Cultural Region/French
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King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV
$57.00 Read moreLouis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close.
Philip Mansel’s King of the- Author: Mansel, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 022669089X
- Language: English
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A Storm of Horses
$19.95 Add to cartAn inspiring picture book about Rosa Bonheur, the most famous female painter of her century, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the artist’s birth
In a stunning ode to underrepresente- Author: Sanderson, Ruth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1623718481
- Language: English
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Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
$18.99 Add to cartThe true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, who solved the unsolvable to achieve her dream.
When her parents took away her candles to keep their young daughter from studying ma- Author: Bardoe, Cheryl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 0316278203
- Language: English
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The Cook’s Atelier: Recipes, Techniques, and Stories from Our French Cooking School
$55.00 Read moreAn IACP Cookbook Award winner for Design and for Food Photography & Styling, the debut cookbook from The Cook’s Atelier–the international culinary destination and cooking school in Burgundy—is a bea… [more below]
- Author: Taylor, Marjorie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1419728954
- Language: English
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Nana
$12.95 Add to cart‘She was the golden beast, an unconscious force, the very scent of her could bring the world to ruin.’
Nana, daughter of a drunk and a laundress, is the Helen of Troy of Paris. A sexually magnetic hig- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Zola, ?mile
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0198814267
- Language: English
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Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
$21.99 Add to cartThe inspiration for the STARZ original series, The Serpent Queen, streaming now!
“A beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival and power in a world of g
- Author: Frieda, Leonie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 14 2006
- ISBN10: 0060744936
- Language: English
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The Cartiers: The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire
$24.00 Add to cart“A dynamic group biography studded with design history and high-society dash . . . [This] elegantly wrought narrative bears the Cartier hallmark.”–The Economist
The “astounding” (Andr? Leon Talley) s- Author: Cartier Brickell, Francesca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 0525621636
- Language: English
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Anatole
$17.99 Add to cartAnatole is a most honorable mouse. When he realizes that humans are upset by mice sampling their leftovers, he is shocked He must provide for his beloved family–but he is determined to find a way to… [more below]
- Series: Anatole
- Author: Titus, Eve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 14 2006
- ISBN10: 0375839011
- Language: English
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Henri Matisse
$9.95 Read moreHenri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Mir and Andy Warhol each significantly shaped the development of art in the twentieth century. These Modern masters are the subjects of four small books, the first … [more below]
- Author: Matisse, Henri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0870707248
- Language: English
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Paris in Stride: An Insider’s Walking Guide
$27.50 Read moreA local’s treasure map to the sites where Parisians know to go to be oh-so-Parisian.
Finally, the “must-do, must-visit, must-see” travel list given to you by the Parisian friend you’ve been longing to … [more below]- Author: Weiner, Jessie Kanelos
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 27 2018
- ISBN10: 0847861252
- Language: English
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Adventures in Rosé Wine in Provence
$40.00 Read moreWriter and lifestyle expertFrançoise Parguel raises a glass to toast the internationally successful rosé wine and its home in the Provence region of France in this first book to detail its history, … [more below]
- Author: Parguel, Francoise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1419770357
- Language: English
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Love Is Colder Than the Lake
$17.95 Read moreSearing in its energies and mysterious in its icy depths, Love is Colder than the Lake is a tour-de-force of the experimental French poet Liliane Giraudon’s power and range.
Love is Colder than the Lak… [more below]
- Author: Giraudon, Liliane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1643621971
- Language: English
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The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed
$20.00 Read moreJean-Beno? Nadeau and Julie Barlow spent a decade traveling back and forth to Paris as well as living there. Yet one important lesson never seemed to sink in: how to communicate comfortably with the F… [more below]
- Author: Barlow, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 1250130271
- Language: English
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My Life as Edgar
$18.00 Read moreA sensitive portrait of one boy’s travels from earliest consciousness through his salad days in the countryside and onward by a “genius” of “nuanced interior moments” (Los Angeles Times)
Fabre’s abili- Author: Fabre, Dominique
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 198
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1953861482
- Language: English
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How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City
$19.99 Read moreAt the beginning of the seventeenth century, Paris was known for isolated monuments but had not yet put its brand on urban space. Like other European cities, it was still emerging from its medieval pa
- Author: Dejean, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 07 2015
- ISBN10: 162040768X
- Language: English
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French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre: 200 Classic Recipes Revised and Updated
$35.00 Read moreMore than 200 recipes from Gaston Len?tre’s classic cookbook, fully updated for the modern chef along with spectacular new photography.
Gaston Len?tre, the legendary master French p?tissier, was
- Author: Team of Chefs at Lenôtre Paris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 2080206931
- Language: English
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Not One Day
$14.95 Read moreWinner of the 2018 Albertine Prize
Finalist for the 2018 Lamba Literary Awards
Finalist for the 2018 French American Foundation Translation Prize
Available in a new edition, Anne Garr騁a’s sensual portr
- Author: Garréta, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1646052056
- Language: English
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The Song of Roland
$13.00 Read moreOn 15 August 778, Charlemagne’s army was returning from a successful expedition against Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a remote Pyrenean pass. Out of this skirmish arose a stirring t… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Anonymous
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 05 1990
- ISBN10: 0140445323
- Language: English
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The Unknown Matisse: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Early Years, 1869-1908
$37.50 Read moreHenri Matisse is one of the masters of twentieth-century art and a household word to millions of people who find joy and meaning in his light-filled, colorful images–yet, despite all the books devote… [more below]
- Author: Spurling, Hilary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 18 2005
- ISBN10: 0375711333
- Language: English
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The Prophecies of Nostradamus
$4.99 Read moreThe Prophecies of Nostradamus offers a glimpse into the enigmatic world of the renowned seer. Explore his cryptic predictions and prophetic verses, providing thought-provoking insights into historica
- Author: Nostradamus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: November 01 2018
- ISBN10: 9388369734
- Language: English
