The French Chateau: Life, Style, Tradition

Book Description

To live in a castle is among the first childhood dreams. For a number of families, that dream has been realized in the glorious châteaux of France. Though visitors and armchair travelers delight in château architecture, they seldom see the private side of château life: how the French live day-to-day in their marvelous buildings. These stately residences are not dusty uninhabited museums, but real homes. Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, herself born and brought up in her family's magnificent property at Montfort-le-Rotrou, takes us across France to visit the great homes she knows so well, opening doors that are usually closed to the outside world and allowing an intimate view of the unique way of life that goes on through the seasons. In the spring we attend a wedding at the Château de Groussay, and we see the drawing rooms, bedrooms, greenhouse, and orangery at Le Lude in the company of the Comtesse de Nicolay. In summer we visit the Château d'Haroué in Lorraine as guests of the Princesse de Beauvau-Craon. In autumn we follow the hunt with the Marquis and Marquise de Brissac, returning to the Château de Brissac for dinner. Baron Eric de Rothschild opens his cellars to us at Château Lafite. The onset of winter is celebrated with a boar hunt at the Château de Courances and lunch in the forest in the company of the Marquis and Marquise de Ganay. Jean-Bernard Naudin's atmospheric color photographs capture all the beauty and charm of these châteaux and the private lives of their inhabitants. 326 color photographs.

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French Chateau Home Life.......2007-03-28

An unusual and beautifully published book that profiles privately-owned chateaux, inside and out. It gives you an intimate view of life within the rooms, formal and informal, utility and casual, garden and forest. Family and friends are included from a respectable distance, showing weekend sporting activities and day to day life. Snobbish? Unapproachable? Not really. Think of it as a personable Architectural Digest a la Francaise, with much more panache.

FASCINATING.......2007-02-26

See how the other side lives in this fascinating book on private French chateaux. Their residences as well as their lifestyles are revealed in this book packed with gorgeous photos dripping with color and texture. One can only dream...

The French Chateau: Life, Style, Tradition.......2006-06-10

Christiane De Nicolay-Mazery is a fabulous author with fabulous connections. I'm an interior designer & I find Christiane De Nicolay-Mazery's books to be the most inspirational decorating books that I own. One of her other books, 'Private Houses of Paris', is my favorite book on the topic of decorating and I own almost every significant book published on this topic. I do wish that this book was available in hardback, as I prefer hardback books, but this fact should not dissuade you in purchasing it because inspirational design is absolutely on every page of this book!

A life to dream of.......2001-11-25

If you love French history, art, decoration and life style; if you have ever dreamed of living in a beautiful French chateau, you must get this book. Each time I open this book I am enchanted. What makes this book especially interesting is that people still live in these chateaus, these dreamscapes of tall Mansart roofs, formal French gardens and rooms filled with 18th century furniture. Forget about the text, it's the ravishingly photographed gardens and interiors that inspire one to dream. Beyond the sheer fantasy of it, this book showed me how I could create a little of the "French Chateau Style" in my own humble living space.

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different materials for baskets.......2000-06-21

This book is great. Gives you the basics to be able to go out and make a basket out of just about anything you just need to look around your house or out in the yard. Stuff you thought was trash you can make a basket out of. Thanks

Book Description

Through this 3-volume set of powerful books, TIME celebrates the most important people of our century. These three deluxe, gold foil hardcover editions include everything from profiles to incredible photos to revealing facts. Titles in this set include: Leaders, Revolutionaries, Artists Entertainers; Builders Titans, Scientists Thinkers; and Heroes Inspirations, Persons of the Century.

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Maestro, Please!: Cartoons by Ed Fisher

Manufacturer: Applause Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1557831084

Book Description

Here is a cartoon album sure to bring a smile and a bravissimo from classical music buffs and concertgoers everywhere! Some classic Fisher moments: Mrs. Schubert chides Franz for spending ten years writing "an Impromptu." A disgruntled king offers an avant-garde band a few coins: "For minimalist music, minimalist pay!"

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Magic maestro please
Solomon Stein
Manufacturer: [s.n.]
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Magic | Occult | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0007G0Z34

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MENUS, MAESTRO PLEASE
compiler Manatee Symphony Guild
Manufacturer: Np
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RERTLM

MURDER MAESTRO PLEASE - A Jane and Dagobert Brown Mystery

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MURDER MAESTRO PLEASE - A Jane and Dagobert Brown Mystery
Delano Ames
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HHHT64

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Murder, Maestro Please
Jack Sharkey
Manufacturer: Abelard Schuman
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QRCZGO

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Murder, Maestro Please

Manufacturer: Abelard-Schuman
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GQNWC6

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Murder, Maestro, Please
Delano Ames
Manufacturer: HarperCollins (paper)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

For Old Crime's Sake

ASIN: 0060806303

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Murder, Maestro, Please
Delano Ames
Manufacturer: Rinehart
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CI6MM

Music please, maestro.: An article from: Approach

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Music please, maestro.: An article from: Approach
Robert Hanvey
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000P0JJU2
Release Date: 2007-03-30

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This digital document is an article from Approach, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1151 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Music please, maestro.
Author: Robert Hanvey
Publication: Approach (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Page: 22(2)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

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Murder, Maestro Please [Hardcover]
Jacck Sharkey
Manufacturer: Charter
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PJ3T6S

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A REAL book........1999-11-02

This is one of the best books i've read. Fridegard is the worlds most underrated writer. The book basically tells the story of Fridegard himself, he just added some action so it would be more fun to read. Fridegard had a hard time getting the book published because of it's sincere and harsh language. I would recommend anyone to read it.

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The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers
Cynthia M. Hale , and Jacqueline A. Polder
Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0788184849

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the abc's of safe and healthy child care, a handbook for child care providers
health and human services
Manufacturer: us public health service
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KADE1C

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The ABCs of safe and healthy child care : a handbook for child care providers (SuDoc HE 20.7008:C 43/2)
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
Manufacturer: Dept. of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: B00010W5KW

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The Abcs of Safe and Healthy Child Care. A Handbook for Child Care Providers

Manufacturer: U.S. Government Printing Office
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Ring-bound
ASIN: B000IA8VS0

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Exactly as titled.

The ABCs of safe and healthy child care: A handbook for child care providers

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The ABCs of safe and healthy child care: A handbook for child care providers
Cynthia M Hale
Manufacturer: Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Child Care | Parenting | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006R24WE

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David Kenyon Webster’s memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a first hand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel.

From the beaches of Normandy to the blood-dimmed battlefields of Holland, here are acts of courage and cowardice, moments of irritating boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror, and pitched urban warfare. Offering a remarkable snapshot of what it was like to enter Germany in the last days of World War II, Webster presents a vivid, varied cast of young paratroopers from all walks of life, and unforgettable glimpses of enemy soldiers and hapless civilians caught up in the melee. Parachute Infantry is at once harsh and moving, boisterous and tragic, and stands today as an unsurpassed chronicle of war--how men fight it, survive it, and remember it.

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Very Honest Depiction of an Infantry Soldier.......2007-08-07

I'm not going to repeat what has already been said. I read the book recently and I wasn't disappointed. I will say that it is very interesting to compare Maj. Winter's perspective as an officer (Beyond Band of Brothers) to David Webster's as an enlisted man. David Websters book is particularly good because, he was a talented writer, and captured his perspective in such a natural way. It's good and worth the $14 list price.

Parachute Infantry.......2007-03-21

Cold hard facts as seen by someone who was there,and came back. The names are all the same,the blood is all red,ordinary people who gave their all and won!

An up and down affair..........2007-02-21

First off, I approached this book with expectations that were too high and at times I found felt disappointed. As a big fan of the mini series, "Band of Brothers", in which his character is clearly portrayed, I expected his account of the war to be smartly written with better insight and descriptions, making it into a page-turner. At times this held true, with his accounts of the the first plane ride on D-Day, directly following the drop and later in the war. In between were a lot of moments that dragged.

It's important to know right away that his portrayal in " Band Of Brothers" was not very accurate, nor were some of the battle scenes, according to Mr. Webster, who I tend to believe. He was actually wounded twice and the first time happened shortly after D-Day. So early into the book, the momentum shifts when he takes us back to a memorial service for fallen servicemen that he attended, by order, while healing. It was described in detail, dragged and took me out of the momentum of the story that he built up through D-Day.

Once he returned to the front lines, the book gathered momentum and got into some type of rhythm. Many of the details regarding who he was friendly with, their personalties, chain of command issues and problems, and his feelings and approach to battles were interesting. I did find myself lost, however, regarding two main issues. One was the description of the directions they were traveling. I felt lost and had trouble getting a mental picture of the battle sites, which leads to the second issue. Assuming that the reader will understand many of the terms he used, either military or geographic. A brief one-time explanation of terms that he used over and over in the story would have helped me, but perhaps be as much of a problem for others. Particularly the geographic ones like the difference between a berm, ditch, trench, slit trench as well as others, and hedges, raised road, dikes and many others. Particularly the relationship to how the soldiers used them to their advantage or disadvantage. Again, I was confused directionally and geographically and therefore had trouble imagining the battle scenes.

Eventually, the book improved a great deal. Lots of great stuff about being in the forward position as scouts and the "real" story of what is called, "Operation Pegasus" in BOB. The actual operation was different in many ways from it's portrayal in the mini series. Definitely be prepared and look forward to what really happened, instead what looks good. The truth is much more interesting. In fact, try to forget all about what BOB portrays before reading this book, if in fact you are looking for a connection. Just them them happen naturally. I love his honesty regarding his personal approach to and feelings about this war and their operations. I suppose the dull moments of the book reflect the war in a more realistic fashion, it's just not what I expected.

I found myself even more engrossed as the war was winding down, from his perspective, which of course is very specific. I learned a lot about what really went on with soldiers as they moved across Germany and Austria kicking people out of their homes at each stop, which there is a term for that I cannot think of at the moment. He described many fascinating stories about the soldiers and how they dealt with the aftermath of the war when they were suddenly "regular" human beings again and not soldiers in the horrors of battle.

Mr. Webster had quite and experience and reading about it was at times dull but at many other times thrilling. Most of all it was the real thing and he wrote about it in a very human and honest fashion. I really recommend this book. I would suggest, however, to approach his accounts without any preconceived notions of what World War II was like, especially for the soldiers and most of all his view. In the end, it is the truths about the heroism and horrors of war from the soldiers perspective that is the most important. They are risking their lives for us and we should listen to what they have to say, above all others.

Great book.......2007-02-01

An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich
by David Kenyon Webster
Is a great book, you relly feel the inside presence of the author it's if he's taken you back to WW 2 living the all experience from his personal view.

Wonderful account of American paratrooper's experiences.......2006-12-31

This book is one of the best memoirs from the Second World War. It comes from an American's (David Webster) point of view. He was a paratrooper in the famous 101st Airborne Division and fought through Normandy, Market Garden, Germany, and to Berchtesgaden (Hitler's Eagle's Nest). He was one of the original Toccoa men and his writing is that of a professional (writer). He was very educated, went to Harvard, and this book shows that. I would recommend this book to anyone interseted in the 101st, the E.T.O., or WWII. A highly fascinating account.

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cooking an old chestnut.......2007-08-13

The book makes short shrift of the old characterization of Hitler as a vegetarian. I first had doubts about this point after watching Triumph of the Will. In that film, Hitler and all of his minions were pudgy and sweaty, tell-tale signs of carnivorousness dining habits. Meat eaters generally appear unhealthy and their midsections look as though someone stuffed a dodge ball down their shirts. The author draws from multiple sources to prove that Hitler had vegetarian phases in which he gave up meat in order to gain a little relief from flatulence and profuse sweating before proving that he had no convictions beyond this. In addition to favoring liver dumplings and squab, he was partial to stamping out vegetarian organizations in occupied countries of Europe.

I dinged the author a star on his slight tangent on whether Christ was a vegetarian or not. Vegetarians sometimes go to extremes in defending a healthy and humane diet. This includes torturous turns of reasoning to make Christ into a vegetarian even though he himself gave fish to the hungry. (American fundies do the same thing when trying to reconcile Christ's creation of wine from water as well as his use of wine at the Last Supper.) Being the Son of God, he could have summoned delicious tempeh dishes, but he didn't. It's unlikely that there were many Semites of classical antiquity who would have practiced vegetarianism. Even John the Baptist ate locusts for protein despite his extreme asceticism.

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Casual reasoning is an active area of research in the field of artificial intelligence, and significant new techniques have recently emerged. To date, however, there has been little synthesis with traditional expert system approaches based on heuristic knowledge. In this book it is shown how such a synthesis can be achieved within a system-theoretic framework. The systems approach provides a powerful methodology for analyzing casual mechanisms in physical systems. It provides a sound foundation for developing reliable real-time software casts new light on qualitative reasoning and knowledge-based approaches.

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Merging AI and Systems Theory.......2000-07-12

This is an interesting book! The author combines Systems Theory with Artificial Intelligence using logic as a unifying paradigm. The result is a generalised theory of systems which supports logical and causal reasoning.

Book Description

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty, ECSQARU 2001, held in Toulouse, France in September 2001.
The 68 revised full papers presented together with three invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from over a hundred submissions. The book offers topical sections on decision theory, partially observable Markov decision processes, decision-making, coherent probabilities, Bayesian networks, learning causal networks, graphical representation of uncertainty, imprecise probabilities, belief functions, fuzzy sets and rough sets, possibility theory, merging, belief revision and preferences, inconsistency handling, default logic, logic programming, etc.

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