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Travel

Clotilde's Edible Adventures in Paris
by Clotilde Dusoulier

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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)
 
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Provinces

The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France
by Carol Drinkwater

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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)
 
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Paris

Almost French
by Sarah Turnbull

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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)
 
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General

The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography, from the Revolution to the First World War
by Graham Robb

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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)
 
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Medieval and Renaissance

The Serpent and the Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King
by Princess Michael

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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)
 
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18th Century and Revolutionary

Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen of France
by Lisa Hilton

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- 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)
 
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World War II

Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
by Donald Kladstrup

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Third Republic

Strapless: Madame X and the Scandal that Shocked Belle Epoque Paris
by Deborah Davis

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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)
 
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1815 to 1871

The Duchess of Dino: Chatelaine of Europe
by Philip Ziegler

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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)
 
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Paris: After the Liberation 1944-1949 Paris: After the Liberation 1944-1949
by Antony Beevor

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In this brilliant synthesis of social, political, and cultural history, Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper present a vivid and compelling portrayal of the City of Lights after its liberation. Paris became the diplomatic battleground in the opening stages... (read more)
 
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Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings
by Amy Kelly

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The story of that amazingly influential and still somewhat mysterious woman, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has the dramatic interest of a novel. She was at the very center of the rich culture and clashing politics of the twelfth century. Richest marriage prize... (read more)
 
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Napoleon

The Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon's Josephine
by Andrea Stuart

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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)
 
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Post World War II

Dawn, Dusk or Night: A Year with Nicolas Sarkozy
by Yasmina Reza

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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)
 
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Monaco and Andorra

Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
by J Rand Taraborrelli

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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)
 
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Picture Books

Jazz Age in France
by Charles A Riley

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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)
 
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Literary History

Paris Journal #2: Paris Journal 1956-1964
by Janet Flanner

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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)
 
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France General

Contributions to the Study of World History #0057: Assimilation and Acculturation in Seventeenth-Century Europe: Roussillon and France, 1659-1715
by David Stewart

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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)
 
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