Title : Noblesse Oblige - An investigation by Commissioner Brunetti - Donna Leon - Book Summary : A decomposing corpse is discovered near Venice. Only his signet ring allows him to be identified: he is a young man in his twenties, Roberto Lorenzoni, son of one of the most important Venetian families, kidnapped two years earlier and never found. Tasked with reopening the investigation, Commissioner Brunetti will need the support of his noble in-laws to penetrate the heart of the Italian aristocracy where, as is the rule, secrets are well kept... EAN: 9782020525879 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Nicolas de Staël No. 59 - Masterpieces of art - great painters - Book Summary : See photos EAN: Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : No Kid - Forty reasons not to have children - Corinne Maier - book Summary : Convinced that he is suffering from a serious illness, Argan cannot do without doctors. He therefore dreams of seeing his daughter Angélique marry a doctor, Thomas Diafoirus. Except that Angélique loves Cléante and refuses her father's choice. The latter, incensed, then decides to disinherit her in favor of Béline, a hypocritical wife and odious stepmother. But this is without counting on the providential help of Toinette and Béralde, who strive to make the lovers' cause triumph! Molière's last work, this comedy-ballet in three acts was a great success during the author's lifetime and remains one of the playwright's most famous plays today. - Subjects of study: Theater from the 17th century to the 21st century - Special teaching file for the Baccalaureate - Extension: Spectacle and comedy (corpus of texts. EAN: 9782290007532 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Nice 42nd Street - Patrick Raynal - book Summary : I promise, I swear, one day we'll be rich! Without working. Childhood vows are the most tenacious, the most sacred. So, at 35, if the dream opportunity finally presents itself, there's no way I'm letting it slip away. Even if death is part of the game. Even if the stakes are to smuggle a billion francs in cash between Nice and New York, under the combined surveillance of crooks and cops. Question: is the efficient and sensual violence of New York more dangerously inexperienced than the sad, ethereal greed of Nice? For Sam Kowalsky, the sun will always shine in the West. EAN: 9782842190668 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Our children will hate us - Denis Jeambar, Jacqueline Remy - book Summary : We baby boomers are leaving our children a weak and worn-out society. The day they understand this, they will hate us. And they will be right. We thought we had invented happiness, because we had the tools in hand, yet we are leaving them debts and an uncertain future. Let us be clear-headed and launch the construction sites of the future, before it is too late! Denis Jeambar, former editorial director of The Express , is director of Editions du Seuil. He is the author of several books, including Accused Chirac, stand up! (Points). Jacqueline Rémy was editor-in-chief at The Express She is the author of several books, including We Are Irresistible, (Self)criticism of an Abusive Generation (Seuil). "A criticism which, while biting, is nonetheless lucid, constructive and, paradoxically, comforting." Le Figaro EAN: 9782757805343 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Niourk - Stefan Wul - book Summary : Humans have regressed to a primitive state after a nuclear catastrophe that shook the planet. Survival has been organized within tribes. In one of them lives a black child, rejected by his own people because of his difference. When the child is condemned to death by their leader, he sets out for Niourk, the city of the gods, in search of food. But in this abandoned metropolis, only ruins, radiation, and strange machines remain... EAN : 9782070334391 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Our Apostrophe Years - 50 Years of Books and Ideas - Augustin Trapenard - book Summary : In January 2025, we will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first broadcast of the show Apostrophes, presented by the unforgettable Bernard Pivot. This anniversary is an opportunity to delve into the archives of this television magazine, which for fifteen years was an unmissable event for millions of French people. With nearly 250 previously unseen photos and around a hundred excerpts from the most famous shows, this book is a journey through time to relive our Friday evenings of debates, books, and ideas. EAN : 9782080464583 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Our 80s Part One - Armelle Leroy & Chollet - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782874278280 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Moonlight - Alice Sebold - book Summary : "All things considered, I had no trouble killing my mother." How to survive matricide? For the next twenty-four hours, Helen Knightly takes refuge in her memories... Then emerge images of a childhood spent with a splendid and demented woman, ruthless and fragile, who willingly sinks into illness. Even after the murder, Helen's love-hate for her mother is still strong. And the anguish rises, inevitably... EAN : 9782290018484 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : NINA - Frédéric Lenoir - book Summary : Adrien is a Parisian man in his forties, single and childless. He has lost his will to live and decides one evening to commit suicide. He writes his will and a final letter to Nina, the woman of his life, the only one he has ever loved with a passionate and unconditional love. Nina and Adrien were children when they met. Memories of their summer vacation in Ravello, the jewel of the Amalfi Coast, flood back to Adrien. Postponing his suicide for one night, then another, and another, he writes them down in this long letter to Nina, which becomes, as the nights go by, the heartbreaking declaration of love he had never dared to make to the young Italian woman. Adrien had always dreamed of becoming a writer. He had to wait for this final moment to dare to write. Exhausted but at peace, he swallows a mixture of medications and falls into a deep coma. He has no idea that his words will turn several lives upside down: Nina's first, but also those of all those who, near or far, will be touched by his writing. Simonetta Greggio and Frédéric Lenoir have written this novel together, delving into the absolute and simplicity of love that we seek all our lives and that we sometimes only find at the very beginning. EAN : 9782234070219 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : For God's sake! - Philippe Grimbert - book Summary : For God's sake! is a scathing novel in which the cruelty of our society ultimately overcomes the noblest impulses of its hero, Baptiste. The faith of this fervent believer is put to the test by an avalanche of catastrophes that transform him into a hallucinating prophet, publicly settling his accounts with the Creator. Emotion and humor are the driving forces behind this novel, which is a joy to read while offering the reader, under the guise of a dark comedy, a more serious questioning of the condition of modern man. EAN : 9782246853671 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Neither Seen Nor Known - Mary Higgins Clark - book Summary : As she prepares to sell an apartment in upscale Manhattan, young real estate agent Lacey Farrell witnesses a terrifying scene: the client who purchased the property murders the owner before fleeing. Hiding under a false identity, this man is a hitman. But on whose behalf did he act? And how far will he go to fulfill his contract? Lacey, who knows his face, could well be the next victim. A high-risk witness, placed under special police protection, forced to move and change her name, she distrusts everyone—even those she loves. This is the price she will pay to stay alive, unseen and unrecognized. Yet, despite these precautions, the killer finds her. The hunt begins. Terrible. Perhaps fatal... EAN : 9782226093257 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Our Shooting Stars - Laure Manel - book Summary : She will have to leave everything behind to live again The sole survivor of the accident that cost the lives of her fiancé and her best friends, Fanny must now learn to live again. How do you explain to your loved ones the guilt of still being there? The impossibility of reconnecting with joy? To honor the memory of the one she loved and escape her pain, she decides to realize his dream and leave for Canada... "Our Shooting Stars accurately and kindly describes the difficulty of rebuilding after a tragedy." EAN : 9782749955285 Book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Our spoiled children - Madeleine Chapsal - book Summary They want everything and they want it now, and they have it! They are our children, our spoiled children! In this novel – so close to real life – there are four of them: twelve, fifteen, eighteen and twenty years old! Their parents take them or send them on holiday to the Île de Ré – to be left alone, they believe… Isn't this small territory off the continent called the "children's island"? What tribulations await them on these beautiful August days! From bicycle accidents to nighttime fights, to abuse of all kinds: cigarettes, drugs... Wherever they are, today's children encounter today's world. Because if parents and society spoil them, modern life does not spare them... This funny, powerful and accurate novel, about the new, tense but not loveless relationships between parents and children, is set in a sunny and enchanting setting that the author – who lives there – knows inside and out! EAN : 9782253111689 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Noa - Marc Levy - 2023 - book EAN: 9782266325301 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Northern Michigan - Jim Harrison - 1994 - book EAN: 9782264016201 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Black is the tree of memories, blue the air - Rosetta Loy - 2007 - book EAN: 9782253121725 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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