"I cannot tell you what an immense impression Paris made upon me. It is the most extraordinary place in the world!" ~ Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English author
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| No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering by Clara BensenWhile it's not uncommon for couples to meet on a dating website, it's a bit unusual when an early date lasts three weeks and covers eight countries. But after introverted 20-something Clara (who'd only recently recovered from a mental breakdown) and larger-than-life, unconventional professor Jeff met, that's what happened. With only the colorful clothing on their backs (a bottle-green dress for her and cherry-red chinos for him) and no hotel reservations or real plans, they traveled via plane, car, train, ferry, bus, and bike in Turkey, Greece, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, England, and more, before finally heading home to Texas. This engaging, romantic travelogue questions what freedom is and we really need in life, and it thoughtfully deals with mental illness. |
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| The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill BrysonGreat news, Bill Bryson fans: his first travelogue in many years is finally here! In this delightful sequel to Notes From a Small Island, Bryson once again travels across Great Britain. But both Britain and Bryson have changed in the 20 years between books; he's older and more well-traveled, but feels like he understands his adopted country about as much as he did when he first arrived, and Britain...well, you'll need to read the book and see! With wry musings and observations, Bryson once again proves to be a persnickety but charming guide. For a similar U.K. tour but by a native Englishman who's lived in New Zealand for years, try Joe Bennett's Mustn't Grumble. |
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Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan's Food Culture
by Matt Goulding
In Rice, Noodle, Fish, Matt Goulding, an editor/publisher for the digital travel and food magazine Roads and Kingdoms, takes a wide-ranging gastronomic tour of Japan, eating ramen, sushi, and things you may never have heard of. Exploring seven key geographic regions, he combines delicious descriptions of food with a detailed travel narrative in this "glorious account" (Publishers Weekly) that includes almost 200 color photographs as well as his correspondence with Anthony Bourdain, which discusses the origins of the book.
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| Life and Death in the Andes: On the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries by Kim MacQuarrieThe Andes are the longest mountain range on earth, and author and award-winning filmmaker Kim MacQuarrie had long wanted to travel its 4,000+ mile length and gather "stories the way others might fill a basket with ripe, exotic fruits." Visiting Colombia, Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, he did just that, learning about Andean history as well as about some famous people who left their marks, including drug lord Pablo Escobar, revolutionary leader Che Guevara, bandits Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, explorer Charles Darwin, and a 500-year-old, well-preserved Inca "Ice Maiden." Richly detailed and well-researched, anyone interested in South America or its history should read this fascinating book. |
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Destinations of a Lifetime : 225 of The World's Most Amazing Places
by National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Hoping to inspire your next vacation, this photographic tour of the most amazing, beautiful, thrilling and breathtaking locales on earth includes islands, cityscapes, rain forests, ancient cobblestone roads and other visual wonders with travel and visitor information for each. 100,000 first printing.
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The Only Street in Paris : Life on the Rue des Martyrs
by Elaine Sciolino
The former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times invites readers to join her on a tour of her favorite Parisian street, in a part-memoir, part-travelogue, part-love letter that celebrates the rue des Martyrs' rich history and pays homage to the people who live there. Illustrations
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| The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places... by Eric WeinerHow do you define "genius"? In Eric Weiner's case, simply being super-smart isn't good enough; he thinks of "genius in the creative sense," meaning those people who think of amazing and useful new ideas. Because he's fascinated by the topic ("in much the way a naked man is fascinated by the subject of clothing," he says), he traveled the world to examine the connection between setting and innovation. Weiner talked to locals and scholars to better understand why places like ancient Athens, Renaissance Florence, 20th-century Vienna, and modern-day Silicon Valley have incubated an exorbitant number of geniuses. This "witty, entertaining romp" (New York Times) is a good fit for curious fans of Bill Bryson looking for other amusing authors to read. |
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The Best American Travel Writing 2015
by Andrew McCarthy
The New York Times best-selling author of The Longest Way Home has selected a far-ranging collection of the best travel writing published in 2014. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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| Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by Elizabeth BardWhen Elizabeth, an American working in London, meets Gwendal, a Frenchman in England for a conference, they instantly connect. Before long, they are having lunch together in Paris, falling in love, and getting married. Using food as a frame, Elizabeth documents their courtship, describing mouth-watering dishes (such as molten chocolate cake and summer ratatouille) as well as shopping in a foreign language (her Parisian butcher looks like Matt Dillon) and choosing a wedding cake (one that's not gaudy). If you'd like a charming tale of an ex-pat in love with food, France, and her Frenchman, try Lunch in Paris. Recipes are included -- bon appétit! |
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| The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris by John BaxterIn this delightful memoir, author John Baxter discusses his ex-pat life in the City of Light. Between musings on Parisians' penchant for walking and recollections of his own strolls, he shares amusing anecdotes about family life (he's married to a French woman, but no one in her family can cook) and everyday life as well as offering fascinating historical insight into the city by discussing literary lights like Hemingway and covering a serial killer and World War II. Baxter's stories provide an evocative, multi-faceted view of one of the greatest cities in the world. For another walking tour of Paris, try Edmund White's The Flaneur. |
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Seven Letters from Paris : A Memoir
by Samantha Vérant
"At age 40, Samantha Vérant's life is falling apart. Then one day she finds 7 old love letters written by Jean-Luc, the sexy French scientist she met in Paris when she was 19. She tracks him down online, and what starts out as flirty e-mails transforms into pure romance as Samantha visits France to see Jean-Luc for the first time in 20 years. Reunited with her lost love in Paris, Samantha realizes that she has finally found what she was looking for all along"--Provided by publisher
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| Paris to the Past: Traveling Through French History by Train by Ina CaroParis isn't just an amazing place to visit -- it's also a gateway to France's well-preserved and often colorful past. Thanks to the various train trips (metro, high-speed TGV) that can be completed in less than one day, American-in-Paris Ina Caro (who explored her adopted country's roots via car in an earlier book, The Road from the Past) describes 25 well-researched outings that span 700 years of French history. Arranged chronologically by historical connection, she visits everywhere from the Place de la Concorde and Saint-Denis to Chartres, Orléans, and Versailles, and shares illuminating historical tidbits in this "charming" (Publishers Weekly) travelogue that takes you to Paris and beyond. |
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| Paris to the Moon by Adam GopnikAh, Paris: the city of light, love, sinfully delicious pastries...and expatriate Americans searching for that certain je ne sais quoi. Adam Gopnik, a writer for The New Yorker, had loved Paris since he was eight years old, so he was quite happy to move to the French capital with wife and son in tow and write a "Paris Journal" for the magazine. This book, consisting of previously published essays and excerpts from his diary over a five year period, describes family life Parisian-style as Gopnik finds an apartment, joins a gym, welcomes a new baby, and thoughtfully reflects on the city's mystique and allure. |
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My Paris Dream : An Education in Style, Slang, and Seduction in the Great cCiy on the Seine
by Kate Betts
An award-winning fashion journalist looks back at her adventures in Paris in the 1980s, where she, fresh out of Princeton University, started an apprenticeship at Women's Wear Daily and was initiated into the high fashion world during the explosion of a new generation of talent, while finding herself falling in love and exploring a dazzling new world.
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The Greater Journey : Americans in Paris
by David G. McCullough
The best-selling author of 1776 tells the story of the generations of American artists, writer, and doctors who traveled to Paris--the intellectual, scientific, and artistic capital of the western world; fell in love with the city and its people; and changed America through what they learned there. 2 million first printing.
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Paris in Love : A Memoir
by Eloisa James
A popular romance author chronciles the extraordinary year that she and her family lived in Paris, a much needed diversion after her cancer went into remission. By the author of When Beauty Tamed the Beast. 30,000 first printing.
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Breathless : An American Girl in Paris
by Nancy K. Miller
"In the early 1960s, most middle-class American women in their twenties had their lives laid out for them: marriage, children, and life in the suburbs. Most, but not all. Breathless is the story of a girl who represents those who rebelled against conventional expectations. Paris was a magnet for those eager to resist domesticity, and like many young women of the decade, Nancy K. Miller was enamored of everything French--from perfume and Hermès scarves to the writing of Simone de Beauvoir and the New Wave films of Jeanne Moreau. After graduating from Barnard College in 1961, Miller set out for a year in Paris, with a plan to take classes at the Sorbonne and live out a great romantic life inspired by the movies. After a string of sexual misadventures, shegave up her short-lived freedom and married an American expatriate who promised her a lifetime of three-star meals and five-star hotels. But her husband turned out to be a con man whose promises were lies, and she had to leave Paris and her dreams behind. Upon returning to New York, with more than half of her twenties behind her, Miller was determined to start over. In an era of Vietnam anti-war protests, student unrest, and sexual liberation, she sought to become a new woman: autonomous and creative at a time when women were only expected to look pretty and smile. This stunning memoir chronicles a young woman's coming-of-age tale, and offers a glimpse into the intimate lives of girls before feminism"
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