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Expatica’s Top Ten Books on Figuring Out the French: Sixty Million Frenchmen

Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong is on the top of the list of Expatica’s Top Ten Books on Figuring Out the French. “The title …

Required reading…

“…[Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong] should be handed out at Calais and Charles de Gaulle airport to anyone hoping to get a grip on France …

Top Book on Figuring out the French

Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong is one of the “Top 10 books on figuring out the French,” according to Expatica France, an online news …

The WSJ on Sixty Million Frenchmen…

“… does its job marvelously well. After reading it, you may still think the French arrogant, aloof and high-handed, but you will know why.” The …

The New York Times Reviews The Story of French

The French Have a (Precise and Elegant) Word for It By William Grimes During the 2004 presidential primaries, Senator John Kerry , a fluent French …

So What Makes The French So French?

What makes the French so infuriatingly French? By Philip Delves Broughton From our old apartment in Paris, I used to walk our dog down the …

We’re from Mars, the French are from…

By Peter Oliva In 1831, 66 years before Edmond Rostand created the Gascon character Cyrano de Bergerac, a little-known German correspondent was writing a series …

The Wall Street Journal Reviews Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong

By Solange De Santis It is hard to imagine a better moment for trying to understand the French, so recently the enemies of American …

Nadeau BarlowWednesday, September 27th, 2023 at 3:25am

Congratulations on the publication of GOING SOLO by Julie Barlow & Jean-Benoît Nadeau releasing today with Sutherland House Books!

About GOING SOLO: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START YOUR BUSINESS AND SUCCEED AS YOUR OWN BOSS:

Whether you are a dog groomer, a real-estate agent, actor, lawyer, or graphic designer, Going Solo is for you. Should you incorporate? What expenses can you deduct? Do you need a website? What about insurance? How do you negotiate a contract? Set up a payroll?

Find the answers to all of your questions about starting your own business in Going Solo, the essential toolkit for self-employed Canadians. Drawing on deep personal experience, authors Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau give you the practical information you need to succeed in daily business life. Whether you need an invoice template, advice on managing relations with your banker, planning an advertising campaign, it’s all here in a clear, comprehensive, and accessible format.

About Julie Barlow & Jean-Benoît Nadeau:

Julie Barlow grew up in Hamilton, Ontario and has been working as a freelance writer since 1995. She writes for magazines and newspapers in Canada, including Chatelaine, Report on Business and L’actualité, and has published in The New York Times, USA Today and more. Author of eight books, including her latest, The Bonjour Effect, Julie is presently developing a TV documentary series based on her book The Story of French, written with husband and partner Jean-Benoît Nadeau. She lives in Montreal with Nadeau and their two daughters.

Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and a political science graduate of McGill University, Jean-Benoît Nadeau once held a job for a total of 29 days and has been self-employed for 35 years. A regular reporter and columnist to L’actualité (Canada’s main national French magazine), he is also a past contributor to the Report on Business Magazine, and has signed papers for various American, Canadian and French publications. His freelancer status has allowed him to live in various venues like Phoenix, Toronto, Paris and Montreal as well as undertake radio, film and book projects, some of which with his spouse and partner Julie Barlow.

Julie and Jean-Benoît are represented by Evan Brown.

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Nadeau BarlowTuesday, September 26th, 2023 at 3:52am

Jean-Benoit Nadeau and I released our new book GOING SOLO: Everything You Need to Start Your Business and Succeed as Your Own Boss today (Sutherland House Books). We talked about the book and our 3 decades as freelance writers on CBC's All in a Weekend with the lovely Sonali Karnick -- always a pleasure! The book is available in Canadian and U.S. Editions.

Jean-Benoit Nadeau and I released our new book GOING SOLO: Everything You Need to Start Your Business and Succeed as Your Own Boss today (Sutherland ...

Nadeau BarlowTuesday, September 26th, 2023 at 3:49am

Jean-Benoit Nadeau and I are thrilled to announce the release of our new guide for self-employed workers, GOING SOLO: Everything You Need to Start Your Business and Succeed as Your Own Boss. A “must-have for anyone who wants to be self-employed”, Going Solo draws on lessons from three decades working as freelance writers. It offers 372 pages of information, tips and wisdom on everything from your business plan to after-sales service. Available in Canada and U.S. Editions.

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Nadeau BarlowFriday, March 24th, 2023 at 6:27am

News of the publishing deal for our new book, Going Solo: Absolutely everything you need to become your own boss. Coming out in September in Canada and the US!