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ABC News: 75 Years in the Making

By: John Baxter

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ABC News: 75 Years in the Making

By: John Baxter

A deluxe 224-page gift book celebrating the history and achievements of ABC News. Filled with photos of famous faces, newsworthy events, and spotlights on key on-air personalities, this beautiful coffee table book commemorates 75 years of ABC News excellence.

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1368054862

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9781368054867

A Pound of Paper

Confessions of a Book Addict

By: John Baxter

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A Pound of Paper

Confessions of a Book Addict

By: John Baxter

In the rural Australia of the fifties where John Baxter grew up, reading books was disregarded with suspicion, owning and collecting them with utter incomprehension. Despite this, by the age of eleven Baxter had 'collected' his first book - The Poems of Rupert Brooke. He'd read the volume often, but now he had to own it. This was the beginning of what would become a major collection and a lifelong obsession. His book-hunting would take him all over the world, but his first real find was in London in 1978, when he spotted a rare copy of a Graham Greene children's book while browsing on a stall in Swiss Cottage. It was going for 5 pence. This would also, fortuitously, be the day when he first encountered one of the legends of the book-selling world: Martin Stone. At various times pothead, international fugitive from justice, and professional rock musician, he would become John's mentor and friend. In this brilliantly readable and funny book, John Baxter brings us into contact with such literary greats as Graham Greene, Kingsley Amis, J.G. Ballard and Ray Bradbury. But he also shows us how he penetrated the secret fraternity of 'runners' or book scouts - sleuths who use bluff and guile to hunt down their quarry - and joined them in scouring junk shops, markets, auction rooms and private homes for rarities. In the comic tradition of Clive James's Unreliable Memoirs, A Pound of Paper describes how a boy from the bush came to be living in a Paris penthouse with a library worth millions. It also explores the exploding market in first editions. What treasures are lying unnoticed in your garage?

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Macmillan

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1466839899

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9781466839892

Doggett's New York City Directory

By: John Doggett

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Doggett's New York City Directory

By: John Doggett

Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.

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3385263565

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9783385263567

I Hate School

How a College Football Coach Has Inspired Students to Value Education and Become Lifelong Learners

By: John Baxter

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I Hate School

How a College Football Coach Has Inspired Students to Value Education and Become Lifelong Learners

By: John Baxter

Why Do So Many Kids HATE School? A Paradigm Shift Is Necessary In Education. And Now, A Colledge Football Coach Offers Such Reform. As coaches, we have opportunities that teachers do not. Coaching is a performance based working relationship that relies on the mastery of fundamentals and technique to create a competitive advantage. Coaches are held accountable for an athlete's performance on and off the field. This leads us very quickly to a fork in the road. We can bend the rules academically, and manipulate the system so that they can get through and stay eligible, or we can invest deeply in them and help them technically and fundamentally so that they can become legitimate, independent performers in all areas of life. I see myself at the center of the paradigm shift, which is based on skills and ideas, not subjects and orders. Study hall, medication, tutoring and other conventional forms of intervention aren't what we need. They aren't the long-term solution. We need sustained performance based change that is built on fundamentals and technique. If we are going to effect permanent, long-lasting, fundamental change, the paradigm shift has to begin somewhere other than in the schools. Therefore, parents and educators must pursue such change individually through a program like Academic Gameplan. Academic Gameplan is a coaching based program that teaches the rules, fundamentals and techniques to the game of school. The life skills we teach are SOLID, SIMPLE, and REPEATABLE. AGP is the ROCK upon which students are building lifelong success!

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Advantage Media Group

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1599324296

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9781599324296

Beyond Calvin

Union with Christ and Justification in Early Modern Reformed Theology (1517-1700)

By: John V. Fesko

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Beyond Calvin

Union with Christ and Justification in Early Modern Reformed Theology (1517-1700)

By: John V. Fesko

The investigation of union with Christ and justification has been dominated by the figure of John Calvin. Calvin's influence, however, has been exaggerated in our own day. Theologians within the Early Modern Reformed tradition contributed to the development of these doctrines and did not view Calvin as the normative theologian of the tradition. John V. Fesko, therefore, goes beyond Calvin and explores union with Christ and justification in the Reformation, Early Orthodox, and High Orthodox periods of the Reformed tradition and covers lesser known but equally important figures such as Juan de Valdes, Peter Martyr Vermigli, Girolamo Zanchi, William Perkins, John Owen, Francis Turretin, and Herman Witsius. The study also covers theologians that either lie outside or transgress the Reformed tradition, such as Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Faustus Socinus, Jacob Arminius, and Richard Baxter. By treating this diverse body of figures the study reveals areas of agreement and diversity on these two doctrines. The author demonstrates that among the diverse formulations, all surveyed Reformed theologians accord justification priority over sanctification within the broader rubric of union with Christ. Fesko shows that Reformed theologians affirm both union with Christ and the golden chain of salvation, ideas that moderns find incompatible. In sum, rather than reading an individual theologian isolated from his context, this study provides a contextual reading of union with Christ and justification in the Early Modern Reformed context.

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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

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3647570222

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9783647570228

James Durham (1622–1658)

And the Gospel Offer in its Seventeenth-Century Context

By: Donald John MacLean

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James Durham (1622–1658)

And the Gospel Offer in its Seventeenth-Century Context

By: Donald John MacLean

The free offer of the gospel has been a matter of significant debate within Reformed theology. However, despite this controversy, Reformed theologians such as James Durham preached a gospel offer which was a sincere and free invitation from God to all, to embrace Jesus Christ as Saviour. This gospel offer expressed God's grace and goodness to all. Donald MacLean argues that Durham's doctrinal position is representative of the Westminster Standards and embraced by his contemporaries and evidenced by the later disputes concerning the meaning of the teaching of the Westminster Confession of Faith.

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3647550876

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9783647550879

Pierce's Register

Register of the Certificates Issued by John Pierce, Esquire, Paymaster General and Commissioner of Army Accounts for the United States, to Officers and Soldiers of the Continental Army Under Act of July 4, 1783

By: United States. War Department. Pay Department,John Pierce

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Pierce's Register

By: United States. War Department. Pay Department,John Pierce

Published as Senate Documents, Vol. 9, no. 988, 63rd Congress, 3rd Session.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806305274

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9780806305271

Nine Lives and One

By: John Baxter

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Nine Lives and One

By: John Baxter

He described escapes and partisan attacks and ritual hangings and midnight assignations with beautiful women in the midst of war " He survived, he told me, In a Europe, where every corner he turned held the threat of death. But at every turn, luck-and often a woman: there were many women-had stepped in to save him. And when, On occasions, during the years it took to put this story down on paper, I expressed skepticism at an extraordinary coincidence or hair's breath escape, he would produce some scrap of evidence to validate the experience: a tiny prayer book, a faded photograph, a scribbled note. Some men follow Nietzsche's advice to "live dangerously". A few survive

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0595379656

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9780595379651

Student Development in College

Theory, Research, and Practice

By: Lori D. Patton,Kristen A. Renn,Florence M. Guido,Stephen John Quaye

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Student Development in College

Theory, Research, and Practice

By: Lori D. Patton,Kristen A. Renn,Florence M. Guido,Stephen John Quaye

THE ESSENTIAL STUDENT DEVELOPMENT REFERENCE, UPDATED WITH CUTTING-EDGE THEORY AND PRACTICE Student Development in College is the go-to resource for student affairs, and is considered a key reference for those most committed to conscious and intentional student affairs practice. This third edition includes new chapters on social class, disability, and emerging identity theories, with expanded coverage of faith and gender identity. A new framework provides guidance for facilitating dialogues about theory, teaching theory, and the importance of educators as consumers of theory. Discussion questions conclude each chapter and vignettes are woven throughout to provide practical context for theory. Learning activities in the appendix promote comprehension and application of theory. Get updated on the latest in student development theory and application Consider both the psychosocial and cognitive aspects of identity Learn strategies for difficult dialogues, and the importance of reflection Adopt an integrated, holistic approach to complex student development issues Student Development in College is the ideal resource for today's multifaceted student affairs role. "With five new or expanded chapters and critical updates throughout the text, this third edition expertly presents the complex, multifaceted, and continually evolving nature of the theories that inform scholars and professionals in their research and practice with college students. These authors, consummately aware of the needs of emerging and continuing student affairs professionals, have crafted a text that will be both eminently practical and intellectually engaging for graduate students, professionals, and faculty alike." Dafina-Lazarus Stewart, associate professor, higher education and student affairs, Bowling Green State University "This third edition of Student Development in College beautifully presents the theoretical terrain of student development by honoring the foundational theories upon which the field was developed and foregrounding newer theories with brand new content and fresh perspectives. The result is a text that is comprehensive, sophisticated, and accessible and one that is attuned to the contemporary realities of the complexities of student development." Susan R. Jones, professor, higher education and student affairs, The Ohio State University

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1118821815

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9781118821817

Hot Springs Eternal

A Novel

By: John M. Daniel

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Hot Springs Eternal

A Novel

By: John M. Daniel

Hope Hot Springs, high on a forested mountainside in Southern California’s coastal Matilija Range, was once the home of millionaire Joel Hope and his silent-picture-star wife Clara Bianca. They threw wild weekend parties back in the 1920s for the libertine Hollywood royalty, who cavorted naked in the hot mineral waters and in the hotel where the bedroom doors were never locked. Now, 60 years later, Hope Springs is the home of Karen and Nellie Hope, Joel’s constantly squabbling twin daughters. They share the former resort with a commune of hippies, and they plan to reopen Hope Springs as a weekend hotel, for a new generation of Hollywood stars. They’ve hired a piano player named Casey to direct the staff and be the hotel manager, as well as the host and entertainment for the guests, once the hotel is open for business. They have an excellent vegetarian chef named Diana. This all promises to be a successful venture, but the powers that be want it to fail: SoCal Development, in collaboration with Anacapa County and Pacific Power, is scheming to claim the entire mountainside under the doctrine of eminent domain. SoCal’s plan is to displace the Hope sisters and their community, clear-cut their forest, and build California’s first geothermal bedroom community. All Karen and Nellie have going for them is good intentions, a loyal staff, and Nqong, an Australian aborigine sage who has lived like a hermit in the Matilija mountains most of his life, tending to the healing waters and caring for a yearly swarm of exotic yellow beetles, who might just save the day.

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SCB Distributors

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1564747999

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9781564747990

John Wilkes

The Lives of a Libertine

By: John Sainsbury

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John Wilkes

The Lives of a Libertine

By: John Sainsbury

John Wilkes remains one of the most colourful and intriguing characters of eighteenth-century Britain. Born in 1725, the son of a prosperous London distiller, he was given the classical education of a gentleman, before entering politics as a Whig. Finding his party in opposition following the accession of George III in 1760 he took up his pen with sensational effect, and made a career out of excoriating the new administration and promoting the Whig interest. His charismatic style and vicious wit soon ensured that he became a figurehead for the radical cause, earning him many admirers and many enemies. Amongst the latter were the king, and the artist William Hogarth who famously depicted Wilkes as a grinning, squint-eyed, pug-nosed agent of misrule. Whilst Wilkes's political career has been much explored, particularly the period between 1763 and 1774, much less has been written about his remarkable private life. This biography provides a more comprehensive examination of Wilkes throughout his long life than has hitherto been available. Taking a thematic, rather than chronological approach it is divided into six main chapters covering family, ambition, sex, religion, class and money, which allows a much more rounded picture of Wilkes to emerge. In so doing it provides a fascinating insight, not only into one of the most intriguing characters of the Georgian period, but also into wider eighteenth-century British society and its shifting attitudes to morality, politics and gender.

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Routledge

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1351924974

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9781351924979

Clement Attlee

The Man who Made Modern Britain

By: John Bew

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Clement Attlee

The Man who Made Modern Britain

By: John Bew

John Bew explores the intellectual foundations and core beliefs of the man who defeated Winston Churchill and created the england we know today.

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Oxford University Press

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0190203404

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9780190203405

Best Plays of the Early American Theatre, 1787-1911

By: John Gassner

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Best Plays of the Early American Theatre, 1787-1911

By: John Gassner

Sixteen works from American theater, 1787 1911: "Charles the Second" (1824); "Fashion "(1845); "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852); "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1883); "The Mouse-Trap" (1889); "The Great Divide" (1906); more. Background essay.

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Courier Corporation

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0486410986

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9780486410982

Minuteman

The Military Career of General Robert S. Beightler

By: John Kennedy Ohl

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Minuteman

The Military Career of General Robert S. Beightler

By: John Kennedy Ohl

Beightler's service in France during World War I and his successful leadership of the 37th in WWII's New Georgia, Bougainville, and Luzon campaigns are portrayed against the often rocky relationship between the Guard and the regular military establishment."--BOOK JACKET.

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Lynne Rienner Publishers

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1555879233

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9781555879235

Intentionality

An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind

By: John R. Searle

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Intentionality

An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind

By: John R. Searle

Intentionality provides the philosophical foundations for Searle's earlier works, Speech Acts and Expression and Meaning.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521273021

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9780521273022

Social and Emotional Skills Training for Children

The Fast Track Friendship Group Manual

By: Karen L. Bierman,Mark T. Greenberg,John D. Coie,Kenneth A. Dodge,John E. Lochman,Robert J. McMahon

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Social and Emotional Skills Training for Children

The Fast Track Friendship Group Manual

By: Karen L. Bierman,Mark T. Greenberg,John D. Coie,Kenneth A. Dodge,John E. Lochman,Robert J. McMahon

From leading authorities, this volume presents a unique evidence-based group intervention for the 10–15% of children who are challenged by peer difficulties in elementary school. The book features 145 engaging full-color reproducible handouts, posters, and other tools. In addition to teaching core social skills (participation, communication, cooperation, good sportsmanship, conflict resolution), Friendship Group promotes emotional understanding and empathy, self-control, and effective coping with social stressors. Two complete sets of sessions are provided (grades K–2 and 3–5), including step-by-step implementation guidelines. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. See also the authors' Fast Track Program for Children at Risk: Preventing Antisocial Behavior, which describes the landmark study that used Friendship Group in tandem with other school- and family-based interventions.

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Guilford Publications

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1462531733

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9781462531738

The Zonbi Conspiracy

By: John Durbin Jr

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The Zonbi Conspiracy

By: John Durbin Jr

A vampire, a werewolf and a zombie walk into a bar. The bartender screams 'Get the hell out of here! Bad joke in motion!'." Matty said. "We could sit next to the horse, the priest, the rabbi and the two nuns if the gorilla didn't mind," Rose added. Both erupted into more laughter. "And then we could eat the priest, rabbi and the nuns-convince the gorilla to join us and all ride out of town on the horse; after we had dismembered the bartender, of course. Dibs on the brains, by the way." "Are you really compelled to eat brains?" Life runs slightly different in the Brownstone home of Jareth Archer. A creature disguised as a man with a pair of unique friends to help him in his daily (and nightly) affairs. From the role play fiction generated from 'Vampires-A Dark Alleyway' comes a new set of tales centering on the vampire Carcosian- Vermathrax-rex.

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Lulu.com

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1257630040

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9781257630042

Of Love and Paris

Historic, Romantic and Obsessive Liaisons

By: John Baxter

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Of Love and Paris

Historic, Romantic and Obsessive Liaisons

By: John Baxter

The French may not have invented love but they perfected it, and the laboratory in which they did so was Paris. James Joyce called the city "a lamp for lovers, hung in the wood of the world." From the Middle Ages, Paris has drawn those who wish to experience the limits of love – intellectual, spiritual, carnal. In Of Love and Paris, John Baxter turns the spotlight on some of them, from the medieval troubadours who seduced court ladies with flowery verse to Man Ray, whose camera conferred immortality on his lover and model Kiki, and Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, who turned their moans of sexual pleasure into music. The grandes horizontales of the belle epoque, accomplished technicians of eroticism who drew the rich and powerful of both sexes to Paris, had their modern incarnation in Gala, who left the bed she shared with poet Paul Éluard and painter Max Ernst to seduce the young Salvador DalÍ. Love in Paris, however, can take unexpected forms. Was the devotion to Marcel Proust of his housekeeper CÉleste Albaret any less passionate than that of Anne Desclos to Jean Paulhan, for whom she composed "the strangest love letter any man ever received"—the notorious novel Story of O, the predecessor of Fifty Shades of Grey? Love has a multitude of faces, and some of the most mysterious and surprising are unveiled in Of Love and Paris.

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Museyon Inc.

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1940842735

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9781940842738

Saint-Germain-des-Pres

Paris's Rebel Quarter

By: John Baxter

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Saint-Germain-des-Pres

Paris's Rebel Quarter

By: John Baxter

From the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World comes this first book in an exciting new series of narrative “biographies” of Paris’s great neighborhoods, beginning with Saint-Germain-des-Pres—the city’s “rebel quarter,” for centuries a center of artistic, intellectual, and revolutionary activity and home to some of Paris’s most iconic cafes and shops. For many years, Saint-Germain-des-Pres has been a stronghold of sans culottes, a refuge to artists, a paradise for bohemians. It’s where Marat printed L’Ami du Peuple and Thomas Paine wrote The Rights of Man. Napoleon, Hemingway, and Sartre have all called it home. Descartes is buried there. Now bestselling author and Paris expert, John Baxter takes readers and travelers on a narrative tour of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, which is also where Baxter makes his home. Tucked along the shores of the Left Bank, Saint-Germain-des-Pres embodies so much of what makes Paris special. Its cobblestone streets and ancient facades survive to this day, spared from modernization thanks to a quirk in their construction. Traditionally cheap rents attracted outsiders and political dissidents from the days of Robespierre to the student revolts of the 1960s. And its intellectual pedigree boasts such luminaries as Pablo Picasso, Arthur Rimbaud, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Simone de Beauvoir, Gertrude Stein, and Albert Camus. Baxter reveals all, guiding readers to the cafes, gardens, shops, and monuments that bring this hidden history to life. Part-history, part-guidebook, Saint-Germain-des-Pres is a fresh look at one of the City of Light’s most iconic quarters, and a delight for new tourists and Paris veterans alike.

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0062431919

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9780062431912

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