Paris

Another fine volume in the series by Culbertson and Randall, this book has four separate tours of the legendary Pere Lachaise, as well as coverage of the Pantheon, St. Etienne-du-Mont, Montmartre, St. Vincent, Les Invalides, Passy, St. Germain-des-Pres, the Catacombs, Montparnasse, La Chappelle Expiatoire, St. Denis, and some suburban sites.

Interesting narrative fleshes out very complete information: directions to each site, maps of each site, biographical sketches of more illustrious permanent residents, and quite a few photographs.

An invaluable resource for anyone interested in cemeteries, travelers to Paris, or (especially) both!

This is a fairly specialist guide book. If you already know you want to follow the cemetery trail, then take it with you, for it is full of fascinating insights into the lives of some of the most famous people buried in this most wonderful of cities.

If you are a repeat visitor to Paris, or an armchair dreamer, then this is definitely for you. A morning, afternoon or day spent in Pere Lachaise cemetery is an absolute delight. This book can take you there, and beyond.

Recommended.

This book is a delight. While it introduces us to the famousresidents of Paris' cemeteries, we live the ups and downs of the humancondition.The soap-opera foibles and the real tragedies of politics, religion, art and science are all enjoyably told. Walking through the cemeteries of this wonderful city is a true experience that will make the traveler appreciate all the notables who selected Paris as their home.

Like many other American tourists, when I visit Paris I am searching for the Paris of Hemmingway and Fitzgerald. Amazingly enough, even though over 50 years have passed, a lot of that Paris has survived and is just waiting to be rediscovered. A lot of what I can't find on my own I find in those columns that Janet Flanner wrote from 1925 to 1939 for the NEW YORKER and which have been collected for PARIS WAS YESTERDAY.

Janet Flanner (pen name "Genet") was the resident Paris Correspondent for THE NEW YORKER. Her assignment was to write columns about "what the French thought was going on in France," Flanner became much more than a mere observer of the Parisian scene. she was an active participant. Be it a death, an opera premiere, a swindle, a political disaster, a bit of gossip about a celebrity, or nostalgia for an even earlier era, Flanner wrote about them, and wrote with wit and an occasional tongue-in-her-cheek.

The following example of her tongue-in-cheek approach, one among many, comes from a 1928 column entitled "The Italian Straw Hat." It seems that the French wanted parity with Hollywood when it came to Motion Pictures and wanted to pass a law requiring the acceptance in the U. S. of a French Film for every Hollywood made film shown in France. The first picture they wanted to export to the U. S. was a film entitled, in translation, THE ITALIAN STRAW HAT. Her comment about this film was, "While THE ITALIAN STRAW HAT is not, as touted, the funniest comedy in Europe today, it is the funniest comedy about a straw hat to be seen on the boulevards,"

In Flanner's columns you can read about Chevalier and Josephine Baker (not together), about the excitement when the Louvre got a new Berthe Morisot and a new Monet Painting donated the same day, about more excitement over the premiere performance of a Ravel Piano piece, about a mysterious murder and a new political pecadillo, and finally about more somber times when World World II and Hitler loomed just over the horizon.

If you'd like to feel that you are in LES DEUS MAGOTS, or CAFE FLEUR, and listening to Sartre or Cocteau wax elegant or if you'd like to hear the gossip about the gendarmerie asking Marlene Dietrich to leave Paris because she had the audacity to wear trousers in public or if you'd like to meet James Joyce in THE SHAKESPEAR AND COMPANY BOOK STORE, or if you'd like to attend one of Gertrude Stein's intellectual discussion and meet her companion, Alice B. Toklas, then this book is for you.

I highly recommend PARIS WAS YESTERDAY to anyone who is interested in a different view (not that of Hemingway or Fitzgerald) of the era of the "Lost Generation." I recommend it to anyone who likes a book for its wit and charm. If you're not interested in Paris, but just like a bit of celebrity gossip, there's still a lot here for you. There's a reason that Janet Flannery's column ran for so many years. She'sgood!

Flanner (nom de plume: Genêt), a former New Yorker essayist and who lived in Paris for many years, describes the cultural and social life of Paris in the 20s and 30s. She pens wonderful glimpses into what Parisians were thinking, feeling, and doing -Parisian ways of living, wine, and art. C'est magnifique.

This is a wonderful little book for piano & music lovers. The storyline is simple, based on the rediscovery of the author's own love of pianos & piano playing, and is set against the backdrop of life in the heart of Paris. There is plenty of sensitive commentary on music and Parisian society, and of course lots of documentary-style descriptions of pianos, their history, various brands, and so on. But, as a piano lover myself, I must warn that some of the information rendered in the book is subject to counter arguments. For example: although 100 year old pianos are often beautiful pieces, I am convinced that modern instruments are vastly better, at least from a musicians point of view. So, read the book for enjoyment (and it is enjoyable!) but be careful not to use it as your guide to chosing an instrument....!!

This is such an enjoyable little book to read. In addition to information on pianos and music are the stories of quiet lives lived with a satisfaction and ordinary magic about them. One of the themes is simply the pleasure of playing the piano for oneself rather than in public and especially not in the yearly recitals of childhood. The structure of the book is ideally suited to bedtime reading; chapters just the perfect length that you can actually get through one before the book hits your nose, and chapters that weave stories in alternating threads, so that your interest never lags. This is a little jewel that readers will find themselves talking about with friends, and that does not require any previous personal experience with music or pianos to enjoy fully.

Beautiful book. Love the sketches coupled with the selected quotes and excerpts. Makes you feel like you're there, through the ages. A nice, before bed or coffee table book.

When does a city lose its "realness" and start to become a Disneyland-type attraction? Could we say that when the number of visitors or tourists exceeds its regular number of inhabitants, then it risks this demise ? This book allows us to see through the eyes of some of this and last century's greats; Hemmingway, Gertrude Stein, Albert Camus etc. It's the best guide book around if you want to discover why Paris became great before crass commercialism invaded to meet the demands of the perinneal waves of tourists.....

This book is truly pocket-sized(3.5" x 5.5"). You can refer to it stealthily, without carrying a big map that proclaims "I'm a tourist". It is sturdily bound with a plastic, not paper, cover that holds up to years of use. I first saw it when I stopped to ask directions of a policeman in Paris, and he pulled it from his pocket to find the street I was looking for. That was all the endorsement I needed, and I bought one soon after. I have used it for 4 or 5 years.

The book includes a general plan of the city with subways and bus lines shown on separate maps, an alphabetical index and grid reference for every street in the city. Following the index are 20 maps, one for each arrondissement. Warning: The print on these maps is small and can be hard to read except when the light is strong. That's why I gave this otherwise excellent book 4 instead of 5 stars.There is also an excellent section of maps and indexes for the city's major suburbs.

The last section of the book includes complete listings with addresses and phone numbers of police stations, fire houses, government offices, embassies, post offices, hospitals,churches, monuments, museums, even parking lots.

This is good value for the money. Your $25 investment will last a long time. If you love Paris, or just have to do business there, you'll love this book.

This book is so good it's amazing that other guides are still being manufactured. I spent a great deal of time in Paris and this book was absolutely indispensable. On the inside covers are maps of the Metro system and the greater-Paris area RER (train) system, so you can peek in the book while you're on the metro or train without looking like a confused tourist. The book itself has an index of all Paris streets and major buildings, which leads you to a section of maps broken down "par arrondissement" (by district). The book is compact enough to fit in a small purse (and is sturdily bound so you can toss it in), but contains a wealth of information. To top it off, the color scheme is attractive and the typesetting is top-notch. This guide is the ultimate - it's useful when you're there, it'll be beautiful on a bookshelf when you come home. If you buy a fold-out map or something other than this guide, you'll regret it.

This book is excellent for teachers of theatre, or really for anyone who is interested in the inner workings of a playwright. Its only down-fall is that the playwrights themselves were sometimes less than forth-coming with answers we all want to know: HOW DOES THE PLAY GET ON THE PAGE??? However, it is very interesting in that we get into the heads of some very famous playwrights and shows us a personal side. I could barely put it down because I've read and taught these playwrights for years, but now have personal insight into their work and lives.

I bought this series of interviews in hopes of discovering more about these playwrights' points of view on writing. I was pleasantly startled to find that their stories were inspiring, as well. As a young playwright, I find the business of theatre rather disheartening. Egos are batted around much like cricket birdies, while fad and fashion dictate what is theatrically acceptable. These playwrights coped with the same obstacles, with great success. I found it interesting that each playwright had his/her own particular challenges to confront, and that one theme, throughout all the interviews, was constant: writing a play is akin to facing one's own soul, and a playwright has to confront the mirror dead-on and keep going.

A wonderful read.

For those who are in a hurry to gain a basic knowledge and understanding on organization design this is an excellent choice. Describes the most common organizational designs, pros and cons of each one.

An Excellent Book.. A Must For All The Managers In Any Organistaion.

Adventure in Russia is a book I would recomend reading. It has historical facts and places, but isn't just stated in a dull manner. It takes a person through the city of Moscow, through the perspective of a tourist (cat). For words that you might not know, a explanation is listed at the bottom of each page, a very good idea. It let's you get an idea of what Moscow is like, and tells an interesting story along the way.

A very good book. Adventure in Paris has well developed characters and very good description. The book shows historical places and gives facts, while entertaining kids with a good story. The illustration are very good too. A book worth taking your time and reading.

If you need help getting round in the Rugrats in Paris video game then you need this guide. Like most guides, it will provide you with hints, strategies and more. My 9 year old can understand this guide and it has been very useful to her.

this game is so cool it has mini games reptar,monorails to take you where you want to go it has 5 different places to go and you win red and gold tickets so you can buy the stuff you need for the game like puzzle pieces yo yos helmets mugs telescops dolls frogs and you do all of this in euroreptarland it is really fun

An elderly lady retells events from her childhood. She describes her confusion and fear when her best friend has to wear a yellow star, her sadness when her friend mysteriously disappears one night and her enduring hope of finding her again. Great introduction for learning about the Jews under Nazi Germany. Reading level is third grade but good as a read aloud to younger children. Very moving.

Each year I do a thematic unit on the Holocaust and this is one of the picture books that I use with my sixth grade students. They enjoy the story and the pictures portray the writer's feelings were very.