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These 4 items are available for $64, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFRN302)

Eyewitness Guide Dordogne & Southwest France  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES An outstanding guide to exploring Southwest France, featuring hundreds of color illustrations, local and regional maps and site diagrams. (FRN580, $25.00)
The Lost Upland, Stories of Southwest France  •  W.S. Merwin LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Three richly evocative stories of life in a Dordogne village by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Merwin, one of our finest living poets. Originally published in 1992, the book is steeped in history, food and personality. The author owns a house in Loubressac overlooking the Dordogne. (FRN11, $16.00)
The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France  •  Ina Caro HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 339 PAGES • BEST SELLER 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)
Dordogne Map  •  IGN MAP Centered on Perigueux, this French-made map covers the Dordogne at a scale of 1:140,000. (FRN60, $9.95)

Cave Art, A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe  •  Paul Bahn   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An authoritative, illustrated guide to exploring 50 caves in England, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, as well as relevant museums and centers. (EUR282, $24.95)
Discovering Wine Country, Bordeaux  •  Monty Waldin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handy guide to Bordeaux and its wines, featuring 100 color photographs and 12 maps, includes an overview of the wines of the region from Medoc to Sauternes, suggested wine tours, traveler's tips and recommended producers. (FRN501, $19.95)
Michelin Green Guide Dordogne Berry Limousin  •  Michelin Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A thorough introduction to the region in the classic Michelin style. (FRN15, $21.95)
Families of the Vine, Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France  •  Michael S. Sanders   • FOOD  •  A delightful, informative portrait of a venerable winemaking family in Southwest France and the stylish, savory wines of Clos Triguedina, by an American chef who lived in the region. (FRN479, $13.95)
The Food of France  •  Waverly Root   • FOOD  •  An aromatic and and beautifully written survey of French food. 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)
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings  •  Amy Kelly   • HISTORY  •  A spirited, meticulously researched chronicle that recreates the life and world of Eleanor of Aquitaine in 12th-century Europe. (FRN129, $24.00)
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)
Lascaux: Movement, Space, and Time  •  Norbert Aujoulat   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A striking tour of the magnificent prehistoric cave of Lascaux, with 100 stunning full-page color photographs, maps and explanatory diagrams. (FRN232, $65.00)
The Cave Painters, Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists  •  Gregory Curtis   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • NEW  •  Curtis introduces the masterworks of cave art, the Paleolithic and paleoarchaeology in this tour of Altamira, Lascaux, Les Trois-Freres, Cosquer, Chauvet and other caves in France and Spain. (FRN620, $14.95)
Adventures on the Wine Route, A Wine Buyer's Tour of France  •  Kermit Lynch   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A delightful, warmly anecdotal book, highly recommended for anyone touring the wine regions of France. The book brings the domains and appellations of French wine into full-blown life, and Lynch's portraits of the grand personalities who make wine are priceless. (FRN72, $18.00)
The Generous Earth  •  Philip Oyler   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A classic account of life in rural Dordogne, originally published in 1950. Philip Oyler, farmer and traveler, moved to the Dordogne from Britain after WWII. (FRN399, $27.50)
France, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  William Rodarmor   • ANTHOLOGY • COMING IN SEPTEMBER  •  This collection contains literary gems from all corners of France--not just Paris--by a select group of modern French writers. (FRN767, $14.95)
Deadly Slipper, A Novel of Death in the Dordogne  •  Michelle Wan   • MYSTERY  •  Wan crafts a suspenseful, elegant tale of food, romance and murder out of a search for a long-lost woman. (FRN631, $13.95)
Death in the Truffle Wood  •  Pierre Magnan   • MYSTERY  •  A deft mystery, combining humor, an atmospheric setting in rural Provence, and murder. (FRN671, $13.95)
Timeline  •  Michael Crichton   • LITERATURE  •  Crichton's blockbuster fantasy combines time travel and adventures in Medieval France. A fast-paced, remarkably well-researched introduction to 14th-century Dordogne and Perigord. (FRN135, $7.99)