Cultural Region/French
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The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
$20.00 Read moreWalking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign–Desforges Pianos–he enters, only t… [more below]
- Author: Carhart, Thad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 12 2002
- ISBN10: 0375758623
- Language: English
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Sonia Delaunay: A Life of Color
$19.95 Add to cartAuthor Cara Manes and illustrator Fatinha Ramos explore the life of Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979), painter and textile, theater, and fashion designer, who made enormous contributions to the development o… [more below]
- Author: Manes, Cara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 22 2017
- ISBN10: 1633450244
- Language: English
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Isla and the Happily Ever After
$12.99 Add to cart“Stephanie Perkins’ characters fall in love the way we all want to, in real time and for good.”–Rainbow Rowell
“This adorable YA romance is half New York love story, half Parisian romance, and fully- Author: Perkins, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 014242627X
- Language: English
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Anatole
$8.99 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: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 12 2010
- ISBN10: 0375855467
- Language: English
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Echoes
$8.99 Read moreAgainst a vivid backdrop of history, Danielle Steel tells a compelling story of love and war, acts of faith and acts of betrayal…and of three generations of women as they journey though years of los… [more below]
- Author: Steel, Danielle
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 27 2005
- ISBN10: 0440240786
- Language: English
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City Spies
$18.95 Read moreSara is only twelve years old and there is not a computer that she cannot hack. She’s even gotten into the web of New York’s juvenile justice system (with good reason), but now she’s in big trouble. T… [more below]
- Author: Ponti, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 01 2024
- ISBN10: 8419004049
- Language: Spanish
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Second Star: And Other Reasons for Lingering
$18.00 Read moreA #1 bestseller in France, Second Star is an inspiring series of lyrical meditations on life’s smallest moments, from peeling a clementine, drinking a cold mojito, to washing your windows
A still life- Author: Delerm, Philippe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1953861547
- Language: English
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France’s War in Indochina: Volume 1: The Tiger Versus the Elephant, 1946-1949
$29.95 Read more“…a very interesting book with insights into how French forces dealt with Viet Minh tactics and strategies, anticipating almost the same problems faced by American forces in Vietnam nearly twenty ye… [more below]
- Series: Asia@War
- Author: Rookes, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: July 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1804510149
- Language: English
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La Batarde
$18.95 Add to cartAn obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La B?arde relates Violette Leduc’s long search for her own i
- Series: Dalkey Archive Essentials
- Author: Leduc, Violette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1628974575
- Language: English
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Yoga
$28.00 Read moreNamed a Best Book of 2022 by The Guardian
This is a book about yoga. Or at least, it was. Emmanuel Carr鑽e is a renowned writer. After decades of emotional upheaval, he has begun to live successfully- Author: Carrère, Emmanuel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0374604940
- Language: English
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Basketball Empire: France and the Making of a Global NBA and WNBA
$27.95 Read moreThe National Basketball Association (NBA), founded over 75 years ago, is staging a 21st century takeover. Watched in 215 countries and territories worldwide, and with nearly one in three players born
- Author: Krasnoff, Lindsay Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: September 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1350384178
- Language: English
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The Surgeon’s Mate
$15.95 Read moreJack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are ordered home by dispatch vessel to bring the news of their latest victory to the government. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought in the French
- Series: Aubrey/Maturin Novels #7
- Author: O’Brian, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 17 1992
- ISBN10: 0393308200
- Language: English
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The Little Liar
$15.99 Read moreThis sharp, compelling legal drama from an acclaimed French journalist explores why a teenage victim lied about her rape and how the disadvantaged become scapegoats.
At 15, Lisa was a typical teenager- Author: Robert-Diard, Pascale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 163542416X
- Language: English
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To Conquer and to Keep – Suchet and the War for Eastern Spain, 1809-1814: Volume 2 – 1811-1814
$59.95 Read moreNapoleon once famously remarked ‘If I had had two Marshals like Suchet I should not only have conquered Spain, but have kept it’. Louis-Gabriel Suchet was one of the few French commanders to leave the… [more below]
- Series: From Reason to Revolution
- Author: Kim, Yuhan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: November 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1804513962
- Language: English
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The Destruction of the Imperial Army: Volume 1 – The Opening Engagements of the Franco-German War 1870-71
$79.95 Read moreThis volume is the most comprehensive account of the defeat of the French Imperial Army published in the last 100 years. It includes a detailed order of battles and the casualty returns for all major … [more below]
- Series: From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
- Author: Bird, Grenville
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: August 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1915113814
- Language: English
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The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau
$10.00 Read moreHenri Rousseau wanted to be an artist. But he had no formal training. Instead, he taught himself to paint. He painted until the jungles and animals and distant lands in his head came alive on the spac… [more below]
- Series: Incredible Lives for Young Readers
- Author: Markel, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 16 2019
- ISBN10: 0802855237
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of Nelson’s Ships
$95.00 Read moreThis complete reference includes many photographs previously unavailable to the general public, nearly 200 line drawings, foldout inboard and outboard profiles, deck plans, and standing and running ri… [more below]
- Author: Longridge, Nepean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 283
- Publish Date: January 01 1980
- ISBN10: 0870210777
- Language: English
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To Conquer and to Keep – Suchet and the War for Eastern Spain, 1809-1814: Volume 1 – 1809-1811
$59.95 Read moreFully details the Battle of Sagunto and Siege of Tarragona, as well as in-depth information on Suchet’s campaigns, the only single work to do so in full, vivid detail.
Napoleon once famously remarked ‘… [more below]
- Series: From Reason to Revolution
- Author: Kim, Yuhan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: November 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1915070473
- Language: English
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Black Diamond
$18.00 Add to cartA noted truffle expert is murdered in this installment of the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno. Filled with an abundance of food and wine (including, bien s
- Series: Bruno, Chief of Police #3
- Author: Walker, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 10 2012
- ISBN10: 0307744639
- Language: English
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The Crowded Grave: A Mystery of the French Countryside
$19.00 Add to cartAnother delightful installment in the internationally acclaimed series featuring Bruno, Chief of Police: It’s spring in the idyllic village of St. Denis, and for Chief of Police Bruno Courr?es that me… [more below]
- Series: Bruno, Chief of Police #4
- Author: Walker, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 09 2013
- ISBN10: 0307744647
- Language: English
