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Life is an unclassified masterpiece, a sprawling compendium as encyclopedic as Dante's Commedia and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and, in its break with tradition, as inspiring as Joyce's Ulysses. Structured around a single moment in time 8:00 p.m. on June 23, 1975 Perec's spellbinding puzzle begins in an apartment block in the XVIIth arrondissement of Paris where, chapter by chapter, room by room, like an onion being peeled, and extraordinary rich cast of characters is revealed in a series of tales that are bizarre, unlikely, moving, funny, or (sometimes) quite ordinary. From the confessions of a racing cyclist to the plans of an avenging murderer, from a young ethnographer obsessed with a Sumatran tribe to the death of a trapeze artist, from the fears of an ex-croupier to the dreams of a sex-change pop star to an eccentric English millionaire who has devised the ultimate pastime, Life is a manual of human irony, portraying the mixed marriages of fortunes, passions and despairs, betrayals and bereavements, of hundreds of lives in Paris and around the world.
But the novel in more than an extraordinary range of fictions; it is a closely observed account of life and experience. The apartment block's one hundred rooms are arranged in a magic square, and the book as a whole is peppered with a staggering range of literary puzzles and allusions, acrostics, problems of chess and logic, crosswords, and mathematical formulae. All are there for the reader to solve in the best tradition of the detective novel.
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Unquestionably one of the greatest novels of the 20th century.......2007-09-19
I first read this book when I was 17, and have reread it more than once; I loved it the first time, and it gets better each time. Perec can be a bit frustrating, and the book is not necessarily the easiest to get into, but if you give it time, by the end you'll be absolutely hypnotised. What I love especially is his attention to small things, everyday things, insignificant things: these are, after all, what make up life, and by portraying them with such loving care, Perec creates something very beautiful indeed, something like a love-song for ordinary life (though this is not to say there is no drama in the book - there is).
If you read Bellos's wonderful biography, a lot of things in the book become clearer, but you don't actually need to follow the various tricks and games (I hadn't a clue when I first read it, but that didn't interfere with my enjoyment). Another reviewer compared Perec to Glenn Gould; it would be equally apt to compare this work, I think, to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (so wonderfully performed by Gould): both take the basic elements and carefully show how they are things of profound beauty.
BEST and WORST book ever read!.......2006-07-24
This book is really a rare one. If you are not ready to spend a long time with a complex book, find another one. This book takes time and patience. But as stated in the title, I think this not only my worst but also my best read.
If you are to read the book, it is nice to know that Perec was a member of the Oulipo philosophical group in France, who believed in constrained writing. Constrained writing means that by adding a constraint, the story will be "easier" to write, because you have ruled out many options. In this book the story revolves around jigsaw puzzles and this is the main theme & constraint in the book. Each chapter is like a little piece: in itself almost completely incomprehensible, but the more pieces you see, it suddenly seems to make sense. Until you understand the even greater motif and (metaphorically) see that the sea you thought you were matching together was actually a painting on the wall.
The book is very intelligently written, and very enjoyable. But at the same time is it not written in a way to make it nice to read, but written to follow the set of rules constructed.
To summarize: if you are into COMPLEX but REWARDING literature - READ THIS BOOK!
la vie mode d'emploi.......2006-06-29
[This book still ranks as one of the greatest novels I've read, so I'm re-publishing the review I put on this site nearly ten years ago. The bracketed text has been added to the original review.] This is the second most fascinating novel I've ever read [my favorite was The Possessed by Dostoyevsky], the best one I've read in twenty [now thirty] years. If you revel in complexity, this book is for you. [Check out the edition of Perec's sketches for this book, published by the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.] Perec prompts introspection on many levels. The plot(s) are some of the most intriguing anywhere. The human condition is probed to the greatest possible depth. Despite certain minor [really minor] infelicities, Bellos has done an excellent job translating, consistently capturing the atmosphere (and there is a lot of atmosphere) of the original. (The title is one of the few translating gaffes. The original French does not convey the image of a computer manual and the term "user's manual" was not in general use in English until after the novel was written.) Once you've read it you will be on the constant look-out for others who know Perec. [Read all of Perec and try Harry Mathews.]
Written by a rich imagination.......2005-12-16
It is possible to fall in love with this book. As an intellectual exercise it is a triumph as it is never stuffy and self important but infinitely compassionate, humourous and inclusive. Little touchs like the index of all the different stories contained in the book are delightful and enable you to dip back into a particular moment.
Life a User's Manual is a description of one moment in time. Perec takes you through all the rooms of an apartment block, leads you to scenarios and objects and then into their histories back through other stories and objects as if you were a ghost moving through time and space.
If you enjoy quirky eccentric characters that have been created with a rich original imagination this is the book for you. I would also recommend The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potoki for further enjoyment.
Perec User's Manual.......2005-09-19
Book arrived in on time in excellent condition. I am very satisfied with this bookseller and highly recommend them.
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If you love chandeliers, flowing draperies, and bric-a-brac--if you believe you were a Roman senator, a Gothic queen, or Madame de Pompadour in an earlier life or have fantasies of La Belle Époque or the Golden Age of Hollywood--The Paris Apartment is the decorating book for you. Claudia Strasser includes before-and-after pictures of real people's apartments, transformed from dark cracker boxes to intriguing showplaces. She gives shopping tips on finding the best furniture, how-to instructions on distressing and painting your flea-market finds, and ideas for choosing the period and colors that best suit your personality. Best of all, Strasser estimates the average cost of a no-holds-barred transformation to be $1,800 for an entire apartment, including furniture--less if you already have the furniture, are clever with your hands, are somewhat restrained in your taste, or live near the best flea markets. The Paris Apartment is the perfect combination of inspiration and instruction for budget-conscious glamour mavens on a budget.
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The Paris Apartment is a popular shop in New York's East Village, where visitors can step back in time and immerse themselves in the beauty and romance of antique furnishings. Reflecting an unusual mix of design influences (Baroque, rococo, neoclassical and Art Deco) and personal taste, its style is luxurious, playful, and wholly original.
In The Paris Apartment, Claudia Strasser, the founder and owner of the shop, offers readers the quintessential guide to achieving this romantic Parisian look without having to spend a fortune. With easy-to-follow instructions and helpful advice, she shows readers how they can transform their homes into a living environment that reflects both their personal style and timeless French elegance. Laid out in the form of an entertaining diary, the book helps Francophiles define their fantasy home, find inspiration, select a color palette and use light creatively. She also includes instructions for making canopies and valances; advice on dyeing fabrics and restyling furniture; tips on budgeting; guidance on shopping at flea markets and auctions; and a glossary of terms. Color photographs throughout illustrate the ideas and techniques shown in the book.
As interest in the home experiences a resurgence, and as Americans become more careful about their spending, nesting has become the pastime of the '90s. People want luxury homes without spending a fortune. With its unbeatable combination of style and solid practicality, The Paris Apartment is a home-decorating guide to treasure and draw inspiration from for many years to come.
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Of no value.......2007-04-03
This book has no interest for someone interested in decorating. Very boring, not enough photos. A real vanity book.
not what I expected.......2007-03-31
this has been on my want list for a year or more, and I finally found a copy at my library. I am SO glad I didn't buy this. It is way, way too overdone for my taste, and in no way does it reflect any element of french style that I've seen. I'd consider myself a francophile, but even Versailles looks restrained in comparison to Strasser's layers upon layers upon layers. I'd hate to clean in any of these rooms. There are some good ideas, like the rinceau treatment of the warehouse room turned parlor, but they were largely hidden under swaths of satin and clutter. I'd hoped for more depictions of true french designs.
Loved it! Don't Miss the Best Tip..........2007-01-19
I loved this book and have shared my copy more than I can remember so now I just purchase them for my good girlfriends. Beyond the practical 'how tos'' for any budget, I love the greater message that Ms. Stasser reveals. Each of us can create a beautiful, decadent, relaxing area for ourselves. I chose my bathroom tub(I did the beading), a freestanding vanity (that I ventured to the flea market for!) and a private telephone area for just me with an old fahioned telephone table and comfy chair and cuddly chenille throw. Each area has a few very beautiful trickets, smells great and has lush fabrics. My kids prohibit the truly frenchie from existing anywhere else. But, I bought some french cds and the kids listen to them in the car! I LOVE my spaces - they are transcenant - truly. I have my piece of The Paris Apartment.
Skip this book.......2007-01-14
The photos in this book are artistic, but not informative or helpful. Lots of text on basic design pricipals--so no new information. Basic pictures--and more of them--would have saved this book.
WASTEFUL.......2007-01-09
NOT AT ALL WHAT I EXPECTED. THE WEBSITE IS MORE INFORMATIVE THAN THE BOOK. I VISITED THE BOUTIQUE AND HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE. EVERYTHING IN THERE IS BEAUTIFUL. HIGHLY RECOMMEND A VISIT BUT THE BOOK IS A TERRIBLE WASTE OF MONEY.
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A glamorous fish-out-of-water first novel, Paris Hangover stars Klein, a just-escaped New Yorker with trunk-fulls of fabulous footwear but without the significant relationship shed really expected and longed to have by now, in her mid-thirties. Fleeing a live-in lover and their sleek TriBeCa triplex as well as a career in fashion, Klein starts over in Parisin a tiny walk-up in the 6th that she had to lie (in broken Franglais) and write a bad check to get, only to discover that, among other things, Parisian apartments dont come with kitchens. Living out of her ten piece luggage set (Louis Vuitton, natch), Klein plunges into the mysterious world of French men and dating. She muddles her way through: the sexy Renaud, the prototypical Frenchman; dating three men named Jean simultaneously; and one completely wrong Monsieur Married Man, who wants Klein for his very well-kept mistress. Set against a backdrop of knowing references to Paris and its unique manners and mores, Paris Hangover is a very satisfying modern romance.
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Lobe-Isherwood.......2007-09-16
Since taking off from Tegel ensconced in an ancient paperback of "Goodbye to Berlin" I've been looking for a repeat experience - saying farewell to an extraordinary city with a gift-wrapped miniature to hand. At Orly last week I finally had my wish. Lobe is a seriously good writer, so don't be taken in by the "chic(k) lit" cover. Not a paragraph, in fact barely a sentence of this brilliant 'Year-in' novel fails to be original, witty and engagingly modest at the same time. Her archetype American (Wisconsin) ingénue finds by degrees that the language barrier is the least of her cultural problems, with a resulting voyage of self-discovery (City of Light) that is a pleasure to witness. Austen, the Fieldings (both), yes even the Swan of Avon - make way: a splendid, up-to-date addition to classic romantic fiction (the 'taming' sub-genre) with just the right amount of character development to ensure a good, extended shelf-life. Chapeau ... et bravo!
How cliche, but ooh la la!.......2007-08-24
Firstly, for the reviews in the negative due to "too much sex, little substance about Paris"....WHAT did you think you were buying? A travel memoir?? Anyone can read the back cover explicitly explaining this book was more about one woman's search for a FRENCHMAN and the guts to move somewhere....well, foreign. I found Loeb's writing style hilarious...although, like some others, it started to wane a bit towards the end, however I thoroughly enjoyed this as a time passing whirlwind (decadant) trip through Paris. It's refreshing to find a novel NOT about your typical 21 year old's study abroad time on daddy's dime, and while this book is full of frivolous parties and casual sex, it's also much more 'adult' than many novels of the same genre. Overall, very good and worth its price.
Did not like!.......2007-03-23
So pretentious and full of herself! I purchased this to read on my trip to Paris and nearly threw it out. If not for her references to significant Paris monuments and some of the cultural nuances of the Parisians, I would have tossed this and given it only one star. I'm not terrible serious or prudish, however her writing really seem contrived in order to shock you.
Disappointed.............2007-02-05
I hate to be negative about a book....but.....
I also have to admit the book started out great. It was laugh-out-loud funny. Especially during the flight from NYC to Paris with her cat.
Shortly after that, it appeared to lose it's steam and my interest.
I did finish it...but I had to struggle.
If you're into those stiletto heels, looking for Mr. Right by romping in bed with every male that comes along (and sometimes two)and you're fine with reading a novel that lacks any "substance" with a main character that should have "shallow" for her middle name.....then this book is for you!
Hilarious!.......2007-01-21
I felt like I was living in Paris! I could feel her frustration, joy, anxiety and lust as each day unfolds.
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From Cameroon to Paris: Mousgoum Architecture In and Out of Africa
Steven Nelson
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The kind of extraordinary domed house constructed by Chad and Cameroon’s Mousgoum peoples has long held sway over the Western imagination. In fact, as Steven Nelson shows here, this prototypical beehive-shaped structure known as the teleuk has been cast as everything from a sign of authenticity to a tourist destination to a perfect fusion of form and function in an unselfconscious culture. And in this multifaceted history of the teleuk, thought of by the Mousgoum themselves as a three-dimensional symbol of their culture, Nelson charts how a singular building’s meaning has the capacity to change over time and in different places.
Drawing on fieldwork in Cameroon and Japan as well as archival research in Africa, the United States, and Europe, Nelson explores how the teleuk has been understood by groups ranging from contemporary tourists to the Cameroonian government and—most importantly—today’s Mousgoum people. In doing so, he moves in and out of Africa to provide a window into a changing Mousgoum culture and to show how both African and Western peoples use the built environment to advance their own needs and desires. Highlighting the global impact of African architecture, From Cameroon to Paris will appeal to scholars and students of African art history and architectural history, as well as those interested in Western interactions with Africa.
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Private Paris: The Most Beautiful Apartments
Marie-France Boyer , and
Philippe Girardeau
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In urban studies, the nineteenth century is the "age of great cities." In feminist studies, it is the era of the separate domestic sphere. But what of the city's homes? In the course of answering this question, Apartment Stories provides a singular and radically new framework for understanding the urban and the domestic. Turning to an element of the cityscape that is thoroughly familiar yet frequently overlooked, Sharon Marcus argues that the apartment house embodied the intersections of city and home, public and private, and masculine and feminine spheres.
Moving deftly from novels to architectural treatises, legal debates, and popular urban observation, Marcus compares the representation of the apartment house in Paris and London. Along the way, she excavates the urban ghost tales that encoded Londoners' ambivalence about city dwellings; contends that Haussmannization enclosed Paris in a new regime of privacy; and locates a female counterpart to the flâneur and the omniscient realist narrator--the portière who supervised the apartment building.
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............2004-04-15
I had to read and review this book for a class, and I thought it was great. I had not read any of the books referenced by Ms. Marcus, so it was difficult to tell how sucessfully she represented the authors, but thats really my problem, not hers. I would say that I don't like such heavy use of literary sources in these types of books, but it is usually because I haven't read the books.
I'm happy I chose this book to review, between the nasty review and its mention on the board, (and Ms. Marcus's rebuttal) this will be an easy book review to write.
a cogent and generous work of scholarship.......2001-11-06
In an elegantly written and persuasively argued volume, Sharon Marcus uses the idea of the apartment building as a tool to comb out two sets of terms that tend to clump together in discussions about the 19th century: man=city=public, woman=home=private. In a work made pleasurable to the general reader through her clear and careful writing and her judicious use of footnotes, Marcus proposes a world of 19th century men, women, homes, and cities, that interact in more messy and interesting ways than we've learned to expect. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Stunning Views.......2001-03-04
In Apartment Stories, Sharon Marcus takes the reader on a stunning tour of the interior spaces of the nineteenth century novel. The views that Marcus offers are always exciting. Following her from behind as she weaves her way through dark regions of apartment houses is often exhilirating. Particularly pleasurable is the way she bounces around London. And although sometimes she seems to bend over to make her point, even this rewarding
Apartment Stories.......2000-04-08
There has been a recent interest in theories that undermine the undertakings of the Enlightenment and Modernism toward presenting a world made up of clear definitions and distinctions. This trend has thrown light upon those cultures and periods of history previously dismissed as irrational, decadent, or retrogressive. Further, owing to Post-Structuralist interests in language, scholars have increasingly turned towards realist novels and literature from the period being studied to unearth peculiar social environments that have remained concealed in the purely formal analyses of historical accounts.
Sharon Marcus in Apartment Stories identifies the novel as a significant mirror of everyday life. Literary criticism and cultural history, for Marcus, are intertwined disciplines that feed on each other. In Apartment Stories she uses an analysis of the nineteenth-century realist novel to illuminate a discourse about (not `on') apartment houses of the time. Employing texts that she calls `atypical', as a heuristic device for exploring the range and complexity of nineteenth century debates on domesticity and urbanism, Marcus sets herself the ambitious task of questioning conventional conceptions of the distinctions of private and public, interior and exterior, as well as masculine and feminine. She probes the text not only in terms of seeking social and physical implications of the described spaces but also in terms of the manner in which the narration itself inscribes spatial relations and establishes zones as exterior and interior, private and public, mobile and fixed.
Apartment Stories is divided into three parts. The first part, "Open Houses", discusses the apartment house as a space that refutes readability as a private, opaque, and interior space. The second part, "The City and the Domestic Ideal", discusses the cultural preference for the single-family house over the lodging houses (that resembled apartment houses) of Londoners. The third and concluding part, "Interiorization and its Discontents", deals with Paris during the Second Empire. The author claims that Paris became interiorized after 1850 and thereby challenges the established interpretation of the Second Empire Paris as one of spectacle, flânerie, and circulation. She also questions the famous notion of the Goncourt brothers that "the interior is going to die. Life threatens to become more public". Marcus, in view of the Parisian apartment house, explicates the impossibility of ever fully interiorizing the home.
Sharon Marcus's Apartment Stories provides interesting insights into the world of the bourgeois in nineteenth century Paris- though her ideas are not always convincing and not always substantiated with documentation. Her elaborate endnotes that occupy 81 pages at the rear of the book fail to provide the convincing evidence that more architectural drawings and photographs might. The book leaves the readers constantly searching through the text for `real' images of the physical character of the apartment houses to which they may correspond the analysis of the novel. In the absence of such documentation, the author herself feels the need to stop every now and then in order to summarize and locate within the overall scheme of the book what she had just written (which is also what makes the writing of the book-review easier). These impediments that occlude the understanding of her new insights are further assisted by what could be considered a methodological oversight. Her structure of discussions of the interior and exterior space rest upon the individual descriptions of interior and exterior space. The discussion does not flow from one to the other and that, I feel, strengthens the distinction between the two. A discussion of the in-between transition spaces, apart from perhaps the character of the portière, between the street and the house, that one would expect in a discussion of interior and exterior spaces, is also absent.
Marcus works from an impressive bibliography, one that partially compensates for her deficiencies in documentation and illustration. Apart from a slight error in quoting the publication date of James Stevens Curl's The Victorian Celebration of Death as 1872 instead of 1972, the bibliography, along with the book, becomes a wonderful resource for any scholarly study of nineteenth century France and England in the fields of feminist theory and criticism, geography, urban studies, architectural history, literary criticism, and interdisciplinary research on everyday life.
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Paris Apartments
Ana G. Canizares
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The quintessential Paris residence—charming, surprising, and beautiful—is alive and well and given a whole new twist in this collection of images that highlight exciting trends in the world of French interior design. Taken from a variety of perspectives, these full-color photographs of works by such renowned architects as Roland Beaufre, Bernard Desmoulin, Christophe Pille, and Dominique Perrault, reveal clever and creative uses of space and light: walls, windows and plantings that bring the outdoors in, whimsical solutions for storage and clutter-reduction, staircases and hallways that transition with flair, transparent flooring that feels like walking on air. Like the inhabitants of any major city, Parisians define themselves through their living space. As Paris Apartments shows, that means lives lived with humor, grace, imagination, and the highest aesthetic standards.
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- not as good as No More Hotels In Paris by Cynthia Lynn
- Useful and fun, informative and portable.
- I want to know about web sites
- Very helpful guide on a short Paris visit
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Apartment in Paris, Renting, Roaming, Wining, and Dining
Erasmus Kloman
Manufacturer: Hastings House
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A unique, entertaining guide to long and short tern rental accomodations in Paris.
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not as good as No More Hotels In Paris by Cynthia Lynn.......2000-12-05
This book is an enjoyable read, but so is the newest edition (June, 2000) of the book, No More Hotels In Paris: How To Find Alternative Accommodations by Cynthia Lynn, which is loaded with much more factual information and as well more about the lifestyle of the Parisian--and the publisher, Newjoy Press offers periodic updates on the apartment rental listings and other changes that may occur which the reader should know, all at no charge. And it's very portable too.
Useful and fun, informative and portable........1999-03-26
Apartment in Paris is not only useful but fun. Kloman takes us by the hand as we experience the restaurants and shops, sights and sounds that make Paris the very special place it has been for Americans, especially since the 1920s. The book is convenient as well as informative. Just the right size to fit easily in the pocket of a jacket.
I want to know about web sites.......1999-02-13
I will be going to Paris for about 3 months in the late summer. I am very interested in the web sites mentioned by the reviewer from Charlottesville, VA. Thanks for any information
Very helpful guide on a short Paris visit.......1999-02-02
My wife and I had only a few days on our recent visit to Paris, but enticed by the lovely illustrations we took Apartment in Paris along with us. It led us on two rewarding walks and one evening found for us a delightful, delicious and almost invisible restaurant two blocks from our hotel.
Misleading Title, Little Information.......1999-01-25
Almost useless as an aid to anyone searching for a Paris apartment. The few pages devoted to the title subject point the reader to very expensive US-based agencies and hard-to-access Paris periodicals. It does not mention the web sites of reasonably-priced (and bi-lingual) Paris rental services. The rest of the book is a charming, if unremarkable, account of various Paris neighborhoods plus a handful of easy French recipes.
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- A Paris year of thoughtful enchantment
- It's the next best thing to being in Paris!
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An Apartment in Paris
Lancelot Farrar
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A Paris year of thoughtful enchantment.......2004-02-10
This book is both thoughtful and delightful. The author, turning 50, his wife, and their 18-year-old daughter lived for a year in an apartment overlooking the Seine and Notre Dame. Their different temperaments and experiences are interwoven so that their explorations of Paris and environs become explorations of themselves and their relationships with each other. The vivid descriptions of Paris and the French are charming and wise. This account is a find for everyone who has ever loved Paris.
It's the next best thing to being in Paris!.......2003-11-17
Farrar manages to take you on an extended visit to Paris without leaving your armchair. After the recent unpleasantness between France and America, he gives a welcome reminder of the deep fondness and curiosity which links the two countries.
The idiosyncrasies of the people you meet make them fascinating and human. You can almost smell the delicious aromas wafting up from the restaurants in the alley behind the apartment. You hear the street sounds. You see the lights from the passing bateaux-mouches at night wash theatrically across the buildings.
Altogether a delightful and thought-provoking escape!
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- St. Petersburg Times rates Paris travel book.
- Some reservations
- Memories for a lifetime
- Information for travelers who want to absorb Paris life
- Slightly out of date, same information as usual guide books
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No More Hotels In Paris: How to Find Alternative Accommodations (#1)
Cynthia Lynn
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All the information a person need to know to rent an apartment, house or cottage in Paris. A money saving, creative alternative to renting a hotel room. Renting a fully furnished apartment in Paris costs about two-thirds of the cost of a medium-priced hotel and a traveler has the benefits of a home-like environment. Lynn shows how to save money on food so you have more to spend on the things you travel for - sightseeing, tours, shopping. She gives the names and locations of open air markets, grocery stores and specialty stores. You can live like a Parisian, meet the local people, save money while experiencing Paris as few visitors do. Also in the book is the location of tourism offices, transportation options, tours of all types, including boat tours, what to see in Paris and how to get there on the Metro, day trips outside Paris and more.
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St. Petersburg Times rates Paris travel book........2000-12-28
Samantha Puckett, travel reviewer for the St. Petersburg Times newspaper writes: Dade City travel writer Cynthia Lynn knows: When in Paris, do as the Parisians do. It's cheaper and it's more fun. Her book's title says it all--No More Hotels in Paris. Lynn tells us how and whom to call to rent an apartment instead of staying in a costly hotel; directions to the best open-air markets, and the best places to hang out with locals. No More Hotels in Paris is chock full of names, addresses and phone numbers and everything is easy to find.
Some reservations.......1999-12-28
The book is a useful supplemental resource but, contrary to the author's assertion that "no comprehensive how-to manuals" on renting were available, the book "Apartment in Paris: Renting, Roaming, Wining, and Dining" offers insights on how to live "la vie Parieienne" in various quarters of Paris based on the author's experience over the past eleven years. Written in the engaging style of a literary travel guide.
Memories for a lifetime.......1999-10-14
No More Hotels in Paris reveals how to rent an apartment or house in Paris for a week, a fortnight, a month or longer. It also offers suggestions for exciting day trips inside and outside Paris, the best open air markets (including locations, days and times, and which Metro to take to get there); detailed information on superb Paris transportation systems; the location of all Paris Tourism Offices; essential stores and services in Paris; how to socialize with the "French Touch"; and what to see in each of the Paris neighborhoods. Now anyone can live like a Parisian and make memories to last a lifetime with Cynthia Lynn's book.
Information for travelers who want to absorb Paris life.......1999-10-14
When I read this book, I said, "I've got to do this." The book gives all the data a person needs to really become immersed in Paris. The lists of where to rent apartments and the precautions to take make it easy to make a comfortable decision. While I haven't traveled to Paris as yet, the book makes it the number one priority on my list!
Slightly out of date, same information as usual guide books.......1999-09-23
I expected more from this book than lists of apartment brokers. The first 19 pages have some useful information with the exception of a slightly misleading table of Paris arrondissements on page 11. The rest of the book consists in lists of tours, stores, cafes, etc that most good guide books cover. I didn't check all of the lists, but the book mentioned Felix Potin as a local supermarket chain. When I was last in Paris in 1998 Felix Potin had closed all of its stores in Paris. Since this book was published in 1999, I would carefully check any information before depending on its accuracy. I purchased this book in hopes of finding detailed information on dealing with long term apartment rentals in Paris and was disappointed.
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