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The Golden Moments of Paris

Author : John Baxter
Publisher : Museyon
ISBN 13 : 1938450450
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Moments of Paris written by John Baxter and published by Museyon. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Golden Moments of Paris, John Baxter uncovers fascinating true stories about the characters that gave Paris its &“character&” in the years between World War I and World War II. Explore one of the world's most beautiful and loved cities in 26 fact-filled, humorous, and dramatic stories about the famed Années Folles—the Crazy Years—at the turn of the 20th century in Paris. Learn about Gertrude Stein and her famous writers' salon, Salvador Dali and the Surrealists, the birth of Chanel No. 5, and the antics of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the &“lost generation.&” Then see what these areas look like today by following along on the guided walking tours of Paris's historic neighborhoods and the cafes, clubs, and brothels that were home to the intellectuals, artists, and Bohemians, illustrated with color photographs and period maps.

Chronicles of Old Paris

Author : John Baxter
Publisher : Museyon Inc
ISBN 13 : 0984633421
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book Chronicles of Old Paris written by John Baxter and published by Museyon Inc. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover one of the world's most fascinating and beautiful cities through 30 dramatic true stories spanning the rich history of Paris. John Baxter takes readers through 2,000 years of French history with tales of the kings, queens, saints, and sinners who shaped the city. Essays explore the major historic events from the martyrdom of Saint Denis near today's Abbesses Métro station to the epic romances of Heloise and Abelard, Josephine and Napoleon, and George Sand and Frédéric Chopin. Learn about the labyrinth of catacombs snaking under all of Paris and the artists who called the seedy Montmartre home in the 19th century. Then see it all for yourself with guided walking tours of each of Paris's historic neighborhoods, illustrated with color photographs and period maps.

The Golden Moments of Notre-Dame de Paris

Author : Serge Saint-Michel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782746816596
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Moments of Notre-Dame de Paris written by Serge Saint-Michel and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Golden Moments

Author : Danielle Steel
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0751556661
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Golden Moments written by Danielle Steel and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE STORYTELLER NEARLY ONE BILLION COPIES SOLD A dazzling romance - but will their passion survive? As one of the world's richest women, beautiful Kezla Saint Martin was the pampered darling of the jet-set, her life a careless round of glamorous games. But those games had rules of their own, and Kezla was harbouring secret longings. She wanted all that lavish world provided - and more. Then Kezla met Lucas Johns: bold, dynamic - a man with a lust for life and a gift for danger. Ex-convict, crusader, he was a hero to many and a threat to many more. To Kezla he became the only thing that mattered, and the love they shared was richer, more powerful than any she'd ever known. This was their sweetest hour ... until their world crashed and their love had to meet its sternest test. An epic and romantic tale from one of the best-loved writers of all time. Perfect for fans of Penny Vincenzi, Lucinda Riley and Maeve Binchy PRAISE FOR DANIELLE STEEL: 'Emotional and gripping . . . I was left in no doubt as to the reasons behind Steel's multi-million sales around the world' DAILY MAIL 'Danielle Steel is undeniably an expert' NEW YORK TIMES

Reminiscence:The Golden Moments

Author : Dr Sumitra Jaiswal
Publisher : Gaurav Porwal
ISBN 13 : 9390947316
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Reminiscence:The Golden Moments written by Dr Sumitra Jaiswal and published by Gaurav Porwal. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes in the solitary moments, We think of the bygone days, In that isolation, We walk down the memory lane. There are many wonders in this world but the most wonderful of all is the feeling of Love, of falling in Love and expressing Love. Life wouldn’t have been pleasant without a cheerful smile of encouragement, a helping hand in need, a word of concern, a kind gesture and a caring deed. All these emotions express love. These memories are the Golden Moments that give us solace in life and provide the strength to stand and wade through our testing times. These are the moments that are close to our hearts that we recollect in our solitude. These are the moments of inspiration that refresh and bring a change in Life. These experiences are those unforgettable memories that have been captured in this book, Reminiscence: The Golden Moments. Reminiscing in words the Unforgettable Memories makes us relive those glittering moments and the heart bubbles with the same joy once more. This book has three segments, Poems, Autobiographical Essays, and Creative Writing/Fiction. I am sure the readers while going through the book will surely have their heart beat at the same wavelength as in those moments that sing the silent tunes and shine like stars on the vast horizon of their life.

Five Nights in Paris

Author : John Baxter
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062296264
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Five Nights in Paris written by John Baxter and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An irresistible nighttime tour of Paris, past and present, by the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World Every guidebook to Paris is crammed with sites to see during the day, but visitors are often cast adrift once the sun sets and the Louvre, Notre Dame, and other tourist attractions shut their doors. Sadly for those who have retreated into their hotel rooms, it's only when darkness falls that the City of Light shines brightest. Full of as many unexpected detours and delightful digressions as the city itself, award-winning author John Baxter's Five Nights in Paris is the ultimate off-the-beaten-path guide to exploring the French capital after hours. Baxter leads readers on five evening tours across Paris's great neighborhoods. Each night's itinerary is selected for its connection to one of the five senses: the first, "Sound," explores the great jazz clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés; "Taste" samples the eclectic restaurants and bakeries of the Marais; "Touch" brings alive the city's legendary cabaret scene, including Montmartre's nearby Moulin Rouge; "Smell" describes Parisians' love of perfume and takes us to the infamous former opium fumeries along the Bois de Boulogne; and "Sight" traces the favorite haunts of the Surrealist artists, beginning in Montparnasse.

After the Romanovs

Author : Helen Rappaport
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250273110
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book After the Romanovs written by Helen Rappaport and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light. Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never more so than before and after the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Romanov dynasty. For years, Russian aristocrats had enjoyed all that Belle Époque Paris had to offer, spending lavishly when they visited. It was a place of artistic experimentation, such as Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. But the brutality of the Bolshevik takeover forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland, sometimes leaving with only the clothes on their backs. Arriving in Paris, former princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives who could sew worked for the fashion houses, their unique Russian style serving as inspiration for designers like Coco Chanel. Talented intellectuals, artists, poets, philosophers, and writers struggled in exile, eking out a living at menial jobs. Some, like Bunin, Chagall and Stravinsky, encountered great success in the same Paris that welcomed Americans like Fitzgerald and Hemingway. Political activists sought to overthrow the Bolshevik regime from afar, while double agents from both sides plotted espionage and assassination. Others became trapped in a cycle of poverty and their all-consuming homesickness for Russia, the homeland they had been forced to abandon. This is their story.

Kathleen O'Connor of Paris

Author : Amanda Curtin
Publisher : Fremantle Press
ISBN 13 : 1925591654
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Kathleen O'Connor of Paris written by Amanda Curtin and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to live a life in pursuit of art?In 1906, Kathleen O’Connor left conservative Perth, where her famous father’s life had ended in tragedy. She had her sights set on a career in thrilling, bohemian Paris. More than a century later, novelist Amanda Curtin faces her own questions, of life and of art, as she embarks on a journey in Kate’s footsteps.Part biography, part travel narrative, this is the story of an artist in a foreign land who, with limited resources and despite the impacts of war and loss, worked and exhibited in Paris for over forty years. Kate’s distinctive figure paintings, portraits and still lifes, highly prized today, form an inseparable part of the telling.

Of Love and Paris

Author : John Baxter
Publisher : Museyon Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1940842735
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Of Love and Paris written by John Baxter and published by Museyon Inc.. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French may not have invented love but they perfected it, and the laboratory in which they did so was Paris. James Joyce called the city "a lamp for lovers, hung in the wood of the world." From the Middle Ages, Paris has drawn those who wish to experience the limits of love – intellectual, spiritual, carnal. In Of Love and Paris, John Baxter turns the spotlight on some of them, from the medieval troubadours who seduced court ladies with flowery verse to Man Ray, whose camera conferred immortality on his lover and model Kiki, and Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, who turned their moans of sexual pleasure into music. The grandes horizontales of the belle epoque, accomplished technicians of eroticism who drew the rich and powerful of both sexes to Paris, had their modern incarnation in Gala, who left the bed she shared with poet Paul Éluard and painter Max Ernst to seduce the young Salvador DalÍ. Love in Paris, however, can take unexpected forms. Was the devotion to Marcel Proust of his housekeeper CÉleste Albaret any less passionate than that of Anne Desclos to Jean Paulhan, for whom she composed "the strangest love letter any man ever received"—the notorious novel Story of O, the predecessor of Fifty Shades of Grey? Love has a multitude of faces, and some of the most mysterious and surprising are unveiled in Of Love and Paris.

Ten Golden Moments

Author : Gary Alexander Azerier
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1481745816
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Ten Golden Moments written by Gary Alexander Azerier and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten Golden Moments chronicles the life of broadcast-journalist Gary Alexander Azerier through the unique perspective of a series of extraordinary and unforgettable "moments" in his life. Spanning the years from the 1940's to 2012, these formidable episodes are not only replete with an up-close view through a closed window of time but are recorded specifically to resonate with the reader, culminating in the discovery of his or her own Golden Moments and passion for life.

To Be Free and French

Author : Lorelle Semley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108293565
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book To Be Free and French written by Lorelle Semley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Haitian Revolution may have galvanized subjects of French empire in the Americas and Africa struggling to define freedom and 'Frenchness' for themselves, but Lorelle Semley reveals that this event was just one moment in a longer struggle of women and men of color for rights under the French colonial regime. Through political activism ranging from armed struggle to literary expression, these colonial subjects challenged and exploited promises in French Republican rhetoric that should have contradicted the continued use of slavery in the Americas and the introduction of exploitative labor in the colonization of Africa. They defined an alternative French citizenship, which recognized difference, particularly race, as part of a 'universal' French identity. Spanning Atlantic port cities in Haiti, Senegal, Martinique, Benin, and France, this book is a major contribution to scholarship on citizenship, race, empire, and gender, and it sheds new light on debates around human rights and immigration in contemporary France.

Paris at the End of the World

Author : John Baxter
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062221418
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Paris at the End of the World written by John Baxter and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city’s history. From 1914 through 1918 the terrifying sounds of World War I could be heard from inside the French capital. For four years, Paris lived under constant threat of destruction. And yet in its darkest hour, the City of Light blazed more brightly than ever. It’s taxis shuttled troops to the front; its great railway stations received reinforcements from across the world; the grandest museums and cathedrals housed the wounded, and the Eiffel Tower hummed at all hours relaying messages to and from the front. At night, Parisians lived with urgency and without inhibition. Artists like Pablo Picasso achieved new creative heights. And the war brought a wave of foreigners to the city for the first time, including Ernest Hemingway and Baxter’s own grandfather, Archie, whose diaries he used to reconstruct a soldier’s-eye view of the war years. A revelatory achievement, Paris at the End of the World shows how this extraordinary period was essential in forging the spirit of the city beloved today.

French Riviera and Its Artists

Author : John Baxter
Publisher : Museyon
ISBN 13 : 1940842050
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book French Riviera and Its Artists written by John Baxter and published by Museyon. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get swept up in the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera as author and filmmaker John Baxter takes readers on a whirlwind tour through the star-studded cultural history of the Côte d'Azur that's sure to delight travelers, Francophiles, and culture lovers alike. Readers will discover the dramatic lives of the legendary artists, writers, actors, and politicians who frequented the world's most luxurious resort during its golden age. In 25 vivid chapters, Baxter introduces the iconic figures indelibly linked to the South of France—artist Henri Matisse, who lived in Nice for much of his life; F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose Riviera hosts inspired his controversial Tender is the Night; Coco Chanel, who made the Saint-Tropez tan an international fashion statement; and many more. Along the way, Baxter takes readers where few people ever get to go: the alluring world of the perfume industry, into the cars and casinos of Monte Carlo, behind-the-scenes at the Cannes Film Festival, to the villa where Picasso and Cocteau smoked opium, and to the hotel where Joseph Kennedy had an affair with Marlene Dietrich. Then maps and listings show travelers how these luminaries celebrated life and made art amid paradise.

The Ladies of the Secret Circus

Author : Constance Sayers
Publisher : Redhook
ISBN 13 : 0316493643
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Ladies of the Secret Circus written by Constance Sayers and published by Redhook. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of A Witch in Time comes a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America of family secrets, sacrifice, and lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious circus. Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder—a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything. Virginia, 2004: Lara Barnes is on top of the world until her fiancé disappears on their wedding day. When her desperate search for answers unexpectedly leads to her great-grandmother’s journals, Lara is swept into a story of a dark circus and ill-fated love. Soon secrets about Lara’s family history begin to come to light, revealing a curse that has been claiming payment from the women in her family for generations. A curse that might be tied to her fiancé’s mysterious disappearance Praise for The Ladies of the Secret Circus: "At times decadent and macabre, The Ladies of the Secret Circus is a mesmerizing tale of love, treachery, and depraved magic percolating through four generations of Cabot women." —Luanne G. Smith, author of The Vine Witch "Fans of Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus will love this page-turning story of dark magic, star-crossed love, and familial sacrifice." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Ambitious and teeming with magic, Sayers creates a fascinating mix of art, The Belle Époque, and more than a little murder.” —Erika Swyler, author of The Book of Speculation For more from Constance Sayers, check out A Witch in Time.

Victor Lustig

Author : Christopher Sandford
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750998237
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Victor Lustig written by Christopher Sandford and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period after the First World War was a golden age for the confidence man. 'A new kind of entrepreneur is stirring amongst us,' The Times wrote in 1919. 'He is prone to the most detestable tactics, and is a stranger to charity and public spirit. One may nonetheless note his acuity in separating others from their money.' Enter Victor Lustig (not his real name). An Austro-Hungarian with a dark streak, by the age of 16 he had learned how to hustle at billiards and lay odds at the local racecourse. By 19 he had acquired a livid facial scar in an altercation with a jealous husband. That blemish aside, he was a man of athletic good looks, with a taste for larceny and foreign intrigue. He spoke six languages and went under nearly as many aliases in the course of a continent-hopping life that also saw him act as a double (or possibly triple) agent. Along the way, he found time to dupe an impressive variety of banks and hotels on both sides of the Atlantic; to escape from no fewer than three supposedly impregnable prisons; and to swindle Al Capone out of thousands of dollars, while living to tell the tale. Undoubtedly the greatest of his hoaxes was the sale, to a wealthy but gullible Parisian scrap-metal dealer, of the Eiffel Tower in 1925. In a narrative that thrills like a crime caper, best-selling biographer Christopher Sandford draws on newly released documents to tell the whole story of the greatest conman of the twentieth century.

The Golden Moment

Author : Isabella Holt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Moment written by Isabella Holt and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Road to Paris

Author : Nikki Grimes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142410829
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Paris written by Nikki Grimes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-01-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Paris has just moved in with the Lincoln family, and she isn't thrilled to be in yet another foster home. She has a tough time trusting people, and she misses her brother, who's been sent to a boys' home. Over time, the Lincolns grow on Paris. But no matter how hard she tries to fit in, she can't ignore the feeling that she never will, especially in a town that's mostly white while she is half black. It isn't long before Paris has a big decision to make about where she truly belongs.