Francois: 336 books

Excellent introduction to the philosophy, method, and procedures of Francois Baucher, or the French tradition of "riding in lightness" that Baucher developed in the 19th century. Includes a translation of Baucher's "second manner." Jean-Claude Racinet wrote a few articles in the magazine Dressage...

The most engaging collection of the French mystics' writings now available Twenty-first century Christians are now discovering the wisdom of this controversial theologian and spiritual thinker. Fenelon showed how it was possible to have devotion and faith in the original Age of Reason. In many respects,...

Do you have an employee whose performance keeps deteriorating-despite your close monitoring? Brace yourself: You may be at fault-by unknowingly triggering the set-up-to-fail syndrome. Perhaps things started off swimmingly. But then something--a missed deadline, a lost client-made you question the...

In this monograph on Educational Semiotics, Francois Tochon (along with a number of research colleagues) has produced a work that is truly groundbreaking on a number of fronts. First of all, in his concise but brilliant introductory comments, Tochon clearly debunks the potential notion that semiotics...

This CEPS book comprises a first-ever economic and regulatory analysis of a possible Free Trade Area (FTA) between China and the EU, whose design is supposed to be 'deep and comprehensive'. It provides an overview of the global economic environment in which EU-Chinese economic relations have developed...

Reflections; Or Sentences And Moral Maxim by Francois Duc De La       Rochefoucauld.

My Eyes Betray Me is a book of poems/writings/thoughts of relationships, love unrequited, desperate, silly, sickening. It is raw in expression and easily relatable.

When four siblings find themselves in a land of floating trees, odd floppy-nosed villagers and murderous skeletons, they realize that this is no ordinary game of Minecraft. Fighting for survival in an virtual reality, they soon find that the murderous skeletons are the least of their worries - they're also being hunted down by the ruthless and tyrannical gamekeepers.

L'ignoble meurtre d'une obèse provoque un vent de panique dans la paisible ville de La Sarre.  La suite des événements laisse pantois les policiers locaux.  L'inspecteur Grenier débute son enquête et réalise rapidement son impuissance vis-à-vis les agissements du tueur.  Il s'adjoint donc...

Jean Francois-Revel, a pillar of French intellectual life in our time, became world famous for his challenges to both Communism and Christianity. Twenty-seven years ago, his son, Matthieu Ricard, gave up a promising career as a scientist to study Tibetan Buddhism -- not as a detached observer but...

Practical guide to Thailand for people traveling on their own. In family, alone or among friends, you'll find tips and good ideas to explore in depth the country safely, and the essential elements to prepare your budget before taking off. It contains all the answers to the questions we ask before...

EXTRAIT: Jean-Sylvain Bailly naquit à Paris, en 1736, de Jacques Bailly et de Cécile Guichon.             Le père du futur astronome était garde des tableaux du roi. Cette charge existait dans la famille...

EXTRAIT: Messieurs, je dois aujourd’hui, conformément à un article des règlements académiques dont la date remonte à 1666, et qui, dans un si long intervalle de temps, a toujours été fidèlement exécuté, dérouler...

In this, the second edition of A Social History of England, Francois Bédarida has added a new final chapter on the last fifteen years. The book now traces the evolution of English society from the height of the British Empire to the dawn of the single European market. Making full use of the...