France
Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France
by Kermit Lynch, Gail Skoff
Listed under Wine
Eyewitness
Travel Guide to France
by Rosemary Bailey (Editor), et al
(Paperback)
Eyewitness
Travel Guide to Provence and the Cote d'Azur
by Roger Williams, Deni Bown
(Paperback)
Food
Lover's Guide to Paris, 4th edition
by Patricia Wells
(Paperback - July 1999)
A
French Affair : The Paris Beat, 1965-1998
by Mary Blume, Ronald Searle
(Illustrator)
Even the most dedicated expat rarely manages to completely fit into
an adopted foreign culture. It's precisely this quality that allows American
Mary Blume to so thoughtfully observe and record Paris, the city that's
served as her home for over three decades, though its ways may still mystify
her. In A French Affair--a collection of essays published in the International
Herald Tribune--the columnist deftly captures the quirks and changes that
are visible only to those who live in France, though they may be most interesting
to those who don't.
In these commentaries--ranging from the opening of invention conventions
to the mire of bureaucracy that accompanies the naming of a street (which
may only be named after dead people, preferably deceased for at least 15
years)--Blume unveils the French quest for perfection in a world that's
perfectly imperfect because of French design, and how the logic of Descartes's
descendents--regarding such points as grammar--is sometimes extreme to
the point of being irrational. She captures trends, from the fashionable
la ratte potato to the metric system. She records notable moments---the
death of a designer, the opening of a charm school for men--and notable
people, such as Renoir's jet-setting son and Simone de Beauvoir. Of course,
this being a book about France, Blume occasionally delves into food, be
it the inner workings of a soup kitchen or the launching of cooking classes
taught by royalty. With these witty and insightful short snippets, Blume
provides small, crystal-clear windows into true French life--a rare accomplishment
from an expatriate or a native. --Melissa Rossi - Amazon.com
Hardcover from Free Press
Book Published: 05 November, 1999 |
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French
Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
by Peter Mayle
(Hardcover - May 2001)
French
in 10 Minutes a Day
by Kristine K. Kershul
(Paperback - January 1998)
The
Paris Shopping Companion : A Personal Guide to Shopping in Paris for Every
Pocketbook
by Susan S Winkler
(Paperback - May 1998)
Fodor's
France 2004
by Fodor's
Paperback from Fodor's
Book Published: 07 October, 2003
Fodor's
2004 Paris (Fodor's Paris)
by Fodors, Fodor's
Paperback from Fodors Travel Pubns
Book Published: August, 2003
French
or Foe? : Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France
by Polly Platt, et al
(Paperback - January 1998)
Frommer's
Paris 2004
by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
Paperback from Frommer
Book Published: 18 August, 2003
Frommer's
France 2004
by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
Paperback from Frommer
Book Published: 18 August, 2003
Frommer's
Born to Shop Paris : The Ultimate Guide for Travelers Who Love to Shop
(8th Ed)
by Suzy Gershman
(Paperback - February 2000)
Garden Lover's Guide to France (Garden Lover's Guides)
by Patrick Taylor, Penelope Hobhouse
Listed under World Gardens
The
Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and
Gourmet Food Shops
by Ellen Williams
(Hardcover)
Lonely
Planet Paris ( 4th Ed)
by Steve Fallon
(Paperback - October 2002)
Michelin
the Green Guide Paris (4th Ed)
by Michelin Travel Publications
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: June, 2001
Michelin
2004 Red Guide France
by Michelin, Michelin Staff
Hardcover from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: March, 2004
Michelin
2004 Paris & Environs (Michelin Red Guide: Paris, 2004)
by Michelin Staff
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: April, 2004
Michelin
THE GREEN GUIDE Provence, 4e (THE GREEN GUIDE)
by Michelin Staff, Michelin Travel Publications, Michelin Travel Publications
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: 01 June, 2000
Michelin
the Green Guide: Languedoc, Roussillon, Tarn Gorges (English, 3rd Ed)
by Michelin Travel Publications
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: February, 2001
Michelin
the Green Guide Normandy: Channel Islands (3rd Ed)
by Michelin Travel Publications
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: May, 2001
Michelin
THE GREEN GUIDE France, 4e (THE GREEN GUIDE)
by Michelin Travel Publications, Michelin Travel Publications
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: 01 November, 2000
Michelin
the Green Guide French Riviera (English Edition, 4th Ed)
by Michelin Staff
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: February, 2001
Michelin
the Green Guide Atlantic Coast: Poitou, Aquitaine, Basque Country (Michelin
Green Guide: Atlantic Coast. English Edition, 3rd Ed)
by Michelin Travel Publications
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: March, 2001
Michelin
the Green Guide Dordogne Berry Limousin ( English Edition, 2nd Ed)
by Michelin Travel Publications
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: April, 2001
Michelin
THE GREEN GUIDE Brittany, 5e (THE GREEN GUIDE)
by Michelin Staff, Michelin Travel Publications, Michelin Travel Publications
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: 2001
Michelin
Green Guide Alsace-Lorraine-Champagne (2nd Ed)
by Michelin Travel Publications
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: September, 2001
The
Paris Mapguide
by Michael Middleditch
Paperback from Penguin USA (Paper)
Book Published: February, 1995
Paris
Then & Now (Then and Now International Series)
by Peter Caine, Oriel Caine
Hardcover from Thunder Bay Press
Book Published: November, 2003
Parisians:
Photographs by Peter Turnley ; Forewords by Edouard Boubat and Robert Doisneau
; Text by Adam Gopnik and Peter Turnley
by Peter Turnley (Photographer), Adam Gopnik
(Hardcover -- September 2000)
Rick
Steves' Paris 2004
by Rick Steves, Steve Smith, Gene Openshaw
Rick Steves doesn't just list where to travel in Europe, he leads travelers
through the "Back Door," and reveals how to give every journey an extra,
more authentic dimension. He shows travelers how to delve into European
culture, make friends with the locals, and experience each region's natural
wonders -- economically and hassle free. Rick Steves' Paris 2003 is no
exception. It includes self-guided walking tours along the Champs-Elysees
and through the Marais, and features detailed museum maps and practical
tips to help visitors see only what they want.
Paperback from Avalon Travel Publishing
Book Published: November, 2003
Paris
to the Moon
by Adam Gopnik
(Paperback - September 2001)
Paris
(Eyewitness Travel Guides)
by Alan Tillier, DK Publishing
Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness city guides bill themselves as "the
guides that show you what others only tell you" and indeed, spectacular
illustrations are one of their strongest points. Every page of an Eyewitness
guide is filled with beautiful color photographs, maps, drawings and diagrams
that bring popular tourist destinations to life. Each guide color-codes
the city's districts or neighborhoods, making it easy for readers to know
at a glance just where they are in the book--and where they want to go.
Amazon.com
Paperback from DK Publishing
Book Published: March, 2003
Rick
Steves' Provence & the French Riviera: 2004 (Rick Steves' Provence
& the French Riviera, 2004)
by Rick Steves
Paperback from Avalon Travel Publishing
Book Published: October, 2003
Rick
Steves' France 2004
by Rick Steves
Paperback from Avalon Travel Publishing
Book Published: November, 2003
Sixty
Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French
by Jean-Benoit Nadeau, Julie Barlow
Paperback from Sourcebooks Trade
Book Published: May, 2003
Spotted
in France: A Dog's Life...On the Road
by Gregory Edmont
Hardcover from The Lyons Press
Book Published: September, 2003
A
Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (The Travellers Guides
to the Battles & Battlefields of WWII)
by Carl Shilleto, Mike Tolhurst
Paperback: Interlink Pub Group; ISBN: 1566564417; 2nd
edition (April 2002)
Walking
Paris : Thirty Original Walks in and Around Paris (2nd Ed)
by Gilles Desmons
(Paperback - March 1999)
A
Year in Provence
by Peter Mayle, Judith Clancy (Illustrator)
Who hasn't dreamed, on a mundane Monday or frowzy Friday, of chucking
it all in and packing off to the south of France? Provençal
cookbooks and guidebooks entice with provocatively fresh salads and azure
skies, but is it really all Côtes-du-Rhône
and fleur-de-lis? Author Peter Mayle answers that question with wit, warmth,
and wicked candor in "A Year In Provence", the chronicle of his own foray
into Provençal domesticity.
Beginning, appropriately enough, on New Year's Day with a divine luncheon
in a quaint restaurant, Mayle sets the scene and pits his British sensibilities
against it. "We had talked about it during the long gray winters and the
damp green summers," he writes, "looked with an addict's longing at photographs
of village markets and vineyards, dreamed of being woken up by the sun
slanting through the bedroom window." He describes in loving detail the
charming, 200-year-old farmhouse at the base of the Lubéron
Mountains, its thick stone walls and well-tended vines, its wine cave and
wells, its shade trees and swimming pool--its lack of central heating.
Indeed, not 10 pages into the book, reality comes crashing into conflict
with the idyll when the Mistral, that frigid wind that ravages the Rhône
valley in winter, cracks the pipes, rips tiles from the roof, and tears
a window from its hinges. And that's just January.
In prose that skips along lightly, Mayle records the highlights of each
month, from the aberration of snow in February and the algae-filled swimming
pool of March through the tourist invasions and unpredictable renovations
of the summer months to a quiet Christmas alone. Throughout the book, he
paints colorful portraits of his neighbors, the Provençaux
grocers and butchers and farmers who amuse, confuse, and befuddle him at
every turn. "A Year In Provence"is part memoir, part homeowner's manual,
part travelogue and all charming fun. --L.A. Smith - Amazon.com
(Paperback -- June 1991)
Michelin Provence/Cote d'Azur, France Map No. 245 (Michelin Maps
& Atlases)
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