France
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Of Love and Paris: Historic, Romantic and Obsessive Liaisons
$19.95 Read moreThe French may not have invented love but they perfected it, and the laboratory in which they did so was Paris. James Joyce called the city “a lamp for lovers, hung in the wood of the world.”
From the
- Author: Baxter, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1940842727
- Language: English
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Dordogne, Bordeaux and the Southwest Coast
$24.99 Read moreDK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Dordogne, Bordeaux & the Southwest Coast will lead you straight to the best attractions this beautiful part of the world has to offer.
Taste the best vineyards, discover pre
- Series: Travel Guide
- Author: Dk Eyewitness
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 0241615135
- Language: English
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All Men Are Mortal
$25.99 Add to cartHe becomes thoroughly attached to her and confides a terrifying truth: he is immortal. But having been resuscitated into enjoying life again, he soon starts breaking free from her grasp and all notion… [more below]
- Author: De Beauvoir, Simone
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 01 1992
- ISBN10: 0393308456
- Language: English
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The Lavender Garden
$19.99 Add to cartNote to readers: In the UK, this book is published under the title The Light Behind the Window. An aristocratic French family, a legendary chç©°eau, and buried secrets with the power to destroy two ge… [more below]
- Author: Riley, Lucinda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 11 2013
- ISBN10: 1476703558
- Language: English
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Paris Cocktails, Second Edition: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the City of Light
$24.99 Add to cartAn expanded and updated collection of over 100 recipes inspired by the City of Light.
These signature drink recipes from Parisian hotspots pay homage to the most romantic city on Earth. Delve into Pari… [more below]
- Series: City Cocktails
- Author: Belau, Doni
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1646433017
- Language: English
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Is Paris Burning
$0.00 Read moreFrom the bestselling author of The City of Joy comes the dramatic story of the Allied liberation of Paris. Is Paris Burning? reconstructs the network of fateful events–the drama, the fervor, and the
- Author: Lapierre, Dominique
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 404
- Publish Date: August 20, 2008
- ISBN10: 0446392251
- Language: English
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The Fire Within
$15.95 Read moreAdapted to film by both Louis Malle and Joachim Trier, this heart-rending and tenderly wrought novel narrates the decline of an artist and heroin addict in 1920s Paris.
Pierre Drieu la Rochelle might- Author: Drieu La Rochelle, Pierre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1681376210
- Language: English
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Army of Shadows
$22.00 Add to cartOriginally published in Algiers in 1943, Joseph Kessel’s Army of Shadows is one of the first books to have been written about the French Resistance. Now available in paperback, Contra Mundum Press is
- Author: Kessel, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 314
- Publish Date: June 07 2017
- ISBN10: 194062522X
- Language: English
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The Day of the Jackal
$19.00 Add to cartTHE CLASSIC THRILLER FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR FREDERICK FORSYTH
“The Day of the Jackal makes such comparable books such as The Manchurian Candidate and The Spy Who Came in from the Co- Author: Forsyth, Frederick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 04 2012
- ISBN10: 0451239377
- Language: English
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Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas
$18.99 Add to cartA witty cultural and culinary education, Immoveable Feast is the charming, funny, and improbable tale of how a man who was raised on white bread–and didn’t speak a word of French–unexpectedly ended
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Baxter, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 23 2008
- ISBN10: 0061562335
- Language: English
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Napoleon: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThis Very Short Introduction might prove disappointing to those expecting an introduction to a very short man. Dispelling the myth of Napoleon Bonaparte’s short stature, as well as the other rumors an… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bell, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 0199321663
- Language: English
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Walking to the End of the World: A Thousand Miles on the Camino de Santiago
$18.95 Add to cart2020 Silver Independent Publisher Book Award in Travel – Essay
In April 2015, Beth and Eric Jusino, laden with backpacks and nerves, walked out of a cathedral in the historic village of Le Puy, Franc- Author: Jusino, Beth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 168051203X
- Language: English
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Finding Time Again: In Search of Lost Time, Volume 7 (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
$27.00 Add to cartThe long-awaited final volume in the acclaimed Penguin translation of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time–one of the world’s most beloved works of literature
“The greatest literary work of the twe- Series: In Search of Lost Time
- Author: Proust, Marcel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0143133713
- Language: English
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The Tour of Mont Blanc: Complete Two-Way Trekking Guide
$24.95 Read moreEvery year thousands of walkers embark on the Tour of Mont Blanc, a 170km route that is recognised as one of the world’s classic walks. This guidebook contains in-depth route description for both the
- Author: Reynolds, Kev
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 30, 2020
- ISBN10: 1786310627
- Language: English
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Submission
$19.00 Add to cartA controversial, intelligent, and mordantly funny new novel from France‘s most famous living literary figure
It’s 2022. Fran ois is bored. He’s a middle-aged lecturer at the New Sorbonne University an- Author: Houellebecq, Michel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 25 2016
- ISBN10: 1250097347
- Language: English
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Paris Like a Local
$18.99 Read moreAh, Paris, the city of romance: iconic museums, treasured landmarks and irresistibly pretty patisseries. But what’s beyond the classic sights? Former funeral parlours hosting Tai Chi classes, barge ba… [more below]
- Series: Local Travel Guide
- Author: Dk Eyewitness
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0241569044
- Language: English
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Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris
$18.00 Add to cartNew Yorker staff writer A.J. Liebling recalls his Parisian apprenticeship in the fine art of eating in this charming memoir, Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris.
“There would come a time when, if I h- Author: Liebling, A. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 29 2004
- ISBN10: 086547236X
- Language: English
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Les Miserables (Omnibus) Vol. 5-6
$19.99 Add to cartTO THE BARRICADES
Cosette, having grown into a lovely young woman, has attracted the attention of student Marius Pontmercy. Jean Valjean, ever suspicious that his past will be uncovered, stands in the- Series: Les Miserables (Omnibus)
- Author: Arai, Takahiro
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 452
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1685796036
- Language: English
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Where Is the Eiffel Tower?
$7.99 Add to cartLearn about the Eiffel Tower, beloved and iconic symbol of Paris, France, and one of the most recognizable structures in the world
When the plans for the Eiffel Tower were first announced, many peopl- Series: Where Is?
- Author: Anastasio, Dina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 16 2017
- ISBN10: 0451533844
- Language: English
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
$7.00 Add to cart“The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived.” — Arthur C. Clarke
An adventurous geology professor chances upon a manuscript in w- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Verne, Jules
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 155
- Publish Date: March 04 2005
- ISBN10: 0486440885
- Language: English
