by Clotilde Dusoulier  Publisher Comments Clotilde Dusoulier, a native Parisian and passionate explorer of the city's food scene, has won a tremendous following online with her insider reports and wonderful recipes. Her book Chocolate & Zucchini introduced her to a wider, equally... (read more) Your Price $17.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies 
by Carol Drinkwater Publisher Comments When Carol Drinkwater and her fiancé, Michel, are given the opportunity to purchase ten acres of an abandoned olive farm in the South of France, they find the region's splendor impossible to resist. Using their entire savings as a down payment, the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Sarah Turnbull 
Publisher Comments A delightful, fresh twist on the travel memoir, Almost French takes us on a tour that is fraught with culture clashes but rife with deadpan humor. Sarah Turnbullas stint in Paris was only supposed to last a week. Chance had brought Sarah and FrA(c)dA(c... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Graham Robb Publisher Comments A narrative of exploration—full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants—that explains the enduring fascination of France. While Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incognita. Even... (read more) Your Price $27.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Princess Michael Publisher Comments Set against the stunning backdrop of Renaissance France, The Serpent and the Moon is a true story of love, war, intrigue, betrayal, and persecution. At its heart is one of the world's greatest love stories: the lifelong devotion of King Henri II of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
18th Century and Revolutionary by Lisa Hilton Publisher Comments - As biography, as history, as a rich story superbly told, ATHENAIS will appeal to readers of Antonia Fraser, Amanda Foreman, Francine du Plessix Gray, and Alison Weir.- ATHENAIS quickly sold through three hardcover printings.... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Donald Kladstrup Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-273).... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Deborah Davis Publisher Comments The story behind the legendary John Singer Sargent painting that propelled the artist to international renown but condemned his subject to a life of public ridicule. John Singer Sargent's Madame X is one of the world's best-known portraits. As the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Philip Ziegler Publisher Comments The unique and fascinating life of Talleyrand’s niece, Dorothea Courland, Duchess of Dino, will grab readers’ attention and hold it fast. This first English-language biography of the Duchess paints a portrait of an intelligent, strikingly... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
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Saturday May 10, 2008
by Andrea Stuart Publisher Comments Josephine Bonaparte was one of the most remarkable women of the modern era. In this acclaimed biography, Andrea Stuart brings her so utterly to life that we finally understand why Napoleon's last word before dying was the name he had given her, Josephine.... (read more) Your Price $11.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Yasmina Reza Publisher Comments An enormous success in France and a media sensation around the world, Yasmina Reza’s Dawn, Dusk or Night will startle English-language readers with its utterly unorthodox (and candid and witty) portrait of a man in his quest for ultimate power.... (read more) Your Price $23.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by J Rand Taraborrelli Publisher Comments Grace Kelly was swept away when the handsome Prince Rainier, a man she barely knew, asked for her hand in marriage. After a series of relationships with married co-stars, she was exhausted by the show-business lifestyle. If she married Rainier, she would... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Charles A Riley Publisher Comments France between the wars saw a dynamic mix of larger-than-life personalities and unconventional ideas, audacity and genius, elegance and edge. Artists, musicians, writers, dancers, composers, the American, French, and other European characters who... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your Price $14.40 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Janet Flanner Publisher Comments This portrait of a city and an era is drawn from the the author's celebrated "Letter from Paris," a series that appeared in The New Yorker from 1925 to 1975 over the signature "Genêt." Edited by William Shawn; Index.... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by David Stewart Publisher Comments The province of Roussillon was acquired by France in 1659, just as Louis XIV reached his majority. The region was peopled by Catalans, a group with their own language, religious values, political traditions, and cultural patterns. Louis XIV and his... (read more) Your Price $17.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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