A Passion for Paris
A Passion for Paris

Author: David Downie

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2015-04-28

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1250043158

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"A top-notch walking tour of Paris. . . . The author's encyclopedic knowledge of the city and its artists grants him a mystical gift of access: doors left ajar and carriage gates left open foster his search for the city's magical story. Anyone who loves Paris will adore this joyful book. Readers visiting the city are advised to take it with them to discover countless new experiences." —Kirkus Reviews (starred) A unique combination of memoir, history, and travelogue, this is author David Downie's irreverent quest to uncover why Paris is the world's most romantic city—and has been for over 150 years. Abounding in secluded, atmospheric parks, artists' studios, cafes, restaurants and streets little changed since the 1800s, Paris exudes romance. The art and architecture, the cityscape, riverbanks, and the unparalleled quality of daily life are part of the equation. But the city's allure derives equally from hidden sources: querulous inhabitants, a bizarre culture of heroic negativity, and a rich historical past supplying enigmas, pleasures and challenges. Rarely do visitors suspect the glamor and chic and the carefree atmosphere of the City of Light grew from and still feed off the dark fountainheads of riot, rebellion, mayhem and melancholy—and the subversive literature, art and music of the Romantic Age. Weaving together his own with the lives and loves of Victor Hugo, Georges Sand, Charles Baudelaire, Balzac, Nadar and other great Romantics Downie delights in the city's secular romantic pilgrimage sites asking , Why Paris, not Venice or Rome—the tap root of "romance"—or Berlin, Vienna and London—where the earliest Romantics built castles-in-the-air and sang odes to nightingales? Read A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light and find out.

A Tryst with Mango
A Tryst with Mango

Author: Dr. Om Prakash

Publisher: APH Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9788176489126

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Mango-has been mesmerising the populace since long. Every segment of the society irrespective of the temporal and territorial boundaries has contributed immensely towards the spread, cultivation and improvement of this furit. Perhaps no other fruits has appropriated the enormous care and praise like mango. The present book- a compilation of press gleanigs spaning a period of thirty years, besides an introductory not provides a panoramic view pertaining to its importance in socio-religious and socio-cultural millieu of our country, its spread to different regions, the patronage bestowed by the royals, aristocracy, men of letters etc. the press gleanings offer an interesting account in respect of the variety of problems related to its cultivation and the matching efforts of various governmental agencies to offer the viable solutions to the problems encountered in its cultivation. Th ebook besides having an archival significance would serve as ready recknoer for the orchardist, researchers and planners.

First Tango in Paris
First Tango in Paris

Author: Shelley Thrasher

Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1626391165

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Jacqueline "Jaq" BergeronÑNew Orleanian, suffragist, freethinkerÑdrove an ambulance on the battlefields of Europe during the Great War. She returns home and finds herself isolated in rural East Texas, keeping house for her war-hero husband as she awaits his promised divorce and plans her escape. But then she meets Molly. Molly Russell lives for her music, which sustains her as she cares for her son and husband, and suffers her mother-in-law. When she meets Jaq, a world she never imagined opens to herÑa world entirely out of reach. With the storm of war still raging in Europe and other battles to be fought at home, can two women bound by the land and family ties find the freedom to love and build a life together?

Bound
Bound

Author: Ada Worthington

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-22

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781549999376

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Bound: A Femdom BDSM Story, takes off where the first book ended. Scott is desperate in more ways than one for Eva. A faint memory of whispered words leads him to a small town where he finds her and their sexy, BDSM fantasy continues. Scott is desperate to find Eva again after their hot and steamy tryst on the airplane ride to France where he had his first encounter with a dominant female. His search takes him to a small town in France where Eva excites, teases, denies and humiliates him leading up to a town-wide Halloween festival where he gets his first taste of real BDSM and bondage from a beautiful, strong and dominant woman. The only problem is that to Eva this is all just fun and games, but Scott is falling in love. Will he be able to convince her to take a chance on him? Or will she leave him broken-hearted and desperate again?This book is the second in a series. Be sure to check out Exposed: Encounters in Paris Book One.Want more?Absolute Control by Ada Worthington: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0768ZQXGMExposed: Encounters in Paris Book One: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OGTXQSOKeep an eye out on my website for all the latest news and updates: www.adaworthingtonauth.wix.com/homeFollow meTwitter: https://twitter.com/EroticaAdaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdaWorthingtonAuthor/Amazon: amazon.com/author/adaworthingtonThis is a femdom BDSM story with themes of humiliation, tease and denial, exhibitionism with explicit sexual content intended for adults only.

The Little Paris Bookshop
The Little Paris Bookshop

Author: Nina George

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2015-06-23

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0553418785

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Monsieur Perdu can prescribe the perfect book for a broken heart. But can he fix his own? Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life. Using his intuitive feel for the exact book a reader needs, Perdu mends broken hearts and souls. The only person he can't seem to heal through literature is himself; he's still haunted by heartbreak after his great love disappeared. She left him with only a letter, which he has never opened. After Perdu is finally tempted to read the letter, he hauls anchor and departs on a mission to the south of France, hoping to make peace with his loss and discover the end of the story. Joined by a bestselling but blocked author and a lovelorn Italian chef, Perdu travels along the country’s rivers, dispensing his wisdom and his books, showing that the literary world can take the human soul on a journey to heal itself. Internationally bestselling and filled with warmth and adventure, The Little Paris Bookshop is a love letter to books, meant for anyone who believes in the power of stories to shape people's lives.

It's Better to Laugh--
It's Better to Laugh--

Author: Kathy Levine

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0671511084

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She's the undisputed queen of televised shopping. Now everyone's favorite TV girlfriend tells the story of her life in an engaging and candid autobiography that holds nothing back. Here's Kathy as her fans have always wanted to know her. Find out all about QVC--on and off camera, the celebrities she's met and what they're really like, Kathy's romantic ups and downs, and much more.

Lunch in Paris
Lunch in Paris

Author: Elizabeth Bard

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2011-07-04

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0857653229

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Part love story, part cookbook, Lunch in Paris is a forthright and funny story of falling in love with a Frenchman and moving to the world’s most romantic city. From gutting her first fish to discovering the French version of Death by Chocolate, Elizabeth finds that learning to cook and building a new life have a lot in common.

The Gardener of Versailles
The Gardener of Versailles

Author: Alain Baraton

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2014-02-11

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0847842703

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An “eccentric and charming” love letter to Versailles Palace and its storied grounds, by the man who knows them best—for gardening lovers and Francophiles (New York Times) Tour Versailles’ 2,100 acres as its gardener-in-chief describes its fascinating history and his 40 years of living and working in the gardens. In Alain Baraton’s Versailles, every grove tells a story. As the gardener-in-chief, Baraton lives on its grounds, and since 1982 he has devoted his life to the gardens, orchards, and fields that were loved by France’s kings and queens as much as the palace itself. His memoir captures the essence of the connection between gardeners and the earth they tend, no matter how humble or grand. With the charm of a natural storyteller, Baraton weaves his own path as a gardener with the life of the Versailles grounds, and his role overseeing its team of 80 gardeners tending to 350,000 trees and 30 miles of walkways across 2,100 acres. He richly evokes this legendary place and the history it has witnessed but also its quieter side that he feels privileged to know: The same gardens that hosted the lavish lawn parties of Louis XIV and the momentous meeting between Marie Antoinette and the Cardinal de Rohan remain enchanted—private places where visitors try to get themselves locked in at night, lovers go looking for secluded hideaways, and elegant grandmothers secretly make cuttings to take back to their own gardens. A tremendous bestseller in France, The Gardener of Versailles gives an unprecedentedly intimate view of one of the grandest places on earth.

Une Femme Française
Une Femme Française

Author: Catherine Malandrino

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2017-11-14

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1250097665

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All American women aspire to have the nonchalant style and grace of French women, that je ne sais quoi that makes all of their habits seem natural and effortless. In Une Femme Française, fashion designer Catherine Malandrino, a Frenchwoman who has lived and worked in the US for twenty years, reveals French women’s secrets for an American audience. Grab a café crème and learn: - To be your own creation, not a slave to the latest fashion - What defines une femme Française: the little black dress, the boyish look, the rebel touch, and the carefree attitude - The secrets of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the avatar of American women who admire the French - Hair- and skin-care tricks from Paris It Girls - That nonchalance, more than perfume, is sexy - How to seduce anyone - Why red is a necessity - The real reason French women don't get fat: food is family