Book, Film, DVD & CD Reviews



This Month's Featured Books:

THE GIRL WITHOUT A SHADOW
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CLOTILDE’SEDIBLE ADVENTURES IN PARIS
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This Month's Featured CD:


PARIS BLUES
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This Month's Featured Film:

NARROW DOG TO CARCASSONE
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LUANNE RICE, LIGHT OF THE MOON
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DAVID A. CLARY, ADOPTED SON, WASHINGTON, LAFAYETTE AND THE FREINDSHIP THE SAVED TH REVOLUTION
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DAVID GOLDER,THE BALL, SNOW IN AUTUMN,THE COURILOF AFFAIR
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PARIS CAFE: THE SELECT CROWD
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"THE SHARPER YOUR KNIFE, THE LESS YOU CRY
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FRENCH TRYSTS
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TESTIMONY FRANCE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
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THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS
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Vie Française
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EVERYBODY COMES TO JUANS
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LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY
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THE ORCHID SHROUD
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THE ILLUSTRATED DA VINCI CODE
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SUITE FRANÇAISE
by Irene Nemirovsky
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NEWS OF PARIS
by Ronald Weber
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IN THE MERDE FOR LOVE
by Stephen Clarke
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MY LIFE in FRANCE
by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme
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In My Battle of Algiers
by Ted Morgan
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France and the French
by Rod Kedward
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The Judgment of Paris
by Ross King
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Cognac & Calvados
by Kyle Jarrard
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Time Was Soft There
by Jeremy Mercer
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Provence Harvest
by Louisa Jones
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Romantic Paris
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The Essence of Style
by Joan DeJean
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French English Visual Bilingual Dictionary
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More Merde
by Stephen Clarke
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Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light
Reviewed by John Baxter
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French for Le Snob: Adding Panache to Your Everyday Conversation
Reviewed by Terrance Gelenter
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Deadly Slipper
Reviewed by Cara Black
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Cooking at Home on Rue Tatin
Reviewed by Susan Herrmann Loomis
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Fatima's Good Fortune
Reviewed by John Baxter
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Into a Paris Quarier:Queen Margo's Chapel and Other Haunts of St. Germain
Reviewed by John Baxter

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Paris in a Basket
Belle V recommends one of her favorite books in the Food and France category.

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A Year in the Merde
Reviewed by Debra Ollivier
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Belle V suggests 2 books about Montarnasse, both written by John Crombie, author, publisher and artist-printer.
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Rendez-Vous
Terrance Gelenter reviews director André Téchiné's film, featuring Juliette Binoche.
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A Great Improvisation
Mark André Singer, aka Citoyen Singer, reviews Stacy Schiff's new bio of Ben Franklin's years in Paris.
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We’ll Always Have Paris: Sex and Love in the City of Light, by John Baxter
Reviewed by Jeffrey Greene author of French Spirits – If you’d like an autographed copy please contact: terrance@paris-expat.com
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Almost French
Cara Black (author, Murder in the Sentier) love's Sarah Turnbull's Paris "hood" and couldn't wait to share her praise for "Almost French".
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Americans in Paris
Book review by Terrance Gelenter. more...



Entre Nous – A Womans’ Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl
Cara Black reviews “Entre Nous”. more...



Fete de la Musique: Paris is a fete always
Acclaimed mystery writer Cara Black took time out from her hectic book tour to collect these memories for us.
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French Women Don't Get Fat
Debra Ollivier reviews Mireille Guiliano's book: French Women Don't Get Fat.
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Georges Simenon Remembered and Celebrated
The centenary of the birth of Georges Simenon, Paris Police Inspector Jules Maigret's creator.
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Happy Birthday Camembert
Our Normandy Faculty, Don and Petie Kladstrup celebrate the birth of Camembert.
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Holiday Gift Book Guide
Paris, Natalie Barney and Paris Sweets
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Holiday Gift Ideas:
PTEE director Terrance Gelenter picks the books that he will be placing under Christmas trees.
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L’affaire
Mystery writer Cara Black reviews Diane Johnson’s new novel "L’affaire."
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Noble Rot
From Bordeaux, John Baxter reviews William Echikson's "Noble Rot: A Bordeaux Wine Revolution"
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Paris Book Buzz
Bentano's - Paris profiles Ron Katz: French America.
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Remembrance of Things Paris
Reviewed by Cara Black. more...


Report from a Parisian Paradise by Joseph Roth
A review by Terrance Gelenter. more...



Summer Reading List
Terrance Gelenter highlights three new books
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The Angel of the Left Bank
Cara Black gets inside Saint-Sulpice in Jean-Paul Kaufmann's "The Angel of the Left Bank"
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Three "Must-Have" Paris Travel Guides
Don't carry a library of Paris travel guides in your suitcase. Save that space for important items- wine, fragrances, scarves, or marrons glacés.
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