Titre : Le prisonnier de Satan - Tome 2 - Vasco - Gilles Chaillet - Livre BD Résumé : Vasco se voit confier une délicate mission auprès de la papauté à Avignon, mais l'audience pontificale tourne au désastre. Tandis que des forces obscures s'acharnent à bloquer sa route vers l'Italie, Rome sombre dans le chaos : Rienzo, figure centrale du pouvoir, demeure sous l'emprise d'une force maléfique. Seul Vasco possède les ressources et la détermination nécessaires pour renverser cette situation et restaurer l'ordre politique dans la Ville éternelle. EAN : 9782803604319 Livre d'occasion petit prix pas cher Le livre correspond à la photo

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Titre : Le quatrième K - Mario Puzo - Livre Résumé : Mario Puzo explore le cœur du pouvoir politique dans ce roman d'envergure. Après avoir disséqué l'univers mafieux du Parrain, l'auteur se concentre cette fois sur la présidence américaine à travers Francis Xavier Kennedy, cousin des célèbres frères Kennedy. Confronté à l'enlèvement de sa fille dans un complot terroriste, le président, rongé par les fantômes du passé et l'usure du pouvoir, franchit des lignes morales en ordonnant des représailles impitoyables. Puzo tisse une intrigue politique complexe, mêlant suspense haletant et réflexion machiavélienne sur la corruption du pouvoir absolu. Un roman d'une ambition remarquable qui interroge les compromis éthiques au sommet de l'État. EAN : 9782221070390 Livre d'occasion petit prix pas cher Le livre correspond à la photo

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Titre : Le prix de la douleur - Maurice Toesca - Livre Résumé : Bien que l'époque soit caractérisée par la violence, il est certain que les assassinats d'enfants et de vieillards soulèvent le dégoût le plus profond, et réclament des organismes protecteurs de la société une action punitive exemplaire pour que cela ne se reproduise pas. À la fin du XXe siècle, la peine de mort reste l'une des grandes préoccupations. Elle a été abolie çà et là, mais des nations, qui s'étaient rangées du côté de l'abolition, l'ont partiellement rétablie. Dans chaque pays, la décision sur le maintien ou le rejet du châtiment suprême, relève du référendum. Maurice Toesca a repris le sujet, à la base en quelque sorte. Il part d'un fait divers réel : un jeune homme tue deux fillettes dans des circonstances effroyables. Le romancier, qui ne sera l'avocat d'aucun système, va suivre le cours de l'instruction, la constitution du jury, les débats privés et publics de la cour d'assises. La peine de mort ayant été prononcée, il ne lâche pas les personnages de la tragédie : l'assassin, les victimes innocentes, les avocats de l'accusation et de la défense. Il nous fait pénétrer chez les magistrats, notamment chez le plus puissant d'entre eux, celui dont dépend la vie du condamné à mort, le Président de la République, qui détient constitutionnellement le droit de grâce. Tous ces ressorts juridiques, sociaux, politiques, religieux jouent en même temps. Tel est l'art de Maurice Toesca : romancier du Soleil noir, du Scandale, des Fonctionnaires, d'Un héros de notre temps – lui-même ancien haut fonctionnaire -, il donne à ce sujet toute l'ampleur sociale et toute l'acuité humaine que personne, avant lui, n'avait rendues aussi sensibles. Le prix de la douleur pourrait bien être le grand roman que l'on attendait sur la peine de mort. EAN : 2226011145 Livre d'occasion petit prix pas cher Le livre correspond à la photo

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Titre : Le rat de Venise - Patricia Highsmith - Livre Résumé : Un animal peut-il se transformer en criminel ? Ou devenir un justicier impitoyable ? Impossible, direz-vous et pourtant, quand vous aurez lu ce livre, vous ne regarderez plus jamais les animaux, ni les humains de la même façon. Baignant dans un climat de cruauté parfois tempéré par une note d'humour, ces treize récits vous feront découvrir un aspect stupéfiant de l'univers de Patricia Highsmith. Voyez comment un chameau finit par se venger magistralement d'un maître qui le maltraite ; comment une jument fait échouer le plan machiavélique de deux jeunes gens avides d'argent. Lisez aussi l'histoire de Samson, le cochon qui aimait trop les truffes ; celle de Harry, le gentil furet assoiffé de sang ; et celle d'Eddie, le petit singe devenu cambrioleur malgré lui. Sans oublier si vous avez les nerfs solides, l'horreur provoquée par un élevage de poulets, ni, bien sûr, l'odyssée effroyable et triomphale du rat de Venise. Ce n'est pas la première fois qu'apparaît dans la littérature le thème des animaux qui se retournent contre l'homme. Mais l'art consommé de Patricia Highsmith, son extraordinaire don d'observation, la vérité des situations et des personnages, l'amour évident que l'auteur éprouve pour les bêtes, toutes ces qualités font de ce recueil un livre où, à chaque page, se lit en filigrane une terrible leçon : souvent, ce n'est pas l'animal qui est le plus bestial. EAN : 2253022004 Livre d'occasion petit prix pas cher Le livre correspond à la photo

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Titre : Le Propre de l'homme - Robert Merle - Livre Résumé : Un chimpanzé peut-il apprendre un langage et communiquer? Oui, répondent Edmund Dale et sa femme, qui tentent l'expérience avec Chloé, une petite chimpanzée adoptée à sa naissance. Et Chloé va s'humaniser à mesure qu'elle s'exprime, révélant même une vie affective riche et nuancée.Jusqu'au jour où, prenant conscience de l'hostilité des humains et de sa "différence", elle va sombrer dans un mal de vivre qui la rendra dangereuse.A partir de faits scientifiquement établis, l'auteur de "Malevil" et de "Un animal doué de raison" renoue avec l'anticipation et nous donne à réfléchir - ou à rêver - sur ce qui sépare l'humain de l'animal. EAN : 9782253056034 Livre d'occasion petit prix pas cher Le livre correspond à la 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: The Magic Treehouse Volume 4 - Pirate Treasure - Mary Pope Osborne - book Summary : Tom and his sister Léa, thanks to their magic cabin, are propelled into the era of pirates and will have to be cunning to escape the cruel plunderers of the seas. EAN: 9782747018371 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title : The Resistance - No. 132 - The newspaper of France in the 1940s - Magazine review book Summary : See photos EAN: Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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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: 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: 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: The Trial of the Mummy - Christian Jacq - book Summary : When the bustling London of the 19th century discovers the civilization of the Pharaohs through crime... A great detective novel by Christian Jacq London, 1821. Adventurer Giovanni Belzoni, discoverer of the tomb of Seti I, returns from Egypt to organize the first ever exhibition devoted to pharaonic art. Eager to finally achieve fame, Belzoni, accompanied by a forensic pathologist, proceeds to unwrap a superb mummy, so perfect that it appears alive. The process causes a scandal: a hysterical pastor demands the destruction of this pagan relic, and an old lord wants to feed it to his dogs. Since the extinction of the pharaonic civilization, have not thousands of mummies been stolen, burned, ground into medicinal powders, and even eaten? The astonishing spectacle was a success. The bandages and amulets were sold to discerning enthusiasts, and Belzoni's London career seemed to be launched. But the pastor, the lord, and the coroner are murdered! The murder weapon: a hook used to extract the brains of mummies. At the same time, the mummy disappears... The kingdom's top cop, Inspector Higgins, quickly comes to this conclusion: the murders, the revolutionary plot shaking up London's slums, and the disappearance of the mummy are closely linked. Belzoni's strange behavior, a fine lineup of potential criminals, a host of false leads, a dangerous but untraceable mummy, the King of England threatened with assassination, the mystery of mummification as a common thread... Helped by a charming lawyer, Lady Suzanna, will Inspector Higgins be able and will he know how to open all the doors, until the inevitable trial of the mummy? EAN: 9782845633988 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title : The Fourth Protocol - Frederick Forsyth - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782253038320 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Prophet - Khalil Gibran - Book Summary : See photos EAN: Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Tax Racket - Matthieu Robert - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782286469382 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Trouble with Jane - Catherine Cusset - Book Summary : Jane never received a package at home. She took it. Solid, rectangular, and rather heavy: probably a book. She fought against the padded, stapled, and glued envelope. She pulled out a yellow cardboard folder. A floppy disk fell to the tiled floor with a thud. The folder contained a loose-leaf manuscript. On the first page, she read: THE PROBLEM WITH JANE, novel. No author's name. She looked at the brown envelope: no sender's name. The package had been mailed to New York five days earlier. She quickly scanned the first few pages. It was about her. Someone well-informed. The manuscript was 360 pages long and ended with this sentence: "Downstairs she found the package with the manuscript." Through this psychological thriller, in a simple and tense style, Catherine Cusset offers us an X-ray of romantic and social relationships in contemporary America. EAN: 9782070417056 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Rapture of the Innocents - Taiye Selasi - Book Summary : This is the story of a family, the breakups and heartbreaks that occur within it, and the efforts made by each to work towards reconciliation. In the space of one evening, the peaceful life of the Sai family collapses: Kweku, the father, a Ghanaian surgeon highly respected in the United States, suffers a blatant professional injustice. Unable to bear this humiliation, he abandons Folá, his beautiful Nigerian wife, and their four children. From now on, Olu, their eldest son, will have no other goal than to live the life his father should have had. The twins, the beautiful Taiwo and her brother Kehinde, the renowned artist, will see their adolescence turned upside down by a tragedy that will haunt them long after the fact. Sadie, the youngest, is jealous of all her siblings. But the outbreak of a new tragedy forces them all to question themselves. The experiences and memories of each character intertwine in this irresistibly original and dazzlingly powerful novel, spanning generations and cultures, traveling back and forth between West Africa and the suburbs of Boston, between London and New York. EAN: 9782070142675 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Quarter - Nikos Kavvadias - Book Summary : I would like my bones to be forgotten too, but in a brothel. And that women use them as nozzles for their beers, as cigarette holders, as whistles." A modern odyssey of total darkness, The Watch recounts the wanderings of an ageless vessel, en route to China. A floating coffin, the cargo ship and its crew sail endlessly towards other ports, other raids, other brothels and other whores. Between two stopovers, the Greek sailors on board shamelessly reveal their miserable lives to us; they rehash their adventures, their loves, their failures, with abysmal bitterness and melancholy. A masterpiece published in 1954, the novel by the Greek poet Nikos Kavvadias speaks of human absurdity but also and above all of the sea, this mythical place that, from Conrad to Cendrars, no one has described so well as he. EAN: 9782070359479 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Crystal Radish - Yan Mo - Book Summary : It was for the publication of The Crystal Radish that Guan Moye signed for the first time with his pen name Mo Yan, "He who does not speak." In the harsh world of the Chinese countryside, a vagabond child who never communicates through words is moved by a caress, a crackle, brief, furtive emotions: through his gaze, sounds, smells, materials and colors take on a poignant poetic intensity. In a world of down-to-earth adults, Mo Yan's descriptions are even more carnal and moving, and the relationships between humans are described in their greatest tenderness as well as their greatest cruelty." EAN: 9782809715354 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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