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Saint Joan of Arc Saint Joan of Arc Vita Sackville-West Historical research about the life of Saint Joan Of Arc OL1347416W
Rashi Rashi Elie Wiesel From Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, comes a magical book that introduces us to the towering figure of Rashi--Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki--the great biblical and Talmudic commentator of the … OL14856761W
Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary John Daniell We do this for money and for the love of the game - but mainly for the money.John Daniell is a rubgy mercenary. A brutal word for an often brutal game. In 1996, when Rugby Union turned professional, … OL14909870W
Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist Jon Elster The book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost as a social scientist rather than as a political theorist. Drawing on his earlier work on the explana… OL15186053W
The Giant of the French Revolution The Giant of the French Revolution David Dawday One of the Western world's most epic uprisings, the French Revolution brought an end to an absolute monarchy that had ruled for almost a thousand years. And George-Jacques Danton was a driving force … OL15376998W
Vauban and the French military under Louis XIV Vauban and the French military under Louis XIV Jean-Denis Lepage "Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers and was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. Covers his exceptional career (within the backg… OL15499936W
Alias Olympia Alias Olympia Eunice Lipton In this stylish work of imaginative nonfiction, Eunice Lipton re-creates a provocative figure out of nineteenth-century art history, Victorine Meurent, the mysterious woman who modeled for Manet's mo… OL15864836W
Radioactive Radioactive Lauren Redniss Presents the professional and private lives of Marie and Pierre Curie, examining their personal struggles, the advancements they made in the world of science, and the issue of radiation in the modern… OL16153084W
Crossing the borders of time Crossing the borders of time Leslie Maitland Investigative reporter Leslie Maitland grew up enthralled by her mothers accounts of forbidden romance and harrowing flight from the Nazis. Her book is both a journalists vivid depiction of a world a… OL16342722W
Thank heaven Thank heaven Leslie Caron Leslie Caron made her film debut with Gene Kelly in the classic MGM musical An American in Paris, created the role of Gigi, danced with Fred Astaire in Daddy Long Legs, and starred with Cary Grant in… OL16578406W
Henri Poincaré Henri Poincaré Jeremy J. Gray "Henri Poincaré (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time--he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics and … OL16672140W
Napoleon and the Revolution Napoleon and the Revolution David P. Jordan "This new study of Napoleon emphasizes his ties to the French Revolution, his embodiment of its militancy, and his rescue of its legacies. Jordan's work illuminates all aspects of his fabulous career… OL16688599W
Two small footprints in wet sand Two small footprints in wet sand Anne-Dauphine Julliand "'Add life to days when we cannot add days to life.' Thaïs is almost two. Like most well-loved children, she is happy. She laughs as she runs on the beach. But her footprints in the sand, with toes t… OL17822942W
My life in France My life in France Julia Child Julia Child singlehandedly created a new approach to American cuisine with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, but as she reveals in this bestsel… OL1820659W
The Arab of the future The Arab of the future Riad Sattouf "In striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervor of political idealism, Riad Sattouf recounts his nomadic childhood growing up in rural France, Gaddaf… OL19671562W
The eye The eye Philippe Costamagna "It's a rare and secret profession, comprising a few dozen people around the world equipped with a mysterious mixture of knowledge and innate sensibility. Summoned to Swiss bank vaults, Fifth Avenue … OL19761367W
Dior by Dior Dior by Dior Christian Dior "Christian Dior rocketed to fame with his first collection in 1947 when the 'New Look' took the world by storm. This charming and modest autobiography gives a fascinating and detailed insight into th… OL20016346W
Finding Fontainebleau Finding Fontainebleau Thaddeus Carhart "A beguiling memoir of a childhood in 1950s Fontainebleau from the much-admired New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank. For a young American boy in the 1950s, Fontainebl… OL20030119W
Coco Chanel Coco Chanel Megan Hess Fashion is ever-changing, influenced by the key designers that capture a moment in history; and Coco Chanel is arguably the most significant influence on women's fashion in the twentieth century. Coc… OL20046439W
Behind enemy lines Behind enemy lines Wendy Holden,Marthe Cohn Marthe Cohn was a young Jewish woman living just across the German border in France when Hitler rose to power. Her family sheltered Jews fleeing the Nazis, including Jewish children sent away by thei… OL20949034W
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