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A celebration of all the weird and wonderful books to be found at an antiquarian bookshop. Books have the power to enrich the soul, to enliven the senses, to expand our horizons... and others are simply mad. This wonderful celebration of the oddest books ever published is a treat for all bibliophiles, booksellers and fans of the bizarre. It is an exploration of the most eccentric titles and covers from our past, that have inexplicably fallen out of...
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Amber Tamblyn, Jessica Valenti, Lidia Yuknavitch, Jia Tolentino, Samantha Irby, Meredith Talusan, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Amy Poehler, America Ferrera, Ada Limón, and Huma Abedin are among the impressive list of authors contributing to this powerful collection of essays that takes a fresh and powerful look at our relationship to intuition and how we can harness it to change our everyday lives and the world.
For generations, women have been...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis
Alors que jusqu'ici aucun livre de référence n'existait sur François Mansart (mis à part celui de Allan Braham et Peter Smith publié en 1973 en langue anglaise, depuis longtemps épuisé et jamais traduit). La célébration du quatrième centenaire de la naissance de l'architecte a mobilisé historiens...
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Extrait : "Il est très difficile de dégager une réalité historique du milieu des légendes qui avaient cours en Grèce sur les origines de la sculpture. Quand les Grecs ont commencé à s'inquiéter de leur histoire, ils avaient des rapports fréquents avec des peuples plus anciens qu'eux. Ils ont trouvé naturel d'attribuer leur éducation artistique aussi bien que leur initiation religieuse à des colonies égyptiennes ou asiatiques."
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This annotated selection of more than five hundred letters by the groundbreaking composer and avant-garde icon covers every phase of his career.
This volume reveals the intimate life of John Cage with all the intelligence, wit, and inventiveness that made him such an important composer and performer. The missives range from lengthy reports of his early trips to Europe in the 1930s through his years with the dancer Merce Cunningham. They shed new...
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Treize écrivains et trois photographes réveillent en nous le sentiment que Bruxelles sommeille dans les plis de nos cœurs.
Une ville singulière et énigmatique que l'on aime ou que l'on rejette car elle est insaisissable, mais bien présente en nous.
Un ensemble de textes tendres, ironiques, intimistes, pour entrer en empathie avec une ville unique !
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J'aime Bruxelles et son grand corps mystérieux traversé par un cours d'eau qu'on...
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Un conte fantastique pour partir à la découverte de la différence.
Au XVIIe siècle, William Davisson, un botaniste écossais, devenu médecin particulier du roi polonais Jean II Casimir, suit le monarque dans un long voyage entre la Lituanie et l'Ukraine. Esprit scientifique et fin observateur, il étudie les rudesses climatiques des confins polonais et les coutumes locales. Un jour, lors d'une halte, les soldats du roi capturent deux enfants....
8568) Les Mille et une nuits
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Extrait : "Un des anciens rois de l'Inde, nommé Azadbakht, avait fait des grandes conquêtes, et étendu fort loin sa domination. Il veillait avec soin sur toutes les parties de son empire, entretenait de nombreuses armées, et rendait exactement la justice à ses sujets."
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To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa's most populous nation through words or images. Yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view, and in her essay, Hafsa Zayyan recalls how her Aunty and grandfather individually provided her with experiences and stories of Nigeria that drew...
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To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa's most populous nation through words or images. Yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view, and in his essay, Nels Abbey scrutinizes contradiction, competition and characterization and brilliantly encapsulates his experiences of Nigeria...
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Today Frederick Douglass is best, known for his autobiographies; but while he was alive, he was known as a fiery orator who was always in demand. Collected here are ten of Frederick Douglass' addresses. And while, it is impossible to hear Frederick Douglass speak today, these addresses still manage to instill a sense of just how powerful and intelligent Douglass was. Included here are: The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro, What the Black Man Wants,...
8572) Physiologie de la Presse: Biographie des journalistes et des journaux de Paris et de la province
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Extrait : " Inflexible comme le destin, il enregistre avec le même sang-froid les actes de tous les gouvernements qui se sont succédé depuis quarante ans. Le Moniteur n'est pas un journal de discussion, c'est un poteau sur lequel les ministres placardent les actes officiels..."
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Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de qualité de grands livres de la littérature classique mais également des...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis
Le Xiyou ji, Le Voyage en Occident est un roman-fleuve en cent chapitres attribué à Wu Cheng'en (env. 1506-1582). Roman populaire par excellence, édité pour la première fois en 1592, il parodie le voyage en Inde de 629 à 645 du bonze Xuanzang, qui ramena en Chine la traduction du canon bouddhique.
Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir...
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Embark on an enchanting journey into the heart of fantasy world building with "Magic Made Easy." This beginner's guide is your key to unlocking the secrets of creating captivating and unique magical and mythical worlds. In this comprehensive guide, you'll explore the art of crafting a fantasy universe, from the foundational principles of originality to the intricate details of magic and mythology. Designed for both newcomers and seasoned writers,...
8575) On Lighthouses
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"After spending sufficient time inside a lighthouse, who wouldn't begin to hear a song in the sound of the machinery, a voice in the wind, or the waves?"
Far from home, in the confines of a dim New York apartment where the oppressive skyscrapers further isolate her, Jazmina Barrera offers a tour of her lighthouses-those structures whose message is "first and foremost, that human beings are here."Starting with Robert Louis Stevenson's grandfather,...
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All over the world, traditional tales were told at the fireside until books, newspapers, radio, and television took their place. This is an entertaining collection from Scotland, recorded and collected by researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh over the past fifty years. Taken from a variety of sources, from the Hebridean Gaelic tradition to recordings of Lowland cairds (travelers), some are well-known tales...
8577) Of This Our Country
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Whilst it's impossible to capture the essence of Nigeria in one story, its writers have given readers the opportunity to experience the many different parts that make up Africa's most populous nation. In OF THIS OUR COUNTRY, acclaimed and award-winning Nigerian writers go a step further, and describe their Nigeria, sharing personal essays about a country that holds so much more than any one perspective could. Through the words of these writers, a...
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To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa's most populous nation through words or images. Yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view, and in her essay, J K Chukwu looks at how she has had to search for her Nigerian identity, where she has found it, and the histories deeply embedded...
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Décryptez Dora Bruder de Patrick Modiano avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr!
Que faut-il retenir de Dora Bruder, l'enquête romanesque de Patrick Modiano? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée.
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• Une présentation des personnages principaux tels que Dora Bruder, Ernest et Cécile Bruder, Albert et Patrick Modiano
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To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa's most populous nation through words or images. Yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view, and in her essay, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ recalls memories of her time in the National Youth Service and her growing understanding of her Nigerian...
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