In a peaceful meadow where golden sunlight dances across rolling green hills, Willow the Horse is known for her gentle heart and kind spirit. She loves exploring beneath the old oak tree, racing through wildflowers, and spending her days with her closest friends — especially Benny the Sheep.But one quiet afternoon, Willow notices something isn’t quite right. Benny seems sad and withdrawn, unsure why he feels lonely even when surrounded by beauty. Instead of galloping off to play, W...

Are you prepared to travel through the enchanted streets of Paris, where there is a secret hiding around every corner and a narrative waiting to be revealed at every turn? Imagine exploring the city's historic center, where the bright energy of today's world blends with the echoes of ages past. Imagine yourself enjoying fine dining, enjoying works of art from throughout the world, and being enchanted by a romantic Parisian evening beneath the Eiffel Tower's sparkling lights.What, t...

Midwestern Bestseller!What to do when life smacks you down? Head for Paris, of course!In this book, the author of French Like Moi (2020) returns to the scene of the crime with more tales of intrigue. This time, he’s reeling from loss—and hoping the City of Light will come to his rescue.From bizarre encounters on the Metro to comical clashes with authority figures, including a quixotic battle against a flock of migrant parro...

Following his hilarious introduction to Paris in French Like Moi, Midwesterner Scott Dominic Carpenter returns to the scene of the crime with more tales of intrigue.This time, though, the story starts with sorrow as Carpenter's wife struggles with dementia. Humor may be the best medicine, but even the antics of a vandal in their building can’t cement the tiles of her memory for long. Before he expects it, the author finds himself alone in a capital that is also blighted by...

**Nicholas Flamel appeared in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series—but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today!**Discover the truth behind Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with “Machiavelli: Guardian of Paris,” an ebook original short story.It is 1793, and Paris is in the grip of the Terror—the terrible days of the French Revolution. Drawn by the destruction and chaos, Blac...

Francis Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" (1934) is a poignant exploration of the complexities of modern love set against the backdrop of the glamorous expatriate scene in 1920s Europe. The novel, renowned for its lyrical prose and rich characterizations, unfolds the tragic story of Dick Diver, a charming psychiatrist, and his wife Nicole, who struggles with mental illness. Fitzgerald masterfully examines themes of disillusionment, the decay of the American Dream, and the impact of ...

What underlying philosophy and mission should museums pursue in the first half of the twenty-first century? In Museum Philosophy, twenty-four authors use the lenses of a variety of disciplines to answer this essential question. Museum professionals offer their answers alongside philosophers, historians, political scientists, educators, sociologists, and others in a wide-ranging exploration of institutions from art museums to zoos.Hugh Genoway's book offers philosophical an...

Le roi Louis XI recueille une riche héritière de Bourgogne, Isabelle de Croye, qui a fui la cour de Charles le Téméraire pour éviter un mariage.Louis XI veut livrer Isabelle à son allié La Marck, le féroce Sanglier des Ardennes. Cette machination échoue grâce à la vigilance du garde écossais Quentin Durward. Walter Scott a bouleversé son époque en réinventant le passé. Avant lui, le passé était la mort ; il en a fait du roman, c’est-à-dire un lieu toujours vivant. De ce lieu est en...

Au lendemain de la bataille de Waterloo (18 juin 1815), l’écrivain écossais Walter Scott et trois de ses amis embarquèrent pour le Continent afin de prendre la mesure du "théâtre du plus grand événement de nos temps modernes". Outre le poème Le Champ de Waterloo, Scott livra ses impressions de voyage dans une série de seize lettres adressées par son double fictionnel, Paul, un gentilhomme écossais, à différents membres de son entourage, sélectionnant les sujets en fonction de ses destinata...

Elephants in Paris is Scott Corey’s entertaining and insightful account of his life in Paris, France after two years in West Africa. It begins with a French boy in a fringed western jacket, and continues with amusing anecdotes about the eccentric expats, Parisians, and refugees he meets. Each have their own stories that show the comical, outrageous, perilous, and occasionally tragic side of life.In these pages, readers will see the pearl-colored skies of Paris, the crowded boulevar...

"Graf Robert von Paris" spielt in Konstantinopel zur Zeit des Ersten Kreuzzugs und schildert den Einfluss westlicher mittelalterlicher Werte und Einstellungen auf die hochentwickelte römisch-griechische klassische Gesellschaft des byzantinischen Reiches. Die beiden Hauptfiguren sind Graf Robert, ein fränkischer Ritter, und Hereward, ein angelsächsischer Flüchtling von der normannischen Eroberung Englands, der als Söldner in der Varangischen Garde des Emperors Alexios I. Komnenos dient.

FRENCH OR FAUX?When Scott Carpenter moves from Minnesota to Paris, little does he suspect the dramas that await: scheming neighbors, police denunciations, surly demonstrators, cooking disasters, medical mishaps—not to mention all those lectures about cheese! It turns out that nothing in the City of Light can be taken for granted, where even trips to the grocery store lead to adventure.In French Like Moi, Carpenter guides us through the merry labyri...