The Oysters of Locmariaquer
ISBN: 9780060887421 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On the northwest coast of France, just around the corner from the English Channel, is the little town of Locmariaquer (pronounced "loc-maria-care"). The inhabitants of this town have a special relationship to the world, for it is their efforts that maintain the supply of the famous Belon oysters, called les plates ("the flat ones"). A vivid account of the cultivation of Belon oysters and an excursion into the myths, legends, and rich, vibrant history of Brittany and its extraordinary people, The Oysters of Locmariaquer is also an unforgettable journey to the heart of a... On the northwest coast of France, just around the corner from the English Channel, is the little town of Locmariaquer (pronounced "loc-maria-care")... |
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69,17 zł |
From Here, You Can't See Paris: Seasons of a French Village and Its Restaurant
ISBN: 9780060959203 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Here, You Can't See Paris is a sweet, leisurely exploration of the life of Les Arques (population 159), a hilltop village in a remote corner of France untouched by the modern era. It is a story of a dying village's struggle to survive, of a dead artist whose legacy began its rebirth, and of chef Jacques Ratier and his wife, Noelle, whose bustling restaurant -- the village's sole business -- has helped ensure Les Arques's future. Sanders set out to explore the inner workings of a French restaurant kitchen but ended up stumbling into a much richer world. Through the eyes... From Here, You Can't See Paris is a sweet, leisurely exploration of the life of Les Arques (population 159), a hilltop village in a remote... |
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77,83 zł |
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes and the Amateur Emigrant
ISBN: 9780141439464 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his infatuation with Fanny Osbourne, a married American woman. His response was to embark on a journey through the Cevennes with a donkey, Modestine, and a notebook, which he later transformed into "Travels with a Donkey." Just a few months after publication, Stevenson was off again this time crossing the Atlantic and the breadth of America in the hope of being re-united with Fanny, an experience he recorded in "The Amateur Emigrant." Both pieces are...
In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his in...
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46,10 zł |
An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to That Island; And Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
ISBN: 9780195165838 / Angielski / Twarda / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This first complete reprint of Boswell's book on Corsica since the eighteenth century is enhanced by comprehensive annotation, textual apparatus, and a critical introduction. Boswell designed his text in two parts: first, an Account of Corsica, which gives a historical, political, socio-economic, and cultural overview of the Corsican people, and second, the Journal of his tour to see the Corsican leader Pascal Paoli in 1765. This edition, unlike so many reprints of just the Journal, allows the reader to appreciate Boswell's original design. The young and...
This first complete reprint of Boswell's book on Corsica since the eighteenth century is enhanced by comprehensive annotation, textual apparatus, and ...
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561,26 zł |
Provence: A Cultural History
ISBN: 9780195309577 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Celebrated by writers from Petrach to Peter Mayle, Provence's rugged mountains, wild maquis, and lavender-filled meadows are world-famous. Martin Garrett explores a region littered with ancient monuments and medieval castles. Looking at the vibrant dockside atmosphere of Luberon, he considers how writers like Mistral and Daudet have captured the character of a place and its people. He traces the development of Provence as a Roman outpost, medieval kingdom, and modern region of France, revealing through its landmarks the people and events that have shaped its often tumultuous history. Through...
Celebrated by writers from Petrach to Peter Mayle, Provence's rugged mountains, wild maquis, and lavender-filled meadows are world-famous. Martin Garr...
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362,47 zł |
Walks in Hemingway's Paris: A Guide to Paris for the Literary Traveler
ISBN: 9780312071134 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Walks in Hemingway's Paris is the perfect travel companion to the most romantic and fascinating of cities for those who want to experience Paris beyond the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. Covering all the area of Paris that Hemingway and his fellow expatriates once roamed from Left Bank to Right, Noel Riley Fitch provides an intimate visit to major Parisian landmarks as well as to out-of-the-way cafes, hotels and residences immortalized by "Papa" and his friends. Walks in Hemingway's Paris is the perfect travel companion to the most romantic and fascinating of cities for those who want to experience P... |
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82,15 zł |
The Complete Jewish Guide to France
ISBN: 9780312244491 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Complete Jewish Guide to France is the only resource you need to embark on a trip through Jewish France. Travel writer and journalist Toni L. Kamins catalogs information on well-known sights and little-known treasures, such as the Marais district (Paris's celebrated Jewish neighborhood), ancient ghettos, beautiful old synagogues around the country, and many other places. She includes information on transportation and lodging, plus hundreds of places to buy kosher food. Selected photographs and maps fill out the picture. Kamins also recounts the nearly two thousand years of... The Complete Jewish Guide to France is the only resource you need to embark on a trip through Jewish France. Travel writer and journalist To... |
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103,78 zł |
French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France
ISBN: 9780312316129 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Not only is it the world's largest and most watched sporting event, but also the most fearsome physical challenge ever conceived by man, demanding every last ounce of will and strength, every last drop of blood, sweat, and tears. If ever there was an athletic exploit specifically not for the faint of heart and feeble of limb, this is it. So you might ask, what is Tim Moore doing cycling it? An extremely good question. Ignoring the pleading dictates of reason and common sense, Moore determined to tackle the Tour de France, all 2,256 miles of it, in the weeks before the professionals... Not only is it the world's largest and most watched sporting event, but also the most fearsome physical challenge ever conceived by man, demanding ... |
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90,80 zł |
Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co.
ISBN: 9780312347406 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wandering through Paris's Left Bank one day, poor and unemployed, Canadian reporter Jeremy Mercer ducked into a little bookstore called Shakespeare & Co. Mercer bought a book, and the staff invited him up for tea. Within weeks, he was living above the store, working for the proprietor, George Whitman, patron saint of the city's down-and-out writers, and immersing himself in the love affairs and low-down watering holes of the shop's makeshift staff. Time Was Soft There is the story of a journey down a literary rabbit hole in the shadow of Notre Dame, to a place where a hidden bohemia...
Wandering through Paris's Left Bank one day, poor and unemployed, Canadian reporter Jeremy Mercer ducked into a little bookstore called Shakespeare & ...
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77,87 zł |
Extremely Pale Rosé: A Very French Adventure
ISBN: 9780312369316 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Extremely Pale Rose follows Jamie Ivey's charming journey as he, his wife, Tanya, and their hilariously debauched friend, Peter, travel the south of France in search of the palest of roses. Far from the plonk he's used to, Jamie finds something fantastic about a cool, pale rose on a hot day. Due to a translation mishap, Jamie is taunted by a local vintner that there is no paler rose than hers and embarks on a quest to find one. Setting off on a ramshackle tour of France in search of the elusive bottle that meets the standards set, they visit main rose producing areas and through... Extremely Pale Rose follows Jamie Ivey's charming journey as he, his wife, Tanya, and their hilariously debauched friend, Peter, travel the ... |
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99,46 zł |
Culture and Customs of France
ISBN: 9780313328923 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The French are of perennial interest, for, among other things, their style, their cuisine and wine, and their cultural output. Culture and Customs of France is a thoroughly jam-packed narrative through the glories that France continues to offer the world. The volume is a boon for preparing country reports, a must-read for travelers, and perfect for culture studies. Chapters on the land, people, and history, religion, social customs, gender, family, and marriage, cinema and media, literature, food and fashion, architecture and art, and performing arts are current and pleasurable to... The French are of perennial interest, for, among other things, their style, their cuisine and wine, and their cultural output. Culture and Customs ... |
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328,86 zł |
The Roman Remains of Southern France : A Guide Book
ISBN: 9780415008372 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers a comprehensive guide book in English devoted to the Roman remains of southern France. The book embraces Provence, the Riviera and Languedoc-Roussillon from the Alps to the Pyrennees. It ranges from sites such as the extensive Roman remains at Vienne in the Rhone valley, the great aqueduct of Pont du Gard, the beautiful ruined temple of Vernegues, to the striking museum collections of Arles and Avignon. It provides an extensive description of the major and many of the less well-known sites. Greek and the local Gallic contributions to Roman civilization are given proper...
This book offers a comprehensive guide book in English devoted to the Roman remains of southern France. The book embraces Provence, the Riviera and La...
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702,94 zł |
Best Buys and Bargains in Paris: (Yes, They Do Exist!)
ISBN: 9780595125227 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,02 zł |
The Whimsical Gourmet S Guide to Paris: The Non-Definitive Guide to Dining, Sightseeing, and Good Old Fashioned Mischief
ISBN: 9780595228225 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,67 zł |
Vintage France: Adventures Along the French Wine Route
ISBN: 9780595233946 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,34 zł |
The Cats and the Water Bottles: and Other Mysteries of French Village Life
ISBN: 9780595253371 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,02 zł |
Deep France: Tales from the Loir
ISBN: 9780595253920 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,67 zł |
Life on a French Poster
ISBN: 9780595347001 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Life on a French Poster" is an evocative, informative read for anyone who can relate to escaping to a better life to find that even paradise has its pitfalls. It is about assimilating new cultures (Franglais-American in this case); Breathing new life into a 500-year old French priory (Does one save the torchis? or not?); Developing new skills (like buying property as a foreigner and ironing giant bedcovers); Having a laugh over dinner with visitors from around the world (that's table d'hotes); and Becoming a village sex symbol (by accident via the "love window.") "Life on a French Poster"...
"Life on a French Poster" is an evocative, informative read for anyone who can relate to escaping to a better life to find that even paradise has its ...
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51,69 zł |
Paris Business Directory
ISBN: 9780595358120 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Paris business directory" contains over one thousand active web links to enable in-house travel planners, tour operators, relocation agents, day trippers and other visitors, plan their stay in Paris. The links are compiled on the basis of timely downloads, the ease of web navigation, usability, the possibility of online transaction and divided into the following sections:
"Paris business directory" contains over one thousand active web links to enable in-house travel planners, tour operators, relocation agents, day trip...
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94,95 zł |
A Theatrical Feast in Paris: From Moliere to Deneuve
ISBN: 9780595374519 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Read where British, American and French writers, actors and authors wined and dined in Paris. From Moliere to Deneuve, from Hemingway to Sedaris. Find out the theatre scene there, today and yesterday. Follow their footsteps in the City of Light and discover fabulous places including the setting of the Da Vinci Code in the Louvre.
Read where British, American and French writers, actors and authors wined and dined in Paris. From Moliere to Deneuve, from Hemingway to Sedaris. Find...
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64,67 zł |