The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris
John Baxter (Author)
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“Aman with a great appreciation of what makes Paris tick.” —Newsday

Fromthe author of Immoveable Feast and We’ll Always Have Paris comes aguided tour of the most beautiful walks through the City of Light, includingthe favorite walking routes of the many of the acclaimed artists and writerswho have called Paris their home. Baxter highlights hidden treasures along theSeine, treasured markets at Place d’Aligre, thefavorite ambles of Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Sylvia Beach, andmore, in a series of intimate vignettes that evoke the best parts of Paris’smany charms. Baxter’s unforgettable chronicle reveals how walking is the bestway to experience romance, history, and pleasures off the beaten path . . . notonly of La Ville-Lumière, but also, perhaps, of life itself.

• Rank: #17617 in Books
• Published on: 2011-05-24
• Released on: 2011-05-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .85" h x 4.99" w x 7.10" l, .50 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Description #1 by Barnes & Noble - GreatBookPrices:

Categories: Paris->Description and travel. Contributors: John Baxter - Author. Format: Paperback

Description #2 by eCampus.com:

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris, ISBN-13: 9780061998546, ISBN-10: 0061998540

Description #3 by LangtonInfo.com:

Paris, by custom and design, is a pedestrian's city - each block a revelation, every neighbourhood a new feast for the senses, a place rich with history and romance at every turn. The Most Beautiful Walk in the World is your guide par excellence to the true, off-the-beaten-track heart of the City of Lights.