Here is a collection of useful books for anyone traveling to France. In addition to the guide books you would expect from such a list, a phrase book and two audio books are also included.
The Rough Guide to France
This is an excellent French travel guide. It's especially useful when supplemented with the next one, as the Rough Guide concentrates on descriptions while Eyewitness is more about photographs.
France (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
A beautiful travel guide with numerous images of France.Paris Pratique par arrondissement
This little mapbook is essential for getting around Paris. It includes maps of each arrondissement (district) with detailed street information and métro and bus stops clearly marked. If you can't find a copy before you go, you can pick one up at any newsstand when you get there.French or Foe?
This book offers a wealth of information and tips about France and the French not found anywhere else, and is also funny and interesting to read in its own right.Une Semaine à Paris : A traveler's guide with a novel twist
This is a bilingual audio book and travel guide to Paris. Each chapter includes a French dialogue, English translation, and related travel tips, and the entire dialogue is pronounced in French on three audio CDs, along with pronunciation tracks of many Parisian monuments and sites of interest.Balade en France
Balade en France is a collection of French travel articles in audio book format.Michelin Red Guide
The Michelin Guide is absolutely essential for finding the best restaurants, whether they are right in town or out in the middle of nowhere.