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France
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The Louvre: All the Paintings by Erich Lessing Publisher Comments An historic publishing event! Endorsed by the Louvre and for the first time ever, every painting from the world's most popular museum is available in one stunning book. All 3,022 paintings on display in the permanent painting collection of the Louvre are... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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Joan of Arc: By Herself and Her Witnesses by Regine Pernoud Publisher Comments First published in the United States in 1966 by Stein and Day.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama Publisher Comments Instead of the dying Old Regime, Schama presents an ebullient country, vital and inventive, infatuated with novelty and technology--a strikingly fresh view of Louis XVI's France. A New York Times bestseller in hardcover. 200 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle Publisher Comments A boxed set containing the first two bestselling volumes of Peter Mayles hilarious and heartwarming adventures living in the Provence region of France. A Year in Provence In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough Publisher Comments The Greater Journey is the enthralling, inspiring—and until now, untold—story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others of high aspiration who set off for Paris in the years between... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $26.00 Used - Hardcover
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Strange Defeat: A Statement of Evidence Written in 1940 by Marc Bloch Publisher Comments Marc Bloch wrote Strange Defeat during the three months following the fall of France, after he returned home from military service. In the midst of his anguish, he nevertheless "brought to his study of the crisis all the critical faculty and all the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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French Cafe by Marie France Boyer Synopsis An intimate look at the institution of the French cafe, from the grand establishments dating from the beginning of the century to the small rural bistro. From Directoire decoration to Starck style, this book reveals the rich variety and inventiveness of... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Passionate Minds: The Great Scientific Affair by David Bodanis Publisher Comments It was 1733 when the poet and philosopher Voltaire met Emilie du Chatelet, a beguiling--and married--aristocrat who would one day popularize Newton's arcane ideas and pave the way for Einstein's theories. In an era when women were rarely permitted any... (read more) Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Davis Publisher Comments The Inventive Peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost persuaded the learned judges at the Parlement of Toulouse, when on a summer's day in 1560 a man swaggered into the court on a wooden leg, denounced Arnaud, and reestablished his claim to the identity... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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BestsellersMonday,February 13, 2012 |
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