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Alastair Sawday's Special Paris Hotels --Alastair Sawday believes "a night in Paris is too precious to spend in the wrong hotel", so he personally visited and reviewed 70 hotels that specialize in ambiance, friendly service and good value, no matter the price. He describes the rooms, facilities, and meals, and includes prices and contact information. Each hotel is pinpointed on neighborhood maps, and the listings include directions and color photographs of each property. $15.95
Apartment in Paris --Erasmus H. Kloman, author of Sojourn in Gascony, and his wife have been renting apartments in Paris for short stays for over a decade, and now he shares his hard-earned advice so we can follow in their footsteps. Kloman advises on how to choose a neighborhood and a rental agent, how to shop for food in local markets, master the metro, and generally live "la vie Parisienne". This excellent resource is filled with personal recommendations of sights, shops, cafes and favorite neighborhoods, as well as recipes and charming sketches by the author. Appendices provide listings of rental agents, checklists for renters and a list of favorite restaurants. $14.95
Around & About Paris --Thirza Vallois is a 30-year Paris resident and an avid scholar of the city, so she is the perfect person to have written a history/walking tour of her adopted home. Each volume covers a different part of the city, arrondissement by arrondissement, and the first part of each book introduces the historic characters and social scene of bygone days in that particular neighborhood. The rest of each volume consists of extraordinarily detailed walking tours that even armchair travellers will enjoy following.
Volume 1 : The 1st through 7th arrondissements $19.95
Volume 2: The 8th through 12th arrondissements $19.95
Volume 3: The 13th through 20th arrondissements $23.95
Art in Focus: Paris --Experts have selected the hundred most outstanding art and architectural treasures in Paris, and each work is described, placed in its historical context and accompanied by a photograph. All the sights are keyed into a colorful map on the inside front cover of the book, and seven suggested sightseeing itineraries make it easy to maximize your time and customize your viewing. Hours of operation, entrance fees and transportation tips are included. $12.95
Cheap Sleeps in Paris --If you want to go to Paris without exhausting your bank account, let Sandra Gustafson be your guide. Her thorough assessments of over 100 accommodations are arranged by arrondissement, and include nightly rates and telephone, telex and fax numbers to help you make a reservation. Honest evaluations of service and amenities will ensure that you sleep soundly and save your money for food, wine and fun. Newly revised. $12.95
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Cheap Eats in Paris $12.95
Food Lover's Guide to Paris --Patricia Wells' detailed reviews lead you to the best restaurants, cheeriest cafes, most knowledgeable wine merchants, and most picturesque markets in Paris. In this most recent edition, 100 new listings were added that emphasize less expensive spots. Delectable recipes will keep you busy in your kitchen if you can't make it to the City of Light. $14.95
French Entree Guide to Access in Paris --This is the only guide to Paris we know of for people who have difficulty getting around. It is a welcome resource for the elderly, people in wheelchairs or with limited walking ability, even for parents with young children in strollers. Gordon Crouch and Ben Roberts provide transportation information, warnings about difficult or impossible destinations, and tips on accessible sights. It's about time. $14.95
Gault Millau Best of Paris --The most extensive and fearlessly discriminating restaurant and hotel reviews. Detailed maps and indexes pinpoint the locations of all the restaurants, hotels and nightspots. As fun to read as it is to use (well almost). $20.00
Knopf Guide to the Louvre --Relive its history as a royal palace, enjoy detailed explanations of its massive collection and follow its colorful floor plans. Hundreds of color illustrations, reproductions and photographs complement the well-written text. $25.00
Knopf Guide to the Restaurants of Paris --Explore the specialties of the house, the artists and writers' hang-outs and the history of French cuisine in this mouthwatering volume. Hundreds of color illustrations, photographs and reproductions bring the food, and personalities to life. The enjoyable text takes you inside the development of French cuisine and the restaurants that have made Paris famous. $25.00
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Knopf Guide to Paris $25.00
Knopf City Guide to Paris $14.95
Little Known Museums in and Around Paris --Rachel Kaplan's clearly written and entertaining new book guides you to 30 smaller and often overlooked museums in the London area. She describes each entry and includes directions, hours, admission fees, and photographs. $19.95
Lonely Planet Paris --Filled with walking tours, concise descriptions of all the sights, lodging and food recommendations in all price ranges, and excellent maps, this conveniently sized guide should be in every visitor's pocket or purse. $12.95
Michelin Red Paris 1998 --This slim volume contains listings of hundreds of hotels and restaurants in Paris. Symbols translated into English, French Spanish, Italian and German provide details on all the facilities, and every entry includes addresses, prices, phone and fax numbers. $12.00
Paris Access --Arranged by neighborhood, this colorful and well-designed guide spreads Paris out at your fingertips. Major sights and metro stops are pinpointed on neighborhood maps, which are followed by full descriptions and ratings of sights, hotels, restaurants and shops, street by street. Useful for planning walking tours or for finding the perfect bistro near the theater, Paris Access will make it easy for you to feel right at home. Newly revised. $19.00
NEW Paris Shopping Companion--The only up-to-date guide to shopping in Paris, this book reveals a select choice of upscale Parisian boutiques, department stores, couture shops, perfumeries, antique shops and flea markets. Susan Swire Winkler has tracked down all the favorite long-standing haunts of Parisian shoppers, and provides merchandise descriptions, directions, hours of operation, and sale information. Everything is arranged by area (Le Marais, Rive Gauche) and Winkler even offers local sightseeing tips and thumbnail descriptions of each neighborhood. A terrific resource. $12.95
Rivages Guide to the Hotels of Paris -- Fodor's now distributes these famous French guides in English. This volume contains detailed descriptions and color photographs of nearly a hundred accommodations of "character and charm" throughout Paris, from small inns to luxurious hotels. Full-color maps pinpoint the location of each accommodation. $13.50
The Treasures and Pleasures of Paris and the French Riviera --Primarily a shopping guide with an emphasis on crafts, hand-made goods, art and antiques, this book by Ron and Caryl Krannich concentrates on the two top tourist areas in France. In addition to information on shops, galleries and other outlets, the authors provide tips on cultural attractions, hotels and restaurants. $14.95
Walking Paris --Gilles Desmons leads you on 30 walks designed to highlight key historical and cultural sights as well as hidden spots a traveler might not find on his or her own. The tone is relaxed and personal, the walks are generally short and the author provides clear directions and maps that make it easy to follow in his footsteps.$12.95
NEW Zagat Paris 1998-99--This latest offering from Zagat Survey is a handy practical guide to the restaurants of one of the world’s most delicious cities. Written by Parisians, this guide has all the convenience and ease of use you’ve come to expect from Zagat, arranged alphabetically and cross-referenced by arrondissement. It has been getting rave reviews from our customers, so if you are heading to the City of Light, pick one up--after all, you’ve got to eat somewhere… $11.95
Berlitz French Phrasebook $7.95
Berlitz French Cassette Pack (one 90-minute tape and the above phrasebook) $17.95
Collins Gem French Dictionary --Whether you want to buy une robe or find la musee, this dictionary will help. It fits in your pocket or purse, but the print is clearly legible. Its bright, waterproof cover will protect it from spilled cafe au lait or inclement weather. Don't leave home without it. $6.50
Living French --The best way to enhance your trip to France is to learn the language and this is a great way to refresh your memory. Listen to these two cassettes at home or in the car, and take the included dictionary with you when you go. Parlez with confidence in just six weeks! $20.00
Marling Menu-Master: France --Know what you're eating, from artichauts to tarte tatin. $7.95
Between Meals -- A true gourmand, A.J. Liebling writes about his passion for eating, drinking, living and loving in Paris. His enthusiastic dedication to Paris and its food oozes from every page of this autobiographical history, making it a real pleasure to read. Now in a slim Modern Library cloth edition for $12.50
A Place in the World Called Paris --Some of the best authors of the twentieth century give you their impressions of Paris in this lovely new anthology. Editor Steven Barclay has gathered excerpts from novels, stories, poems and memoirs by Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Nancy Mitford, Franz Kafka, E.B. White, Paul Auster, Jane Bowles, Ernest Hemingway and Edith Wharton, to name just a few. This loving tribute is perfect for anyone who has ever fallen under Paris' unique spell. $18.95
NEW Travelers’ Tales: Paris--I began to read this book as soon as my plans for a trip to Paris this past spring were finalized. I knew it would entice me with its descriptions of the people, the food, the culture. It did all that and more. The short essays here are culled from the experiences of several dozen authors, both famous and unknown, and explore everything from Ile-St-Louis to the Paris catacombs to a Parisian-style fashion make-over. Authors include Mort Rosenblum on the true source of the Seine, Robert Daly on a grave for the victims of the guillotine, and Jan Morris on her uneasy appreciation of Paris as a modern metropolis. $17.95