Clarke stephen 1958 (6 risultati)

Hardback edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 262 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects; France Social life and customs 21st century ; Humor. France Social conditions 1995- ; Humor. 1 Kg. …

Hardback edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 262 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects; France Social life and customs 21st century ; Humor. France Social conditions 1995- ; Humor. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st U.S. ed, 2nd printing ; 276 pages ; 22 cm. ISBN 9781582345918, 9781582346175, 9780739463154, 1582345910, 1582346178, 0739463152 OCLC 57506540 LCCN 2005000978 LC PR6103.L3748 Y43 2005 Dewey 823.92 ; red and black cloth in color pictorial dustjacket, crease to front dustjacket flap ; Paul West, a young Englishman, arrives in Paris to start a new job - only to get the culture shock of his life. This novel reveals how to get the better of the grumpiest Parisian waiter; how to make amour - not war; and how not to buy a house in the French countryside. A Year in the Merde is a comic novel by Stephen Clarke first published in 2004 under the pen name Paul West. In later editions, the author's real identity was revealed. In France, the book title is God save la France.; Stephen Clarke is a British journalist and the internationally bestselling author of A Year in the Merde and In the Merde for Love, which describe the misadventures of Paul West in France, and Talk to the Snail, a hysterical look at understanding the French. He himself has lived in France for twelve years.; remainder mark at top of textblock, else FINE/FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st US ed., 1st printing ; 262 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm ISBN 9781596913097, 1596913096 OCLC 320683207 LCCN 2006034164 LC DC34 .C548 2006 Dewey 944.00207 ; black cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; Have you ever walked into a half-empty Parisian restaurant, only to be told that it's "complet"? Attempted to say "merci beaucoup" and accidentally complimented someone's physique? Been overlooked at the boulangerie due to your adherence to the bizarre foreign custom of waiting in line? Well, you're not alone. The internationally bestselling author of A Year in the Merde and In the Merde for Love has been there too, and he is here to help. In Talk to the Snail, Stephen Clarke distills the fruits of years spent in the French trenches into a truly handy (and hilarious) book of advice. Read this book, and find out how to get good service from the grumpiest waiter; be exquisitely polite and brutally rude at the same time; and employ the language of l'amour and le sexe. Everything you need is here in this funny, informative, and seriously useful guide to getting what you really want from the French. ; Stephen Clarke is a British journalist and the internationally bestselling author of A Year in the Merde and In the Merde for Love, which describe the misadventures of Paul West in France, and Talk to the Snail, a hysterical look at understanding the French. He himself has lived in France for twelve years. ; Contents: Thou shalt be wrong (if you're not French) -- Thou shalt not work -- Thou shalt eat -- Thou shalt be ill -- Thou shalt speak French -- Thou shalt not sing (in tune, anyway) -- Thou shalt not know -- Thou shalt not love thy neighbour -- Thou shalt not be served -- Thou shalt be polite (and simultaneously rude) -- Thou shalt say 'I love you.' ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st US ed., 1st printing ; 403 pages ; 22 cm ISBN 9781596911901, 9781596911918, 1596911905, 1596911913 OCLC 62741521 black cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; nick to dustjacket flap ; The latest episode in Stephen Clarke's almost-true account of his adventures as an expat in France is just as winning as the first. This "anti-Mayle" will have readers chortling over their croissants and café au lait while Paul West struggles to solve the mysteries inherent in life in France. What is the best way to scare a gendarme? Is it really polite to sleep with your boss's mistress? And why are there no public health warnings on French nude beaches? Paul discovers how to judge a French vacationer by the rustiness of his bicycle; opens his English tearoom; and finally understands why Parisian waiters are so cranky. Just in time for spring in Paris, find out if Paul finds the perfect French mademoiselle or if it all ends in merde! ; The sequel to the international bestseller A Year in the Merde continues the hilarious saga of Paul West's misadventures in l'amour (this title was originally published as Merde, Actually in the UK). ; Contents: Sexe and the country -- Can you be arsed? -- Don't get merde, get even -- Liberte?, egalite?, salon de The? -- That was so lady, that was your wife -- Ex and the city -- Maybe it's because I'm not a Londoner -- In the merde for love ;Stephen Clarke is a British journalist and the internationally bestselling author of A Year in the Merde and In the Merde for Love, which describe the misadventures of Paul West in France, and Talk to the Snail, a hysterical look at understanding the French. He himself has lived in France for twelve years.; remainder mark on top of textblock, else FINE/VG. Book.…

ÜBERLEBEN UNTER FRANZOSEN Ein Schnellkurs in 10 Lektionen Malik Verlag München, 1. Auflage 2008, ERSTAUSGABE, 244 SS. gebunden (Hardcover,8°) mit Schutzumschlag, neuwertig - mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert "to Eva danke mit dem Überleben unter Deutschen STEPHEN CLARKE".