Title : Memphis Belle - Monte Merrick - Book Summary : England, May 1943. The Memphis Belle, an American bomber, has completed twenty-four missions over occupied France and Germany. One more and the crew will return to the United States. For its final sortie, the flying fortress was supposed to be a "walk in the park"... Alas! The Allies are short of aircraft, and the Memphis Belle will have to bomb Bremen, a bastion defended by anti-aircraft guns and hundreds of fighters. Hell... The four lead planes are shot down - forty men will not return. Riddled with shrapnel and bullets, the Memphis Belle takes the lead in the raid. Loses two engines. Then the third gives up. With empty tanks, on only one engine, will the bomber return from its last mission? EAN: 9782277229346 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Passion Fruit - Daniel Pennac - Book Summary : 1999 Press House Prize The Malaussène tribe and its relatives regret to announce the marriage of Thérèse Malaussène to Count Marie-Colbert de Roberval, first-class referendary councilor. This notice serves as an invitation. EAN: 9782070415335 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Division of the Waters - Alejo Carpentier - Book Summary : Fleeing New York and civilization, a musician reaches the virgin forest of Venezuela. Thus begins a series of fabulous adventures from which rise, like a symphony, the great themes of New York, the Forest, Water, Revolution... EAN: 9782070367955 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Certain Justice - Phyllis Dorothy James - Book Summary : There's no shortage of suspects, and Commander Dalgliesh, seconded by the loyal Kate, who is now teamed up with the handsome and cynical Piers, considers them one by one. There's Garry Ashe, the murderer whom Venetia had acquitted, but whom she absolutely didn't want as a son-in-law. There's her colleague Laud, whom she threatened to supplant as director of Chambers. And then there's the ambitious Simon Costello, her colleague, whose shady dealings she wanted to expose, likely to ruin his career... EAN: 9782253148623 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Osmose - Yann Queffélec - Book Summary : Beaten, chained, and humiliated by his jailers, Pierre, a teenager, arrives at the Désertas penitentiary, a volcanic island wiped off the map. What crime has he committed? What debt does he owe to society? Why this banishment and torture? Little by little, under the pressure of his fellow inmates, he confesses the unspeakable, the stages of hell he has lived through. His childhood terrors, but also the beautiful moments when his parents loved each other, while slowly destroying each other. The extravagant, alcoholic madness of his stepfather, and then the irremediable abandonment of his mother. Having come too close to the depths of the human couple, Pierre seems condemned. What punishment or deliverance can he expect? EAN: 9782266115285 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Book of Brief Eternal Loves - Andrei Makine - Book Summary : In "The Book of Brief Eternal Loves," Andrei Makine returns once again to the theme that obsesses him: human love. But it is not about carnal love or shared love, on a daily basis, with its ups and downs, as within a couple. It is about a purer, more intense love, free from our base earthly contingencies. In this collection of short stories, set in the former USSR, Makine evokes different situations: the gratuitous, selfless love of a young widow for her husband lost at sea, the love of a small, disfigured hunchback who offers flowers to a couple radiating happiness, the serene and mute love of a teenage girl for a friend she welcomes into her home every Wednesday, the love of an opponent of the regime, who will spend his life in prisons and gulags and will never stop thinking about the one he left behind... These "brief moments of eternal love" are accompanied by a feeling of fullness, of simplicity, where nature and beings appear in their perfect beauty. And Andrei Makine excels in the art of restoring situations, concrete details. So well that these short stories can also be read as fascinating vignettes on life in the USSR in the 20th century. Stronger than communist tyranny, stronger than all ideas and governments forged by men, human love, as seen by Makine, is a beacon shining in our desperate night, of which the writer is the fierce guardian. Its beams of light sweep across the page and burn the reader's eyes. Patrick Williams EAN: 9782757829165 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Simple Family Affair - Rohinton Mistry - Book Summary : Through his picturesque portrait of Bombay's Parsi petty bourgeoisie, Mistry addresses, with a tender and humane eye, a more serious reality: that of rigid traditionalism and religious fanaticism. As in his previous novels, the author of The Balance of the World uses his immense talent as a storyteller, his sense of the comic, and his infectious sympathy for naive characters, unfairly mistreated by life, to create an uncompromising vision of Indian society. EAN: 9782253117100 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Small G - A Summer Idyll - Patricia Highsmith - Book Summary : Twenty-year-old Peter is murdered by drug addicts in need. In Zurich's homosexual scene, which usually revolves peacefully around a bar, the Small G, this tragedy reveals antagonisms, stirs up anxieties, and unveils people's secret wounds. Rickie, Peter's friend, haunted by the fear of aging and AIDS; Luisa, the candid young seamstress, under the thumb of a hateful boss; many more... In this latest work, the novelist of Mr. Ripley deploys what makes his vision and his writing valuable: lucidity, compassion, subtle cruelty, authentic human truth. EAN: 9782253068624 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Sudden Solitude - Madeleine Chapsal - Book Summary : One can die of loneliness. Grief, abandonment, breakup, divorce... How many of us find ourselves facing ourselves like this, in a society where this omnipresent problem remains minimized, trivialized? More than men, who almost always "re-settle down," women are the first victims. Madeleine Chapsal experienced this loneliness after her divorce. She went through the worst moments, with a few victories and many relapses. She tamed it—admitting that one never tames it. She speaks of it here simply, evoking in turn, through her writing, her own memories, the letters written to her by women of all ages, the new situations engendered by the evolution of morals. She also emphasizes how solitude has its privileges—starting with the freedom to be oneself. Here, in the tone of confidence or interview, we will find the sincerity and emotion which made the immense success of La Maison de Jade or La Femme abandonnée. EAN: 9782253141518 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : And Let Justice Be Done - Michael Koryta - Book Summary : Ed and Lincoln grew up together in suburban Cleveland. Ed Gradduck became a con artist, and Lincoln Perry became a private investigator. Learning that Ed is in trouble, Lincoln returns to the streets of his childhood to help him. The reunion is short-lived: no sooner has he begun to confide than poor Ed is run over by a police car... Born in 1984, Michael Koryta is a private investigator. Praised by Steve Hamilton, Lee Child and Ken Bruen, his first novel, The Death of the Private , was selected for the Edgars, rewarding American authors specializing in mystery; it is also available in Points. “Nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel at the age of twenty-one, Koryta is now twenty-two, and this second novel is no post-adolescent romp.” EAN: 9782757813973 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Corpse in the Red Car - Olafur Haukur Simonarson - Book Summary : Divorced and unemployed, Jonas accepts a job as a teacher in a small, remote port in the north of Iceland. He hopes to lead a peaceful life there, far from men, but the reality turns out to be a little more sinister. Hypocritical smiles, intimidation, threats, attempted murder... In the Icelandic fog, this place, supposed to be a haven of peace, looks furiously like a trap! Ólafur Haukur Símonarson was born in Reykjavík in 1947. A central figure in Icelandic theatre, he is also the author of novels and children's books. The Corpse in the Red Car received the 1997 Nordic Literature Prize at the “Boréales”. "Ólafur Haukur Símonarson has set a thriller in the fascinating landscape of Iceland, drawing on the best sources of American authors." Bibiosurf.com Nordic Literature Prize of the Boréales de Normandie 1997 EAN: 9782757812006 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Better Lives - Anna Gavalda - Book Summary : Billie is 13 years old. She has known nothing but beatings and misery. One morning, in class, she discovers Alfred de Musset's "On ne trifle pas avec l'amour" and friendship. Her life is about to change. Mathilde is 24 years old. One day, she forgets her handbag in a café. A man returns it to her the following week and, precisely because of this man, she decides to change her life. Yann is 26 years old. One evening, he does a favor for his neighbor who invites him to dinner to thank him. During that evening, he realizes that his life has no point and that he must start all over again. Three first names. Three stories. Three young people of today, determined and courageous, who would still prefer to live the wrong life rather than live none at all." Anne Gavalda. EAN: 9782290115015 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France - French Sites - Jean-Jacques Gelbart, Jacques Pierron - Book Summary : Since 1979, thirty-three French sites have been listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. In order to pay them the tribute they deserve, this book brings them together in chapters that follow one another according to the chronology of the years of UNESCO classification. Through nearly five hundred photographs by Jean-Jacques Gelbart, accompanied by texts by Jacques Pierron, this book is a subjective, sensitive, and human stroll, which allows us to see and understand a wonderful part of French heritage. And if we had one wish to express, it would be the following: that reading these thirty-three chapters for thirty-three sites makes you want to go and physically encounter these places that today belong to the World Heritage of Humanity! EAN: 9782917102015 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Bordeaux The Tramway - Christophe Dabitch - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782909826578 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Secrets of Athletes - Christian Camara, Claudine Gaston - Book + DVD Summary : Why is Novac Djokovic the undisputed master of the tennis court? Will Usain Bolt be the only runner to go under 9.50? Why has pole vaulter Sergei Bubka's record remained unmatched since 1994? Is cyclist Lance Armstrong a true champion? Why is Lionel Messi the best footballer of his generation? The book presents the main sports disciplines and their champions, and is full of technical information, anecdotes, advice, and other records, all superbly illustrated. The young reader can only imagine their future exploits! The DVD: Visit to the INSEP training center for top athletes. Meet pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, shot putter Jessica Cérival, and sprinter Christophe Lemaître. How can these athletes improve their performance? Is the motto "Faster, higher, stronger" still relevant? Meet future dance teachers and young gymnasts to better understand what muscles do, how they contract, the role of the brain, and the purpose of warming up and stretching. EAN: 9782215107781 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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