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The Insider's Paris
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	Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 More than just Paris to the Moon, this is New Yorker critic and correspondent Adam Gopnik always out on a limb. Great writing on Paris and the French.
	Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939 by Janet (Genet) Flanner Buy new: $13.68 / Used from: $4.95 Long before Gopnik there was Flanner, who wrote about the Paris demimonde in Letters From Paris for the New Yorker.
	The Bistros, Brasseries, and Wine Bars of Paris: Everyday Recipes from the Real Paris by Daniel Young Buy new: $21.33 / Used from: $8.00 Young captures the true flavors of the best bistros and brasseries both literally (in faithful recipes) and figurative (in profiling and photographing the treasured establishments).
	Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $0.17 Humorist David Sedaris may not have much of a French accent, but his account of his days in Paris are musical comedy to the ears.
	The Food Lover's Guide to Paris by Patricia Wells Buy used from: $0.29 Though many recommendations are now dated, there is still no better food guide in Paris than Patricia Wells.
	This is Paris (This is . . .) by Miroslav Sasek Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $8.32 If you're looking for a groovy children's book about Paris, this is it!
	French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For Pleasure by Mireille Guiliano Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $0.01 A commercial concoction, yes, but it helps you rethink and rediscover the notion of eating for pleasure
	The Stranger by Albert Camus Buy new: $8.64 / Used from: $0.75 Though the story takes place in Algeria, the paperback of this Camus classic belongs in the back pocket of Parisian cafe romantic and cynic alike.
	Francois Truffaut's Adventures of Antoine Doinel (The 400 Blows / Antoine & Collette / Stolen Kisses / Bed & Board / Love on the Run) - Criterion Collection Buy new: $70.99 / Used from: $17.95 Explore Paris by following the misadventures of Antoine Doinel, the alterego of Francois Truffaut.
	La Discrete [VHS] Buy used from: $2.59 A modern classic of Paris cafe life, with actor Fabrice Lucchini at his most outrageous.
	Eating & Drinking in Paris: French Menu Reader and Restaurant Guide, 2nd Edition by Andy Herbach Buy used from: $4.84 A indispensible reference for the Anglo diner.
	Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History) by HervÃ© This Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $12.50 For those interesting in cutting-edge French cuisine and food science, this is the renegade gastronomic chemist working with chef Pierre Gagnaire.
	La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange: The Original Companion for French Home Cooking Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $12.90 Finally in English, the fat French cooking bible that generations of enfants have you to step on in order to reach bonbons "hidden" on high cabinet shelves.