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Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day more books like this

by D Sedaris

David Sedaris, author of NAKED, continues his humorous exploration of himself, focusing on his humorous attempts to learn French after moving to Paris; his topics include restaurants, his quirky dislikes, his career dreams, and the habits of his increasingly eccentric family.

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Les Miserables

Les Miserables more books like this

by Victor Hugo

Hugo's wrenching story centers on Jean Valjean, an honest peasant sentenced to five years' hard labor for stealing a loaf of bread, then 19 more for trying to escape. Turned into a hardened and ruthless criminal by his experiences, he reforms, becomes mayor of a French town, but is tracked down by the pitiless detective Javert for another obscure ...

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A Moveable Feast

A Moveable Feast more books like this

by Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway's classic memoir of Paris in the twenties with moving, and sometimes caustic, portraits of friends like Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein along with fascinating reflections on his own development as a young writer. This posthumous volume was compiled from old manuscripts found at the Ritz Hotel in Paris and is, according to some critics, ...

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Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer more books like this

by Henry Miller

Down and out in Paris, the narrator of TROPIC OF CANCER hangs out in the Montparnasse neighborhood with fellow expatriates and artists. Told via turbulent, elaborate prose, the story is infused with graphic sexuality and sheer gusto. Originally published in 1934, TROPIC OF CANCER was banned from the U.S. until 1961; when it was finally printed ...

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The Magician

The Magician more books like this

by Michael Scott

After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris--home for Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. As the second novel of this bestselling series gets underway, it becomes time for Sophie to learn the second elemental magic: Fire Magic.

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Hunchback of Notre Dame

Hunchback of Notre Dame more books like this

by Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo's romance is set in the middle ages, largely in the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, where Quasimodo is the hunchbacked bellringer. Quasimodo silently loves a gypsy dancer named Esmeralda. She is accused of witchcraft and seeks refuge in the cathedral, where Quasimodo cares for her. But when she is executed in spite of his efforts, he ...

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Paris

Paris more books like this

by Alan Tillier

"A new breed of guidebook filled with detailed computer-generated maps, cutaways and floor plans of historic buildings, over 1,000 color photographs, and up-to-the-minute recommendations of hotels, restaurants, and cafes in all price categories. "--Travel & Leisure

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The Lady and the Unicorn

The Lady and the Unicorn more books like this

by Tracy Chevalier

Taking as her inspiration the famous "Lady and the Unicorn" tapestries (which date from the 16th century), Tracy Chevalier writes a deeply researched historical novel about their creation, going into the minds and lives of the men who designed and executed the tapestries as well as the into the events of the time.

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The Da Vinci Code: Special Illustrated Edition

The Da Vinci Code: Special Illustrated Edition more books like this

by Dan Brown

The murder of an elderly curator at the Louvre soon entangles Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon in a race against time to decipher a labyrinthine puzzle before an ancient secret--and an explosive historical truth--are lost forever.

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Paris to the Moon

Paris to the Moon more books like this

by Adam Gopnik

Much of this memoir concerning Gopnik's five-year experience as an American in Paris was printed as the New Yorker column "Paris Journal," where it was the recipient of a 1998 George Polk Award and a 1997 National Magazine Award. With wit and insight, Gopnik relates the joys and difficulties of relocating his young American family to the romantic ...

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Honor Thyself more books like this

by Danielle Steel

A world-renowned actress falls victim to a terrifying explosion in Paris, and begins a courageous journey of survival, memory, and self-discovery, in Steels mesmerizing new novel.

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The Tristan Betrayal more books like this

by Robert Ludlum

This World War II-era thriller is a posthumous offering from the late Robert Ludlum. Stephen Metcalfe, a wealthy American living in Paris, gets involved in a secret plot to destroy the Nazi regime. His efforts force him to travel from Paris to Russia, where he encounters his former lover, a passionate ballerina who may or may not be loyal to the ...

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Christmas Holiday more books like this

by W Somerset Maugham

On a Christmas trip to Paris after the Great War, Charley Mason meets a tragically self-destructive Russian woman whose world fell apart after the revolution of 1917.

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Night of the New Magicians more books like this

by M Osborne

Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, where the 1889 Worlds Fair is underway. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. Includes all-new backmatter with activities and a window cling. Illustrations. Consumable.

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Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris more books like this

by Sarah Turnbull

An Australian journalist meets a French lawyer, marries him, and moves to Paris. In this memoir about the experience, Sarah Turnbull is candid about her difficulties fitting into French culture, and accepting its enormous differences from what she is used to. Her efforts to build a career there, to find friends, to accept her husband's family's ...

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Dark Legend more books like this

by Christine Feehan

Gabriel, a master of the darkness, awakens with a hunger for blood. As he hunts the streets of Paris for prey, a soothing voice calls to him, giving him strength to control his craving. Francesca Del Ponce is a healer who radiates goodness. But Gabriel's obsession with her would turn him as his twin brother had turned, leaving the world with two ...

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Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas more books like this

by Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein writes about herself from the point of view of her partner, Alice B. Toklas. In a tone that is at once conversational, revealing, witty, and gossipy, Stein exposes a generation of writers and artists who comprised her salon in Paris, including Matisse, Picasso, Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Fitzgerald, Louis Bromfield, Sherwood Anderson, ...

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Second Chance more books like this

by Danielle Steel

Opposites attract, then pull apart, and finally attract again in this contemporary romance by bestseller Danielle Steel. Fiona Monaghan, editor-in-chief of a glossy New York fashion magazine, and John Anderson, head of an advertising agency, have a whirlwind romance which soon leads to marriage. But Fiona has trouble coping with John's family's ...

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Book of Salt more books like this

by M Truong

Bình is Vietnamese, and he has been the cook for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas for five years. Now, in 1934, his job comes to an end, and he must decide what to do with his life. As he struggles with a decision, he looks over his remarkable career, revealing himself in the process to be not only a gifted chef but a gifted--and possibly not ...

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El Codigo Da Vinci more books like this

by Dan Brown

"The Da Vinci Code" heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller . . . utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.

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Madeline's Rescue more books like this

by Ludwig Bemelmans (Illustrator)

When Madeline falls into the River Seine she is rescued by a brave stray dog. Madeline, along with the other orphans and their teacher Miss Clavel, adopt the dog, whom they name Genevieve, and bring back to live with them at the orphanage. However, when the orphanage's board of trustees discovers that a dog is living on the premises, they put ...

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Five Days in Paris more books like this

by Danielle Steel

The lives and hearts of Olivia Thatcher, senator's wife, and Peter Haskell, president of a major pharmaceutical empire, become briefly enmeshed when they meet in a Montmarte cafe.

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David Sedaris - 14 CD Boxed Set more books like this

by David Sedaris, Various (Read by), Author (Read by)

Hailed by "The New Yorker, " Sedaris has delighted National Public Radio listeners for years. Now, for the first time on CD and in a convenient box set, he gives voice to his biting sensibility with his first collection of comic stories and essays. Selections include "Barrell Fever and Other Stories, Holidays on Ice, " and "Naked." Abridged. 14 ...

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Ambassadors more books like this

by Henry James

Lambert Strether is dispatched to Paris by the widowed Mrs. Newsome--his fiancée--to bring back her son Chadwick. It is rumored that Chad has fallen under the spell of a Frenchwoman of dubious reputation, and his mother wants him to return to take over the running of the Newsome Mills, in Massachusetts. Once in Paris, Strether undergoes a ...

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Frommer's Paris more books like this

by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince

Everything from the top museums to Paris's vibrant street life is covered in this guide, which features the latest dining and lodging options in all price ranges, a complete shopper's guide, and advice on side trips. 16-page color insert. Giant color fold-out map.

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