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	Eyewitness Guide Brittany  •   Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 288 PAGES Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of Brittany, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations. (FRN401, $23.00)
	Insight Guide Normandy  •   Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES An illustrated overview of Normandy, this travel guide features color photographs and short essays on the history, culture and attractions of Normandy. With maps and some limited travel information. (FRN78, $21.95)
	Legends and Romances of Brittany  •  Lewis Spence LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES The folklorist Lewis Spence compiled this broad anthology that draws on varying strains of the Breton tradition, including Arthurian legends, the lays of Marie de France and tales of Breton saints as well as more standard fairy stories. With chapters on the Breton people, their costume and customs. (FRN354, $11.95)
	D-Day June 6, 1944, The Climactic Battle of World War II  •  Stephen Ambrose HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 655 PAGES Written by the best-selling historian Stephen Ambrose, this well researched book draws together interviews and government documents to tell the gripping tale of June 6, 1944. This comprehensive account of D-Day contains 32 pages of photos and eight maps. (FRN40, $18.00)
	Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A slim encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages. This volume in the acclaimed "Discoveries" series features hundreds of drawings and color illustrations, a brief chronology and more information than you would imagine between its slim covers. Take it along to gain a better appreciation of the Middle Ages and its legacy in Europe. (MED07, $12.95)
	Normandy Map 513  •   Michelin MAP A colorful, detailed map of Normandy at a scale of 1:200,000, featuring Rouen, Le Havre and the route of the Seine from west of Paris to the Atlantic. (FRN49, $11.95)
	Brittany Map  •   Michelin Travel Publications MAP A regional map of Brittany by Michelin at the very good scale of 1:200,000. These highly recommended maps include major and minor roadways, GR trails, good topographic details, towns, villages and tourist attractions. All of France is covered in 21 maps. (FRN79, $11.95)

	Battle of Normandy 1944 Map  •   Michelin Travel Publications    •  A reproduction of a 1947 map of Normandy showing the main sites of the summer 1944 battle. (FRN264, $12.95)
	France Map  •   Michelin    •  A colorful, accurate and up-to-date map of France at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (FRN07, $11.95)
	Normandy Map 513  •   Michelin    •  A colorful, detailed map of Normandy at a scale of 1:200,000, featuring Rouen, Le Havre and the route of the Seine from west of Paris to the Atlantic. (FRN49, $11.95)
	A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy  •  Carl Shilleto  •  Mike Tolhurst   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to Normandy's WWII battlefields, memorials, sites and cemeteries. (FRN330, $14.95)
	Fodor's Paris' 25 Best  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shirt-pocket map and practical guide to Paris, including essential information on the city's highlights, guidelines for sightseeing, and restaurant recommendations. (FRN41, $11.95)
	Michelin Green Guide Normandy  •   Michelin Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A thorough introduction to Normandy and the Channel islands in the classic Michelin style, featuring brief descriptions of all the major attractions. Organized alphabetically, we like it for its broad coverage, and especially for its excellent local maps. (FRN89, $21.95)
	Rough Guide Brittany & Normandy  •  Greg Ward   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An opinionated, practical guide to Brittany and Normandy. (FRN238, $19.99)
	The Food of France  •  Waverly Root   • FOOD  •  An evocative and beautifully written survey of French food. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970s, this book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace), and Oil (the south). (FRN17, $17.95)
	1066, The Year of the Conquest  •  David Howarth   • HISTORY  •  A crack medievalist and storyteller, Howarth brings to life the momentous events of 1066 in rich, anecdotal history -- a classic portrait of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. (GBR115, $14.00)
	A Traveller's History of France  •  Robert Cole   • HISTORY  •  This fast-moving survey covers the conquests of ancient Gaul through the heady days of revolution to modern times. (FRN08, $14.95)
	A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age  •  William Manchester   • HISTORY  •  In this wide-ranging study, Manchester evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, with information on Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)
	D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy  •  Anthony Kemp   • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT  •  A pocket-size illustrated encyclopedia, the book transports you to the beaches with its fold-out maps, battle plans, birds-eye views of the terrain, and hundreds of illustrations. (FRN30, $12.95)
	French or Foe? Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France  •  Polly Platt   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  With humor, directness and great insight, this compact book is an expert and entertaining guide to the French and how to get along with them. The expanded third edition addresses France's romance with cell phones and includes a short chapter of recent vignettes. (FRN54, $16.95)
	French Ways and Their Meaning  •  Edith Wharton   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A wonderfully readable, elegant look at French civilization written in Paris during the last two years of WWI by the perceptive mind of Edith Wharton. (FRN55, $14.95)
	Mont Saint Michel and Chartres  •  Henry Brooks Adams   • HISTORY  •  First published at the turn of the century, this classic work is a meditation on the Medieval world as reflected through its most famous religious structures. (FRN44, $16.00)
	Six Armies in Normandy, From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris  •  John Keegan   • HISTORY  •  A provocative account of the invasion of Normandy and the battles that proceeded it. Keegan's intense descriptions of the war in northern France are accompanied by perceptive analysis of the military tactics that resulted in Allied victory. (FRN118, $16.00)
	The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420  •  Georges Duby   • HISTORY  •  The definitive historical study of the building of the great cathedrals. French scholar Duby, writing very accessibly, describes the cathedrals themselves, and the philosophical, religious, and political climate that enabled them to be built. (EUR01, $28.00)
	The Autumn of the Middle Ages  •  Johan Huizinga   • HISTORY  •  A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this well translated classic is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. (EUR17, $25.00)
	The French  •  Theodore Zeldin   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • OUT OF PRINT  •  A stimulating and very entertaining social history in the guise of a "how-to" book. Zeldin considers, for example, such imponderables as when to laugh at a joke, how to be friends with a peasant, and how to eat properly. (FRN31, $17.00)
	The Most Beautiful Villages of Brittany  •  Hugh Palmer  •  James Bentley   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An illustrated portrait of Brittany, its landscape, architecture and people. (FRN166, $40.00)
	The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France  •  Ina Caro   • HISTORY  •  Time travel through France by way of its finest castles, chateaux, cathedrals and monasteries. This unusual travelogue is an invaluable companion for traveling in Paris, southern France, the Dordogne and the Loire Valley, combining personal observation with large doses of well-presented history. (FRN03, $17.00)
	Claude Monet, The Color of Time  •  Virginia Spate   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A critically lauded analysis of Monet and his art. (FRN311, $39.95)
	Monet's Years at Giverny, Beyond Impressionism  •  David Wildenstein   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • OUT OF PRINT  •  A classic, beautifully illustrated account of Monet's life and work at Giverny featuring 81 color plates. Originally published in 1978 to accompany the exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (FRN213, $15.98)
	Monet, the Ultimate Impressionist  •  Sylvie Patin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A colorful pocket-size reference to Monet's life, paintings and contemporaries, perfect for those visiting Giverny. (FRN35, $12.95)
	The Bayeux Tapestry, Monument to a Norman Triumph  •  Wolfgang Grape   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • OUT OF PRINT  •  The story of the Norman conquest of England as told through the scenes depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. This book places Grape's text alongside full color photographs of the tapestry -- an accessible and visually enjoyable summary of events. (FRN245, $29.95)
	Between Meals, An Appetite for Paris  •  A.J. Liebling   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAVORITE  •  Liebling captues with stylish prose his coming-of-age in Paris in this elegant memoir, which is also a tribute to French cuisine. (FRN32, $14.00)
	Chantemesle, A Normandy Childhood  •  Robin Fedden   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A lyrical account of an enchanted childhood in rural Normandy. (FRN396, $20.95)
	Joan of Arc  •  Mary Gordon   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this contemplative biography, Mary Gordon analyzes the legend of the 'Maid of Orleans" while examining the history of criticism surrounding her canonization. A volume in the "Penguin Lives" series. (FRN198, $19.95)
	On Rue Tatin, Living and Cooking in a French Town  •  Susan Herrmann Loomis   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A refreshingly direct, affectionate memoir of making a home -- and cooking -- in Louviers. (FRN308, $14.95)
	The Secret Life of the Seine  •  Mort Rosenblum   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Rosenblum, a born storyteller, takes to a houseboat moored on the Seine after losing his Paris apartment. This entertaining tour of people and place is his account of his explorations along the river. (FRN48, $17.50)
	Travelers' Tales France  •  James O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A wonderful collection of mostly contemporary tales, including such marvelous authors as Peter Mayle, M.F.K. Fisher, Mort Rosenblum, Ina Caro and Jan Morris. Organized thematically, it's a good introduction to the history, culture and character of France. (FRN05, $18.95)
	A Day in the Country and Other Stories  •  Guy de Maupassant   • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  A collection of 28 of de Maupassant's short stories, set mostly in the writer's native Normandy. (FRN307, $10.95)
	Horse of Pride, Life in a Breton Village  •  Pierre-Jakez Helias  •  June Guicharnaud   • LITERATURE  •  A richly detailed novel of Breton lives, culture and folklore in the wake of World War I. (FRN344, $26.00)
	Madame Bovary  •  Gustave Flaubert   • LITERATURE  •  The landmark novel of a woman who suffers in search of relief from her humdrum life in a provincial village outside Rouen. (FRN301, $12.00)
	Possession, A Romance  •  A.S. Byatt   • LITERATURE  •  Good literature, especially appropriate for travelers headed to Brittany or the British Library. (FRN355, $14.95)
	Secrets of Monet's Garden, Bringing the Beauty of Monet's Style to Your Own Garden  •  Derek Fell   • NATURAL HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT  •  A study of the world-famous gardens at Giverny and Monet's philosophy of color and light. (FRN36, $27.50)
	Birds of Europe  •  Killian Mullarney  •  Lars Svensson  •  Dan Zetterstrom  •  Peter J. Grant   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
	Wildflowers of Britain and Europe, Compact Guide  •  W. Lippert  •  D. Podlech   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to British and European wildflowers, covering 350 of the most commonly encountered species. Flowers are organized by color for easy identification. (EUR46, $19.99)

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