Denis: 1513 books

Notice préliminaire      I. Sans date      II. Sans date      III. Sans date      IV. 1er août 1769      V. Langres, 6 août 1770      VI. 1770      VII. 1770     ...

Diderot's The Nun (La Religieuse) is the seemingly true story of a young girl forced by her parents to enter a convent and take holy orders. A novel mingling mysticism, madness, sadistic cruelty and nascent sexuality, it gives a scathing insight into the effects of forced vocations and the unnatural...

Someone wants revenge, and the target is the President’s plane. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The world’s most ingenious international criminal is bent on revenge… • Two men with the same name and the same face• And six of the most important men in the world...

Introducing UNACO – the United Nations Anti Crime Organisation – an elite team of agents who battle the world’s deadliest criminals. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The most ingenious criminal in the world has come up with his most spectacular exploit, to kidnap...

Nous partîmes hier à huit heures pour Marly ; nous y arrivâmes à dix heures et demie ; nous ordonnâmes un grand dîner, et nous nous répandîmes dans les jardins, où la chose qui me frappa, c’est le contraste d’un art délicat dans...

Extrait : "Je vais vous parler cette fois, mon ami, de ces temps innocents où le ciel était encore en commerce avec la terre, et ne dédaignait pas visiter ses enfants ; de ces premiers et vénérables agriculteurs qui n'habitèrent presque jamais des villes, qui vécurent sous des tentes et dans les champs, qui eurent de nombreux troupeaux, une grande famille, un peuple de serviteur ; (...)"

Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control and Guidance for Aerospace demonstrates the attractive potential of recent developments in control for resolving such issues as flight performance, self protection and extended-life structures. Importantly, the text deals with a number of practically significant...

Amy Goodman, is a multiple New York Times bestselling author. She is the best-known voice of independent media today; her radio and television program Democracy Now! is broadcast on over 800 stations nationwide. She tours extensively and draws a massive audience wherever she goes. Her blog is read by hundreds of thousands of people.

Winner of the Dafoe Book Prize Winner of the University of British Columbia Medal for Canadian Biography 1995 marked the 100th anniversary of that most charismatic and enigmatic public figure, the thirteenth prime minister of Canada, John George Diefenbaker. Beloved and reviled with equal passion,...

Le texte intégral de l'œuvre philosophique et un dossier pédagogique complet ! Le fruit des réflexions philosophiques d'un empereur pétri d'une solide culture littéraire, inspiré par Épictète et les stoïciens. Contexte Empereur en 161, Marc Aurèle passa un temps considérable...

The fine art of painting is as varied as the life from which it springs. Each artist portrays different aspects of the world. A great artist is able to take some aspect of life and give it depth and meaning. To do this, an artist will make use of the many devices common to painting. These include composition,...

The authorized biography of Sir James Barrie, Bart, O. M. (1860–1937) playwright and novelist. Best known as the author of Peter Pan, Barrie was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, educated at Edinburgh University and initially worked as a journalist in England. His early books comprised novels...

Lettres de Diderot à Voltaire, Bernard du Châtelet, Jaucourt...

One of three smaller, more specific e-books, abridged from Philip Nixon's Exploring Durham History. The colourful threads that run through County Durham history have produced a rich tapestry of history, and this edition's focus on western County Durham is sure to appeal to all local history enthusiasts.