French Inspiration

La Bella Figura is a lifestyle guide for the woman who aspires to live a European-style life filled with simple pleasures and wants to look good while she does it. It is about making your life richer with less, not more, just like European women do. Who Should Read This Book: * Do you feel overwhelmed and yearn for a life where you spend the majority of your time, money and energy toward what you think really matters? * Have you ever looked in your closet and felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of clothing items you own and yet still feel as if you have nothing to wear? * Do you want to ...

In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young childen, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the brainstem. After...

A dazzling biography of the French literary superstar Colette, who is also the subject of a major motion picture. “A fine and intelligent biography of Colette, with her long tumultuous life and the great body of her work scrupulously considered and presented with style.”—The New York...

Thad Carhart never realized there was a gap in his life until he happened upon Desforges Pianos, a demure little shopfront in his Pairs neighborhood that seemed to want to hide rather than advertise its wares. Like Alice in Wonderland, he found his attempts to gain entry rebuffed at every turn...

From four stunning and accomplished French women—a charming bestseller about how to slip into your inner cool and be a Parisienne. 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...

What elevates teaching my mother how to give birth, what gives the poems their disturbing brilliance, is Warsan Shire's ability to give simple, beautiful eloquence to the veiled world where sensuality lives in the dominant narrative of Islam; reclaiming the more nuanced truths of earlier times -...

As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century. Accounts of his eventful and stormy life have oscillated...

Considered one of the greatest—and most influential—writers of the twentieth century, Marcel Proust was also one of its most fascinating figures. A strange, reclusive genius who often lay in bed for days at a time obsessively rewriting his masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past, Proust was...

As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century. Accounts of his eventful and stormy life have oscillated...

Et si chaque jour était une véritable opportunité de transformer votre esprit, vos émotions et votre façon de vivre ? Ce livre est cette invitation. « Un café avec la philosophie – 366 réflexions et défis pour cultiver la paix, le courage et l'authenticité » est un calendrier annuel qui allie les grandes idées de l'humanité à des pratiques simples, profondes et applicables au quotidien. Un compagnon quotidien pour celles et ceux qui aspirent à vivre avec plus de présence, de légèreté et de sens. Chacun des 366 jours de l'année vous propose : ✔ Une citation marquante ...

Dionne Brand, author of the Griffin Poetry Prize-winning collection Ossuaries, returns with a startlingly original work about the act of writing itself. On a lonely wharf a clerk in an ink blue coat inspects bales and bales of paper that hold a poet's accumulated left-hand pages—the unwritten...

Embark on an enchanting journey through the life of one of the most influential and captivating figures in modern art in "Claude Monet: The Master of Impressionism." This book offers a comprehensive exploration of Monet's life, from his early days to the monumental legacy that continues to inspire artists and art lovers worldwide. Claude Monet stands as one of the most influential artists in history due to his pioneering role in the Impressionist movement, which revolutionized the art world. His innovative use of light and color challenged traditional artistic conventions and opened new ...

Et si trouver le bonheur était plus simple que vous ne le pensez? Dans son livre « À 21 jours du bonheur », l’experte en bonheur Ingrid Kelada vous montre comment découvrir la joie grâce à des conseils basés sur la science que vous pouvez appliquer dès aujourd’hui. Avec plus de 25 ans d’expérience en psychologie, Ingrid partage 21 stratégies concrètes pour vous aider à vous sentir plus motivé, productif et épanoui. Chaque « jour » de ce guide pratique se concentre sur un aspect clé de la vie, de la gestion de votre santé et de votre temps à l'amélioration de vos ...

Lorsque Lady Catherine de Bourgh arrive à Longbourn pour sommer Elizabeth Bennet de ne pas épouser son neveu, M. Darcy, les tensions entre ce dernier et Elizabeth sont à leur comble. Mais quand Elizabeth tombe malade après le départ de Lady Catherine, M. Darcy se lance dans une course contre la montre pour lui sauver la vie. Alors qu'il se rend à Londres pour trouver un médecin, la profondeur de ses sentiments pour Elizabeth lui apparaît clairement, et il commence à réaliser que son orgueil et ses préjugés l'ont aveuglé sur la vérité. Dans « Orgueil et Préjugés et Poison ...

Alors que les jeunes mariés Elizabeth Bennet et M. Darcy s'installent dans leur vie conjugale à Pemberley, ils s'attendent à une existence paisible et sans histoire. Mais lorsque des visiteurs inattendus débarquent, apportant avec eux secrets scandaleux et belle-famille odieuse, la lune de miel du couple est remplie de drames incessants. Pour couronner le tout, M. Darcy ne peut s'empêcher de taquiner Elizabeth au sujet d'un certain animal de la ferme. Alors qu'ils pensent que la situation ne peut pas empirer, une mort choquante vient bouleverser leur monde. L'amour d'Elizabeth et de M....

Une épidémie. Un mariage forcé. L’amour peut-il éclore ? Le prétendant secret de Mademoiselle Elizabeth Bennet se trouvait à Londres lorsque l’épidémie frappa : une forme rare et mortelle de petite vérole. Désormais, en raison d’une nouvelle loi, tous les hommes et femmes célibataires en âge de se marier doivent s’unir avant la fin de l’année. Elizabeth, secrètement en deuil, doit à présent se trouver un mari, mais un gentilhomme pourra-t-il trouver une place dans son cœur brisé ? Lorsque M. Fitzwilliam Darcy rejoignit son ami à Netherfield pour y trouver une ...

From the bestselling authors of How to be Parisian—”a book to read late at night in one go and then buy for your girlfriends” (Vogue UK) about what smart, savvy, fabulous women think, feel, and advise about growing older. Older, but Better, but Older has the playful wit, self deprecation...

Some said children were out of the question, but she is a mother of two boys.Some said she couldn’t handle business life, but she has interviewed over a hundred CEOs, and counting.Some said she wouldn’t be able to write a book on mental health, but here it is.Aparna Piramal Raje is happy...

An elderly bookseller improbably keeps his shop open in Palestine, telling a foreign correspondent the ways in which literature has provided him with refuge and inspiration A young French photographer travels to Palestine to report on the bombings in the Gaza Strip. One morning, during a...

Love and hope often arrive in the strangest places and in the strangest ways. During his tour of duty in Iraq, LtCol Jay Kopelman of the U.S. Marines endured the emotional stress common for those involved in bloody battles for freedom. Although the rules forbid pets, Kopelman and his comrades...