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Keith Van Sickle

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Travel, Memoir, Nonfiction

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Marcel Pagnol, Peter Mayle, Bill Bryson, David Sedaris

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Keith Van Sickle grew up in Alameda, California, the son of public school teachers. He got his first taste of overseas life while spending a college term in England and later backpacked around the world for six months.

Grateful for the scholarships that helped him pay for college, in 1987 he started a foundation that helps students from Alameda pursue a college education.

Keith fell in love with Europe during a five-year expat assignment in Switzerland, where he and his wife Val lived in a village with more cows than people. After returning to the US, Keith helped start a company whose product was so geeky that he still doesn’t quite understand it.

Keith and Val dreamed of living abroad again but were unable to find another expat gig. So they ...more

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	One Sip at a Time: Learning to Live in Provence 3.75 avg rating — 575 ratings — 5 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
	Are We French Yet? Keith & Val's Adventures in Provence 4.14 avg rating — 326 ratings — 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
	An Insider's Guide to Provence 4.25 avg rating — 44 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
	An Insider's Guide to St-Rémy-de-Provence and the Surrounding Area 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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

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A Perfect Day in Montmartre

No visit to Paris is complete without a stop in Montmartre, the area famous for its artists, cabarets, and the Sacré-Cœur Basilica floating above the city. Montmartre includes the highest point in Paris, and this winter Parisians delighted in tobogganing down its slopes after a rare snowstorm.

Val and I visited recently and I thought I’d share our itinerary with you. It included some of the top

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Tender Is the Night

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Keith Sickle rated a book really liked it La petite-fille by Bernhard Schlink	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 found the grandfather's dilemma fascinating--how do you approach someone who lives in an intellectual bubble? How do you get truth into a sophisticated and comprehensive system of lies, some of which have elements of truth in them? This window into ...more
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Keith Sickle rated a book it was amazing Demain c'est loin by Jacky Schwartzmann	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 very funny book, with some sharp insights into French society. The plot was a bit unbelievable at times, but overall this was a really excellent read.
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Keith Sickle rated a book it was amazing Finding the Story: A Memoir of Sorts by George Anders (Goodreads Author)	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
An interesting book about an interesting man. It covers a lot of ground—from childhood through college and a long and distinguished career, before ending with a beautiful story about reconciling with his aged father. The book is particularly strong w ...more
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An interesting story, especially about Charmain. These two were quite the adventurers!
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Keith Sickle rated a book it was amazing $Pour une fraction de seconde - La vie mouvementée d'Eadweard ... by Guy Delisle$ Pour une fraction de seconde - La vie mouvementée d'Eadweard Muybridge by Guy Delisle	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
Fascinating, both the history of Muybridge but also the story of the development of cinema. A BD is an ideal format for telling this story.
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Often brilliant, occasionally dull, this is a deep and thoughtful exploration of love, marriage, and friendship. An excellent read.
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