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| Paris: Biography of a City | 
 enlarge | Author: Colin Jones
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 70836
Media: Paperback
Pages: 672
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0140282920
EAN: 9780140282924
ASIN: 0140282920
Publication Date: April 6, 2006
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A highly informative and very entertaining history of the city April 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Books about Paris are so numerous - ranging from the dryly academic to pap designed for a teleseries - that another needs to stand out to justify itself. Colin Jones' fascinating Biography of a City does just that. It begins with Paris under the Roman empire and ends with an optimistic view of the city in the 21st century. Throughout, Jones never lets great learning make for heavy reading. Jones clearly loves Paris but he avoids any temptation to cliched sentimentality. This helps make his book on Paris probably the best for decades. It has some very original illustrations (but only in monochrome) and is handily portable. Lengthy boxes - on famous monuments such as the Cafe Procope, Victor Hugo and the Eiffel Tower, or oddities like the Arcades and the Catacombs - break the book entertainingly. Whether you are making a first visit to Paris or want to know much more about its history, it is the best book around on the subject.
Paris: Biography of a City April 18, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Like most people I love to visit Paris and have done so on more than one occasion. At times there is a distinct lack of English at the majority of 'sights' and 'tourist' destinations. I had a desire to learn more beyond the tourist leaflets and booklets I could find. This book is a very readable explanation of the times of Paris from early beginnings. It also contains many illustrations. A must read before you go...or on your return!
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