5 Top nonfiction books like Paris. Portrait of a City by Jean-Claude Gautrand

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Paris. Portrait of a City

By: Jean-Claude Gautrand

4.33

Format: 623 pages, Hardcover

Paris, Porträt einer Stadt führt uns durch die, wie Goethe es formulierte "Weltstadt, wo jeder Gang…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Paris. Portrait of a City by Jean-Claude Gautrand , here is a list of 5 books like this:

1. Vivian Maier: Street Photographer

By: Geoff Dyer , Vivian Maier , John Maloof

3.99

Format: 11 pages, Hardcover

Please note that all blank pages in the book were chosen as part of the design by the publisher. A … read more

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2. The Prague Cemetery

By: Umberto Eco , Richard Dixon

3.50

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

19th-century Europe—from Turin to Prague to Paris—abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. … read more

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"Religious conversion evidently transforms not just the soul but also facial appearances."

-Umberto Eco, The Prague Cemetery

"People are never so completely and enthusiastically evil as when they act out of religious conviction."

-Umberto Eco, The Prague Cemetery

"Die Menschen tun das Böse nie so vollständig und begeistert, wie wenn sie es aus religiöser Überzeugung tun."

-Umberto Eco, The Prague Cemetery

"Zawsze tak jest - jeśli ci sie nie powiedzie, szukasz kogoś, aby oskarżając go, usprawiedliwić własne niedołęstwo."

-Umberto Eco, The Prague Cemetery

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3. War and Peace

By: Leo Tolstoy , Louise Maude , Aylmer Maude , Henry Gifford

4.16

Format: 1392 pages, Paperback

In Russia's struggle with Napoleon, Tolstoy saw a tragedy that involved all mankind. War and Pe… read more

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"God is the same everywhere."

-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

"Kings are the slaves of history."

-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

"Everything depends on upbringing. "

-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

"We are asleep until we fall in Love!"

-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

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4. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

By: Michelle McNamara

4.12

Format: 352 pages, ebook

A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer—the elusive serial rapist turned murderer… read more

Similar categories in Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer book and Jean-Claude Gautrand's Paris. Portrait of a City

  • nonfiction
  • history
"Every obsession needs a room of its own."

-Michelle McNamara, I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

"He loses his power when we know his face."

-Michelle McNamara, I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

"Twenty-five years is a long time in cop years."

-Michelle McNamara, I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

"I need to see his face. He loses his power when we know his face."

-Michelle McNamara, I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

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5. Vivian Maier Developed: The Untold Story of the Photographer Nanny

By: Ann Marks

4.21

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography that unlocks the remarkable story of Vivian Maier, the nanny who lived sec… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • photography
  • history
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6. Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems

By: Abhijit V. Banerjee

4.23

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of … read more

Similar categories in Abhijit V. Banerjee's Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems book and Jean-Claude Gautrand's Paris. Portrait of a City

  • nonfiction
"The bottom line is that, much as in rich countries, we have no accepted recipe for how to make growth happen in poor countries. Even the experts seem to have accepted this. In 2006, the World Bank as…"

-Abhijit V. Banerjee, Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems

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7. Varieties of Melancholy: A Hopeful Guide to Our Sombre Moods

By: The School of Life

3.94

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This is a book that celebrates the most neglected but valuable emotion we can melancholy. Melancho… read more

Similar categories in The School of Life's Varieties of Melancholy: A Hopeful Guide to Our Sombre Moods book and Jean-Claude Gautrand's Paris. Portrait of a City

  • nonfiction
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8. Paris. Portrait of a City

By: Jean-Claude Gautrand

4.33

Format: 623 pages, Hardcover

Paris, Porträt einer Stadt führt uns durch die, wie Goethe es formulierte "Weltstadt, wo jeder Gang… read more

Similar categories in Jean-Claude Gautrand's Paris. Portrait of a City book and Jean-Claude Gautrand's Paris. Portrait of a City

  • art
  • history
  • travel
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • fashion

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