V - Libros y biografía

« J'ai fini la lecture de votre manuscrit, qui m'a enthousiasmé. Je ne pense pas qu'on puisse faire mieux. Votre livre demeurera comme la "Bible de l'anticonformisme" ». Auguste Lumière « À ma connaissance,...

This study, completed in April 2024, aims at comprehensively presenting and thoroughly analysing the legal framework governing the definition and implementation of the single monetary policy in the euro...

Josh Retallick, hardy son of a respected Cornish family, and the wild Miriam, daughter of a drink-sodden copper miner, explore together the secret places and wild creatures of Bodmin Moor, unaware that...

The war to end all wars is coming. The Endlords are preparing themselves for invasion. Now should be the time when city men and clansmen come together to fight the dark forces of destruction, yet they...

In the frigid wasteland of the north, Raif Sevrance, Watcher of the Dead, has endured many trials to lay claim to the renowned sword known as Loss. But the price of wielding the legendary weapon is high,...

Friendships can bring us peace, fill the emotional shortcomings in our romantic relationships, and help us remember what lies deep inside every one of us. For more than twenty-five years, the international...

A cunningly crafted thriller, Darling Nikki is sure to keep readers guessing until the very end as a vengeful seductress lures her ex to his murder during a staged romantic encounter, but does not realize...

This edgy, compelling novel offers an honest portrayal of the ups and downs of everyday life as experienced by three memorable characters.Everybody Got Issues features Avonté Douglas, Ina Sinclair, and...

This novel is for anyone that appreciates the importance of building close emotional ties and expressing feelings to loved ones before it is too late.Christian Erickson is the perfect man: sincere, handsome,...

At Castle Harvell, two fates collide. Melliandra refuses to marry the sinister Prince Kylock while an apprentice named Jack is terrified by his sudden ability to work miracles. Together they flee the...

Voici l’ouvrage le plus réussi sur la reine par la rigueur de son érudition, par l’ouverture de ses questionnements et par la qualité de son écriture. L’un de ses points forts est de dégager le noyau...

La Moitié d’une vie (Half a Life, 2001), traduit pour la première fois en France en 2002, relate la vie de Willie Somerset Chandran, fils d’un brahmane révolté contre le système des castes. Willie quitte...

Les Hommes de paille raconte la carrière politique de Ralph Singh, le narrateur de ce roman. Après des études en Angleterre, le héros revient dans sa terre natale, une île des Caraïbes et colonie anglaise...

« Ce livre fut, à tous les titres, un grand voyage d'exploration.Je ne connaissais de l'Islam que ce que j'avais pu voir, enfant, dans le petit village de campagne de Trinidad où je vivais. Or je n'avais...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Dans Le Regard et l’écrit, Sir Vidia promène son regard terriblement lucide de l’Angleterre à l’Inde, de la naissance à la vie adulte, de l’innocence à la désillusion, de la pauvreté à la fortune, et...

Comment Vidia Surajprasad Naipaul était-il à 17 ans ? On découvrira ce Vidia juvénile, pas encore le Nobel Sir Vidia, dans ce livre émouvant. Au début de cette correspondance inédite, Vidia surnommé Vido...

"Agaria: A small Dravidian caste, who are an offshoot of the Gond tribe. The Agarias have adopted the profession of iron-smelting and form a separate caste. They numbered 9500 persons in 1911 and live...

This book is the result of the arrangement made by the Government of India, on the suggestion of the late Sir Herbert Risley, for the preparation of an ethnological account dealing with the inhabitants...

Kumh?r, Kumbh?r.—The caste of potters, the name being derived from the Sanskrit kumbh, a water-pot. The Kumh?rs numbered nearly 120,000 persons in the Central Provinces in 1911 and were most numerous...

Die Autorin hat eine Balance aus Tiefsinn und Leichtigkeit erreicht. Nach dem Motto, es darf gedacht und gelacht werden. Ihre Texte, die immer auch etwas zum Schmunzeln sind, finden Sie in dem vorliegenden...

Scritti per il periodico «Akhali Tskhovreba» («Vita Nuova») e pubblicati tra il giugno e il luglio del 1906, gli articoli che compongono il saggio Anarchia o socialismo? consentono a Stalin di affrontare...

Dieses Werk ist für all diejenigen gedacht, die selber ein Problem damit haben ganz einfache Gerichte selbst zu kochen. Aller Anfang ist meist schwer, aber dieses Werk ist Ihr persönlicher Einstiegshelfer...

Kongens fald er et indædt opgør med den danske folkesjæl og en af de mest dystre romaner i dansk litteratur, hvis forstemmende nihilistiske budskab pakkes ind i spraglet fortælleglæde. - Cand. mag. Jakob...

Sembrava facile dare un taglio netto al passato ma, a volte, l’imprevisto è dietro l’angolo… Elisabeth si era trasferita a Parigi tre anni prima per diventare una chef. Aveva lasciato la famiglia e gli...

Britain’s nature year, from the first flower to the last leaf With a mix of evocative writing, beautiful photographs and facts that are too good to keep to yourself, this book explores...

L'economia è una materia semplice. E la Politica lo è di conseguenza. In fondo essa ha origine dalla vita di tutti i giorni, dal valore che noi diamo alle cose che usiamo ed alle azioni che compiamo....

"I tell my own story because I believe that only in this way can I discharge the moral obligation which a kindly Fate imposed upon me in helping me to escape from the Soviet Terror the duty to speak for...

All three books in June V. Bourgo's 'The Crossing Trilogy, now in one volume!Magnolia Tree: In Stoney Creek, Sydney Grey discovers a set of journals written by her presumed-dead mother. With the help...