Title : Aggie Changes Her Life - Malika Ferdjoukh - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782211097307 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : In the Red Pavilion - Pauline Chen - Book Summary : Passions, betrayals, court intrigues, a fascinating dive into the confined and merciless world of the women's apartments, within an aristocratic Pekingese family of the 18th century. “A true literary marvel, an epic yet intimate tale of palace intrigue and political turmoil, dazzling on every page.” Julie Otsuka, author of Some had never seen the sea . China, 1721. Daiyu, a seventeen-year-old provincial girl, is welcomed to Beijing by her mother's family, who has just died. Having lived simply and without constraints, Daiyu is completely disconcerted by the splendor and rigidity of Rongguo Palace, where she meets the entire Jia family, aristocrats linked to the imperial house. Her grandmother, Lady Jia, reigns over the women's residence where everyone, servants and concubines alike, obeys strict hierarchical rules. When Daiyu falls in love with the Jia heir, she attracts the matriarch's wrath and awakens some buried secrets. A murder, illicit love affairs, and a coup d'état after the Emperor's death will precipitate the fall of this dynasty. Three unforgettable women, Daiyu, Xifeng, and Baochai, will each attempt, in their own way, to shape their destiny. Pauline Chen gives new life to a classic of 18th-century Chinese literature, The Dream in the Red Pavilion , by Cao Xueqin. EAN: 9782221129784 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Miser - Molière - Book Summary : Harpagon, a wealthy old man, subjects his entire household to his blind and tyrannical passion for money. His avarice hinders his children's romantic plans, leads him to suspect those close to him, and makes his servants want to deceive him. When he learns that his son is his rival with the beautiful Mariane and that a chest full of gold has been stolen from him, his fury is at its peak and stupefies everyone around him... A dark comedy with hints of tragedy. EAN: 9782210755581 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Genesis - Louis Segond - Book Summary : In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth... The first book of the Bible, Genesis is a founding story of Christianity and Judaism. Marvelous in its imagery and poetry, this text is also a sacred text for many civilizations. Reading it is discovering the roots of myths that have nourished our culture, and learning to question the status of words, from the Word to the Tower of Babel. - Subject of study: Creation stories, poetic creation - Special educational file on new programs - Extension: a documentary on school: The Court of Babel Sixth grade classes. EAN: 9782277300908 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Boule de Suif and Other Stories - Guy De Maupassant - Book Summary : She felt drowned in the contempt of these honest scoundrels..."1870, the Prussians entered Rouen. Fleeing the war, a strange crew crammed into a stagecoach. Among the travelers was Boule de Suif, whose heart was as generous as his loose morals. But these were very weak weapons to combat class contempt and personal interests...No individual escaped Maupassant's criticism. Through each of his short stories, the author managed to capture, in a single stroke, the cruelty, selfishness and false conventions that governed relationships in 19th-century society. This collection brings together Boule de Suif, La Parure, Le Lit 29, Rose, La Serre, Une soirée, Le Vengeur, L'Attente and La Dowry.- Subject of study: To denounce the failings of society. EAN: 9782277300274 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Testimony - Nicolas Sarkozy - Book Summary : "As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to take action. Transforming everyday life, making the impossible possible, finding room for maneuver, has always fascinated me. Politics was not a family tradition. Everything should have kept me away from it: I had neither connections nor fortune, I was not a civil servant, and I had a name that, with its foreign sound, would have convinced more than one person to fade into anonymity. But politics has this unique and demanding interest in being done with the French people, not against them, nor without them. I like the idea of ​​joint action, toward a common goal, to give hope to millions of people. So many people have given up. Gave up on believing that tomorrow can be more promising. Gave up on a happier future for their children. I want to explain here that there is no inevitability for those who are willing to dare, to try, to undertake. In a world that is moving at full speed, inaction is the riskiest position for our country and for every French person. I like to build, to act, to solve problems. I believe that everything is earned and that in the end the effort always pays off. These are my values. This is why I am in politics, this is what justifies, in my eyes, wanting to conquer the highest responsibilities. This is what I am here to tell you. Nicolas Sarkozy EAN: 9782845632875 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Earthly Nourishments - André Gide - Book Summary : Nathanael, I will teach you fervor. A pathetic existence, Nathanael, rather than tranquility. I desire no other rest than that of the sleep of death. I fear that every desire, every energy that I have not satisfied during my life, for their survival, will torment me. I hope, after having expressed on this earth all that was waiting within me, satisfied, to die completely despairing. EAN: 9782070361175 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Medici Saga - Volume 1 Contessina - Sarah Frydman - Book Summary : Corruption, assassination, power, passion. These are the key words that have shaped the legendary story of one man, Cosimo de' Medici, and that of his descendants. It is also the story of the Republic of Florence, of its artistic, political, industrial and commercial evolution. A Republic that dominated all of Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries. But beyond the intrigues, alliances with the declining aristocracy, political manipulations, Contessina is also and above all a love story, that of Cosimo de Medici and Contessina de Bardi, the first of these extraordinary women who played an essential role in the destiny of the Medici. Passionate about history and music, Sarah Frydman, after studying music, gave up a career as a singer to write. She has already published The Symphony of Destiny and The Lions' Den . EAN: 9782226031303 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Duel at the Summit - Sylvie Maligorne - Book Summary : It's the story of an interminable cohabitation. On June 2, 1997, two men who were complete opposites—their ideas, their history, their character—resolved to live together because the French wanted it that way. Between Jacques Chirac, the Pompidolian Gaullist, and Lionel Jospin, the socialist who came from Trotskyism, the current will never pass, despite the smiles of convenience. From the very beginning, the two men had in mind the upcoming meeting: beneath the appearance of a pleasant cohabitation, a merciless fight has been waged behind the scenes for five years, which foreshadows the electoral confrontation. Duel at the Summit tells the secret story of this guerrilla war between the Élysée Palace and Matignon, whose effects are only fully appreciated by the general public during major events. Sylvie Maligorne followed all the twists and turns of this power struggle: the battle for the five-year term, the reversal of the electoral calendar, the reform of the justice system, the negotiations over Corsica... She interviewed the main players and their entourages. Her story, filled with anecdotes and secrets, provides an essential key to understanding how the two main contenders for the Élysée Palace operate. EAN: 9782020392761 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Artemis Fowl - Volume 1 - Eoin Colfer - Book Summary : The outlaw genius is finally in his pocket! Name: Fowl First name: Artemis Age: 12 years old Distinguishing features: extraordinary intelligence Occupation: thief Wanted for: kidnapping fairies and demanding ransom Calling all FARfadets, members of the Fairy People's Armed Regulatory Forces: this human is dangerous and must be neutralized by all possible means. EAN: 9782070552504 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Lais - Marie de France - Book Summary : The poet known as Marie de France was, towards the end of the 12th century, the first great female author of French literature. Her Lais are tales of adventure and love whose material is drawn from Breton folklore and myths. They are fairy tales: a knight transforms into a werewolf, another into a bird to fly to the one he loves, another meets a talking doe, yet another becomes the lover of a fairy. They are also poetic tales, with a mysterious and captivating simplicity, which express the strength and melancholy of love. EAN: 9782253098454 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Love as if by chance - Eva Rice - Book Summary : 1954. Penelope and Charlotte, young English women from aristocratic but impoverished families, are madly infatuated with singer Johnnie Ray, who is causing a stir on both sides of the Atlantic. Charlotte's cousin Harry is trying to win back a flamboyant American actress who is engaged to another man. Penelope, on the other hand, is captivated by the irresistible Rocky Dakota, a Hollywood impresario twenty-five years her senior. But is Rocky interested in her or in her mother, a dazzling widow who has never recovered from the death of her beloved husband in the field of honor? A flirtatious romp in which Eva Rice wittily reinvents the games of love and chance, in an England attached to its traditions, against a backdrop of rock'n'roll... EAN: 9782253124740 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A cherry tomato clafoutis - Véronique de Bure - Book Summary : Jeanne, 90 years old, decides to write her diary. From the first day of spring to the last day of winter, from tiny events to hilarious reflections, she records for a whole year her moods, her memories, her little life as a Parisian exiled in the Allier, in her house nestled among meadows, woods, and cows. Freedom of life and tone is one of the privileges of very old age, so Jeanne does what she wants: watch her flowers grow, drink white wine with her friends, welcome - not too often - her grandchildren, fill her freezer with little cheese puffs, unfold a deckchair to lose herself in the stars, hoping to still see them next season. EAN: 9782290150382 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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