The Leading eBooks Store Online

for Kindle Fire, Apple, Android, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...

New to eBooks.com?

Learn more
Browse our categories
  • Bestsellers - This Week
  • Foreign Language Study
  • Pets
  • Bestsellers - Last 6 months
  • Games
  • Philosophy
  • Archaeology
  • Gardening
  • Photography
  • Architecture
  • Graphic Books
  • Poetry
  • Art
  • Health & Fitness
  • Political Science
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • History
  • Psychology & Psychiatry
  • Body Mind & Spirit
  • House & Home
  • Reference
  • Business & Economics
  • Humor
  • Religion
  • Children's & Young Adult Fiction
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Romance
  • Computers
  • Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Science
  • Crafts & Hobbies
  • Law
  • Science Fiction
  • Current Events
  • Literary Collections
  • Self-Help
  • Drama
  • Literary Criticism
  • Sex
  • Education
  • Literary Fiction
  • Social Science
  • The Environment
  • Mathematics
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Family & Relationships
  • Media
  • Study Aids
  • Fantasy
  • Medical
  • Technology
  • Fiction
  • Music
  • Transportation
  • Folklore & Mythology
  • Nature
  • Travel
  • Food and Wine
  • Performing Arts
  • True Crime
  • Foreign Language Books
French

  • Accounting for Tasteby Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson

    University of Chicago Press 2006; US$ 25.00

    French cuisine is such a staple in our understanding of fine food that we forget the accidents of history that led to its creation. Accounting for Taste brings these "accidents" to the surface, illuminating the magic of French cuisine and the mystery behind its historical development. Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson explains how the food of France... more...

  • Apricots on the Nileby Colette Rossant

    Washington Square Press 2007; US$ 12.00

    Cairo, 1937: French-born Colette Rossant is waiting out World War II among her father's Egyptian-Jewish relatives. From the moment she arrives at her grandparents' belle époque mansion by the Nile, the five-year-old Colette finds companionship and comfort among the other "outsiders" in her home away from home -- the cooks and servants in the kitchen.... more...

  • The Art of Living According to Joe Beefby David Mcmillan; Frederic Morin; Meredith Erickson; David Chang

    Ten Speed Press 2011; US$ 40.00

    The debut cookbook from one of the most celebrated restaurants in Canada, featuring inventive twists on French market cuisine, plus spirited anecdotes and lush photography. Earning rave reviews for their unforgettable approach, Joe Beef co-owners/chefs David McMillan and Frédéric Morin push the limits of traditional French cuisine with over 125... more...

  • Au Revoir to All Thatby Michael Steinberger

    Doubleday Canada 2010; US$ 19.00

    A rich, lively book about the upheaval in French gastronomy, set against the backdrop of France?s diminished fortunes as a nation. France is in a rut, and so is French cuisine. Twenty-five years ago it was hard to have a bad meal there; today it?s difficult to find a good one. An unmistakable whiff of decline emanates from its kitchens, and many believe... more...

  • Balzac's Omeletteby Anka Muhlstein

    Other Press 2012; US$ 19.95

    ?Tell me where you eat, what you eat, and at what time you eat, and I will tell you who you are. ?This is the motto of Anka Muhlstein?s erudite and witty book about the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honoré de Balzac?s The Human Comedy . Balzac uses them as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere,... more...

  • Barefoot in Parisby Ina Garten; Quentin Bacon

    Crown Publishing Group 2012; US$ 35.00

    Hearty boeuf Bourguignon served in deep bowls over a garlic-rubbed slice of baguette toast; decadently rich croque monsieur, eggy and oozing with cheese; gossamer crème brulee, its sweetness offset by a brittle burnt-sugar topping. Whether shared in a cozy French bistro or in your own home, the romance and enduring appeal of French country cooking... more...

  • Basic to Brilliant, Y'allby Virginia Willis; Anne Willan

    Ten Speed Press 2011; US$ 35.00

    A follow-up to the author?s acclaimed Bon Appétit, Y?all , featuring 150 recipes that combine Southern flavors with time-honored French technique, and include a sophisticated variation that kicks each dish up a notch to make it brilliant. Virginia Willis has a knack for giving French recipes a downhome Southern feel. In Basic to Brilliant, Y?all... more...

  • Bistros of Parisby Robert Hamburger; Barbara Hamburger

    HarperCollins 2010; US$ 14.99

    Now fully revised and updated, this popular guide and compendium of good eating captures the true character and flavor of the most intimate and affordable eating establishments Paris has to offer. Classified as either traditional or modern, these bistros and wine bars are located by arrondisement (neighborhood) and rated for their quality and reliability.... more...

  • The Bistros, Brasseries, and Wine Bars of Parisby Daniel Young

    HarperCollins 2011; US$ 19.99

    You can spend years in Paris and never hear the same answer twice to this cookbook's underlying question: what is the difference between a bistro, a brasserie, and a wine bar? In his third cookbook, acclaimed author and expert on all things French Daniel Young explains the nuances between the three, as he takes home cooks on a vibrant, spirited tour... more...

  • The Bistros, Brasseries, and Wine Bars of Parisby Daniel Young

    HarperCollins 2011; Not Available

    You can spend years in Paris and never hear the same answer twice to this cookbook's underlying question: what is the difference between a bistro, a brasserie, and a wine bar? In his third cookbook, acclaimed author and expert on all things French Daniel Young explains the nuances between the three, as he takes home cooks on a vibrant, spirited tour... more...