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French Legal System and Legal Language

French Legal System and Legal Language This book aims to provide an introduction to the French legal system, and to develop knowledge and skills in French legal language. It is divided...

French Commercial Code in English

French Commercial Code in English The French Commercial Code in English 2006 provides a reliable English translation, including all changes to the Code over the past year. The Cod...
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Teach Yourself Fast-track French

Teach Yourself Fast-track French Follow this course for 35 minutes a day and in six weeks you'll be speaking French, with just the essential words and phrases to learn, and f...

Teach Yourself: Speak French with Confidence

Teach Yourself: Speak French with Confidence We've all travelled abroad with the best of intentions when it comes to speaking the language, only to falter when it comes to the crunch. Th...
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Au Revoir to All That: The Rise and Fall of French Cuisine

Au Revoir to All That: The Rise and Fall of French Cuisine France is in a rut, and so is French cuisine. Twenty-five years ago it was hard to have a bad meal in France; now, in some cities and towns, it i...

Ripailles

Ripailles Parisian chef Stéphane Reynaud writes beautiful recipes that stretch from simple home cooking to fanciful dishes. In Ripailles French for Fea...
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Nancy Wake

Nancy Wake Nancy Wake is one of the true heroines of the Second World War. Born in New Zealand, she was living in Marseille and was married to Frenchman...

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Renée is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building on the Left Bank. To the residents she is honest, reliable and uncultivated an ...
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Using Tradesmen in France: A Practical Guide and Glossary for English-Speaking Homeowners

Using Tradesmen in France: A Practical Guide and Glossary for English-Speaking Homeowners Properties in France, like properties everywhere, need maintenance and modernization. In addition, periodically things go wrong and their own...

Rural Living in France

Rural Living in France Rural Living in France is essential reading for anyone planning to live, work or buy a home in the French countryside from keeping livestock to g...
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Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps

Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps Peering down over the French Riviera is a forbidding barrier of light grey rock. Rising to over 3000m from the shore, the Maritime Alps strad...

Back Roads France

Back Roads France DK Eyewitness Back Roads France driving holiday guide will take you via scenic routes to discover charming French villages, local restaurants...
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A Business in France

A Business in France More and more Brits are moving abroad to start a new life in warmer and (hopefully) cheaper climes. Many aspire to running their own business...

Working Abroad

Working Abroad Working Abroad is a full reference source for those assessing the pros and cons of overseas employment and living in a new country, including ove...
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Concise Dictionary of House Building Terms

Concise Dictionary of House Building Terms The old phrase never judge a book by its cover could not be more true as this concise dictionary of French House Building Terms contains over 1...

Buying a House in France 2009

Buying a House in France 2009 The only annually updated guide to buying property in France, Buying a House in France 2009 gives inside information on the up-and-coming are...
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