Jean Carr: 9 books

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries.   Their following studio...

Oedipe, le maudit, est conduit malgré lui à tuer son père et à épouser sa mère. Sa fille Antigone, la rebelle, enterre son frère au mépris de sa vie, malgré l'interdit du roi Créon.  Des extraits des pièces de Sophocle (Antigone, Oedipe-Roi), d'Anouilh (Antigone) et de Cocteau (La Machine...

At the age of nineteen Arthur Rimbaud committed suicide, not in the flesh but as a writer. At that point he had composed a body of poetry now ranked among the classics of France and of the world. He never wrote another line. He cut himself not only from literature but from his native country and from...

Suspense, enquêtes, énigmes, romans noirs... une petite bibliothèque idéale pour découvrir le meilleur du polar ! Un grand frère adoré soudain soupçonné d'avoir commis un crime horrible. Trois aventuriers en herbe embarqués dans une drôle de chasse au trésor. Un canard insolent qui tient...

What underlying philosophy and mission should museums pursue in the first half of the twenty-first century? In Museum Philosophy, twenty-four authors use the lenses of a variety of disciplines to answer this essential question. Museum professionals offer their answers alongside philosophers, historians,...

Le mythe antique de la guerre de Troie revisité par Giraudoux, dans le contexte de l’entre-deux-guerres. L’œuvre • Hélène, reine de Sparte, emmenée à Troie par Pâris ; des Grecs qui crient vengeance ; des vieillards opiniâtres, prêts à tout pour faire la guerre ; un héros qui...

The Book of Esther is one of the five Megillot. It tells the story of a Jewish girl in Persia, who becomes queen and saves her people from a genocide. The story of Esther forms the core of the Jewish festival of Purim. The commentary presents a literary analysis of the text, taking into account the...

Engineering the Climate: The Ethics of Solar Radiation Management discusses the ethical issues associated with deliberately engineering a cooler climate to combat global warming. Climate engineering (also known as geoengineering) has recently experienced a surge of interest given the growing likelihood...

480 pages pour comprendre le Monde  Pourquoi le détroit de Malacca rapproche-t-il l’Inde et les États-Unis ?  Que « pèsent » la santé et l’éducation face aux dépenses militaires ?  Pourquoi le yuan chinois est-il une « machine de guerre »?  À quand la grande pénurie en céréales...