Title : A Passing Hero - Patrick Poivre d'Arvor - book Summary : At nine years old, a small peasant from Auvergne born to an unknown father, intoxicated by images of the Napoleonic epic, Alexandre swore to conquer glory. Having amassed a small nest egg in the region's factories, he arrived in the Paris of Louis-Philippe... Lively, audacious, and seductive, he managed to slip into the world of journalism, ruled by Emile de Girardin, the magnate of the popular, high-circulation press. He rubbed shoulders with celebrities, Hugo, Liszt, Gautier, and Nerval, and seduced the most prominent women of Parisian society and demi-mondaine. With the revolution of 1848, a political career opened up to his ambition. Yet it is a shattered destiny, a story of tragically lost illusions, that these feverish, romantic pages tell us, buzzing with balls, duels, intrigues, riots. Pages where the star journalist, author of Les Enfants de l'aube and Lettres à l'absente, seems to speak to us in a low voice about his own wounds. EAN: 9782253144021 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Game of Love and Chance - Marivaux - book Summary : Marivaux's charm lies in a unique combination of cruelty and grace, sadness and gaiety. But marivaudage, which evokes banter, a love duel for laughs, a sentimental ballet, does not exist in any of his plays. Nothing is more precise, realistic, than his view of the intermittencies of the human heart and of love, of which he knows all the paths, all the mistakes, all the ruses. In truth, chance plays little role in this comedy where Silvia, to test the sincerity of her fiancé Dorante, pretends to be his servant Lisette, while Dorante does the same with his valet Harlequin. And here is love put to the test by mistrust, social prejudice, timidity, hesitation, smiles and tears. EAN: 9782266163774 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Master of the Ghost Dream - Mudrooroo - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782876787384 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : In Praise of Lies - Patricia Melo - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782290323229 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : 24 Hours to Become a Wine Expert - Jancis Robinson - book Summary : Is it possible to become a wine expert in 24 hours? Jancis Robinson, the renowned British wine critic and official advisor to Queen Elizabeth II's wine cellar, has taken on this crazy challenge and invites you to follow a simple and effective approach: How to choose a bottle? How to taste? How to pair wine and food? Which wines for which occasions? How much should you put in a bottle? Punctuated with tasting exercises and practical advice, this little guide to take everywhere is a summary of everything you need to know about wine! EAN: 9782100779727 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Comedian - William Somerset Maugham - book Summary : From The Comedian, a portrait of the greatest artist of the 1920s, a hugely successful play, Adorable Julia, was made. Today's reader doesn't care who this Julie Lambert was, but he or she is touched by the romantic mystery of this life: a monster of selfishness or a modern woman who, fifty years before the liberation of their sexes, plays her part alone to win? The author of The Razor's Edge leaves us to decide the answer. EAN: 9782264004215 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Ladies of Pontignac - Pierre Rétier - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782848864570 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Thirteen Strange Tales - Vincent Ravalec - book Summary : There was a meaning to all this and Topin and Lolotte were hiding and watching him, it was a kind of test to see how he would behave, how he was able to face the darkest adversity. There was a meaning to all this. Topin and Lolotte wanted to show him something, something secret [...]. " A tramp in the role of the surprise guest for Christmas, a first day at school seen by a myopic child without glasses, a conference on time that turns into the Foire du Trône, a writer who sees letters floating in the air... So many strange and delicious little tales - thirteen, of course - concocted by Vincent Ravalec. From misfortunes to burlesque adventures, he paints the human comedy in the 1990s version, in the satirical style that established him as one of the best modern painters of the end of the century. EAN: 9782290309988 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Complete Theater - Volume 2 - Aristophanes - book Summary : Through laughter, Aristophanes brings the joy of carnivalesque utopias into the confines of theaters. In The Birds, men weary of earthly bickering join the city of birds to found a new kingdom and compete with the gods for the aroma of sacrifices. On the other hand, it is the world of men that the women of Lysistrata contest: seeing no end to the war, they begin a sex strike, asserting the rights of love and pleasure against the devastation of weapons. The women's chorus of Thesmophoria will extend this hedonistic plea by ridiculing Euripides' misogyny. And that of The Assembly of Women will impose the reign of femininity, by realizing the community of goods that men have contented themselves with dreaming of. As an actor, Aristophanes takes the side of the overthrown orders and enthusiastically joins the joyful procession of rebellious women. Two-volume edition. EAN: 9782070377909 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Other People's Children - Torey Hayden - book Summary : These children are not like the others: Boo, the seven-year-old boy whose mind is absent and who speaks only to repeat the weather reports like a parrot. Lori, also seven, who cannot learn to read because her father fractured her skull and damaged her brain. Tomaso, ten, who plays tough to forget that he saw his stepmother kill his father and brother. Finally, Claudia, shy, secretive. She is twelve years old and pregnant. These four damaged children were gathered in Torey Hayden's class because no one knew what to do with them. Day after day, Torey will try to reassure them, to help them. Above all, she will love them. And we, too, will be overwhelmed by Boo, Lori, Tomaso, and Claudia. As if they were not other people's children but our own. EAN: 9782277225430 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Resurrections - Robert Silverberg - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782258013254 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The City of Spells - Suyin Han - book Summary : Their father makes automatons, their mother is said to be a witch. Béa and Colin are twins, bound to each other by a strange and indestructible love. The year is 1752, not far from Lausanne. Tragic events force them to take refuge in Geneva, with a Jewish banker. There they meet Abdul Reza, a wealthy Muslim prince who takes them to China where Colin can perfect the art of automatons he inherited from his father. As for his sister Béa, who has inherited her mother's mysterious gifts, her beauty wreaks havoc. Forced to flee once again, Colin and Béa find themselves in Ayuthia, the former capital of Siam. It is in this legendary city with its gold-covered temples, where the king lives surrounded by his seven hundred concubines, and which is nevertheless threatened by invaders from Burma, that Colin and Béa will experience love, hate, and violence: an extraordinary destiny. The City of Spells: a true novel of adventure and love. EAN: 9782253038276 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Constance D. - Christian Combaz - book Summary : "If ten young writers took on the same task as Christian Combaz, we would restore readers' taste for stories." Claude Prévost, Révolution: "I'm told that this type of nervous and thrilling story is "not fashionable." I'm happy to do so. I'm told about Lampedusa, Stendhal. Well, I'm happy to do that too." EAN: 9782020089029 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Modern Style - Irène Frain - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782253036616 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Wedding à la carte - Jacqueline Monsigny - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782277212898 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Deceits of Scapin - Molière - book Summary : Disobedient sons, distraught young girls, uncompromising fathers, complex situations, a helpful servant—it doesn't take much for Molière to resurrect the powerful scent of Commedia dell'arte one last time. Laughter bursts forth, farce triumphs unchallenged. Between two deceits, and before the stretcher carries Scapin offstage, the moralist's bitter gaze slips in, denouncing a society where youth is in danger... EAN: 9782038716658 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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