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John French may refer to: Military John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852–1925), commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I John French, 2nd Earl of Ypres (1881–1958), British soldier and artist, son of the 1st Earl John French, 3rd Earl of Ypres (1921–1988), British peer, son of John French, 2nd Earl of Ypres Jack French (John Alexander French, 1914–1942), Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient Politics John French (MP for Winchelsea) (died 1420), MP for Winchelsea John French (MP for Hythe) John French (MP for Winchester), British Member of Parliament for Winchester John French (judge) (1670–1728), Justice of the Colonial Delaware Supreme Court John William French (1888–1970), Canadian politician Sports John French (field hockey) (born 1946), British Olympic hockey player John French (ice hockey) (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player John French (racing driver) (born 1930), Australian racing driver John French (speed skater) (born 1955), British Olympic speed skater Other John French (physician) (1616–1657), English doctor and chemist John French (Dean of Elphin) (1770–1848), Anglican priest in Ireland John French (academic), Oxford college head John W. French (1808–1871), American Episcopal clergyman John R. French (1819–1890), American publisher, editor, and politician John French (photographer) (1907–1966), English photographer John R. P. French (1913–1995), American psychologist John French (musician) (born 1948), American rock drummer See also Jay Jay French (born 1952), also called John French, American guitarist. Discover the John French popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John French books.

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  • The Book of St John synopsis, comments

    The Book of St John

    Fergus Henderson & Trevor Gulliver

    'The Book of St John is too witty to be a manifesto, but it is a sturdy invocation of the need for comfort, generosity and ritual at the table. And it is a gurglingly delightful co...

  • Reflections on the Revolution in France synopsis, comments

    Reflections on the Revolution in France

    Edmund Burke & Conor O'Brien

    Burke's seminal work was written during the early months of the French Revolution, and it predicted with uncanny accuracy many of its worst excesses, including the Reign of Terror....

  • Dear Fatty synopsis, comments

    Dear Fatty

    Dawn French

    A SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERThe hilarious and heartwarming memoir from one of Britain's bestloved comedians and Women's Prize longlisted author, Dawn French.Dawn French is ...

  • The Patagonian Hare synopsis, comments

    The Patagonian Hare

    Claude Lanzmann & Frank Wynne

    "Even if I lived a hundred lives, I still wouldn't be exhausted." These words capture the intensity of the experiences of Claude Lanzmann, a man whose acts have always been a negat...

  • Montmartre synopsis, comments

    Montmartre

    John Baxter

    In the second portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, awardwinning raconteur John Baxter leads us on a whirlwind tour of Montmartre, the hilltop village that fired the...

  • A Great Place to Have a War synopsis, comments

    A Great Place to Have a War

    Joshua Kurlantzick

    The untold story of how America’s secret war in Laos in the 1960s transformed the CIA from a loose collection of spies into a military operation and a key player in American foreig...

  • The Garden of Eden synopsis, comments

    The Garden of Eden

    Ernest Hemingway

    The last uncompleted novel of Ernest Hemingway, published posthumously in 1986, charts the life of a young American writer and his glamorous wife who fall for the same woman.A sens...

  • Trust No One synopsis, comments

    Trust No One

    Paul Cleave

    In this “outstanding psychological thriller” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) by the Edgarnominated author of Joe Victim, a famous crime writer struggles to differentiate betwee...

  • Silk Parachute synopsis, comments

    Silk Parachute

    John McPhee

    A WONDROUS NEW BOOK OF MCPHEE'S PROSE PIECESIN MANY ASPECTS HIS MOST PERSONAL IN FOUR DECADES The brief, brilliant essay "Silk Parachute," which first appeared in The New Yorker a ...

  • War on the Run synopsis, comments

    War on the Run

    John F. Ross

    Often hailed as the godfather of today’s elite special forces, Robert Rogers trained and led an unorthodox unit of green provincials, raw woodsmen, farmers, and Indian scouts on “i...

  • The Kennedys synopsis, comments

    The Kennedys

    Richard Avedon & Shannon Thomas Perich

    In the early 1960s, Richard Avedon was commissioned by Harper's Bazaar to create Observations, a column that consisted of a series of nine photographic essays. The subject of the f...

  • The Life of Crime synopsis, comments

    The Life of Crime

    Martin Edwards

    Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and shortlisted for both the A...

  • Moving Target synopsis, comments

    Moving Target

    Ross Kemp

    Former Special Reconnaissance Regiment Sergeant Nick Kane always stands by his friends. So when an old comrade is leaned on by gangsters, Nick's only too happy to help. But Nick qu...

  • Fatal Purity synopsis, comments

    Fatal Purity

    Ruth Scurr

    "Judicious, balanced, and admirably clear at every point. This is quite the calmest and least abusive history of the Revolution you will ever read." Hilary Mantel, London Review of...

  • Five Nights in Paris synopsis, comments

    Five Nights in Paris

    John Baxter

    An irresistible nighttime tour of Paris, past and present, by the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the WorldEvery guidebook to Paris is crammed with sites to see du...

  • Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery synopsis, comments

    Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery

    Freeman Wills Crofts

    From the Collins Crime Club archive, the second Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.THE RETURN OF INSPECTOR FRENCHWhen...

  • In Full Flight synopsis, comments

    In Full Flight

    John Heminway

    As a member of the renowned Flying Doctors Service, Dr. Anne Spoerry treated hundreds of thousands of people across rural Kenya over the span of fifty years, earning herself the ch...

  • Effie synopsis, comments

    Effie

    Suzanne Fagence Cooper

    Effie Gray, a beautiful and intelligent young socialite, rattled the foundations of England's Victorian age. Married at nineteen to John Ruskin, the leading art critic of the time,...

  • Chronicles synopsis, comments

    Chronicles

    Jean Froissart & Geoffrey Brereton

    The Chronicles of Froissart (13371410) are one of the greatest contemporary records of fourteenthcentury England and France. Depicting the great age of AngloFrench rivalry from the...

  • Empire of the Summer Moon synopsis, comments

    Empire of the Summer Moon

    S. C. Gwynne

    Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book AwardThis New York Tim...

  • Poems and Prose synopsis, comments

    Poems and Prose

    Gerard Hopkins & W. Gardner

    Closer to Dylan Thomas than Matthew Arnold in his 'creative violence' and insistence on the sound of poetry, Gerard Manley Hopkins was no staid, conventional Victorian. On entering...

  • Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781 synopsis, comments

    Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781

    Phillip Thomas Tucker

    Discover the littleknown role Alexander Hamilton played in the decisive battle of the American Revolution: Yorktown.Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781 is t...

  • Travels with My Donkey synopsis, comments

    Travels with My Donkey

    Tim Moore

    "'A donkey?' blurted my family as one. For a moment it didn't seem they'd ever be able to list all the reasons that made this so entertainingly ludicrous. . . .Yes, I'd never ridde...

  • Inspector French and the Crime at Guildford synopsis, comments

    Inspector French and the Crime at Guildford

    Freeman Wills Crofts

    To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector Fr...

  • The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook synopsis, comments

    The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook

    Kenaz Filan

    A guide to the practices, tools, and rituals of New Orleans Voodoo as well as the many cultural influences at its origins Includes recipes for magical oils, instructions for candl...

  • Inspector French and the Mystery on Southampton Water synopsis, comments

    Inspector French and the Mystery on Southampton Water

    Freeman Wills Crofts

    To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector Fr...

  • Crowner Royal synopsis, comments

    Crowner Royal

    Bernard Knight

    London, 1196. At the command of Richard the Lionheart, Sir John de Wolfe has left his beloved West Country for the Palace of Westminster, where he has been appointed Coroner of the...

  • Life and Laughing synopsis, comments

    Life and Laughing

    Michael McIntyre

    Discover the real Michael McIntyre through his remarkable and hilarious journey to comedy stardom in his first official autobiography'This book showed me the REAL Michael McIntyre'...

  • Inspector French and the Box Office Murders synopsis, comments

    Inspector French and the Box Office Murders

    Freeman Wills Crofts

    From the Collins Crime Club archive, the fifth Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.THE PUZZLE OF THE PURPLE SICKLEThe ...

  • The Intimate Life of Alexander Hamilton synopsis, comments

    The Intimate Life of Alexander Hamilton

    Allan Mclane Hamilton & Willard Sterne Randall

    The life of Alexander Hamilton is certainly one of great complexity and controversy and, as a result, has been of great interest to the general public for centuries. In the past tw...

  • Killing It synopsis, comments

    Killing It

    Camas Davis

    Camas Davis was at an unhappy crossroads. A longtime magazine editor, she had left New York City to pursue a simpler life in her home state of Oregon, with the man she wanted to ma...

  • A Great Improvisation synopsis, comments

    A Great Improvisation

    Stacy Schiff

    Soon to be a streaming series In this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prizewinning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his careerIn Dece...

  • The Singing Bone synopsis, comments

    The Singing Bone

    Beth Hahn

    A convicted killer’s imminent parole forces a woman to confront the nightmarish past she’s spent twenty years escaping.I found you. That’s what Mr. Wyck told her: I found...