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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
	Before the Baguette: The history of French bread 3.75 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	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
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	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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