Europe Books

Give the gift of France (even if to yourself). The French Country Diary is an elegant datebook that transports Francophiles to the French countryside to the rustic kitchens of Provençal farmhouses and charming boutiques filled with treasures. Through narrow village streets, the private gardens of grand châteaux, and colorful farmers ...more

More than eighty of the loveliest, most tranquil, and sometimes hidden places in Paris are celebrated in this charming guidebook Quiet Corners of Paris is a beautifully illustrated peek into eighty-one often overlooked, always beautiful, locales: hidden villas, winding lanes, little-known 19th-century passages, serene gardens, and cobblestone courtyards. Some of ...more

Narrow, lively Roman streets (best seen from the seat of a Vespa). The sun-soaked farmlands of Umbria. Ripe pomodori, painted chapel ceilings, Venices floating markets, the plunging cliffs and glittering waters off Capri. Italy inspires such a passion in its visitors that it is the most returned-to destination in the ...more

The story of Communism is the story of the twentieth century. For many, the Soviet Union existed, like their childhood, as a fairy tale where many of the realities of life were hidden from plain view. When the Berlin Wall finally fell, so too did the illusion of that utopia. ...more

With the recent popularity of such notable books as Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun and Elizabeth Romer's The Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley, a legion of new Italia fans are finding out what many already know: the charm of Tuscany cannot be denied. In The ...more

365 Days in France Wall Calendar: The world’s #1 tourist destination, France enamors visitors with its divine tapestry of romance, bold flavors, and deep-rooted beauty. Charming stone churches perched on vine-covered hills. The sunlit Mediterranean waters glittering like jewels. Golden croissants, medieval châteaux, creamy rounds of goat cheese, an afternoon ...more

A sequel to the highly successful One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy, this book expands the series to include the most enchanting hamlets of France. Gorgeously illustrated as well as informative, One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns of France is a journey through the French countryside, ...more

Between 1888 and 1927 Eugène Atget meticulously photographed Paris and its environments, capturing in thousands of photographs the city’s parks, streets, and buildings as well as its diverse inhabitants. Christopher Rauschenberg spent a year in the late 90s revisiting and re-photographing many of Atget’s locations. Paris Changing features seventy-four pairs ...more

365 Days in Spain Wall Calendar: ¡Estupendo! The masterpieces of El Prado and Gaudí’s La Sagrada Família. Tiled fountains in sunny, flower-filled courtyards. The lions of La Alhambra, pearls from Mallorca, heaping pans of paella and nutty manchego with quince. Featuring text by Penelope Casas, America’s foremost writer on Spanish ...more

"We raised our fists and cheered. . . . With the sagas in our heads, with Iceland at its wildest beneath our boots, it would not have been impossible to see Bárdr clumping along the summit ridge, prodding the glacier with his staff, ready to show us the way down." ...more