Zygocactus
These beautiful plants have a botanical name that is difficult to pronounce: schlumbergera. They are named after Frédéric Schlumberger, a collector of cacti who lived in a château near Rouen in France in the mid-nineteenth century. [... more]
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Benjamin Wallace
BENJAMIN WALLACE has written for GQ, the Washington Post, Food & Wine, and Philadelphia, where he was the executive editor. He lives in Brooklyn. In 1985, at a heated auction by Christie's of London, a 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux-one [... more]
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Graham Harding
Whether seeking a Château Pétrus, a Château d'Yquem, or just a decent bottle of the local vin de pays, anyone intrigued or enchanted by wine and its varied delights will find A Wine Miscellany the perfect accompaniment. Refreshingly [... more]
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John Richardson
John Richardson was born in 1924. He studied art at the Slade School but soon gave up painting for art criticism. In 1949 he moved to Provence, where he helped the collector Douglas Cooper transform the Château de Castille near Avignon into a ... [... more]
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Tomoko Ninomiya
Summer is supposed to be a time for relaxation, but life-changing events are in store for Nodame and her friends. She's about to play her very first recital-at the château of a Mozart-obsessed, cosplay-loving Frenchman! Meanwhile, Chiaki is ... [... more]
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