Sa: 359 books

Le cri de Laura Rosmore résonnera toujours dans les couloirs vides de Pennbury Manor : cette nuit-là, dans une crise de démence, Fiorenza, sa mère, jalouse de sa beauté et de l’éclat de sa jeunesse, a essayé de l’étrangler. Loin de Pennbury, quelques années plus tard, Laura rencontre...

Sexagénaire fringuant, Marc est marié à Mélinda, à peine plus jeune que lui. Le couple, hier flamboyant et amoureux, semble aujourd'hui avoir du plomb dans l'aile. Le désir s'est émoussé, le plaisir n'est plus une idée neuve. Mélinda a perdu de sa superbe, et Marc fait preuve en toute occasion...

A thought-provoking collection of searing prose from a Sioux woman that covers race, identity, assimilation, and perceptions of Native American culture Zitkala-Sa wrestled with the conflicting influences of American Indian and white culture throughout her life. Raised on a Sioux reservation,...

Stated Shaykh Muhammad 'Umar Bazmool, professor of higher studies at Umm al-Qura University in Makkah, in his introduction to the translation: "The author of this book, Questions and Answers Concerning the Foundations of Faith and Obstalces in its Path, is the virtuous Shaykh the scholar of Fiqh, Tafseer,...

This is a book about the present-day global socio-economic system envisioning the steps that should be taken towards a better future. The contemporary economic theory is rather elaborate for an ordinary person and sometimes even for a professional to understand. Moreover, it has too often been proved...

Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, Åsa Larsson e altri: un Natale in giallo con i migliori autori di crime svedesi. Una scelta di straordinarie storie da brivido, tutte inedite, che la critica non ha esitato a definire «una pietra miliare» nel panorama della letteratura di genere. Una raccolta che...

some short stories

Such is the voice of Shan Sa's unforgettable heroine in her latest literary masterpiece, Empress. Empress Wu, one of China's most controversial figures, was its first and only female emperor, who emerged in the seventh century during the great Tang Dynasty and ushered in a golden age. Throughout history,...

American Indian Stories (1921) is remarkable for being perhaps the first literary work by a Native-American woman created without the mediation of a non-Native interpreter, or collaborator. Zitkala-Sa vividly articulates her disillusionment with the harshness of American-Indian boarding schools and the...

A BOXED SET of the Marco Sforza prequel books from the Angels of Mercy Series by SA Collins BOOK ONE : Diary of a Quarterback – Part I: King of Imperfections Born in America but reared in their father’s home of Torino, Italy, Marco Sforza has led a fairly idyllic life. The Sforzas...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.American Indian Stories (1921) is remarkable for being perhaps the first literary work by a Native-American woman created without the mediation of a non-Native interpreter, or collaborator. Zitkala-Sa vividly articulates...

Le roman fondateur du réalisme balzacien, suivi d'une anthologie sur le thème de l'argent. Un " petit classique numérique " pour les lycéens. Le roman de Balzac Dans une pension de famille vétuste vit un vieil homme, qu'on surnomme le père Goriot. Celui-ci aime tellement ses...

New! An essential pocket reference for paediatric emergency medicine. This is a practical, synoptic resuscitation aid providing comprehensive guidelines about equipment sizes and drug doses, including how to prepare, dilute and administer drugs in the emergency room. What’s covered...

Im schwedischen Kiruna sind die Winter dunkel und klirrend kalt. Eines düsteren Tages beleuchtet das Polarlicht eine gespenstische Szenerie: Viktor Stråndgard liegt tot in der Kirche. Nicht das erste Mal. Als Jugendlicher war er nach einem Unfall scheintot, hatte Kontakt mit Gott und Engeln. Dieses...