Nonfiction French

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A world in chaos. Two very different women. And the mystery of the man who may connect them. The stunning new novel from beloved Australian storyteller Belinda Alexandra. Paris 1946: Sabine Brouillette is a war crimes investigator with the French secret service. She lost her family, including...

Summer 1923. Lady Eleanor Swift is finally persuaded by her butler, Clifford, to take a villa in the south of France for the season. She plans to do what a glamorous lady abroad should: long lunches on the balcony followed by lazy afternoons lounging by the pool. But when Clifford examines the wine cellar, he discovers there are no decent reds, but there is a very dead body. The victim is famous American movie-star Rex Armstrong. Poor Rex seems to have been stabbed with a sword from the film set. So how did he end up in Eleanor’s villa?

The book we've all (certainly every woman between 25 and 75) been waiting for. Classy, chic, convincing, funny, wise, well-written and very timely. It's the ultimate non-diet book, which nonetheless shows us how to eat with balance, control and above all pleasure. Chuck out all the radical diet...

In the natural sequel to her international bestseller French Women Don’t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano tackles the delicate subject of aging – showing how women of forty and beyond can ‘attack’ the upcoming decades with attitude and style. Witty, perceptive and bursting with Mireille’s...

Trevelyan d'Augustin and Lady Callista Talliafaire were secret sweethearts, until the day her father dismissed him with a whip across the face. Ten years and three jiltings later, shy Callie is resigned to a quiet village life as the late earl's spinster daughter. But now Trev has returned from his estates in France, upending everything, dragging her into adventures, stealing Hubert the prize-winning bull, and flinging Callie's heart into mayhem again.

In the first part of this audiobook, you will discover France’s origins and its prehistory, France’s relations with the Roman Empire, how the French survived the Middle Ages, the French Revolution and the impact it had on society, the Napoleonic Wars, and the changes Napoleon made in France and its colonies.

Calling all French bulldog lovers! Ever wondered about a French bulldog's personality? Want to find out the best way to care for a French bulldog?

On peut dire qu'il y a de l'action au camp Danse ta vie ! Ateliers stimulants, moniteurs amusants, entraîneurs exigeants, il y en a vraiment pour tous les goûts! Mais Billie est inquiète: le comportement de Julien laisse un peu à désirer depuis son arrivée. Parviendra-t-elle à l'aider à retrouver un peu de sérieux?

Billie est trop contente! Sa meilleure amie Maya est admise au sein de Danse-Élite! Avec le beau Julien, la danseuse est convaincue qu'ils sauront monter des numéros du tonnerre. Mais, alors, que la troupe se prépare pour sa première compétition, Billie s'inquiète pour son entraîneuse.

Billie est prête pour un nouveau défi! Cette fois, c'est dans les airs qu'elle sera appelée à performer puisqu'elle a d'abord choisi le trapèze, puis les tissus aériens parmi les disciplines de cirque qui lui sont proposées. Malgré tout, Billie ne parvient pas à s'investir complètement. C'est qu'elle est persuadée que ses parents lui cachent quelque chose.... Et tant qu'elle n'aura pas découvert de quoi il s'agit, elle aura un peu de mal à déployer ses ailes.

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of My Animals and Other Family, Clare Balding's wildly funny and deeply moving childhood memoir, read brilliantly by the author herself 'I had spent most of my childhood thinking I was a dog, and I suspect I had aged in dog years. By the time I was...

In this cultural and historical guide, award-winning authors Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau reveal the mysteries behind French culture and answer the question: What makes the French so French? Why must you always say bonjour when entering a store in France? What gives the French people...

On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus's cries of innocence were drowned out by a mob shouting "Death to Judas!" In this book, Maurice Samuels gives listeners new insight into Dreyfus himself—the man at the center of the affair. He tells the story of Dreyfus's early life in Paris, his promising career as a French officer, the false accusation leading to his imprisonment on Devil's Island, the fight to prove his innocence that divided the French nation, and his life of quiet obscurity after World War I.

Découvrez le monde fascinant des oiseaux avec "Oiseaux Magnifiques : Faits Fascinants et Détails sur 20 Oiseaux Incroyables" ! Idéal pour les jeunes lecteurs curieux de 5 à 9 ans, ce livre magnifiquement illustré présente aux enfants 20 des oiseaux les plus impressionnants du monde. Chaque oiseau prend vie grâce à des illustrations vibrantes et des faits captivants qui éduqueront et enchanteront à la fois.

Brought to you by Penguin. An unforgettable memoir about a life of adventure in the great outdoors and the power of a dog's transformative love A tiny ad in a local newspaper catches Cédric Sapin-Defour’s eye: a litter of Bernese Mountain Dog puppies need homes. A lonely, single, sports...

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 National Book Award-winning biographer Deirdre Bair explores her fifteen remarkable years in Paris with Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir, painting intimate new portraits of two literary giants and revealing secrets of the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is...

Religion originelle, thérapie encore pratiquée par des peuples indigènes, ou conduite mystique d'avenir ? À ces questions, l'anthropologie et l'histoire des religions donnent des réponses variées, parfois contradictoires. À partir de nombreux exemples, empruntés à diverses populations, tous ces aspects sont abordés ainsi que les réinterprétations mystiques actuelles.

Les symboles ont un usage bien plus quotidien qu'on ne l'imagine. Comme le disait Aristote, "le mot chien ne mord pas", il est le symbole par lequel nous pouvons désigner la réalité du chien. Le rôle du symbolisme consiste donc à exprimer n'importe quelle idée d'une façon qui soit accessible à tout le monde. Cet ouvrage se propose d'analyser les mutations des signes depuis leur apparition jusqu'à leur lointaine métamorphose, notamment dans le domaine des mythes, et d'étudier ce qui se dresse entre la chose et l'idée : le symbole.