Cognac: The Seductive Saga of the World's Most Coveted Spirit |
 Kyle Jarrard
ISBN: 0471459445
Called the "brandy of the gods" by Victor Hugo, Cognac is a universal symbol of refinement and quality. In the first comprehensive history of this celebrated drink, Kyle Jarrard charts Cognac's birth in the 1500s and its transformation into...(read more) |
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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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I'll Drink to That: Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who Made It the World's Most Popular Wine |
 Rudolph Chelminski
ISBN: 1592403204
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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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Pierre Loti: Travels with the Legendary Traveller |
 Lesley Blanch, Philip Mansel (Introduction)
ISBN: 1850434298
When Pierre Loti - traveller, acrobat, naval officer, celebrated writer - died in 1923, he was given a state funeral, the only French writer to have received such as an honour besides Victor Hugo. This storyteller - bohemian, exotic and fiercely...(read more) |
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Poitou-Charentes |
 Val Gascoyne
ISBN: 1901130231
Poitou-Charentes Lifeline is essential reading for anyone planning to live, work or buy a home in the region, and the most up-to-date source of practical information available about local communities and services. |
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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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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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