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02501aam a22003138i 4500 001 2D9FDAACA61E11E5A2E1B297DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20200718010928 008 150827s2015 nyu 000 0deng 010 $a 2015020792 020 $a 1631580647 : PAP 020 $a 9781631580642 : PAP 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 050 00 $a DC29.3 $b .J55 2015 082 00 $a 944.9 JOH 082 00 $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Johnson, Allen, $d 1946- 245 10 $a Pardon my French : $b how a grumpy American fell in love with France / $c Allen Johnson. 263 $a 1510 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Yucca Publishing, $c 2015. 300 $a 267 pages ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a "To make a friend is a joy. To make a friend in another country is a wonderment--a small miracle. Pardon My French follows the lives of an American couple who have embraced a daunting mission: Not to be spectators in France, but to be absorbed by France.Amidst the minefields of linguistic faux pas, the perplexities of French gestures, the exquisite and often exotic cuisine, and the splendor of Christmas on the Mediterranean--see what it is like for an occasionally gruff American to be adopted into a newfamily. Witness the hugging, the teasing, and the laughter that follows, when nothing on earth could be more perfect. Experience what it is like to fall in love with the French. Follow the adventures of the author as he pits his rather staid and conventional driving skills against the French speed demons of Languedoc. Step into his sneakers as he tests his basketball prowess against the young French bucks adorned with backward ball caps and over-the-knee Chicago Bulls game shorts. Watch how he frolics inthe Mediterranean Sea for the first time with a French topless companion. Marvel as he sits in with a world-class French jazz band. Observe him overcome his shyness in talking to the beautiful nude model from his painting class in the studio atop the village police station. Envision how he learns to dance the tango with his head upright, his chest expanded, and his strides befitting a newly adorned French god--one with sensuality on his mind"--Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Johnson, Allen $x Travels $z France. 651 4 $a France $x Description and travel. 651 4 $a France $x Social life and customs. 941 $a 2 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629012919.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20160224010742.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2D9FDAACA61E11E5A2E1B297DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search