{"product_id":"the-most-beautiful-walk-in-the-world-a-pedestrian-in-paris-paperback","title":"The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Baxter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Splendid... Reading \u003cem\u003eThe Most Beautiful Walk in the World\u003c\/em\u003e is the next best thing to a Paris vacation.\" -\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Anyone who loves Paris and loves to walk will feel this book was written just for them.\" -\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this enchanting national bestseller, acclaimed author and long-time expat Paris resident John Baxter draws on his experience guiding \"literary walking tours\" through the city to proved a delightful walker's guide to France's capital. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafés of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century \u003cem\u003eflâneurs\u003c\/em\u003e; the secluded \"Little Luxembourg\" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrust into the unlikely role of professional literary walking tour guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving literary walking tours through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafés of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century \u003cem\u003eflâneurs\u003c\/em\u003e; the secluded Little Luxembourg gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrust into the unlikely role of professional \"literary walking tour\" guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving \"literary walking tours\" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafés of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century \u003cem\u003eflâneurs\u003c\/em\u003e; the secluded \"Little Luxembourg\" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 7.1 x 4.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762954928416,"sku":"9780061998546","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/160cffb3298cf6d939ab7dd23c385205.webp?v=1780227170","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-most-beautiful-walk-in-the-world-a-pedestrian-in-paris-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}