Title : When the Mona Lisa Spoke - Jean Diwo - Book Summary : A young Sicilian painter, Antonello, sets off on muleback to Bruges to seek out a well-kept secret: oil painting, discovered by Van Eyck. A crazy bet that he wins. Antonello of Messina brings the formula for the new solvent back to Italy after three years of dramatic, humorous, and romantic adventures. From Florence to Rome, from Naples to Flanders, from Milan to the court of Francis I, we follow the prodigious traveling theater of the geniuses of the Renaissance. These actors who give each other the cue with passion, who live their art and their faith until death, love and hate, are called Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Savonarola, the Medici, Raphael, Machiavelli, Lucrezia and Cesare Borgia... We must also add to this fabulous cast the popes, the princes, the condottieri who accompany with the clash of their weapons the most magnificent blossoming of masterpieces in history. This was the time when Leonardo, between two inventions of flying machines, listened to the Mona Lisa speak, whose mysterious face he painted. This poplar panel, which he brought to Amboise in his luggage ten years later, would become the legendary "Mona Lisa." Those who loved Les Dames du faubourg and Les Violons du Roi will rediscover, in the novel of this magical century, the simple and direct art of Jean Diwo and the pleasure of learning history through the daily lives of those who made it. EAN: 9782080666130 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Motionless Watchman - Claire Bonnafé - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782715808041 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Victory in extremis - Harry Stein - Book Summary : In the temple of medical research against cancer, an impressive thriller: in the race to discover a miracle cure, how far will doctors and researchers go? A disturbing dive into a world where personal ambition and financial interests take precedence over concern for human life.... In Washington, at the prestigious American Foundation for the Fight Against Cancer, young Dr. Daniel Logan is recruited as a researcher. It's the chance of a lifetime. But very quickly, he runs into the arrogance of the internationally renowned mandarins who hold the reins of the Foundation. When he discovers, with the support of his beautiful Italian colleague, Dr. Sabrina Como, a revolutionary protocol, carrying very high hopes, everything will change. Daniel Logan becomes the plaything of a machination all the more unimaginable... as time is running out for a very special patient: the wife of the President of the United States. EAN: 9782221079515 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Landfall - Ellen Urbani - Book Summary : On this September morning in 2005, eighteen-year-old Rose Aikens is preparing to head to New Orleans. She's going to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina. But on the road, her car leaves the road and hits a young girl. This stranger, who died in the accident, alone and without any identification, soon obsesses her. Especially since in her pocket is a page from a phone book with the Aikens' contact information. Rose then has no choice but to retrace the victim's journey, step by step, through the hurricane and a city in ruins. Landfall is a gripping novel that reveals the intertwined destinies of two young girls, one white, the other Black. Ellen Urbani paints the portrait of strong and tender women who know how to fight in the heart of the storm. EAN: 9782351780985 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Sarum - Edward Rutherfurd - Book Summary : Almost a thousand tightly packed pages for a Michener-esque novelistic undertaking, but coming from England. Sarum is the ancient name for Salisbury, and this great fresco tells the story of the surrounding country, from prehistory to the present day, following the destiny of five family dynasties at different points in time. A vast, well-documented and ever-present chronicle for lovers of long, non-lengthy novels. EAN: 9782856164594 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Streets of Yesterday - Silvia Tennenbaum - Book Summary : Moritz Wertheim runs a prosperous textile business that he will soon pass on to his sons, and in particular to Eduard, the youngest of the siblings, who has just returned from the United States. The Wertheims begin this promising 20th century with serenity alongside their fellow citizens. They are a perfectly assimilated Jewish family who participate in German economic life, celebrate Christmas, and are ready to do anything to defend the Empire, like Eduard, who enlists in the army when the Great War is declared. But with the ensuing defeat and the crisis spreading throughout the country, tension is now palpable in the streets of Frankfurt. The first anti-Jewish laws are passed, and the rise of anti-Semitism forces some members of the Wertheim family to leave. Eduard goes to Switzerland, his brother Jacob to the Netherlands, and their nephews and nieces to the United States or even Palestine. Then World War II broke out, leading several family members to their deaths, leaving the survivors devastated by the discovery of what their country had done to their loved ones. By multiplying the perspectives and sensibilities of these fabulous characters who populate her family saga, Silvia Tennenbaum accurately depicts the complexity of the history of the German Jewish bourgeoisie. Its particular relationship to religion and patriotism, but also its role in the great ideologies of the time: nationalism, communism, and Zionism. The author takes us through these lives, which compose a moving fresco of the first half of the 20th century. EAN: 9782070145720 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Anton Makarenko works in three volumes - Panorama of Soviet literature - Book Summary : See photos EAN: Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Chéri - The book of tomorrow - Colette - Book Summary : See photos EAN: Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : African Tales - Vladislav Stanovsky - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782700011012 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Andalusia Notebook - Lélie Abadie - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 2952014329 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : 3000 Years Under Water - Bernard Maurin - Book Summary : Twenty years of archaeological research and underwater excavations in Sanguinet, in the Landes region of France. This book, both scientific and accessible, explores the people who lived on the shores of the lake and had to move their villages each time the water level rose. EAN: 9782910030407 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Arcachon Basin - In the time of pinnaces, oysters and resin - François Cottin, Françoise Cottin - Book Summary : I imagined my tales in Guadeloupe and other countries. I wanted to depict human life through the life of animals, but be careful! My characters can also be trees, fruits, flowers, and even men. I hope that all these characters will enchant you. EAN: 9782907202640 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Creole Tales - Jean Juraver - Book Summary : I imagined my tales in Guadeloupe and other countries. I wanted to depict human life through the life of animals, but be careful! My characters can also be trees, fruits, flowers, and even men. I hope that all these characters will enchant you. EAN: 9782708704497 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Little jokes and other unimportant nastiness - Guy Bedos - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782020183987 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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