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Book Paris by Night

Download or read book Paris by Night written by Brassaï and published by Bulfinch Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roaming Paris streets by night in the early 1930s, Brassa created arresting images of the city's dramatic nocturnal landscape. First published in French in 1932, this new edition brings one of Brassa's finest works back into print. The back alleys, metro stations, and bistros he photographed are at turns hauntingly empty or peopled by prostitutes, laborers, thugs, and lovers. "Paris by Night" is a stunning portrait of nighttime in the City of Light, as captured by its most articulate observer. 62 photos.

Book Brassai

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brassaï
  • Publisher : Editions Flammarion
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9782080105912
  • Pages : 62 pages

Download or read book Brassai written by Brassaï and published by Editions Flammarion. This book was released on 2001 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roaming Paris streets by night in the early 1930s, Brassaï created arresting images of the city's dramatic nocturnal landscape.The back alleys, metro stations, and bistros he photographed are at turns hauntingly empty or peopled by prostitutes, laborers, thugs, and lovers.'Paris by Night', first published in French in 1932, collected sixty of these images, which have since become photographic icons.This new edition brings one of Brassaï's finest works back into print. 'Paris by Night' is a stunning portrait of nighttime in the City of Light, as captured by its most articulate observer.

Book Paris to the Moon

Download or read book Paris to the Moon written by Adam Gopnik and published by Random House. This book was released on 2001-12-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paris. The name alone conjures images of chestnut-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafés, breathtaking façades around every corner--in short, an exquisite romanticism that has captured the American imagination for as long as there have been Americans. In 1995, Adam Gopnik, his wife, and their infant son left the familiar comforts and hassles of New York City for the urbane glamour of the City of Light. Gopnik is a longtime New Yorker writer, and the magazine has sent its writers to Paris for decades--but his was above all a personal pilgrimage to the place that had for so long been the undisputed capital of everything cultural and beautiful. It was also the opportunity to raise a child who would know what it was to romp in the Luxembourg Gardens, to enjoy a croque monsieur in a Left Bank café--a child (and perhaps a father, too) who would have a grasp of that Parisian sense of style we Americans find so elusive. So, in the grand tradition of the American abroad, Gopnik walked the paths of the Tuileries, enjoyed philosophical discussions at his local bistro, wrote as violet twilight fell on the arrondissements. Of course, as readers of Gopnik's beloved and award-winning "Paris Journals" in The New Yorker know, there was also the matter of raising a child and carrying on with day-to-day, not-so-fabled life. Evenings with French intellectuals preceded middle-of-the-night baby feedings; afternoons were filled with trips to the Musée d'Orsay and pinball games; weekday leftovers were eaten while three-star chefs debated a "culinary crisis." As Gopnik describes in this funny and tender book, the dual processes of navigating a foreign city and becoming a parent are not completely dissimilar journeys--both hold new routines, new languages, a new set of rules by which everyday life is lived. With singular wit and insight, Gopnik weaves the magical with the mundane in a wholly delightful, often hilarious look at what it was to be an American family man in Paris at the end of the twentieth century. "We went to Paris for a sentimental reeducation-I did anyway-even though the sentiments we were instructed in were not the ones we were expecting to learn, which I believe is why they call it an education."

Book The Glow of Paris

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  • Author : Gary Zuercher
  • Publisher : Marcorp Incorporated
  • Release : 2015-01-15
  • ISBN : 9780990630906
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Glow of Paris written by Gary Zuercher and published by Marcorp Incorporated. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Already we're expecting something special. And that's exactly what Gary Zuercher gives us in this gorgeous collection of photographs. Over a period of five years, he took his cameras out into the Parisian night to capture stunningly evocative images of the bridges that span the Seine. Using his artistic eye and sophisticated photographic technique, he created these glorious black-and-white photographs, rich with detail and possessing a clear, luminous, quality. This collection is unique, and remarkable. No one else has ever photographed all the bridges that cross the Seine in Paris in this way. We don't see crowds of people, or heavy traffic. Nothing obscures the beauty and strength of the structures, the romance and symbolism of the bridges. Shooting in black and white allows the details to shine: the architectural elements, artwork, nearby buildings, trees on the riverbanks, and starry lamps casting paths of light across the water.

Book Last Nights of Paris

Download or read book Last Nights of Paris written by Philippe Soupault and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a landmark volume which examines perplexing tourism debates such as the relevance of mass tourism, climate change, authenticity, tourism and poverty and slow tourism. Multidisciplinary in content, it covers applied aspects of sociology, anthropology, humanities and biosciences. The book is unique in its presentation and style and will be an essential resource for scholars, academics and practitioners.

Book Brassai in America

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  • Author : Brassai
  • Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
  • Release : 2011-10-11
  • ISBN : 2080200844
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Brassai in America written by Brassai and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rare discovery of more than 150 previously unpublished photographs in black and white and in color, from a legendary photographer. Despite strong personal and professional ties in the U.S.--Henry Miller, Harper's Bazaar's Carmel Snow, and Edward Steichen, who featured Brassai's work in many MoMA exhibitions--Brassai remained reticent about travel to the U.S. until 1957 when Holiday magazine offered generous compensation (and artistic freedom) to photograph New York and Louisiana. From the first symbolic image of this voyage--the Statue of Liberty appearing over the ship's prow--Brassai came under the spell of America and his photographs innately captured his new perspective. In New York, he was captivated by the graphic skyscrapers and the rhythmic to-ing and fro-ing of the crowds. Unlike his static photographs of Paris--posing prostitutes, embracing lovers, sleeping street people--here he captured sequences of movement--children playing, fashionable women parading by, or the effects of light filtering through the urban architecture. In Louisiana, he continued to photograph more languorous sequences, but here he reveled in color--the copper skin of sunbathers, the pastel tones of prom dresses, the vibrant neon of amusement park attractions. The New Orleans music halls, nightlife, women, and exotic vegetation recall scenes from 1930s Paris. This exuberant study of 1950s America offers the reader unprecedented access to Brassai's work, including previously unpublished color photography.

Book Short Stories of a Lifetime

Download or read book Short Stories of a Lifetime written by Ron DeMarino and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My many thanks especially for those who are no longer with us; My beautiful wife Martha, my boss and friend Ross (Rosie) Gilhousen (KC Royals, my friend and scout Floyd Chandler, my cousins, Ean Hunter (Sal Lombino), Blackboard Jungle, Billy Augastoni (Boston Braves double AA), Joseph Barbera, Hanna & Barbera, Daryl Garitson NBA and Tito Rodriguez (Band Leader) John McDonough NFL referee also to: My son Robert, my life long friends Norman Ackerman and Mike Zuckerman. Debbie Goldsmith, Dick Calvert (ex Dodger Scout), Art Stewart Director of scouting (KC Royals), The Latin ballplayers from the California Angels, Campy Campanaris, Dickie Thon, Juan Beniquez, Louis Sanchez and Angel Moreno, Especially to Gilberto Santa, Rosa a beautiful person and a superstar!

Book A Long Night in Paris

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dov Alfon
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2020-06-02
  • ISBN : 164313437X
  • Pages : 425 pages

Download or read book A Long Night in Paris written by Dov Alfon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a former Israeli operative—and now a #1 London Times bestseller—comes the most authentic spy thriller of the year, perfect for fans of John Le Carré and Homeland. When an Israeli tech executive disappears from Charles de Gaulle airport with a woman in red at his side, logic dictates youthful indiscretion. But Israel is on a state of high alert nonetheless. And for Commissaire Léger of the Paris Police Force, all coincidences are suspect. When a second young Israeli from the flight is kidnapped, this time at gunpoint from his hotel room, his suspicions are confirmed—and a diplomatic crisis looms. As the race to identify the reasons behind the abductions intensifies, a covert Chinese commando team watches from the rooftops— while hour by hour the morgue receives fresh bodies from around Paris. This could be one long night in the City of Lights.

Book Guy Debord and the Situationist International

Download or read book Guy Debord and the Situationist International written by Tom McDonough and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004-02-27 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical texts, translations, documents, and photographs on the work of the Situationist International. This volume is a revised and expanded version of a special issue of the journal October (Winter 1997) that was devoted to the work of the Situationist International (SI). The first section of the issue contained previously unpublished critical texts, and the second section contained translations of primary texts that had previously been unavailable in English. The emphasis was on the SI's profound engagement with the art and cultural politics of their time (1957-1972), with a strong argument for their primarily political and activist stance by two former members of the group, T. J. Clark and Donald Nicholson-Smith. Guy Debord and the Situationist International supplements both sections. It reprints important, hard to find essays by Giorgio Agamben, Libero Andreotti, Jonathan Crary, Thomas Y. Levin, Greil Marcus, and Tom McDonough and doubles the number of translations of primary texts, which now encompass a broader and more representative range of the SI's writings on culture and language. In a field still dominated by hagiography, the critical texts were selected for their willingness to confront critically the history and legacy of the SI. They examine the group within the broader framework of the historical and neo-avant-gardes and, beyond that, the postwar world in general. The translations trace the SI's reflections on the legacy of the avant-garde in art and architecture, particularly on the linguistic and spatial significance of montage aesthetics. Many of the translated works are by Guy Debord (1932-1994), the impresario of the SI, especially known for his book The Society of the Spectacle.

Book Paris by Starlight

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  • Author : Robert Dinsdale
  • Publisher : Del Rey
  • Release : 2021-06
  • ISBN : 9781529100471
  • Pages : 468 pages

Download or read book Paris by Starlight written by Robert Dinsdale and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book That Night In Paris  The Holiday Romance  Book 2

Download or read book That Night In Paris The Holiday Romance Book 2 written by Sandy Barker and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note to self: don’t sleep with your flatmate after a curry and three bottles of wine... especially if he’s secretly in love with you and wants you to meet his mum.

Book Chicago by Day and Night

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  • Author : Paul Durica
  • Publisher : Northwestern University Press
  • Release : 2013-05-21
  • ISBN : 0810129094
  • Pages : 305 pages

Download or read book Chicago by Day and Night written by Paul Durica and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing the first Ferris wheel, dazzling and unprece­dented electrification, and exhibits from around the world, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was Chicago’s chance to demonstrate that it had risen from the ashes of the Great Fire and was about to take its place as one of the world’s great cities. Millions would flock to the fair, and many of them were looking for a good time before and after their visits to the Midway and the White City. But what was the bedazzled visitor to do in Chicago? Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America, a very unofficial guide to the world be­yond the fair, slaked the thirst of such curious folk. The plea­sures it details range from the respectable (theater, architec­ture, parks, churches and synagogues) to the illicit—drink, gambling, and sex. With a wink and a nod, the book decries vice while offering precise directions for the indulgence of any desire. In this newly annotated edition, Chicagoans Paul Durica and Bill Savage—who, if born earlier, might have written chapters in the original—provide colorful context and an informative introduction to a wildly entertaining journey through the Chicago of 120 years ago.

Book Paris by Night

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9782844000798
  • Pages : 77 pages

Download or read book Paris by Night written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Paris Night and Day Colouring Book

Download or read book Paris Night and Day Colouring Book written by Patricia Moffett and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow your imagination and take a walk through the gorgeous streets of the world's most romantic and unforgettable city in this new colouring book. The perfect creative and mindful escape for people of all ages, PARIS NIGHT AND DAY has intricate and beautiful Parisian scenes for you to bring to life. From the Arc de Triomphe to the Eiffel Tower, Musee D'Orsay to the Pantheon, the unique 'night and day' approach lets you create vibrant masterpieces from your favourite Parisian places. Locate your inner zen with 90 illustrations to choose from, this colouring book takes your mind deep into the heart of Paris, where you can let your imagination, and your pens, run wild.

Book One Summer in Paris

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  • Author : Sarah Morgan
  • Publisher : HQN Books
  • Release : 2019-04-09
  • ISBN : 1488096511
  • Pages : 462 pages

Download or read book One Summer in Paris written by Sarah Morgan and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of their rope in the City of Light, two women discover the healing magic of friendship in this heartfelt novel from “a master storyteller” (Booklist). To celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, Grace planned a surprise getaway in Paris for her and her husband. But now he has a surprise of his own: he wants a divorce. Reeling from the shock but refusing to be broken, Grace makes the bold decision to go to Paris alone. Audrey, a young woman from London, left behind her own heartache when she arrived in Paris. Working in a bookshop seems like her ticket to freedom, but with no money and terrible French, she may wind up spending the summer wandering the cobbled streets alone . . . until she meets Grace, and everything changes. Grace can’t believe how daring young Audrey is. Audrey can’t believe how cautious newly single Grace is. Living in neighboring apartments, this unlikely pair offer each other just what they’ve both been missing. They came to Paris to find themselves, but finding this unbreakable friendship might be the best thing that’s ever happened to them . . .

Book One Night In Paris

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  • Author : Sandi Lynn
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2019-02-15
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book One Night In Paris written by Sandi Lynn and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna I have two rules in life: 1. Never marry someone you're not in love with. 2. Do what makes you happy, not what's expected. I flew to Paris to spend my honeymoon alone after I left my fiancé and my life standing at the altar in California. I had my reasons and wouldn't let a perfectly good trip go to waste. On my first night, I met a captivating man who was there on business and leaving the following day to fly back to the States. I knew nothing about him, only his first name. Our one night together left a mark on me that I'd never forget. Little did I know that when I moved to New York, he'd be the man I'd be working for, a temporary job that fell into my lap by accident. My life was complicated enough, and it was about to get far more complex. Wes One night in Paris. That was all it took to make my trip complete. She was beautiful, intelligent, and addicting. I wanted to stay, but I couldn't. Why make things harder than they had to be? I flew back to New York and went about my business, trying to forget the one night we shared. Imagine my shock when I saw her standing in the doorway of my conference room as my temporary personal assistant. I had trust issues as it was when it came to women, and for good reason. She lied to me, and I couldn't trust her. She was complicated. Her life was complicated, and now, mine felt the same. But staying away from her was harder than I anticipated because I couldn't forget our one night together in Paris. 18+

Book Paris Night and Day

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-08-15
  • ISBN : 9781438009414
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Paris Night and Day written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features a unique mixture of three color backgrounds (with colors that include black, gold, or blue) and designs such as the Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral, The Louvre, and more Parisian landmarks. Includes over 90 images and perforated pages.