Christine: 4859 books

Après le succès de son précédent livre, Christine Ockrent confirme ici sa maîtrise et son attachement au genre littéraire du portrait. En quelques pages, elle saisit son personnage, le situe, retrace un parcours, une aventure et un style. Ses informations sont précises, son ton souvent tendre...

A true story of how psychics guided my life. As I sat there at the psychic's table for a tarot reading, amazing things were told to me, and they all came true! One brother goes into the "dark side," one is spared. You won't believe what happens to one of them! For many years my psychics "got it right." See how....

Romain was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. At 18, he leaves his family for a home in the forest, learning to live off the land rather than his family’s wealth. Éléna flees a house of blood and mayhem, taking refuge in a monastery and later in the rustic village of Rivière-aux-Oies. One...

Gritty and gripping, this is the story of the author's journey from almost two decades of prostitution, addiction and prison to a life of blindness, motherhood and happiness. She has survived brutality and discrimination with resilience and optimism. "Horrifying, heartbreaking, informative and...

We Do Language builds on the authors’ highly acclaimed first collaboration, Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools, and examines the need to integrate linguistically informed teaching into the secondary English classroom. The book meets three critical goals for preparing...

Journal writing is not new--journals have been around for centuries. More recently, journals have been viewed as a means of scaffolding reflective teaching and encouraging reflectivity in research processes. As a result, some educators may ask, “What more do we need to know?” Those likely to raise...

Caring for the wounded of the First World War was tough and challenging work, demanding extensive knowledge, technical skill, and high levels of commitment. Although allied nurses were admired in their own time for their altruism and courage, their image was distorted by the lens of popular mythology....

Les diamants disparus Il a tout oublié, même son épouse. « Je te présente ta femme, Justine. » Lorsque son frère s’avance vers lui, une femme à son bras, William se demande s’il n’est pas victime d’un complot. Lui, marié ? Après la chute de cheval qui l’a plongé...

Does your child know how to use a check book? Boil an egg? Do the laundry? Read a map? Homeschooler Christine Field helps parents systematically teach kids - from preschool to the teen years - what they need to know to thrive as adults.

An exploration of the technical, social, legal, and economic aspects of the scholarly infrastructure needed to support research activities in all fields in the twenty-first century. Scholars in all fields now have access to an unprecedented wealth of online information, tools, and services....

When our expectations are met and things go according to plan, we feel a sense of accomplishment; we feel safe, in control, and on track. But when life does not live up to our expectations, we end up with an Expectation Hangover. This particular brand of disappointment is profoundly uncomfortable...

Binge Eating Disorder (BED), compulsive overeating, and binge eating are serious problems faced by millions of women and men throughout the world. Yet many don’t get the treatment they desperately need. People with BED or compulsive overeating tend to be so ashamed of their behavior that they hide...

Everyone has a soul.  It's sometimes referred to as your "true self".  No two souls are exactly alike.  How do you express yourself?  Do you feel you have purpose in life?  This book will enlighten you and show you how to accept yourself, how to be grateful for all you have, how to forgive yourself...

As a university professor, an environmentalist, and a world-traveller, Sue Hendler was thriving. Then she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She had to give up her job, make hard decisions about medical treatment, and drastically shorten her vision of the future. As her cancer spread, she...