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FÉDOR MIKHAÏLOVITCH SMOKOVNIKOFF, président de la Chambre des Domaines, était un homme d’une honorabilité au-dessus de tout soupçon – et il en était fier –, libéral très austère ; et non seulement il était libre penseur, mais il haïssait toute manifestation religieuse, ne voyant dans la religion que des vestiges de superstition.

Most frequently regarded as a writer of the supernatural, Poe was actually among the most versatile of American authors, writing social satire, comic hoaxes, mystery stories, science fiction, prose poems, literary criticism and theory, and even a play. As a journalist and editor, Poe was closely in...

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

One of Marxism's most important texts, The Revolution Betrayed explores the fate of the Russian Revolution after Lenin's death. Written in 1936 and published the following year, this brilliant and profound evaluation of Stalinism from the Marxist standpoint prophesied the collapse of the Soviet Union...

Trotsky and Slavoj Žižek defend revolutionary violence Written in the white heat of revolutionary Russia’s Civil War, Trotsky’s Terrorism and Communism is one of the most potent defenses of revolutionary dictatorship. In his provocative commentary to this new edition the philosopher Slavoj...

Qu'est-ce que le rêve lucide ? Cela signifie que le rêveur garde sa lucidité de l'état de veille pendant qu'il rêve. A un moment de son rêve, il prend conscience qu'il rêve, il peut alors en utilisant certaines techniques prendre la direction de son rêve...

This book explores the power of print and the politics of the book in South Africa from a range of disciplinary perspectives?historical, bibliographic, literary-critical, sociological, and cultural studies. The essays collected here, by leading international scholars, address a range of topics as...

Common Sense is Not Always Common Practice as Boudicca 's story shows. This book is your ultimate resource for Boudicca. Here you will find the most up-to-date 52 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there...

La historia de la gigantesca nación rusa está colmada de sucesos impactantes. Una de esas etapas es el periodo final de la decadencia de los zares, cuando las diferencias sociales que determinan la riqueza exagerada y la pobreza rampante, eran supremamente evidentes en la vida de los rusos. En la...

This book is your ultimate resource for Nicholas Hoult. Here you will find the most up-to-date 60 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Nicholas Hoult's Early life, Career and Personal...

In Paris, on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, an old man suddenly vanishes without a trace: a new plague has reached France, and will soon grow to terrible proportions. The event is witnessed by a cytologist working at the Aristotle Institute, who is also a Polyplast--the result of an experiment in selective...

Kass shows how the promise and the peril of our time are inextricably linked with the promise and the peril of modern science. The relation between the pursuit of knowledge and the conduct of life—between science and ethics, each broadly conceived—has in recent years been greatly complicated...

This is a love story based on events that occurred in my life more than fifty years ago. Some of the names have been changed, and some events may have been diminished or embellished while recalling things that happened when writing the story. The story is a based on recollections of actual experiences...

These state-of-the-art strategies are designed to heal, strengthen, and protect your back from stress and injury. Dr. Root's clinically proven program includes a 15-minute daily exercise routine, self-administered first aid, what to ask and what to expect from your doctor, and short- and long-term solutions for pain.