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Tour de France   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Eyewitness Guide France  •   Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 720 PAGES
This superb guide to all of France features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (FRN01, $30.00)
  Eyewitness Guide France
Tour de France/Tour de Force, A Visual History of the World's Greatest Bicycle Race  •  James Startt
HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES
This illustrated history includes hundreds of archival and modern photographs, profiles of great riders and a lively recap of memorable races and winners over the years. (FRN385, $22.95)
  Tour de France/Tour de Force, A Visual History of the World's Greatest Bicycle Race
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)
  The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France
France Map  •   Michelin
2007 •  MAP
A colorful, accurate and up-to-date map of France at a scale of 1:1,000,000, with scenic routes highlighted. We also carry a variety of more detailed regional and city maps. (FRN07, $11.95)
  France Map
 

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Eyewitness Guide Paris  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with maps, this compact book provides an excellent overview of the City of Light, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. (FRN02, $25.00)
 
 
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 Tour De France, A Cultural History  •  C. S. Thompson   • HISTORY  •  This lively, engaging history of the famous cycling event goes beyond a simple history of the race to consider the Tour de France and its meaning in a wider cultural context. (FRN584, $18.95)
 
 
Tour de France, The History, The Legend, The Riders  •  Graeme Fife   • HISTORY  •  A history of the great race, from its beginnings in 1903 to 2005 and Lance Armstrong's unprecedented seventh consecutive victory. (FRN589, $19.95)
 
 
French Revolutions, Cycling the Tour De France  •  Tim Moore   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  British humorist, travel writer -- and woefully inexperienced cyclist -- Moore tackles the Tour de France. (FRN387, $14.95)
 
 
It's Not About the Bike, My Journey Back to Life  •  Sally Jenkins  •  Lance Armstrong   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Not just an inspirational account of Armstrong's battle with cancer, this memoir reveals the athlete's scrappy youth, coming-of-age, marriage, fatherhood -- and a great deal about the elite world of championship cycling. (GEN258, $15.00)
 
 
Something to Declare  •  Julian Barnes   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of essays on all things French from the devoted Francophile (and excellent writer) Julian Barnes, an Englishman. (FRN415, $14.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
North Wind in Your Spokes, A Novel of the Tour de France  •  Hans Blickensdorfer   • LITERATURE  •  German sportswriter Blickdorfer crafts suspense out his tale of the race, a heady mix of ambition, drugs, bad behavior and the thrill of cycling. (FRN386, $13.00)
 
 
The Official Tour De France Centennial 1903-2003  •  Lance Armstrong   • SPORT  •  A big, beautiful celebration of the world's most famous (and grueling) bicycle event. (FRN405, $24.95)
 
 


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