Disc 3 and 4 from the set "Rick Steves' all 100 shows: the complete 2000-2014 collection of public television shows and specials." Includes episodes of "Rick Steves' Europe" television program: Disc 3: France: Paris: Regal and Intimate -- Paris: Embracing Life and Art -- Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Crème Brûlée -- Normandy: War-Torn Yet Full of Life -- Provence: Legendary Light, Wind and Wine -- French Riviera: Uniquely Chic -- Burgundy:...

A beautiful book celebrating rural life in France and the simple luxuries of good food, wine and friendship, by the author of the bestselling The Ripening Sun. How often have you eaten a mushroom that you picked yourself that morning? Or sat on a boat opening and eating oysters as you lift them from the sea? Or partaken of a seven course feast of game to celebrate the success of the chasse? When Patricia Atkinson first moved to France, her intention...

"Centered in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, one of Europe's most concentrated regions for Neandertal and early modern human occupations, writer Beebe Bahrami follows and participates in the work of archaeologists who are doing some of the most comprehensive and global work to date on the research, exploration, and recovery of our ancient ancestors. In Café Neandertal, Bahrami follows this compelling riddle along a path populated with...

"Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring all the familiar characters from his Bruno novels and the glories of the Périgord region of France, with ample helpings of food and wine. After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man's coffee sells superbly at the market, some café owners become incensed by the new...