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  • Brussels: A Cultural and Literary History

    Series Book 3 - Cities of the Imagination
    From its humble origins as a few huts in a forbidding swamp, Brussels took more than a thousand years to become the capital of the Duchy of Brabant and then of Burgundy, and from 1830 the capital city of the new kingdom of Belgium. Today its name evokes European power politics and miniature cabbages, a world capital of beer, a paradise of chocolates and French fries. Yet Brussels, for all its ... Read more

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  • Ceramic Processing

    Ceramic Processing is the first comprehensive, stand alone, multi-authored book on advanced ceramic processing. It provides an overview of the important processing steps involved in the fabrication of advanced ceramics for structural and functional applications. ... Read more

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  • Paris

    The Secret History

    by Andrew Hussey ...
    If Adam Gopnik's Paris to the Moon described daily life in contemporary Paris, this book describes daily life in Paris throughout its history: a history of the city from the point of view of the Parisians themselves. Paris captures everyone's imaginations: It's a backdrop for Proust's fictional pederast, Robert Doisneau's photographic kiss, and Edith Piaf's serenaded soldier-lovers; a home as much ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Paris Sights: a travel guide to the top 45 attractions in Paris, France (Mobi Sights)

    This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris

    An Adventure History of Paris

    by Graham Robb ...
    The New York Times bestseller: the secrets of the City of Light, revealed in the lives of the great, the near-great, and the forgotten—by the author of the acclaimed The Discovery of France.This is the Paris you never knew. From the Revolution to the present, Graham Robb has distilled a series of astonishing true narratives, all stranger than fiction, of the lives of the great, the near-great, and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Travel South of France: Provence, French Riviera and Languedoc-Roussillon - Illustrated Guide, Phrasebook & Maps. (Mobi Travel)

    Table of Contents:1. Essentials: A-Z Index Phrasebook Units Conversion Eat Drink Sleep Driving in Europe Stay safe2. Maps**:** France Regions Geographical Provence French Riviera Languedoc-Roussillon2.1 City maps: Arles Avignon Cannes Marseille Monaco Montpellier Nice3. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Major points of interest Climate History Get in Top 10 attractions Beaches Park... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Paris Reborn

    Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City

    A "wide-ranging and readable history" of Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and one of the greatest transformations of a major city in modern history ( The New Yorker ).Traditionally known as a dirty, congested, and dangerous city, 19th-century Paris, France was transformed in an extraordinary period from 1848 to 1870, when the government launched a huge campaign to build streets, squares, parks, ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Seven Ages of Paris

    In this luminous portrait of Paris, the celebrated historian gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world’s truly great cities. While Paris may be many things, it is never boring.From the rise of Philippe Auguste through the reigns of Henry IV and Louis XIV (who abandoned Paris for Versailles); Napoleon’s rise and fall; Baron Haussmann’s rebuilding of Paris (at the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • France

    An Adventure History

    by Graham Robb ...
    A wholly original history of France, filled with a lifetime’s knowledge and passion—by the author of the New York Times bestseller Parisians.Beginning with the Roman army’s first recorded encounter with the Gauls and ending in the era of Emmanuel Macron, France takes readers on an endlessly entertaining journey through French history. Frequently hilarious, always surprising, Graham Robb’s France ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

  • Paris

    The Biography of a City

    by Colin Jones ...
    From the Roman Emperor Julian, who waxed rhapsodic about Parisian wine and figs, to Henry Miller, who relished its seductive bohemia, Paris has been a perennial source of fascination for 2,000 years. In this definitive and illuminating history, Colin Jones walks us through the city that was a plague-infested charnel house during the Middle Ages, the bloody epicenter of the French Revolution, the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Flaneur

    A Stroll through the Paradoxes of Paris

    by Edmund White ...
    Edmund White has just met you at a party and he's going to tell you about a friend. But his 'friend' is one of the greatest cities in the world, beloved by many and yet really known by only a few. And he is one of those few. -Alexander CheeEdmund White's New York Times bestselling guided sojourn through the streets of Paris, with a new foreword by Alexander Chee.Legendary paterfamilias of queer ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Travel Belgium

    Including Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent and more: illustrated guide, phrasebook, and maps

    This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus