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Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He’s in special ed, separated from the “normal” kids at school who don’t have any “issues”. That’s enough to make all the teachers and students look at him and his friends with a constant side-eye. (Although his disruptive antics and pranks have given him a rep, too.) When a gun is found at a neighborhood hangout, Thelonius and his pals become instant suspects. Thelonius may be guilty of pulling crazy stunts at school, but a criminal? T isn’t about to let that label stick.

Seen through the eyes of a native son Maurice M. Martinez, PhD, in this firsthand account of survival on a deep-South landscape speaks to the elan vital of a multiethnic, multicultural American. Once upon a time, in the Land of Epidermis, in a place called the 7th Ward in New Orleans, there lived a group of marginalized Americans known as gens de couleur libres (free persons of color).

L'analyse transactionnelle est un puissant outil de connaissance de soi fondé par Eric Berne, qui aide à changer en profondeur. Elle sert à mieux percevoir notre personnalité et nous comprendre, pour ainsi mieux communiquer avec les autres. L'analyse transactionnelle repose sur les 3 états fondamentaux du Moi qui constituent la structure de toute personnalité : Parent, Adulte et Enfant.

Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (1864 -1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories. His famous character, Arsène Lupin, is a master of disguise, a historian, gentleman, and a burglar. In these adventures, Lupin organises a series of flamboyant heists under the nose of the determined Inspector Ganimard. He carries out the most amazing burglaries without ever leaving a clue. The innocent and poor have nothing to fear from him, but the rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to ruin the fun, are the targets of Arsene’s mischief.

Confessions of a Book Lover was first published in 1922, and even though it is nearly a century old, it is a delightful rummage through a lifetime of reading. We have abbreviated the original with those sections we found most engaging.

Le XVIème siècle est très riche, notamment en raison des grandes découvertes et à la pensée humaniste qui se diffuse chez tous les intellectuels de l'époque. Il y a effusion et diffusion des connaissances : on veut tout savoir, tout comprendre. C'est aussi un moment de retour aux textes antiques. La Pléiade, avec Du Bellay et Ronsard, est un groupe d'amis poètes qui ont pour volonté de renouveler la poésie du Moyen Age qu'ils considèrent comme dépassée.

Le "blason" est un type de poème à la mode du XVIème siècle, comme un surgeon tardif du "dit" médiéval, et suiteà l'épigramme du "Beau tétin" de Clément Marot, publié en 1535. Son orginalité repose sur un parti-pris thématique de description célébrant une partie du corps féminin (ou a contrario la dénigrant, c'est alors un "contre-blason"). Contenu : Blason du sourcil, Le regard, La joue, La bouche, Les baisers, Les dents, La main, L'embrasement, Le beau tétin, Le ventre, Le puys, Blason d'une demoiselle ainsi nommée, Le cul, La cuisse, Le corps, L'ongle.

Ordinary people living their lives - here today, gone tomorrow, abducted one by one, never to be seen or heard from again. By whom? For what purpose? In every case, a mysterious voice has helped them through crises, giving advice, offering guidance. That same voice was there at the end. Mankind is headed down a dark path toward destruction. And although the end is near, there is hope for the human race. Will these chosen souls secure our salvation or pave a path to peril? The Voice surely knows the answer.

ルパンの魅了は紳士にして泥棒、変装の名人でいくつもの変名を持ち、貴族の城館などを襲い宝石や美術品、貴重な家具などを盗んでいきます。その反面、善良な人を助けるいわば義賊的性格を併せ持っていることでしょう。本ドラマでもその魅力は余すことなく発揮されています。対するホームズも、実在の人物のように思われ、ベーカー街には事件の解決を依頼する手紙が届くほどです。そんなふたりが対決するこのドラマ。面白くないはずがありません。

Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind is a 1901 book by the psychiatrist Richard Maurice Bucke. The author explores the concept of cosmic consciousness, which he defines as a higher form of consciousness than that possessed by the ordinary person. He works on a premise of three levels of consciousness: simple consciousness, self-consciousness, and cosmic consciousness.

This audiobook is a short, no-fluff guide to financial success! You don't need to be a genius to achieve your financial goals, you simply need a plan, and this audiobook will provide you with that plan. In concise, simple, and straightforward chapters, this audiobook explains the four money mistakes that hold most people back from reaching their financial potential.

This short audiobook is about empowering women. It is a guide to how a man can help his mate become the best version of herself.

The unexpected discovery of self-help books changed my life. This short audiobook will explain how they can do the same for you. I've read over 2,000 self-help books over the last 10 years (I discuss in the book why I wouldn't necessarily do it again). I wrote this book to share how they have benefited my life and to inspire others to join me on the journey of lifelong strategic personal growth.

A fascinating collection of some of the great - but less well known - fairy tales of all time.

'The Wise Princess' is a take on the traditional Russian fairy tale of the frog princess. Three princes are instructed by their father, the king, to fire their arrows at random and marry whichever maidens they land near to. The youngest son's arrow lands in a marsh next to a frog. But the frog turns out to be a wise princess in disguise - and when the prince sees the princess in her true form he falls in love with her. One night when the princess is not wearing her frog skin, the princes takes it and burns it.

Maurice Baring (1874-1945) was an English short story writer, children's writer, novelist, travel writer and war correspondent during the First World War. This is a collection of six of the magical fairy stories he wrote for children.

First serialized in the French magazine Je sais tout, The Hollow Needle was released in 1909. It featured the writer’s famed gentleman burglar, Arsene Lupin, who encountered the surprisingly apt amateur-detective qualities of young Isidore Beautrelet. As fans of Lupin would come to expect over subsequent novels, the burglar nonetheless always remained at least one step ahead of his adversaries, until...

Di Arsène Lupin, personaggio immaginario ideato da Maurice Leblanc nel 1905, sono state realizzate trasposizioni cinematografiche, televisive, cartoons e fumetti. Arsène ruba per sé ma anche per i più bisognosi e sempre e solo ai più facoltosi. Amante delle donne, del gioco, del lusso e, naturalmente, del denaro. È un magistrale trasformista, capace di truccarsi e travestirsi secondo le occasioni in personaggi che interpreta alla perfezione. Abile negli sport, soprattutto nelle arti marziali, possiede doti di prestigiatore ed eccelle nell'arte del furto.

Di Arsène Lupin, personaggio immaginario ideato da Maurice Leblanc nel 1905, sono state realizzate trasposizioni cinematografiche, televisive, cartoons e fumetti. Arsène ruba per sé ma anche per i più bisognosi e sempre e solo ai più facoltosi. Amante delle donne, del gioco, del lusso e, naturalmente, del denaro. È un magistrale trasformista, capace di truccarsi e travestirsi secondo le occasioni in personaggi che interpreta alla perfezione.

The Silver Mountain is a fairy story about a king who sends his three sons on a quest. They are to search for the silver mountain. Whichever one of them finds it will inherit the kingdom. But they soon discover that everyone out in the world seems to be looking for the silver mountain, and nobody knows where it is.