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"Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has spent years unraveling his tragic past, and now what has been done in the dark will come to light in this gripping new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of What the Devil Knows. March, 1815. The Bourbon King Louis XVIII has been restored to the throne of France, Napoleon is in exile on the isle of Elba, and Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has traveled to Paris in hopes of tracing...
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"Nora May French and Carrie Sterling arrive at Carmel-by-the-Sea at the turn of the 20th century with dramatically different ambitions. Nora, a stunning, brilliant, impulsive writer in her early twenties, seeks artistic recognition and Bohemian refuge among the most celebrated counter-culturalists of the era. Carrie, long-suffering wife of the poet George Sterling, wants the opposite: a semblance of the stability she thought her advantageous marriage...
83) Le Horla
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Le Horla de Guy de Maupassant est une nouvelle horrifique emblématique de la littérature française. L'histoire suit un narrateur qui devient obsédé par la présence invisible d'une force maléfique qu'il nomme "Le Horla". À travers une prose poignante et angoissante, Maupassant explore les thèmes de la folie, de l'aliénation et de la peur de l'inconnu. Avec une maîtrise subtile du suspense et de l'atmosphère, il crée une tension qui ne...
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French Kids Eat Everything is a wonderfully wry account of how Karen Le Billon was able to alter her children's deep-rooted, decidedly unhealthy North American eating habits while they were all living in France.
At once a memoir, a cookbook, a how-to handbook, and a delightful exploration of how the French manage to feed children without endless battles and struggles with pickiness, French Kids Eat Everything features recipes, practical tips, and...
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Les Misérables is among the most popular and enduring novels ever written. Like Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean, its appeal has never waned, but only grown broader in its one-hundred-and-fifty-year life. Whether we encounter Victor Hugo's story on the page, onstage, or on-screen, Les Misérables continues to captivate while also, perhaps unexpectedly, speaking to contemporary concerns. In The Novel of the Century, the acclaimed...
87) Trois contes
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Une édition de référence de Trois Contes de Gustave Flaubert, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« Elle avait eu, comme une autre, son histoire d'amour. […]
Un soir du mois d'août (elle avait alors dix-huit ans), ils l'entraînèrent à l'assemblée de Colleville. Tout de suite, elle fut étourdie, stupéfaite par le tapage des ménétriers, les lumières dans les arbres, la bigarrure des costumes, les dentelles,...
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"I'm drenched in cream, marinated in wine, basted in cognac, and thoroughly buttered by the end of The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book." -Eula Biss, New York Times bestselling author of Having and Being Had
A beautiful new edition of the classic culinary memoir by Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein's romantic partner, with a new introduction by beloved culinary voice Ruth Reichl.
Restaurant kitchens have long been dominated by men, but, as of late,...
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Join Carole Bumpus as she continues the culinary journey of Book One in Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, with her incomparable guide, Josiane, as they head north from Paris to Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, and Brittany, then drop into the Loire Valley before ending in the Auvergne.
Sample family favorites and regional delights such as Flemish Potjevlesh, Algerian-influenced chicken tagine, moules (mussels) in cider and cream,...
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"As the French revolution ravages the country, Desiree Clary is faced with the life-altering truth that the world she has known and loved is gone and it's fallen on her to save her family from the guillotine. A chance encounter with Napoleon Bonaparte, the ambitious and charismatic young military prodigy, provides her answer. When her beloved sister Julie marries his brother Joseph, Desiree and Napoleon's futures become irrevocably linked. Quickly...
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"Paris, 1939. Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: Paul, her handsome police officer beau; Margaret, her best friend from England; her adored twin brother Remy; and a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library's legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. But when World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear - including her beloved library. After the invasion, as the Nazis declare...
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Les Contemplations sont un recueil de poèmes, écrit par Victor Hugo, publié en 1856. Il est composé de 158 poèmes rassemblés en six livres. La plupart de ces poèmes ont été écrits entre 1841 et 1855, mais les poèmes les plus anciens de ce recueil datent de 1830.
Les Contemplations sont un recueil du souvenir, de l'amour, de la joie mais aussi de la mort, du deuil et même d'une certaine foi mystique. Le souvenir, surtout, y prend une place...
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Every year upon arriving in Plobien, the small Breton town where he spends his summers, American writer Mark Greenside picks back up where he left off with his faux-pas–filled Francophile life. Mellowed and humbled, but not daunted (OK, slightly daunted), he faces imminent concerns: What does he cook for a French person? Who has the right-of-way when entering or exiting a roundabout? Where does he pay for a parking ticket? And most dauntingly of...
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Préparez-vous à découvrir un classique intemporel de la littérature jeunesse : "Les Malheurs de Sophie" de Sophie de Ségur. Plongez dans l'univers charmant et turbulent de la jeune Sophie, une fillette espiègle et pleine de vie. Suivez les aventures et les mésaventures de Sophie dans sa vie quotidienne, entourée de sa famille, de ses amis et de ses domestiques. De bêtises en punitions, de caprices en leçons de morale, Sophie apprend les...
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The nation's 'taster in chief' cycles 2,300 km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes. A green bike drunkenly weaves its way up a cratered hill in the late-morning sun, the gears grinding painfully, like a pepper mill running on empty. The rider crouched on top in a rictus of pain has slowed to a gravity-defying crawl when, from somewhere nearby, the whine of a nasal engine breaks through her ragged breathing.
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Penton Overseas, Inc
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2002
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Level One introduces key words, numbers, phrases, sentence structure, and basic grammar. Level Two teaches more challenging vocabulary, more grammar, more complex sentences, generating confidence in your ability to comprehend and converse. Level Three offers expanded vocabulary, advanced grammar, and complex sentences to fine-tune your conversational skills.
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3 hours of lessons! The fun and easy way to communicate effectively in a new language! Want to speak French? Don't have a lot of time? This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! Plus, you can follow along with the handy, 96-page portable guide filled with the words
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