
Cadogan Guide The Dordogne, Lot & Bordeaux  •  Michael Pauls  •  Dana Facaros
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 464 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to the region from Bordeaux to Toulouse with detailed information on cultural attractions, history, suggested tours, and select places to stay, eat and ship. Facaros gives due attention to the river routes through the Aquitaine along the Dordogne, Lot and Tarn. (FRN224, $19.95)		   Cadogan Guide The Dordogne, Lot & Bordeaux
Bordeaux Map  •  IGN
MAP
A magificently detailed map of the city of Bordeaux and surrounding areas at a scale of 1:13,000, bundled with a 68-page index. Published by IGN, the French National Geographic Institute. Two Sides. 26x47 inches. (FRN295, $9.95)		   Bordeaux Map



Also Recommended

Bordeaux Wine Region Map  •  IGN    •  A regional map of Bordeaux, shown at a scale of 1:250,000. (FRN203, $12.95)
 		  
Bordeaux, A Consumer's Guide to the World's Finest Wines  •  Robert M., Jr. Parker   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Parker's wine bible, organized geographically, includes every chateaux in Bordeaux. (FRN876, $60.00)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide Dordogne  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Featuring hundreds of color illustrations, local and regional maps and site diagrams. (FRN580, $25.00)
 		  
Lonely Planet French Phrasebook  •  Marie-Helene Girard  •  Anny Monet   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  This handy phrasebook focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (FRN120, $8.99)
 		  
Made in France, A Shopper's Guide  •  Laura Morelli   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Both a fascinating history of France's artisanal legacy and an insider's shopping guide, the book includes illustrations, maps, a primer on French shopping culture and craft festivals. (FRN706, $24.95)
 		  
Michelin Green Guide French Atlantic Coast  •  Michelin Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to the western coast of France from Nantes and La Rochelle south to Biarritz, with a good fold-out map and helpful local and city maps. (FRN207, $21.99)
 		  
Traveller's Wine Guide to France  •  Christopher Fielden   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A slim but very informative, lavishly illustrated vineyard-by-vineyard guide to the wines and wine-producing regions of France. (FRN13, $22.00)
 		  
Grands Vins, The Finest Chateaux of Bordeaux and Their Wines  •  Clive Coates   • FOOD  •  From Britain's master wine critic comes this focused study of the Bordeaux region of France and its tradition of producing fine wine. (FRN210, $65.00)
 		  
The Finest Wines of Bordeaux, A Regional Guide to the Best Châteaux and Their Wines  •  James Lawther   • FOOD  •  Master of Wine Lawther gives readers inside knowledge of 90 chateaux of the Bordeaux region, covering the winemakers, properties, history and, of course, the wines. (FRN920, $39.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age  •  William Manchester   • HISTORY  •  Organized into sections on the Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery, Manchester's popular history evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, including Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)
 		  
The Autumn of the Middle Ages  •  Johan Huizinga   • HISTORY  •  A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this well-translated classic is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. (EUR17, $30.00)
 		  
Wine and War, The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure  •  Donald Kladstrup   • HISTORY  •  This thrilling account of how the vinters saved their crops -- and their bottles -- as the Nazis approached shows that to be French is not just to fight for your country but also for its wine. (FRN874, $15.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
France, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  William Rodarmor   • ANTHOLOGY  •  This collection contains literary gems from all corners of France--not just Paris--by a select group of 20th-century French writers, from Colette to Georges Simenon. (FRN767, $14.95)
 		  
Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)
 		  
 
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