14 must-read nonfiction books like Practising Parisienne by Marissa Cox

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Practising Parisienne

By: Marissa Cox

3.63

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

To be Parisian is to have a certain attitude and outlook on life. In Practicing Parisienne, Bri…

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1. Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words

By: Andrew Morton

3.83

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

In a shocking, headline-making story (coming as an NBC TV movie), Andrew Morton goes beyond specula… read more

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"She believes that they are caught in an emotional timewarp without the necessary vision to appreciate the changes that have take place in society."

-Andrew Morton, Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words

"Não fico ressentida por conta disso, mas seria muito bom fazer coisas como passar um fim de semana em Paris, mas isso não é possível para mim no momento. Porém, sei que um dia, se seguir as regras da…"

-Andrew Morton, Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words

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2. In the Café of Lost Youth

By: Patrick Modiano , Euan Cameron

3.53

Format: 153 pages, Hardcover

The elegant, haunting story of the forgotten people and places of Paris from the reigning Nobel Lau… read more

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"Quand on aime vraiment quelqu'un, il faut accepter sa part de mystère... et c'est pour ça qu'on l'aime..."

-Patrick Modiano, In the Café of Lost Youth

"Il existait à Paris des zones intermédiaires, des no man's land où l'on était à la lisière de tout, en transit, ou même en suspens."

-Patrick Modiano, In the Café of Lost Youth

"Người ta không già đi. Với những năm tháng trôi qua, nhiều người và nhiều thứ rốt cuộc trở nên hài hước và nực cười đến mức bạn ném vào họ và vào chúng một cái nhìn trẻ con."

-Patrick Modiano, In the Café of Lost Youth

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3. The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country

By: Helen Russell

4.10

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Denmark is officially the happiest nation on Earth. When Helen Russell is forced to move to rural J… read more

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4. The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy

By: None

5.00

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, personal, and entertaining exploration of a topic that concerns all of us: how to be more … read more

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5. How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits

By: Anne Berest , Audrey Diwan , Caroline de Maigret , None

3.62

Format: None pages, None

From four stunning and accomplished French women--at last--a fresh and spirited take on what it rea… read more

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"Wear a black bra under your white blouse, like two notes on a sheet of music."

-Anne Berest, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits

"Just because you only have one life doesn't mean you should be afraid of wasting it."

-Anne Berest, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits

"She did not try to make others happy; she selfishly delighted in the pleasure of giving pleasure."

-Anne Berest, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits

"Go to the theater, to museums, and to concerts as often as possible; it gives you a healthy glow."

-Anne Berest, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits

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6. Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)

By: Maurice Leblanc , Michael Sims , Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

3.81

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Librarian note: This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780143104865. The suave adventures o… read more

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"A woman was looking at me, Ganimard, and I loved her. Do you fully understand what that means: to be under the eyes of a woman that one loves? I cared for nothing in the world but that."

-Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)

"So much the better if no one can ever say with absolute certainty: There is Arsene Lupin! The essential point is that the public may be able to refer to my work and say, without fear of mistake: Arse…"

-Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)

"Arsène Lupin, the eccentric gentleman who operates only in the chateaux and salons, and who, one night, entered the residence of Baron Schormann, but emerged empty-handed, leaving, however, his card …"

-Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)

7. Paris for One

By: Jojo Moyes

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author Jojo Moyes brings us a charming and heart-warming short story in association wit… read more

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8. 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)

By: Agatha Christie

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For an instant the two trains ran together, going in the same direction side by side. In that froze… read more

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"Don’t go,"

-Agatha Christie, 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)

"I think, my dear, we won't talk any more about murder during tea. Such an unpleasant subject."

-Agatha Christie, 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)

"Everybody in St. Mary Mead knew Miss Marple; fluffy and dithery in appearance, but inwardly as sharp and as shrewd as they make them."

-Agatha Christie, 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)

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9. Jacqueline in Paris

By: Ann Mah

3.69

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lost Vintage, a rare and dazzling portrait of Jacqueline Bouvier… read more

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10. More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)

By: Satoshi Yagisawa

3.87

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the … read more

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11. Fortune

By: Ellen Won Steil

3.69

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

In this explosive novel about a decades-old mystery, shocking revelations of the past and the secre… read more

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12. The Little Book of Paris Style (Little Books of City Style, 2)

By: Alois Guinut

4.11

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

"Whoever does not visit Paris regularly will never really be elegant." - Honoré de Balzac Paris has… read more

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13. ‎22 Bahnen

By: Caroline Wahl

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Tildas Tage sind strikt durchgetaktet: studieren, an der Supermarktkasse sitzen, sich um ihre klein… read more

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14. Kaffee und Zigaretten

By: Ferdinand von Schirach

3.95

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

'One of the most distinctive voices in European literature' (Daily Telegraph)How does the legacy of… read more

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"Gott ist allgütig und allmächtig. Aber wenn er das Böse erschaffen hat, kann er kein gütiger Gott sein. Und wenn er das Böse nicht erschaffen hat, aber nicht verhindern konnte, dann ist er nicht allm…"

-Ferdinand von Schirach, Kaffee und Zigaretten

"Die Würde des Menschen ist die strahlende Idee der Aufklärung, sie kann den Hass und die Dummheit lösen, sie ist lebensfreundlich, weil sie von unserer Endlichkeit weiß, und erst durch sie werden wir…"

-Ferdinand von Schirach, Kaffee und Zigaretten

"Aber was bedeutet das? Hat das Leben tatsächlich keinen Richter über sich? Und wenn doch? Ist es nicht möglich, dass wir uns irren? Wir wissen es nicht. Wir müssen uns also damit abfinden, dass es ge…"

-Ferdinand von Schirach, Kaffee und Zigaretten

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15. To Sir, with Love

By: Lauren Layne

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Romantic comedy following two thirty-somethings who meet on a blind dating app—only to realize that… read more

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"But I also know that we get only so many trips around the sun."

-Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

"Because you said you loved him. Because you deserve your fairy-tale ending. And because I’d do anything for you, Gracie Cooper. Even if it means letting you go."

-Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

"And I’d be lying if I didn’t take a lot of pride in what I think of as my personal superpower: the ability to accept and embrace things as they are, not as I wish they could be."

-Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love

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16. The Paris Novel

By: Ruth Reichl

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Ruth Reichl takes readers on an adventure of food, art, and fashion in 1980s Par… read more

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"That is the most expensive spice in the world. It comes from the Valley of Flowers, where everyone's hands are red from separating the saffron from the blossoms. Each flower has just three strands, s…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The fat was bubbling in a pot on the stove. The potatoes went in, were snatched out, then plunged back in. They emerged crisp and golden; Richard sprinkled them with salt and piled them on a platter,…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The oysters arrived on a deep bed of ice. She had never eaten an oyster, and she stared down at the platter. A ruffle of black encircled each opalescent heart; she thought of orchids. Triangles of le…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"A waiter set a small tart of caramelized pears before each of them and added a dab of licorice ice cream. Next came bananas topped with passion fruit and black pepper, little pirouettes of pleasure. …"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

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17. Alte Sorten

By: Ewald Arenz

4.20

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

Sally und Liss: zwei Frauen, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Sally, kurz vor dem Abit… read more

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18. Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape

By: Cal Flyn

4.20

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Investigative journalist Cal Flyn's ISLANDS OF ABANDONMENT, an exploration of the world's most deso… read more

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"But the unplanned nature preserves that have formed up in the buffer zones have come to serve as a focus for bilateral cooperation after hostilities are over."

-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape

"Further back, cooling ponds strewn with rusted pipes were busy with teals and moorhens. An old concrete streetlight stood incongruously in the woods beyond: some ravaged Narnia. Jays catcalled overhe…"

-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape

"This is a corrupted world, yes - one long fallen from a state of grace - but it is a world too that knows how to live. It has a great capacity for repair, for recovery, for forgiveness - of a sort - …"

-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape

"And so for a hundred years a forest grew up across the land, tall and dark and impenetrable, whose undergrowth curled and snarled into a thicket of bramble and black thorn. This was a forbidden fores…"

-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape

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19. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

By: Anthony Bourdain

3.64

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, televisi… read more

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"You know, I'll tell you honestly: if you like food and you haven't come here to eat, you're really missing the fucking boat. This is world-class food; this is world-class wine; this is world-class ch…"

-Anthony Bourdain, World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

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20. A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City

By: Edward Chisholm

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An evocative portrait of the underbelly of contemporary Paris as seen through the eyes of a young w… read more

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21. My Favourite Mistake (Walsh Family, #7)

By: Marian Keyes

4.02

Format: 599 pages, Kindle Edition

The hilarious, heartwarming new novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes. A… read more

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22. Becoming Mrs. Lewis

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.05

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

In a most improbable friendship, she found love. In a world where women were silenced, she found he… read more

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"I'm trying because I must."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"Desperation fuels one to believe idiocy is insight"

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"You tolerate what you must when it becomes your reality."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"If you knew all the answers, there'd be no need for trust, little one."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

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23. Thirty Days in Paris

By: Veronica Henry

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Because Paris is always a good idea... Years ago, Juliet left a little piece of her heart in Par… read more

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24. The French Ingredient: A Memoir

By: Jane Bertch

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring and delicious memoir of an American woman who had the gall to open a cooking school i… read more

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25. The Book of Boundaries

By: Melissa Urban

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Set the limits that will set you free. From the beloved co-founder of the Whole30, this straightfor… read more

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26. The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

By: Natasha Lester

4.01

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A compelling and lavish novel from the NYT bestselling author about a young woman striving to forge… read more

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"For four years we spied and we worked damn hard and we saved people's lives and we made a difference and nobody cared too much that we were women. And then it all ended. Went backward, even."

-Natasha Lester, The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

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27. The Bookshop Woman

By: Nanako Hanada

3.60

Format: 204 pages, ebook

A love story to climbing all the way down a book's rope, free diving to its bottom, and then resurf… read more

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Cover of Timeless Paris: Ateliers Emporiums Savoir Faire by Marin Montagut

28. Timeless Paris: Ateliers Emporiums Savoir Faire

By: Marin Montagut

4.56

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

Artist and designer Marin Montagut takes readers inside twenty of his favorite quintessentially Par… read more

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29. Clara Reads Proust

By: Stéphane Carlier

3.59

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A tender and witty coming-of-age story about the power of literature to inspire new beginnings, pep… read more

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Cover of French Chic Wherever You Are: Petite lessons in French diet, staying slim, beauty, Parisian style, charm, elegance & mystique to embrace your inner Frenchness anywhere in the world by Caroline Dion

30. French Chic Wherever You Are: Petite lessons in French diet, staying slim, beauty, Parisian style, charm, elegance & mystique to embrace your inner Frenchness anywhere in the world

By: Caroline Dion

4.44

Format: 87 pages, Kindle Edition

Bonjour! Sometimes I find modern times just too loud, brash, inelegant and ‘in-your-face’ and I dre… read more

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31. Practising Parisienne

By: Marissa Cox

3.63

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

To be Parisian is to have a certain attitude and outlook on life. In Practicing Parisienne, Bri… read more

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12 best-selling france books like Practising Parisienne by Marissa Cox

Transform Your Habits

In the Café of Lost Youth

Patrick Modiano , Euan Cameron

3.53

Transform Your Habits

How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits

Anne Berest , Audrey Diwan , Caroline de Maigret , None

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)

Maurice Leblanc , Michael Sims , Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Jacqueline in Paris

Ann Mah

3.69

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20 best-selling fiction books like More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2) by Satoshi Yagisawa

Transform Your Habits

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa , Alison Watts

3.95

Transform Your Habits

La asombrosa tienda de la señora Yeom

Kim Ho-yeon

4.04

Transform Your Habits

DallerGut Dream Department Store

Lee Mi-ye

3.79

Transform Your Habits

More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)

Satoshi Yagisawa

3.87

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