Graham Robb was interviewed on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday about his book, Parisians, An Adventure History of Paris. Host Jacki Lyden says, “None of the book is fiction, but it reads like the most thrilling of novels.”

The book has enchanted several reviewers;

Huffington Post, Christopher Lydon: Graham Robb’s Paris: 18 Arrested Explosions

NYT Book Review, Parisians – An Adventure History of Paris – By …

New York Times, A Pointillist Tour, Revolution to Riots

It appeared on the extended NYT best seller list for two weeks and is still on IndieBound Hardcover Non-fiction list.

Several libraries show holds ratios of more than ten to one.

Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris Graham Robb Retail Price: $28.95 Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company – (2010-04-26) ISBN / EAN: 0393067246 / 9780393067248

Tantor Audio, UNABR; Simon Vance (Narrator)

11 Audio CDs (Retail Pkg); 9781400117109; $26.24
11 Audio CDs (Library Binder Pkg); 9781400147106;  $52.49
2 Mp3-CDs (Retail Pkg); 9781400167104; $18.74

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