” Berlitz Pocket Guide French Riviera” is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best places to visit & things to do along this elegant stretch of the French coast from Menton west to Toulon. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights, from the towns of Cannes & St-Tropez to the city of Nice & the principality of Monaco, interspersed with corniches, where the hills drop down to the azure sea. Handy maps on the cover help you navigate with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions along the French Riviera, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Tour of the area. The What To Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from browsing open-air markets packed with regional produce to walking along coastal paths or visiting glamorous nightlife venues. You`ll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of the French Riviera & an Eating out chapter covering the delectable southern French cuisine. Carefully selected listings of the best hotels & restaurants, & an A-Z of practical information, complete the package. ...

French Shortcut in a selection of language titles from Berlitz, to aid you before & during your travels. Berlitz have been producing language titles & promoting language learning for more than 125years. Catalogue selection comprising the following Berlitz series: Phrase books & Dictionaries, Phrase books & CDs, Shortcuts to ...

French Tales is a collection of twenty-two stories, each related to a region of France & translated by Helen Constantine. This selection of extracts gives the reader a panorama of French society & culture from Brittany to Corsica, evocating different matters such as marriage, the First World War, homelessness, house buying, childhood, honour-killing... Stories are from well known writers such as Maupassant, Zola, Colette, Alphonse Daudet, Marcel Aymé & many more. Enlivened by striking photographs & a map of the French regions showing where the stories’ action takes place, the book will delight people who love travelling & learning more about different cultures & traditions, whether they are Francophiles or not. ...

”DK`s Eyewitness Travel Pack” contains a phrasebook & CD including all the essential French words & phrases. The system of imitated pronunciation ensures you are always understood. This title is compiled by experts that makes it the perfect travelling companion. ...

Look before you speak
- an innovative visual approach to using & learning basic French phrases. Do you need to brush up your French,
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An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the stunning estates runs by some of Frances most prestigious & long-standing vineyards. ...

For centuries, wine has been associated with France more than with any other country. France remains one of the world`s leading wine producers by volume & enjoys unrivaled cultural recognition for its wine. If any wine regions are global household names, they are French regions such as Champagne, Bordeaux, & Burgundy. Within the wine world, French regions are still benchmarks for many wines. French Wine is the first synthetic history of wine in France-from Etruscan, Greek, & Roman imports & the adoption of wine by beer-drinking Gauls to its present status within the global marketplace. Phillips places the history of grape growing & wine making in each of the country`s major regions within broad historical & cultural contexts. Examining a range of influences on the wine industry, wine trade, & wine itself, the book explores religion, economics, politics, revolution, & war, as well as climate & vine diseases. French Wine is the essential reference on French wine for collectors, consumers, sommeliers, & industry professionals. ...

Showing you what others only tell you, the Eyewitness guide to French wines is perfect for any wine-lover- a visual guide to enjoying & appreciating French wine. It features fully revised & updated information on over 200 appellations & best vintages. From regional information & driving tours to recommended food pairings & details on how different wines are made, discover everything you need to know about the wines of France. ...

Mireille shares the secrets & strategies of aging with attitude & joy, offering personal anecdotes while divulging French women`s most guarded secrets about looking & feeling great. With her signature blend of wit, no-nonsense advice & storytelling flair she addresses everything from lotions & potions to diet, style, friendship & romance. For anyone who has ever spent the equivalent of a mortgage payment on anti-aging lotions or procedures, dressed inappropriately for their age, gained a little too much in the middle or accidentally forgotten how to flirt, here is a proactive way to stay looking & feeling great, without declaring bankruptcy or resorting to surgery. ...

This is the book we`ve all (certainly every woman between 25 & 75) been waiting for. It is classy, chic, convincing, funny, wise, well-written & very timely. It`s the ultimate non-diet book, which nonetheless shows us how to eat with balance, control & above all pleasure. Chuck out all the radical diet books, think about what you eat & why, & then enjoy eating the right things (and some of the wrong ones) intelligently, & in smaller portions. Eat, like a French woman, with your head not your stomach. Guiliano, French-born & bred, gets the tone absolutely right. She succeeds in that rare high-wire act of being really serious about her subject but without taking herself too seriously; manages to encourage & inspire & amuse, without being bossy or earnest. This is a book that will make you laugh out loud & yet have you following several of her practical precepts within days
- everyone who reads it becomes evangelical (French women don`t go to the gym, they climb the stairs). It combines just the right balance of memoir, wisdom, wit, delicious recipes, & French common sense. Guiliano emphasizes the virtues of freshness, variety, personal taste, enjoyment &, above all, portion control (research shows that dishes served in US restaurants are 25 per cent larger than those served in restaurants in France!).
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