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Napoleon in Egypt
Written by Paul Strathern
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $18.00
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, only twenty-eight, set sail for Egypt with 335 ships, 40,000 soldiers, and a collection of scholars, artists, and scientists to establish an eastern empire. He saw himself as a liberator, freeing the Egyptians from oppression. But Napoleon wasn’t the first—nor the last—who tragically misunderstood Muslim culture. Marching... Read more >
Written by Paul Strathern
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $18.00
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, only twenty-eight, set sail for Egypt with 335 ships, 40,000 soldiers, and a collection of scholars, artists, and scientists to establish an eastern empire. He saw himself as a liberator, freeing the Egyptians from oppression. But Napoleon wasn’t the first—nor the last—who tragically misunderstood Muslim culture. Marching... Read more >
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Paris Quiz
How Well Do You Know Paris?
Written by Dominique Lesbros
Translated by Andrew Branch
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $14.95
This fun book is a perfect stocking stuffer, the perfect book to take to Paris to use for a scavenger hunt, and perfect for the armchair traveler who loves trivia. There are more than 400 multiple-choice questions, by arrondissement, ranging from obscure lore to facts about well-known buildings, streets, and statues... Read more >
How Well Do You Know Paris?
Written by Dominique Lesbros
Translated by Andrew Branch
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $14.95
This fun book is a perfect stocking stuffer, the perfect book to take to Paris to use for a scavenger hunt, and perfect for the armchair traveler who loves trivia. There are more than 400 multiple-choice questions, by arrondissement, ranging from obscure lore to facts about well-known buildings, streets, and statues... Read more >
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Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire
Written by Flora Fraser
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $28.95
From acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser, the brilliant life of Napoleon’s favorite sister. Celebrated for her looks, notorious for her passions, immortalized by Antonio Canova’s statue, and always deeply loyal to her brother, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese is a fascinating figure in her own right.
At the turn of the nineteenth century, she was... Read more >
Written by Flora Fraser
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $28.95
From acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser, the brilliant life of Napoleon’s favorite sister. Celebrated for her looks, notorious for her passions, immortalized by Antonio Canova’s statue, and always deeply loyal to her brother, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese is a fascinating figure in her own right.
At the turn of the nineteenth century, she was... Read more >
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La Belle France
Written by Alistair Horne
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $19.95
La Belle France is a sweeping, grand narrative written with all the verve, erudition, and vividness that are the hallmarks of the acclaimed British historian Alistair Horne. It recounts the hugely absorbing story of the country that has contributed to the world so much talent, style, and political innovation.
Beginning with... Read more >
Written by Alistair Horne
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $19.95
La Belle France is a sweeping, grand narrative written with all the verve, erudition, and vividness that are the hallmarks of the acclaimed British historian Alistair Horne. It recounts the hugely absorbing story of the country that has contributed to the world so much talent, style, and political innovation.
Beginning with... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The French Revolution
A History
Written by Thomas Carlyle
Introduction by John D. Rosenberg
Format: eBook, 848 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $18.95
The book that established Thomas Carlyle’s reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a shrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life... Read more >
A History
Written by Thomas Carlyle
Introduction by John D. Rosenberg
Format: eBook, 848 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $18.95
The book that established Thomas Carlyle’s reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a shrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Into A Paris Quartier
Reine Margot's Chapel & Other Haunts of St.-Germain
Written by Diane Johnson
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $8.95
As a child, Diane Johnson was entranced by The Three Musketeers, dashing 17th-century residents of the famous romantic quartier called St.-Germain-des-Prés. Now, the paperback edition of her delightful book will take even more Americans to the richly historic part of the city that has always attracted us, from Ben Franklin in... Read more >
Reine Margot's Chapel & Other Haunts of St.-Germain
Written by Diane Johnson
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $8.95
As a child, Diane Johnson was entranced by The Three Musketeers, dashing 17th-century residents of the famous romantic quartier called St.-Germain-des-Prés. Now, the paperback edition of her delightful book will take even more Americans to the richly historic part of the city that has always attracted us, from Ben Franklin in... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Into a Paris Quartier
Reine Margot's Chapel and Other Haunts of St.-Germain
Written by Diane Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 21, 2006
Price: $10.95
As a child, Diane Johnson was entranced by The Three Musketeers, dashing 17th-century residents of the famous romantic quartier called St.-Germain-des-Prés. Now, the paperback edition of her delightful book will take even more Americans to the richly historic part of the city that has always attracted us, from Ben Franklin in... Read more >
Reine Margot's Chapel and Other Haunts of St.-Germain
Written by Diane Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 21, 2006
Price: $10.95
As a child, Diane Johnson was entranced by The Three Musketeers, dashing 17th-century residents of the famous romantic quartier called St.-Germain-des-Prés. Now, the paperback edition of her delightful book will take even more Americans to the richly historic part of the city that has always attracted us, from Ben Franklin in... Read more >
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The Age of Conversation
Written by Benedetta Craveri
Format: Trade Paperback, 508 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $18.95
Now in paperback, an award-winning look at French salons and the women who presided over them
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, between the reign of Louis XIII and the Revolution, French aristocratic society developed an art of living based on a refined code of good manners.
Conversation, which began as a... Read more >
Written by Benedetta Craveri
Format: Trade Paperback, 508 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $18.95
Now in paperback, an award-winning look at French salons and the women who presided over them
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, between the reign of Louis XIII and the Revolution, French aristocratic society developed an art of living based on a refined code of good manners.
Conversation, which began as a... Read more >
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La Belle France
Written by Alistair Horne
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: June 6, 2006
Price: $19.95
La Belle France is a sweeping, grand narrative written with all the verve, erudition, and vividness that are the hallmarks of the acclaimed British historian Alistair Horne. It recounts the hugely absorbing story of the country that has contributed to the world so much talent, style, and political innovation.
Beginning with... Read more >
Written by Alistair Horne
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: June 6, 2006
Price: $19.95
La Belle France is a sweeping, grand narrative written with all the verve, erudition, and vividness that are the hallmarks of the acclaimed British historian Alistair Horne. It recounts the hugely absorbing story of the country that has contributed to the world so much talent, style, and political innovation.
Beginning with... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Into A Paris Quartier
Reine Margot's Chapel and Other Haunts of St.-Germain
Written by Diane Johnson
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2005
Price: $20.00
Read more >
Reine Margot's Chapel and Other Haunts of St.-Germain
Written by Diane Johnson
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2005
Price: $20.00
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Seven Ages of Paris
Written by Alistair Horne
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $17.00
In this luminous portrait of Paris, celebrated historian Alistair Horne gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world’s truly great cities. Horne makes plain that while Paris may be many things, it is never boring.
From the rise of Philippe Auguste through the reigns of Henry IV... Read more >
Written by Alistair Horne
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $17.00
In this luminous portrait of Paris, celebrated historian Alistair Horne gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world’s truly great cities. Horne makes plain that while Paris may be many things, it is never boring.
From the rise of Philippe Auguste through the reigns of Henry IV... Read more >
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The Yellow Cross
The Story of the Last Cathars' Rebellion Against the Inquisition, 1290-1329
Written by Rene Weis
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $16.00
The Yellow Cross is a harrowing tale of a desperate people in a small corner of France who defied the kings of Europe and the Pope. The Cathars, whose religion was based on the Gospels but contradicted the tenets set forth by Rome, found themselves the focus of ruthless repression. In... Read more >
The Story of the Last Cathars' Rebellion Against the Inquisition, 1290-1329
Written by Rene Weis
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $16.00
The Yellow Cross is a harrowing tale of a desperate people in a small corner of France who defied the kings of Europe and the Pope. The Cathars, whose religion was based on the Gospels but contradicted the tenets set forth by Rome, found themselves the focus of ruthless repression. In... Read more >
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Wine and War
The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
Written by Donald Kladstrup and Petie Kladstrup
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2002
Price: $14.95
The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II.
"To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine."
–Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent
In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and... Read more >
The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
Written by Donald Kladstrup and Petie Kladstrup
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2002
Price: $14.95
The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II.
"To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine."
–Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent
In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The French Revolution
A History
Written by Thomas Carlyle
Introduction by John D. Rosenberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 848 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2002
Price: $18.95
The book that established Thomas Carlyle’s reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a shrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life... Read more >
A History
Written by Thomas Carlyle
Introduction by John D. Rosenberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 848 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2002
Price: $18.95
The book that established Thomas Carlyle’s reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a shrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Wine and War
The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
Written by Donald Kladstrup and Petie Kladstrup
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2002
Price: $14.95
The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II.
"To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine."
–Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent
In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and... Read more >
The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
Written by Donald Kladstrup and Petie Kladstrup
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2002
Price: $14.95
The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II.
"To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine."
–Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent
In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Grown-Up's Guide to Living in France
Written by Rosanne Knorr
Format: Trade Paperback, 228 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2000
Price: $14.95
Do you pine for Paris or yearn for a year in Provence? Sometimes a vacation just isn't enough, but is a short-term move or permanent relocation really feasible? Rosanne Knorr, an American writer living in France, answers an emphatic yes. Whatever your dream, THE GROWN-UP'S GUIDE TO LIVING IN FRANCE will... Read more >
Written by Rosanne Knorr
Format: Trade Paperback, 228 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2000
Price: $14.95
Do you pine for Paris or yearn for a year in Provence? Sometimes a vacation just isn't enough, but is a short-term move or permanent relocation really feasible? Rosanne Knorr, an American writer living in France, answers an emphatic yes. Whatever your dream, THE GROWN-UP'S GUIDE TO LIVING IN FRANCE will... Read more >
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