Georges: 1999 books

Même le meilleur vin peut laisser un goût amer... Antoine et Julien travaillent pour un mensuel indépendant, La Feuille de vigne, spécialisé dans le milieu du vin. Leur prochaine enquête concerne Jean Poitou, un célèbre collectionneur de grands crus récemment victime d’un cambriolage....

Bataille’s first novel, published under the pseudonym ‘Lord Auch’, is still his most notorious work. In this explicit pornographic fantasy, the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, torture, orgies, madness and defilement, culminating...

**“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian During a high-profile hunt for the latest criminal gang to hit Paris,...

“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian A tragic tale of lost identity, and a mystery that only Inspector Maigret...

**“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian With a serial killer on the loose in Paris, Maigret must outsmart the...

“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian In Simenon’s iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic...

“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian A sensational tale of deceit and back-stabbing in an isolated community...

“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian A chilling Inspector Maigret mystery set on the Belgian border “She...

“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian The city of Simenon's youth comes to life in this disturbing Inspector...

Against all expectations Marcel Féron has made a “normal” life in a bucolic French suburb in the Ardennes. But on May 10, 1940, as Nazi tanks approach, this timid, happy man must abandon his home and confront the “Fate” that he has secretly awaited. Separated from his pregnant wife and young...

For forty years Charles Alavoine has sleepwalked through his life. Growing up as a good boy in the grip of a domineering mother, he trains as a doctor, marries, opens a medical practice in a quiet country town, and settles into an existence of impeccable bourgeois conformity. And yet at unguarded...

Extrait : "L'HOMME ressemble aux animaux par ce qu'il a de matériel, et en voulant le comprendre dans l'énumération de tous les êtres naturels, on est forcé de le mettre dans la classe des animaux ; mais la nature n'a ni classes ni genres, elle ne comprend que les individus ; ces genres et ces classes...

Un exploit sportif sur fond d'aventure humaine! Une belle aventure humaine et sportive. Un livre souvenir de l'exploit du club de foot Nîmes Olympique sans précédent ni trophée, afin que nul ne l’oublie. Pour qu’il reste gravé dans la mémoire des nîmois et des autres, et que de temps en temps on le sorte de la bibliothèque pour verser quelques larmes. Allez NO !

First published in 1883. 336 illustrations. This volume (the second of two) covers: Civil and Military Architecture, Methods of Construction, Sculpture, Painting, Industrial Art, and General Characterisitics of Egyptian Art.