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	Rough Guide Brittany & Normandy  •  Greg Ward GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 462 PAGES Geared to the independent traveler, this guide to Brittany and Normandy combines an opinionated survey of culture and history with good information on sightseeing, food and accommodations. It includes sections on Monet, D-Day and Mont-St-Michel, as well as 40 maps and 8 pages of color photographs. (FRN238, $19.99)
	D-Day June 6, 1944, The Climactic Battle of World War II  •  Stephen Ambrose HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 655 PAGES Written by the best-selling historian Stephen Ambrose, this well researched book draws together interviews and recent government documents to tell the gripping tale of June 6, 1944. It's a comprehensive account of D-Day. With 32 pages of photos and eight maps. (FRN40, $18.00)
	Legends and Romances of Brittany  •  Lewis Spence LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES The folklorist Lewis Spence compiled this broad anthology that draws on varying strains of the Breton tradition, including Arthurian legends, the lays of Marie de France and tales of Breton saints as well as more standard fairy stories. With chapters on the Breton people, their costume and customs. (FRN354, $11.95)
	French or Foe? Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France  •  Polly Platt CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  PAPER  • 292 PAGES With humor, directness and great insight, this little book explains the French and how to get along with them. Whatever your thoughts about cultural stereotypes, her suggestion for how to get out of sticky situations is perfect: "Excusez-moi de vous deranger." It also works! An expanded third edition, which now includes the French romance with cell phones and a short chapter with recent vignettes. (FRN54, $16.95)
	Brittany Map  •   Michelin Travel Publications MAP A regional map of Brittany by Michelin at the very good scale of 1:200,000. These highly recommended maps include major and minor roadways, GR trails, good topographic details, towns, villages and tourist attractions. All of France is covered in 21 maps. (FRN79, $11.95)
	Normandy Map 513  •   Michelin MAP A colorful, detailed map of Normandy at a scale of 1:200,000, featuring Rouen, Le Havre and the route of the Seine from west of Paris to the Atlantic. (FRN49, $11.95)

	A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy  •  Carl Shilleto  •  Mike Tolhurst   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to Normandy's WWII battlefields, memorials, sites and cemeteries. (FRN330, $14.95)
	The Food of France  •  Waverly Root   • FOOD  •  A classic and aromatic survey of French food, beautifully written. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970's, this book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace), and Oil (the south). (FRN17, $17.95)
	A Traveller's History of France  •  Robert Cole   • HISTORY  •  A fast-moving survey of French history, from the conquests of ancient Gaul through the heady days of revolution to modern times. (FRN08, $14.95)
	D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy  •  Anthony Kemp   • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT  •  A pocket-size illustrated encyclopedia, the book transports you to the beaches with its fold-out maps, battle plans, birds-eye views of the terrain, and hundreds of illustrations. (FRN30, $12.95)
	Mont Saint Michel and Chartres  •  Henry Brooks Adams   • HISTORY  •  First published at the turn of the century, this classic work is a meditation on the Medieval world as reflected through its most famous religious structures. (FRN44, $16.00)
	The Bretons  •  Patrick Galliou  •  Michael Jones   • HISTORY  •  An engaging scholarly history of the Bretons, from prehistoric to modern times. (FRN239, $29.95)
	The Most Beautiful Villages of Brittany  •  Hugh Palmer  •  James Bentley   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An illustrated portrait of Brittany, its landscape, architecture and people. (FRN166, $40.00)
	Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages. It features hundreds of drawings and color illustrations, a brief chronology and plenty more information. (MED07, $12.95)
	The Bayeux Tapestry  •  David Wilson   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An illustrated, full-color reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry, whose colorful embroidery and Latin text tell the story of the Norman victory over England in 1066. The detailed reproduction shows stiches clearly and is enhanced by Wilson's accompanying text. (FRN445, $50.00)
	At Home in France  •  Ann Barry   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Subtitled "Tales of an American and Her House Abroad," this account of life in a small village in southwestern France is shot through with Barry's irony and New York outlook on life. (FRN215, $19.00)
	On Rue Tatin, Living and Cooking in a French Town  •  Susan Herrmann Loomis   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A refreshingly direct, affectionate memoir of making a home -- and cooking -- in Louviers. (FRN308, $14.95)
	The Oysters of Locmariaquer  •  Eleanor Clark   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  This splendid portrait captures with flair the hardy oystermen and traditional byways of the southern coast of Brittany. It's a charming, lyrical book, often quoted ("Obviously, if you don't love life, you can't enjoy an oyster"), and winner of the 1964 National Book Award. (FRN152, $13.95)
	The Secret Life of the Seine  •  Mort Rosenblum   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Rosenblum, a born storyteller, takes to a houseboat moored on the Seine after losing his Paris apartment. This entertaining tour of people and place is his account of his explorations along the river. (FRN48, $17.50)
	A Day in the Country and Other Stories  •  Guy de Maupassant   • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  A collection of 28 of de Maupassant's short stories, set mostly in the writer's native Normandy. (FRN307, $10.95)
	Horse of Pride, Life in a Breton Village  •  Pierre-Jakez Helias  •  June Guicharnaud   • LITERATURE  •  A richly detailed novel of Breton lives, culture and folklore in the wake of World War I. (FRN344, $25.00)
	Possession, A Romance  •  A.S. Byatt   • LITERATURE  •  Good literature, especially appropriate for travelers headed to Brittany or the British Library. (FRN355, $14.95)
	The Portrait  •  Iain Pears   • MYSTERY  •  On a remote island off of Brittany, an art critic sits completely still and silent as his old friend paints his portrait and tells him the story of his long and tortured life in this eerie mystery. (FRN537, $13.00)
	The Romance of Tristan and Iseult  •  Joseph Bedier  •  Hillaire Belloc   • LITERATURE  •  This chivalric myth -- of Arthurian fame -- features a Cornish knight and an Irish princess who are under a spell of love. (GBR246, $11.00)

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