Title : Fruits and vegetables - Anthony Palou - book Summary : 2011 Two Magots Prize A fruit and vegetable merchant at the Quimper market halls, the father gets up at dawn and wakes up the entire neighborhood with his 2CV van. Although he doesn't really have a knack for business, he took over the shop from his grandfather, Antonio, who arrived from Majorca in 1936 and made his fortune in citrus fruits. But in 1976, the fire at the market hall ruined their cozy, well-oiled little life. This tender and melancholic novel is a hymn to those who started from nowhere to achieve nothing. EAN: 9782290034606 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Psychotic Child - Anny Cordié - book Summary : A psychotic child When her parents first took her to the analyst, Sylvie was three years old. She was filled with anxiety and terror: she would not tolerate any contact; it was almost impossible to wash her or do her hair, she was screaming so much. His parents have already consulted numerous specialists in the provinces, and the child has undergone multiple neurological examinations, which have not detected any abnormalities. The psychological tests, however, have all been "catastrophic." The medical profession is unanimous: this is a serious developmental delay, which requires treatment. for life in a psychiatric hospital. In desperation, the parents decided to come to Paris to seek advice from Françoise Dolto; it was she who referred them to Anny Cordié so that their child could begin psychoanalysis. A psychotic child is the story of this treatment, which lasted eight years. It is also an attempt to define, based on the teachings of Jacques Lacan, the origin, structure and possible treatment of autism and psychosis. Anny Cordié Neuropsychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She is the author of There are no dunces s (Seuil, 1993, “Points”, 1996), of Teacher's discomfort (Seuil, 2000) and Why, doctor, is our child having problems? (Seuil, 2004). Edition augmented with an afterword EAN: 9782020207737 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Listen to My Voice - Susanna Tamaro - book Summary : An unknown father, a deceased mother, buried Jewish origins... It was in an attempt to escape her grandmother's oppressive silence about this heavy past that the rebellious teenager from Go Where Your Heart Takes You ran away. But without roots, you can't build anything lasting... Back in her small, windswept house in northern Italy, the young woman decides to piece together the scattered pieces of the puzzle of her origins. Alone since her grandmother's death, she embarks on a journey through time among old papers and yellowed photographs. This intimate pilgrimage will lead her first in her father's footsteps, then to Israel, and finally to herself. EAN: 9782266174664 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Marriage Without Protocol - Elizabeth Bailey - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782280126267 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Mabrouk Dog of a Life - Jean-Pierre Hutin - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782253036708 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Humboldt's Gift Volume 2 - Saul Bellow - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782253028888 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Tender Deception - Ross Kathryn - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782280048569 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Irishwoman - Cathy-Cash Spellman - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782266021128 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Le Petit Perret - Illustrated by example - Pierre Perret - book Summary : Pierre PERRET The new little Perret illustrated by example The paperback 1985--- Brand new students, sleazebags, bar-goers, comic book readers, deserters of morality, defrocked priests, lovers of strong emotions, shady places, terrifying descriptions, women riddled with misfortune, damned men or merciless police officers evolving in hallucinatory settings, buy this book, steal it if you can. Discover two thousand four hundred marginal, raw, violent, colorful words, their scent is not that of linden, it is absinthe in its pure state. EAN: 9782253034421 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Yellow of Naples - Jean-Paul Desprat - book Summary : When Anselme Masson, a porcelain specialist, travels to Naples on Marie Antoinette's orders to reestablish the Capodimonte factory, he has no idea of ​​the difficulties that await him. But how can he oppose a queen's wishes? Between political machinations and royal jealousies, Anselme will have to call upon all the resources of reason to keep his promise... Historian and novelist, Jean-Paul Desprat was born in 1947. He is the author of numerous works on Henri IV and Madame de Maintenon. Naples Yellow is the second novel in a trilogy that began with Sevres Blue , also available in Points. "Between Spanish-style traps, Neapolitan romances, Roman-style angelism and French-style Enlightenment philosophy, the author overflows with inventiveness, erudition and infectious enthusiasm for his heroes." History EAN: 9782757822876 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Who's There? - Nata Minor - book Summary : Thousands of readers have enjoyed The Ladies' Game, and have been drawn into a fascinating shadow play where truth and falsehood, fiction and memory, seemed to merge or change roles at every moment. Here we find the protagonists, in a new game configuration. After having spoken at length about the whimsical "Mademoiselle," heroine of a thousand and one extravagant episodes, whom he served in another time, the old valet Afanassi chooses silence. How will the narrator, who feels guilty for having stolen his words and his story, now be able to learn more about this character, perhaps fictional from the start? What if the narrator, far from pulling the strings of her characters as she believes, was never anything more than their servant, or their dupe? EAN: 9782253072652 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Man Who Lied to Women - Carol O'CONNELL - book Summary : Lies are inherent in human nature; most are harmless, only a few are fatal. The one who struck down Amanda Bosch is unspeakable. The atypical detective Kathy Mallory must immerse herself in the cozy world of the upscale neighborhoods to try to discover her murderer. Meanwhile, Charles Butler, a lifelong friend and a fan of the paranormal, would like to help her by making Amanda's ghost speak. Kathy quickly has three suspects, specialists in manipulation on whom she practices her many talents. She senses it, the truth is not far away. But she'll have to act quickly because the murderer is ready to kill again if he feels threatened... EAN: 9782266173117 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Shadow of the Sun - Christelle Maurin - book Summary : Quai des Orfèvres Prize 2006 The King retires to Marly And from lover, he becomes husband He does what is expected of him at his age. It is the old soldier's destiny Retiring to the village To marry his old whore. Today, the underside of a sumptuous setting, a hotbed of jealousy of power. Will the mysterious assassin of the Château evade the police with impunity, terrorizing gardeners, architects, curators, and fountain engineers in succession? Behind the heavy secrets of history, they believed themselves safe from the stories. And if, at Versailles, these crimes were counted against us! EAN: 9782213615769 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : It's better to lose your daughter than the elections - Anne-Valérie Noir - book Summary : On February 17, 1995, Michel Noir, my father, former Minister of Foreign Trade, former deputy mayor of Lyon, representative of the "moral generation," produced my intimate writings during his trial, after my mother had taken them from me. He hoped in this way to escape the battle that opposed him to justice. It was the culmination of a long and interminable succession of cowardice, abandonment, blows to the heart, to my memory as a child, teenager, and woman. Time has passed. It is not easy to be rejected; we all need to love and be loved. Alas, this is not the case for my father, capable of living without his daughter but never without her power. For my two children and for me, with the necessary hindsight, I wanted the truth to be written. Here is the letter I am sending to him. " Anne-Valérie Noir EAN: 9782290316061 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : How do you know if you are black? - Espérance Miezi, Félicité Kindoki - book Summary : How do you know if you're black? Admit it, you've never asked yourself the question... Fortunately, thanks to this book, through observations of daily life and numerous examples, you can finally fill this gap! If this question may seem unusual, it's of course because the authors decided to answer it with humor and irony, drawing on facts they have experienced, sometimes funny, sometimes not, to talk about a so-called minority community and yet so visible: Black people! The objective of this book: to relax the zygomatic muscles while making us think. What if, after all, we weren't so different from each other? EAN: 9782290079263 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Prague Stories - Rainer Maria Rilke - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782020063784 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 : But what are we going to do with you? - Michel Drucker - book Summary : Every evening, little Michel watches the Granville-Paris train pass by, dreaming of the day he'll board it, escaping his native Normandy. A dunce in a family where academic excellence is a sacred duty, he flees at a very young age, at seventeen, to escape his father's reproach: "But what are we going to do with you?" The rest of the story is one of exceptional success: Michel Drucker is at once a memory of the small screen, a friend of the stars, a confidant of politicians, and the most popular host on French television, the undisputed ruler of variety shows. For more than forty years, we have known his face, his inimitable tone, his humor, and his kindness. Behind the colorful encounters and anecdotes, this book reveals the cracks of a self-taught man who built his life like a long bicycle race, step by step, to prove his true worth to his loved ones. EAN: 9782266183406 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Enigmas, paradoxes and curiosities - Dhombres Pierre - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782744129766 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Optician of Lampedusa - Emma-Jane Kirby - book Summary : The optician of Lampedusa is like us. He is conscientious, worried about the future of his two sons, the survival of his small business. He is not a hero. And his story is not a fairy tale but a tragedy: the discovery of men, women, and children struggling in the water, their faces swept away by the waves, because they are fleeing their country, persecution, and tyranny. The optician of Lampedusa tells the story of the fate of the one who did not want to see. This parable tells us about the awakening of a conscience; it is an ode to humanity. EAN: 9782290149805 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : From Bruises to Love - Hanif Kureishi - book Summary : In a neo-Thatcherite England where poverty serves the general standardization, the heroes of these modern tales do not surrender. Whether they are artists of failure or broken-down outsiders, all seek to exorcise one another from their misery. Even if it means bruising themselves or being seen as failures by constantly rejecting the preconceived existence of others. "Kureishi remains above all an artist, a master of open, ambiguous texts, of mysterious apologues. A one-man band whose music we love." Christophe Mercier - The Point EAN: 9782264028204 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Roses of Solitude - Jacqueline de Romilly - book Summary : This book is made of memories and reveries: it evokes familiar objects, each of which bears the trace of what was my life. Usually, we hardly see them; we are used to them, we do not pay attention. But it so happens that, sometimes, on the occasion of anything and a simple moment of attention given in passing, we rediscover a little of the memories which, over the years, have become attached to it. It is a very simple and very singular experience. I wanted to try to describe it, without changing the truth in any way; it is sometimes simple, sometimes naive, but it does not matter: for once I wanted to tell it just as it was, without inventing anything, without adding or correcting anything. EAN: 9782253122104 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : History of the caviar left - Laurent Joffrin - book Summary : Suspicious because nothing explains why a bourgeois elite would rally to the causes of a people from which it did not originate, the "caviar left" irritates. Yet, from Voltaire to Kennedy, including Hugo, Keynes, and Blum, it was a major architect of social progress. Deploring its current dissolution into an aristocracy of money cut off from reality, Laurent Joffrin advocates for the re-engagement of the great men of the left in society. Editorial director of Le Nouvel Observateur, Laurent Joffrin is also a writer and producer. Passionate about history, he has written numerous novels and essays, including La Régression française, available in Points. "Laurent Joffrin traces the history of aristocrats, wealthy bourgeois, and intellectuals who took up the cause of the most humble at the risk of being denounced as traitors to their class. Fascinating." The Parisian EAN: 9782757802298 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Every Day Is a Goodbye - Followed by A Young Man Has Passed By - Alain Rémond - book Summary : The house was sold. A poorly designed house, held together by its wallpaper. It was the house of happiness, the home of childhood, the warmth of the tribe, the games in the yard, among the chickens and rabbits. But it was also the house of unhappiness... A story full of rage and modesty, a magnificent hymn to life. Alain Rémond has long held the column "My Eye" in Télérama, where he was editor-in-chief. He currently contributes to La Croix and Marianne. He is the author of four autobiographical stories: Every Day is a Farewell (2000), A Young Man Has Passed (2002), Like a Song in the Night (2003), I Walk in the Arms of Time (2006). “There are books that you know you're going to love, love very much. From the first page. The first line.” EAN: 9782757803158 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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