Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
By: John von Sothen
3.70
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious, candid account of what life in France is actually like, from a writer for Vanity Fair …
Want to Read $ 13.99"Anaïs had one of those bobs with concave bangs French women seem to master, which make them look like adorable sixties KGB agents. "-John von Sothen, Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
"Anaïs had one of those bobs with concave bangs French women seem to master, which make them look like adorable sixties KGB agents. "-John von Sothen, Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
"True democracy, the French were teaching me, involves swallowing loads of shit to arrive at a consensual second choice we can now all critique."-John von Sothen, Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
"True democracy, the French were teaching me, involves swallowing loads of shit to arrive at a consensual second choice we can now all critique."-John von Sothen, Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
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1. Summer Rental
By: Mary Kay Andrews
4.35
Format: None pages,
Sometimes, when you need a change in your life, the tide just happens to pull you in the right dire… read more
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2. Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
By: Lindy West
2.62
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible--like a… read more
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3. My Life in France
By: Julia Child , Alex Prud'Homme
3.96
Format: 425 pages,
In her own words, here is the story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with F… read more
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4. I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away
By: Bill Bryson
3.42
Format: None pages,
After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with … read more
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5. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Make Your Loved Ones’ Lives Easier and Your Own Life More Pleasant
By: Margareta Magnusson
3.59
Format: 251 pages, Hardcover
Funny, wise, and deeply practical, Swedish artist Margareta Magnusson offers advice on how to declu… read more
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6. Bicycle Diaries
By: David Byrne
3.49
Format: 320 pages,
A celebration of bike riding - of the rewards of seeing the world at bike level. It gives the reade… read more
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7. The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
3.97
Format: 179 pages, Hardcover
The Widow Clicquotis the New York Times bestselling business biography of the visionary young widow… read more
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8. Encounters with the Archdruid
By: John McPhee
5.00
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a … read more
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9. Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co.
By: Jeremy Mercer
4.40
Format: 205 pages,
Wandering through Paris's Left Bank one day, poor and unemployed, Canadian reporter Jeremy Mercer d… read more
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10. Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons From The World's Most Elegant Woman
By: Karen Karbo , Chesley McLaren
3.20
Format: 192 pages,
Coco Chanel popularized practical clothes for women that allowed them new, chic freedom, helping br… read more
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11. Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
By: Ethan Kross
3.97
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
AN AWARD-WINNING PSYCHOLOGIST REVEALS THE HIDDEN POWER OF OUR INNER VOICE AND SHOWS HOW WE CAN HARN… read more
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"When supporting others, we need to offer the comfort of Kirk and the intellect of Spock."-Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
"The same brain circuitry that becomes active when we are attracted to someone or consume desirable substances (everything from cocaine to chocolate) also activates when we share information about our…"-Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
"We often think of fight or flight as the main defensive reaction human beings turn to when faced with a threat. When under stress, we flee or hunker down for the impending battle. While this reaction…"-Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
12. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
By: Kelly Weinersmith
4.06
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more
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"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
13. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
By: Daniel Immerwahr
4.46
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more
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"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
14. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
By: Margareta Magnusson
3.58
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning— now a TV series… read more
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- humor
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"...unless you depend on your looks for your career or your joy, hinging your life on looking young is such a bad idea."-Margareta Magnusson, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
"The world is always ending, and yet it continues to survive. We must always hope for a sustainable future, but hope is not enough."-Margareta Magnusson, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
"It is never too late to do anything, unless it is really too late and you are. dead. The moment you start thinking it is too late, then you begin to die. I will keep going and do all I want to do."-Margareta Magnusson, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
"The older I get, the more I find that I remember clearly all the things I said yes to, just when I was about to say no. I must admit I have not been open-minded all the time. I just wish I had been."-Margareta Magnusson, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
15. Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
By: Shannon Lee
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Bruce Lee’s daughter illuminates her father’s most powerful life philosophies―demonstrating how mar… read more
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"Life is not a competition; it's a cocreation."-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
"Life is not a competition, it's a cocreation."-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
"Водата може да тече бързо, може да тече и бавно, но целта й е неизменна, а съдбата сигурна."-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
"It is not to be without emotion or feeling but to be one in whom feeling is not sticky or blocked."-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
16. The New Neighbor
By: Karen Cleveland
3.67
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Secrets, jealousy, and paranoia collide when a seemingly perfect new family moves into a neighborho… read more
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17. Cozy: The Art of Arranging Yourself in the World
By: Isabel Gillies
3.28
Format: 256 pages, ebook
The New York Times bestselling author of Happens Every Day, Isabel Gillies, presents a fresh and in… read more
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18. Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
By: Kate Manne
4.21
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
An urgent exploration of men’s entitlement and how it serves to police and punish women, from the a… read more
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"by] torture for the rest of their slutty lives."-Kate Manne, Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
"厌女症不应该被理解为一种对女性根深蒂固的强烈仇恨心理，而应该理解成父权制（patriarchy）在“执法"-Kate Manne, Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
"function. In my previous book, Down Girl, I argued that misogyny should not be understood as a monolithic, deep-seated psychological hatred of girls and women. Instead, it’s best conceptualized as th…"-Kate Manne, Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
"Studies show there is but one circumstance in which men’s and women’s household work will tend to approach parity: when she works full-time and he is unemployed. And even then, the operative word is …"-Kate Manne, Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
19. The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
By: Christopher C. Gorham
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes th… read more
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20. Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power
By: Rose Hackman
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“ An urgent look at emotional labor ....Hackman’s words reveal the agency of women is still possibl… read more
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21. Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
By: John von Sothen
3.70
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious, candid account of what life in France is actually like, from a writer for Vanity Fair … read more
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- france
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"Anaïs had one of those bobs with concave bangs French women seem to master, which make them look like adorable sixties KGB agents. "-John von Sothen, Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
"True democracy, the French were teaching me, involves swallowing loads of shit to arrive at a consensual second choice we can now all critique."-John von Sothen, Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
"The reason fluency isn’t a given is that life isn’t fair. The classroom can only take you so far. There’s preseason and regular season, and players of all sports will tell you, the speed’s just not t…"-John von Sothen, Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
"When I scanned the room, I saw five or six swaddled newborns and one miniature 1920s actress. Bibi had round eyes the size of saucers, chalky white skin, and dainty fingers that seemed already capabl…"-John von Sothen, Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French
