In Search of Cluny: God's Lost Empire |
Edwin Mullins ISBN: 1904955045 A thousand years ago the French abbey of Cluny was the hub of one of the most powerful empires of the Middle Ages, and the spiritual heart of Europe. Nearly 1,500 religious houses were subject to its authority, and it was the seat of immense political...(read more) |
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In the Steps of the Black Prince: The Road to Poitiers, 1355-1356: 32 (Warfare in History) |
Peter Hoskins ISBN: 1843836114 (Hardcover) In 1355 the Black Prince took an army to Bordeaux and embarked on two chevauchées (mounted military expeditions, generally characterised by the devastation of the surrounding towns and countryside), which culminated in his...(read more) |
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Pardon My French: Unleash Your Inner Gaul |
Charles Timoney ISBN: 1846140528 Based on twenty years of hard-won knowledge, "Pardon My French" takes you through all the words you need to survive, shows how and why they work, and steers you past all the pitfalls and potential embarrassments of speaking French in France. |
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South-West France: The Wines and Winemakers |
Paul Strang ISBN: 0520259416 Between Bordeaux and the Spanish border, reaching east to the Massif Central and the river valleys of the Dordogne and Lot, and south to the foothills of the Pyrenees, lies a unique and little-known viticultural landscape. South-West France is...(read more) |
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The Cyclist |
Fred Nath ISBN: 0956492517 Nazi-occupied Aquitaine, 1943:
A beautiful young woman is found murdered in the shadow of the Bergerac Prefecture. Auguste Ran, Assistant Chief of Police, suspects Brunner, a German Security Police Major, of the crime. The more Auguste...(read more) |
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The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French |
Michael Mould ISBN: 0415597943 The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French reveals the hidden cultural dimension of contemporary French, as used in the press, going beyond the limited and purely lexical approach of traditional bilingual...(read more) |
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Toby's Tails |
Susan Keefe ISBN: 1612047912 Set in the French countryside, Toby's Tails relates the first year in the life of the author's Border Collie, starting with his earliest recollections on the farm where he was born. His life changes when Susan Keefe adopts Toby and he bonds...(read more) |
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Winewoman@Bergerac.France |
Helen Gillespie-Peck ISBN: 0954848098 Helen Gillespie-Peck is a British wine writer and educator who has lived in Bergerac, France for more than thirty years. "Winewoman@Bergerac.France" is a culmination of her many years of experience in the world of wine and life in rural France. |
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