Title: When China wakes up... the world will tremble - Alain Peyrefitte - 1975 - book EAN: 2245001494 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Someone Good - Françoise Bourdin - book Summary : Caroline Serval is the only general practitioner in the region. She practices her profession with passion and dedication, even if it means putting her private life aside. Her only prospect is to recruit a colleague, a difficult task when you live in a remote Provençal village. Her personal life is suffering as a result. After a divorce and joint custody of her only daughter, Caroline struggles to maintain a stable relationship. Between her deeply held vocation, the desires of the heart, and heavy family secrets, she will have to reconsider her life to move forward... EAN: 9782266315609 The book matches the photo

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Title: Someone Good - Françoise Bourdin - book Summary : Caroline Serval is the only general practitioner in the region. She practices her profession with passion and dedication, even if it means putting her private life aside. Her only prospect is to recruit a colleague, a difficult task when you live in a remote Provençal village. Her personal life is suffering as a result. After a divorce and joint custody of her only daughter, Caroline struggles to maintain a stable relationship. Between her deeply held vocation, the desires of the heart, and heavy family secrets, she will have to reconsider her life to move forward... EAN: 9782266315609 The book matches the photo

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Title: Sunset Park - Paul Auster - book Summary : Because he has always felt guilty about his half-brother's accidental death, Miles has banished himself from his own story. He left his family, abandoned his studies, and works in Florida, clearing out homes deserted by subprime mortgage victims. In love with a girl who is too young, liable for statutory rape, Miles is soon blackmailed and forced—once again—to leave. He then finds refuge in Brooklyn where his faithful friend Bing Nathan squats in a dilapidated house, along with two young women, also condemned to the margins by the inability to express or promote their respective talents. From now on, Miles finds himself geographically closer to his father, an independent publisher who is trying to weather the financial crisis, save his publishing house, and preserve his marriage. Faced with the collapse of the certainties of an entire generation, he is only waiting for an opportunity to reconnect with his son in order to heal wounds that he does not know are incurable... With this novel about the extinction of possibilities in a society as pathetically disoriented as it is resigned, Paul Auster pays homage to a wounded humanity in search of its place in a world forbidden from memory and which has substituted violence for hope. EAN: 9782742799343 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Stupor and Trembling - Amélie Nothomb - book Summary : Grand Prix novel of the French Academy 1999 Mr. Haneda was the superior of Mr. Omochi, who was the superior of Mr. Saito, who was the superior of Miss Mori, who was my superior. And I wasn't anyone's superior. You could put it another way. I was under the orders of Miss Mori, who was under the orders of Mr. Saito, and so on, with the caveat that orders could, downwards, skip hierarchical levels. So, in the Yumimoto company, I was under everyone's orders. EAN: 9782226109507 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title : French Suite - Irène Némirovsky - Book Summary : Written in the heat of history, Suite française depicts almost directly the exodus of June 1940, which tragically mixed up French families of all kinds, from the most affluent to the most modest. Irène Némirovsky skillfully tracks the countless small acts of cowardice and the fragile bursts of solidarity of a population in disarray. Chicks abandoned by their lovers, upper-class people disgusted by the populace, wounded abandoned on farms clog the roads of France, bombarded at random... Little by little, the enemy takes possession of an inert and frightened country. Like so many others, the village of Bussy is then forced to welcome German troops. Exacerbated by the presence of the occupier, social tensions and frustrations of the inhabitants are reawakened... A moving, intimate, implacable novel, revealing with extraordinary lucidity the soul of each French person during the Occupation, enriched with notes and correspondence from Irène Némirovsky, Suite française resuscitates with a brilliant and intuitive pen a raw part of our memory. EAN: 9782070336760 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Subito presto - Gérard Mordillat - Book Summary : In Subito presto , monsters who resemble us call out to each other and respond to each other. Whether it's the tragedy of a ridiculous man who joins the far right, the delusions of a president ready to reinstate slavery to combat unemployment, a truck driver selling his soul to the devil to become a boss, the ghost of a jester, or the man with a child's brain who travels the world without seeing it... they all say what we are, here and now. So many texts, so many stories snatched by the handful from current events, so many stones thrown into the mirror of everyday life to shatter it; to discover the reality of the world we live in - violent, grotesque, and sometimes terribly funny. After Ces femmes-là , visionary and disturbing, Gérard Mordillat , winner of the Resistance Humor Prize for La Brigade du rire , remains faithful to his convictions in this surprising, provocative and playful collection. EAN: 9782226448262 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Stoneheart - Volume 1 - The Curse of Stone - Charlie Fletcher - Book Summary : The day George breaks a dragon statue, he has no idea he's awakened a terrible curse. Evil statues, gargoyles, and ominous sculptures come to life. A terrifying chase begins across London as all these evil beings have only one goal: to kill George. Thus begins the young boy's dizzying quest to find Stoneheart. EAN: 9782013228282 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : On the idea of ​​a community of solitary people - Pascal Quignard - book Summary : What makes Port Royal special to me is the exciting invention - even if it is difficult to imagine - of a community of solitary people. The word "solitary," in the sense given to it by the Jansenists, is ultimately as beautiful as it is enigmatic. "Solitaires" designated men of civil society, aristocrats or wealthy bourgeois, who opted for the ways of the convent (its abstinence, its silence, its austerities, its vigils, its tasks, its reading) but who refused to bind themselves to it by vows. [...] They left the court to travel twenty kilometers and find themselves in a wood. They were guided by no external rules, obeyed no one, jealous only of their withdrawal from the world. [.] They studied. They did not address anyone informally. Neither God, nor children, nor the poor, nor animals. They greeted the crows, admired their hard, black beaks, and stroked the cats. In 1678 the last solitary people were forced to leave the Granges farm under penalty of imprisonment or burning at the stake. In 1711 Port Royal was razed on the orders of King Louis XIV so that "not one stone would remain upon another." Then, at the end of autumn, when the cold was very bitter and the ground was covered with snow, the graves were opened. Hungry dogs, crows, rooks, and field mice devoured what remained of flesh on the bones of the saints who had died. They devoured Racine. They devoured Monsieur Hamon, who had been his master. In this intimate and tender text, Pascal Quignard writes—like a score—the mystery and commitment of the life of a solitary scholar. He sings the melodic line of The Last Kingdom, the uncrowned kings, and the ruins of Le Havre where he was born. EAN: 9782363080769 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Sukkwan Island - David Vann - book Summary : A wild island in southern Alaska, accessible only by boat or seaplane, surrounded by rainforests and rugged mountains. It is in this setting that Jim decides to take his thirteen-year-old son to live in an isolated cabin for a year. After a series of personal failures, he sees this as an opportunity to make a fresh start and reconnect with this boy he knows so little about. The harshness of this life and his father's failings soon turn this stay into a nightmare, and the situation quickly spirals out of control. Until the violent and unpredictable tragedy that will seal their fate. EAN: 9782351780305 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Spiritist - Théophile Gauthier - book Summary : Far from the truculence of Captain Fracasse and the provocations of Mademoiselle de Maupin, Gautier tells, through Malivert's initiatory journey, his own story, that of a writer disappointed by the vulgarity of his time but who retains an intact faith in the power of art. Spirite constitutes, in this respect, a vibrant plea in favor of beauty. EAN : 9782744182556 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Stargirl - Spinelli Jerry - book Summary : Leo! Have you seen her? - Who? - Stargil. - Stargil? What's that name? Well, I saw her, at lunch. She was wearing a lace dress, so long it covered her feet. She was wearing something slung over her shoulder, I discovered it was called a ukulele. She crossed the cafeteria in a curious silence. She was a deserted island in a sea of ​​stares and whispers." Stargirl not only has a strange name, but she does nothing like everyone else. At school, her fantasies don't go unnoticed. Very quickly, opinions become extreme: you either love her or you hate her. Leo, however, would like to understand her. EAN : 9782081620087 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Star Wars, Episode 1. Amidala Journal - Jude Watson - book Summary : My planet is under attack. My life is in danger. But I must be strong. I must save my people. I will call upon all my powers. I will never give up. My name is Amidala, Queen of Naboo. This is my story. EAN : 9782266096003 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Imperial Suite(s) - Bret Easton Ellis - book Summary : Twenty-five years after the publication of Less than zero, the story continues... A dive into the decadence, violence and existential emptiness of LA's gilded class Clay, the anti-hero of Ellis's first bestseller, Less than Zero returns to Los Angeles. He's twenty years older, a little older, a little more alone and idle. He meets up with those he knew in his youth: Blair, Trent, Julian, Rip... the representatives of a golden and lost generation, abandoned to the emptiness, solitude, and vanity that destroy them. As an associate producer on the film adaptation of his latest screenplay, Clay participates in the casting of the film, uses his power to seduce Rain, a sublime but untalented young actress, and makes her false promises. He'll do anything to possess her. But who's manipulating whom? Clay soon discovers that he's constantly being watched and followed... Jealousy, betrayal, murder, manipulation... here, in the City of Angels, everyone encounters the same power games and the same demons, gets drunk on sex, images, drugs, unreal parties... and reveals themselves to be ever more bitter and desperate. Emptiness and fury suck the characters in, and make them lose all sense of boundaries. EAN : 9782221108697 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Italian Suite - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : Often cited as a model, the Italian Renaissance has been synonymous with cultural influence for centuries. A sublime era dedicated to the development of the arts and sciences, these prosperous years were also subject to the escapades of its all-powerful sovereigns. In the Rome of the hedonistic popes, the fearsome Cesare Borgia unleashes his murderous madness. In Florence, the charismatic Lorenzo de' Medici asserts his dominance through refinement, seduction, and hushed cruelty. In the heart of modern Ferrara, the secrets of sensual duchesses swirl, while Venice, Naples, and Milan become the scene of plots and tragic passions. A series of chronicles dedicated to lovers of history and its controversial protagonists. EAN : 9782266165464 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Lollipop Boulevard - San-Antonio - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782265089266 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Stalingrad - The Great Battles of Modern Times - Claude Bertin - book Summary : See photos EAN : Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Dreamcatchers, mobiles, hangings & DIY jewelry - book Summary : See photos EAN : 3780392505907 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Star - Danielle Steel - book Summary : On her father's ranch in Northern California, young Crystal Wyatt dreams of Hollywood and its stars. Her encounter with a young officer, Spencer Hill, shakes her as much as he does, but their paths diverge almost immediately. Crystal will realize her dream and reach the firmament where the stars of cinema shine, while Spencer pursues a great career in Washington and marries another woman. Life will bring them together again, for brief encounters. But will it allow them to experience the irresistible love that, from the beginning, has driven them towards each other? Queen of dreams and love for millions of readers around the world, the author of Family Album and of Loving takes us on a journey through these two destinies that dream of becoming one. EAN : 9782253063322 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Suor - Jorge Amado - book Summary In the heart of old Bahia, an old colonial building, seemingly like any other, at number 68 Montée-du-Pelourinho. Four floors. A dark staircase. Fernandes's bistro at the front. In the one hundred and sixteen rooms, more than six hundred people, not counting the rats. Isaac, Dona Risoleta, the sweet Linda, the black Henrique, Artur, whose machine crushed both arms, who begs and scares the children, the agitator Alvaro Lima... it is a whole world supposedly without hygiene and morals that Jorge Amado stages in this single place that evokes the arena of the ancient theater and where the pillory for slaves once stood. A sick, rebellious, miserable world, sweating with the sweat of the oppressed, giving off the smell of a dead man's room, but which loves and remains vitality itself, and will perhaps one day be able to upset its condition, even though it is the most desperate. EAN : 9782070384266 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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