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Paul French may refer to: Paul French (priest) (died 1600), Canon of Windsor Paul Comly French (1903–1960), American reporter, writer, anti-war activist and non-profit executive Paul French (author) (born 1966), British writer Isaac Asimov (1920–1992), who used this pseudonym for the Lucky Starr series of juvenile books. Discover the Paul French popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Paul French books.

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  • Scandilicious Baking synopsis, comments

    Scandilicious Baking

    Signe Johansen

    Discover the secrets of great baking with Scandilicious flair... Scandinavian baking is among the best in the world. Deeply ingrained in the culture, it is a distinctive part of t...

  • Warming Up Julia Child synopsis, comments

    Warming Up Julia Child

    Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz

    A Pulitzer prizefinalist peels back the curtain on an unexplored part of Julia Child's lifethe formidable team of six she collaborated with to shape her legendary career.

  • Disaster Was My God synopsis, comments

    Disaster Was My God

    Bruce Duffy

    The author of the critically acclaimed novel The World as I Found It brilliantly reimagines the scandalous life of the pioneering, protopunk poet Arthur Rimbaud. Arthur Rimbaud, th...

  • A Covert Affair synopsis, comments

    A Covert Affair

    Jennet Conant

    Bestselling author Jennet Conant brings us a stunning account of Julia and Paul Child’s experiences as members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in the Far East during Worl...

  • Cezanne synopsis, comments

    Cezanne

    Alex Danchev

    With 32pages of fullcolor inserts, and blackandwhite illustrations throughout.Alex Danchev gives us the first comprehensive assessment of the revolutionary work and restless life o...

  • Germinal synopsis, comments

    Germinal

    Roger Pearson & Émile Zola

    Considered by André Gide to be one of the ten greatest novels in the French language, Émile Zola's Germinal is a brutal depiction of the poverty of a mining community in northern F...

  • Love synopsis, comments

    Love

    Stendhal, Gilbert Sale & Suzanne Sale

    In 1818, when he was in his midthirties, Stendhal met and fell passionately in love with the beautiful Mathilde Dembowski. She, however, was quick to make it clear that she did not...

  • The Criminal Child synopsis, comments

    The Criminal Child

    Jean Genet, Charlotte Mandell & Jeffrey Zuckerman

    The Criminal Child offers the first English translation of a key early work by Jean Genet. In 1949, in the midst of a national debate about improving the French reformschool s...

  • The Second-Worst Restaurant in France synopsis, comments

    The Second-Worst Restaurant in France

    Alexander McCall Smith

    In this delightful sequel to the bestselling comedic novel My Italian Bulldozer, Paul Stuart's travels take him to a French village, where the local restaurant's haute cuisine leav...

  • Nana synopsis, comments

    Nana

    Émile Zola & George Holden

    Born to drunken parents in the slums of Paris, Nana lives in squalor until she is discovered at the Théâtre des Variétés. She soon rises from the streets to set the city alight as ...

  • Tell Me No Secrets synopsis, comments

    Tell Me No Secrets

    Julie Corbin

    You can bury the past but it never dies. 'This book will creep under your skin and have you thinking about it in the small hours. You won't want to put it down.' SunAn unputdownabl...

  • Gateway to the French Revolution synopsis, comments

    Gateway to the French Revolution

    Edmund Burke

    Gateway to the French Revolution features voices critical of the French Revolution and its aftershocks. Edmund Burke’s critique of the Revolution is widely known and set into ...

  • My Life in France synopsis, comments

    My Life in France

    Julia Child & Alex Prud'homme

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER  Julia's story of her transformative years in France in her own words is "captivating ... her marvelously distinctive voice is present on every page.”...

  • The Need for Roots synopsis, comments

    The Need for Roots

    Simone Weil & Ros Schwartz

    A new translation of Simone Weil's bestknown work: a political, philosophical and spiritual treatise on what human life could beWhat do humans require to be truly nourished? Simone...

  • A Gushing Fountain synopsis, comments

    A Gushing Fountain

    Martin Walser & David Dollenmayer

    Appearing for the first time in English, this masterful novel by one of the foremost figures of postwar German literature is an indelible portrait of Nazism slowly overtaking and p...

  • The Idea of Perfection synopsis, comments

    The Idea of Perfection

    Paul Valéry & Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody

    A fresh look into the monumental work of Paul Valéry, one of the major French literary figures of the twentieth century.Heir to Mallarmé and the symbolists, godfather to the modern...

  • 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...

  • How to Be Authentic synopsis, comments

    How to Be Authentic

    Skye C. Cleary

    An illuminating introduction to the philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir and its relevance to modern lifeIn an age of selfexposure, what does it mean to be authentic?“Authenticity” has...

  • Crumb synopsis, comments

    Crumb

    Richard Bertinet

    Finalist for the Guild of Food Writers Specialist or Single Subject Cookbook Award 2020'If you only have one book about how to make bread, this should really be it.' Nathan Outlaw'...

  • 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 ...

  • Where the Truth Lies synopsis, comments

    Where the Truth Lies

    Julie Corbin

    How far would you go to protect your family?A readinonesitting psychological suspense novel for fans of The Teacher and Behind Closed Doors'I didn't see it coming. No black cats cr...

  • Brave Genius synopsis, comments

    Brave Genius

    Sean B. Carroll

    The neverbeforetold account of the intersection of some of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can cat...

  • Saint Paul synopsis, comments

    Saint Paul

    Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Presented here for the first time in English is a remarkable screenplay about the apostle Paul by Pier Paolo Pasolini, legendary filmmaker, novelist, poet, and radical intellectual...

  • 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...

  • Patisserie Made Simple synopsis, comments

    Patisserie Made Simple

    Edd Kimber

    Most of us have been wowed by the delights of French patisserie. Now Edd Kimber shows you how to recreate these recipes at home! With stepbystep photographs for basic pastry and ic...

  • The Parisian Christmas Bake Off synopsis, comments

    The Parisian Christmas Bake Off

    Jenny Oliver

    'You know you're in for a treat when you open a Jenny Oliver book' Debbie JohnsonWelcome to the most celebrated patisserie competition in Paris – ready, steady, bake!Watching snowf...

  • No Exit and Three Other Plays synopsis, comments

    No Exit and Three Other Plays

    Jean-Paul Sartre & Albert Camus

    NOBEL PRIZE WINNER  Four seminal plays by one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. An existential portrayal of Hell in Sartre's bestknown play, as well as th...

  • How Churchill Saved Civilization synopsis, comments

    How Churchill Saved Civilization

    John Harte

    How Churchill Saved Civilization resolves the lingering mysteries surrounding the causes of the Second World War, and what transpired during the war to bring its end result. It pro...

  • More than Happy synopsis, comments

    More than Happy

    Serena B Miller

    In the tradition of Bringing Up Bebe and Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, an indepth look at the practices and principles of Amish parents and how they raise children who are selfs...

  • Unlocking French with Paul Noble synopsis, comments

    Unlocking French with Paul Noble

    Paul Noble

    Ever tried to learn French and found it too hard? Bestselling language coach Paul Noble has a quick and easy way to get you back on track with his unique triedandtested method. Kee...

  • The Devil You Know synopsis, comments

    The Devil You Know

    Elisabeth de Mariaffi

    “Gripping!” Margaret Atwood via Twitter (@MargaretAtwood)In the vein of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects and A.S.A. Harrison’s The Silent Wife, The Devil You Know is a thrilling debut...

  • Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre synopsis, comments

    Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre

    Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

    The novel's title characters are very good friends since birth who fall in love. The story is set in the island of Mauritius under French rule. Written on the eve of the French Rev...

  • Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter synopsis, comments

    Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

    Simone de Beauvoir

    “[Beauvoir’s] graciously written memoirs carry distinct appeal in recording the emotional and intellectual birth pangs of a fascinating woman.” TimeA superb autobiography by o...

  • The Paul Chowder Chronicles synopsis, comments

    The Paul Chowder Chronicles

    Nicholson Baker

    TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME, BOTH OF NICHOLSON BAKER’S BRILLIANT NOVELS FEATURING BELOVED HERO AND POET PAUL CHOWDER A New York Times notable book and a national bestseller, N...

  • The Fortieth French Ascent Of Mont Bl synopsis, comments

    The Fortieth French Ascent Of Mont Bl

    Jules Verne

    THE FORTIETH FRENCH ASCENT OF MONT BLANC is a short story written by JulesVerne or some say by Paul Verne in 1872. This is a story not only about men wanting the adventure of mount...

  • Mastering the Art of French Murder synopsis, comments

    Mastering the Art of French Murder

    Colleen Cambridge

    Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Marie Benedict, Nita Prose, and of course, Julia Child, will adore this magnifique new mystery set in Paris and starring Julia Child’s (fictional) best...

  • Star Crossed synopsis, comments

    Star Crossed

    Heather Dune Macadam & Simon Worrall

    For readers of The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah who are looking for an immersive true account of Nazioccupied Paris, StarCrossed is an epic story of love and resistance during WW2...