Title : L'Assommoir - Émile Zola - book Summary : Edition presented and commented by Gérard Gengembre, professor of French literature at the University of Caen. A battered child, lame from birth and yet so pretty, pregnant at 14 and thrown onto the streets by her lover Lantier, Gervaise marries Coupeau, the zinc worker who soon has an accident and sinks into drunkenness, dragging her into alcoholic decline. The once cheerful young girl becomes a tramp among this suburban people teeming with misfortune who destroy themselves to forget their misery. Possessed to the point of madness and death, painted by Zola with infinite human pity, the couple abandons themselves to the poison of "this slow and stubborn source which floods the immense hole of Paris." In 1877, Zola wrote L'Assommoir au vitriol, as the brandy that ravaged the working classes was called at the time in the Goutte d'Or district. EAN: 9782266205146 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Germinal - Emile Zola - book Summary : Here, in modern, industrial France, is Zola's "Les Misérables." This novel about miners is also Hell, in a Dantesque world, where one "travels to the end of the night." But at the end of the prodigious journey to the center of the earth, from the depths of the underground where he has lived crushed for so long, man finally stands up and emerges in a revolt full of hope. It is Zola's most beautiful and greatest work, the poem of brotherhood in misery, and the novel of the human condition. EAN: 9782253004226 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Liberty & Co. - When employee freedom makes companies happy - Brian M. Carney, Isaac Getz - book Summary : Our society has elevated freedom to one of its cardinal values, supposedly governing our political system as well as our private lives. Bosses are often the first to extol its virtues, making it a pillar of capitalism. But these fine words stop short at the corporate gates: in the workplace, hierarchy, control, and constant surveillance seem to remain the rule. However, the investigation by Brian M. Carney and Isaac Getz shows that there is another way of acting and invites us into companies where freedom has become the management principle. Employees are allowed to take initiatives instead of being told how to do things. They are treated as responsible adults instead of limiting the information available to them and having their every move controlled by a bloated hierarchy. Risk-taking is encouraged. Located in France, the United States, Japan, and Finland, these companies have been "liberated" by visionary leaders who have completely revolutionized their firm's culture. And at the same time, their profitability has exploded. We are at the dawn of a new era of management. EAN: 9782081290983 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Tales to make Little Red Riding Hoods blush - Jean-Pierre Enard - book Summary : The narrator of these Tales to Make Little Red Riding Hoods Blush has a girlfriend. This girlfriend has a little sister, Alice, who is a real naughty girl. She dreams of doing things with the author that are not for her age, and he, to resist temptation, tells her stories! He tells her out loud what the classic children's authors were thinking to themselves: Pinocchio's nose isn't just growing, Mother Michel has lost her cat, and what a cat!, the Countess of Ségur likes "little girls, Bordel," and the Three Little Pigs are three little piggies... EAN: 9782070381401 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Worst of Silences - Herbjorg Wassmo - book Summary : After eighteen years of running away, Dina returns from Berlin. Karna is delighted to meet this long-dreamed-of ancestor. But in Reinsnes, her return is frightening. Especially since, seduced by the industrial revolution, she intends to govern the future of the trading post, once again shaking up the established order. And hearts: because Dina awakens the wounds of yesteryear, which we hoped would be buried forever. The words fall like punches on the furious sea and in a wild lyricism the lineage of the Grønelvs unravels: the dead must be buried and the living forgiven. EAN: 9782264034564 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : When I Was Five, I Killed Myself - Buten - book Summary : A romance novel. Told by an eight-year-old boy, who disturbs and upsets... Gil, victim of the stupidity of adults who transform his dreams into clinical symptoms, and his love into an attack. Because of what he did to Jessica, he ends up in the "Les Pâquerettes" Children's Home. A story to laugh and cry about, in a wonderfully preserved language. EAN: 9782020059862 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Grégoires, volume 2. Village Smoke - Ludovic Massé - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782277237877 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Grégoires, volume 3. The Flower of Youth - Ludovic Massé - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782277238799 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Zadig - Followed by Micromégas - Voltaire - book Summary : Adorned with all human perfections, the young, rich, and virtuous Zadig is preparing to marry the most beautiful girl in Babylon. But "how difficult it is to be happy in this life!" His fiancée betrays him, scoundrels drag him to court, religious fanatics threaten him, an angel disguised as a hermit comes to his rescue... Destiny and Voltaire's admirable malice will not give him any favors. This sulphurous Zadig contains all the genius and all the philosophy of Voltaire, his cruelty, his wit, his gaiety and his hatred of human stupidity. EAN: 9782266289986 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Terminus Belz - Emmanuel Grand - book Summary : Enez Ar Droc'h. The Island of Fools, as the locals call it. For Marko Voronine, an illegal immigrant hunted by the Romanian mafia, Belz seemed the ideal place to hide away. But in this port enclave, foreigners are disliked, and Marko falls out with a sailor, Jugand. A few days later, his mutilated corpse is discovered. Marko knows his time is running out and escape is impossible. Emmanuel Grand, born in Versailles in 1966, spent his childhood in Vendée, twenty kilometers from the Atlantic coast. Belz Terminal is his first novel. “Sometimes a sobering thriller, sometimes an inspired social novel, Belz Terminal deploys its beautiful architecture and musical writing until the last page. Télérama “At once an excellent Breton, Ukrainian, Romanian, mafia and fantasy thriller.” The Literary Figaro EAN: 9782757842812 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : How to Speak Dog - Stanley Coren - book Summary : Is a dog wagging its tail happy? Not always. When it bares its teeth, is it going to attack? Not necessarily. And if it licks you, is it giving you a kiss? Not at all. If you have a dog, if you love dogs, this book is for you. It gives you the keys to effective communication to strengthen the bonds that already unite you. Because dogs speak. They have a language. Listen to what they are trying to tell you, decipher the sometimes subtle signals they send, learn their language thanks to this book full of surprises, where you will find advice, information - and even a small dictionary of "aboyen"! EAN: 9782228897198 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Slaves of the Past - Anne Perry - book Summary : Daniel Alberton, a wealthy English arms dealer, is found murdered in the courtyard of his Tooley Street warehouse. While there, detective William Monk discovers the watch of Lyman Breeland, an American Union officer to whom Alberton refused to sell rifles. A clear culprit? Especially since Breeland seems to have returned home, accompanied by Alberton's daughter Merrit, a young idealist committed to the abolitionist cause. With the Civil War about to engulf the United States, Monk, accompanied by his wife Hester and Philo Trace, Breeland's sworn enemy, must pursue him across the Atlantic and across an America bloodied by its first battles. "Anne Perry is adept at castigating the violence that constantly surfaces behind the prudish decorum that Victorian high society adorns itself with." French Book Critical Bulletin EAN: 9782264035165 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Dark Souls - Anne Perry - book Summary : Hester Latterly is hired by a wealthy Scottish family to escort an elderly woman to London. Her only instruction? To make her swallow her fragile heart medicine. On the train, Hester befriends her patient, administers the medicine, and then falls asleep. When she wakes up, the old woman has passed away. The autopsy reveals that it was poisoning, and Hester, accused of the murder, is imprisoned. All of the young woman's friends mobilize: Monk leaves for Edinburgh to investigate with the support of Rathbone, Hester, and Callandra. Together, they will eventually discover the truth... and much more. This new investigation by William Monk gives Anne Perry the opportunity to provide us with a further illustration of the sometimes perverse ingenuity with which she explores the underbelly of 19th-century England. EAN: 9782264029584 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Strangled Scream - Anne Perry - book Summary : What could a father and son from London's upper crust be guilty of to deserve the bloody beating they received in one of the city's most sordid neighborhoods? Judging by the testimonies, Sergeant Evan quickly seems to think that the son, Rhys Duff, still between life and death, and unable to speak or write to recount the facts, is not as innocent as he seems. "While she indulges in the picturesque, without claiming to be a historian or sociologist, Anne Perry doesn't mince her words. When she lifts the veil, nothing escapes her: prostitution, incest, pedophilia, clandestine abortions, corruption - needless to say, those who hold the upper hand are not the least compromised. A William Monk investigation is a guaranteed change of scenery." EAN: 9782264032614 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Cutthroat of Westminster Bridge - Anne Perry - book Summary : The gentleman tied to the lamppost on Westminster Bridge is dressed very elegantly—flower in his buttonhole, top hat, and a smart white scarf—but he is dead, his throat slit. Who killed Sir Lockwood Hamilton, this charming man and one of the most conscientious members of Parliament? Even before Inspector Thomas Pitt begins his investigation, one of Sir Lockwood's colleagues also meets the same fate at the same place. Charlotte, Thomas's loving wife, cannot resist the urge to help her husband. But, meanwhile, the Westminster Bridge throat-slitter continues his gruesome work... EAN: 9782264031624 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Mystery of Callander Square - Anne Perry - book Summary : Lovers of historical fiction and detective fiction should definitely check out this new series, set in Queen Victoria's England. A period atmosphere heavy with sensuality, high-quality writing and dialogue, a perfectly convincing depiction of social class, and deeply human characters; this is what makes reading Anne Perry's novels absolutely unforgettable. " Library Journal EAN: 9782264025845 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : And all my sympathy - Françoise Sagan - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782266061674 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Silk Eyes - Françoise Sagan - book Summary : Nineteen stories with the theme of breakup. The apparent happiness of fulfilled people is scratched and stripped bare, and the loneliness of beings is revealed. EAN: 9782253015604 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Feng Shui for Home Harmony - Karen Kingston - book Summary : Feng shui is an ancient oriental art that seeks to invigorate and harmonize the energy flows around us. Karen Kingston, who specializes in "space purification," explains why we need to eliminate clutter and protect ourselves from electromagnetic stress. She teaches us how to arrange furniture according to feng shui principles, transforming our homes and workplaces into spaces that will foster health, happiness, and abundance. A fascinating guide to bringing harmony and balance into everyday life. EAN: 9782290071588 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : To the tune of Piaf - David Lelait - book Summary : A little woman in black, an eternal voice, a legend... From the tarmac where she was born in 1915 to the greatest music halls, Edith Piaf lived passionately, without compromise or half measures. When she died in 1963, all of Paris remembered and mourned her. Even if we thought we knew her, there was still a part of her to discover. Far from the wildest rumors, she appears here as angry, tender and unpredictable, funny and insolent. From her childhood in the warm poverty of the suburbs to the conquest of America, the street bird continues her journey. She survives dramas, throws herself intensely into romances with small and big thugs... Tumultuous loves that would become the refrains of her time. Wounds sublimated into song. An exceptional destiny, tirelessly moving. EAN: 9782290339053 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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