Charlotte, sometimes and always
Extraits
Policiers
Les vacances d'un serial killer
En quittant sa fabrique de boulettes sauce lapin pour l'été, Alfonse s'imaginait pépère au soleil de la mer du Nord... Des vacances ? Tu parles ! On n'a pas fait 100 bornes que sa femme, mégère aux fausses allures de starlette, et ses gosses, deux ados décérébrés, lui tapent sur le pompon. Et que dire de sa belle-mère et de sa roulotte pourrie qui casse l'esthétique de la bagnole ? Avec soixante ans de retard, Mamie a décidé de jouer les Bonnie and Clyde avec le premier julot venu. Elles vont être belles les cartes postales !
06/2012
Humour
Gossip Ladies
Deux vieilles copines chipies de 70 ans luttent ensemble jusqu'à la mort (qui approche) contre les préjugés sur l'âge, à coups de complicité amicale, de cocktails et d'insultes. Kiki, la grande gueule qui fait sursauter les jeunes filles en les traitant de petites putes, et Sosso, la grande élégante à la vie sexuelle débordante se connaissent depuis toujours. L'esprit rock and roll et le verbe haut politiquement incorrect, ces deux Gossip Ladies aiment la franchise et la fidélité, balancent du lourd au sujet des hommes, parlent de sexe sans complexe et profitent de la vie.
09/2021
Littérature française
Le désir comme aventure
"On est en 1986, j'ai 19 ans. Je vais acheter des disques chez New Rose, je vais voir un concert de Siouxsie and the Banshees au Gibus ; et puis, un matin, je vais au Louvre et tombe en arrêt devant La Mort de Sardanapale de Delacroix". L'oeuvre ne s'explique pas, elle se vit, elle se sent, elle se désire. Car le désir chez Yannick Haenel est "plus grand que nous" , un désir fécond, un désir riche de son inassouvissement. Un désir qui sera la genèse de l'acte d'écrire et de la jouissance.
08/2021
Livres à toucher
Mes petites chansons
Des chansons à écouter et à toucher ! Avec ses puces sonores musicales et ses matières à toucher, ce recueil est unique. Sur chaque page, l'enfant recherche dans l'illustration le petit bouton qui déclenchera la musique et éveille ses sens en touchant des matières variées. Découvre le ventre tout doux du hibou en écoutant " Coucou hibou " ; danse le " rock and roll des gallinacés " ; " Vole, vole " sur les ailes scintillantes du papillon ; caresse sans crainte le dos bosselé du crocodile et touche le bonnet de " Mon âne ". Les illustrations de Mister Iwi, adaptées aux tout-petits accompagnent ce voyage musical et sensoriel.
06/2022
Religions orientales
Cahiers d’Extrême-Asie n° 30 (2021). Autour de Roberte Hamayon. Son apport aux études du religieux dans le monde chinois 2021
Sommaire / Contents Alain ARRAULT A nos lecteurs / To Our Readers Introduction Fiorella ALLIO & Béatrice DAVID La forêt et le champ. Dialogue avec Roberte Hamayon Contributions Gilles BOILEAU Nature dangereuse et logiques d'alliance dans la Chine archaïque Roberte HAMAYON Un certain rapport à la nature ? Réflexions sur le texte de Gilles Boileau Fiorella ALLIO "Quatre jours d'épuisement, trois ans sans accident ! " Relations d'échanges avec les esprits et fonction chamanique dans un "rituel donneur de vie" à Tainan (Taiwan) Roberte HAMAYON Un exemple de "chamanisme agraire" . Réflexions sur le texte de Fiorella Allio Aurélie NEVOT Danser par la voix de l'écriture. A propos des chamanes scripteurs des Yi-Sani (Chine) Roberte HAMAYON Que révèle d'une religion la conduite de ses spécialistes rituels ? Réflexions sur le texte d'Aurélie Névot Stéphanie HOMOLA Jeu, divination et cognition. La portée de Jouer de Roberte Hamayon Roberte HAMAYON Rien à deviner, mais de la chance à fabriquer. Réflexions sur le texte de Stéphanie Homola Benoît VERMANDER Jouer (et donner) à penser. Une lecture de Roberte Hamayon en contexte(s) chinois Roberte HAMAYON Ni fini de jouer, ni fini de penser. Réflexions sur le texte de Benoît Vermander Béatrice DAVID Des offrandes aux ancêtres et des jeux. Agir pour le bon déroulement du nouveau cycle annuel lors des rassemblements saisonniers sur les collines rituelles du twa en pays sui (Chine du sud-ouest) Roberte HAMAYON De la récupération comme voie d'adaptation. Réflexions sur le texte de Béatrice David VARIA Hsun CHANG The Body-Mind Practices and New Media Technologies : Two Taiwanese Walking Pilgrimages PAN Junliang Le médiumnisme wenzhou en contexte diasporique : continuité et adaptation Michela BUSSOTTI The Images of the Merits of Shi and Hu Families : Between Popular Prints and Genealogies. Narratives of Loyalty to the Song Empire and the Edifying Practices of Huizhou Lineages in the Ming-Qing Dynasties Marie PARMENTIER Du Noir cosmologique au bleu aérien : une brève histoire de la couleur du ciel dans le Japon d'Edo (1603-1868) COMPTES RENDUS / BOOK REVIEWS François Lachaud Muriel Jolivet, Les dernières chamanes du Japon. Rencontres avec l'invisible au pays du Soleil Levant Rainier LANSELLE Ng Emily, A Time of Lost Gods : Mediumship, Madness, and the Ghost after Mao Vincent GOOSSAERT Sébastien Billioud, Reclaiming the Wilderness : Contemporary Dynamics of the Yiguandao Stephan FEUCHTWANG Mayfair Yang, Re-enchanting Modernity : Ritual Economy and Society in Wenzhou, China Auteurs du présent volume / Contributors to This Volume
02/2023
Ethnologie et anthropologie
Tulen Di Muna Dangan di Malbulen. Kite Blaan (Mindanao, Philippines)
This publication is the volume 10 of a series dealing with the culture, the history and the traditions of the Blaan of Malbulen (Little Baguio, Mindanao, Philippines). It is available in Blaan and in English. Elders share their stories to a group of youngsters who ask them questions on a variety of topics such as life of the ancestors, cosmogony, conflicts and social rules, spirits and animals, hunting, childbirth and marriage, burial practices, signs, dreams and religion. The book provides the verbatim accounts of these discussions recorded during a workshop that took place in Malbulen in 2015.
07/2021
Ethnologie
Narratives of the Past in Malbulen. Blaan Perspectives (Mindanao, Philippines)
This publication is the volume 10 of a series dealing with the culture, the history and the traditions of the Blaan of Malbulen (Little Baguio, Mindanao, Philippines). It is available in Blaan and in English. Elders share their stories to a group of youngsters who ask them questions on a variety of topics such as life of the ancestors, cosmogony, conflicts and social rules, spirits and animals, hunting, childbirth and marriage, burial practices, signs, dreams and religion. The book provides the verbatim accounts of these discussions recorded during a workshop that took place in Malbulen in 2015.
07/2021
Non classé
«America's my Home»- Interviews with Young Blacks from Georgia
This book presents six interviews with young, upwardly mobile blacks from the state of Georgia, USA, as a contribution to American oral history and culture. The time span covered comprises the years 1960 to 1975, a period which marked a transitional phase in race relations. The interviewees state their experiences with and feelings on desegregation, their political and ethnic loyalties, their aspirations in life, and their value systems. Despite a varied socio-economic background, they show a heightened sense of racial and cultural identity and an integrationist orientation with Martin Luther King as a culture hero.
12/1983
Littérature française
The Secrets of Shiva, Aum Namah Shivaya, unquestioned deity of human knowledge
The Secrets of Shiva A gorgeous presentation written by Shuddhananda Bharati on Shiva, unquestioned deity of human knowledge. Lord Shiva has the gift and power to unite us to his spiritual strength, cleanse our past, to teach us and guide us in our evolution and personal development. His creative and destructive energy of the ego leads us into the light. As the alchemist according to our progress, He heals our wounds, removes our worries and sows in us the joy and happiness of being, while leading us in our inner quest for the divine in us. He offers us the chance to find out. Second part is a work about Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar and Rishi Dayananda. Editions ASSA, Christian Piaget
10/2013
Non classé
Macrodynamics
This book on macrodynamic theories of growth, (in-)stability and cycles shows that the debate between Keynesians, Monetarists and New Classical economists can be reformulated from the perspective of a further and quite different approach to macroeconomic model building. Basis of this reformulation is the growth cycle model of Goodwin which is extended in various ways in the pursuit of this aim. Besides this central theme, the book also introduces into Keynesian, Marxian and Neoclassical models of short-, medium- and long-run macroeconomics in its part I, II. Models which synthesize these approaches and which thus provide a (deterministic) framework for the investigation of the adequateness of the various explanations of cyclical growth and inflation are considered in part III.
08/1993
Sciences politiques
Organizing after Crisis. The Challenge of Learning
How do actors organize after crisis ? Do they "simply" return to normal ? The post-crisis phase is anything but a linear process. Actors and their practices may be transformed by learning from crises and by implementing the lessons. In this volume, 19 contributors from 7 countries analyse how learning happens after crisis in a dynamic political environment where framings, strategies, discourses, interests and resources interact. Exploring various policy sectors, they ask whether and in what ways organizations in charge of crisis management perform well. Where political responsibility is located ? What changes do lessons trigger at political, organizational and individual levels ? The book answers these questions by addressing issues like blame and responsibility but also the influence of communication, social dynamics and the institutional environment.
03/1994
Méthodes FLE
Listen, play & learn french
Want to have fun while learning French ? Meet Ludivine and Antoine. She's a soccer fan and he's a guitarist. You'll discover their daily lives as children living in France - their friends, their school, their hobbies - and you'll pick up the language as you follow their adventures. As you advance through the book, you'll meet Zouzou le hibou, a wily owl who'll provide instructions and explanations, give you challenges to solve, and introduce you to classic French poems and songs. You'll also meet Léon le dragon, who'll give you some great games to play. Last but not least, Kiki la chauve-souris is a brainy bat who'll translate the dialogues for you and give you the answers to our puzzles. With the help of this tip-top trio, you'll progress without difficulty - and, above all, without getting bored.
09/2023
Non classé
Ruling Class Men
What is it like to be a master of the universe ? The authors have researched the desires and fears of the world's most powerful men. The Murdochs, Packers, Kennedys, Agnellis and other men like them, directly determine the fates of thousands and influence the future of the world like no other people. Described as ‘sacred monsters' by one of their own, they are carefully created to be what they are and to enjoy shaping the world in their own likeness. To learn about these often reclusive men, the authors extended the life-history technique to interrogate autobiographies, diaries and biographies and have created a composite picture, a collective portrait, of tycoons over three generations. The book carefully explores the childhoods, schooling, work and play, sexual activities, marriages and deaths of the wealthiest men who have ever lived. It exposes the nature of ruling-class masculinity itself.
02/2007
Mathématiques
ORIENTED MATROIDS. Second Edition
Oriented matroids are a very natural mathematical concept which prescrits itself in many different guises and which has connections and applications to many different areas. These include discrete and computational geometry, combinatorics, convexity, topology, algebraic geometry, operations research, computer science and theoretical chemistry. This is the first comprehensive, accessible account of the subject. It is intended for a diverse audience: graduate students who wish to learn the subject from scratch, researchers in the various fields of application who want to concentrate on certain aspects of the theory; specialists who need a thorough reference work; and others at points in between. A list of exercises and open problems ends each chapter.
For the second edition, the authors have expanded the bibliography greatly to ensure that it remains comprehensive and
up-to-date, and they have also added an appendix surveying research since the work was first published.
01/1999
Religion
Third World Tourism Research 1950-1984
Since the early fifties tourism to developing countries has dramatically increased and in many a developing country it is now a sector of vital importance. This increase has been reflected in an equally impressive rate of growth in scholarly output. Despite this, there are as yet no indexed guides providing in a single volume easy access to the rapidly expanding body of knowledge. This bibliography seeks to fill the gap. It covers a period of 35 years and comprises more than 2000 titles in English, French, German and Dutch, on tourism in the Third World and in richer countries such as Greece, Yugoslavia, Portugal and Spain. The titles are chronologically arranged according to the year of publication, and for each year in alphabetical order. To assist readers the titles are catalogued by three indexes : an author and editor index, a geographical index and a subject index.
01/1991
Renaissance
Fra Angelico. Painter, Friar, Mystic, Edition français-anglais-italien
Fra Angelico offers a unique encounter with the celebrated painter, seen through the eyes of Monsignor Timothy Verdon. As an art historian and (like Angelico) a Catholic priest, Monsignor Verdon approaches the work of the only artist ever beatified through the theological lens it deserves, bringing together Fra Angelico's art and his faith. Praised by his contemporaries, by later art historians, and by generations of viewers, Fra Angelico's art is known for its exceptional combination of piety and painterly skill. In this book, Monsignor Verdon explores the spiritual and mystical foundations of the friar-painter's work, and traces his artistic evolution from his early work, to the frescoes for the covent of San Marco in Florence, his Annunciations, and the chapel for Pope Niccolò V.Lavishly illustrated with over 200 high-quality images, Beato Angelico illuminates Fra Angelico's art and his faith.
05/2021
Non classé
The Inculturation of Christianity in Africa
This book demonstrates that the encounter between Christianity and various African cultures gives rise to a number of problems for Africans who become Christians. It draws attention to certain traditional African beliefs and practices that seem to be incompatible with Christianity and create problems for Africans who embrace Christianity. Against this background it argues for the need to inculturate Christianity. It contends that in this exercise African Christianity can learn from the attempts at inculturation found in the New Testament times and in the early church. It offers examples of how the early church sought to make use of non-Christian categories of thought and elements in its articulation of the Christian message and in worship. It suggests a few areas of Ghanaian and African life where inculturation could and should take place. These include funeral rites, widowhood rites, child-naming rites, the rites of marriage, libation and christology. It concludes by offering some guidelines for use in the process of the inculturation of Christianity in Africa today.
10/2005
Beaux arts
Grotesques. Fantasy Portrayed, édition bilingue anglais-néerlandais
At the end of the 15th century, the underground ruins of Emperor Nero's famous palace were discovered in Rome : the Domus Aurea. The walls were painted with sumptuous symmetrical decorations teeming with a host of bizarre animals and mythical creatures. This was the beginning of a new visual language, which was known as 'grotesque' after the site found in 'grotto-like' ruins. Hans Vredeman de Vries and Cornelis Floris spread the grotesque style with its endless variations through their printed designs. In the 16th century, grotesque ornaments became popular not only in painting and architecture, but also in glass painting, metalsmithing and book printing. Today we still link the term 'grotesque' to the capricious, bizarre, monstrous - but also to the caricatural and laughable. Bosch and Bruegel were the great pioneers of the grotesque in printmaking with their fantastic drolleries. James Ensor, Fred Bervoets, René De Coninck, Carll Cneut and others are part of a long tradition of artists who were, and still are, inspired by the grotesque : both as a concept and as a figural style.
08/2019
Non classé
Migrant Memories
Migrant Memories provides an innovative perspective on the power of cultural memory and the influence of cinema on the Italian diaspora in Britain. Based on extensive interviews with Southern Italian migrants and their children, this study offers a fresh understanding of the migrants' journey from Italy to Britain since the early 1950s. The volume examines how the experience of contemporary Italian identity has been mediated through film, photography and popular culture through the generations. Beginning with an analysis of the films of Frank Capra and Anthony Minghella, the book goes on to address the popular melodramas of Raffaello Matarazzo and ultimately argues that cinema, and the memory of it, had a significant influence on the identity formation of first-generation Italians in Britain. Coupled with this analysis of cinema's relationship to migration, the cultural memory of the Italian diaspora is explored through traditions of education, religion, marriage and cuisine. The volume highlights the complexities of cultural history and migration at a time when debates about immigration in Britain have become politically and culturally urgent.
10/2013
Guides pratiques
Cycling the ruta via de la plata
2 weeks from Seville to Gijón ; 6-day option along Camino Sanabrés to Santiago ; road and off-road routes ; 8 UNESCO world heritage sites. The Ruta Via de la Plata is one of Spain's most important pilgrim routes. This 930km ride from the southern coarta plain, across the central plateau and over the Cantabrian Mountains to the north coast is the perfect way to sample the country. Along the way there is the chance to visit notable towns an, cities – such as Seville, Mérida, Cáceres Salamanca, Leon, Zamora, Oviedo an Santiago de Compostela. Mainly empty roads and gentle climbs make this rout accessible for a wide range of cyclists. With fantastic cycling, cultura and historic interest and great food, the Ruta Via de la Plata is sure to delight. This guidebook describes both road and off-road routes and how to combine the two for a perfect touring, hybrid or gravel cycling trip. Best cycled in spring and autumn ; suitable for touring, hybrid or gravel bikes ; advice on equipment, travel and transporting your bike.
04/2022
Droit
Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2014
The Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2014, the fourth in the series, provides a dynamic and up-to-date overview of the measures Italy has taken to adapt its legislation and policies to international human rights law and to comply with commitments voluntarily assumed by the Italian Government at the international level. The 2014 Yearbook surveys the activities of the relevant national and local Italian actors, including governmental bodies, civil society organisations and universities. It also presents reports and recommendations that have been addressed to Italy by international monitoring bodies within the framework of the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union. Finally, the Yearbook provides a selection of international and national case-law that casts light on Italy's position vis-à-vis internationally recognised human rights. "Italy and human rights in 2013 : the challenges of social justice and the right to peace" is the focus of the introductory section of the Yearbook. With a view on the second Universal Periodic Review of Italy before the Human Rights Council, the Italian Agenda of Human Rights 2014, intended to be an orientation tool with regards to immediate and longterm measures that should be taken to ensure human rights for all in the Country, is integrated by an analysis of the status of implementation of the recommendations made to Italy during the first Universal Periodic Review (2010).
12/1985
Livres 3 ans et +
Three Friends... Not Quite Like The Rest !
Agathe, Clémentine et Sophie sont trois carottes inséparables pas tout à fait comme les autres... Sous le regard bienveillant de leur ami le grand chêne, elles mènent une vie paisible en attendant d'être mangées mais pas avant d'avoir voyagé ! Le destin s'invite alors et entraîne nos trois carottes vers la plus belle histoire de leur vie... Prendre son destin en main, accepter la différence et croire en ses rêves, voilà ce que nous réservent nos amies carottes. Accompagnées de trois navets avides de liberté et d'une famille lapin anticonformiste, elles nous prouvent que tout est possible et que la vie nous appartient... A nous d'en faire une aventure extraordinaire ! A partir de 6 ans. Agathe, Clementine and Sophie are three inseparable carrots not quite like the rest. Under the benevolent care of their friend the big oak tree, they live happily waiting to be eaten but certainly not before going on a journey ! Destiny calls, guiding our three carrots for the best time of their lives. Taking control of our destiny, accepting differences and believing in our dreams, this is what our carrot friends offer us. Accompanied by three turnips, eager to be free, encountering a rabbit family also not quite like the rest, they demonstrate that everything is possible and life belongs to us... It is up to us to turn it into an extraordinary adventure. Suitable for children from 6 years upwards..
10/2019
Religion
Maître Echhart, lecteur des Pères grecs
Maître Eckhart a été un grand lecteur des Pères de l'Eglise, qui étaient les auctoritates, les autorités auxquelles il se référait pour commenter l'Ecriture. Mais, si les textes des Pères latins lui étaient directement accessibles, il n'en allait pas de même pour les Pères grecs qui demandaient à être traduits. Il a disposé d'un certain nombre de traductions et d'outils de travail, comme la Catena aurea de S. Thomas d'Aquin. Ils seront identifiés par des spécialistes dans cet ouvrage, ce qui permettra de comprendre comment Eckhart a lu Origène, Jean Chrysostome, Maxime le Confesseur, Jean Damascène... et de préciser l'interprétation qu'il en a donnée, ce qui amènera à rechercher pourquoi il a eu recours aux Pères grecs et quelle a été leur influence pour la version occidentale de la divinisation qu'il a proposée avec la naissance de Dieu dans l'âme. Ce travail sur les sources patristiques, tant latines que grecques, renouvelle les études eckhartiennes. Il est réalisé dans le cadre du projet ANR - 17 FRAL - 0002 TEAPREA (Teaching and Preaching with Patristic auctoritates. Meister Eckhart in France and Germany, past and present). Ce volume, consacré à la lecture des Pères grecs par Eckhart fait suite à celui que nous avons consacré aux Pères latins et il sera complété par l'Index de l'ensemble des sources patristiques d'Eckhart, qui sera un outil de référence pour l'étude de l'oeuvre d'Eckhart.
01/2021
Littérature française
Mehersthan Memoir (Meher Baba)
Mehersthan Memoir (Meher Baba) This book is dedicated to the unique One who has assumed a form and name to lead the play of universal existence. He throbs in our loving heart ; He breathes in our living soul. He sings in our fervent spirit and he thinks in our purified mind. That infinite Ancient One from his supernal height, bends towards us to embrace us in his love, and to feed our soul with the nectar of his bliss. Blessed are they that have the mind to know him, the heart to feel him and the love to live in his consciousness ! He may have been born to human parents in Poona, studied in a college, played cricket, left home, have seen great souls, sat alone silent, spoken in gestures, written books - but that is not his history. Many live such a life ; many scholars write books ; many saints sit in contemplation ; many monks leave home for mountain resorts ; but they cannot be one like him. Millions of bulbs challenge in vain the darkness of night. One sun rises and the night dissolves into his golden light. One sun rises and the night dissolves into his golden light. We have seen monks, yogins and saints. Some live alone for peace. Some open Ashrams and collect donations to run them. Some comercialise their name and form. Some display miracles to surprise human minds ; some offer boons ; some predict the future ; some curse you when you do not offer them what they want. Some seek pleasure and treasure. But who seeks God and finds God in the self to awaken God-awareness in other men and women ? Who says "I am God and you are God too"? Who rises above the prattle of words, the rattle of weapons and battle of ideologies to the lofty peace of supersonic silence and pours his blessings from the dizzy height of the soul in tune with God ? Who is he that embraces all in the heart and awakens the soul which has none of the human creations of caste, religion, race, pedigree nor colour ? Editions ASSA, Christian Piaget
07/2017
Littérature française
Une vie sans fin
"Ce livre raconte comment je m'y suis pris pour cesser de trépasser bêtement comme tout le monde. ". . L'éternel jeune homme de Un roman français a franchi le cap du demi-siècle. Le voilà obsédé par la mort depuis qu'il a refait sa vie avec une jeune femme et qu'il a solennellement promis à sa toute jeune fille qu'il ne disparaitraît jamais. Le narrateur se lance donc dans une course contre la montre frénétique pour tester le premier les protocoles d'immortalité... Ce roman d'amour raconte une enquête " gonzo " qui inaugure un genre nouveau : la science-non-fiction. Tout dans ce livre semble fantastique au point de rappeler Dracula, Frankenstein, l'île du Docteur Moreau ou Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, or tout y est scientifiquement avéré. Le héros rencontre les plus grands chercheurs en longévité humaine (les professeurs Buganim, Antonarakis, Choulika, Alexandre, Saldmann, Church) en Israël, en Suisse, en Autriche, en France et aux Etats-Unis. Il fait le tour des recherches de pointe légales ou illégales (rajeunissement des cellules, rétrécissement des télomères, injection de cellules souches, oxygénation du sang, crisperisation de l'ADN, impressions d'organes en 3D, greffe d'organe de porc humanisé, implants d'intelligence artificielle, fusion homme-robot par stockage numérique sur l'ADN) destinées à conduire à brève échéance (2030 ?) au remplacement d'homo sapiens par une nouvelle espèce, la post-humanité... Les guerres pour le pétrole ou le réchauffement climatique ne sont qu'un avant-goût des futures guerres du sang entre les vieux riches et les jeunes pauvres, puis entre les immortels et les mortels. Car si l'on vit deux ou trois cents ans, il faudra faire de la place sur la planète : qui aura le droit de rester vivant ?
01/2018
Musique, danse
Little Steven. The disciple of soul
Steven Van Zandt peut se vanter d'avoir intégré deux des plus belles familles artistiques du vingtième siècle, toutes deux liées à l'humanité et à la fidélité qu'il incarne aux yeux de ses pairs. Au début des années mille-neuf-cent-soixante-dix, ses amis musiciens du New Jersey lui trouvent rapidement le surnom de "Miami Steve" puis il se crée celui de "Little Steven" qui deviendra son nom de scène à part entière. S'il est avant tout connu pour être l'ami fidèle de Bruce Springsteen, qui lui fait intégrer officiellement en 1975 son E Street Band, il fait également partie du casting mafieux le plus populaire des séries américaines, The Sopranos. Auteur, compositeur, arrangeur, producteur, il fonde son propre label, Wicked Cool Records, et anime également, depuis 2002, Little Steven's Underground Garage, un podcast célébrant chaque semaine le Rock dans tous ses états, des années mille-neuf-cent-cinquante à aujourd'hui. Homme de coeur, fidèle à ses origines et n'ayant jamais oublié le milieu très modeste d'où il vient, Steve Van Zandt est aussi un activiste qui s'investit politiquement et socialement, notamment dans toutes sortes d'associations caritatives, qu'elles soient en faveur des droits de l'Homme en Afrique du Sud ou en Amérique Latine ou qu'elles soient en lien avec l'éducation et le milieu scolaire. Il lance d'ailleurs en 2007 la fondation Rock and Roll Forever qui a pour but de venir en aide au système éducatif et faire reculer le décrochage scolaire, tout niveau confondu, à travers la musique par toutes sortes d'aides matérielles et de moyens financiers. En novembre 2020, Little Steven fête ses 70 ans et près de 50 ans de carrière. Il était bien temps qu'un ouvrage raconte son histoire.
09/2020
Non classé
Aspects of the syntax of educated Singaporean English
This work consists of a collection of eight papers on the syntax of English as spoken and written by educated Singaporeans. The topics dealt with include various aspects of verb-phrase structure and use, comparative constructions, and relative pronoun selection. Some of the papers are dialectological in focus and some theoretical, but all were researched through questionnaire-based interviews and/or examination of bodies of written material. Eleven Singapore researchers collaborated with the editor in this project.
08/1987
Histoire et Philosophiesophie
Charles Darwin's Zoology Notes & Specimen Lists from H.M.S. Beagle
Two long sets of scientific notes were made by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. Those transcribed here are concerned with natural history, and although in 1839 he drew on them quite extensively in writing his famous " Journal of Researches ", neither they nor his geology notes have previously been published. He was a superb observer, and recorded vividly and accurately his first impressions of the appearance and behaviour of the wide range of animals, from ants to ostriches, encountered during his travels. Often he performed little experiments on the creatures that he captured, and he was never happy until he had exhaustively explored the why and wherefore of every one of his observations. During the long periods on board ship, he carried out a thorough analysis of hitherto unrecognised features of the internal anatomy of a variety of marine invertebrates, and made elegant pencil drawings of them under his dissecting microscope. The volume also includes his lists of 1 500 specimens preserved in Spirits of Wine, and some 3 500 not in Spirits, with impeccably accurate cross references to the main notes. Although his notes were made strictly for his own use, and were often highly technical, they were well written throughout, and contain many highly readable passages. Only towards the very end of the voyage were his first doubts about the immutability of species consciously pressed, but here are to be found the first seeds of his theory of evolution, and of the important new fields of behavioural and ecological study of which he was one of the principal founders.
01/2000
Ouvrages généraux
The Small Catechism. Luther's Little Instruction Book
This annotated edition of ""Martin Luther's Small Catechism"" includes an extra appendix (in addition to the two already included in the original book) which provides an interesting overview of : Martin Luther's peasant roots, his education in pre-law, and how he was diverted from a law career to that of a monk-turned-professor and eventually, Protestant reformer, The role of the printing press in spreading the ""95 Theses"" quickly over Europe, catapulting Martin Luther to near-instant prominence in the religious dialogue of his day, The story of how Martin Luther colluded with a fishmonger to smuggle his future wife and her friends away from a convent, and Martin Luther's impact on the Protestant Reformation as well as modern religious thought. Martin Luther wrote the small catechism as an easy teaching tool for both individuals and families. Though penned close to five centuries ago, Luther's brief, clear summary of the essentials of Christian faith still ring true today. Topics covered include the Ten Commandments, the ""Creed"", the Lord's Prayer, and the sacraments of baptism and the altar. Ideas and instructions are also included for morning and evening devotions and giving thanks at mealtime. This little catechism, still widely used within the Lutheran Church, has gems of truth that many Christians will find to be both instructive and inspirational--regardless of denomination. Though few in words, it provides a wonderful explanation that has helped many to both learn the basics of Christian doctrine and apply them in a practical way to their lives.
11/2022
Physique, chimie
Numerical Methods for Wave equation in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. With 93 illustrations
This scholarly text provides an introduction to the numerical methods used to model partial differential equations governing wave-like and weakly dissipative flows. The focus of the book is on fundamental methods and standard fluid dynamical problems such as tracer transport, the shallow-water equations, and the Euler equations. The emphasis is on methods appropriate for applications in atmospheric and oceanic science, but these same methods are also well suited for the simulation of wave-like flows in many other scientific and engineering disciplines. The text discusses finite-difference, spectral, finite-element, and finite-volume methods. Also included are additional chapters on semi-Lagrangian schemes, nonreflecting boundary conditions, and methods for the efficient solution of problems that include physically insignificant rapidly propagating waves. Throughout the book the author has followed a middle course between the theorem-proof formalism of a pure mathematics text and the highly empirical approach found in some engineering publications. Although there are no formal proofs, the essential characteristics of the various schemes are mathematically derived in a style familiar to physical scientists. Numerical examples illustrating the theoretically derived properties of the various methods are presented throughout the book to establish a concrete link between theory and practice. Both theoretical and applied problems are provided at the end of each chapter. Numerical Methods for Wave Equations in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics will be useful as a senior undergraduate and graduate text, and as a reference for those teaching or using numerical methods, particularly for those concentrating on fluid dynamics.
12/1998
