History - Europe - France
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The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris"Through masterful research and sparkling prose, The Club feels like an exclusive invitation to a Parisian enclave during an era of artistic and social transformation." -Michael Finkel, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Art ThiefA deliciously entertaining, never-before-told history of a residence...
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The Dark Side of France: A History of the French Far Right from the 1890s to the PresentThis extraordinary history of the French far right, from its modern origins in the 1890s to its ebb and flow throughout the twentieth century, could not come at a timelier junction in European politics, when the hard right once again threatens to topple the...
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The Days of the French RevolutionWorks from Les Misirables by Victor Hugo to Citizens by Simon Schama have been inspired by the French Revolution. Now available for the first time in years, The Days of the French Revolution brings to life the events that changed the future of Western...
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The Devils of Loudun"HUXLEY'S MASTERPIECE AND PERHAPS THE MOST ENJOYABLE BOOK ABOUT SPIRITUALITY EVER WRITTEN. ." -- Washington Post Book WorldAldous Huxley's "brilliant" (Los Angeles Times) and gripping account of one of the strangest occurrences in history, hailed as the "peak achievement of Huxley's career" by the...
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The Eiffel Tower: The History of Paris' Most Famous Landmark*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction written by Gustave Eiffel and others *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Being the most striking manifestation of the art of metal structures by which our engineers have shown...
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The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary FranceA new history of slavery and the French Revolution The First Emancipation is a dramatic account of how slavery and race profoundly influenced the course of the French Revolution and had a central impact on the lives of key leaders, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, Toussaint...
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The Forbidden Experiment: The Story of the Wild Boy of AveyronThe true story of the nineteenth century's so-called "Wild Boy of Aveyron"--an abandoned French child who lived for years alone in the wilderness before being brought under the care of an innovative young physician. "Before dawn on January 9, 1800, a remarkable creature came...
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The French Revolution: A Political HistoryA major new political history of the French Revolution In 1786, France's ancien régime was functioning as usual. Its alliance with the victorious American colonies had restored its diplomatic prestige, the economy seemed to be flourishing, and internal politics seemed quiet. But just a...
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The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion, Russia towered as a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it, none of...
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The Greater Journey: Americans in ParisThe #1 bestseller that tells the remarkable story of the generations of American artists, writers, and doctors who traveled to Paris, fell in love with the city and its people, and changed America through what they learned, told by America's master historian, David McCullough....
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The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in ParisSet against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, The Hôtel on Place Vendôme is the captivating history of Paris's world-famous Hôtel Ritz--a breathtaking tale of glamour, opulence, and celebrity; dangerous liaisons, espionage, and resistance--from Tilar J. Manzeo, the New York...
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The Last Empress of France: The Rebellious Life of Eugénie de MontijoThe dramatic, untold story of Eugénie de Montijo, the woman who created haute couture, fought for women's rights, opened France's schools to girls and ruled the country as its last empress, yet today remains almost unknown.Although a nineteenth-century woman, her almost twenty-first century outlook...
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The Little Book of London Style: The Fashion Story of the Iconic CityAn inspiration to countless designers and the stomping ground of fashion's in-crowd, London is the capital of subculture. From Mary Quant to Alexander McQueen, from punks to goths, and from Twiggy to Naomi Campbell, Little Book of London Style is the beautifully illustrated guide...
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The Little Book of Paris Style: The Fashion Story of the Iconic CityThe epicentre of classic chic and the home of haute couture, Paris is the capital of elegance. From the iconic luxury of Chanel, Dior and Saint Laurent to the e?ortless sophistication of the typical Parisienne, the city's look is replicated the world over. Little...
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The Maginot Line: A New HistoryAn authoritative and original history of the Maginot Line that reshapes our understanding of interwar France and the events of 1940 The Maginot Line was a marvel of 1930s engineering. The huge forts, up to eighty meters underground, contained hospitals, modern kitchens, telephone exchanges,...
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The Military Adventures of Charles O'NeilThe Military Adventures of Charles O'Neil - Who was a Soldier in the Army of Lord Wellington during the Memorable Peninsular War and the Continental Campaigns from 1811 to 1815The history of times and events, of men and their characters, must ever be replete...
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The Paris Commune: A Global HistoryThe Paris Commune as world revolutionary event and laboratory for republican and socialist ideas In 1871 and over the years to follow, the impact of the Paris Commune was felt the world over. Concepts and practices developed there were taken up in all corners...
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The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered an event of global consequence: the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of a new society. Most historians account for the French Revolution by viewing it in retrospect as the outcome...
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The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi CommandoIn the tradition of Agent Zigzag comes this breathtaking biography, as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the very best spy thrillers, which illuminates an unsung hero of the French Resistance during World War II--Robert de La Rochefoucald, an aristocrat turned anti-Nazi saboteur--and his daring...
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The Secret History of French Cooking: The Outlaw Chefs Who Made Food ModernFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Provence, 1970, a lively, dramatic account of the spectacular rise of French "nouvelle cuisine," and the renegade chefs of the 1960s and 1970s who revolutionized modern cooking. In The Secret History of French Cooking, Luke Barr...
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