Articles tagged with "books about paris, france and the french"
RE: Around and About Paris by Thirza Vallois
By Parisgirl | August 30th, 2006 |
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Excerpts from Thirza Vallois’s book series “Around and About Paris” are posted at www.parisvoice.com under the heading Paris Yesterday. You can also visit Thirza Vallois’w website. www.thirzavallois.com.
Vallois... [Read this entry]
Good News for Cheese Lovers
By Parisgirl | August 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Camembert cheese isn’t as fatty as you think. It least that’s what’s written in Bruno Goffi’s book “Le Camembert: history, fabrication, terroir and recipes” Rustica Editions.
He writes: ... [Read this entry]
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
By Parisgirl | August 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Chatto & Windus, London Translated from the French by Sandra Smith 2006
Suite Francaise is an interwoven collection of vignettes about life... [Read this entry]
The Fearful Traveler’s Companion is now available online!
By Parisgirl | January 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I can’t say anything unbiased about this book - because I wrote it. Available online through:www.barnesandnoble.com
www.amazon.com
iuniverse.com
Your comments are welcome at
www.fearfultravelerscompanion.com
Paris, Paris: Journey Into the City of Light
By Parisgirl | December 12th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light by David Downie, Photographs by Alison Harris. Transatlantic Press.2005. 248 Pages. www.transatlanticpress.com
Paris is a miraculous city. Of all the words... [Read this entry]
Bored and Beautiful in Paris
By Parisgirl | May 1st, 2005 | Add a Comment »
What does Chinese Astrology have to do with Paris? According to Suzanne White, it changed her life - as she was living it in Paris.
In search of the Green Vegetable
By Parisgirl | March 3rd, 2005 | Add a Comment »
In spite of the outdoor markets that positively brim with fresh vegetables, mountains of lettuce heads, zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes, why is it that the visitor in Paris is... [Read this entry]
French Women Don’t Get Fat -Putting it into Practice
By Parisgirl | March 1st, 2005 | 3 Comments »
In “French Women Don’t Get Fat” author Mireille Guiliano writes that her “Dr. Miracle’s Magical Leek Soup” is such an adventure for most palates that you will have a hard... [Read this entry]
Re-reading “The Road from the Past”: Traveling through History in France by Ina Caro
By Parisgirl | February 24th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
What really attracted me to this book in the first place was its historic approach to visiting France. Even if you’re not a history buff, a trip to France... [Read this entry]
French Women Don’t Get Fat?
By Parisgirl | February 24th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
I don’t normally read diet books but Julia Reed’s recent NYTs Book Review of Mireille Guiliano’s French Women Don’t Get Fat enticed me. Has it come to this? ... [Read this entry]
