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"Sept fois ils se sont dit oui. Dans des consulats obscurs, des mairies de quartier, des grandes cathédrales ou des chapelles du bout du monde. Tantôt pieds nus, tantôt en grand équipage. Il leur est même arrivé d'oublier les alliances. Sept fois, ils se sont engagés. Et six fois, l'éloignement, la séparation, le divorce... Edgar et Ludmilla... Le mariage sans fin d'un aventurier charmeur, un brin escroc, et d'une exilée un peu "perchée", devenue une sublime cantatrice acclamée sur toutes les scènes d'opéra du monde.

After a winter spent writing her latest novel, Annie looks forward to a summer with friends who have become like the family she never had. But then her landlord announces that his grandson will be moving into her cozy Chappaquiddick cottage - and she'll be moving out. Year-round island housing is tough to find. Shaken by the thought of being forced to leave the people and the community she's grown to love, Annie seeks distraction in the July 4th celebrations - and stumbles upon a young woman who's unconscious on her front lawn...and barely alive....

Flèche (the French word for 'arrow') is an offensive technique commonly used in fencing, a sport of Mary Jean Chan's young adult years, when she competed locally and internationally for her home city, Hong Kong. This cross-linguistic pun presents the queer, non-white body as both vulnerable ('flesh') and weaponised ('flèche'), and evokes the difficulties of reconciling one's need for safety alongside the desire to shed one's protective armour in order to fully embrace the world.

"In narrating her own audiobook, Carroll shows her sense of humor with her inflections. Sometimes laugh-out-loud funny but often deeply uncomfortable, Carroll's audiobook never shies away from what she wants to say when she wants to say it." -- AudioFile Magazine This program is read by the...

Qu'est-ce qu'on oublie souvent quand on analyse la situation du monde ? Les ressources énergétiques. Elles sont non seulement le nerf de la guerre, mais aussi celui de l'économie et de l'écologie. La méconnaissance de leur importance cruciale a incité Jean-Marc Jancovici à exposer la face "énergétique" des grands thèmes qui font de façon récurrente la une de l'actualité.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau es recordado como uno de los grandes pensadores del siglo XVIII, pero su obra El Contrato Social es más que un tratado político: es también una guía profunda para la libertad personal, la autodisciplina y el crecimiento interior. Si bien se enmarca en el contexto de cómo debe organizarse un Estado justo, sus enseñanzas pueden leerse como una metáfora poderosa sobre cómo ser el soberano de tu propia vida.

Breakthrough Principals debunks the myth of the 'superhero' principal by detailing the common actions and practices of leaders at our nation's fastest-gaining public schools. Based on the authors' Transformational Leadership Framework, which they developed through in-depth study of more than 100 high-gaining, high-poverty schools, the book distills findings into a practical, action-focused plan for diagnosing school needs and implementing structures, systems and practices that accelerate student achievement.

For eight years, Ama has been on the run and out of reach from the people who destroyed her life. Staying detached and moving quickly is all you can expect as a merchant-class woman with unnatural passions, even in the neglected areas of Gascony in the 800's. But now a village that needs her skills, and more importantly, a woman who wants her heart, is trying to break through those walls. If they do, Ama is convinced disaster will follow. And if she learns the whole truth, Ama will lose her as well. Lesbian romance 18+

When Jean Stoffer’s husband announced he was quitting his extremely stressful job to look for another career, she suddenly needed to bring in a lot more of the family income. The problem was, while she had a degree in business, her part-time job paid very little and she had few obvious options for earning more anytime soon. In Establishing Home, Jean tells how necessity sparked her journey from part-time receptionist to founder of an award-winning home design company and star of the Magnolia Network’s show, The Established Home.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere. The City of Lights may be one of the glories of the world but for those whose three score and ten have passed it is the final resting place for some of the very finest of literary talents.

Téo entendait de la musique partout : dans le cliquetis des mâts et le clapotis des vagues, dans le chant des mouettes et le souffle du vent.

Es hat geschneit. Der Igel Jefferson hilft seinem Freund Gilbert, dem Schwein, seine Garageneinfahrt freizuschaufeln und entdeckt in einem Haufen Schnee einen fast erfrorenen Kater, den Fotografen Emil. Emil kann im Krankenhaus gerettet werden, und allmählich erfahren sie von ihm – es dauert etwas länger und braucht Hilfe durch Freunde, denn Emil ist gehörlos – dass er zusammengeschlagen worden ist. Offensichtlich hat er etwas fotografiert, was jemand nicht dokumentiert haben wollte.

In this short, striking memoir, Jean Hannah Edelstein charts the course of her unexpectedly brief relationship with breasts. As she comes of age, she learns that breasts are a source of both shame and power. In early motherhood, she sees her breasts transform into a source of sustenance and a locus of pain. And then, all too soon, she is faced with a diagnosis and forced to confront what it means to lose and rebuild an essential part of yourself.

Trust is the foundation of healing, but in many communities, that trust has been hard to find. Whether in the rural landscape of Delta County, Colorado, or the suburbs of Chicago, the challenges of mental health are universal—yet the way we talk about them needs to be real. Join Dr. Ray and Jean as they bring "Real Talk" to the table. With over 25 years of experience through Lighthouse Emotional Wellness and a deep-rooted commitment to the KBH Center in Delta, they are dismantling the "outsider" perspective and replacing it with a permanent seat at the table for your wellness. Each episode ...

Dive into the whimsical world of La Fontaines fables, beautifully translated into English by W. T. Larned. Join us as we explore enchanting tales that celebrate the cleverness and charm of our feline friends. (Summary by bge1234)

Dive into the fascinating world of Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre, a remarkable French entomologist and author who overcame the challenges of a humble upbringing. Born in St. Léons, Aveyron, Fabre’s passion for learning led him to become an autodidact. By the age of 19, he had earned a primary teaching certificate and began his teaching journey at the college of Ajaccio in Corsica, later sharing his expertise at the lycée in Avignon in 1852. Join us as we explore the life and contributions of this extraordinary figure in the field of natural history.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE WINNER OF THE 2025 ZÓCALO BOOK PRIZE A humanitarian leader with more than two decades of experience working for the United Nations takes aim at the global food crisis—revealing how hunger anywhere affects lives everywhere and what steps we...

Tony Hsieh’s first successful venture was in middle school, selling personalized buttons. At Harvard, he made a profit compiling and selling study guides. In 1998, Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million. About a decade later, he sold online shoe empire Zappos to Amazon for $1.2 billion. The secret to his success? Making his employees happy. Drawing on interviews with a wide range of people whose lives Hsieh touched, Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans craft a rich portrait of a man who was plagued by the pressure to succeed but who never lost his generous spirit.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Celebrate the special bond between grandpas and grandchildren in this delightful New York Times bestseller that puts the kids in charge! The perfect gift for Father's Day, Grandparent's Day, and any day shared with Grandpa! Here's everything a kid needs to know to...

Are you getting a true picture of your company’s performance? The disturbing answer, for most senior managers and CFOs today, is no. The culprit? Current management accounting practices produce financial statements that are unnecessarily complex and confusing. As a result, most companies are run by executives who do not fully understand their own financial information. This explosive issue and its implications are fully explored in Real Numbers.