Title: The Douai Notebooks - Arthur Rimbaud - 2023 - book EAN: 9791035826468 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title : Temptation - Stephenie Meyer - book Summary : Bella turns 18. The birthday party the Cullens throw for her goes awry: the young girl injures herself, and the sight of her blood provokes various reactions among the vampires. Three days later, Edward announces that he no longer loves her and that his family is moving. Bella doesn't understand this sudden turn of events and sinks into depression. She gradually regains control and realizes that even when she's in serious danger, she can hear Edward's voice. She then decides to expose herself regularly. To this end, she restores old motorcycles with Jacob, Billy's son. A loving friendship develops between them. But the sudden return of Victoria and Laurent causes trouble in Forks. Bella finds herself hunted. She is saved in extremis by the Indian clan of the Protectors, who are none other than werewolves, hereditary enemies of vampires... EAN : 9782012012950 Used book The book matches the photo

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Title: Real Tough Guys Don't Dance - Norman Mailer - book Summary : In Provincetown, in the deceptive quiet of the off-season, Tim Madden, a failed writer and womanizer, drowns his boredom in bourbon. One more morning, he wakes up with a terrible hangover, but this time, he's going from discovery to discovery: a strange tattoo on his arm, blood in his car, and in the stash where he keeps his marijuana, the cleanly severed head of a beautiful platinum blonde... Is he a murderer? To answer this question, Tim embarks on a personal investigation. A pursuit full of adventures, which will lead him to meet ex-boxers, sex maniacs, ex-convicts, a former mistress, and finally his own father, whose colorful figure will remain one of Mailer's most memorable creations. EAN : 9782264034267 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Viceroys - Gérard De Cortanze - book Summary : Historical Novel Prize 1998 There are novels that peacefully envelop you in a river of events. Others that seem written in one go, in the fever of their plot. Vast as a fresco, but carried by a tension that never ceases to grow, The Viceroys is perhaps a combination of both. Inspired by the memories of an aristocratic family who immigrated to France, this great "genealogical" tale recounts some sixty years of European history, from the beginnings of Italian unification to Mussolini's seizure of power, by way of the uprising against Austria, the Battle of Solferino, Garibaldi's expedition to Sicily, the exploits and reversals of fortune of a Piedmontese marquis, his exile in Marseille and then Paris in a climate of xenophobia, the birth of motor racing, the dirty war of a stretcher-bearer from 1914-1918, and finally his triumphs at the wheel of the first Bugattis. Against this vast backdrop, Gerardo da Cortanze depicted the lives of a father and son with parallel destinies but contradictory aspirations. The former, Ercole Tommaso, carrying the weight of a family inextricably linked to Piedmontese royalty, turned his back on the new Italy of banks, industrialization, and the "single currency." The second, Roberto, raised in an anti-Italian France, searches in vain for his place between Marseille (and its everyday racism), Paris during the Belle Époque, the Italy of Futurism and early Fascism, and even more so in the intoxicating automobile competitions that then unleashed passions - and which the prevailing nationalism would soon erect into patriotic symbols... A novel of formation, a book of exile and, despite everything, of memory, a story marked by an ancient art of living and by the upheavals of modernity, this text never fails to amaze by the topicality of the themes and mentalities it crystallizes. But the adventure of the Viceroys in this convulsive Europe is also luminously illuminated by a few women - in particular Luisa and Diodata, the unfaithful wife and the nonconformist poetess - who both embody, in their own way, the secret part or the insubordination of love. Suffice to say that it is really only a question, here, of the quest for happiness... EAN : 9782742718474 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title : The Vikings - Peter Brent - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782501000697 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Old Women - Pascale Gautier - Book Summary : There's one praying, another in prison, another talking to her cat, and some looking down on the neighbors while drinking their foul tea. Their husbands have all disappeared. They're old, certainly, but they know they might well stay alive for another decade or two, in this country where it's no longer rare to become a centenarian. So they spend their time at the hairdresser's, drinking and playing Scrabble, trying to understand how a telephone works, commenting on current events, criticizing their offspring who don't come around enough, being offended by the evolution of morals... They know the world is changing, and that they should change their habits, but how can they do that, at their age? Also, the arrival of Nicole, a "young woman" who is just starting her retirement, and the announcement of an imminent catastrophe, will disrupt their daily lives. This new novel by Pascale Gautier is irresistible for its freshness and its desire to humorously challenge certain preconceived ideas about old age. It resonates with delight with the causticity and freedom of tone that characterize her previous works. EAN: 9782070443338 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The stained glass windows of Chartres No. 1 - Masterpieces of art - Ornamental art - Book Summary : See photos EAN: Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Eyes of Love - Jayne Ann Krentz - Book Summary : A renowned Art Deco expert, Alexa Chambers' career was cut short after being unwittingly implicated in a counterfeiting scandal. But the young woman isn't one to give up. Settling in Avalon, the small town of her childhood, while the passions subside, she intends to restore her reputation by assembling, incognito, an extraordinary collection for a luxury hotel. A brilliant plan, but a risky one, because the collection belongs to JL Trask... a man who, twelve years earlier, didn't hesitate to accuse Alexa's stepfather of having killed his own father. The teenager at the time has since made a fortune. Officially back at Avalon+ for the inauguration of his hotel, he mainly intends to finally shed light on his father's disappearance. Ready to cross swords with him, Alexa certainly didn't expect to succumb to his charms... But love is the least of the perils that await her. Because Avalon, cradle of a strange sect, is soon prey to deadly incidents. It seems that Trask was right to suspect the presence of an assassin in the city. EAN: 9782266127578 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Orchards of Osiris - Guy Rachet - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782277214236 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Letter to Sister Bénédicte - Rose Tremain - book Summary : As Christmas approaches, in the streets of London filled with the joyful bustle of the festive eve, Ruby Constad is more alone than ever. At fifty, she has lived little more than her two children and her husband. But Paul and Alexandra have not followed the path imagined by their parents. And Léon, her once loving husband, who has become authoritarian and unfaithful, is dying in a hospital bed... In her dismay, Ruby turns to the memory of a nun she knew during her childhood in India. She begins to tell her, in a long imaginary letter, the disappointments of her life. And it is by retracing the past, randomly retracing her memories, her joys, her sorrows, that she will find within herself resources of hope, an appetite for life she never suspected. EAN: 9782253142669 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Killer's Vertigo - No. 284 - Brigade Mondaine - Gérard De Villiers - Michel Brice - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782744314483 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Orchards of Heaven - Christian Charrière - book Summary : Is it possible for the past to remain? Do "these great nocturnal pockets where . lived survives" really exist? And isn't the deposit of shadow we carry within us a "being of darkness" emerging from abolished times, which dislocates us and unfolds through us? This book is the story of Tristan and his shadow, of their struggle, then of their rapprochement and their fusion through art and in the light. A young virtuoso pianist with a still imperfect touch, Tristan will have to, in order to fulfill himself, coincide with his inner ghost: he will have to reconcile himself with his shadow. Thus he will become like the orchards of the sky: rooted among the graves of a children's cemetery, their apple trees rain down fruits of light on the city below. Piano notes that play out in a park, the sumptuous landscapes of a Jura summer, an abandoned spa resort that vegetation slowly invades, the weight of a mysterious past whose echo persists like footsteps that never stop moving away: these shimmering colors, this music of nostalgia compose a great romantic book, both dark and sunny, a story of love and anguish where the central call of the sacred rumbles! EAN: 9782859402426 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Contemporary Stained Glass - Lynette Wrigley - book Summary : There are many practical books devoted to the making of stained glass, but few present works by contemporary artists and are intended to offer, both to them and to amateurs, a source of inspiration for their creations. As such, this book is the first of its kind to bring together such a selection of contemporary stained glass, both secular and religious, and made by artists from all over the world. Due to the diversity of its subjects and styles, this book will interest the widest audience: professionals and amateurs, decorators, designers and architects working in the most diverse fields and wishing to decorate a home with stained glass, graphic artists and fabric or paper designers, contemporary art collectors and, of course, all those who would like to commission a stained glass window from an artist whose work they admire. Illustrating the various possible interpretations of the same subject, this book will stimulate all creators in search of new sources of inspiration. The stained glass windows presented here were selected and commented on by Lynette Vrigley, herself a professional artist whose work is universally appreciated. At the end of the book, you will find an index of all the artists cited, complete with their personal contact information, which will allow you to commission a stained glass window from them, if necessary. An invaluable addition to any artist's library, the Stained Glass Windows is a magnificent portfolio of the best contemporary art in this field. EAN: 9782745600882 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Cities of the Plain - Diane Meur - book Summary : In an imaginary ancient civilization, one that awakens in us a curious sense of familiarity, the scribe Asral is tasked with producing a new copy of the laws. Thanks to the naive questions of his guard Ordjéneb, he soon realizes that the sacred language he is transcribing is outdated and that true fidelity to the spirit of the text would consist in reformulating it, so that it is once again understood as it was conceived four or five centuries earlier. Little by little, however, doubt sets in. Who was Anouher, the mythical legislator who has almost been made a god? Are these laws that subject public life, private relationships, and even women's bodies to constant control all by him? And does Asral have a better chance of finding out one day than of winning the love of Djinnet, a young singer from the basket-weavers' suburb? EAN : 9782253179214 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Whiteoaks of Jalna - Mazo De La Roche - book Summary : A century, a family, an estate. The Jalna estate, in Canadian soil near Lake Ontario, is preparing to host an event that will forever change everyone's destiny: the centennial of Adeline, the founder of the Whiteoak dynasty. And when one of her descendants, Eden, returns from New York where, to his great delight, he managed to get published, the clan could once again be tossed about by the madness of passion. Brought together in a single volume, the seventh and eighth volumes of a timeless saga that has thrilled millions of readers around the world since its first publication in 1927. EAN : 9782290366875 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Letter to a Friend - Carlos Ruiz-Garcia - book Summary : At 18, Carlos Ruiz-Garcia crossed the Pyrenees with his regiment to escape Franco's army. He thought he was free and safe. Quartered by the gendarmes in an improvised camp, sleeping in the mud, eating nothing, he would, for months, experience wandering and confinement from one camp to another (Barcares, Argelès) and finally arrive at Saint-Médard-en-Jalles. He participated in the construction of the Bacalan submarine base, living to the rhythm of alerts, harassment and humiliation. Carlos Ruiz-Garcia did not want to publish this story before his death. Like many victims of barbarism, fearing the gaze of others, he kept the memory of those dark years within himself. This authentic story helps to shed light on the opaque history of this era when life, even if hanging by a thread, brilliantly demonstrates its intact capacity to overcome the worst threats. EAN : 9782913406971 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The eyes that open - Henry Bordeaux - book Summary : See photos EAN : Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Letter to Stéphanie - Daniel Ducruet - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782290046487 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Paper Lives - Rabih Alameddine - book Summary : Femina Prize - Foreign Novel 2016 A dazzling novel of playful erudition, celebrating the beauty and distress of Beirut, Paper Lives is a true declaration of love to literature. Winner of the 2016 Prix Femina étranger Aaliya Saleh, 72, with blue hair, has always rejected the constraints imposed by Lebanese society. In the shadow of the ancient walls of her apartment, she prepares for her favorite ritual. Every year on January 1st, after lighting two candles for Walter Benjamin, this irreverent and slightly obsessive woman begins translating into Arabic one of the works of her favorite novelists: Kafka, Pessoa, or Nabokov. Both a refuge and a "blind pleasure," literature is the air she breathes, the air that makes her vibrate like this Chopin opus that she never stops listening to. It is surrounded by books, boxes filled with papers, and loose sheets of her translations that Aaliya feels alive. Walking the streets, Aaliya remembers the smell of her bookstore, conversations with her friend Hannah, reading by candlelight while the war raged, the city on fire, the unpredictability of Beirut. A dazzling novel of playful erudition, celebrating the beauty and distress of Beirut, Paper Lives is a true declaration of love to literature. "Playful, intelligent and full of enthusiasm, Paper Lives is the cure for tasteless literature." Newsday "Sublime writing... sharp, intelligent, often sardonic... a tribute to literature." The National "One of the most beautiful and original female characters of recent years." Mathias Enard, Goncourt Prize 2015 Finalist for the 2014 National Book Award and the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award, and winner of the 2015 California Book Award EAN : 9782365692069 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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