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A Year in Provence
by Peter Mayle
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A funny--and often hilarious--month-by-month account of the charms and frustrations of moving into an old French farmhouse in Provence and adapting to a very different way of life.... ( read more)
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Marie Antoinette
by Antonia Fraser
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chapter one A Small Archduchess "Her Majesty has been very happily delivered of a small, but completely healthy Archduchess." Count Khevenhuller, Court Chamberlain, 1755 On 2 November 1755 the Queen-Empress was in labour all day with her... ( read more)
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The Return of Martin Guerre
by Natalie Davis
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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)
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Joan of Arc: Her Story
by Regine Pernoud
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The Titus Crow novels are full of acts of nobility and heroism. Titus Crow and his faithful companion fight the forces of darkness--the infamous and deadly Elder Gods of H.P. Lovecraft--wherever they arise. The powerful Cthulhu and his dark minions are... ( read more)
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Paris Then and Now (Then & Now)
by Peter Caine
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This book on the City of Light offers a unique combination of historic interest and contemporary beauty. Then and Now books feature fascinating archival photographs contrasted with specially commissioned, full-color images of the same scene today.... ( read more)
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Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
by Leonie Frieda
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Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and... ( read more)
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Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
by Don Kladstrup
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In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the... ( read more)
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And There Was Light: The Autobiography of a Blind Hero in the French Resistance
by Jacques Lusseyran
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This is an autobiography by a blind hero in the French Resistance, who maintained a love of life through the infirmity of blindness, the terror of war and in a Nazi concentration camp.... ( read more)
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Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
by Donald Kladstrup
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-273).... ( read more)
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The Road from the Past: Traveling Through History in France (Harvest Book)
by Ina Caro
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Caro takes us on an unforgettable driving tour of France, from Provence to the Loire Valley to Paris. With Caro as an epicurean, knowledgeable, and delightfully opinionated guide, we can always be sure to find the most breathtaking vistas, the most... ( read more)
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Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings
by Amy Kelly
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This account of Queen Eleanor and her century is offered as a study of individuals who set their stamp upon the events of their time, rather than as a study of developing systems of politics, economics, or jurisprudence.... ( read more)
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey
by Antonia Fraser
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France’s beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous “Let them eat cake,” was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the... ( read more)
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The Most Beautiful Country Towns of Provence (Most Beautiful Villages)
by Helena Attlee
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The outstanding beauty and distinction of the small towns of Provence have proved irresistibly attractive to visitors from America for the best part of a century. From the hills and mountains of the Alps and the Lubéron to the rich vine-growing... ( read more)
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
by Alison Weir
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Renowned in her time for being the most beautiful woman in Europe, the wife of two kings and mother of three, Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the great heroines of the Middle Ages. At a time when women were regarded as little more than chattel, Eleanor... ( read more)
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The Secret Paris of the '30s
by Brassai
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Alone, or in the company of friends, Brassa discovered and recorded the forbidden Paris of the 1930s--the sordid yet fascinating bas-monde where high society mingled with the underworld. "The Secret Paris of the '30s" is one of the most remarkable... ( read more)
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey
by Antonia Fraser
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France's beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake," was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the fascination so... ( read more)
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Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
by Caroline Weber
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In this dazzling new vision of the ever-fascinating queen, a dynamic young historian reveals how Marie Antoinettes bold attempts to reshape royal fashion changed the future of France.... ( read more)
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The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History
by Robert Darnton
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When the apprentices of a Paris printing shop in the 1730's held a series of mock trials and then hanged all the cats they could lay their hands on, why did they find it so hilariously funny that they choked with laughter when they reenacted it in... ( read more)
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Louis XIV and Absolutism
by William Beik
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This unique collection of documents with commentary explores the meaning of absolute monarchy by examining how Louis XIV of France became one of Europe’s most famous and successful rulers. In the introduction, William Beik succinctly integrates the... ( read more)
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Paris in the Fifties
by Stanley Karnow
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This "New York Times" bestseller chronicles a beautiful and bygone era in the history of the world's most alluring city, from the vantage point of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was a part of it. 20 line drawings.... ( read more)
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