This study examines flood risk prevention of the Seine in the Ile-de-France region. It highlights the impacts a major flood, like the one in 1910, could have on the well-being of citizens, city management and the economy.

La Découverte de l’île Frivole (1751) se présente comme un épisode inédit du Voyage autour du monde de l’amiral anglais George Anson et de son équipage. Le texte décrit leurs aventures sur une île étrange, dont les habitants, nommés Frivolites, sont tout entiers occupés de modes, de coiffures, de romans et de desserts historiés. Cette parodie chatoyante présente un tableau sévère mais enjoué de la France des premières années du siècle de Louis XV. Elle résonne avec les pages les plus critiques de Jean-Jacques Rousseau contre le luxe et la mollesse du siècle, ou celles, ironiques, que Voltaire fit paraître contre ses compatriotes. Elle n’épargne pas non plus les Anglais, alors que l’anglomanie bat son plein. Ce volume constitue la première édition critique bilingue d’un texte qui a fait en son temps beaucoup de bruit, tant en France qu’en Angleterre. La Découverte de l’île Frivole (1751) is presented as a supplement to George Anson’s Voyage Round the World, and recounts the adventures of the English admiral and his crew on a strange island whose inhabitants, the Frivolians, are devoted to fashion, hairstyles, novels, and fancy desserts. This tale is at once both playful and cynical and its biting irony spares neither the reputation of France nor that of England. It resonates with the most critical attacks by Jean-Jacques Rousseau against luxury and refinement, or those of Voltaire against his compatriots. This volume provides the first bilingual critical edition of a text that, in its time, caused a stir both in France and in England.

When the luxury liner Ile de France sailed into New York harbor for the first time in 1927, she brought to America the first great, coordinated example of what the French then called L'Art Moderne. The revolutionary Art Deco interiors found on the Ile de France were unlike anything previously seen on the North Atlantic and set a standard in ocean liner décor for decades to come. Her glittering passenger lists of the 1920s and 1930s were the envy of other shipping lines: Marlene Dietrich, Gloria Swanson, John D. Rockefeller, Buster Keaton, Barbara Hutton, Maurice Chevalier, Will Rogers, Cary Grant, Marie Curie and Arturo Toscanini were but a few of the luminaries that graced its salons. The Ile de France served heroically in World War II as a troopship, and in peacetime came to the rescue of other ships nine times during her career, most notably when she rescued more than 700 survivors from the stricken Andrea Doria following its collision with the Stockholm in 1956. In a last gasp of immortality, the Ile de France appeared in the epic disaster film The Last Voyage standing in for a fictional, stricken liner. Forgetting her ignoble end, the Ile deFrance is still held in awe and reverence both in her native France and by the maritime community worldwide. Although neither the fastest nor the largest liner of her time, one writer said of the Ile de France, “She was handsome without being grand, comfortable without being overstuffed, class-conscious without living by exclusions.” The penchant the Ile de France had for attracting the famous, the talented, the youthful, along with her special chic and verve ensured her place in the pantheon of immortal Atlantic liners.

Marianna Lanskaya termine son premier roman, en offrant un voyage, plein de suspense et de découvertes bouleversantes, et plongeant le lecteur au cœur d’une grande aventure aussi riche que passionnante...Ce livre est destiné à tous les gens qui cherchent de nouvelles inspirations pour avancer dans la vie. Ce roman peut intéresser non seulement les adolescents qui aiment les aventures surnaturelles et les jeux vidéo mais aussi toutes les femmes et les hommes romantiques sur la Terre.

The Rough Guide Snapshot to Corsica is the ultimate travel guide to this beautiful island off the southeastern tip of France. It guides you around the island with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from tackling the arduous GR20 footpath and sunbathing and swimming at exquisite Plage de Saleccia, to examining the mysterious menhir sites at Filitosa and enjoying tasty local dishes such as fritelli a gajui frescu (chestnut fritters). Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the most memorable possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from The Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health and festivals. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to France. Full coverage: Bastia, Cap Corse, The Nebbio, The Balagne, L'Île Rousse, Calvi, The Réserve, Naturelle de Scandola, Porto, The Calanches, The Gorges de Spelunca, Ajaccio, Le Golfe de Valinco, Filitosa, Sartène, Bonifacio, Porto-Vecchio, Aléria, Corte (Equivalent printed page extent 91 pages).

Belle Île en Mer is a placid jewel off the French coast in the Bay of Biscay. Its rocky shores are said to be at times brutal yet surrounded by a brushed blue sea and a clear blue celestial canopy overhead. The sandy beaches adorn it like sequins dashed along the fringes of a majestic robe. It is neither costumed in opulence nor shrouded in poverty. It is gentle and inviting. It is a secret place and a place for privacy. It is an island that listens and never speaks. Its secrets are carried far by the winds and scattered among the swells beyond. It is more than the common humble farms, modest homes, tranquil green pastures, gentle sloops, and rounded hilltops. It is not the small clusters of houses huddled into bergs and villages quietly existing for the sake of trust, fidelity, and friendship. It is all things in concert. Like the face of beauty, grace, and elegance. It is a confident smile amid the sea. Some say the best things in life are the things not planned and the randomly unexpected. Rich Larsen never knew of Belle Île en Mer’s existence until a few months before his arrival. It is there he resides for the next year of his life. That year will be like no year he will ever experience again. It is far beyond the adventures of the past or the unseen ahead. His heart will remain there forever.