Chateaux of the Loire |
Thorsten Droste ISBN: 1860641644 This text presents the architecture, interiors, gardens and grounds of both the most important sites - Chambord, Blois, Chaumont, Amboise, Chenonceaux and others - as well as the lesser-known corners of the Loire valley. |
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France in the New Century |
John Ardagh ISBN: 0140259228 Presenting a portrait of changes in French society since 1945, with the accent on the France of the mid-1990s, this book's main focus is on society, culture and the economy, but space is also given to politics. |
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Garden Lover's Guide to France |
Patrick Taylor ISBN: 1568981287 A comprehensive guide to over 100 gardens in France, this volume includes information on: garden history; local climate; and nearby cultural sites of interest. It also features illustrated plans, and specially created tours with maps and directions. |
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I'll Drink to That: Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who Made It the World's Most Popular Wine |
Rudolph Chelminski ISBN: 1592403204 (Hardcover) |
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Orleans 1429 |
David Nicolle, Graham Turner (Illustrator) ISBN: 1841762326 By 1429, with French fortunes in the Hundred Years War at their lowest ebb, an English victory seemed inevitable. Northern France including Paris was firmly under English control and the city of Orleans was besieged by an English army. At the darkest...(read more) |
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Pardon My French: Unleash Your Inner Gaul |
Charles Timoney ISBN: 1846140528 Based on twenty years of hard-won knowledge, "Pardon My French" takes you through all the words you need to survive, shows how and why they work, and steers you past all the pitfalls and potential embarrassments of speaking French in France. |
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Rick Stein's French Odyssey |
Rick Stein ISBN: 0563522135 Inspired by his gastronomic journey through the idyllic waterways of Southern France, "Rick Stein's French Odyssey" explores French culinary tradition. Rick' s culinary tour on an ancient barge takes him along the Canal du midi from the...(read more) |
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Speak the Culture: France: Be Fluent in French Life and Culture |
Andrew Whittaker ISBN: 1854184938 Through exploring the people, the culture and the lifestyles that have shaped the French experience Speak the Culture: France provides an intimate understanding of France and the French. |
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Turner on the Loire |
Ian Warrell ISBN: 1854372181 On Turner's journey through Brittany and up the River Loire, he filled several sketchbooks with impressions of famous Loire chateaux, such as Amboise, Blois, Chambord and Saumur. Many of his sketches are identified and reproduced in this volume,...(read more) |
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Vegetarian France |
Alex Bourke et al ISBN: 1902259009 A comprehensive guide to vegetarian France. It includes 150 places to eat and sleep, over 20 veggie restaurants in Paris alone, vegetarian hotels and guesthouses, all-you-can-eat vegan buffets in Paris and Marseille, veggie vocabulary, the hitchhikers...(read more) |
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