Paris to the Moon

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Adam Gopnik compares and contrasts living in Paris in the latter half of the twentieth century while he and his his wife raised their family.;The Winter Circus: Paris to the Moon -- Private Domain -- The Strike-The Winter Circus, Christmas Journal 1 (An American family arrives in Paris, is greeted by bombs and strikes, and a good time is had by all) / Distant Errors : The Rules of the sport -- The Chill -- A Tale of two cafes -- Distant errors, Christmas Journal 2 -- Papon's paper trail -Trouble at the tower (Emigration becomes expatriation, confusion reigns, and serenity is sought in the Luxembourg Gardens) / Lessons from things: Couture shock -- The Crisis in French cooking -- Barney in Paris -Lessons from things, Christmas Journal 3 -- The Rookie (Food, fashion, and foibles teach their complicated lessons in the struggle between Administration and civilization) / A Machine to draw the world: The World Cup and after -- The Balzar wars -- Alice in Paris -- A Machine to draw the world, Christmas Journal 4 -- A Handful of cherries -- Like a king -- Angels dining at the Ritz -- One last ride (Serenity is found in calm and contemplation, and the deep tragedy of history revealed. All chords are sounded and the bells run in the birth of a new French baby). The Winter Circus: Paris to the Moon -- Private Domain -- The Strike-The Winter Circus, Christmas Journal 1 (An American family arrives in Paris, is greeted by bombs and strikes, and a good time is had by all) / Distant Errors : The Rules of the sport -- The Chill -- A Tale of two cafes -- Distant errors, Christmas Journal 2 -- Papon's paper trail -Trouble at the tower (Emigration becomes expatriation, confusion reigns, and serenity is sought in the Luxembourg Gardens) / Lessons from things: Couture shock -- The Crisis in French cooking -- Barney in Paris -Lessons from things, Christmas Journal 3 -- The Rookie (Food, fashion, and foibles teach their complicated lessons in the struggle between Administration and civilization) / A Machine to draw the world: The World Cup and after -- The Balzar wars -- Alice in Paris -- A Machine to draw the world, Christmas Journal 4 -- A Handful of cherries -- Like a king -- Angels dining at the Ritz -- One last ride (Serenity is found in calm and contemplation, and the deep tragedy of history revealed. All chords are sounded and the bells run in the birth of a new French baby).