 | The Unofficial Guide to Paris (Unofficial Guides) by David Applefield
Buy new: $14.24 / Used from: $8.27 Along with Paris for Dummies -- a good book to read and excerpt before you go -- lots of travel/transit/getting around tips
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 | Paris For Dummies (Dummies Travel) by Cheryl A. Pientka
Buy used from: $2.38 Another good book to read before you go, (and take some notes based on the book) -- covers travel, transit, money, entry formalities, etc.
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 | Clotilde's Edible Adventures in Paris by Clotilde Dusoulier
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $7.98 Very selective reviews of eateries -- use this guide to find something before you head out -- terrific topical education (e.g. Neo Bistros, interacting with your waiter)
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 | Time Out Paris Eating and Drinking (Time Out Guides) by Time Out
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $2.42 Very nice selection (not too few, not too many) of eating establishments with terrific organization referencing included map pages -- bring this one with you
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 | Hedonist's Guide To Paris 1st Edition (A Hedonist's Guide to...) by Nina Vlotides
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $6.11 VERY selective guide but terrific photography which will give you a superb feel for places (particularly hotels) -- covers hotels as well as dining -- read before you go
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 | VEGETARIAN PARIS 2008, Addresses and information about vegetarian restaurants, juice bars, organic food shops, organic bakeries and artesian wells in Paris by Laure Goldbright
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $13.49 Strictly a directory listing veggie eateries and other healthy food sources, look for the 2008 edition.
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 | Paris (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) by Alan Tillier
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $10.56 If you had to buy one guide to take on the trip, this would be it -- very visual (not just listings), great photos, good maps by area, and 3d aerial graphics.
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 | AAA Spiral Paris, 5th Edition (Aaa Spiral Guides) by Teresa Fisher
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $9.95 Another very visual guide (not just long text lists of hotels and restaurants) with good maps and some day-planning advice.
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 | Access Paris 11e by Richard Saul Wurman
Buy new: $18.66 / Used from: $6.70 Get the newest (11th ed) version of this directory-- not a visual guide like DK Eyewitness but one of the best listing /directory books due to very clear maps
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 | Paris Travel Pack (Globetrotter Travel Packs) by Melissa Shales
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $2.62 Similar coverage to many photo-rich guides, what makes this guide worth having is the absolutely superb map included as part of the travel pack. Look for 5th edition.
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 | Knopf MapGuide: Paris (Knopf Citymap Guides) by Knopf Guides
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $3.90 Cool combination of a guide and section-by-section maps -- very small (almost pocket sized), so a good one to take along during the day -- look for the 2008 edition
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 | Moon Metro Paris by Avalon Travel
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.01 Similar to the Knopf Mapguide, a combined guide and map -- but a bit larger (taller) and thicker -- has flp out maps with local area attractions keyed to the maps
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 | The Rough Guide to Paris Map 2 (Rough Guide City Maps) by Rough Guides
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $5.47 One of the best maps we could find -- very clear and the right coverage for the heart of Paris but also a nice smallish size for use during the day.
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 | Streetwise Paris Laminated City Center Street Map by Streetwise Maps
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $3.47 Another good map -- laminated, folds out sideways (only) so very easy to use during the day. A bit smaller print and compressed vs. the Rough Guide Map above.
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 | Paris, Red Map
A very good alternative laminated-map vs. other maps if you are focused on the areas around the Seine stretching from the Effel Tower to the Bastille up to Arc de Triomphe
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 | The Rough Guide to French Dictionary Phrasebook 3 (Rough Guide Phrasebooks) by Lexus
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.88 Most phrasebooks are organized by topic -- and therefore are very hit or miss -- instead the Rough Guide Phrasebook is organized 100% alphabetically like a dictionary
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 | Larousse French Phrasebook (Larousse Phrasebook) (French Edition)
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $0.01 This is the other phrasebook organized alphabetically not topically -- **terrific** -- look up the English word "salt", get French for "could you pass me the salt"
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 | Fast Talk French (Lonely Planet ) by Lonely Planet Phrasebooks
Buy used from: $1.65 A topically organized phrasebook, but it really works more like a mini-dictionary, truly shirt-pocket tiny, less than 1/4" thick and yet covers much of the vital stuff
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 | FRENCH a language map® by Kristine K. Kershul
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $2.82 Ok, so you forget the French for "sixty" but don't want to look language-naive by using your phrasebook -- pull out something that is much faster and looks like a map instead
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 | Paris Walks, 2nd (On Foot Guides) by Fiona Duncan
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $7.63 Terrific walking guide with aerial 3-d maps so you get a very keen sense for where you are and what you'll see -- photos are sync'd up to the walk sequence
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 | Frommer's 24 Great Walks in Paris by Peter Caine
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $7.75 Another good "walking guide" with great photography and step-by-step, turn-by-turn walking directions.
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 | The Secret Life of the Seine by Mort Rosenblum
Buy new: $15.40 / Used from: $1.99 A travelogue not a guide, but this will give you a feel for funky life in and around the Seine River in Paris.
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 | The Seine River (Watts Library : The World of Water) by Carol B. Rawlins
Buy used from: $49.99 Covers the entire Seine including Paris with nice photos -- a quick overview of the river.
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