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41421) Retour simple
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Le voyage d'un enfant d'Indochine devenu médecin dans les Landes, un parcours exemplaire d'intégration.
Jean, enfant de l'autre bout du monde,
D'un pays qu'on appelait Indochine.
Il nous invite à revisiter son passé, un « retour simple »
Cet « enfant loup », solitaire malgré lui,
Mais habité par sa foi en l'Homme,
Traversera les océans, pour s'immerger,
Totalement dans la terre de France,
Et s'imprégner de son histoire, sa culture...
41422) À la mer !
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Extrait: "Je venais d'avoir seize ans lorsque je m'enfuis de la maison paternelle pour m'engager comme matelot. Ce n'était pas que je fusse malheureux dans ma famille; je quittais, au contraire, des parents affectueux et remplis d'indulgence, des sœurs et des frères qui m'aimaient et qui me pleurèrent longtemps après que je fus parti."
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A brilliant and thought-provoking collection of articles, profiles, and opinions from one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed African American writers A journalist, novelist, and educator, John A. Williams was never afraid to rock boats or take aim at society's most sacred institutions, white and black. Flashbacks is an essential compilation of Williams's best nonfiction pieces and an enthralling combination of memoir, biography, and social...
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Emotional Nudity (TM) is a way of living that starts with one simple act, telling the truth! In the second installment of the Her Chronicles series, another eleven women courageously come together, open up, and share their honest and raw stories of survival, sacrifice, and spiritual awakening.
This collection of tales once again takes us back into the deep twisted roots of womanhood as the writers share some of their most intimate stories of loss,...
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"Winner of a 2015 Outstanding Reference Sources Award, Reference and User Services Association, American Library Association" "One of The Guardian's Best Books of 2015, selected by Hari Kunzru" "One of The Times Literary Supplement's Books of the Year 2014, chosen by David Wootton" "One of The Times Higher Education Supplement's Books of the Year 2014, chosen by Robert S. C. Gordon" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014" Barbara Cassin...
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In this fascinating study, Steven E. Lindquist investigates the intersections between historical context and literary production in the "life" of Yājñavalkya, the most important ancient Indian literary figure prior to the Buddha. Known for his sharp tongue and deep thought, Yājñavalkya is associated with a number of "firsts" in Indian religious literary history: the first person to discuss brahman and ātman thoroughly; the first to put forth...
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Working Juju examines how fantastical and unreal modes are deployed in portrayals of the Caribbean in popular and literary culture as well as in the visual arts. The Caribbean has historically been constructed as a region mantled by the fantastic. Andrea Shaw Nevins analyzes such imaginings of the Caribbean and interrogates the freighting of Caribbean-infused spaces with characteristics that register as fantastical. These fantastical traits may be...
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For all those who journey to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, here is the complete guide to its lands, legends, histories, languages, and people. The Complete Tolkien Companion explains, translates, and links every single reference, names, dates, places, facts, famous weapons, even food and drink, to be found in Tolkien's world, which includes not only The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings but also The Simarillion and many other posthumously published...
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Extrait: "Je donne, dans le parcours de ce petit ouvrage, un aperçu de ma science pratique, dans toutefois rentrer dans de longs développements. Il ne me paraît pas indispensable d'exposer ici, fût-ce même en résumé, le résultat de mes longues et minutieuses études sur les signes extérieurs que présentent certaines parties du corps de l'homme; je craindrais d'abuser de la patience du public, ..."
41431) My Life
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"My Life" by Richard Wagner is a captivating autobiographical work that offers readers an intimate glimpse into the life and mind of one of the most influential composers in music history. In this engrossing memoir, Wagner traces his life's journey from his early years to his artistic triumphs and personal trials.
Wagner's writing is both introspective and eloquent as he reflects on his musical inspirations, creative process, and the challenges he...
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How do we know a cat is a cat . . . and why do we call it a cat? In Kant and the Platypus, the renowned semiotician, philosopher, and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum explores the question of how much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on linguistic resources. In six remarkable essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. Basing his...
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Extrait: "On ne rencontre pas certains êtres hideux ou haineux dont les instincts font horreur sans se demander pourquoi ce sont ceux-là qui ont une âme et les chiens qui n'en ont pas. C'est sans doute pour les passions à grand spectacle que les romanciers ont imaginé les déclarations et les aveux; l'amour n'en a pas besoin: la femme qu'on aime le voit, le sent, le sait; il ne lui déplaît pas qu'on le lui dise, mais cela n'est jamais nécessaire."
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41434) Cómo Publicar un Libro Exitoso: Descubre Cómo Aumentar las Probabilidades de Escribir un Libro que L
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¿Llevas escribiendo mucho tiempo pero aún no te animas a publicar? ¿Qué es lo que necesitas tomar en cuenta para publicar un libro? ¿Cómo generar dinero de mis publicaciones? Entonces sigue leyendo… "Los libros son el mejor viático que he encontrado para este humano viaje." - Anónimo Seguramente la escritura es parte de tus ratos libres y te has dedicado a darle forma a esa historia o texto de investigación que estás convencido que se...
41435) Time Is Running Out
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You're a survivor, aren't you, Matilda? But what's the point in surviving when everyone around you is dead? When DCI Matilda Darke receives a mysterious telephone call, she immediately dismisses the threat. Afterall the Homicide and Major Enquiries team are a regular target for prank calls. But ignoring this warning might soon be the biggest regret of Matilda Darke's life. A lone gunman is on a deadly rampage around Sheffield, leaving a bloody trail...
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Alexander Nemerov is the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Stanford University. His many books include Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York and Soulmaker: The Times of Lewis Hine (Princeton).
A vivid historical imagining of life in the early United States
"One of the richest books ever to come my way."-Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Shipping News
"This is a wonderful...
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When more than 150 women testified in 2018 to the sexual abuse inflicted on them by Dr. Larry Nassar when they were young, competitive gymnasts, they exposed and transformed the conditions that shielded their violation, including the testimonial disadvantages that cluster at the site of gender, youth, and race. In Witnessing Girlhood, Leigh Gilmore and Elizabeth Marshall argue that they also joined a long tradition of autobiographical writing led...
41438) Sexistence
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Sex, more than just a part of our experience, troubles our conceptions of existence.
Drawing on a fascinating array of sources, ancient and modern, philosophical and literary, Jean-Luc Nancy explores and upholds the form-giving thrust of the drive. Nancy reminds us that we are more comfortable with the drama of prohibitions, ideals, repression, transgression, and destruction, which often hamper thinking about sex and gender, than with the affirmation...
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Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real Cool Cats is the first comprehensive account of how the rise of postwar youth culture, was depicted in mass-market pulp fiction. As the young created new styles in music, fashion, and culture, pulp fiction shadowed their every move, hyping and exploiting their behavior, dress, and language for mass consumption and cheap thrills. From the juvenile delinquent gangs of the early 1950s through the beats and hippies, on...
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From mainstream blockbusters to art house cinema, narrative and narration are the driving forces that organize a film. Yet attempts to explain these forces are often mired in notoriously complex terminology and dense theory. Warren Buckland provides a clear and accessible introduction that explains how narrative and narration work using straightforward language.
Narrative and Narration distills the basic components of cinematic storytelling into...
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