Title: The Modern Dictionary - Mcfly & Carlito - book Summary : Today, words have a different meaning and scope than in the last century, and we have decided to take off the tired costume of the French Academy and dress them in shorts and a shirt with tropical patterns. This book dusts off traditional dictionaries which are no longer the true witnesses of our times. Here you will find honest and up-to-date definitions whose ultimate goal is to make the voice in your brain say this sentence when you read them: "But yes, that's too much!" We sincerely hope that this dictionary will trigger that alluring little smile in your face. It's Wikipedia with humor, it's Larousse with fiber. EAN: 9782749937151 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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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 : 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 : The Man on the Lookout - Julio Cortázar - book Summary : A writer accompanies the slow decline of a genius saxophonist, Johnny Carter, destroyed by alcohol and drugs. From Baltimore recording studios with Miles Davis to Saint-Germain-des-Près in the 1950s, from seedy hotels to nights in jazz clubs, from paranoid delusions to creative flashes, Julio Cortázar offers us a moving text in homage to one of the greatest jazz musicians, Charlie Parker. EAN: 9782070423149 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 : Fragments and Aphorisms - Friedrich Nietzsche - book Summary : Nietzsche expressed himself on everything, with scathing phrases and lapidary invectives. Incisive, ferocious, and sometimes very poetic, his writings have lost none of their power and demonstrate an exceptional freedom of thought. Presented by Louis Van Delft, professor at the University of Paris-X, this book is intended as a lively and accessible introduction to the work of a very great philosopher who has not finished shaking our most intimate convictions, whether social, political, familial or religious... Please note that some pages have been highlighted with highlighter or pencil, but this does not interfere with reading. EAN: 9782290332320 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Dancing - Hugo Marchand - book Summary : Hugo Marchand woke up one morning with a dream. He was nine years old. This virtuoso, one of the new generation of stars at the Paris Opera, clung to this dream of dance. Four years after entering the Nantes Conservatory, having won a gold medal at thirteen, he was admitted to the Paris Opera Ballet School. Despite his atypical profile, Hugo Marchand joined the Paris Opera's corps de ballet at seventeen. He climbed the ranks, competing against others, as well as himself, in international competitions, and reached the ultimate rank of principal dancer in March 2017. By sharing his apprenticeship, Hugo Marchand takes a look at dance as a school of acceptance. That of the immensity of the work required to make a dream come true. From the quest for excellence to the shaping of self-confidence to achieve it. The tug-of-war between doubt and determination. From solitude to overexposure, from the possibility of friendship despite competition. The perpetual confrontation with the mirror, a reflection of imperfections to be overcome. The experience of a metamorphosis. EAN: 9782081445581 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Claude Gueux - Victor Hugo - book Summary : A man named Claude Gueux, a poor worker, lived in Paris in 1831. He had with him a girl who was his mistress and a child by this girl... He was capable, skillful, intelligent, very badly treated by education, very well treated by nature, not knowing how to read but knowing how to think. One winter, work was lacking. The man, the girl, and the child were cold and hungry. The man stole. The result was three days of bread and fire for the woman and the child and five years in prison for the man. He was sent to do his time at the Clairvaux Prison. We will see what the Society did with him. An allegorical account of an individual tragedy, this ardent plea against the death penalty and against prison lays bare the mechanism of social brutality which can only respond to distress through repression. With Claude Gueux , Victor Hugo is no longer simply a novelist or poet. He has achieved a prominent place among the greatest orators of Liberty. EAN : 9782253136538 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo pencil annotations

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Title : The Sperm Whale. Memoirs of a Homeless Man - Danie Lederman, Yves Le Roux - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782841143559 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Novel - Polanski - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782221008034 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : U2 - Stan Cuesta - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782290333167 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Françoise - Laure Adler - book Summary What if Françoise Giroud were even greater than her legend? Richer, more complex, more interesting than the popular image of the talented young woman who became the leading journalist of her time? We know the trajectory: hired by Hélène Lazareff at the creation of Elle , then co-founder of L'Express , and finally columnist at Nouvel Observateur , the former script-girl of Jean Renoir had a way with killer phrases: the mark under the charming smile. Companion and accomplice of Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, fierce opponent of the Algerian War, faithful friend of Mendès France and Mitterrand, the one who "invented" the New Wave and drove a convertible was a great lover, loving pleasure as much as duty. A politician, this daughter of Turkish immigrants never passed her baccalaureate, but became Secretary of State for the Status of Women under Giscard d'Estaing. A hard worker, devilishly elegant, in love with freedom, she was a visionary, who embodied the birth of the modern woman. But here we discover that this passionate temperament also has its dark sides - the experience of betrayal, a fit of passionate madness, a suicide attempt, the death of a son... What if a sentence from his mother, on her deathbed, had determined his trajectory and his destiny? Through the portrait of an exceptional woman, Laure Adler brings back to life a fiery era: a time, not so long ago, when people still knew how to fight for ideals. EAN : 9782246759218 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson - book Summary Suggested by Apple founder Steve Jobs, who was facing a terrible illness, based on more than forty interviews conducted over two years and interviews with a hundred family members, friends, rivals, competitors, and colleagues, the book traces the incredible life and extraordinary personality of a genius, perfectionist and hyperactive, who revolutionized computers, animated films, music, telephones, touch tablets, and digital publishing. Steve Jobs is now the absolute icon of inventiveness. He understood that combining creativity with technology had become essential. Steve Jobs, of course, collaborated on the book but did not ask for any right to review what was written, or even to read it before publication. He imposed no limits; on the contrary, he encouraged those around him to speak freely. “There are a lot of things I’m not proud of,” he says, “including how, at 23, I handled the situation when my girlfriend got pregnant. But I don’t have any skeletons in the closet that I’m trying to hide.” Steve Jobs speaks with extreme candor about the people he has worked with or competed with. He can deeply infuriate the people around him. His friends, enemies, and colleagues speak frankly about his passions, his demons, his desires, his intransigence, and his obsession with control that have shaped his business vision and the innovations that have resulted from them. Steve Jobs’s personality and the products he creates are intertwined, like different parts of an integrated system—all Apple products and software participate in this logic. Jobs’s career is exemplary, a model of innovation, character, business leadership, and values. EAN : 9782709638326 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Supplement to Bougainville's Voyage - Denis Diderot - book EAN: 9782253138099 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Apology of Socrates - Plato - 2008 - book EAN: 9782253141822 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Francis Scott Fitzgerald - 2009 - book EAN: 9782266190558 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Bastingage - Anthony Delon - 2024 - book EAN: 9782213726328 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: The Very Last Summer - Anne Bert - 2017 - book EAN: 9782213705521 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: My Life - Bill Clinton - 2004 - book EAN: 9782738115539 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Guide to spiritual retreats - The best places to recharge your batteries - Ducrocq Anne - 2007 - book EAN: 9782290000137 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: His name was Luis Mariano - Claude Dufresne - 2007 - book EAN: 9782749907093 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: I was born in the harem - Choga Regina Egbeme - 2005 - book EAN: 274417873X Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Le Horla - Guy de Maupassant - 2002 - book EAN: 9782253136460 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Between the Drops - Florent Baptiste - 2009 - book EAN: 9782354520199 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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