Paris

Peter Wollen co-wrote one of my five favorite films of all, Michaelangelo Antonioni's, The Passenger, which is enough to give him pantheon status in my eyes. However, he is also the author of the terrifyingly influential, Signs and Meaning In The Cinema, which, thanks to Wollen's lucid prose style, is a lot less intimidating to read than the prose of his many imitators. This collection of recent writings on film on subjects as varied as William Burroughs and Howard Hawks is as pleasurable, illuminating and provocative as his classic film studies text. Although the essays were written over a period of ten years, they all have an immediacy thanks to Wollen's blend of wit, thoroughness, and insight. The essays on Blade Runner and video art are particularly timely. A perfect gift for both the serious general reader or the cinephile.

I received "Paris in 3D" for Christmas and what a wonderful surprise! This book is exciting before you even open the front cover. The front of the book has a beautiful lenticular of the Eiffel Tower. But the wonder does not stop there. Each page reveals beautiful 3-D images which can be viewed with the viewers enclosed in the book. The paper is high quality and the reproductions are gorgeous! As if this weren't enough, the book is engrossing and full of interesting information. I have been interested in 3-D photography for six years. This is the kind of book that I would be comfortable recommending to anyone who loves beautiful, well produced books, regardless of their knowledge or interest in 3-D photography. It is truly a collector's item that the whole family would enjoy viewing.

Lavishly illustrated, this book tells a remarkable and little-known story about how denizens survived the Siege of Paris at the height of the Franco-Prussian War (1770-71). It looks at the war through the eyes of the artists who recorded it, and of some who even fought in it. Privileged artists like Degas, Manet, and Regnault suited up and mounted the ramparts, even as they recorded the struggle of day to day life with their charcoal and paint brushes. We encounter other artists--Courbet, Puvis de Chavannes, and Rosa Bonheur--who each served France in his or her own way.

Clayson is an excellent writer and storyteller. In her book, we encounter the endless bread lines, the staving masses who grew so hungry that even the elephant in the zoo was slaughtered and devoured; what role innovations in public lighting played, mail being sent by carrier pigeons that soared above the Prussian troops surrounding the city. Clayson is always sensitive to the role that gender plays in French culture, and we learn how gender roles were challenged during this stressful time. Vividly anecdotal and highly learned, this is the first book to explore the subject of life and art in Paris during one of the most critical moments in French history. A must for anyone interested in Paris or French art and history. And a pleasure to read.

Flanner (nom de plume: Genêt), a former New Yorker essayist and who lived in Paris for many years, describes the cultural and social life of Paris in the 40s and 50s. She pens wonderful glimpses into what Parisians were thinking, feeling, and doing -Paris' life, wine, art, and ways of thinking. C'est magnifique.

Flanner (nom de plume: Genêt), a former New Yorker essayist and who lived in Paris for many years, describes the cultural and social life of Paris in the 60s. She pens wonderful glimpses into what Parisians were thinking, feeling, and doing -Paris' life, wine, art, and ways of thinking. C'est magnifique.

Supergun-obsessed engineer Gerald Bull co-wrote this book before being assassinated by Isreali Intelligence for his Iraqi involvement. Two thirds of the book is a study of the huge guns constructed in France during WWI. The remainder is a discussion of Bull's own HARP program in the early 1960s. The first part is accompanied by B+W photos, while the latter has color photos of the modern equipment & testing. There are also lots of graphs and technical formulae. Probably an important reference for anyone studying this technology.

THE PARIS METRO: A ticket to French History
Susan L. Plotkin

The Paris Metro is a marvelous companion for your travels in Paris. If you can't get to Paris you can enjoy Paris by reading this wonderfully descriptive and interesting book while you stay at home. Using the architecture and art of the Paris Metro stations as a vehicle into the history of France you can travel with Susan Plotkin from the past into the present glories of Paris. The Paris Metro, a meticulously researched and well documented book, that includes drawings and photographs, entices you to travel not only to Paris, but to look at other great and small cities through the lens of their unique infrastructures. I highly recommend this book for personal pleasure as well as a gift for the travelers in your life.

I just loved this book. I couldn't put it down.
The book is about Djuna's life in France and her grandfathers life in the past. There are some great twists to the story that will leave you shocked. If you love a book that keeps you wondering what will happen next, then this is the one for you.
I hope that Adreana writes a sequel to this book soon.

And from a personal experience, its true that, "Paris never leaves you".

The Kelly Blake Teen Model series was among the best series of books I have ever read before I actually became a teenager. They inspired me to be who I wanted to be and made me a better person all around. I was not much of a reader when I was younger until I picked up these books.

I just finished reading the e-Book. I found it to be one of Ludlum's best books lately. He is back to his old form. The story held my attention and interest with all the twists and turns. The action is great. I highly recomment this book for anyone who has read Ludlum before and for anyone who wouold like to try him for the first time.