{"product_id":"the-man-with-the-baguette-john-blattner-9781734307504","title":"The Man with the Baguette: Wanderings in Paris and Provence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Day-by-Day Account of a Month in France\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a brief visit to Paris many years ago, John Blattner and his wife Peggy were leaving their Metro station one evening when a man scurrying past them in the crowd caught John's attention. He was wearing a small backpack and holding a sack with a baguette in it. John fancied that he was an honest-to-goodness \u003cem\u003eParisien\u003c\/em\u003e, not a tourist, headed home at the end of the day with bread for the dinner table. What would it be like, John wondered, to \u003cem\u003ebe \u003c\/em\u003ethe man with the baguette? To experience life in France, even for a short time, the way \u003cem\u003eles Français \u003c\/em\u003edo? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir and part visual journey, this book tells what happened when that question was answered. It's a day-by-day account, in words and pictures, of a month spent wandering in Paris and Provence. It describes not just the people, places, restaurants, and wines John and Peggy discovered, but also what they learned from--and how they were changed by--their experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Blattner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734307501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734307504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordcraft LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"John Blattner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519229243647,"sku":"9781734307504","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8af8a3f2-6c8e-4731-a733-5b23b34e9cbc.jpg?v=1778737083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-man-with-the-baguette-john-blattner-9781734307504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}