Un essai - Étude approfondie d\'un grand texte classique ou contemporain par un spécialiste de l\'oeuvre : approche critique originale des multiples facettes du texte dans une présentation claire et rigoureuse. Un dossier - Bibliographie, chronologie, variantes, témoignages, extraits de presse. Éclaircissements historiques et contextuels, commentaires critiques récents. Une iconographie - Des illustrations

The latest in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in failing health, and his heir is an untested youth. The Danes, who have failed so many t

Rome anticipates 20 million tourist arrivals in 2007 -(Mintel).

Fate sends two star-crossed lovers, Sasha and Volodenka, on two separate journeys across space and time. Sasha finds herself as a young woman in a time not far from the present day. Volodenka finds himself as a young soldier in a horrific conflict at the turn of the twentieth century. Yet, despite their cosmic schism, their letters still reach one another; as he helps her to come to terms with life

Achieving Victory Over a Toxic World is author Dr. Mark Schauss\'s inspirational story not just about his daughter Tasya\'s battle with epilepsy but a guidebook as to how to deal with today\'s toxic environment. Health should be more than the lack of disease, it should be about living a vibrant life, full of energy and hope. This book was written with that in mind. The book delves into the history

June the first, a bright summer\'s evening, a Monday . . . And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live, no one suspects the visitor patiently waiting in the wings. For soon, really very soon, everything is going

Every unique photograph begins with an original point of view The first book in a brand-new photographic series—shot mostly by amateurs—about seeing the world from a brand-new perspective! Amateurs, by definition, work for love alone—so what subject could be more fitting for the first entry in a brand-new series focusing on the art of the amateur photographer than that potent symbol of love: the

Bernd Obermann has been living in New York for several years, in the part of the city historically known as Hell\'s Kitchen. He is intimately involved with his surroundings, and so he hardy betakes himself to the fundamental New York to lead us to the undiscovered Harlem, Coney Island, the recently russianized Rockaways, to a new soul food restaurant, to the best pizza parlor in little Italy, to the

Give the gift of the outrageous, funny, \';wickedly delectable\' (New York Times) Crazy Rich Asians series in a collectible box set! NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE New Yorker Rachel Chu does not know that her loving boyfriend, Nicholas Young, also happens to be Singapore\'s most eligible bachelor and likely heir to a massive fortune. So when she agrees to spend the summer in Nick\'s

FEAR KEEPS THEM RUNNING. HOPE KEEPS THEM ALIVE. Vivid, visceral, utterly compelling, AMERICAN DIRT is the first novel to explore the experience of attempting to illegally cross the US-Mexico border. Described as \'A Grapes of Wrath for our times\' (Don Winslow) it is a story that will leave you utterly changed. Yesterday, Lydia had a bookshop. Yesterday, Lydia was married to a journalist. Yesterday,

In \"Colditz: The Full Story\", Major Pat Reid brings together the many dramatic discoveries resulting from research that has covered the five continents. From all walks of life, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French, German and Polish prisoners - as well as those from the British Commonwealth and USA - were incarcerated in suffocating intimacy for five years in an alien and hostile land. Under these conditions,

Alien meets Psycho with a chilling mystery set on a haunted spaceship in this short story, soon to be an original series on Netflix, by the #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. On a voyage toward the boundaries of the known universe, nine misfit academics seek out first contact with a shadowy alien race. But another enigma is the Nightflyer itself, a cybernetic wonder with an elusive captain

A stunning classic set in Italy\'s most vibrant and turbulent metropolis - Naples - in the immediate aftermath of World War Two. These lively and superbly written stories helped inspire Elena Ferrante\'s Neapolitan novels. Ortese\'s work was also championed by Italo Calvino, who was her Italian editor. The stories and reportage collected in this volume form a powerful portrait of ordinary lives, both

Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark.Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he\'s dead, she knows it for sure. Lisey was the light to Scott Landon\'s dark for twenty-five years. As his wife, only she saw the truth behind the

Rachel Cutler loves her job and her kids, and remains civil to her ex-husband, Paul. But everything changes when her father dies under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind clues to a treasure called the Amber Room, one of the most intriguing mysteries

Dans Et si c\'était vrai..., Marc Levy faisait vivre des fantômes , dans Où es-tu ?, les fantômes sont toujours là, mais ce sont ceux des rendez-vous manqués entre Philip et Susan. Ils ne faisaient qu\'un, jusqu\'à ce que Susan décide de s\'engager dans une organisation humanitaire au Honduras, et que leurs vies se séparent. Pour toujours, ou presque : des lettres, quelques rencontres furtives à l\'aéroport

This Very Short Introduction decodes the key themes, signs, and symbols found in Christian art: the Eucharist, the image of the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, the Saints, Old and New Testament narrative imagery, and iconography. It also explores the theological and historical background of Christian imagery, from the devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the twenty-first century.Williamson

Wendezeit. Die westdeutsche Chirurgin Dorothea Mayfeld fliegt zu einem Kongreß nach Prag, trifft ihren amerikanischen Kollegen und Geliebten Henry Goldstein und dessen ostdeutschen Freund Hermann Nehmer, ohne den Goldstein, so erzählt er Dorothea, nicht am leben wäre. Eine schicksalhafte Beziehung aus NS-Zeit und Krieg, in die auch die Frau sich unversehens hineingezogen fühlt. Aber auch bei ihr durchdringen

Hans Castrop geplanter Kurzbesuch in Davos wird zum siebenjährigen Aufenthalt, und Thomas Manns Novellenplan wächst zu einem der gewaltigen Werke der Weltliteratur: Ein eindringliches Porträt der europäischen Gesellschaft vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Der Textabdruck folgt der Erstausgabe von 1924. In der Textfassung der Großen kommentierten Frankfurter Ausgabe (GKFA), mit Daten zu Leben und Werk.

It\'s hard to sit still when your client is scheduled to die in 15 hours!. As he makes an 11th hour plea for mercy, lawyer Alex Sedaka is resigned to the fact that Clayton Burrows will be executed. Charged with the rape and murder of 18-year-old classmate