Englishman Paul West has just received an offer he can't refuse: two weeks in the sun, all expenses paid, with a beautiful blonde called Gloria Monday. M, as Gloria likes to be known, is down south to report on caviar trafficking - but...

Sind Sie bereits in einem halb leeren französischen Lokal mit den Worten empfangen worden, man sei »complet?« Schon mal im »perfekten« Landhaus in der Bretagne, Provence oder Auvergne gelandet, wo es weder Strom noch fließendes Wasser...

Paul West, a young Englishman, arrives in Paris to start a new job - and finds out what the French are really like. They do eat a lot of cheese, some of which smells like pigs' droppings.They don't wash their armpits with garlic soap....

Sind Sie bereits in einem halb leeren französischen Lokal mit den Worten empfangen worden, man sei »complet«? Schon mal im »perfekten« Landhaus in der Bretagne, Provence oder Auvergne gelandet, wo es weder Strom noch fließendes Wasser...

Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French can't quite believe that Napoleon had victory snatched from his grasp. Based on meticulous research and written with his trademark wit, the author of 1000 YEARS OF ANNOYING THE...

Möchtest du mit an die Cote d’Azur? Noch bevor die bezaubernde junge Frau zu Ende gesprochen hat, tauchen am Horizont Zypressen und Palmen auf, glänzen Yachten auf dem türkisblauen Meer, der Rosé liegt auf Eis. Ein unwiderstehliches...

Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory?Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French.Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc?Non! The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers.Did the...

Have you ever walked into a half-empty restaurant in France, only to be told that it's complet? Attempted to say "merci beaucoup" and accidentally complimented someone on their cute backside? Been taken to what you've been assured is the...

"The French Revolution and What Went Wrong" von Stephen Clarke bietet eine kritische Analyse der Ereignisse und Entwicklungen während der Französischen Revolution. Clarke untersucht die Ursachen, die zum Ausbruch der Revolution führten,...

The Paris you never knew, as revealed by the million-copy bestselling author of "A Year In The Merde". He goes behind the scenes to reveal everything Parisians know about their city but are reluctant to share with outsiders! von Clarke,...

Stephen Clarke lives in Paris, where he divides his time between writing and not writing.His Merde novels have been bestsellers all over the world, including France. His non-fiction books include Talk to the Snail, an insider's guide to...

Edward VII was an English King made in France. While he was a world-class champagne drinker and serial adulterer, this unorthodox biography also suggests he was probably the most widely-respected European diplomat Britain has ever had....