Title : The Little Mazarines - Pierre Combescot - book Summary : Master of France during the minority of Louis XIV, a political genius and diplomat, ambitious, seductive, cunning, and greedy, Cardinal Mazarin was keen to share his extraordinary rise with his large family. It is the story of four of his nieces, brought by him to the French court, that the author of Les Filles du Calvaire (Goncourt Prize 1991) tells us here, with as much erudition as gaiety. If history has remembered the name of Marie, Louis XIV's first love who had to part with her for a political marriage, who remembers Marianne, Hortense, and Olympe? Yet their lives are prodigious novels. Adventurers, lovers, scandalous, they led their lives with great ambitions. Two of them almost became queens. Two were compromised in the Affair of the Poisons. Their fame was spectacular, their fall as well. They take us on a sparkling journey to the heart of the century of Louis XIV. EAN: 9782253149828 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Peasants - Honoré de Balzac - book Summary : See photos EAN : Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The English Passengers - Matthew Kneale - book Summary : In London, in 1857, one of the greatest adventures of the century is being prepared: Reverend Wilson intends to prove to the world that the Garden of Eden exists and is located in Tasmania. Faithful to the great tradition of 19th-century adventure stories, but also resolutely modern in its questioning of racism, religions and colonization, this is a formidable novel with a philosophical dimension, exceptional humor, erudition and quality of writing. In London in 1857, one of the greatest adventures of the century is brewing: driven as much by a divine revelation as by his dreams of glory, Reverend Wilson intends to prove to the world that the Garden of Eden is in Tasmania. Accompanied by a disillusioned young botanist and a doctor who has secretly written sinister treatises on the superiority of the white race, the reverend embarks aboard the ship of Captain Kewley, who is more interested in selling his contraband cargo than in the mystical quest of his passengers. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, Peevay the Aboriginal recounts his people's struggles against the settlers, those "ghosts with dead skin and toeless feet." At the end of a perilous journey, as the English passengers approach the island of Peevay, the clash between two civilizations that are complete opposites seems inevitable... Whitbread Prize for Best Novel and Best Book of the Year 2000 Relay Prize for Escape Novel 2002. EAN : 9782714438683 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Passengers of the King of Rome - Jeanne Faivre d'Arcier - book Summary : "Here I am, more than thirty years that I have been vegetating, my ass in the mud and my nose pressed against the disjointed planks of a Maritime Affairs hangar that blocks my horizon: the small port of Four on the Arcachon basin, on the Cap Ferret peninsula side. They call me The King of Rome and yet my kingdom is only an illusion. It is limited to a piece of quay greened by algae, a dead end used by stray dogs and kids who have escaped from the neighboring campsite who come to gorge themselves on blackberries or play in the salt meadows..." Sailors say that a tub never dies! The King of Rome, on the other hand, had passed from hand to hand, from captain to captain. He had sailed the Caribbean seas transporting dubious goods, before running aground in the squalid seas of the peninsula... Unscrupulous people would like to buy him to turn him into a sort of floating casino; others, a clandestine gambling room, an opium den... Thugs dream, sometimes. And blackmailers lie in wait, ready for anything, including murder. But first, they will have to solve the enigma of the passengers of the Roi de Rome, these strangers locked away in the hold for months, even years... The Roi de Rome knows their story... But on this point, he, so eloquent, remains silent. Until when? A captivating dark and adventure novel, where we meet colorful characters, including Matthieu, the hero of Les Yeux de Cendre (Le Cherche Midi, 2006). Winner of the 2001 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire, Jeanne Faivre d'Arcier has written fantasy novels, including two books on vampires, Rouge flamenco and La Déesse écarlate, considered essential by fans of the genre. Les Passagers du Roi de Rome is her third crime novel. EAN : 9782268067681 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Little girls breathe the same air as us - Paul Fournel - book Summary : "We played blue-white-red. When big Josiane turned around to surprise us, Maline froze. She remained, arms outstretched, mouth open, and leg in the air, like a clumsy dancer. The others were motionless, at attention. You'd swear they hadn't moved. Madeleine abruptly left the game, for no reason; she shook herself, did one or two gymnastic moves, and went to go back to class. Brushing past Maline, she whispered: "If death comes, you'll stay like this, and we won't even be able to bury you." Ten worried little girls, in nineteen short stories, who play hide-and-seek with the desire to grow up and the fear of being grown up. Ten tender little girls in the painful, delightful, or magical moments of their lives. EAN : 9782070388202 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Pasta: The Art of Preparing and Serving It - Giuliano Hazan - book Summary : See photos EAN : 2724261089 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Our Grandmothers' Little Dishes - Minouche Pastier - book Summary : A festive meal, a romantic dinner, or simply a little gastronomic pleasure, foie gras can be enjoyed on many occasions, whether raw, cooked, or semi-cooked. From the classic green bean salad with foie gras and pistachio oil that melts in your mouth to melt-in-your-mouth foie gras cromesquis, from langoustines à la plancha and foie gras emulsion to beef fillet in a foie gras crust... there's something for everyone! You'll also discover recipes for cooking and preparing confits, rillettes, and duck breasts that will be the delights of your winter meals. Contents: Foie gras - Basic preparations - "Patience" preparations and recipes - Instant foie gras: the ordinary and the very ordinary! - Foie gras for special occasions - Candlelit recipes - Festive recipes, precious recipes - Side dishes and condiments - Duck and confit recipes. EAN : 9782840387053 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Forgotten of the Algerian War - Delpard Raphaël - book Summary : It seemed to us that everything had been said about the Algerian War. However, the research carried out by Raphaël Delpard brings to light heavy files, which have remained secret for forty years. • The testimonies of conscripts, prisoners of the FLN, who, for the first time, recount the horrors of their detention. • The shooting of March 26, 1962 in Algiers, where the French army fired on a pacifist demonstration, killing 80 people and wounding 200. The families have still not managed to have an investigation opened. • The abandonment of the harkis by France. • The kidnappings of French and pro-French Muslim soldiers and civilians: 25,000 people whose bodies have never been found. • The massacre of 2,000 French people in a single day in Oran, on July 5, 1962. • The secret agreement between the metropolitan government and the FLN, with the aim of forcing the pieds-noirs to leave Algeria as quickly as possible... Burning pages, revealing plots and state crimes and showing how and why the silence was organized and prolonged by all the governments that have succeeded one another since EAN : 9782738217578 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Little Girls - Elizabeth Bowen - book Summary : Three former classmates reunite after losing touch some fifty years earlier. They parted lightly the summer of their tenth birthday, vowing to achieve the moon and stars in the face of life's promise. Half a century later, everything points to their having "made it." Dicey, a widow and seemingly fulfilled mother, has become a strange, undignified old lady, haunted by the passage of time. Sheikie is a university professor. Mumbo runs a chain of stores. But, looking back and rediscovering the lack of complacency that is characteristic of children, they realize that they have indeed failed in life... Do we ever leave childhood? And if we think we will one day leave it, is it to go somewhere? Elizabeth Bowen, undoubtedly in her century the surest heir to Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf, raises these questions... and of course takes care not to answer them, because our certainties are the greatest enemies of our emotions. EAN : 9782752902641 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Fathers and Mothers - Aldo Naouri - book Summary Fathers and mothers are in the hot seat today. Accused of all evils, when they do not accuse themselves, they nevertheless try to fulfill their role as father and mother, as best they can. They have no other choice since they feel that the new generations are holding them to account. Believing they can exonerate themselves from the guilt they feel, they have put themselves at the total service of their children. The results are paradoxical to say the least: the couple's relationships are affected and their children often become domestic tyrants, whom they complain about to caregivers. Because our society has lost its bearings, is it not becoming urgent and necessary to restore our fundamental values? This is about the father, the mother and the child. I modestly hope to help to better understand this trio which is the very essence of life, AN Dr. Aldo Naouri, a pediatrician for forty years, has built his entire work around intrafamily relationships. His various works have become references in the field and The Daughters and Their Mothers was a bestseller translated into several languages. EAN : 9782738114464 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Partners - John Grisham - book Summary Chicago, 7:30 a.m. Barely past the doors of his law firm, David Zinc cracks. He turns around and takes refuge in a bar. At the end of the day, dead drunk, he lands in the most dismal legal office in town. Hired at the last minute, he is given the difficult task of filing a complaint against the pharmaceutical company Varrick, suspected of selling a defective drug. The case is thin. Alone at the front, David takes on a lawsuit that may be too big for him. EAN : 9782298062656 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: The Silver Skates - The Silver Skates - book EAN: 9782010016301 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Little Things That Make Life Easier - Sabine Jeannin - 2003 - book EAN: 9782840380924 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: The Sins of Lord Cameron - Jennifer Ashley - 2017 - book EAN: 9782290142448 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: The phenomena of haunting - Ernest Bozzano - 1929 - book EAN: Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: The Model Little Girls - Sophie de Ségur - 1982 - book EAN: 2724207629 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Barefoot Light - Kenji Miyazawa - 2003 - book EAN: 9782253933724 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Little Mechanics - Philippe Claudel - 2004 - book EAN: 9782070314669 Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: The Little Allies - Select Collection No. 75 - Claude Farrère - 1935 - book EAN: Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Communicating Thoughts - Michel DAMIEN and René LOUIS - 1976 - book EAN: Used book at low prices Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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