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Title: Travelers' Tales France by James P. O'Reilly, Larry Habeggar, Larry Habegger, Sean J. O'Reilly ISBN: 1-885211-02-3 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: July, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: same old tourist-y banalities
Comment: I'm a little emabarrased that I actually plowed through this book after having been mostly disappointed by their books on Turkey and Paris.
This book wasn't completely useless. The M.F.K. Fisher piece was really first rate, and there were a couple other items that were pretty solid, but overall, this was just the same old stuff that gets written about tourist experiences that one reads in those little magazines that the airlines publish and put in the pockets in the back of airplane seats for passengers to read.
A more useful book, in my opinion, would be one that collects anecdotes from people native to France talking about their lives. Books like the "Traveler's Tales" series just end up seeming like a glorified trip to a theme park that just happens to have some really convincingly mocked up French countryside and cuisine offerings. All these traveler's tales come off as people who are terminally on the outside looking in.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Travel Companion
Comment: Both TT: France and TT: Paris are perfect companions on a trip to France. They put you in the mood to experiment when you travel and provide an eager anticipation of French culture. I've read both and will probably take them on an upcoming trip to France as pleasant refreshers. They're good enough that I've written to James O'Reilly and asked for sequels to both books, hoping to deepen exposure to things French.
This book is truly eclectic -- stories about French waiters; demolition teams working on removing explosives from the two world wars; the Celtic stones in Brittany; the Wild West atmospher of l'Ardeche; and stories of invasion and Normandy. Just about all of the stories have been published in newspaper or magazine articles, but are very carefully selected to show a new dimension to France. You'll recognize a few of the authors (Jon Krakauer, 'Into Thin Air,' and Peter Mayle, 'A Year in Provence'). The margin notes are also a great addition to the flavor of the book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Nicely edited to give one a good feel of French culture.
Comment: We found this book very enjoyable in preparation to spending 2 months in France. Good cultural introduction. We read it out loud to our kids and found that it was a good jumping off point to other books and authors excerpted in the book. Best read before you go. Don't carry it with you.
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Title: Travelers' Tales Paris: True Stories (Travelers Tales) by James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean R'Reilly, Sean O'Reilly ISBN: 188521183X Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Travelers' Tales Italy: True Stories by Anne Calcagno, Jan Morris, Anne Calgagno ISBN: 1885211724 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: 09 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Travelers' Tales Provence and the South of France: True Stories (Travelers' Tales) by James O'Reilly, Tara Austen Weaver ISBN: 1885211872 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Travelers' Tales Tuscany: True Stories by James O'Reilly, Tara Austen Weaver, Anne Calcagno ISBN: 1885211686 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: 07 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Culture Shock! France (Culture Shock! France, 2nd Ed) by Sally Adamson Taylor ISBN: 155868767X Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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