Cultural Region/French
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Mirage: Napoleon’s Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt
$17.99 Add to cartTwo hundred years ago, only the most reckless or eccentric Europeans had dared to traverse the unmapped territory of the modern-day Middle East. But in 1798, more than 150 French engineers, artists, d
- Author: Burleigh, Nina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 09, 2008
- ISBN10: 0060597682
- Language: English
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Candide and Other Stories
$7.95 Add to cartCandide is the most famous of Voltaire’s “philosophical tales,” in which he combined witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. First published in 1759, it was an instant bestseller and has … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Voltaire
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199535612
- Language: English
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Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles
$22.00 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author and master of martial fiction comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought–a riveting nonfiction chronicle published
- Author: Cornwell, Bernard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0062312065
- Language: English
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Who Was Joan of Arc?
$6.99 Add to cartJoan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years’ War. For generations, France had been besieged by the British. At age 11, Joan began to see religious visio… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Pollack, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0448483041
- Language: English
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The Flowers of Evil
$13.95 Add to cartThe Flowers of Evil, which T.S. Eliot called the greatest example of modern poetry in any language, shocked the literary world of nineteenth century France with its outspoken portrayal of lesbian love… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Baudelaire, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199535582
- Language: English
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Stone Soup
$8.99 Read moreA Caldecott Honor Book with remastered artwork for its 75th anniversary! Clever soldiers outwit greedy townspeople with the creation of a special soup in this cherished classic.
Three soldiers come ma- Series: Aladdin Picture Books
- Author: Brown, Marcia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0689711034
- Language: English
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The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion
$17.99 Add to cartThe 100-foot promontory known as Pointe du Hoc — where six big German guns were ensconced — was the number one target of the heavy U.S. and British warships poised in the English Channel on D-Day mo
- Author: Brinkley, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 23 2006
- ISBN10: 0060565306
- Language: English
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The Three Musketeers
$12.95 Add to cartOne of the most famous historical novels ever written, The Three Musketeers (1844) is also revered as one of the world’s greatest adventure stories–its heroes Athos, Porthos and Aramis symbols for th… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Dumas, Alexandre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: March 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199538468
- Language: English
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The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800
$21.99 Add to cartIt is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion, Russia towered as a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution. But in contra
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Winik, Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: May 06 2016
- ISBN10: 006008314X
- Language: English
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French Pastry Made Simple: Foolproof Recipes for Éclairs, Tarts, Macarons and More
$23.99 Read moreA No-Fuss Guide to the Delicious Art of P?tisserie
Unleash your inner pastry chef with Molly Wilkinson’s approachable recipes for all of your French favorites. Trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Molly- Author: Wilkinson, Molly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1645672174
- Language: English
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The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
$19.99 Read moreLarge Print�s increased font size and wider line spacing maximizes reading legibility, and has been proven to advance comprehension, improve fluency, reduce eye fatigue, and boost engagement in
- Author: Gidwitz, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: February 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1432876600
- Language: English
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The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
$20.00 Add to cartPassion intertwines with fate in this riveting and historically rich novel about the journey of a woman from poverty to ultimate power in Revolution-era France.
In this first of three books inspired- Author: Gulland, Sandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 03 1999
- ISBN10: 0684856069
- Language: English
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The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790
$25.00 Add to cart“[Mr. Robertson] is [a] splendid writer, astoundingly versed in European letters and gifted at vividly sketching the views of the “Enlighteners.”… Robertson, armed with a prodigious knowledge of the
- Author: Robertson, Ritchie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1008
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0062410660
- Language: English
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A Grand Old Time
$15.99 Add to cart‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ Miranda Dickinson
Heartwarming, hilarious and fun – the perfect read for anyone who loved Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, A Man Called Ove, Ruth Jo
- Author: Leigh, Judy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 02 2019
- ISBN10: 000826919X
- Language: English
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The Bicycle Spy
$8.99 Add to cartCan Marcel make the ride of his life?
Marcel loves riding his bicycle, whether he’s racing through the streets of his small town in France or making bread deliveries for his parents’ bakery. He dreams
- Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0545850967
- Language: English
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French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France
$19.99 Add to cartA story about dirt–and about sun, water, work, elation, and defeat. And about the sublime pleasure of having a little piece of French land all to oneself to till.
Richard Goodman saw the ad in the p- Author: Goodman, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 203
- Publish Date: April 05, 2002
- ISBN10: 1565123522
- Language: English
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Daniel: My French Cuisine
$60.00 Add to cartDaniel Boulud, one of America’s most respected and successful chefs, delivers a definitive, yet personal cookbook on his love of French food.
From coming of age as a young chef to adapting French cui- Author: Boulud, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 15 2013
- ISBN10: 145551392X
- Language: English
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The Complete Book of French Cooking
$45.00 Read moreLegendary chef Paul Bocuse described this essential guide as “an invaluable kitchen companion” for novice and established cooks.
Traditional French cuisine can seem daunting, but it’s one of life’s gr- Author: Boué, Vincent
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 208042193X
- Language: English
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Eloise in Paris
$19.99 Add to cartBonjour
Here’s the thing of it: Paris has just been discovered by Eloise the little girl from the Plaza…
Here is what Eloise does in Paris: everything.
The effect is rawther extraordinaire. If y- Series: Eloise
- Author: Thompson, Kay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: May 01, 1999
- ISBN10: 0689827040
- Language: English
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Paris Is Not Dead: Surviving Hypergentrification in the City of Light
$32.65 Add to cartA street-level people’s view of one of the world’s beloved cities, in a stunning debut that blends cutting-edge reporting and sweeping political analysis of a changing Paris
“Working-class Paris is st- Author: Stangler, Cole
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1620977826
- Language: English
