French Like Moi

Author : Scott Dominic Carpenter
Publisher : Travelers' Tales Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781609521837
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book French Like Moi written by Scott Dominic Carpenter and published by Travelers' Tales Guides. This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a Minnesotan moves to Paris, what could possibly go wrong? The answer: everything. While battling bureaucracy, dodging riots, and scampering through catacombs, prize-winning humorist Scott Dominic Carpenter takes on the City of Light. In eighteen hilarious accounts, he lifts the curtain on what makes the French French--and Midwesterners Midwestern.

Author : Scott Dominic Carpenter
Publisher : Travelers' Tales Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781609521851
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book French Like Moi written by Scott Dominic Carpenter and published by Travelers' Tales Guides. This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In eighteen hilarious accounts, prize-winning humorist Scott Carpenter lifts the curtain on what passes for normal in Europe's most glorious capital, measuring it by the yardstick of the American Midwest.

Author : Scott Dominic Carpenter
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
ISBN 13 : 1609521846
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book French Like Moi written by Scott Dominic Carpenter and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Scott Carpenter moves from Minnesota to Paris, little does he suspect the dramas that await: scheming neighbors, police denunciations, surly demonstrators, cooking disasters, medical mishaps—not to mention all those lectures about cheese! It turns out that nothing in the City of Light can be taken for granted, where even trips to the grocery store lead to adventure. In French Like Moi, Carpenter guides us through the merry labyrinth of the everyday, one hilarious faux pas after another. Through it all, he keeps his eye on the central mystery of what makes the French French (and Midwesterners Midwestern).

Author : Lisa Barham
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416914439
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Girl Like Moi written by Lisa Barham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imogene dodges diva designers and evil interns in this fun, flirty, fashionista series. Full-color spot art.

Author : Agnes Desarthe
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780143113232
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chez Moi written by Agnes Desarthe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At forty-three, Myriam has been a wife, mother, and lover—but never a restauranteur. When she opens Chez Moi in a quiet neighborhood in Paris, she has no idea how to run a business, but armed only with her love of cooking, she is determined to try. Barely able to pay the rent, Myriam secretly sleeps in the dining room and bathes in the kitchen sink, while struggling to come to terms with the painful memories of her past. But soon enough her delectable cuisine brings her many neighbors to Chez Moi, and Myriam finds that she may get a second chance at life and love. Redolent with the sights, smells, and tastes of Paris, Chez Moi is a charming story that will appeal to the many readers who fell in love with Joanne Harris’s Chocolat and Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate.

Author : Helen Constantine
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191647535
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book French Tales written by Helen Constantine and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-07-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French Tales is a collection of twenty-two translated stories associated with the twenty-two regions of France. The book, which includes both well-known and little-known writers, for example Prosper Mérimée in the nineteenth century and Anne-Marie Garat in the twenty-first, affords readers a panoramic view of French society and culture, reflecting, as it does, its variety and diversity from Brittany to Corsica. Writers include among others Maupassant, Zola, Annie Saumont, Marcel Aymé, Didier Daeninckx and Stephane Émond. The subject-matter ranges from stories about marriage, the First World War and homelessness to house-buying, childhood and honour-killing. Following the model of Paris Tales, also translated by Helen Constantine, each story is illustrated with a striking photograph and there is a map indicating the position of the French regions. There is an introduction and notes to accompany the stories and a selection of Further Reading. The book will appeal to people who love travelling or are armchair travellers, as much as to those who love France and things French.

Author : Rhianna Jones
Publisher : Ulysses Press
ISBN 13 : 1612432271
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parisienne French written by Rhianna Jones and published by Ulysses Press. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate girl-friendly phrasebook to give les filles américaines in Paris that certain je ne sais quoi Where but Paris would a young woman rather be sipping espresso at a sidewalk café, browsing a fashionable boutique, or strolling along a romantic riverbank hand in hand with her lover? The city of lights is every girl's dream destination, but upon arrival she doesn't want to stick out like an unrefined American. Luckily, with Parisienne French, she'll know just exactly how to speak, act, and dress like she has always lived there. Whether ordering drinks at a hip underground club, discussing Impressionism at the Musée d'Orsay or just chatting about what fashion is ?in” this season, Parisienne French has the entire vocabulary and modern slang a girl needs to know. The French love their language and appreciate when foreigners take the time to know it too. With this book, the reader will be warmly welcomed to la vie parisienne.

Author : Harriet Welty Rochefort
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250017963
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Joie de Vivre written by Harriet Welty Rochefort and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging exploration of the style that permeates all things French—perfect for anyone looking to achieve that classic French flair For Harriet Welty Rochefort, an American who has lived in France for many years with her very French husband, it's clear that the French truly are singular in the way they live, act, and think—from the lightness of their pastries to the refinement of their Hermes scarves. They simply exude a certain je ne sais quoi that is a veritable art form. The French revel in the moment, appreciate the time spent in preparing a perfect feast, pay attention to the slightest detail--whether flowers on the table or a knockout accessory on a simple outfit--and work hard when not enjoying their (considerable) leisure time without an ounce of guilt. Their joie de vivre can come where you least expect it: for the French it's better to have a chagrin d'amour than no amour at all, and for the Frenchman a day without discord is a day without a kick. They have fun (yes, fun !) when they fuss and feud, squabble and shrug. When it comes to joie de vivre, Harriet is convinced the French are unbeatable. With good humor and genuine affection for the prickly, paradoxical, and pleasure-seeking Gauls, she takes the reader on her own personal journey through the often byzantine French mindset, sharing tips and tricks such as how to diet like a Frenchwoman and project confidence like a true Parisienne. In her signature warm, witty, and entertaining voice, Harriet shows how joie de vivre permeates the French way of life, precisely because it doesn't include a "pursuit of happiness." Fortunately, she discovered, you don't have to "pursue" happiness in France. It pursues you.

Author : Dorie Greenspan
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547724241
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baking Chez Moi written by Dorie Greenspan and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the award-winning Around My French Table presents a collection of 180 radically simple desserts from French home cooks and pastry chefs. 75,000 first printing.

Author : Olivier Magny
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101516712
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stuff Parisians Like written by Olivier Magny and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Stuff White People Like, a tongue-in-cheek homage to Parisians. To be mistaken for a Parisian, readers must buy the newspaper Le Monde, fold it, and walk. Then sit at a café and make phone calls. Be sure to order San Pellegrino, not any other kind of fizzy water. They shouldn't be surprised when a waiter brings out two spoons after they order le moelleux au chocolat- it is understood that the dessert is too sinfully delicious not to share. Go to l'île Saint-Louis-all Parisians are irredeemably in love with that island. Feel free to boldly cross the street whenever the impulse strikes-pedestrian crosswalks are too dangerous. If they take a cruise on the Seine, they will want to stand outside, preferably with their collar popped up. If they want to decorate, may we suggest the photographs of Robert Doisneau? To truly be cool in Paris, own an iPhone, wear Converse sneakers, and order sushi. And as they stroll through the Luxembourg Gardens, remember-they can't go wrong wearing black.