The French drink, smoke and eat more fat than anyone in the world, yet they live longer and have fewer heart problems than the English and the Americans. They work 35-hour weeks and take seven weeks' paid holiday each year, yet they are the world's fourth-biggest economic power.
So how do they do it? From a distance modern France looks like a riddle. It is both rigidly authoritarian, yet incredibly inventive; traditional (even archaic) yet modern; lacking clout on the international stage yet still hugely influential. But with the observations, anecdotes and analysis of the authors, who spent nearly three years living in France, it begins to makes sense. 'Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong' is a journey into the French heart, mind and soul. This book reveals French ideas about land, food, privacy and language and weaves together the threads of French society, uncovering the essence of life in France and giving, for the first time, a complete picture of the French.
- ISBN10 1910232130
- ISBN13 9781910232132
- Publish Date 12 November 2014 (first published 1 May 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 6 May 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pavilion
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 262
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk