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A Year in Provence
A Year in Provence
by Peter Mayle
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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)

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The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
by David McCullough
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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 1830... (read more)

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The Return of Martin Guerre
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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Memoirs of Vidocq: Master of Crime (03 Edition)
Memoirs of Vidocq: Master of Crime (03 Edition)
by Vidocq
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Cultural Writing. Criminal exploits, secret agent intrigue, and clever disguises fill the pages of Francois Eugene Vicocq's memoirs. A legendary figure in history, Vidocq is known as the first detective and an inspiration to great writers such as Honore... (read more)

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French Lessons
French Lessons
by Peter Mayle
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From Peter Mayle, a joyous exploration and celebration of the infinite gastronomic pleasures of France. Ranging far from his adopted Provence, Mayle now travels to every corner of the country, armed with knife, fork, and corkscrew. He takes us to... (read more)

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Napoleon and Josephine: When Power Met Passion
Napoleon and Josephine: When Power Met Passion
by Evangeline Bruce
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Set against the pomp and splendor of pre-revolutionary France, "Napoleon and Josephine" is an enthralling tale of desire, betrayal, and ambition as it chronicles Napoleon's rise to power and his stormy relationship to Josephine. of photos.... (read more)

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Strange Victory: Hitler's Conquest of France
Strange Victory: Hitler's Conquest of France
by Ernest R May
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Strange Victory is a riveting book about France and Germany in the years leading up to World War II. Why did Hitler turn against France in the Spring of 1940 and not before? And why were his poor judgement and inadequate intelligence about the Allies... (read more)

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French Toast: An American in Paris Celebrates the Maddening Mysteries of the French
French Toast: An American in Paris Celebrates the Maddening Mysteries of the French
by Harriet Rochefort
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Peter Mayle may have spent a year in Provence, but Harriet Welty Rochefort writes from the wise perspective of one who has spent more than twenty years living among the French. From a small town in Iowa to the City of Light, Harriet has done what so many... (read more)

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Almost French
Almost French
by Sarah Turnbull
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In this lushly written follow-up to Almost French, Sarah Turnbull explores a new paradise: Tahiti. Having shared her story in her bestselling memoir, Almost French, Australian writer Sarah Turnbull seemed to have had more than her fair share of dreams... (read more)

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Beaumarchais: A Biography
Beaumarchais: A Biography
by Maurice Lever
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Playwright, politician, publisher, entrepreneur, spy, and rebel: few men of eighteenth-century letters led a more varied or controversial life than Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. From humble beginnings as a watchmaker to exalted fame as the... (read more)

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On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town
On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town
by Susan Herrma Loomis
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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)

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Strange Defeat: A Statement of Evidence Written in 1940
Strange Defeat: A Statement of Evidence Written in 1940
by Marc Bloch
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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)

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Poetry and the Police: Communication Networks in Eighteenth-Century Paris
Poetry and the Police: Communication Networks in Eighteenth-Century Paris
by Robert Darnton
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Listen to "An Electronic Cabaret: Paris Street Songs, 1748–50" for songs from Poetry and the Police Audio recording copyright © 2010 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. In spring 1749, François Bonis, a... (read more)

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Marie Antoinette
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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News of Paris: American Journalists in the City of Light Between the Wars
News of Paris: American Journalists in the City of Light Between the Wars
by Ronald Weber
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The great American exodus to Paris after World War I included not only writers and artists but journalists. They came by the score, the raw and the accomplished, and in their baggage most carried the dream of eventually becoming poets, short-story... (read more)

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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
by Kelly Devries
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A world authority on warfare in the Middle Ages offers a fresh insight into the military skills of the young girl who led the French Army to victory In 1428 a young girl from a small French village approached the royal castle of... (read more)

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Living in Normandy
Living in Normandy
by Serge Gleizes
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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)

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The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence (Most Beautiful Villages)
The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence (Most Beautiful Villages)
by Michael Jacobs
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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)

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Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France
Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France
by Peter Mayle
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"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)

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Social Change in Modern France: Towards a Cultural Anthropology of the Fifth Republic
Social Change in Modern France: Towards a Cultural Anthropology of the Fifth Republic
by Henri Mendras and Alistair Cole
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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)

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