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   Michael French
 


Michael French is a businessman and author who divides his time between Santa Barbara, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is an avid high-altitude mountain trekker, as well as a collector of first editions of twentieth-century fiction.

He has published twenty books, including fiction, young adult fiction, biographies, and art criticism. His novel, Abingdon’s, was a bestseller and a Literary Guild Alternate Selection. His young adult novel, Pursuit, was awarded the California Young Reader Medal.

Why Men Fall Out of Love: What Every Woman Needs to Understand is his most recent book.

Author Bookshelf
Flags of Our Fathers Flags of Our Fathers
James Bradley with Ron Powers, adapted for Young People by Michael French
Paperback

In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to... Read More
 
Flags of Our Fathers Flags of Our Fathers
James Bradley with Ron Powers
Trade Paperback

New York Times bestseller, now adapted for young readers, Flags of Our Fathers is the unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history: the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima.
Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the... Read More
 
The Art of Frank Howell The Art of Frank Howell
Written by Michael French
Hardcover

FRANK HOWELL’S PAINTINGS dazzle the viewer with their luminous colors and haunting images. A unique chronicler of the native people and natural beauty of the Southwest, Howell pulls us into a spiritually charged world resonant with multiple meanings. Whether he’s painting a pair of hands, a bird in flight, or the... Read More
 
Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys
Written by Lang Lang
As told to Michael French
Paperback

HE STARTED LEARNING to play the piano when he was three years old in Shenyang, China. Today he is one of the world’s most outstanding pianists. In this engrossing life story, adapted by Michael French, Lang Lang not only recounts the difficult, often thrilling, events of his early days, but also... Read More
 
Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys
Written by Lang Lang
As told to Michael French
Hardcover

HE STARTED LEARNING to play the piano when he was three years old in Shenyang, China. Today he is one of the world’s most outstanding pianists. In this engrossing life story, adapted by Michael French, Lang Lang not only recounts the difficult, often thrilling, events of his early days, but also... Read More
 

 



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