Professional French

This specialized vocabulary set, meticulously designed for medical professionals, bridges the language gap between English and French, focusing on terminology frequently encountered in medical settings.

In The Food and Wine of France, influential food writer Edward Behr investigates French cuisine and what it means, in encounters from Champagne to Provence. He tells the stories of French artisans and chefs who continue to work at the highest level. Many people in and out of France have noted for a long time the slow retreat of French cuisine, concerned that it is losing its important place in the country's culture and in the world culture of food. And yet, as Behr writes, good French food remains very, very delicious.

Long before The Lost Kitchen became a world dining destination with every seating filled the day the reservation book opens each spring, Erin French was a girl roaming barefoot on a 25-acre farm, a teenager falling in love with food while working the line at her dad’s diner and a young woman finding her calling as a professional chef at her tiny restaurant tucked into a 19th century mill.

Bob Irwin's extraordinary life as a wildlife pioneer, father to wildlife warrior Steve and founder of Australia Zoo, told in his own words. Bob Irwin grew up in the Dandenong Ranges, where his passion for wildlife was born. A near-death experience while working as a plumber made Bob realise he needed to follow his dreams, so he and his wife, Lyn, moved their young family to Queensland, where they opened a wildlife park on the Sunshine Coast. The Irwin children grew up in around the Beerwah Reptile and Wildlife Park....

Big Heart Little Stove is Volume 2 of The Lost Kitchen series. It is your new go-to inspiration for cooking thoughtful yet simple meals. With personal stories, her favorite hospitality "signatures," tips for cooking, presentation ideas, and audio-exclusive interviews (with Ina Garten & more)...

From the streets of Casablanca to the bright lights of Hollywood, Jean Reno has built one of the most unique and enduring careers in modern cinema. Beloved in France for his comedy in Les Visiteurs and revered worldwide for his haunting performance in Léon: The Professional, Reno has mastered the rare art of crossing borders—linguistic, cultural, and cinematic. With his quiet intensity, commanding presence, and unexpected vulnerability, he has become a global icon whose work spans thrillers, comedies, dramas, and international blockbusters like Mission: Impossible and The Da Vinci Code. ...

Albert Einstein est l'une des plus grandes icônes de notre époque : ce scientifique fuyant l'oppression, avec ses cheveux en bataille et ses yeux pétillants, son humanité attachante et son intelligence hors du commun, est devenu synonyme de génie.

Rien ne prédisposait Julie Ewa à vivre une telle expérience. Et pourtant. Un matin, un étrange phénomène se produit : elle sort de son corps. Cette expérience la bouleverse. Que signifie-t-elle ? Est-elle réelle ou le fruit de son imagination ? Loin d'être un épisode isolé, l'évènement se répète. Déterminée à ne pas fuir l'inexplicable, Julie Ewa décide de mener l'enquête. Son objectif : comprendre, tester, vérifier. Trouver la preuve qu'elle n'hallucine pas. Elle partage avec lucidité ses doutes, ses questionnements et ses recherches sur ce phénomène encore très méconnu.

Even before Susan Herrmann Loomis wrote her now-classic memoir, On Rue Tatin, Americans have been compelled by books about the French's ease with cooking. With In a French Kitchen, Loomis—an expat who long ago traded her American grocery store for a bustling French farmer's market—demystifies in lively prose the seemingly effortless je ne sais quoi behind a simple French meal.

This audiobook is a valuable resource designed specifically for educators who want to develop their French language skills in an educational setting. Whether you're a teacher, administrator, or support staff, this guide provides the tools you need to communicate effectively in French-speaking classrooms and school environments.

Rien n'aura empêché Nicole Juteau de tenter le tout pour le tout, pas plus un programme collégial où seuls les hommes étaient admis qu'une loi qui interdisait d'engager des policières. Grâce à sa ténacité et à sa témérité, elle est devenue, en 1975, en plein coeur de l'Année internationale de la femme, la première policière au Québec. . Première femme dans un monde d'hommes, elle a relevé une multitude de défis, dont celui d'être promue enquêteuse et agente double à l'escouade régionale alcool et moralité.

When the Saulnier sisters suffer one disappointment too many in their native France, they decide to pack up and try their luck in America. As journalists, they have the run of the country, following stories that take them to places where most Americans have never been - from the back roads of Appalachia to an underground village of homeless people in the New York City subway system. And along the way, they dine on: Nathan's Famous hot dogs at the annual hot dog-eating contest in Coney Island.

In the spring of 1940, the aspiring but unknown writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod were quietly pursuing ordinary, separate lives in Paris. After the German invasion and occupation of France, each joined the Resistance to help liberate the country from the Nazis and ascended to prominent, dangerous roles. After the war and through twists of circumstance, they became friends, and through their passionate determination and rare talent they emerged as leading voices of modern literature and biology, each receiving the Nobel Prize in their respective fields.

Will Durant's The Story of Philosophy: Voltaire and the French Enlightenment delves into the life and ideas of Voltaire, a central figure of the French Enlightenment. This volume explores Voltaire's contributions to philosophy, literature, and society, highlighting his advocacy for reason, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state. Durant's engaging narrative brings to life the vibrant era of the Enlightenment and Voltaire's enduring influence on modern thought. A must-read for anyone interested in philosophy and the history of ideas.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR From the bestselling author of The Master, longlisted for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year. An intimate, original biography of tennis legend Rafael Nadal, and the first to cover his entire career...

Écrit par l’auteur de la biographie autorisée de Steve Jobs, voici le récit intime de l’innovateur le plus fascinant et le plus controversé de la planète. Visionnaire défiant toutes les règles, Elon Musk est l’homme qui a fait entrer le monde dans l’ère des voitures électriques, de l’exploration spatiale privée et de l’intelligence artificielle. Ah, au fait : il a aussi racheté Twitter. Durant son enfance en Afrique du Sud, Elon Musk est la cible des violences de ses camarades. Un jour, une bande le pousse du haut d’une volée de marches et le roue de coups, réduisant son visage à une masse de chair boursouflée.

It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are the moments and the lives that Into That Silent Sea captures, a book that tells the intimate stories of the men and women, American and Russian, who made the space race their own and gave the era its compelling character.

Sam Altman, jeune homme brillant et atypique, reçoit une éducation positive avant-gardiste. À douze ans, il rêve déjà de créer une intelligence artificielle capable de résoudre les plus grands défis de l'humanité. Le 30 novembre 2022, il lance ChatGPT. Ce chatbot fascine le monde entier par sa capacité étonnante à tenir des conversations quasi humaines. Derrière cette réussite, un parcours hors norme. De son premier Mac à la fondation d'OpenAI, Sam Altman se distingue par bien plus que son talent de codeur.

The Family, fondée par Alice Zagury, Oussama Ammar et Nicolas Colin, a révolutionné l'écosystème des startups françaises entre 2013 et 2025. The Family a favorisé la diversité, cassé les hiérarchies, et permis à des entrepreneurs venus de tous horizons de transformer leurs idées en succès. Mais cette aventure hors du commun a aussi connu des crises, des scandales financiers et des remises en question, révélant les défis éthiques et structurels de l'innovation à l'ère numérique.

Whether you're attending international conferences, collaborating with global research teams, or reviewing cutting-edge academic papers, mastering technical French vocabulary can significantly enhance your effectiveness in science and engineering contexts. This comprehensive audio course focuses on real-world technical French, helping STEM professionals understand, pronounce, and confidently use frequently encountered terms across engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, and emerging fields like biotechnology and artificial intelligence.