Richard - Libros y biografía

“A book that offers hope.”  —The New York Times Book Review “Richard Louv has done it again. A remarkable book that will help everyone break away from their fixed gaze at the screens that dominate our...

Lives of the Planets describes a scientific field in the midst of a revolution. Planetary science has mainly been a descriptive science, but it is becoming increasingly experimental. The space probes...

EDITING ANNOTATION FOR ISBN -- 0446672769 TITLE: BEACHCOMBING AT MIRAMAR BY BODE RICHARD C0In this "restful book about the companions we choose and the pace at which we live our lives" ("Los Angeles Times"),...

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER In this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling novella by Stephen King and award-winning author Richard Chizmar, an adult Gwendy is summoned back to Castle Rock after...

The magnificent second novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and Playground.“Accomplished . . . mature and assured. . . . A major American novelist.”— New RepublicSomething is...

From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental loveHow is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense...

Reminiscent of the edgy, offbeat humor of Chris Moore and Matt Ruff, the first entry in a whimsical, fast-paced supernatural series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim novels—a...

New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey’s first novel—the cult classic dystopian cyberpunk tale—now back in print after twenty years in a special signed, collectible edition.Welcome to the near...

Lambda Literary Award-winning editor Richard Canning brings together all new work by Edmund White, Dale Peck, James McCourt, Andrew Holleran, and others.

An ex-Vietnam jet fighter jockey and one of New World Airlines' best pilots, Emil Pate is a man with a grievance.

As one of the most admired political leaders of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill holds iconic status in popular memory. But in this incisive new biography, acclaimed military historian Richard...

Featured in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story starring Heather Locklear, premiering on LifetimeThis indispensable guide to family in the #1 bestselling series reveals how to avoid...

Kama Sutra, or Aphorisms on Love, is one of the most widely read and enjoyed of the ancient classics. Written in India nearly two centuries ago and translated by the great Richard Burton, this landmark...

A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author’s grandson.When it exploded...

A brilliant translation of one of the most influential works of French theater, Phaedra is rendered into movingly expressive verse by the Pulitzer Prize–winning translator Richard Wilbur.Jean Racine’s...

A heartfelt, romantic novel inspired by Sweet Home Alabama and perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis, Kristan Higgins, and Susan Mallery, in which a young woman who only fosters dogs discovers an abandoned...

America is caught in the lethal center of an unwinnable two-front war -- in this gripping and explosive thriller from the master of geopolitical intrigue . . . The war on terrorism has borne bitter fruit,...

The only writer ever to win both the Pulitzer Prize and Pen/Faulkner Award for a single novel (Independence Day) Richard Ford follows the completion of his acclaimed Bascombe trilogy with Canada. After...

On Sunday 22 July, Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider ever to win the Tour de France. It was the culmination of years of hard work and dedication and a vision begun with the creation of Team...

The story of how Europe was converted to Christianity from 300AD until the barbarian Lithuanians finally capitulated at the astonishingly late date of 1386. It is an epic tale from one of the most gifted...

" Ah, vous traduisez des livres ? Vous faites comment ? Mot à mot ? "Traducteur : mode d'emploi. Dans ces carnets décalés et passionnants, le traducteur littéraire Nicolas Richard, capé et renommé,...

Une polémique sur les poilus de Verdun, un hommage à l’OAS, l’accueil en grandes pompes d’Éric Zemmour… voilà autant de faits qui devenus l’ordinaire de Béziers. Ce qui se joue là est construit et s’inscrit...

Magnat de la presse, de la finance et du pétrole, ami et complice de tous les chefs d’Etat, mais également mécène de toutes les causes, son influence sur le monde a été aussi néfaste qu’invisible. De...

A landmark new collection of stories from Richard Ford that showcases his brilliance, sensitivity, and trademark wit and candorIn Sorry for Your Trouble, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling...

Une grande fresque urbaine et sociale, adaptée au cinéma par Spike Lee. L'inspecteur Rocco Klein travaille depuis bien trop longtemps à Dempsy, une banlieue déshéritée de New York, pour ne pas être...

A tender and funny story about wanting to go back - when you know it's time to move on.---------Theo has been living in his parents' shed, nursing a broken heart and a wounded ego, convinced life can't...

In the age of globalization, some claim that where you live doesn't't matter: Alaska, Idaho, and Alabama are interchangeable. The world is, after all, flat. Not so fast. Place, argues the great urbanist...

The currency is fame, and it's bigger than money, more desired than power. Each season American Idol delivers on a promise whose epic scope is unparalleled in the annals of competition: to take an unknown...

For many of us, thinking about the future conjures up images of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road: a post-apocalyptic dystopia stripped of nature. Richard Louv, author of the landmark bestseller Last Child in...

Dans les pays latins, et en particulier en France, les Francs-maçons ont la réputation d’être athées, matérialistes, irréligieux et anticléricaux, si bien que beaucoup de Catholiques s’écartent de leurs...