A History of French Passions Vol 1: Ambition, Love, and Politics |
Theodore Zeldin
ISBN: 0198221770
This is a history of the French, which tries to explain their idiosyncrasies, enthusiasms and prejudices. It goes beyond a recital of events to investigate their attitudes and behaviour over an unusually wide range of activities. This first part...(read more) |
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An Hour from Paris |
 Annabel Simms
ISBN: 187342969X
An insider’s guide to the pleasures
of exploring 20 little-known places
within an hour or less of Paris by train. |
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Around Paris with Kids (Fodor's Around Paris with Kids: 68 Great Things to Do Together) |
Fodor
ISBN: 1400011507
Playful, eye-catching and perfectly priced for impulse buying, these fun-in-the-city-with-kids handbooks sort through all the options and point parents to the best things to see and do with their children Completely updated with loads of new attractions...(read more) |
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Bad Blood: The Secret Life of the Tour De France |
 Jeremy Whittle
ISBN: 0224080229
For Jeremy Whittle, there isn't much in life as spectacular as the Tour de France: sweat-streaked, taut and burnished athletes toiling across vast and ancient European landscapes, hundreds of thousands of fans lining the route. The twisting...(read more) |
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Hemingway : The Paris Years |
Michael S. Reynolds
ISBN: 0393318796
This work looks at the 1920s in Paris, considered the pivotal years in Ernest Hemingway's apprenticeship as a writer, whether sitting in cafes or at the feet of Gertrude Stein. These are the heady times of the Nick Adams short stories, F. Scott...(read more) |
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New Paris Interiors |
Angelika Taschen (Editor), Ian Phillips (Editor)
ISBN: 383650250X
(Hardcover) The city of light is a place of persistent beauty, from the Tuileries gardens to the banks of the Seine to the heights of Montmartre. But the restrained palette of beige and stone painted by the city's noble architecture may leave one...(read more) |
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Paris, Restaurants and More (Icons) |
Vincent Knapp (Author), Angelika Taschen (Editor)
ISBN: 3822842729
French cuisine may be one of the most refined in the world, but that doesn't mean it's easy to find the best food Paris has to offer. That's why you'd be smart to carry this fabulous little guide book along with you, secure in the knowledge that your...(read more) |
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Street Photography: From Brassai to Cartier-Bresson |
Clive Scott
ISBN: 1845112237
Street photography is perhaps the best-loved and most widely known of all photographic genres, with names like Cartier-Bresson, Brassai and Doisneau familiar even to those with a fleeting knowledge of the medium. Yet, what exactly is street photography?...(read more) |
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The Treasures of the Tour De France |
 Serge Laget (Author), Luke Edwardes-Evans (Author)
ISBN: 1844420655
(Hardcover) "The Treasures of the Tour de France" comprises an authoritative narrative account of each major era in the sport up to and including the controversial 2006 Tour. The reportage is complemented by features on the superstars and the...(read more) |
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