{"product_id":"9781684112746","title":"A French Woman's Secrets to Having Your Cake and Eating it, Too!: The Secrets to Domestic Arts, Optimal Health, Courageous Fashion, With a Revolutionary Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eA French Woman's Secrets to Having Your Cake and Eating it, Too!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Secrets to Domestic Arts, Optimal Health, Courageous Fashion, With a Revolutionary Cookbook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book came about through the encouragement of a friend who envisioned the value\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof my gathering together, in written form, what he referred to as my \"secrets\", as a French\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewoman, to living so energetically, productively and well with wisdom, style and grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince my passion in life is to empower others, his words were the impetus to begin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompiling a lifetime of knowledge absorbed from my native French upbringing and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epersonal life experiences to create a manual that would inform and stimulate as well as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eempower its readers. I knew that a focus on the devouring, time-consuming facets of daily\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife, if infused with a refreshed order, simplified, rendered practical, economical, functional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand comprehensive, would impact the reader in a positive way. Giving my readers the right\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etools would enable them to transform the myriad of actions performed on a daily basis into\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea more purposeful, efficient, meaningful and rewarding way of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing in this manual is extraordinary or unusual, quite the contrary; it is all basic, classic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand logical. In the last three decades, we have been distracted by so much newness in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eservices, products and their uses that we are all somewhat confused about what is actually\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emost beneficial to us. There is an underlying simplicity to life that is unfortunately\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eovershadowed by the complexities of modern living. My goal was to clearly explain the basic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprinciples of this simplicity that enhances life for one's own ultimate benefit, gratification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI expect my readers to put their own \"spin\" on the recommendations in this manual, that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis, to modify and improve upon them according to their own preferences, especially those\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the culinary section. Assuredly, it is in synergism, of different thoughts and ideas that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emagic occurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecommendations throughout the manual are tried and true, emanating from the French\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eculture, with its centuries-old traditions and high standards for living well, and from what\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have learned and practiced in my daily life. I most definitely have been justly served and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebenefited enormously by following these principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy wish for readers of this manual is that your lives are enriched by the amazing potency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat lies in the wise teachings of the French culture and traditions and that you are inspired\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand empowered to refine the daily actions that, in part, define us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beta Nu Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47719442317552,"sku":"9781684112746","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781684112746_p0.jpg?v=1763702359","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781684112746","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}