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Yiddish-an oft-considered "gutter" language-is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselves. Its survival has been an incredible journey, especially considering how often Jews have tried to kill it themselves. Underlying Neal Karlen's unique, brashly entertaining, yet thoroughly researched telling of the language's story is the notion that Yiddish is a mirror of Jewish history, thought, and practice-for better and worse.
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Already provoking debate and garnering significant attention in France and within the wine world, Vino Business is a surprising and eye-opening book about the dark side of French wine, by acclaimed investigative journalist Isabelle Saporta. While Bordeaux has been a bastion of winemaking tradition and excellence for centuries, in recent decades the industry has changed dramatically under the influence of large-scale international investors. French...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine was the wife of two kings, Louis VII of France and Henry II Plantagenet of England, and the mother of two others, Richard the Lionhearted and John Lackland. In her eventful, often stormy life, she not only influenced the course of events in the twelfth century but also encouraged remarkable advances in the literary and fine arts. In this book, experts in five disciplines-history, art history, music, French and English literature-evaluate...
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"A detailed and fascinating reexamination of this story by David Edmonds and John Eidinow." - New York Review of Books
"Sprightly and accessible . . . David Edmonds and John Eidinow have heightened intellectual feuds beyond the shallows of anecdote." - San Francisco Chronicle
"As we've come to expect from Edmunds and Eidinow, their analysis of the personalities in question is sharp and engaging." - Los Angeles Times
"An enthralling account of a...
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Unlock the secrets of Paris's charm with this handy visual guidebook. Learn the history of the city's most famous landmarks, grasp their fascinating details and discover dozens of lesser-known architectural gems. Whether you are a Paris regular or visiting for the first time, this guide will help you understand how the city acquired its unique and beautiful design palette and recommend ways to experience it more fully with self-guided walking tours...
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With one bounced check, Nancy Brook's world collapsed around her. She was charged with a felony and thrown in jail even though her husband had pilfered money out of their business account. Eventually, the charges were dismissed, but her marriage and business were over. A decade later at age forty-three, Nancy thrived as a bank vice president and single parent. Still, she couldn't get her dating act together. After seven break-ups in seven years, she...
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This vividly written account of the epic four-year campaign is "particularly worth reading [for] aspects of the Great War rarely discussed in other texts" -Roads to the Great War
The annals of the First World War record the Argonne Forest as the epicenter of the famous Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918, the largest American operation launched against the Germans during the conflict. During 1914 and 1915 though, amid the dense forest, French and Italian...
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Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first foreigners to recognize the potential of a new land called the United States. His classic work Democracy in America, first published in 1835, was not only a vivid portrait of the new nation, but also a startlingly accurate forecast of its future. From the influence of evangelical Christianity to the advent of our "consumer society," many of de Tocqueville's predictions have come true.
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Embark on a journey into the past with Henry Adams as he brings two of France's most striking medieval landmarks to life in vivid detail. With rich imagination and insight, Adams immerses readers in the world of twelfth-century Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres when these architectural marvels were newly constructed.
Adams meticulously conjures the atmosphere, values and social dynamics that produced such ambitious church monuments centuries ago. Through...
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Le 16 mai 1958 en Algérie, on assista à d'étonnantes scènes de fraternisation entre Européens et Musulmans. Jusqu'à quel point peut-on y croire? Le 3 juillet 1958, après 128 ans de colonisation, les Musulmans algériens reçurent la citoyenneté française pleine et entière. N'est-ce pas le même Président de la République qui la leur retira le 3 juillet 1962 ?Le 21 mai 1981 fut élu un Président de la République qui promettait aux étrangers...
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"Pascal's Wager is a splendid read. Connor [...] a historian who understands religion and science equally [...] keeps us turning the page." - Michael Gurian, author of The Minds of Boys
"James Connor gives a racy account of a remarkable man [...] in a book that is a fascinating read." - Rev. Dr. John Polkinghorne, author of Quarks Chaos & Christianity
"A compelling and readable study of one of the most influential thinkers in religious history."...
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"Tramuta sweeps away the tired clichés of the Parisian woman with her vivid profiles of the dynamic and creative 'femmes' now powering the French capital." -Eleanor Beardsley, NPR Paris correspondent
The New Parisienne focuses on one of the city's most prominent features, its women. Lifting the veil on the mythologized Parisian woman-white, lithe, ever fashionable-Lindsey Tramuta demystifies this oversimplified archetype and recasts the women of...
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