Summary: Many people from all over the world call France their home. In this program, immigrants talk about where they are originally from, how long they have lived in France, what they like and dislike about life there, and what they miss most from their birth countries. In addition, the video spotlights North Africa through a segment on the importance of couscous in Parisian North African cuisine and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Eatwell, Piu Marie.
Summary: Examines the accuracy and falsehood of beliefs English-speakers hold about France and the French in such areas as food, women, sex, sanitation, manners, history, culture, the city of Paris, vacations, and foreign relations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944 EATWaverly Consort
Contents: Las cantigas de Santa María / King Alfonso X -- Verbum Patris : benedicamus, from Las Huelgas codex -- Pilgrim songs: Stella splendens in monte ; and, Laudemus Virginem/Splendens ceptrigera : from the Llibre vermell.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bach Guild 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL WAVSummary: The war in Iraq is not the first time that the U.S. has been at loggerheads with its mercurial ally France. This program presents a vivid account of an earlier troubled phase in Franco-American relations: the critical years from 1961 to 1969. Drawing on recently declassified archival materials as well as on eyewitness accounts from the advisors, colleagues, and ministers of Charles de Gaulle,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Pochna, Marie France
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DIOR, CHRISTIAN PochnaSummary: "Few countries capture the imagination quite like France. The world-famous cuisine is as rich and varied as the glorious landscapes, the wine as renowned and captivating as the art. From the alpine peaks to the Mediterranean beaches, each region has its own robust history and lively culture to inspire visitors. Our updated guide brings France to life, transporting you there like no other travel...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL EUROPEGall, France.
Contents: Poupee de circe poupee de son -- Made in France -- Teenie weenie boppie -- Tu n'as pas le droit -- Laisse tomber les filles -- Chanson indienne -- Nefertiti -- Les sucettes -- Cet air la -- Attends ou va-t'en -- Bebe requin -- N'ecoute pas les idoles -- Baby pop -- Nous nous sommes pas des anges -- Dady da da -- Le temps de la rentree -- Mon bateau de nuit -- Les rubans et la fleur -- Quand on...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: RPM Records UK 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK GALSummary: Ever since he was a boy, Antoine has wanted to be the hairdresser's husband, and when he marries a beautiful coiffeuse, the salon becomes their idyllic paradise. But how long can a perfect love last?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Severin 2009
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HAISainte-Marie, Buffy.
Contents: It's my way (3:29) -- He's a pretty good man if you ask me (2:25) -- Hey little bird (2:10) -- Song to a seagull / Joni Mitchell (3:15) -- Adam / Richie Havens (4:50) -- Mary (1:26) -- He lived alone in town (4:36) -- Johnny be fair (1:44) -- Reynardine ; A vampire legend (traditional) (2:55) -- Gonna feel much better when you're gone (1:47) -- Tall trees in Georgia (3:30) -- The carousel...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK SAIFréchet, Marie-Laure
Summary: "An introduction to the French art of baking bread--including ingredient selection, starter cultivation, and bread-making techniques--with more than 100 recipes. The quintessential staple of French cuisine is the humble baguette, but the country's bread baking tradition-along with variations assimilated from other world cultures-offers a vast repertoire. With an introduction to the history of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.815 FRESummary: For nearly 40 years, the totalitarian regime of Generalisimo Francisco Franco defined Spain. This program draws upon archival footage and photographs to show what life was like for Spaniards during that era: on the one hand, post-war economic hardships, curtailed civil liberties, and stringent governmental suppression of opposition, while on the other, widespread modernization and, following...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Morganelli, Adrianna
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the French explorer who made many voyages to North America, founded a colony in present-day Canada, and became known as the "Father of New France."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHADuhamel, Marie
Summary: "From the moment he was elected into the papacy, Pope Francis has captured the attention of the world with his humility, charisma, and reformist spirit. This one-of-a-kind, illustrated biography of the first Jesuit pope offers more than 250 photographs and 50 removable documents from Francis's life. Written by Vatican Radio reporter Marie Duhamel, this intimate portrait includes his parents...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 921 FRANCIS, POPE DUHHennezel, Marie de
Summary: Marie de Hennezel is a gifted psychologist who works as part of a remarkable team of doctors and nurses in a hospital for the terminally ill in Paris. The men and women who come there, some alone with no one to help, some with their families, do not always know that they are dying. It is Marie de Hennezel's aim first to bring them - and their loved ones - to this knowledge and then to encourage...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 HENSummary: For nearly 40 years, the totalitarian regime of Generalisimo Francisco Franco defined Spain. This program draws upon archival footage and photographs to show what life was like for Spaniards during that era: on the one hand, post-war economic hardships, curtailed civil liberties, and stringent governmental suppression of opposition, while on the other, widespread modernization and, following...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Gofen, Ethel
Summary: "Vive la France! (Long live France!) The French mostly use this phrase during patriotic celebrations, but tourists to the country are sure to adopt the saying after experiencing all France has to offer. It is consistently the world's top tourist destination"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1985
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3758 De LaSummary: "Women poets in nineteenth-century France made important contributions to major stylistic innovations - from the birth of elegiac Romanticism to the inauguration of free verse - and many were prominent in their lifetime. Yet only a few are known today, and nearly all have been unavailable in English translation. Of the fourteen poets of this anthology - the third bilingual volume in the MLA...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Language Association of America 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448.4 ANTMarie, Jane
Summary: "Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to expose the scourge of multilevel marketing schemes and how they have profited off the evisceration of the American working class. We've all heard of Amway, Mary Kay, Tupperware, and LuLaRoe, but few know the nefarious way they and countless other multilevel marketing (MLM) companies prey on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2024
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Contents: Soulful shade of blue -- Summer boy -- Universal soldier -- Better to find out for yourself -- Cod'ine -- He's a keeper of the fire -- Take my hand for a while -- Ground hog -- The circle game -- My country 'tis of thy people you're dying -- Many a mile -- Until it's time for you to go -- Rolling log blues -- God is alive, magic is afoot -- Guess who I saw in Paris -- Piney wood hills -- Now...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard 1987
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK SAIMcKay, Susan
Summary: "This book explores the exciting culture and many festivals that are celebrated in France"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.26944 MCKLandis, Floyd.
Summary: Winning the 2006 Tour de France should have been the culmination of a life's dream for Floyd Landis, but three days later, he was accused of using banned performance-enhancing drugs. Released by his team and threatened with the removal of his title, Landis went from winning the most prestigious race of his career to being unfairly labeled as a cheater, a liar, and a doper. This book is at once...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LANDIS, FLOYD LANDeluxe, Jean-Emmanuel
Contents: The 1960s -- Panorama -- Social Affairs -- Ye-Ye Girls & Marriage -- The Media -- A General View -- The Rock Papers -- Television -- The Four Aces Of Hearts -- France Gall -- Françoise Hardy -- Sylvie Vartan -- Chantal Goya -- Serge Gainsbourg's Filles De La Pop -- From Literary Chanteur to Pop Entrepreneur -- Initials B.B. -- Jane B.: Nationality: British, Sex: Female -- His Majesty Serge's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: Describes the history, geography, population, wildlife, climate, economy, religion, and culture of France.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013