Title : Goosebumps Volume 70 - Attack of the Mars Eggs - RL Stine - book Summary : A large greenish egg, streaked with blue veins, in the grass in my garden? " This strange discovery fascinates Cliff. But his curiosity turns to anxiety when the egg cracks open, revealing the large eyes of a creature from elsewhere. EAN: 9782747001564 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The precise moment when destinies intertwine - Angélique Barbérat - book Summary : Kyle was five years old when he discovered his mother had been beaten to death by his father. Taken in by his stepsister, the little boy took refuge in music. Twenty years later, he had become a rock star adored by the world. But nothing could erase the anger within him. Coryn married Jack Brannigan when she was seventeen. Despite his appearance as the perfect man, Jack quickly revealed himself to be a possessive, jealous, and violent husband. One day, while Coryn was walking with her two children, one of them escaped her vigilance and was hit by a car. At that precise moment, Kyle and Coryn's destinies intertwined. But how could these two people, whom everything seemed to separate, have the slightest chance of loving each other? EAN: 9782290093306 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Little Book of Big Hugs - Kathleen Keating - book Summary : Some days, we feel like a teddy bear in a gray world. Nothing beats a good hug. A hug brings happiness, dries tears, helps us appreciate ourselves, slows the effects of aging, makes dieting easier, eliminates insomnia, exercises arm and shoulder muscles, and is a healthy alternative to alcohol or drugs. A cuddle book to relearn how to talk with your hands... EAN: 9782020500302 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A god, an animal - Jérôme Ferrari - book Summary : A strange man joins a team tasked with building a dam high in the mountains. Lost in the mist, deep in a little-known valley, the outline of a hamlet is revealed, but the work is not jeopardized by this discovery: the village will be submerged under water. During this terrible change, the fate of this man resonates with that of the small community condemned to exile. On the eve of the departure imposed on them, he observes the first silhouettes lined up on the steep path. They are countless and carry on their backs a singular burden. Beautiful, unforgettable images. "Akira Yoshimura (1927-2006) left a considerable body of work which left its mark on the post-war period in Japan. EAN: 9782742771509 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Swimming Naked - Carla Guelfenbein - book Summary : Overjoyed at introducing her friend Morgana to a father she worships, Sophie is far from imagining that the two will fall madly in love and conceive a child. Devastated by grief, the betrayed daughter joins her mother in France just as the world is falling apart in Chile in the summer of 1973. Morgana and Diego are killed in the midst of a siege, while their baby, taken to Spain, is saved at the last minute from hell. Images of the September 11, 2001 attacks reawaken Sophie's memories of the burning government palace in Santiago, 28 years earlier, and drive her to search for the hated child - her half-sister. In a stormy and sensual prose where the spasms of the body respond to the convulsions of History, Carla Guelfenbein confronts the Chile of her youth and of the great shattered dreams. EAN: 9782330072780 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Carpenter's Pencil - Manuel Rivas - book Summary : 1936. In the courtyard of a Galician prison, shortly after Franco's coup d'état, a young anarchist painter uses a carpenter's pencil to draw the famous Porch of Glory in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. He imbues the various biblical characters with the gestures and faces of his fellow prisoners, all condemned, like him, to be murdered during one of those famous night walks - the sordid summary executions organized by the fascists. The Civil Guard Herbal, responsible for monitoring political prisoners, secretly follows the progress of the drawing and, the evening when, on the orders of his superiors, he shoots the artist in the head, he cannot help but pick up the pencil. He is far from suspecting that each time he places it on his ear, it will speak to him, as if in his innermost being, with the voice of the victim. From then on, the fascists' henchman will have to learn to live with this other person who lives within him. Herbal obeys in spite of himself and lets the pencil write the chronicle of an unforgettable passion that will lead the two protagonists to pass through prisons, death trains, and internment camps. Thus is born a small masterpiece of finesse and sensitivity that rises like a song of hope amidst the horrors of war. EAN: 9782070422272 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Grand Master - Jim Harrison - book Summary : A few days before retirement, after a long career in the Michigan police force, Simon Sunderson clings to one last investigation into a hedonistic cult whose guru calls himself Grand Master. During their research, the detective and his unlikely sidekick Mona, sixteen, discover a character far more disturbing than he seems. Pursued by his own demons, soaked in alcohol and obsessed with women, Sunderson stalks his prey across a drifting America. A tragicomic masterpiece, sparkling with humor and despair. EAN: 9782290068991 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Murder in an Indian Garden - Vikas Swarup - book Summary : A Bollywood Cluedo with six suspects, six motives, six alibis... After the fabulous success of Slumdog Millionaire , rediscover all the genius and humor of Vikas Swarup. The wealthy playboy, the despicable Vivek "Vicky" Rai, is killed at his own garden party, leaving behind six suspects, six motives, and six alibis. From the palaces of Delhi to the slums of Mehrauli, no one will emerge unscathed from this garden of crime. "A bomb disguised as a firework." Philippe Chevilley, The Echoes EAN: 9782264053336 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Hand of Glory - Jean-Luc Bizien - book Summary : While the Universal Exhibition is in full swing at the foot of the brand-new Eiffel Tower, a murderer is sowing terror in Paris, defying the security services. After the discovery in the street of a young woman's mummified hand, then that of a criminal's mutilated body, the corpses are piling up. Alerted by the police, alienist Simon Bloomberg returns to duty, aided by his intrepid housekeeper, Sarah Englewood. The Court of Miracles is transformed into headquarters: action must be taken quickly to unmask an enemy as formidable as he is elusive. But who is this criminal who appeared out of nowhere? A professional killer, a madman who strikes at random... Or a monster, whom nothing and no one can stop? EAN: 9782264046772 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Borgo Vecchio - Giosuè Calaciura - book Summary : "He saw them so alone in the world, he recognized them in the whim of God and in the irremediable violence of nature, prisoners of the unmysterious dream of the children of the Borgo Vecchio." Mimmo and Cristofaro are friends for life and death. They grow up in a squalid neighborhood of Palermo, among the scents of the sea, the market with its rigged scales, and the winding alleys where the police dare not venture. In the evening, while Cristofaro cries under his father's blows, Mimmo tries to catch a glimpse of Celeste, who waits on the balcony while her mother receives men. All three share the same dream: to have Totò, an elusive thief and hero of the Borgo Vecchio, as their father. He alone possesses a pistol, which Mimmo would like to use to save Cristofaro from certain death... Violence and beauty mingle at the heart of this captivating novel, which keeps us in suspense until the grand finale. EAN: 9782072894190 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Blue Afternoon - William Boyd - book Summary : "I am your father": with these words, Salvador Carriscant bursts into the life of young Kay. A few weeks and a thousand questions later, she leaves her life as an architect in Los Angeles to embark on a wild adventure with this "father" from the past. On the trail of a murderer, between Santa Fe, Manila and Lisbon, Kay unravels the mysteries of an old case and the splendors of an old love. Born in Ghana in 1952, William Boyd is one of the most talented writers of his generation. He is notably the author of Brazzaville beach . All his novels are available in Points. "From this keen sense of order, William Boyd has created a novel that is sensual, enjoyable, and well-written." The World EAN: 9782020283069 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Pregnancy, the girlfriends' guide - Everything your doctor will never tell you - Vicki Iovine - book Summary : This book is for us, those who gain 13 kilos between the pregnancy test and the first visit to the doctor, those who have not had acne attacks since their first booms, those who are thinking of giving up all solid food for life in the hope of avoiding any intestinal transit, those who think about murdering their husband in his sleep because they think they heard him moo while they were undressing, those who can no longer watch a Pampers commercial without wiping a tear... In other words, this book is for all pregnant women." Vicki Iovine addresses with humor all the "taboo" subjects of pregnancy. A funny and warm book that takes the guilt out of it EAN: 9782290340080 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Pactum salis - Olivier Bourdeaut - book Summary : The day after a drunken night, Michel, an ambitious real estate agent, realizes he's signed an employment contract with Jean, a misanthropic salt worker who has become his new employer. Bound by this absurd promise and a mutual fascination, they spend a week trying to get to know each other. But two loners together don't necessarily make two friends. In the heart of the salt marshes, the incongruous meeting of these two men, who are complete opposites, will create sparks. EAN: 9782072785795 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Valiant - Albert Cohen - book Summary : The Valiants are the five Solal cousins ​​of Cephalonia: the charming and naive uncle Saltiel, the delicious little Solomon, Michael the seducer, Mattathias the miser and above all Nailmangler, the bey of liars, the "captain of the winds", perpetually hungry, as fertile as Ulysses in ingenious tricks, such as the Higher and Philosophical University of Cephalonia, where he gives delicious courses in seduction, or this epistle to the Queen of England, rich in culinary advice. EAN: 9782070377404 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Wedding of Claudine - Yves Viollier - book Summary : I wrote this book as one bleeds. Claudine was taken from us a few days before her eighteenth birthday. I thought it was my duty to write to remain in her wake. We were still in her light. We must not let her fade away. Her death would have been too absurd. A year after her tragic disappearance on the road, I began to write, in pain. Day after day, for a year, I kept Claudine's diary. I tried to understand the incomprehensible. I was revolted. I tried to find meaning, with my simple, coal-burner faith. I penetrated nothing of the mystery. It did not seem possible to me that Claudine was not promised to another marriage. Twenty-five years later, I still think so. EAN: 9782266108720 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Mademoiselle Chat - Dan Franck, Jean Vautrin - book Summary : A survivor of Franco's jails and the alcoves of London, Berlin, and Paris, Boro has made his way since that day in 1931 in Munich, where he stole the image of a small, booted figure offering flowers to a certain Eva Braun. 1939. Hitler is preparing to set Europe ablaze. In India, our incorrigible photojournalist has met a fake Romanian princess who grants him all her favors but forbids him from using her unknown brand "Enigma" typewriter. "Touching it," she warns him, "would condemn you to death." By stealing "Enigma," Boro is unaware that he has seized the most sophisticated code-breaking instrument of the Third Reich. From now on, wherever he goes, the Nazis will never let him go. EAN: 9782266074414 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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