The best book! "Like a King" will have you rolling in laughter.

The title put me off for awhile, why would you not want to see Paris!? But this is my favorite book. If you dream of living in the french countryside, this is the book to read. Beautifully written.

Very good survey of the life of parisians, still seems current.

There's a good website associated with her cooking school.

If you read "The Olive Farm", you might be interested in learning about growing olives in france as well as other countries.

Total escapism, but hey you've got to survive somehow!

I know the cover looks cheesy, but it's an excellent introduction about trying to immerse yourself in france.

I'm not one for mysteries but Cara Black is excellent at it. This is part of a series and it's a riviting read. Really good details of living in the various neighborhoods of paris.

All you need is a dutch oven and just put the chicken in and walk away. The recipes are relatively easy and really good.

It's shocking that many of the places Atget photographed remain unchanged. It's also easy to track down the sites because the titles are self expanitory ... for example "22 Rue Jacob"

Once you've mastered the basics, move onto these intense 3 volumes, your accent will be flawless!