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A History of France
- De: John Julius Norwich
- Narrado por: John Julius Norwich
- Duración: 15 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 400
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 354
John Julius Norwich - called a "true master of narrative history" by Simon Sebag Montefiore - returns with the book he has spent his distinguished career wanting to write, A History of France, a portrait of the past two centuries of the country he loves best. Beginning with Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul in the first century BC, this study of French history comprises a cast of legendary characters - Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Joan of Arc, and Marie Antionette, to name a few - as Norwich chronicles France's often violent, always fascinating history.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Kings and Wars
- De Awake Tex en 08-22-19
- A History of France
- De: John Julius Norwich
- Narrado por: John Julius Norwich
Mumbling Narrative
Revisado: 11-05-18
Just a terrible reading, I couldn't tell if he said wife or life or knife. Low mumbling voice that trails off at the end of a sentence.
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The Food and Wine of France
- Eating and Drinking from Champagne to Provence
- De: Edward Behr
- Narrado por: Graham Halstead
- Duración: 8 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 14
In The Food and Wine of France, influential food writer Edward Behr investigates French cuisine and what it means, in encounters from Champagne to Provence. He tells the stories of French artisans and chefs who continue to work at the highest level. Many people in and out of France have noted for a long time the slow retreat of French cuisine, concerned that it is losing its important place in the country's culture and in the world culture of food. And yet, as Behr writes, good French food remains very, very delicious.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Omission of pinot noir is unforgivable
- De John en 08-31-16
- The Food and Wine of France
- Eating and Drinking from Champagne to Provence
- De: Edward Behr
- Narrado por: Graham Halstead
Omission of pinot noir is unforgivable
Revisado: 08-31-16
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Not a waste of time, but left much to be desired. How can one not mention pinot noir.
Have you listened to any of Graham Halstead’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
First time for me to listen to Mr. Halstead, he is one of the best readers I've heard.
Any additional comments?
I was disappointed with the omission of pinot noir wines.
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Vino Business
- The Cloudy World of French Wine
- De: Isabelle Saporta
- Narrado por: Kristin Kalbli
- Duración: 5 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 33
Already provoking debate and garnering significant attention in France and within the wine world, Vino Business is a surprising and eye-opening book about the dark side of French wine by acclaimed investigative journalist Isabelle Saporta.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Please, we need more "truthiness" like this book
- De John en 08-30-16
- Vino Business
- The Cloudy World of French Wine
- De: Isabelle Saporta
- Narrado por: Kristin Kalbli
Please, we need more "truthiness" like this book
Revisado: 08-30-16
Any additional comments?
I export select premium California and Oregon pinot noir to France and have been hosting face to face wine tastings with the French in my small wine shop in Annecy, France for almost 4 years now. Most French have never tasted such good pinot noir wines and they say so.
People should know what is really going on in the wine industry and this book is just a sip of the glass.
Winemaking is the best its ever been, which has attracted avarice hedge fund types and
multinational conglomerate distributors and merchants that are buying up family owned vineyards and replacing winemakers with students with a couple years of internship. I see it happening in Santa Barbara, Monterey and Napa and Sonoma. and it’s happening in France too, after bad weather in Bourgogne forces families to sell. The result is the same, industry driven tastes with less distinctive wines.
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