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A gorgeous gift edition of festive stories from France, from the publishers of A SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS, A GERMAN CHRISTMAS and AN ITALIAN CHRISTMAS Joyeux noel! These festive stories welcome Christmas a la fran aise – delicious, chic and unexpected. Sparkling Paris streets, opulent feasts, wandering orphans,…
Kategorier: Antikviteter och samlarobjekt Antikviteter och samlarobjekt: mattor och textilier Broderi Hantverk och handarbete Livsstil, hobby och fritid Sömnad och handarbete
Sharing the result of her years combing dusty attics, archives, brocantes, and antique shops for vintage handstitched items and rare needlework manuals, embroidery expert Véronique Maillard here offers the patterns used by French women in the 1800s and early 1900s to prepare their dowry chests or to…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografi: konst och underhållning Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Konst Konst: teman och motiv Särskilda konstnärer
Margaret ”Maggie” French (1930–2023) var en originell konstnär med många färger på sin palett och en begåvad musiker med många strängar på sin lyra. Med denna bok förblir hennes minne och livsverk tillgängliga. Hon var beundrad i många länder, så boken finns på både svenska och engelska.
Hennes make och livskamrat i…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: folk och länder Barn och ungdom: pojkar och män Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Faktaböcker barn och ungdom Personliga och sociala frågor barn och ungdom Personliga och sociala frågor barn och ungdom: familjen Personliga och sociala frågor barn och ungdom: skilsmässor och trasiga familjer Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: familjen
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
When Rylan’s best friend ditches him for the cool kids, Rylan thinks a summer spent working on a French farm will be the perfect chance to reconnect. But he doesn’t count on his long-lost father showing up. This funny, touching novel is perfect for fans of Gary…
Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and Auguste Poe run the most in-demand private investigation agency in New York City.
The three detectives make a formidable team, solving a series of seemingly impossible crimes – from a priceless art theft and a decades-old unsolved murder, to mysterious disappearances that…
Sixty-nine of the finest portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron, great photographic pioneer, with appreciations by Virginia Woolf and Roger Fry.
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt
Brödtjuven, han är en storslagen tjuv som söker efter läckert bröd över hela världen. Erkänd av bageriägaren blev han en utmärkt brödartist. Men en lång skugga lurar i skogsbageriet…? Står Brödtjuven inför sin största utmaning än?
Kategorier: Heminredning Hus och hem Hushållstips Livsstil och stilguider Livsstil, hobby och fritid Renovering och tillbyggnad
Master the art of creating sleek, elegant and chic French interiors with renowned author and designer Carolyn Westbrook.
‘French Inspired’ is Carolyn’s signature decorating style. Her stunning house in Texas, a sleek urban apartment and a classically elegant town house showcase a variety of interiors that will leave…
Kategorier: Hantverk och handarbete Kviltning, lapptäcken och applikationer Livsstil, hobby och fritid Sömnad och handarbete
Braid a variety of fabrics into an eye-catching quilt.
’Beautiful and deep … a sumptuous treat for any book lover’ The Independent
’Food for short story lovers everywhere’ Irish Times
*A major celebration of the French short story and Spectator Book of the Year*
The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an…
’Beautiful and deep … a sumptuous treat for any book lover’ The Independent
’Food for short story lovers everywhere’ Irish Times
*A major celebration of the French short story and Spectator Book of the Year*
The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an…
In a small town in balmy Provence, Marie-Jeanne has a gift. She can see the marks Love has left on the people around her. Glowing faces, hands that shimmer brighter when enclosed in another. Before long, Marie-Jeanne is playing matchmaker. When her foster father, Francis, sets up a mobile library travelling the many…
’A classic, witty and wonderful mystery from the king of crime. Fast-paced and fun, clever and exciting. I loved it.’ CHRIS WHITAKER
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Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and Auguste Poe run the most in-demand private investigation agency in New York City.
The three…
Lär dig blanda klassiska cocktails!
Med cocktailexperten Nick Mautone vid rodret är det enkelt att blanda drinkar. Lär dig de perfekta proportionerna för en Manhattan, hur du med finess fixar en Bloody Mary eller lägger sista handen vid en Singapore Sling. Klassiska cocktails innehåller allt du behöver veta om…
A beautiful new edition of the beloved cookbook capturing the spirit of Julia Child’s debut TV show, which made her a star and is now featured as the centerpiece of HBO Max’s Julia, The French Chef Cookbook is a comprehensive (Aïoli to Velouté, Bouillabaisse to Ratatouille) collection of more than 300…
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Sanna berättelser Sanna berättelser: brott True crime: serial killers & murderers
Ten months after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Warren Commission reported that Lee Harvey Oswald alone, killed the president on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Oswald, had no confederates, nor did any foreign power aid him in his deadly deed. Case closed.
However, what most people did not know was that…
In this novel from Nina George we return to Jean Perdu's beautiful barge on the Seine, his Literary Apothercary. He's spent many years still prescribing just the right book for his customers in the exact time they need it. His beloved books are his medicine: books that will comfort, guide, envelop and the…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt
Mini-Loup tar en liten omväg genom förhistorisk tid! Klädd i leopardhud ger han sig iväg på galna äventyr med dinosaurier i utmärkt form som reskamrater…
The official companion to The French Dispatch and the latest volume in the bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series
The French Dispatch-the tenth feature film from writer-director Wes Anderson-weaves together stories of an eccentric band of expat journalists working at the titular American newspaper in 20th-century…
Leva snabbt är en roman av Brigitte Giraud. Historien följer två bröder, Bernard och Jean-Paul, när de navigerar sig genom livet i Frankrike efter andra världskriget. Romanen utforskar teman som familj, kärlek, förlust och tiden som passerar. Med gripande prosa och rik karaktärsutveckling skapar Giraud en fängslande…
La Femme gelée av Annie Ernaux är en delvis självbiografisk roman som utforskar de undertryckande samhällsnormer och förväntningar som ställs på kvinnor i Frankrike efter andra världskriget. Huvudpersonens historia vävs samman med berättelserna om kvinnorna i hennes familj, vilket belyser patriarkatets…
When the kids are grown and Mercy Garrett gradually moves herself out of the family home, everyone is determined not to notice. Over at her studio, she wants space and silence. She won't allow any family clutter. Not even their cat, Desmond. Yet it is a clutter of untidy moments that forms the Garretts'…
When the kids are grown and Mercy Garrett gradually moves herself out of the family home, everyone is determined not to notice. Over at her studio, she wants space and silence. She won't allow any family clutter. Not even their cat, Desmond. Yet it is a clutter of untidy moments that forms the Garretts'…
This luscious cookbook was inspired by the unparalleled experience of shopping the open-air markets of Paris. Author Brian DeFehr was raised on the prairies of Canada and struck out to greener pastures in Winnipeg, Chicago, Montreal, and finally landed in Paris, where he developed an appreciation for the French way of…
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Bilderböcker Bilderböcker med mycket text Bilderböcker, pysselböcker och pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år
Margaret is made of 100% cotton. Her hair is yellow and her eyes are shaped like butterflies. On a dark October morning, Margaret wakes up after a deep sleep. She discovers that the world lies in the shadows of darkness, ruled by a waste monster and his soldiers. Margaret is forced to leave her home to find out what’s…
Widely acclaimed since publication, John Fowles’ most beloved novel is the ultimate epic historical romance. Charles Smithson, a respectable engaged man, meets Sarah Woodruff as she stands on the Cobb at Lyme Regis, staring out to sea.
Almost 60 years after the end of the war and the independence of Algeria, the history of the former French region and colony has left many scars in the French society. The independence of Algeria led to tragedies for both the European and Arab populations: mass deportation for the first; killings, poverty and a new…
When the kids are grown and Mercy Garrett gradually moves herself out of the family home, everyone determines not to notice.
Over at her studio, she wants space and silence. She won’t allow any family clutter. Not even their cat, Desmond.
Yet it is a clutter of untidy moments that forms the Garretts’ family…
Lonely Planet’s Tahiti and French Polynesia is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Swim in the sparklingly clear waters, hike to waterfalls, dive into coral wonderlands, then sip cocktails by the…
Kategorier: Språk och lingvistik
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.
”I love Olly’s work – and you will too!” – Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers
Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written…
In the past ten years, antique textiles, especially those from France, have become very popular for interior decoration. In her easy-to-read style, the author gives a basic history of French textiles from the Middle Ages to Art Déco. 416 beautiful color photographs demonstrate traditional and contemporary uses for…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
The exclusive French periodical Gazette du Bon Ton was published in Paris to showcase the latest haute couture women’s fashion. A selection of the original pochoir print illustrations made for this magazine between 1920 and 1922 are presented in this book.
Fashion designers Charles Worth, Paul Poiret, and…
This is the beautiful guide to French provincial furniture that no serious buyer or enthusiast can afford to be without. It presents the key types of country antique furniture in fourteen separate regions of France, explains the differences in their construction and decoration which will enable you to identify them,…
These pendulum clocks not only tell time but also depict magnificent bronze and gilded sculptures which more or less relate to time, especially of Greek and Roman mythology, American Indian or African origin, and inhabitants of exotic countries. The author explains the underlying stories and scenes of everyday life in…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
In this new book, Spencer Coil examines various models of uniforms and equipment used by the multiethnic French armed forces in the First World War. A carefully chosen and researched selection of period photographs enables the reader to visualize a climactic era in history, as experienced by the poilus (French…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
A reprint of the original 1886 catalog of bronzes from the House of Barbedienne is reproduced with original selling prices in French francs and dimensions plus the line drawings which depict many of these famous works. Barbedienne was one of the foremost French foundries for the production of bronze sculptures in the…
A smorgasbord of more than 50 recipes celebrates the versatility of the deep-fried french fry. Why tear open bags and slide tasteless frozen potato sticks into the oven? Much more appetizing are home-cut Belgian hand-made french fry soufflés, extravagant tornados, or delicate spaghetti nests. Regardless of shape or…
French Aeroplanes Before the Great War is a catalog of the aeroplanes of the nearly 700 French builders who worked before the onset of World War I. Most of these aeroplanes flew – some did not – some were never even finished – but all of them reflect the extraordinary vitality and sense of optimism that powered the…
This beautiful book presents in large format the story of Margaret Tafoys’s paramount place in the evolution of Tewa Pueblo pottery in Santa Clara, New Mexico. This monumental work is divided into four major sections examining a history of the Pueblo people, Margaret Tafoya’s life, Santa Clara pottery…
Colorful and charming French enameled metal cookware from the mid-1800s to the late 1950s is showcased in this beautiful new book. Over 400 color photos present coffee pots, teapots, pitchers, creamers, spice and canister sets, utensil racks, salt boxes, match boxes, buckets, and more. Originally designed for…
Kategorier: Teknik, ingenjörsvetenskap etc.
This book gives an account of the French model tanks used by Germany during WWII.
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
The story of the French units of the Waffen-SS in World War II—the Französische SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment; Französische SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade, Waffen-Grenadier-Brigade der SS “Charlemagne”; 33. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS “Charlemagne”—is told in this concise and detailed book. Examined first are…
Vem fan är Margaret? är den dramatiska och kärleksfulla överklasshistorien om Margaret. Hon hamnar i fruktansvärt tuffa situationer när hon egentligen bara borde få vara en ung tanklös tjej. I sin resa söker hon frihet med hjälp av droger, shopping och ett oändligt festande.
Vem fan är Margaret? är en intensiv och…
French pochoir prints from the glorious Art Deco era present women’s fashion designs in their most original era. Chosen from the period 1924 to 1931, this clothing was revolutionary and has been the epitome of haute couture designers ever since. The most famous clothing designers of the time are represented…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
An entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.
The French Revolution and What Went Wrong looks back at the French Revolution and how it’s surrounded in a myth. In 1789, almost no one in France wanted to oust…
The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever venture beyond Baltimore, but in some ways they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband, Robin. Their…
”Death can be a destabilizing force. And when it touches you closely, you must somehow discover a way to find and rebuild your secure home,” popular yoga instructor Mary Paterson writes. With the death of her father, she felt as if she had no place to stand. She had lost her home.
Paterson’s response…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi