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Eyewitness Guide France
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2006 PAPER 720 PAGES
This superb guide to all of France features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(FRN01, $30.00)
The Tour De France, A Cultural History
C. S. Thompson
HISTORY 2008 PAPER 406 PAGES
This authoritative, engaging history of the famous cycling event goes beyond a simple history of the race to consider the Tour de France and its meaning in a wider cultural context.
(FRN584, $18.95)
The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France
Ina Caro
HISTORY 1996 PAPER 339 PAGES
Time travel through France by way of its finest castles, chateaux, cathedrals and monasteries. This unusual travelogue is an invaluable companion for traveling in Paris, southern France, the Dordogne and the Loire Valley, combining personal observation with large doses of well-presented history.
(FRN03, $17.00)
France Map
Michelin
2007 MAP
A colorful, accurate and up-to-date map of France at a scale of 1:1,000,000, with scenic routes highlighted. We also carry a variety of more detailed regional and city maps.
(FRN07, $11.95)
Eyewitness Guide Paris
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with maps, this compact book provides an excellent overview of the City of Light, its history, traditions, cultures and sights.
(FRN02, $25.00)
Fodor's Paris' 25 Best
Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK
A shirt-pocket map and practical guide to Paris, including essential information on the city's highlights, guidelines for sightseeing, and restaurant recommendations.
(FRN41, $11.95)
The Food of France
Waverly Root
FOOD
An evocative and beautifully written survey of French food. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970s, 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
This fast-moving survey covers the conquests of ancient Gaul through the heady days of revolution to modern times.
(FRN08, $14.95)
French or Foe? Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France
Polly Platt
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
With humor, directness and great insight, this compact book is an expert and entertaining guide to the French and how to get along with them. The expanded third edition addresses France's romance with cell phones and includes a short chapter of recent vignettes.
(FRN54, $16.95)
Tour de France, The History, The Legend, The Riders
Graeme Fife
HISTORY
A history of the great race, from its beginnings in 1903 to 2005 and Lance Armstrong's unprecedented seventh consecutive victory.
(FRN589, $19.95)
Tour de France/Tour de Force, A Visual History of the World's Greatest Bicycle Race
James Startt
HISTORY
This illustrated history includes hundreds of archival and modern photographs, profiles of great riders and a lively recap of memorable races and winners over the years.
(FRN385, $22.95)
French Revolutions, Cycling the Tour De France
Tim Moore
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
British humorist, travel writer -- and woefully inexperienced cyclist -- Moore tackles the Tour de France.
(FRN387, $14.95)
It's Not About the Bike, My Journey Back to Life
Sally Jenkins
Lance Armstrong
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Not just an inspirational account of Armstrong's battle with cancer, this memoir reveals the athlete's scrappy youth, coming-of-age, marriage, fatherhood -- and a great deal about the elite world of championship cycling.
(GEN258, $15.00)
Something to Declare
Julian Barnes
ANTHOLOGY
A collection of essays on all things French from the devoted Francophile (and excellent writer) Julian Barnes, an Englishman.
(FRN415, $14.95)
Travelers' Tales France
James O'Reilly
Larry Habegger
ANTHOLOGY
A wonderful collection of mostly contemporary tales, including such marvelous authors as Peter Mayle, M.F.K. Fisher, Mort Rosenblum, Ina Caro and Jan Morris. Organized thematically, it's a good introduction to the history, culture and character of France.
(FRN05, $18.95)
North Wind in Your Spokes, A Novel of the Tour de France
Hans Blickensdorfer
LITERATURE
German sportswriter Blickdorfer crafts suspense out his tale of the race, a heady mix of ambition, drugs, bad behavior and the thrill of cycling.
(FRN386, $13.00)
The Official Tour De France Centennial 1903-2003
Lance Armstrong
SPORT
A big, beautiful celebration of the world's most famous (and grueling) bicycle event.
(FRN405, $24.95)
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