Five Nights in Paris
After Dark in the City of Light
New York, NY : Harper Perennial, [2015]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: vii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
"An unforgettable nocturnal tour through five iconic Parisian neighborhoods by the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The dangerous edge -- As through a glass, and darkly -- Woody's nights -- Under cover -- The dark side -- Promenades -- Five ladies feeling -- White nights -- Noises at night -- Night 1 : sound. Blues in the night ; Paris on sea ; Raspberry and rose petals ; Eating well is the best revenge ; Time and tide ; Spending a centime ; Help the poor struggler ; The sense of a sacrifice ; Behind closed doors ; Love and fresh water -- Night 2 : taste. Poor food? ; Strictly from hunger ; Proposing a toast -- Night 3 : touch. A walk on the wild side ; Love at night ; Skin-deep ; Crazy by night -- Night 4 : scent. Underworld Scent of a city ; The nose that knows ; Gardens of the night -- Night 5 : sight. The black-and-white man ; Frenzy and darkness ; Bound for glory ; Waiting ; Exquisite corpse ; Magnetic fields ; The hotel of great men ; The hour of crimes.
Subjects:
Baxter, John, 1939- -- Travel -- France -- Paris.
Nightlife -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
Neighborhoods -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
Walking -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
TRAVEL / Europe / France.
HISTORY / Europe / France.
TRAVEL / General.
Paris (France) -- Tours.
Paris (France) -- Intellectual life.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs.
Baxter, John, 1939- -- Travel -- France -- Paris.
Nightlife -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
Neighborhoods -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
Walking -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
TRAVEL / Europe / France.
HISTORY / Europe / France.
TRAVEL / General.
Paris (France) -- Tours.
Paris (France) -- Intellectual life.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs.
ISBN:
9780062296252
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TRAVEL Europe France Bax 2015 | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |