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bibliography Biographies. biography Biography. Cookbooks. Essais. Essays. History. Memoirs. Travel writing.Delbanco, Nicholas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 DELMayle, Peter
Summary: "The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of France--lessons learned, culinary delights enjoyed, and changes observed. Twenty-five years ago, Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, were rained out of a planned two weeks on the Cô̂te d'Azur. In search of sunlight,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 944.9 MAYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Travel MayleSilbernagel, Robert
Summary: "The Cadotte family became involved in the fur trade during the French colonial period, and members of the family played key roles after the British takeover of the region and then during the American period. They worked with the North West Company, the American Fur Company, and other firms; they served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and in numerous conflicts involving Native...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2020
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Contents: Map of another town -- A considerable town.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.91 FISBarr, Luke.
Summary: Presents a dramatic account of the 1970 gathering in Provence where such culinary luminaries as James Beard and Julia Child debated and inadvertently launched the modern food movement in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5973 BARDurrell, Lawrence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Publishing 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.9 DURLenard, Yvone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.9 LENSancton, Thomas (Thomas Alexander)
Summary: "Was the world's wealthiest woman--Liliane Bettencourt--heir to an estimated thirty-six-billion-dollar L'Oreal fortune, the victim of a con man? Or were her own family the real villains? This riveting narrative tells the real-life, shocking story behind the cause celebre that has captivated both France and the world. Liliane Bettencourt is the world's richest woman and the eleventh wealthiest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BETTENCOURT, LILIANE SANMayes, Frances
Summary: "A lyrical and evocative collection of personal stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, in which the queen of wanderlust reflects on the comforts of home. While Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes. In this poetic testament to the power of place in our lives, Mayes reflects on "home," from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAYES, FRANCES MAYChaffey, Will.
Contents: Thirst -- Departures and arrivals -- Mitchell Plateau -- Millaa Millaa -- Wild Bill -- Perry Farm and Middlebrook Road -- By the road -- The academy -- Frank and Earl -- Tanami -- Getting out of Alice -- Alice to Melbourne -- Melbourne -- Back to Millaa -- Swahili spoken here -- West -- Flood : the flight from Wyndham -- First steps -- Landmarks -- The river -- The cave in the cliff -- Oralee...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.41 CHAMayle, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.9 MAYParkman, Francis
Summary: Presents accounts of a young man's travels on the Oregon Trail and a sojourn with the Oglala Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Press 1943
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 PARGagné, Peter J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quintin Publications 2001
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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3714 GAG VOL 1Call number: R-GEN 929.3714 GAG VOL 2
Jubber, Nicholas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.504 JUBSciolino, Elaine
Summary: "Part memoir, part travelogue, part love letter to the people who live and work on a magical street in Paris. Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times, invites us on a tour of her favorite Parisian street, offering an homage to street life and the pleasures of Parisian living. 'I can never be sad on the rue des Martyrs,' Sciolino explains, as she celebrates the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2016
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Summary: In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week-trip around the world. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at 37 and 38 respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. As they travel the globe, the intimate story of their family unfolds in the details of the untimely deaths of their parents and only sister. Against the backdrop...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: LISI Press, c1999. 1983
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3 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.371 LAFLebel, Gérard
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Publisher / Publication Date: LISI Press 1983
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 LebelLebel, Gérard
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Publisher / Publication Date: LISI Press 1983
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.371 LLaforest, Thomas J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: LISI Press 1983
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.371 LAFLebel, Gérard
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Publisher / Publication Date: LISI Press 1983
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.371 LParsons, Frances M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallaudet University Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.1 PARLebovitz, David.
Summary: "A collection of stories and 100 sweet and savory French-inspired recipes from Chez Panisse pastry chef turned popular food blogger David Lebovitz, reflecting the way modern Parisians eat today and featuring lush photography taken around Paris and in David's Parisian kitchen. French cooking has come a long way since the days of Escoffier. The culinary culture of France has changed and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5944 LEBBard, Elizabeth.
Summary: This a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs--one with her new beau, Gwendal, the other with French cuisine. Bard packs her bags to begin a new life in the most romantic of cities. She finds that the deeper she immerses herself in French cuisine, the more Paris itself begins to translate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010