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Procházka nejmalebnější ulicí v Paříži „Někteří lidé se podívají na rue des Martyrs a vidí ulici. Já vidím příběhy,“ zní úvod spisovatelky Elaine Sciolino ke knížce, ve které popisuje bohatou historii a rušný život jedné pařížské ulice. Svět kolem se mění, ale rue des Martyrs si stále zachovává svůj půvab. Elaine odhaluje kouzlo a osobitost ulice i jejích různorodých obyvatel, díky nimž Paříž ožívá ve vší své velkolepé kráse. Moje ulice v Paříži vás okouzlí svou jedinečností i vylíčením každodenního pouličního života.

Blending memoir, travelogue, and history, The Seine is a love letter to Paris and the river that determined its destiny. Master storyteller and longtime New York Times foreign correspondent Elaine Sciolino explores the Seine through its lively characters—a bargewoman, a riverbank bookseller, a houseboat dweller, a famous cinematographer—and follows it from the remote plateaus of Burgundy through Paris and to the sea. The Seine is a vivid, enchanting portrait of the world’s most irresistible river.

France is a seductive country, seductive in its elegance, its beauty, its sensual pleasures, and its joie de vivre. Elaine Sciolino, the longtime Paris bureau chief of The New York Times, has discovered that seduction is much more. It is the key to understanding France and plays a crucial role not only in how the French fall in love, but also in how they conduct business, enjoy food and drink, define style, engage in intellectual debate, elect politicians, and project power around the world. In La Seduction, Sciolino gives us an inside view of how seduction works in all areas of French life, from the shops of Paris to the halls of government, from the gardens of Versailles to the agricultural heartland. In a new preface written for the paperback edition, Sciolino shows how the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case has thrust France into a searching debate about the future of seduction and the culture of pleasure, which cuts to the heart of France's national identity. In this as in every other aspect of French life, Elaine Sciolino proves herself to be a charming, insightful, and—yes—seductive guide.

The New York Times expert on Iran explores the beauty and contradiction underlying this enigmatic country.

In "La Seduction," Sciolino, the Paris bureau chief of "The New York Times," demystifies the French way of life and reveals the hidden truth: it's all about seduction. Here she gives an inside view of how seduction works in all areas.

A delightful and beguiling look at life on a small Paris street.