Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWm7wmiuMP6gm2-zjB8b3sOgpSkdB-0dhIUaai6x5nddmhcp6h6HXGPsewjIKO9sl3EYPcFDGVE_eMwuRJbr2DgVSQLozxttLZR3QkgHRggSJiL9MMbYSNBZmZO39X5iWyM-s0sr2_qHP/s1600/Parisians+an+adventure+history+of+paris.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486704145524177906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWm7wmiuMP6gm2-zjB8b3sOgpSkdB-0dhIUaai6x5nddmhcp6h6HXGPsewjIKO9sl3EYPcFDGVE_eMwuRJbr2DgVSQLozxttLZR3QkgHRggSJiL9MMbYSNBZmZO39X5iWyM-s0sr2_qHP/s400/Parisians+an+adventure+history+of+paris.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> There is nothing I love more than wandering around a book store searching for a story that is as compelling as its cover and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Parisians-Adventure-History-Graham-Robb/dp/0393067246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277472411&sr=1-1"><span style="color:#cc6600;">Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris</span></a> is one of my new favorite finds. Some of the Parisians are famous such as Marie Antoinette and Charles de Gaulle while others could be better described as infamous but all the stories center around the most important character, the city itself. The architecture and monuments and newly created Haussmann streets have a profound effect on all the Parisians profiled including Proust and Zola. Definitely pick it up! C'est magnifique!

Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris

There is nothing I love more than wandering around a book store searching for a story that is as compelling as its cover and Parisians: An ...

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