The Paris Apartment
Claudia Strasser knows Paris style like nobody else, and this fabulous book illustrates that perfectly. Throughout this highly readable (and beautifully photographed) book, Claudia shares her tips on how to bring French style into your own home, even through the simplest touches like lamps and paint. A must-have for all home design and Paris enthusiasts!
Paris Tango
Photographer Carla Coulson felt a little like Alice in Wonderland when she moved to Paris, discovering a visual feast in land devoted to beauty. This absolutely stunning collection of photographs is accompanied by Carla’s wonderfully written stories to create a virtual tour that will leave you mesmerized.
Julia Child: My Life in France
Julia Child single handedly awakened America to the pleasures of good cooking with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, but as she reveals in this bestselling memoir, she didn’t know the first thing about cooking when she landed in France.
Indeed, when she first arrived in 1948 with her husband, Paul, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself. But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever. Julia’s unforgettable story unfolds with the spirit so key to her success as a cook and teacher and writer, brilliantly capturing one of the most endearing American personalities of the last fifty years.
Julia Child: Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Here’s the classic cookbook that revolutionized cooking for American housewives in the 60s. Okay…maybe that’s an overstatement, but there’s no denying that this cookbook is what launched the legend of Julia Child.
Cheri and the Last of Cheri by Colette
After seeing the movie (starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend and Kathy Bates), we just had to read the book by the famous French author, Colette. Like most writers of her era, Colette knew how to use the turn of the phrase to evoke a response from the reader. And this book is full of the elegant language used in a far more civilized era. The improbable romance of a beautiful-but-aging Paris courtesan and her 30-years-younger lover, the bon vivant Chéri, is both heartwarming and tragic.
Paris by the Numbers
This is the only guide to Paris arranged by arrondissement, making the 20 chapters (for the 20 arrondissements) an easy way to find the best places to shop, eat, see and do during your visit to Paris. There’s no “fluff” in this book - just practical listings to find your way around the City of Lights.
Quiet Corners of Paris
We love this book, and not just because of the pretty photographs by Christophe Lefébure. Quiet Corners of Paris, written by Jean-Christophe Napias, takes the reader on a wondrous journey through the eyes of two men who know Paris as only those who live there can show you. You’ll find courtyards, gardens, museums, galleries, passages, shops, winding lanes and more.
Markets of Paris
Paris shopaholics rejoice. This tiny little book is the ultimate, most comprehensive guide to every market, market street and district of Paris. You’ll get the insider insight into where to buy food, antiques, artisanal crafts, books and more (just like the book cover says). The authors, Dixon and Ruthanne Long offer some wonderful stories behind the markets, with stunning photographs by Alison Harris giving the full story.
DK Eyewitness Guide to Paris
Big pictures with easy-to-read descriptions of all the things there are to see and do in Paris makes this guide a must-have for any Paris-bound traveler.
DK Eyewitness Guide Top 10 Paris
Visiting Paris on the quick and just want to get in the top spots? Then this guide is for you. Like all of DK’s travel guides, this one is full of big pictures and easy-to-read narrative that will help you plan out your itinerary.
David Sedaris: Me Talk Pretty One Day
We love David Sedaris. We can’t help it. The man takes every day observations and turns them inside out until they’re just so absurdly funny. This collection of essays, originally published in journals like the New Yorker and Esquire, deals mostly with his father Lou, and other members of his definitely warped family. Sedaris also writes about adjusting to his life in France and his difficulty in learning the language - something many of us can completely relate to.
