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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFRN483)		  
Eyewitness Guide Brittany  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of Brittany, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations. (FRN401, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Brittany
Legends and Romances of Brittany  •  Lewis Spence
LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES
The folklorist Lewis Spence compiled this broad anthology that draws on varying strains of the Breton tradition, including Arthurian legends, the lays of Marie de France and tales of Breton saints as well as more standard fairy stories. With chapters on the Breton people, their costume and customs. (FRN354, $11.95)		   Legends and Romances of Brittany
The Oysters of Locmariaquer  •  Eleanor Clark
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 203 PAGES
This marvelous portrait of Brittany, its famous Belon oysters, traditions, culture and people won the 1965 National Book Award. It's an evocative, pleasurable account of Locmariaquer ("loc-maria-care") on France's northwest coast, the small town at the epicenter of the oyster hoopla. This new edition, with reading guide, is introduced by Mark Kurlansky. (FRN152, $13.99)		   The Oysters of Locmariaquer
Brittany Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
A regional map of Brittany by Michelin at the very good scale of 1:200,000. These highly recommended maps include major and minor roadways, GR trails, good topographic details, towns, villages and tourist attractions. All of France is covered in 21 maps. One Side. 40x61 inches. (FRN79, $11.95)		   Brittany Map



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Cadogan Guide Brittany  •  Philippe Barbour   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive, practical guide in the British series. (FRN383, $21.95)
 		  
Footprint Brittany  •  Wendy Mewes   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A detailed, comprehensive guide in the Footprint series. With practical information on accommodations, food, events and sights. Perfect for the independent traveler. (FRN894, $21.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Rough Guide Brittany & Normandy  •  Greg Ward   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An informative, detailed guide to Brittany and Normandy with a good overview of history and culture (FRN238, $21.99)
 		  
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, 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)
 		  
1066, The Year of the Conquest  •  David Howarth   • HISTORY  •  A crack medievalist and storyteller, Howarth brings to life the momentous events of 1066 in rich, anecdotal history -- a classic portrait of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. (GBR115, $14.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres  •  Henry Brooks Adams   • HISTORY  •  First published at the turn of the century, this classic work is a meditation on the Medieval world as reflected through its most famous religious structures. (FRN44, $17.00)
 		  
The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420  •  Georges Duby   • HISTORY  •  The definitive historical study of the building of the great cathedrals. French scholar Duby, writing very accessibly, describes the cathedrals themselves, and the philosophical, religious, and political climate that enabled them to be built. (EUR01, $28.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Bretons  •  Patrick Galliou  •  Michael Jones   • HISTORY  •  An engaging scholarly history of the Bretons, from prehistoric to modern times. (FRN239, $43.95)
 		  
The Celts: A Very Short Introduction  •  Barry W Cunliffe   • HISTORY  •  A concise, revealing social history of the Celts, by a reigning authority and popular writer. (CLT03, $11.95)
 		  
The Most Beautiful Villages of Brittany  •  Hugh Palmer  •  James Bentley   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An illustrated portrait of Brittany, its landscape, architecture and people. (FRN166, $40.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
At Home in France  •  Ann Barry   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Subtitled "Tales of an American and Her House Abroad," this account of life in a small village in southwestern France is shot through with Barry's irony and New York outlook on life. (FRN215, $19.00)
 		  
I'll Never be French (No Matter What I Do): Living in a Small Village in Brittany  •  Mark Greenberg   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Utterly under the influence of Madame P., Mark Greenberg, an American, in his 40s, somehow finds himself buying an old stone house in Brittany (literally, Finistre, the end of the world), falling haplessly in love with the French and French way of life. (FRN793, $24.00)
 		  
Horse of Pride, Life in a Breton Village  •  Pierre-Jakez Helias  •  June Guicharnaud   • LITERATURE  •  A richly detailed novel of Breton lives, culture and folklore in the wake of World War I. (FRN344, $37.00)
 		  
Joan of Arc, Personal Recollections  •  Mark Twain   • LITERATURE  •  Mark Twain's historical novel of Joan of Arc, drawing on his research and travels in France. (FRN199, $16.95)
 		  
Possession, A Romance  •  A.S. Byatt   • LITERATURE  •  Good literature, especially appropriate for travelers headed to Brittany or the British Library. (FRN355, $16.00)
 		  
The Portrait  •  Iain Pears   • MYSTERY  •  On a remote island off of Brittany, an art critic sits completely still and silent as his old friend paints his portrait and tells him the story of his long and tortured life in this eerie mystery. (FRN537, $15.00)
 		  
 
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