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Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure by Donald Kladstrup Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-273).... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik Publisher Comments Paris. The name alone conjures images of chestnut-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafés, breathtaking façades around every corner — in short, an exquisite romanticism that has captured the American imagination for as long as there have been Americans.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence (Most Beautiful Villages) by Michael Jacobs Publisher Comments From one of the most famous coastlines in the world, the Cote d'Azur, to the hills and mountains of the Luberon, the variety and culture of its villages are astounding. It is in such small communities as those so beautifully photographed by Hugh Palmer... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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The French Revolution: A Document Collection by Laura Mason Publisher Comments Ideal either as a textbook or anthology, this volume encompasses the entire chronology of the Revolution, while highlighting the political, cultural, and social diversity of the period.... (read more) List Price $82.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation by Charles Glass Publisher Comments An unforgettable portrait of the diverse American community in Paris during the occupation. From the spring of 1940 to liberation in the summer of 1944, Americans in Paris recounts tales of adventure, intrigue, passion, deceit, and survival under the... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris by Edmund White Publisher Comments Bloomsbury is proud to announce the first title in an occasional series in which some of the world's finest novelists reveal the secrets of the city they know best. These beautifully produced, pocket-sized books will provide exactly what is missing in... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France by David Andress Publisher Comments For two hundred years, the Terror has haunted the imagination of the West. The descent of the French Revolution from rapturous liberation into an orgy of apparently pointless bloodletting has been the focus of countless reflections on the often malignant... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Politics on the Fringe: The People, Policies, and Organization of the French National Front by Edward G Declair Publisher Comments Once a marginal political coalition, the French National Front has become the most high-profile far-right organization in Europe. In Politics on the Fringe Edward G. DeClair provides the first extensive analysis of the Front’s history, from its... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser Publisher Comments Fraser's definitive biography excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling of an era. 60 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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On Rue Tatin (02 Edition) by Susan Herrmann Loomis Publisher Comments A bestselling cookbook author and journalist tells the delicious story of her expatriate life, raising a family, renovating a convent, and savoring the culinary bounty of one of Normandy's most picturesque towns.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Discovery of France (08 Edition) 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 in the... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life by Alison Weir Publisher Comments Eleanor of Aquitaine was a complex, boldly original woman who transcended the mores of her society. In this stunning biography, Alison Weir paints a vibrant portrait of this truly exceptional queen, and provides new insights into her private life. With... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser Excerpt 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) List Price $35.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Joan of Arc by Kelly Devries Publisher Comments Where previous works have concentrated on the religious and feminist aspects of Joan's career, this title addresses the vital issue of what it was that made her the heroine she became. Why did the soldiers of France follow a woman into battle when no... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Living in Normandy by Serge Gleizes Publisher Comments A stone's throw from Paris and renowned for its temperate climate, Normandy is a French region with something for everyone. Rich in culture, history, nature, and hearty cuisine, it attracts an increasing number of visitors and countless foreign... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Napoleon Bonaparte & the Legacy of the French Revolution #1: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Legacy of the French Revolution by Martyn Lyons Publisher Comments The Napoleonic period cannot be interpreted as a single historical 'block'. Bonaparte had many different persona: the Jacobin, the Republican, the reformer of the Consulate, the consolidator of the Empire and the 'liberal' of the Hundred Days. The... (read more) List Price $39.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France by Peter Mayle Review "Mayle's prose is, as ever, as pure and welcoming as a glass of the house wine at a Provençal cafe." --The Philadelphia Inquirer From the Hardcover edition.... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Life in the French Country House by Mark Girouard Publisher Comments Mark Girouard, author of Life in the English Country House and other superb books, extends his realm to France in this perceptive and witty portrait of the upper classes at home in their châteaux, manoirs, and gentilhommières. ... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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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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Social Change in Modern France: Towards a Cultural Anthropology of the Fifth Republic by Henri Mendras and Alistair Cole Publisher Comments Social Change in Modern France is a concise and lucid account of the profound transformations that have reshaped French society over the past thirty years. The authors show how the characteristic institutions of the Third Republic have been weakened... (read more) List Price $47.95 Your price: $3.25 Used - Trade Paper
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