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1221) The Outlaw
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In The Outlaw Jón Gnarr describes the harsh world of his teenage years and wrestles with painful, bleak memories of this troubled stage of his life, physically abused and surrounded by suicides. He uses punk music to cope, but also discovers an interest in girls and ponders philosophical questions of right and wrong and how to be true to himself.
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AN AMERICAN CLASSIC, REINVIGORATED
In 1854, Henry David Thoreau published his famous work, Walden, an experiment in simple living. Thoreau recounts his experiences living alone in a small self-built cabin near Walden Pond, reflecting on the virtue of self-reliance and the pursuit of a meaningful life. He challenges readers to question societal norms and reconnect with the natural world, our home. Walden remains a timeless exploration of transcendentalist...
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First published in 1883, 'The Story of My Heart' is a book by English nature writer Richard Jefferies. It is often described as a 'spiritual autobiography', within which Jefferies envisions the English countryside as a utopia. This book is highly recommended for those with an interest in transcendental literature, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Jefferies' seminal work. Includes a specially commissioned new biography of the author....
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Extrait: "DE MADAME DE SEVIGNE AU COMTE DE BUSSY. A Paris, ce 25 novembre 1655. Vous faites bien l'entendu, M. le comte; sous ombre que vous écrivez comme un petit Cicéron, vous croyez qu'il vous est permis de vous moquer des gens: à la vérité, l'endroit que vous avez remarqué m'a fait rire de tout mon cœur; (...)"
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Open the Heart of Self-Discovery through the Profound Life and Works of Henry David Thoreau. Henry David Thoreau was a lover of Nature and a believer in living the simple life. Using his literary gifts to write "Walden," an account of his two-year experiment at Walden Pond, he became one of America's most important writers of the 19th century. His writing has influenced leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. and continues to inspire...
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Nelson Algren's two travel writing books describe his journeys through the seamier sides of great American cities and the international social and political landscapes of the mid-1960s. Algren at Sea brings them together in one volume.
Notes from a Sea Diary offers one of the most remarkable appraisals of Ernest Hemingway ever written. Aboard the freighter Malaysia Mail, Algren ponders his personal encounter with Hemingway in Cuba and the values...
1227) Tout commence au berceau
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Tout commence au berceau retrace le parcours d'une journaliste spécialisée dans le tourisme de luxe. Enfant non désirée et abandonnée par son père à six mois, elle a dû subir le désamour de sa mère jusqu'à sa majorité. Mariée à un homme violent, sa vie est une succession d'épreuves aussi douloureuses les unes que les autres. Volontaire et remplie d'énergie, son combat contre les difficultés existentielles fut permanent. Au bord de...
1228) Le Désespéré
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Extrait : "Quand vous recevrez cette lettre, mon cher ami, j'aurai achevé de tuer mon père. Le pauvre homme agonise et mourra, dit-on, avant le jour."
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Though much has been written about T. S. Eliot since it was first published, Eliot and His Age remains the best introduction to the poet's life, ideas, and literary works. It is the essential starting place for anyone who would understand what Eliot was about. Russell Kirk's view of his older friend is sympathetic but not adulatory. His insights into Eliot's writings are informed by wide reading in the same authors who most influenced the poet, as...
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Un récit intimiste authentique Ce livre est l'histoire authentique d'une femme de 50 ans qui se questionne sur les raisons qui l'ont empêchée de se consacrer à l'écriture et à ses autres passions artistiques qui l'habitent depuis sa plus tendre enfance. Ce faisant, l'écrit lui parle de son désir d'exister au grand jour. Il retrace la course folle de cette femme d'affaires passionnée et ambitieuse jonglant entre les exigences professionnelles...
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This is the first full-scale study of the political radicalism of Iolo Morganwg, the renowned Welsh romantic whose colourful life as a Glamorgan stonemason, poet, writer, political activist and humanitarian made him one of the founders of modern Wales. This path-breaking volume offers a vivid portrait of a natural contrarian who tilted against the forces of the establishment for the whole of his adult life. Known as the 'Bard of Liberty' or the 'little...
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Hailed as one of the greatest western novelists of all time, French author Gustave Flaubert (1821—1880) first became famous for his debut novel "Madame Bovary" (1857), a seminal work of literary realism that resulted in Flaubert being put on trail for obscenity. Mentor of the celebrated writer Guy de Maupassant. Flaubert was highly influential and is generally considered to be leading exponent of literary realism in France. This volume contains...
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Carole Zalberg a passé, entre le 16 avril et le 16 mai 2015, un mois en Israël dans le cadre d'une mission Stendhal de l'Institut Français, pour un projet de fiction inspirée de la vie de ses trois cousins germains nés là-bas.
C'était la première fois en 30 ans qu'elle revenait sur cette terre magnifique et compliquée.
Pour sa famille installée en Israël, c'était une évidence, elle viendrait un jour s'établir là, chez elle. Mais pourquoi...
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A major new biography of Graham Greene with extensive new material; exclusive, never-before-seen photographs of Greene on his travels; and full family cooperation. An essential read for fans of literary biography, this book finally and fully illuminates a pivotal episode in Graham Greene's life and career in the kind of detail that will sate any fans of his work, but which also provides a fascinating glimpse into a writer's life. In 1965, Greene joined...
1235) Sophie
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Sophie résume le vécu de Pascal Montaut, de sa naissance à ses vingt-trois ans. C'est le récit et la mémoire de viols subis, de rencontres, de filles, d'amours, de famille et de luttes. Ne contenant ni date ni lieu, juste quelques indices, ce texte émouvant donne peu de place au descriptif inutile et éveillera votre imagination. Laissez-vous donc envahir par cette onde de sensibilité qui saura faire tressauter votre âme.
1236) Transition de vie: Roman
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Comprendre l'ensemble de ses forces, de ses valeurs, de ses croyances et de ses aspirations prend très souvent beaucoup de temps. Transition de vie raconte « l'histoire de femme » de l'auteure. Celle marquée par une succession de transitions, de phases de construction et de déconstruction.
1237) Mon histoire: Roman
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«Un jeune marin, me voyant, se mit à trembler, à devenir livide. Qu'avais-je donc dit et lui, que faisait-il? Voilà l'effet que mon uniforme faisait. J'étais, comme lui, déplacé. Au bout d'une semaine, je fus conduit à l'infirmerie, déprimé, abattu, même mon ami psychologue ne me reconnaissait plus...»
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Coureur cycliste amateur 1ère catégorie de 1967 à 77, Alain Briand a traversé plusieurs générations et a pu voir l'évolution négative du sport cycliste. Il analyse ici les raisons de la baisse du nombre de licenciés dans les clubs et par voie de conséquence de la baisse de pratique du cyclisme de compétition. Il souligne la différence entre les champions d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. Le dopage mis en avant dans le cyclisme en est-il la raison...
1239) Ernest's Way
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Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel Prize winning author, was known as much for his prose as for his travels to exotic locales, his gusto and charm created excitement wherever he went. In Ernest's Way, we follow Cristen around the globe to the places he lived, wrote, fought, drank, fished, ran with the bulls and held court with T.S. Elliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein and many other influential writers, artists and intellectuals of...
1240) Joyce For Beginners
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The works of James Joyce are part of the literary canon worldwide-and the need to have his works broken out into palatable pieces, even for the most avid of fans, is known the world over as well. In Joyce For Beginners, W. Terrence Gordon does just that. With the assistance of Lynsey Hutchinson's humorous illustrations throughout, Gordon successfully captures bits and pieces of Joyce's works and reconstructs them in a picturesque way for the reader...
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