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Eté 1989. La Corse, presqu'île de la Revellata, entre mer et montagne. Une route en corniche, un ravin de vingt mètres, une voiture qui roule trop vite... et bascule dans le vide. Une seule survivante : Clotilde, quinze ans. Ses parents et son frère sont morts sous ses yeux.

Much like Shakespeare or Homer, Les Propheties de M. Michel Nostradamus, also known as the Prophecies of Michel Nostradamus, reads like poetry but is actually an epic saga. It’s out of sequence, broken up into 942 pieces and mixed up like a jigsaw puzzle. With the jigsaw puzzle being a picture of a Labyrinth, the book poses problems but makes requests to raise awareness in an effort to create a different outcome. Skeptics will say that Les Propheties predicts too much Doom, but then why does one get insurance or prepare for calamity. Because concern should drive us into action and not ...

Peter is a devoted husband and man of faith who is called to the mission of a lifetime - one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice. Hired as a preacher by an enigmatic corporation called USIC, he must leave behind everything he loves to travel to the far distant planet of Oasis, where the company has its base.

Frémeaux & Associés présente les voix des 20 plus grands philosophes français qui embrassent tous les courants de pensée du XXème siècle ; l'existentialisme, la psychanalyse, le marxisme, la religion, l'épistémologie et la morale. Chaque intervention du philosophe est précédée d'un commentaire sur sa vie, son œuvre et sa pensée.

All forms of recreational digital consumption—whether on smartphones, tablets, game consoles, or TVs—have skyrocketed in the younger generations. Most media experts do not seem overly concerned about this situation: children are adaptable, they say, they are "digital natives," their brains have changed and screens make them smarter. But other specialists—including some pediatricians, psychiatrists, teachers, and speech therapists—dispute these claims, and many parents worry about the long-term consequences of their children's intensive exposure to screens.

Kurz vor den französischen Präsidentschaftswahlen 2027 taucht im Netz ein Video auf, das die Hinrichtung des möglichen Kandidaten Bruno Juge zu zeigen scheint. Paul Raison ist Absolvent einer Elitehochschule und arbeitet als Spitzenbeamter im Wirtschaftsministerium. Als Mitarbeiter und Vertrautem Juges fällt ihm die Aufgabe zu, die Urheber des Videos ausfindig zu machen. Im Laufe seiner Nachforschungen kommt es zu einer Serie mysteriöser terroristischer Anschläge, zwischen denen kein Zusammenhang zu erkennen ist. Aber nicht nur die Arbeit, auch das Privatleben von Paul Raison ist alles andere als einfach.

In this “timeless and original” sci-fi thriller (New York Times), a hardboiled baseball scout must solve the murder of his brother in a world transformed by body modification, perfect for readers of William Gibson and Max Barry. In the future you can have any body you want—as long as you...

Michel Paradis’s Last Mission to Tokyo, a “superb” (The Wall Street Journal) and “engrossing...richly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) account of a key but underreported moment in World War II: The Doolittle Raids and the international war crimes trial in 1945 that defined...

Le 14 mai 1948, l'État d'Israël est proclamé. S'intéressant aux origines de cette naissance, Michel Abitbol décrypte l'arrière-plan historique de la déclaration Balfour de 1917 et la résolution de l'ONU du 29 novembre 1947 (préconisant le partage de la Palestine entre un État juif et un État arabe). L'auteur évoque ensuite les sources du conflit entre les deux peuples, et suit pas à pas l'émergence d'une « nation » israélienne et d'une culture hébraïque moderne nées du brassage des vagues successives d'immigrants.

Archibald is a changed boy. He stands up to bullies and hangs out with the gargoyles that used to scare him. But for all his new toughness, he’s also a lost boy who misses his friends in Lemurea. When strange footprints are discovered on the manor grounds, he realizes a piece of that world has followed him home. Without golems, witches, or magic, Archibald knows there’s little to stop what’s prowling the London suburbs, which means he’ll have to return to Lemurea to seek Faerydae’s help.

23 décembre 1980. Un crash d'avion dans le Jura. Une petite libellule de 3 mois tombe du ciel, orpheline. Deux familles que tout oppose se la disputent. La justice tranche : elle sera Émilie Vitral. Aujourd'hui, elle a 18 ans, la vie devant elle mais des questions plein la tête. Qui est-elle vraiment ? Dix-huit ans que Crédule Grand-Duc, détective privé, se pose la même question. Alors qu'il s'apprête à abandonner, la vérité surgit devant ses yeux, qu'il referme aussitôt, assassiné.

It is 1919. On a summer’s night in Normandy, a new-born baby is left in a basket outside the home of Albert and Jeanne Arnaud. The childless couple take the foundling in, name him Jean, and decide to raise him as their own, though his parentage remains a mystery. Though Jean’s life is never dull, he grows up knowing little of what lies beyond his local area. Until the day he sets off on his bicycle to discover the world, and encounters a Europe on the threshold of interesting times...

A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history. "This is hands-down the most deeply researched, sensitive, intimate, and nuanced portrait of Eisenhower." —DAVID...

This exceptional audiobook features French stories for beginners, short dialogues with vocabulary lists, and the 500 most common French words. With this comprehensive 4-in-1 collection, you'll be equipped with the essential knowledge to make sense of the French language and start speaking in no time.

With Learn French in 30 Days with Practical Lessons, you’ll begin a 2-in-1 audio journey filled with real-life dialogues, engaging short stories, and powerful vocabulary exercises that make learning easy, enjoyable, and effective.

On the 40th anniversary of Neil Postman's prophetic book Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), Scrolling Ourselves to Death gathers today's most incisive writers to think critically about the shaping power of contemporary technology. This book explores Postman's insights, connects them to the challenges facing Christians today, and turns difficult challenges into life-giving opportunities for the church. Stepping back from their screens, listeners will be equipped to live faithfully, and grow spiritually, in a "scrolling ourselves to death" world.

Trent'anni, analista programmatore in una società di servizi informatici, il protagonista di questo romanzo conduce un'esistenza indifferente. Il lavoro, i viaggi d'affari, le prigioni dell'amore e del sesso, l'assenza di qualsiasi sentimento che non sia di insofferenza verso se stesso, lo scivolare lento e inesorabile in uno stato di insensibilità dal quale sembra non esserci via d'uscita. In una lingua affilata e gelida, che più volte costeggia i territori di tragedie innominabili, Michel Houellebecq compone un romanzo epocale, una educazione alla non-vita, alla noia, all'indifferenza.

Élevé sur les quais de Bristol, Harry Clifton toujours cru son avenir tout tracé : suivre la tradition familiale et devenir docker. Mais à l‘aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sa réalité est bousculée... L‘image d'un père mort en héros pendant la Grande Guerre se désintègre alors que des doutes s'insinuent dans son esprit. Est-il vraiment le fils d‘Arthur Clifton ? Pourrait-il être l‘héritier légitime des Barrington, la riche famille de marchands ? Et lorsque le monde entre en guerre, deux choix s‘offrent à lui : doit-il saisir la chance rare qui lui est offerte et étudier à Oxford

What is the point of faith, and, in particular, of the Catholic faith? Written in a welcoming style, this straightforward book provides a clear, compelling answer to that question. As such, it s meant for non-Catholics who are curious about the Catholic faith, for cradle Catholics who may never have really understood the faith, and for longtime Catholics who've begun to question the faith and may even be thinking of leaving it.

L'écriture de l'histoire de la philosophie occidentale n'est pas neutre : une Grèce prétendument fondatrice à l'exclusion des pensées qui la précèdent dans le temps, une domination idéaliste, notamment platonicienne, une tradition qui poursuit ce parti-pris avec le spiritualisme chrétien et l'idéal allemand - l'historiographie dominante est nettement platonicienne. Or, on peut proposer une contre-histoire de la philosophie qui se soucie d'un autre lignage : matérialiste, hédoniste, nominaliste, athée, sensualiste, empirique, etc. Et s'y inscrire avec le souci d'une pensée systématique.