“This book is not yet another modified version of the so-called biographism in science, so strongly criticized in the ‘serious’ literary studies and in other disciplines adopting the form of easy psychologism. The concept of ‘scientific biographies’ presented here originates from different assumptions and serves different objectives. It concerns a specific tension that is generated (and is...

‘This is a brilliant, shocking book ...also witty, painfully self-critical and humane ...it is a work of great literature’ Tim Whitmarsh, Guardian ‘The Kingdom, already a huge bestseller in France, is thrilling, magnificent and strange’ Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times The sensational international bestseller from one of France’s most feted writers - an epic novel telling the story of...

Le 27 octobre 1949, le nouvel avion d’Air France, le Constellation, lancé par l’extravagant M. Howard Hughes, accueille trente-sept passagers. Le 28 octobre, l’avion ne répond plus a la tour de contrôle. Il a disparu en descendant sur l’île Santa Maria, dans l’archipel des Açores. Aucun survivant. La question que pose Adrien Bosc dans cet ambitieux premier roman n’est pas tant comment, mais...

'This is one of those rare books that have something really important to say. Anatol Lieven, one of the most original and independent-minded foreign policy thinkers, is telling his fellow realists that at this moment the world's great powers are far more threatened by climate change than they are by each other.' - Ivan Krastev, author of The Light That Failed In the past two...

We leven in tijden van angst. Wat kunnen we doen om IS te stoppen? Hoe voorkomen we dat ze jongeren indoctrineren en rekruteren? Hoe verdedigen we onze samenleving? Met verwijten en simplistische oorlogstaal komen we er niet. Deze tijd verdraagt geen lichtzinnigheid. We hebben een coherente aanpak nodig, die veiligheid verzoent met vrijheid en die opnieuw hoop biedt aan alle burgers...

Literatura popularna w języku francuskim przeznaczona do utrwalania nauki języka.

die Kapetinger, Hohenstaufen, Plantagenet, Habsburg, Valois, Stuart, Tudor, Die Bourbonen in Frankreich, Romanow, Braganza, Die Bourbonen in Spanien, Hohenzollern, Savoyen, Hannowver-Windsor, Die Bourbonen in Neapel, Die Bonaparte, Wittelsbach

As the old gods awaken, the Chromeria is in a race to find its lost Prism, the only man who may be able to stop catastrophe, Gavin Guile. But Gavin's enslaved on a galley, and when he finally escapes, he finds himself in less than friendly hands. Without the ability to draft which has defined him ...Meanwhile, the Color Prince's army continues its inexorable advance, having swallowed two of...

‘Where can the human animal seek its energy in this era of lockdowns and social distancing? Dodge may help us to find out’ Guardian ‘If you’re a fan of Maggie Nelson’s work, you’ll like this book. It’s truly beautiful’ Dazed Is love a force akin to gravity? A kind of invisible fabric which enables communications through space and time? Artist Harry Dodge finds himself contemplating such...

'From what is it they flee?' He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' 1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and wanted for the murder of Charles I. Under the provisions of the Act of Oblivion, they have been found guilty in...

In 1961, a Douglas DC-6B aeroplane transporting the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjöld, disappeared over the Congolese jungle at the height of the Cold War. Soon afterward, Hammarskjöld was discovered in the smoking wreckage, an Ace of Spades playing card placed on his body. He had been heralded as the Congo's best hope for peace and independence. Now he was dead. The...

Humanity has always been struck by pestilence and pandemics, from the plagues of ancient Egypt to the pox that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, to Covid-19. People living through the crises have always recorded what they saw, what they felt, and what they did. Some presented sober facts laced with anecdote, while others produced emotional outpourings; moralists speculated on the origins of...

'This book is going to fundamentally change some of the most important conversations in your life-the ones you have with yourself.' - Adam Grant, bestselling author of Give and Take Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant, and Daniel H. Pink's Next Big Idea Club Winter 2021 Winning Selection One of the best new books of 2021 - BBC Science Focus Magazine, The...

The authors of the articles in the present volume were searching for answer to the following questions: how have the values of Polish society been affected by the transformation processes, and, to what degree are these values similar to the values and attitudes of the European Union citizens?...

Barbara Engelking writes about everyday experiences of Jews in hiding Marcin Zaremba explores the issue of "szaber" or smuggling in war-time Poland Jan Grabowski presents a case study of a murder perpetrated by the unit of Miechow AK on a group of Jews in hiding Dagmara Swałtek writes about crimes against the Jews in rural areas to Cracow

Barbara Engelking writes about everyday experiences of Jews in hiding Marcin Zaremba explores the issue of "szaber" or smuggling in war-time Poland Jan Grabowski presents a case study of a murder perpetrated by the unit of Miechow AK on a group of Jews in hiding Dagmara Swałtek writes about crimes against the Jews in rural areas to Cracow

En Auvergne, dans la petite station thermale d’Enval, la découverte d’une nouvelle source suscite toutes les convoitises : des paysans roublards, un banquier spéculateur et des médecins charlatans s’affrontent. Dans ce roman au vitriol, " on dirait vraiment que les sources ne sont pas minéralisées, mais ensorcelées " !

Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita are four women who have worked at Truviv, Inc., for years. The sudden death of Truviv's CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Ames is a complicated man, a man they’ve all known for a long time, a man who’s always been surrounded by...whispers. Whispers that have always been ignored by those in charge. But the world has changed,...

IND A FUTURE. LOSE A PAST. She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. She's also on the run. Nashville is where she's come to claim her destiny. It's also where the darkness she's fled might find her. And destroy her . . . RUN ROSE RUN: a story glittering with danger and desire.

The illuminati create a new world order with Eliza and Suzanne that actually makes sense. The cocaine, alcohol, fights and murder attempts are real and happening every day amongst these secret societies, what are you going to do about it? The Illuminati manipulate and control the media until people like Eliza and Suzanne step in and restore their own New World Order. The illuminati are real...