Au Contraire!
Title | Au Contraire! PDF eBook |
Author | Gilles Asselin |
Publisher | Nicholas Brealey |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 2010-12-15 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 0984247181 |
"I find Au Contraire! delightfully validating - a great piece of work." - Nancy Bragard, Franco-American interculturalist, trainer and coach The French are famously enigmatic: fiercely independent yet deeply romantic,conservative yet avant-garde, rational yet emotional. What is it, exactly, that makes the French so . . . French? Written for anyone interacting with the French-tourists, businesspeople, international students, Francophiles-Au Contraire! offers a perceptive understanding of French cultural beliefs, assumptions and attitudes, along with practical advice on building strong personal and professional relationships with the French. Addressing issues like friendship, politics, work, education and romance, bilingual and bi cultural authors Asselin and Mastron draw upon their own experiences as consultants and trainers, as well as those of students and professionals, giving readers a complete-and compelling-look at French culture. This revised edition of Au Contraire! includes updated information about France's changing social and political climate, advice for succeeding as an expat, information about the French educational system, overviews of France's diverse regions-and more.
Au Contraire!
Title | Au Contraire! PDF eBook |
Author | Gilles Asselin |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 2010-12-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 147364349X |
The French are famously enigmatic: fiercely independent yet deeply romantic,conservative yet avant-garde, rational yet emotional. What is it, exactly, that makes the French so... French? Written for anyone interacting with the French - tourists, businesspeople, international students, Francophiles - Au Contraire! offers a perceptive understanding of French cultural beliefs, assumptions and attitudes, along with practical advice on building strong personal and professional relationships with the French. Addressing issues like friendship, politics, work, education and romance, bilingual and bi cultural authors Asselin and Mastron draw upon their own experiences as consultants and trainers, as well as those of students and professionals, giving readers a complete - and compelling - look at French culture. This revised edition of Au Contraire! includes updated information about France's changing social and political climate, advice for succeeding as an expat, information about the French educational system, overviews of France's diverse regions - and more.
Au Contraire
Title | Au Contraire PDF eBook |
Author | D. R. BINKLEY |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024-04-25 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781837941834 |
When Morty, a troubled Californian teen, discovers some old gold coins on a hike in the hill, he knows they are valuable and realises that for the first time in his life, he might have some money, and having some money might be the key to his freedom from life with his alcoholic mother. But nothing in life is ever that simple, as Morty will soon discover.
Au contraire
Title | Au contraire PDF eBook |
Author | François Mallet |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9782365922227 |
Au Contraire, Mademoiselle!
Title | Au Contraire, Mademoiselle! PDF eBook |
Author | I Mirajkar |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2018-04-17 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781642492187 |
The story is merely an allegory to the protagonist's battle with life in an attempt to establish her own unique sense of being and existing in the world as we know it! The world is a mere observer to the protagonist's valiant attempts at conquering herself even as it judges and is forced to participate, albeit reluctantly. As the lotus tries to bloom in the quagmire of life, the world decides to call it a '#lousylotus' for daring to bloom...
Au contraire
Title | Au contraire PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Au contraire !
Title | Au contraire ! PDF eBook |
Author | Sandrine Lambert |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015-05 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789031736256 |
Dix planches en couleur pour découvrir les contraires. Petit ou grand, rapide ou lent, silencieux ou bruyant... Une manière amusante d'apprendre à comparer des objets ou des situations et de développer le vocabulaire, grâce aux comptines et aux illustrations de Nelly & César !