A Busker S Guide To Paris

Author : Sean McCabe
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471654299

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A Busker's Guide To Paris by Sean McCabe Pdf

Jimmy Devine (guitarist) and Gideon (fiddler) travel to Paris on a short busking tour. Upon arriving, they bump into old friend Johnny Farraway (fiddler), who spends his days sitting on the platform of the Odeon metro station waiting for fellow busker Rob (guitarist), who never shows...They bump into Boru McInerny (singer supreme), who spends most of his days perched on a barstool in the Happy Irishman Pub, near the Louvre. They bump into Celine, an old flame of Jimmy's, who invites the duo to come stay at her place. However, they are staying at Eduard Malvonde's house. Eduard (infamous blacklisted writer) loves chatting over dinner about his favourite French authors, and his food ain't bad either. Jimmy is inclined to lodge with Eduard, but when Gideon suggests that he go and stay with Celine (at her invitation), Jimmy has a change of heart. Suddenly jealous, Jimmy finds himself wanting to stay forever in Paris, in his old girlfriend's place, of course. Love conquers literature, but is it too late..'

Author : Adam Gussow
Publisher : Modern Blues Harmonica
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0996712402

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Busker's Holiday by Adam Gussow Pdf

From award-winning blues scholar and musician Adam Gussow, a taut, sexy first novel about the summer busking scene in Europe and a pair of wild-hearted young men who make a pitch for fame and glory, finding a girl or two along the way. Busker's Holiday is the story of McKay Chernoff, a Columbia University grad student with a harmonica in his pocket and a blues band in his background. Desolate and despairing after a disastrous romantic breakup, McKay decides to fly off to Paris and reinvent himself as a street performer. What follows is an epic summer voyage into the busking life, propelled by the mad exploits of Billy Lee Grant, a fearless young guitar shredder whose Memphis-to-Mississippi pedigree and Dylanesque surrealism make him, when he explodes into view, precisely the partner McKay has been yearning for. Burning like a latter-day Dean Moriarty, Bill goads McKay into a sun-drenched, all-night bender, stoked by wine, women, mushrooms, and trains, that careens down out of Avignon and across the French Riviera. What happens next--in Florence, Solingen, Amsterdam, Paris--is a story of purgatory, redemption, and love regained. Hope, in a word, as a modern troubadour returns from his wanderings, reborn.

Author : Rough Guides,Ruth Blackmore
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780241007778

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The Rough Guide to Paris by Rough Guides,Ruth Blackmore Pdf

The Rough Guide to Paris is the ultimate insider's guide to Europe's most elegant and romantic city. Inspirational photography, neighborhood-by-neighborhood accounts, and detailed, full-colour maps help you get the most out of a visit to Paris, whether that means the Eiffel Tower and a boat trip on the Seine, or visits to offbeat art galleries and hidden-away gardens. Frank, incisive reviews take you straight to the best of the city's cafés, restaurants and nightlife venues, from the ultra-stylish to the magnificently traditional, and tell-it-like-it-is listings help you find the right accommodation for your budget, whether that's a boutique design hotel on the Left Bank, a grand classic on the Right, or just a perfect budget hideaway. The Rough Guide to Paris is the perfect companion for a city break or a longer stay. Now available in ePub format.

Author : Ruby Boukabou
Publisher : White Owl
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Art
ISBN : 152673365X

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The Art Lover's Guide to Paris by Ruby Boukabou Pdf

There's no doubt that Paris is brimming with some of the world's best art. But on a trip to the City of Light, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the options, get caught up in the queues and miss the back street gems. Fear not- armed with this companion you'll easily navigate your way through the rich art history to the vibrant present scene, and have a ball doing so. Along with listings of the unmissable museums and galleries (where you'll appreciate the ancients through to the contemporaries), the guide includes more off beat places to find public and private art all over town (from design hotels to auction houses, beautiful brasseries to artist studios). You'll pick up insider tips from local and international professionals and find out where to take a sketch class, see live street art, buy an artwork, attend intriguing art events and meet the artists.

Author : Lonely Planet
Publisher : Lonely Planet
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781837585427

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Lonely Planet Paris by Lonely Planet Pdf

Author : Jane Smiley
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525436096

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Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author: a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals—and a young boy—whose lives intersect in Paris in this "feel-good escape” (The New York Times). Paras, short for "Perestroika," is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. One afternoon at dusk, she finds the door of her stall open and—she's a curious filly—wanders all the way to the City of Light. She's dazzled and often mystified by the sights, sounds, and smells around her, but she isn't afraid. Soon she meets an elegant dog, a German shorthaired pointer named Frida, who knows how to get by without attracting the attention of suspicious Parisians. Paras and Frida coexist for a time in the city's lush green spaces, nourished by Frida's strategic trips to the vegetable market. They keep company with two irrepressible ducks and an opinionated raven. But then Paras meets a human boy, Etienne, and discovers a new, otherworldly part of Paris: the ivy-walled house where the boy and his nearly-one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother live in seclusion. As the cold weather nears, the unlikeliest of friendships bloom. But how long can a runaway horse stay undiscovered in Paris? How long can a boy keep her hidden and all to himself? Jane Smiley's beguiling new novel is itself an adventure that celebrates curiosity, ingenuity, and the desire of all creatures for true love and freedom.

Author : Ruby Boukabou
Publisher : White Owl
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781526779984

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The Architecture Lover's Guide to Paris by Ruby Boukabou Pdf

Discover the architectural history behind Paris’s iconic building, famous landmarks, and charming neighborhoods with this handy visual guidebook. As you stroll the streets of Paris, this informative volume will help you unlock the secrets of the city’s beguiling beauty. Covering the major landmarks as well as dozens of lesser-known architectural gems, The Architecture Lover’s Guide to Paris puts essential history and fascinating details at your fingertips. Whether you are a Paris regular or visiting for the first time, this guide will help you understand how the city acquired its unique design palette. It also offers self-guided walking tours and suggestions of some of the best hotels, restaurants, cafés, churches, parks and more. You’ll discover ancient Roman baths, 17th century mansions, Art Deco theaters, and contemporary cultural complexes. You’ll also find out where to kick back, cocktail or mock-tail in hand, with a panoramic view over the capital. Written by Ruby Boukabou, author of The Art Lover’s Guide to Paris, this book is the perfect companion for anybody intrigued by the City of Light.

Author : Janet Horvath
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476855738

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Playing (Less) Hurt by Janet Horvath Pdf

(Book). Making music at any level is a powerful gift. While musicians have endless resources for learning the basics of their instruments and the theory of music, few books have explored the other subtleties and complexities that musicians face in their quest to play with ease and skill. The demands of solitary practice, hectic rehearsal schedules, challenging repertoire, performance pressures, awkward postures, and other physical strains have left a trail of injured, hearing-impaired, and frustrated musicians who have had few resources to guide them. Playing Less Hurt addresses this need with specific tools to avoid and alleviate injury. Impressively researched, the book is invaluable not only to musicians, but also to the coaches and medical professionals who work with them. Everyone from dentists to orthopedists, audiologists to neurologists, massage therapists and trainers will benefit from Janet Horvath's coherent account of the physiology and psyche of a practicing musician. Writing with knowledge, sympathetic insight, humor, and aplomb, Horvath has created an essential resource for all musicians who want to play better and feel better.

Author : Insight Guides
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781786716590

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Insight Guides Explore Paris (Travel Guide eBook) by Insight Guides Pdf

A city for romantics, art enthusiasts and lovers of street life, Paris is eternally compelling, a beautiful urban landscape ideal for strolling through. Insight Guide Explore Paris is the ideal pocket companion for your trip: a full-colour guide containing 20 easy-to-follow routes around the City of Light. Inside Explore Paris: Discover the city's ancient Islands, the maze of narrow streets around Montmartre, the fashionable Marais and ultra-modern La Dfense. Plus routes around the exquisite Chteau de Versailles and Disneyland Paris for those with children in tow. Insight's trademark cultural coverage sets the routes in context, with introductions to Paris' cuisine, fabulous shopping and sophisticated nightlife as well as key historical dates. Our recommended places to eat and drink are highlighted in each route, with even more suggestions in the directory section, which also contains a wealth of useful practical information including a range of carefully selected accommodation to suit all budgets. Pull-out map with useful plotted routes. Evocative photography captures the essence of Parisian chic. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

Author : Jill Butler
Publisher : Globe Pequot
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0762738049

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Wandering Paris by Jill Butler Pdf

Wander Paris with artist Jill Butler as she suggests 14 thematic days of discovery in this magical city. This pocket-size guide, complete with charming illustrations, is the ideal companion for a unique sojourn in the City of Light.

Author : Neal Atherton
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1070606995

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First Time We Saw Paris by Neal Atherton Pdf

We all start somewhere in our travels I started in Lancashire, England and stayed close to home - safe and comforting but always taken with a gamble - will it be wet & cold My mutinous family made me look further afield and the cliffs of Dover were finally left behind as the ferry sailed away to the sun For the next 25 years we absorbed France, its people, its food and especially wine Come with me as we threw off our English reserve and had experiences that will amuse, delight and inspire you to do the same This is the start of our travel stories - it begins from Paris to Catalonia It is still continuing ....... ♥ "Inspired me" "Very Enjoyable" "Great Books" "Like I was there"

Author : Adel Bishai
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781039124196

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Busker and the Trees by Adel Bishai Pdf

Like a busker juggling, we go through life balancing values as balls in the air...If one falls, the good busker picks it quickly up, resumes the performance and the audience applauds the skill in maintaining balance and harmony. Busker and the Trees is affirmation and encouragement for those on a path seeking true wellness in life. Adel Bishai’s story begins in middle-class Egypt steeped in cosmopolitan culture and ancient history then tracks the author on a journey spanning eight decades, to nearly fifty countries and five continents, through heated politics and fascinating occupational opportunities, to love and family and the success of being happy and a millionaire to boot. Knowledge and understanding are achieved through learning, observation, experience, reasoning, and demonstration. The author offers his understanding and perception through the life and worldview of an immigrant, providing an interesting and insightful prospective. Readers will be informed and entertained on topics of history, diverse cultures, anecdotes and works of fine art. Adel’s story is a case study in the boundless maze of wellbeing following a model of values-based wellness thus considering and explaining his motivations. Adel is one immigrant to Canada who made good through embracing the values that contribute to happiness and provide a prototype of an immigrant from the Middle East to North America. Busker and the Trees outlines the values that guided Adel throughout his life and what has influenced his eight decades residing in Egypt, England and Canada illuminating how to make wise choices with the balls in the air the reader may be dealt.

Author : Laurence Phillips
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Brussels (Belgium)
ISBN : 1841620459

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Paris, Lille, Brussels by Laurence Phillips Pdf

Author : George Day
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 189?
Category : Paris (France)
ISBN : OCLC:1069266818

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Pleasure Guide to Paris ... by George Day Pdf

Author : Neal Atherton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798640916300

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French Wine Uncorked by Neal Atherton Pdf

It was a wine tasting that was warm, generous and convivial, as warm and generous as the spicy red wine produced in his sun baked Southern vineyard. Our new friend makes up a case of red and rosé and carries it outside the ancient domaine to our car. As he does so two other members of the family are returning the ancient tractor from the fields and they smile at us, no doubt knowing that we have been charmed by the hospitality of their father. M.Oliver firmly shakes my hand and I bid him goodbye. Niamh's hand he tenderly takes and bows to give it a gentle kiss. As we drive away down the dusty track we wave from the car and Niamh settles into her seat, her mind taken to another place. What a gentleman. Our journey through the vineyards of the Languedoc is typical of the kindness and generosity shown to us by winemakers throughout France, from the Loire down through Burgundy to Provence. To taste wine and experience the pleasure of visiting the cellars and vineyards in the company of a knowledgeable and proud wine producer is a delight never forgotten. As with my other three books that tell of our memorable encounters with the people and places of France this one is designed not specifically as a guide book but to inspire and encourage you to travel as soon as it is possible. I know you will not be disappointed. However, I have in this book given the location and contact details of the vineyards and cellars we visited and all I am sure will delight you when you turn up at that cellar or domaine door. Please use the Look Inside feature