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1	Paris to the Moon more books like this by Adam Gopnik add to wishlist Much of this memoir concerning Gopnik's five-year experience as an American in Paris was printed as the New Yorker column "Paris Journal," where it was the recipient of a 1998 George Polk Award and a 1997 National Magazine Award. With wit and insight, Gopnik relates the joys and difficulties of relocating his young American family to the romantic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Best American Essays more books like this by Adam Gopnik (Editor) add to wishlist Edited by "The New Yorker's" much-loved Adam Gopnik, this year's "Best American Essays" includes contributions by such writers as Albert Goldbarth, Anthony Lane, Louis Menand, and Ander Monson. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.36! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life more books like this by Adam Gopnik (Read by) add to wishlist In this bicentennial twin portrait of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, Gopnik shows how these two giants altered the way people think about death and time--about the very nature of earthly existence. see all copies from $9.99! new only from $14.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Wayne Thiebaud: A Paintings Retrospective more books like this by Steven A Nash, Adam Gopnik add to wishlist Wayne Thiebaud has long been recognized as one of America's most prominent modern artists. Probably best known for his straightforward, deadpan, still-life paintings of the 1960s, Thiebaud is identified by his brilliant palette, his luscious handling of paint, and the intensity of light that lends a particularly California flavour to his images. ... see all copies from $38.25! new only from $38.25! \| first editions
5	High and Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture more books like this by Kirk Varnedoe, Adam Gopnik add to wishlist see all copies from $54.95! new only from $238.47! \| first editions
6	Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology more books like this by Adam Gopnik (Editor) add to wishlist Including stories, letters, memoirs, and journalism, "Americans in Paris" distills three centuries of vigorous, glittering, and powerfully emotional writing about the place that Henry James called "the most brilliant city in the world." see all copies from $7.07! new only from $20.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York more books like this by Adam Gopnik (Read by) add to wishlist Following Gopnik's bestselling "Paris to the Moon" and set in New York, "Through the Children's Gate" is at once a celebration of a newly fragile city and a poignant study of a family trying to find its way, and joy, within it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Necklace and Other Tales more books like this by Guy de Maupassant, Joachim Neugroschel (Translator), Adam Gopnik (Introduction by) add to wishlist From wicked and hilarious stories of the underside of Paris to bittersweet fables that puncture social pretension, de Maupassant's short works remain, for many, the best ever written. Gathered here, in an exhilarating new translation, are Maupassant's most famous and important tales. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.34! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Wrong Side of Paris more books like this by Honore de Balzac, Jordan Stump (Translator), Adam Gopnik (Introduction by) add to wishlist The Wrong Side of Paris, the final novel in Balzac’s The Human Comedy, is the compelling story of Godefroid, an abject failure at thirty, who seeks refuge from materialism by moving into a monastery-like lodging house in the shadows of Notre-Dame. Presided over by Madame de La Chanterie, a noblewoman with a tragic past, the house is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.05! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Walking the High Line more books like this by Joel Sternfeld (Photographer), Adam Gopnik, Professor John R Stilgoe add to wishlist Sometimes like a river of grass, sometimes like the wheat fields of the Canadian prairies, the High Line is a unique ruin that simultaneously permits contemplation of nature and the city. Since March 2000, photographer Joel Sternfeld has been documenting the abandoned elevated railway line which runs for 1.5 miles along the West Side of New York ... see all copies from $24.75! new only from $24.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Lacombe: Cinema/Theater more books like this by Janet Johnson (Editor), Brigitte Lacombe (Photographer), Adam Gopnik add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
12 view cover	The King in the Window more books like this by Adam Gopnik add to wishlist Eleven-year-old American Oliver Parker's dreary, depressing Paris winter is transformed when he embarks on a startling, unexpected adventure that lands him in the midst of exciting conflict and drama. Friendless and lonely, Oliver is struggling through the rigors of a strict French school when everything changes on the evening of Epiphany. Looking ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Here and There more books like this by Helen Levitt (Photographer), Adam Gopnik (Foreword by) add to wishlist The recently discovered photographs featured in HERE AND THERE represent Levitt's own favorite images selected from her immense private collection. Shot over seven decades, HERE AND THERE reveals Levitt's acute sense of how cosmetically street life has changed--and how substantially it has remained the same. see all copies from $18.51! new only from $31.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	City Art: New York's Percent for Art Program more books like this by Eleanor Heartney, Adam Gopnik (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $14.94! new only from $29.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Defining Edges: A New Look at Picture Frames more books like this by W H Bailey, Adam Gopnik (Foreword by) add to wishlist The choice of a frame affects the way we view a work of art in multiple ways, even when we are not aware of it. In this study, W.H. Bailey, an artist, designer and frame consultant, shows how the frame is a vital part of viewing pictures and integral to their presentation. He shatters preconceived notions of borders and aims to change the way we ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $5.20! \| first editions
16 view cover	Parisians more books like this by Adam Gopnik, Peter Turnley (Photographer) add to wishlist A collection of photographs taken by Peter Turnley, rooted in his 25-year affair with one of the most beautiful cities in the world. This volume invites us to share a Paris which outsiders rarely see. see all copies from $7.90! new only from $11.50! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes) more books like this by Henri Alain-Fournier, Robin Buss (Translator), Adam Gopnik (Introduction by) add to wishlist When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne, everyone is captivated by his good looks, daring and charisma. But when Meaulnes disappears for several days, and returns with tales of a strange party at a mysterious house and a beautiful girl hidden within it, he has been changed forever. In his restless search for his Lost Estate and ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
18 view cover	Elliott Erwitt's New York more books like this by Elliott Erwitt (Photographer), Adam Gopnik (Foreword by) add to wishlist Elliott Erwitt's glimpses of New York City are sometimes gritty, sometimes elegant, yet always true to life. His monochromatic tribute to the Big Apple contains all the shadings of this vital metropolis. Capturing the true diversity that makes this city great, this selection of images spans Erwitt's career, including many previously unseen works ... see all copies from $44.04! new only from $44.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Paris: City of Light more books like this by Mimmo Jodice (Photographer), Adam Gopnik (Introduction by) add to wishlist 45 photographs of the city of Paris with reflections by writers such as Balzac, Apollinaire, Joyce, Colette, and Henry James. The photographs in this book were commissioned by the city of Paris for an exhibition at the Musee Mairie de Paris. see all copies from $3.01! new only from $83.21! \| first editions
20	Modern Art and Popular Culture: Readings in High & Low more books like this by Kirk Varnedoe (Editor), Adam Gopnik (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! new only from $38.95! \| first editions
21 view cover	Lacombe: Cinema/Theatre more books like this by David Mamet (Foreword by), Adam Gopnik (Introduction by), Brigitte Lacombe add to wishlist Always black and white, naturally lit, and stripped of make-up and costumes, French photographer Brigitte Lacombe's iconic celebrity portraits reveal the generation of film and theater stars that has emerged since the 70s. See Spielberg looking boyish; Kevin Kline embarassed and self-conscious; Leonardo di Caprio watching hawkishly; John Malkovich ... see all copies from $57.15! new only from $57.15! \| first editions
22	De Paris a La Lune [Signed] by Adam Gopnik add to wishlist see all copies from $52.19! new only from $73.00! \| signed copies
23 view cover	Wandering Star by J M G Le Cla(c)Zio, C Dickson (Translator), Adam Gopnik (Foreword by) add to wishlist French novelist Jean-Marie Gustav Le Clezio has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2008. In their formal announcement, the Swedish Academy honoured him as an 'author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy and an explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilisation'. "Wandering Star" tells the stories of two ... see all copies from $7.58! new only from $9.00! \| SVS

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