A vast city with a long history, Paris is not the kind of place that you can familiarize yourself with in a hurry. Undaunted, Jean-Christophe Napias decided to save you some time, compiling a witty and sophisticated treasure trove of 200 facts, lists, quotations, and miscellaneous oddities that provide an enlightening glimpse of Parisian life: Ten vintage aperitifs to order in bistros, imaginary Parisian streets that appear in novels, and the fine charged for appearing nude in a public place.