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The French Art of Living Well
- Finding Joie de Vivre in the Everyday World
- Narrado por: Kim Niemi
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Cathy Yandell's The French Art of Living Well is a delightful look at French culture, from literature to cuisine to humor and more, showing how the French have captured that magic elixir known as joie de vivre.
What is joie de vivre, and why is it a fundamentally French concept?
In search of those ineffable qualities that make up the joy of living, this lively book takes listeners on a voyage to France through forays into literature, history, and culture. How does art contribute to daily life? Why is cuisine such a central part of French existence? Why are the French more physical than many other cultures? How do French attitudes toward time speak volumes about their sense of pleasure and celebration? And finally, to what extent is this zest for life exportable? These and other questions give way to a dynamic sketch of French life today.
Peppered with anecdotes and humor, this book uncovers some of the secrets of the celebrated French art of living well. Drawing from her years of living in France as a student, professor, and mother, Yandell crafts an honest and profound appraisal of French culture and how la joie de vivre can be developed in anyone's life.
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- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 157
After backpacking her way around Europe journalist Sarah Turnbull is ready to embark on one last adventure before heading home to Sydney. A chance meeting with a charming Frenchman in Bucharest changes her travel plans forever. Acting on impulse, she agrees to visit Fredric in Paris for a week. Put a very French Frenchman together with a strong-willed Australian girl and the result is some spectacular - and often hilarious - cultural clashes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Almost Terrific
- De Elizabeth en 02-05-13
De: Sarah Turnbull
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City Boy
- My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s
- De: Edmund White
- Narrado por: Robert Blumenfeld
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
In the New York of the 1970s, in the wake of Stonewall and in the midst of economic collapse, you might find the likes of Jasper Johns and William Burroughs at the next cocktail party, and you were as likely to be caught arguing Marx at the New York City Ballet as cruising for sex in the warehouses and parked trucks along the Hudson. This is the New York that Edmund White portrays in City Boy: a place of enormous intrigue and artistic tumult.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pretense upon pretense.
- De Shalin Desai en 06-01-15
De: Edmund White
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Bonjour, Happiness!
- Secrets to Finding Your Joie de Vivre
- De: Jamie Cat Callan
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 61
As a young girl, Jamie Cat Callan was fascinated by her French grandmother. Though she had little money, Jamie's grand-mère ate well, dressed well, and took joy in simple, everyday pleasures. As Jamie journeyed through France as an adult, she gained more insight into the differences between French and American women. French women - whether doctors, shop owners, or housewives - don't worry about being thin enough, young enough, or accomplished enough.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a delight
- De Jan Kovac en 02-28-16
De: Jamie Cat Callan
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Provence, 1970
- M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste
- De: Luke Barr
- Narrado por: John Rubinstein
- Duración: 9 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 178
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 156
Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coincidentally, the iconic culinary figures James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Richard Olney, Simone Beck, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. They cooked and ate, talked and argued, about the future of food in America, the meaning of taste, and the limits of snobbery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb Narration, Engrossing Tale
- De Robert R. en 10-22-13
De: Luke Barr
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The Geography of Genius
- A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
- De: Eric Weiner
- Narrado por: Eric Weiner
- Duración: 14 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 488
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 425
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 423
In The Geography of Genius, acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. He explores the history of places, like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley, to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very, very disappointing
- De Tamara Greer en 06-08-16
De: Eric Weiner
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Pages for You
- The Pages for You Series, Book 1
- De: Sylvia Brownrigg
- Narrado por: Abby Craden
- Duración: 6 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
In a steam-filled diner in a college town, Flannery Jansen catches sight of something more beautiful than she's ever seen: a graduate student, reading. The 17-year-old, new to everything around her - college, the East Coast, bodies of literature, and the sexual flurries of student life - is shocked by her desire to follow this wherever it will take her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gorgeous listen
- De MissLynn en 03-09-20
De: Sylvia Brownrigg
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The Art of Making Memories
- How to Create and Remember Happy Moments
- De: Meik Wiking
- Narrado por: Meik Wiking
- Duración: 4 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 93
Memories are the cornerstones of our identity, shaping who we are, how we act, and how we feel. In his work as a happiness researcher, Meik Wiking has learned that people are happier if they hold a positive, nostalgic view of the past. But how do we make and keep the memories that bring us lasting joy? The Art of Making Memories examines how mental images are made, stored, and recalled in our brains, as well as the "art of letting go" - why we tend to forget certain moments to make room for deeper, more meaningful ones.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not art
- De Ched97 en 12-20-22
De: Meik Wiking
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The Odd Woman and the City
- A Memoir
- De: Vivian Gornick
- Narrado por: Vivian Gornick
- Duración: 4 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 20
A memoir of self-discovery and the dilemma of connection in our time, The Odd Woman and the City explores the rhythms, chance encounters, and ever-changing friendships of urban life that forge the sensibility of a fiercely independent woman who has lived out her conflicts, not her fantasies, in a city (New York) that has done the same.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Yet another Gornick masterpiece
- De Lo en 01-14-23
De: Vivian Gornick
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The Sum of Our Days
- De: Isabel Allende
- Narrado por: Blair Brown, Isabel Allende
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and as full of life as its creator. Allende bares her soul while sharing her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memory - and recounts stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her and lovingly embraces as a new kind of family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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She does not disappoint
- De ChiChi's Rule en 06-01-22
De: Isabel Allende
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
- Reflections on Then and Now
- De: Peter Mayle
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 4 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 227
A celebration of 25 years of Provençal living - of lessons learned and changes observed - with his final book, Peter Mayle has crafted a lasting love letter to his adopted home, marked by his signature warmth, wit, and humor.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The narrator ruins it for me.
- De Flossiesmommy en 07-05-18
De: Peter Mayle
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Known and Strange Things
- Essays
- De: Teju Cole
- Narrado por: Peter Jay Fernandez
- Duración: 12 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
With this collection of more than 50 pieces on politics, photography, travel, history, and literature, Teju Cole solidifies his place as one of today's most powerful and original voices. Minute after minute, deploying prose dense with beauty and ideas, he finds fresh and potent ways to interpret art, people, and historical moments, taking in subjects from Virginia Woolf, Shakespeare, and W. G. Sebald to Instagram, Barack Obama, and Boko Haram.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Book that Teaches and Shares
- De Carolyn J. en 10-08-17
De: Teju Cole
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Istanbul
- Memories and the City
- De: Orhan Pamuk
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 209
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 178
A shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world’s great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His portrait of his city is thus also a self-portrait, refracted by memory and the melancholy—or hüzün—that all Istanbullus share.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Terrible pronunciation
- De K. Jaynes en 02-25-18
De: Orhan Pamuk
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The Possessed
- Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
- De: Elif Batuman
- Narrado por: Elif Batuman
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
In The Possessed we watch Elif Batuman investigate a possible murder at Tolstoy's ancestral estate. We go with her to Stanford, Switzerland, and St. Petersburg; retrace Pushkin's wanderings in the Caucasus; learn why Old Uzbek has 100 different words for crying; and see an 18th-century ice palace reconstructed on the Neva. Love and the novel, the individual in history, the existential plight of the graduate student: all find their places in The Possessed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dear Russian Literary Diary...
- De Darwin8u en 08-29-17
De: Elif Batuman
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The Vineyards of Champagne
- De: Juliet Blackwell
- Narrado por: Xe Sands
- Duración: 10 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 190
Deep within the labyrinth of caves that lies below the lush, rolling vineyards of the Champagne region, an underground city of women and children hums with life. Forced to take shelter from the unrelenting onslaught of German shellfire above, the bravest and most defiant women venture out to pluck sweet grapes for the harvest. But wine is not the only secret preserved in the cool, dark cellars... In present day, Rosalyn Acosta travels to Champagne to select vintages for her Napa-based employer. Rosalyn doesn't much care for champagne - or France, for that matter.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very Depressing
- De Miranda en 03-08-20
De: Juliet Blackwell
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Downtown
- My Manhattan
- De: Pete Hamill
- Narrado por: Pete Hamill
- Duración: 6 h y 2 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
In Downtown, Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves, from the island's southern tip to 42nd Street, combining a moving memoir of his days and nights in New York with a passionate history of its most enduring places and people.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A frustrating read
- De David Ross en 09-09-05
De: Pete Hamill
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- De: Mark Greenside
- Narrado por: Richard Poe
- Duración: 8 h y 15 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 19
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 all, when can he touch the tomatoes?
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5 out of 5 stars
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5
Whether it's the Protestant work ethic or the capitalist need for productivity, most of us in the English-speaking world believe that in order to achieve anything worthwhile, we must first expend huge amounts of effort and energy. In fact, just the opposite is true, as French philosopher Ollivier Pourriol shows in The French Art of Not Trying Too Hard.
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The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t
- Cut the Crap and Live Your Life
- De: Fabrice Midal
- Narrado por: Ben Willbond
- Duración: 3 h y 42 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Be calm...stop stressing...embrace the universe...try yoga...be fulfilled...and that's an order! We're overwhelmed with these sorts of commands, and we often torture ourselves to "try harder," yet somehow we never feel we've done quite enough. It's about time we stop pushing ourselves to do what we think we're supposed to do, and instead simply allow ourselves to be angry, be tired, be silly, be passionate - to stop giving a shit, and just be.
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How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are
- Love, Style, and Bad Habits
- De: Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline De Maigret, y otros
- Narrado por: Carrington MacDuffie
- Duración: 3 h y 8 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 473
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 413
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 415
In short, frisky sections, these Parisian women give you their very original views on style, beauty, culture, attitude and men. The authors—Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, and Sophie Mas—unmarried but attached, with children—have been friends for years. Talented bohemian iconoclasts with careers in the worlds of music, film, fashion and publishing, they are untypically frank and outspoken as they debunk the myths about what it means to be a French woman today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVE this book, now listening for the second time.
- De Meredith en 11-03-14
De: Anne Berest, y otros
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The French Ingredient
- Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time: A Memoir
- De: Jane Bertch
- Narrado por: Barrie Kreinik
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 6
When Jane Bertch was seventeen, her mother took her on a graduation trip to Paris. Thrilled to use her high school French, Jane found her halting attempts greeted with withering condescension by every waiter and shopkeeper she encountered. At the end of the trip, she vowed she would never return.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Don’t waste your time
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L'art de la Simplicité
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- De: Dominique Loreau
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Dominque Loreau is the master of the art of decluttering and simplifying. Now her groundbreaking L'art de la Simplicité, a huge best seller in her native France, is translated into English for the first time. Loreau's principle of "less is more" is set to change your life forever. Living in Japan and inspired by Asian philosophy, Loreau takes you on a step-by-step journey to a clutter-free home, a calm mind, and an energized body.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sweet spot between Kondo and Extreme Minimalism!
- De Dee from Ohio en 12-04-18
De: Dominique Loreau
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- De: Mark Greenside
- Narrado por: Richard Poe
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General4 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 19
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 all, when can he touch the tomatoes?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Whether it's the Protestant work ethic or the capitalist need for productivity, most of us in the English-speaking world believe that in order to achieve anything worthwhile, we must first expend huge amounts of effort and energy. In fact, just the opposite is true, as French philosopher Ollivier Pourriol shows in The French Art of Not Trying Too Hard.
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Be calm...stop stressing...embrace the universe...try yoga...be fulfilled...and that's an order! We're overwhelmed with these sorts of commands, and we often torture ourselves to "try harder," yet somehow we never feel we've done quite enough. It's about time we stop pushing ourselves to do what we think we're supposed to do, and instead simply allow ourselves to be angry, be tired, be silly, be passionate - to stop giving a shit, and just be.
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How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are
- Love, Style, and Bad Habits
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In short, frisky sections, these Parisian women give you their very original views on style, beauty, culture, attitude and men. The authors—Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, and Sophie Mas—unmarried but attached, with children—have been friends for years. Talented bohemian iconoclasts with careers in the worlds of music, film, fashion and publishing, they are untypically frank and outspoken as they debunk the myths about what it means to be a French woman today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVE this book, now listening for the second time.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Don’t waste your time
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- De: Dominique Loreau
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sweet spot between Kondo and Extreme Minimalism!
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Home Sweet Maison
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- De: Danielle Postel-Vinay
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- Duración: 4 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 154
How do the French create the elusive and alluring sanctuaries they call home? This question long intrigued Danielle Postel-Vinay. Thanks to a chance encounter with a French expat in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and years of immersive research, she embarked on a quest to discover the secrets of the French home aesthetic. Experiencing first-hand la belle vie - the beautiful life - Postel-Vinay now shows everyone how to create their own French sanctuary, a home sweet maison, no matter where they live.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Honestly loved it
- De Monica en 10-08-19
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French Women Don't Get Facelifts
- The Secret of Aging with Style & Attitude
- De: Mireille Guiliano
- Narrado por: Mireille Guiliano
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 194
With her signature blend of wit, no-nonsense advice, and storytelling flair, Mireille Guiliano returns with a delightful, encouraging take on beauty and aging for our times. For anyone who has ever spent the equivalent of a mortgage payment on anti-aging lotions or procedures, dressed inappropriate for their age, gained a little too much in the middle, or accidentally forgot how to flirt, here is a proactive way to stay looking and feeling great, without resorting to "the knife" - a French woman's most guarded beauty secrets revealed for the benefit of us all!
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5 out of 5 stars
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How to age with attitude and style
- De J en 01-01-14
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French Women Don't Get Fat
- The Secret of Eating for Pleasure
- De: Mireille Guiliano
- Narrado por: Kathe Mazur
- Duración: 7 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 670
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 498
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 496
French women don't get fat, but they do eat bread and pastry, drink wine, and regularly enjoy three-course meals. In her delightful tale, Mireille Guiliano unlocks the simple secrets of this "French paradox", how to enjoy food and stay slim and healthy. Hers is a charming, sensible, and powerfully life-affirming view of health and eating for our times.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De JWS en 08-09-06
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A Bite-Sized History of France
- Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
- De: Stephane Henaut, Jeni Mitchell
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 470
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 405
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 406
From the cassoulet that won a war to the crêpe that doomed Napoleon, from the rebellions sparked by bread and salt to the new cuisines forged by empire, the history of France is intimately entwined with its gastronomic pursuits. A witty exploration of the facts and legends surrounding some of the most popular French foods and wines by a French cheesemonger and an American academic, A Bite-Sized History of France tells the compelling and often surprising story of France from the Roman era to modern times.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great stories, but...
- De David en 01-12-20
De: Stephane Henaut, y otros
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I'll Never Be French (No Matter What I Do)
- Living in a Small Village in Brittany
- De: Mark Greenside
- Narrado por: Jonathan Beville
- Duración: 8 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
When Mark Greenside - a native New Yorker living in California, political lefty, writer, and lifelong skeptic - is dragged by his girlfriend to a tiny Celtic village in Brittany at the westernmost edge of France in Finistere, or what he describes as "the end of the world," his life begins to change. In a playful, headlong style, and with enormous affection for the Bretons, Greenside shares how he makes a life for himself in a country where he doesn't speak the language or understand the culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration and story are transportive.
- De Sandi Campbell en 01-25-22
De: Mark Greenside
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Living the Simply Luxurious Life
- Making Your Everydays Extraordinary and Discovering Your Best Self
- De: Shannon Ables
- Narrado por: Shannon Ables
- Duración: 12 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 43
We often sell ourselves short with self-limiting beliefs, but most of us would be amazed and delighted to know that we do have something special - our distinctive passions and talents - to offer. And what if I told you that what you have to give will also enable you to live a life of true contentment? How is that possible? It happens when you embrace and curate your own simply luxurious life. We tend to not realize the capacity of our full potential and settle for what society has deemed acceptable.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Reads too fast
- De Melissa Murray en 07-24-20
De: Shannon Ables
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Almost French
- De: Sarah Turnbull
- Narrado por: Caroline Lee
- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 157
After backpacking her way around Europe journalist Sarah Turnbull is ready to embark on one last adventure before heading home to Sydney. A chance meeting with a charming Frenchman in Bucharest changes her travel plans forever. Acting on impulse, she agrees to visit Fredric in Paris for a week. Put a very French Frenchman together with a strong-willed Australian girl and the result is some spectacular - and often hilarious - cultural clashes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Almost Terrific
- De Elizabeth en 02-05-13
De: Sarah Turnbull
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Choosing the Simply Luxurious Life
- A Modern Woman's Guide
- De: Shannon Ables
- Narrado por: Shannon Ables
- Duración: 8 h y 50 m
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How can you have a rich and fulfilling life? The choices you make, not your income or financial assets, are the most powerful determining factor for your quality of life. Women have never had so many options. Yet we often experience a kind of paralysis, an unconscious willingness to follow societal dictates rather than become the CEOs of our own lives. When we mindlessly follow the dots, we smother our innate gifts and miss opportunities to fulfill our true potential.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Better for Young, Single Girls
- De Heather en 05-22-18
De: Shannon Ables
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French Women for All Seasons
- A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure
- De: Mireille Guiliano
- Narrado por: Mireille Guiliano
- Duración: 2 h y 9 m
- Versión resumida
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French women not only stay slim while relishing life to the fullest, they also have the longest life expectancy in the Western world. Now Mireille shows us how they attune themselves to the rhythms of the year. Here are four seasons' worth of strategies for shopping, cooking, and exercising, as well as some pointers for looking effortlessly chic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Better as a physical book
- De R. Strauss en 05-04-13
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
- Reflections on Then and Now
- De: Peter Mayle
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 4 h y 3 m
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A celebration of 25 years of Provençal living - of lessons learned and changes observed - with his final book, Peter Mayle has crafted a lasting love letter to his adopted home, marked by his signature warmth, wit, and humor.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The narrator ruins it for me.
- De Flossiesmommy en 07-05-18
De: Peter Mayle
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My Good Life in France
- In Pursuit of the Rural Dream
- De: Janine Marsh
- Narrado por: Esther Wane
- Duración: 6 h y 28 m
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One grey dismal day, Janine Marsh was on a trip to northern France to pick up some cheap wine. She returned to England a few hours later having put in an offer on a rundown old barn in the rural Seven Valleys area of Pas de Calais. This was not something she'd expected or planned for. Janine eventually gave up her job in London to move with her husband to live the good life in France. Or so she hoped. While getting to grips with the locals and la vie Française, and renovating her dilapidated new house, a building lacking the comforts of mains drainage, heating, or proper rooms.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really funny, delightful, informative
- De mz en 10-02-18
De: Janine Marsh
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Lessons from Madame Chic
- 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris
- De: Jennifer L. Scott
- Narrado por: Amy Rubinate
- Duración: 5 h y 42 m
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Each chapter of Lessons from Madame Chic reveals a valuable secret Jennifer learned in Paris - tips you can incorporate into your own life, no matter where you live or the size of your budget. Embracing the classically French aesthetic of quality over quantity, aspiring Parisiennes will learn to master the art of eating (deprive yourself not), dressing (the 10-item wardrobe), grooming (le no-makeup look), and living à la française.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I WILL BE READING (NOT LISTENING) TO THE SERIES
- De Kindle Customer en 07-24-17
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The French Art of Living Well
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- Marlena M.
- 10-22-23
I almost didn’t listen. The cover of the book seemed very calm, compared to the stories inside.
I will listen to this again and again, enjoyed listening to the French words. And the stories were very personal like you are there.
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- Violista
- 07-12-23
Good read with a few .
Overall, I enjoyed the organization of the book and many of the stories. It’s more of a memoir than a “how to” kind of read. Narrator is very good though some of the accents and voice impersonations can be a bit over the top, but it didn’t detract much from the message. I found myself getting stuck during reading just because memoirs are not my favorite genre, but that’s more a reflection of me than the author. If you like living with French flair, then the stories will give you some content to chew!
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- Kevin
- 12-21-23
Not what I expected
Great insight into how the French live. I guess I was hoping for something else, how can I apply their experience into my American way of living. Don’t get me wrong there are parts where that is mentioned but it’s maybe about 5% of the book.
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