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	August Zang and the French Croissant 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of the Food of Paris: From Roast Mammoth to Steak Frites liked it 3.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	About the Baguette: Exploring the Origin of a French National Icon liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bullies: Monologues on Bullying for Teens and Adults it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vegetarians in Old Regime France it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Monologues for Teens and Twenties 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris Poems 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Regime Police Blotter I: Bloodshed, Sex & Violence In Pre-Revolutionary France it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series)

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Jim Chevallier and 1 other person liked James Turner's review of Radegund (WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY): "Not very convincing; tends to overinterpret its sources."
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Jim Chevallier rated a book really liked it The Chosen (Reuven Malter, #1) by Chaim Potok	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The first thing to know about this work is that it is a very loving book. The relationship of each boy to his father, the warmth between them and even - at a distance - between the fathers, even relationships with some of the incidental characters, a ...more
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I read this lovely book, as many will, because of my respect for its author, a New England folksinger whose songs have been recorded by a long list of others, but who never got the national fame many of us felt he deserved. Certainly, for those who l ...more
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Jim Chevallier and 1 other person liked Basel 's review of Le viandier de Taillevent (French Edition): "Whenever we travel to a new country, food is one of the key entrance points to its culture. Cuisine can tell us so much about a country’s history and culture, and even many times, we find different cuisines within a same country. France is known worl" Read more of this review »
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Jim Chevallier rated a book liked it Radegund (WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY) by E. T. Dailey	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I am probably one of the rare people to have studied the life of Radegund closely, along with various commentaries on it. So I know the subject well. I was pleased to see this relatively recent overview of her subject. But having now read it, I have ...more
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Jim Chevallier rated a book really liked it The Courtesans: The Demi-Monde in Nineteenth-Century France by Joanna Richardson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
My initial interest in this book was via my interest in nineteenth century Parisian restaurants, whose cabinet particuliers hosted much of the behavior associated with this elegant and erotic world. The actual stories of the courtesans are interest ...more
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