Paris From Above
Download Paris From Above full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free Paris From Above ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads.
Author |
: Yann Arthus-Bertrand |
Publisher |
: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 106 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1844300552 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781844300556 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Paris from Above by : Yann Arthus-Bertrand
The aerial photographs in this book present a bird's eye view of the streets, famous monuments and tiny quartiers of Paris.
Author |
: Jean-Louis Cohen |
Publisher |
: Princeton Architectural Press |
Total Pages |
: 330 |
Release |
: 2006-09-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1568986130 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781568986135 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Above Paris by : Jean-Louis Cohen
Above Paris is Henrardbs remarkable study of the urban landscape of Paris and its best-known monuments. Over 350 beautifully printed duotones, systematically grouped by themes such as the course of the Seine, the main roads, the stations, and the neighborhoods of Paris give a clear overview of the citybs layout. Maps at the beginning of each chapter further help orient the reader and together with detailed captions and essays by Jean-Louis Cohen make Above Paris a must for anybody.
Author |
: Alistair Horne |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 833 |
Release |
: 2013-11-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780804151696 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0804151695 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seven Ages of Paris by : Alistair Horne
In this luminous portrait of Paris, the celebrated historian gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world’s truly great cities. While Paris may be many things, it is never boring. From the rise of Philippe Auguste through the reigns of Henry IV and Louis XIV (who abandoned Paris for Versailles); Napoleon’s rise and fall; Baron Haussmann’s rebuilding of Paris (at the cost of much of the medieval city); the Belle Epoque and the Great War that brought it to an end; the Nazi Occupation, the Liberation, and the postwar period dominated by de Gaulle--Horne brings the city’s highs and lows, savagery and sophistication, and heroes and villains splendidly to life. With a keen eye for the telling anecdote and pivotal moment, he portrays an array of vivid incidents to show us how Paris endures through each age, is altered but always emerges more brilliant and beautiful than ever. The Seven Ages of Paris is a great historian’s tribute to a city he loves and has spent a lifetime learning to know. "Knowledgeable and colorful, written with gusto and love.... [An] ambitious and skillful narrative that covers the history of Paris with considerable brio and fervor." —LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Author |
: Adam Gopnik |
Publisher |
: Hachette UK |
Total Pages |
: 361 |
Release |
: 2011-09-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781849168434 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1849168431 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Paris to the Moon by : Adam Gopnik
In 1995, Adam Gopnik and his wife, and their infant son left the familiar comforts and hassles of New York for the urbane glamour of Paris. Charmed by the beauties of the city, Gopnik set out to experience for himself the spirit and romance that has so captivated American writers throughout the Twentieth century. In the grand tradition of Stein and Hemingway, Gopnik planned to walk the paths of the Tuilleries, to enjoy philosophical discussion in cafes in short, to lead the fabled life of an American in Paris. Of course, as readers of Gopnik's beloved 'Paris Journals' in the New Yorker know, there was also the matter of raising a child and carrying on with everyday, not so fabled life. Evenings with French intellectuals precede middle-of-the night baby feedings; afternoons are filled with trips to the Musee d'Orsay and pinball games; weekday leftovers are eaten while three star chefs debate a 'culinary crisis'. With singular wit and insight, Gopnik manages to weave the magical with the mundane in a wholly delightful book.
Author |
: Jeffrey Milstein |
Publisher |
: Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages |
: 222 |
Release |
: 2021-04-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781599621623 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1599621622 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Paris: From the Air by : Jeffrey Milstein
Combining daring aerial photography with the restricted airspace over Paris provides both breathtaking and unparalleled views. From sunrise to sunset, Paris is one of the most photographed cities in the world. Shooting with the newest high-resolution medium-format professional cameras while leaning out of helicopters making steep turns with the door off, Milstein captures the highly detailed, iconic, straight-down images that set his work apart. Milstein's distinctive style--straight down--leads to fresh insights of the urban design of this great city. In a way that is impossible from street level, you can see the old neighborhoods of Montmartre and Montparnasse; iconic historical monuments like the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe or the Invalides; and modern Paris like La Défense or the new neighborhoods around the Bibliothèque Nationale. As a bonus, there is a portfolio of images of the gardens and buildings of Louis XIV's great palace, Versailles. Milstein brings his unique and unmatched aerial vistas of Paris to life--every angle, every moment, every season. This is sure to be treasured by tourists and Parisians alike.
Author |
: Henry Miller |
Publisher |
: Grove/Atlantic, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2007-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1555847005 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781555847005 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Under the Roofs of Paris by : Henry Miller
In 1941, Henry Miller, the author of Tropic of Cancer, was commissioned by a Los Angeles bookseller to write an erotic novel for a dollar a page. Under the Roofs of Paris (originally published as Opus Pistorum) is that book. Here one finds Miller’s characteristic candor, wit, self-mockery, and celebration of the good life. From Marcelle to Tania, to Alexandra, to Anna, and from the Left Bank to Pigalle, Miller sweeps us up in his odyssey in search of the perfect job, the perfect woman, and the perfect experience.
Author |
: David McCullough |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 578 |
Release |
: 2011-05-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781416576891 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1416576894 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Greater Journey by : David McCullough
The #1 bestseller that tells the remarkable story of the generations of American artists, writers, and doctors who traveled to Paris, fell in love with the city and its people, and changed America through what they learned, told by America’s master historian, David McCullough. Not all pioneers went west. In The Greater Journey, David McCullough tells the enthralling, inspiring—and until now, untold—story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, and others who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, hungry to learn and to excel in their work. What they achieved would profoundly alter American history. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, was one of this intrepid band. Another was Charles Sumner, whose encounters with black students at the Sorbonne inspired him to become the most powerful voice for abolition in the US Senate. Friends James Fenimore Cooper and Samuel F. B. Morse worked unrelentingly every day in Paris, Morse not only painting what would be his masterpiece, but also bringing home his momentous idea for the telegraph. Harriet Beecher Stowe traveled to Paris to escape the controversy generated by her book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Three of the greatest American artists ever—sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, painters Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent—flourished in Paris, inspired by French masters. Almost forgotten today, the heroic American ambassador Elihu Washburne bravely remained at his post through the Franco-Prussian War, the long Siege of Paris, and the nightmare of the Commune. His vivid diary account of the starvation and suffering endured by the people of Paris is published here for the first time. Telling their stories with power and intimacy, McCullough brings us into the lives of remarkable men and women who, in Saint-Gaudens’ phrase, longed “to soar into the blue.”
Author |
: Émile Zola |
Publisher |
: Good Press |
Total Pages |
: 383 |
Release |
: 2023-12-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: EAN:8596547791546 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Belly of Paris by : Émile Zola
The Belly of Paris (Le Ventre de Paris) is the third novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart, first published in 1873. It is a novel of the teeming life which surrounds the great central markets of Paris. The book was originally translated into English by Henry Vizetelly and published in 1888 under the title Fat and Thin. After Vizetelly's imprisonment for obscene libel the novel was one of those revised and expurgated by his son, Ernest Alfred Vizetelly. The heroine is Lisa Quenu, a daughter of Antoine Macquart. She has become prosperous, and with prosperity her selfishness has increased. Her brother-in-law Florent had escaped from penal servitude in Cayenne and lived for a short time in her house, but she became tired of his presence and ultimately denounced him to the police. Émile Zola (1840 – 1902) was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France.
Author |
: David Harvey |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 385 |
Release |
: 2004-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135945862 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135945861 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Paris, Capital of Modernity by : David Harvey
Collecting David Harvey's finest work on Paris during the second empire, Paris, Capital of Modernity offers brilliant insights ranging from the birth of consumerist spectacle on the Parisian boulevards, the creative visions of Balzac, Baudelaire and Zola, and the reactionary cultural politics of the bombastic Sacre Couer. The book is heavily illustrated and includes a number drawings, portraits and cartoons by Daumier, one of the greatest political caricaturists of the nineteenth century.
Author |
: Jean Giono |
Publisher |
: New York Review of Books |
Total Pages |
: 241 |
Release |
: 2021-10-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781681375106 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1681375109 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Open Road by : Jean Giono
A nomad and a swindler embark on an eccentric road trip in this picaresque, philosophical novel by the author of The Man Who Planted Trees. The south of France, 1950: A solitary vagabond walks through the villages, towns, valleys, and foothills of the region between northern Provence and the Alps. He picks up work along the way and spends the winter as the custodian of a walnut-oil mill. He also picks up a problematic companion: a cardsharp and con man, whom he calls “the Artist.” The action moves from place to place, and episode to episode, in truly picaresque fashion. Everything is told in the first person, present tense, by the vagabond narrator, who goes unnamed. He himself is a curious combination of qualities—poetic, resentful, cynical, compassionate, flirtatious, and self-absorbed. While The Open Road can be read as loosely strung entertainment, interspersed with caustic reflections, it can also be interpreted as a projection of the relationship of author, art, and audience. But it is ultimately an exploration of the tensions and boundaries between affection and commitment, and of the competing needs for solitude, independence, and human bonds. As always in Jean Giono, the language is rich in natural imagery and as ruggedly idiomatic as it is lyrical.