The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home, Second Edition
The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home, Second Edition

Author: Rosanne Knorr

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2012-12-05

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0307807762

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For empty-nesters, early retirees, and even established executives, midlife is the ideal time to turn travel fantasies into real and rewarding experiences. This second edition of THE GROWN-UP'S GUIDE covers estimating cost-of-living expenses, the dos and don'ts of international health care, the boom in online travel resources, and much more. Whether planning a monthlong escape or a whole new life in another country, this empowering guide will encourage mature would-be expats to pursue the overseas adventure they've been craving. An accessible primer for midlife adults who long to live or retire in another country, featuring information on choosing a destination, readying finances, working, and keeping the stateside home fires burning. Detailed advice is interspersed with lively and inspiring anecdotes from the author's own adventures, plus interviews with other experienced expats.

There Are No Grown-ups
There Are No Grown-ups

Author: Pamela Druckerman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2018-05-29

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0698186818

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The best-selling author of BRINGING UP BÉBÉ investigates life in her forties, and wonders whether her mind will ever catch up with her face. When Pamela Druckerman turns 40, waiters start calling her "Madame," and she detects a new message in mens' gazes: I would sleep with her, but only if doing so required no effort whatsoever. Yet forty isn't even technically middle-aged anymore. And there are upsides: After a lifetime of being clueless, Druckerman can finally grasp the subtext of conversations, maintain (somewhat) healthy relationships and spot narcissists before they ruin her life. What are the modern forties? What do we know once we reach them? What makes someone a "grown-up" anyway? And why didn't anyone warn us that we'd get cellulite on our arms? Part frank memoir, part hilarious investigation of daily life, There Are No Grown-Ups diagnoses the in-between decade when... • Everyone you meet looks a little bit familiar. • You're matter-of-fact about chin hair. • You can no longer wear anything ironically. • There's at least one sport your doctor forbids you to play. • You become impatient while scrolling down to your year of birth. • Your parents have stopped trying to change you. • You don't want to be with the cool people anymore; you want to be with your people. • You realize that everyone is winging it, some just do it more confidently. • You know that it's ok if you don't like jazz. Internationally best-selling author and New York Times contributor Pamela Druckerman leads us on a quest for wisdom, self-knowledge and the right pair of pants. A witty dispatch from the front lines of the forties, THERE ARE NO GROWN-UPS is a (midlife) coming-of-age story--and a book for anyone trying to find their place in the world.

Becoming Better Grownups
Becoming Better Grownups

Author: Brad Montague

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-03-31

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0525537856

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A New York Times-bestselling author looks for the meaning of a good life by seeking advice from the very young and the very old. When his first book tour ended, Brad Montague missed hearing other people's stories so much that he launched what he dubbed a Listening Tour. First visiting elementary schools and later also nursing homes and retirement communities, he hoped to glean new wisdom as to how he might become a better grownup. Now, in this playful and buoyant book, he shares those insights with rest of us --timeless, often surprising lessons that bypass the head we're always stuck in, and go straight to the heart we sometimes forget. Each of the book's three sections begins with the illustrated story of "The Incredible Floating Girl." Brad weaves this story together with lessons of success, fear, regret, gratitude, love, happiness, and dreams to reveal the true reason we are here: to fly, and to help others fly. Beautifully designed and featuring Montague's own whimsical 4-color illustrations that appeal to the kid in all of us, Becoming Better Grownups shares the purpose and meaning we can all discover merely by listening, and reveals that--in a world that seems increasingly childish--the secret to joy is in fact to become more childlike.

The Grown-Up's Guide to Living in France
The Grown-Up's Guide to Living in France

Author: Rosanne Knorr

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-09-11

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9781725165267

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Third Edition of the popular "The Grown-Up's Guide to Living in France" with new insights and updated resources to help Americans, and other English speakers, plan a long-term stay in France. How to make the move, learn French, find lodgings, deal with finances, visas, healthcare and more. Plus tips drawn from the author's experience--some learned the hard way!--and other English-speaking expats. Designed help ensure a successful adventure in the land of sunflowers, vineyards and chateaux.

A Guide for Grown-ups
A Guide for Grown-ups

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2002-05-01

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 0547540124

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A delightful collection of inspiring quotations from the mind of Antoine de Saint- Exupéry, author of The Little Prince. “One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.” For more than sixty years, this insight from The Little Prince has been quoted in more than 130 languages by fans around the world. Now, for the first time, quotations from the collected works and letters of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry are presented in a charming gift edition. Six chapters—“Happiness,” “Friendship,” “Responsibility,” “Fortitude,” “Love,” and “What Is Essential”—offer inspirational and thought-provoking words about the subjects held most dear by the author. A perfect gift for graduates—or for anyone who wants gentle guidance.

Retire in France By the Numbers
Retire in France By the Numbers

Author: Michael E Burk

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-30

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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The most comprehensive guide to retiring and moving to France. This book will guide you through the entire process, and help you through the "Catch-22" problems with detailed checklists and exhaustive information: from preparing your home, selling it, getting your long-stay visa and residency permit, shipping options, getting a car in France, finding an agent, buying your new home, going to closing, furnishing it, and settling in France in comfort and ease. REVIEWS: "An impressive book, the 'bible' for moving to France; authoritative, detailed, clear and well laid-out. Michael Burk's Retire in France is a gold mine of invaluable information. Absolutely superb." - Nick Snelling, author of How to Buy Spanish Property and Move to Spain ... Safely "This book is a must-have if you want to retire in France, but I would recommend it also to those who want to live there, even for a short period of time. There is thorough research behind it. This guide gives you a great perspective over the linguistic, and administrative subtleties you wouldn't know otherwise if you come from an English-speaking world. From French 'false friends' terms and other confusing notions, this book provides assistance for the most challenging parts of your life in France: buying a property, settling into it, and enjoying your new French life. Highly recommended!" - Nadia Plamadeala, author of Understanding Italy: A practical and funny guide for expats. "The beauty of Retire in France by the numbers is that it is both well researched and reassuring as it untangles French bureaucracy. It takes you by the hand and leads you through the process of settling in France, one step at a time." - Margaret Oertig, The Expert Guide to Your Life in Switzerland.

The Grown-Up's Guide to Living in France
The Grown-Up's Guide to Living in France

Author: Rosanne Knorr

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 9781580081450

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In this follow-up to her "Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home, " Knorr offers would-be expatriates invaluable tips for fulfilling their Francofile fantasies.

My Life in France
My Life in France

Author: Julia Child

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2006-04-04

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0307264726

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Julia's story of her transformative years in France in her own words is "captivating ... her marvelously distinctive voice is present on every page.” (San Francisco Chronicle). Although she would later singlehandedly create a new approach to American cuisine with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, Julia Child was not always a master chef. Indeed, when she first arrived in France in 1948 with her husband, Paul, who was to work for the USIS, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself. But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever with her newfound passion for cooking and teaching. Julia’s unforgettable story—struggles with the head of the Cordon Bleu, rejections from publishers to whom she sent her now-famous cookbook, a wonderful, nearly fifty-year long marriage that took the Childs across the globe—unfolds with the spirit so key to Julia’s success as a chef and a writer, brilliantly capturing one of America’s most endearing personalities.

Provence
Provence

Author:

Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13:

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Romantic and practical, this volume marries essays and articles on the south of France with detailed tips and advice. The book is rich with reflections by esteemed writers on the history, culture, food, drink, and natural beauty of one of the world's most visited regions.

The New Parisienne
The New Parisienne

Author: Lindsey Tramuta

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1683358783

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“Tramuta sweeps away the tired clichés of the Parisian woman with her vivid profiles of the dynamic and creative ‘femmes’ now powering the French capital.” —Eleanor Beardsley, NPR Paris correspondent The New Parisienne focuses on one of the city’s most prominent features, its women. Lifting the veil on the mythologized Parisian woman—white, lithe, ever fashionable—Lindsey Tramuta demystifies this oversimplified archetype and recasts the women of Paris as they truly are, in all their complexity. Featuring 50 activists, creators, educators, visionaries, and disruptors—like Leïla Slimani, Lauren Bastide, and Mayor Anne Hidalgo—the book reveals Paris as a blossoming cultural center of feminine power. Both the featured women and Tramuta herself offer up favorite destinations and women-owned businesses, including beloved shops, artistic venues, bistros, and more. The New Parisienne showcases “Parisianness” in all its multiplicity, highlighting those who are bucking tradition, making names for themselves, and transforming the city. “With stunning photographs and inspiring profiles, Lindsey Tramuta tramples the myths and takes us into the lives of real Parisiennes. Bravo!”—Pamela Druckerman, New York Times–bestselling author of Bringing Up Bébé “Like the subjects of her book, Lindsey Tramuta is a force. The New Parisienne is the go-to chronicle of the joyful, progressive, pioneering women of a city that Tramuta understands with deep intelligence.” —Lauren Collins, New York Times–bestselling author of When in French “Tramuta’s new book posits that Parisian women have been ahead of these radically changing times. But rather than being trendsetters in the stylish sense, they qualify as visionaries and agents of change across spheres of diversity, tech, culture, politics, and more.” —Vogue