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Japan is a place of special fascination for the acclaimed international comics creator Igort, who has visited and lived there more than 20 times, and worked in the country's manga industry for more than a decade. In this masterful new book—part graphic memoir, part cultural meditation—Igort vividly...

Prenez une cuillère à soupe de poisse, une pincée de quiproquo, le tout saupoudré d'une dèche intense ! Laissez mijoter, et vous obtenez la vie d' Ebène Duta , le quotidien d' une jeune fille noire loin de son pays d’origine. L'histoire, scénarisée et dessinée par Elyon's, est savoureuse...

In this sequel to the graphic memoir Such a Lovely Little War, young Marcelino and his family move from Saigon to swinging London in order to escape the war. There, he discovers an exciting new world of hedonists and hippies, while his mother slips further into her bipolar disorder, and Vietnam slips further into tragedy and heartbreak.

Book Summary Our Fated Century is a kaleidoscopic scan of events and attitudes that have affected us and our fellow earthly travellers during the tumultuous period from 1917 to 2017. During this period, the earth, its people, and their ideas have been ever-changing, and our horizon has shifted...

Am Supermarkt geben wir der Kassiererin beim Bezahlen ein Kärtchen, auf dessen Chip unsere Treuepunkte vermerkt sind, und durch den die Supermarktkette unser Einkaufsverhalten kennenlernt. Autoversicherungen gehen dazu über, mit Chips im Auto das Fahrverhalten ihrer Kunden zu überprüfen, und Krankenversicherungen...

Mohammad Amin Sheikho Birth: 1890 A.D. Death: 1964 A.D. Precept: Interpretation of the Holy Qur'an CONTENTS - Introduction - Stories of the Scholar – Part 5 - The Dignity of a Believing Officer. - His Enemies Confessed to His Excellence. - The Officer, a Repentant Criminal and a Chicken Coop. -...

L'histoire vraie du premier scientifique américain - d'origine française et naturalisé américain, entré au Panthéon national. En 1810, John James Audubon s'embarque sur le Mississipi pour son premier voyage d'exploration. Le but de cet homme au destin tumultueux ? Découvrir et peindre tous...

What makes philosophy on the continent of Europe so different and exciting? And why does it have such a reputation for being 'difficult'? Continental philosophy was initiated amid the revolutionary ferment of the 18th century, philosophers such as Kant and Hegel confronting the extremism of the time...

En este libro se habla de desempleo, de relaciones de pareja, de portales de citas, de soledad, de crisis personal, de problemas de dinero, de amistad, de iniciativas que no cuajan, de comenzar de nuevo una y otra vez. De reinventarse.Situaciones en las que cualquiera puede verse reflejado...

La Présidente : Totalitaire dévoile la fuite en avant d’une Marine Le Pen acculée, débordée sur sa droite. Sous la pression du bloc identitaire, le gouvernement remanié opère un tour de vis sécuritaire effrayant. Les étrangers sont toujours plus stigmatisés, les médias d’opposition...

A story that brings tears to your eyes, in more ways than one. It touches you so much you it makes you want to cross your legs in sympathy - Nev Fountain, writer at Dead Ringers, author of Painkiller Rob Wells has spent much of his adult life coping with chronic pain of different kinds - an...

In the aftermath of the murderous attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices on January 7, 2015, cartoonist Catherine Meurisse struggles with the trauma of losing her friends and looks for a way to move forward with her life and her art. She soon enters a dissociative state where she loses her memories,...

In The Vagabonds, Josh Neufeld explores religion, global politics and the mysteries of everyday life, in locales as diverse as the Thai countryside, San Francisco and New York City.Stranded in a remote corner of Thailand, Josh and Sari are taken in by a family of Baptist missionaries. New perspectives-force them to confront their own spiritual longings.

Life is sweeter with the sweet angel, The life of an angel and a rose.