Cultural Region/French
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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 Add to cartJean-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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A History of Zionism: From the French Revolution to the Establishment of the State of Israel
$24.00 Add to cartThe definitive general history of the Zionist movement, by one of the most distinguished historians of our time.
Walter Laqueur traces Zionism from its beginnings–with the emancipation of European Je- Author: Laqueur, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: May 20 2003
- ISBN10: 0805211497
- 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
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The Assassin’s Curse
$9.99 Read moreChristopher Rowe is back and there are more puzzles, riddles, and secrets to uncover in this third novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.
Wherever Christopher Rowe goes, adventure–and murd- Series: Blackthorn Key #3
- Author: Sands, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: September 25 2018
- ISBN10: 1534405240
- Language: English
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A Traveller’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy
$14.95 Read moreA Traveller’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy covers the period from June to August 1944 when the Allies stormed ashore, fought their way through the bocage country of Normandy, and eventua… [more below]
- Author: Shilleto, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 30 2014
- ISBN10: 1566565553
- Language: English
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Unavowable Community
$14.95 Add to cartThe Unavowable Community is an inquiry into the nature and possibility of community, asking whether there can be a community of individuals that is truly “communal.” The problem, for Blanchot, is that… [more below]
- Author: Blanchot, Maurice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 90
- Publish Date: June 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1581771045
- Language: English
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The Mausoleum of Lovers: Journals 1976-1991: Journals 1976-1991
$24.95 Read moreThe Mausoleum of Lovers comprises Guibert’s journals, kept from 1976-1991. Functioning as an atelier, it forecasts the writing of a novel, which does not materialize as such; the journal itself — a m… [more below]
- Author: Guibert, Hervé
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: May 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1937658228
- Language: English
