Acquired Tastes
The author of A Year in Provence takes readers on an around-the-world journey, showing them where to find the best of everything, including caviar, custom-made shoes, and more. Reprint. K. NYT. PW. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.
The author of A Year in Provence takes readers on an around-the-world journey, showing them where to find the best of everything, including caviar, custom-made shoes, and more. Reprint. K. NYT. PW. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553371833 (0553371835)
Publish date: April 1st 1993
Publisher: Bantam
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
Reference,
Cultural,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Culture,
France,
Foodie
Nothing spectacular, but amusing and easy to read, and some of the stuff you'll discover is pretty interesting. I definitely prefer A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence, but liked this one, too.
Mayle set out to sample the excesses of the wealthy. The problem with having serious money is that one can never be satisfied. Nothing is ever just right. "Expectations tend to increase in direct proportion to the amount of money being spent, and if you're spending a fortune you expect perfection." ...
This is a collection of pieces Mayle did for Esquire. It’s pure froth. The only reason I can imagine ever looking at this book again is as a reference to some specific resource. That said, it was fun. And it got me thinking. Essentially Esquire let Mayle explore aspects of the good life on thei...
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