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On en était où ? Ah oui. On fonçait vers le gouffre, à vitesse accélérée. La calotte glaciaire fondait, les ours polaires se noyaient, le Mont-Blanc reculait, les oiseaux ne se cachaient même plus pour mourir.

Histoire du célèbre mont, de son village et de son sanctuaire, plus une légende locale de Guy de Maupassant.

The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. DuBois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.

Publié en 1912 en dix-huit épisodes, "Le mystérieux docteur Cornélius" apparaît sans conteste comme son chef d'œuvre. Selon Blaise Cendrars, il est "ce roman du monde moderne où, par les tableaux de la nature exotique, son amour des aventures, son goût policier de l'intrigue, son penchant métaphysique, son don de visionnaire scientifique", Le Rouge "a fait la somme du roman du XIXe siècle...".

Publié en 1912 en dix-huit épisodes, "Le mystérieux docteur Cornélius" apparaît sans conteste comme son chef-d'œuvre. Selon Blaise Cendrars, il est "ce roman du monde moderne où, par les tableaux de la nature exotique, son amour des aventures, son goût policier de l'intrigue, son penchant métaphysique, son don de visionnaire scientifique", Le Rouge "a fait la somme du roman du XIXe siècle...".

Tous les samedis, régulièrement, Ferdinand Sourdis venait renouveler sa provision de couleurs et de pinceaux dans la boutique du père Morand, un rez-de-chaussée noir et humide, qui dormait sur une étroite place de Mercœur, à l'ombre d'un ancien couvent transformé en collège communal. Ferdinand, qui arrivait de Lille, disait-on, et qui depuis un an était "pion" au collège, s'occupait de peinture avec passion, s'enfermant, donnant toutes ses heures libres à des études qu'il ne montrait pas.

The urge to merge: Chase has announced plans to swallow J.P. Morgan. It's just the latest in banking mergers. But who was J.P. Morgan? Listen to The Great Pierpont Morgan, the story of the man who formed the first billion dollar corporation in the world, and you'll know.

Professor Blip Korterly is arrested, his friend Dr. Flake Fountain is drafted into a shadow-government research project to develop the ultimate biological weapon, and an accidental outbreak turns into a merry-hearted, babble-inducing apocalypse that will either destroy humankind or take it to the next step in evolution.

En 1858, à l'extrême sud de l'Argentine, la navigation présente des dangers très importants. Le gouvernement décide de faire construire un phare sur l'île des états afin d'assurer une entière sécurité aux navires qui traversent ces parages. 3 gardiens sont chargés d'assurer le fonctionnement du phare pendant une période de 3 mois. Ces 3 hommes sont isolés sur cette côte inhospitalière et n'ont aucun moyen de communiquer avec l'extérieur.

Locked up in jail, Miguel de Cervantes is attempting to start a novel when he is visited by a priest, who tells him about an old man driven insane by chivalric romances and a vision of glory. Inspired, Cervantes takes up his pen and begins to write. His story begins in La Mancha, where an elderly country gentleman decides to emulate his knightly heroes, Sir Lancelot and El Cid, and embark on a quest to prove his valour. Renaming himself Don Quixote, he puts on his rusty armour and rides out with his loyal squire Sancho Panza.

Through the darkest tunnel comes the light, but for Caesar King, there is nothing but more darkness on the other side. After the failed attempt on his life, he is afraid that the Pact of the Five Families is no more. He can trust nobody. Whoever murdered Barry is now aiming for Caesar's crown, and the only way to flush them out and figure out who's responsible is to go to war...with everybody.

Villains, gangsters or 'Faces', as they prefer to be called, are the men, gang and family members who have made headlines over the past 50 years for all the wrong reasons. Some are household names: the Krays, the Richardsons, Paul Ferris, Frankie Fraser, Arthur Thompson and Vic Dark. Many you will not recognise, but the mere mention of these people has struck fear into individuals and entire communities. Despite their notoriety, the faces of Britain’s most feared criminals remain largely unknown. That is until now.

From schooldays to summer holidays, and from childhood fantasies to nostalgic reminiscences, writers have provided us with a rich seam of children’s poetry over the years.This delightful selection brings over seventy poems together, from such celebrated poets as A.A.

Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventure. Between 1938 and 1968, the exploits of amateur detective Paul Temple and his wife, Steve, enthralled generations of BBC radio listeners. Theirs was an exciting world of violence and glamour - car bombs and cocktail parties. In Paul and Steve’s very first adventure, starring Bernard Braden as Paul, with Peggy Hassard as Steve, a spate of jewel robberies in the Midlands has left the police baffled.

Al Kenner serait un adolescent ordinaire s'il ne mesurait pas près de 2,20 mètres et si son QI n'était pas supérieur à celui d'Einstein. Sa vie bascule par hasard le jour de l'assassinat de John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Plus jamais il ne sera le même. Désormais, il entre en lutte contre ses mauvaises pensées. Observateur intransigeant d'une époque qui lui échappe, il mène seul un combat désespéré contre le mal qui l'habite.

The Doctor and Lucie go glam when the Tardis makes an unexpected landing in 1974. Slade, The Sweet and Suzi Quatro are Top of the Pops - and brother-and-sister duo The Tomorrow Twins will soon be joining them, if the star-making Svengali Arnold Korns has his way. But will their dreams turn to dust at a service station somewhere on the M62, besieged by a pack of alien monsters?

Cheyanne Taylor has seen and experienced the evil that comes from the love of money. She was born to parents who chased wealth and status more than they prioritized nurturing and loving her. Thankfully, her billionaire grandfather adopted her and provided the stable home she needed. After years of toxic relationships with men of wealth or who used her because of hers, Cheyanne decides to keep her identity hidden.

1812, lors des derniers moments du passage de la Bérézina, Philippe de Sucy tente de sauver d'une mort certaine le général de Vandières et sa jeune épouse qui n'est autre que l'amour de jeunesse de Sucy. 1819, Sucy retrouve la comtesse de Vandières folle et il entreprend de lui rendre la raison. 1830, dix ans après la mort de son premier et seul amour, Philippe se brûle la cervelle.

As 1975 dawned, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) prepared for a final series of campaigns to conquer the territory of South Vietnam, leading to a chain of events that culminated with the fall of Saigon and some of the most infamous footage in 20th century America’s history. The Fall of Saigon: The History of the Battle for South Vietnam’s Capital and the End of the Vietnam War examines how the war ended.

Cal “Freeway” Moore, a well-known hitta and kingpin, knows all too well that running his New Orleans-based empire comes at a price. “Shoot first and ask questions later” is his motto as he fights to hold down his kingdom and maintain a healthy relationship with the love of his life, Belladonna. They say you keep your friends close but your enemies closer, but what if both are the same—and coming for his spot?