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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Panorama of Paris Panorama of Paris Louis-Sébastien Mercier This work offers English-language readers an introduction to one of the forgotten masterpieces of French literature, Louis-Sebastien Mercier's 12-volume "Le Tableau de Paris" (published from 1781 to … OL13757042W
Paris was ours Paris was ours Penelope Rowlands Paris is “the world capital of memory and desire,” concludes one of the writers in this intimate and insightful collection of memoirs of the city. Living in Paris changed these writers forever. In… OL15571584W
Mastering the Art of French Eating Mastering the Art of French Eating Ann Mah When journalist Ann Mah’s diplomat husband is given a three-year assignment in Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and Francophile, she immediately begins plotting gastronomic adventures à deu… OL16809765W
Lunch in Paris Lunch in Paris Elizabeth Bard "Tells the story of falling in love with a Frenchman and moving to the world's most romantic city. Elizabeth Bard finds that learning to cook and building a new life have a lot in common."--Publisher… OL18706484W
Alone time Alone time Stephanie Rosenbloom "A wise, passionate account of the pleasures of travelling solo In our increasingly frantic daily lives, many people are genuinely fearful of the prospect of solitude, but time alone can be both rich… OL19748866W
Everyone loves Paris Everyone loves Paris Leslie Jonath "There are as many reasons to love Paris as there are people who love it. Everyone Loves Paris includes tributes from over 50 international illustrators. From grand landmarks--such as the Eiffel Towe… OL20009395W
The only street in Paris The only street in Paris Elaine Sciolino The former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times invites us on a tour of her favorite Parisian street. "I can never be sad on the rue des Martyrs," Sciolino explains, as she makes readers hungry … OL20025090W
Paris vagabond Paris vagabond Jean-Paul Clébert "Paris Vagabond is an unclassifiable masterpiece, a book that purports to be a novel but, accompanied as it is by the photographs of Patrice Molinard, is as much a brilliant documentary as a work of … OL20026609W
The new Paris The new Paris Lindsey Tramuta The city long-adored for its medieval beauty, old-timey brasseries, and corner cafes has even more to offer today. In the last few years, a flood of new ideas and creative locals has infused a once-s… OL20054373W
Well Always Have Paris Well Always Have Paris Emma Beddington 343 pages ; 20 cm OL20779176W
Lunch in Paris Lunch in Paris Elizabeth Bard In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman--and never went home again. Was it love at first sight? Or was it the way her knife slid effortlessly throug… OL4243327W
The Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower Lucien Hervé "The Eiffel Tower is a pictorial study of the great structure by acclaimed architectural photographer Lucien Herve, who began photographlng the tower in his youth in the 1930s and has returned to it … OL6000235W
Frommer's Memorable Walks in Paris (Memorable Walks) Frommer's Memorable Walks in Paris (Memorable Walks) Haas Mroue 11 GREAT WALKING TOURS Through the Most Colorful Neighborhoods in Paris Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at Paris. Discover the atmospheric and the opulent, the sacred and the pro… OL8232401W