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Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century flâneurs; the secluded \"Little Luxembourg\" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Paris you can’t find in a guidebook, a city best explored on foot, where every cobblestone has a story:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Pedestrian in Paris:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn why the only way to truly experience the city’s magic is on foot, leaving the tourists and their maps far behind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Lost Generation’s Haunts:\u003c\/b\u003e Retrace the steps of literary legends, from the favorite cafés of Hemingway and Fitzgerald to the gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Expat’s Journey:\u003c\/b\u003e Share in the witty, enchanting, and often hilarious experience of a writer who accidentally becomes a professional tour guide in his adopted city.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHidden History:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the corners of the city most visitors miss, including Picasso’s Montmartre hideouts and the alleys where revolutionaries plotted their next move.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThrust into the unlikely role of professional \"literary walking tour\" guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving \"literary walking tours\" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafés of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century \u003cem\u003eflâneurs\u003c\/em\u003e; the secluded \"Little Luxembourg\" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A genial culinary memoir . . . \u003ci\u003eImmoveable Feast\u003c\/i\u003e  is entertaining, often very funny, and surprisingly full of information.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fluent, witty and moving, Baxter’s prose invites us to savor and enjoy . . . 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