Bonjour Effect - The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed

From the authors of the bestselling Sixty Million Frenchmen Cant Be Wrong, The Bonjour Effect is a must read for anyone who wants to communicate effectively with the French. After years of living in Paris, Julie Barlow and her husband Jean-Benoit Nadeau discovered that to understand and speak French well, one must understand that French conversation runs on a set of rules that go to the heart of French culture. Through encounters with school principals, city hall civil servants, gas company employees, old friends and business acquaintances they shared their advice and tips in a humorous and enlightening way so that even readers with a modicum of French language ability will be able to hold their own the next time they step into a bistro on the Left Bank.

Summary

An engaging, funny and extremely useful book on how to communicate with the French.

Product details

• Authors: Julie Barlow, Jean- Benoît Nadeau, Jean-Benoit Nadeau, Jean-Benoît Nadeau, Jean-Benoit Barlow Nadeau
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.07.2016
• EAN: 9780715651254
• ISBN: 978-0-7156-5125-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Phrase books; Travel > Travel guides