{"product_id":"au-contraire-gilles-asselin-9781931930925","title":"Au Contraire!: Figuring Out the French","description":"\"I find Au Contraire! delightfully validating - a great piece of work.\" - Nancy Bragard, Franco-American interculturalist, trainer and coachThe French are famously enigmatic: fiercely independent yet deeply romantic, conservative yet avant-garde, rational yet emotional. What is it, exactly, that makes the French so . . . French? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for anyone interacting with the French-tourists, businesspeople, international students, Francophiles-\u003ci\u003eAu Contraire!\u003c\/i\u003e offers a perceptive understanding of French cultural beliefs, assumptions and attitudes, along with practical advice on building strong personal and professional relationships with the French. Addressing issues like friendship, politics, work, education and romance, bilingual and bi cultural authors Asselin and Mastron draw upon their own experiences as consultants and trainers, as well as those of students and professionals, giving readers a complete-and compelling-look at French culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revised edition of \u003ci\u003eAu Contraire!\u003c\/i\u003e includes updated information about France's changing social and political climate, advice for succeeding as an expat, information about the French educational system, overviews of France's diverse regions-and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilles Asselin, Ruth Mastron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931930929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931930925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Brealey Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Gilles Asselin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46094178615551,"sku":"9781931930925","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_719924b0-3c57-4bd7-8887-b478d235c221.jpg?v=1724843912","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/au-contraire-gilles-asselin-9781931930925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}