{"product_id":"rick-steves-paris-9781641716819","title":"Rick Steves Paris","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the top of the Eiffel Tower to the ancient catacombs below the city, explore Paris at every level with Rick Steves! 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Try \u003ci\u003eRick Steves Pocket Paris\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1973, \u003cb\u003eRick Steves\u003c\/b\u003e has spent about 100 days a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author, Rick produces a guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and he organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. What's the ideal vacation for a professional traveler? For Rick, it's to play his piano, relax at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spend time with family and friends at home in Edmonds. Find out more about Rick at RickSteves.com and on Facebook. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Connect with Rick: \u003cbr\u003e facebook.com\/RickSteves \u003cbr\u003e Twitter: @RickSteves \u003cbr\u003e Instagram: ricksteveseurope \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Smith\u003c\/b\u003e has had one foot in France and one in the United States for 55 years. He drives a Deux Chevaux car and has restored a farmhouse on the Burgundy canal where he hangs his beret in the spring and summer. Steve managed tour guides for Rick Steves' Europe for more than two decades but now spends his time researching guidebooks, teaching about France, and exploring every corner of his favorite country. When not in France, Steve loves finding dirt grown backstreets in his VW camper van. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Openshaw\u003c\/b\u003e has co-authored a dozen Rick Steves books, specializing in writing walks and tours of Europe's cities, museums, and cultural sites. He also contributes to Rick's public television series, produces tours for Rick Steves Audio Europe, and is a regular guest on Rick's public radio show. Outside of the travel world, Gene has co-authored \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Joke Book\u003c\/i\u003e. As a composer, Gene has written a full-length opera called \u003ci\u003eMatter\u003c\/i\u003e, a violin sonata, and dozens of songs. 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