Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Extraits
Policiers
Joyeux Noël Merry Christmas
Après huit ans passé, à la présidence des Etats-Unis, Henry Parker Britland coule des jours heureux auprès de Sandra, dite " Sunday ", son épouse, jeune et brillante femme politique.
Mais on n'est pas impunément le couple le plus en vue des médias. Lorsque Tommy, le plus vieil ami d'Henry, est accusé d'avoir assassiné sa maîtresse, lorsque Sunday est enlevée par un réseau terroriste, Henry comprend qu'il lui faut se battre pour défendre son bonheur...
Affaires troubles, enquêtes à haut risque, suspense : la romancière de La Nuit du renard et de La Maison du clair de lune ne nous attache à ses personnages que pour mieux nous faire partager les affres de l'angoisse...
10/1998
Espagne
Soul of Barcelona. A guide to 30 exceptional experiences
Soul of Barcelona brings together the 30 best experiences the city has to offer - which alone make it well worth the trip. Groove to jazz on Gaudi's rooftops, taste tapas prepared by a grandmother who is inspiring all the young Spanish chefs, discover how to get to a secret beach, sink your teeth into the ultimate churros, take a hot bath at a spa beneath the city ...
03/2024
Généralités
From Vine to Wine.. Domaine Ponsot’s Vineyards: 150 Years of History (1872–2022)
Inspired by the microhistory trend, this book sets out to illustrate how 150 years of the unique history of a family of winegrowers is embedded in-and contributes to-the larger history of Burgundy crus. The book will explore the developments in techniques and knowledge about grapevines and wine that have taken place between 1872 to 2022, providing readers with a better understanding of the issues relating to designations of origin (appellations) and the notion of terroir. Readers will see how things were done in the past and how they are done today, and the approaches that will be adopted in the future by 'climatic' winegrowers, and will conclude that sometimes everything must change in order for everything to remain the same.
06/2022
Roman d'amour, roman sentiment
Christmas Challenge. Romance de Noël
A Noël, avalanche de chocolats, de boules et de guirlandes lumineuses ! Wendy Delacour, commerciale pour la société MyTalent, a été missionnée pour partir sillonner la ville de Nantes pendant un mois. Son client ? Les Chocolats d'Amandine. Sa mission ? Vendre un maximum de coffrets aux commerçants nantais à l'approche des fêtes, afin d'aider la maison parisienne à s'implanter en région. Rien qu'elle n'ait déjà fait, rien qu'elle ne connaisse par coeur. Seulement, cette fois, il y a un hic. Au moment de réserver son Airbnb, son patron s'est trompé. Au lieu de retenir l'intégralité du logement, il va réserver seulement une chambre, laissant la place à un éventuel colocataire. Malheureusement pour elle, Léon Cohen rempliera à merveille cette fonction. Lui aussi, a été missionné pour représenter les Chocolats d'Amandine, et une seule des deux sociétés concurrentes emportera l'appel d'offres. Wendy et Léon vont se mener une guerre sans relâche, dans l'appartement, comme sur le terrain et pour l'emporter, tous les coups sont permis. A propos de l'autrice Originaire de Bretagne, Karine Marcé écrit depuis sa plus tendre enfance. Grande voyageuse dans l'âme, elle a eu la chance de vivre dans des villes comme Londres, Barcelone ou encore sur un campus universitaire à Oxford (Ohio), ce qui lui a permis d'attiser son imagination et sa créativité.
10/2023
Littérature française
Christmas pudding. Conte de Noël
Une longue nouvelle, à déguster tranquillement. Un joli conte de Noël plein d'espoir qui ne vous laissera pas indifférent. Les portraits croisés de quatre personnages dans une banlieue triste de Londres, un 24 décembre, articulés autour de l'un d'eux, Devlin, un enfant très particulier.
07/2015
Droit
Transport and Risk Communication
The process of transnationalization in Europe is reflected in the growth of transport flows and the rapid development of new infrastructure facilities. The highly transport sector confronts policy makers with pressing challenges because some major environmental problems are attached to transport. Decision making in the field of transport and the environment is very complicated because of the complexity of the infrastructures themselves and because of the involvement of local actors in the decision making process. The central task of this book is to show how regions and countries deal with this complexity and the new challenges, different ways in which three small European countries face the many uncertainties and controversies surrounding infrastructural policies. Economical constraints, institutional and cultural factors are shown to interfere with the debates on transport-issues and the environmental risks attached to them. Each case-study describes the national characteristics of the transport sector and analyses in some detail one of the major controversies which recently arised around infrastructural projects.
09/1997
Actualité et médias
Performance post-crise
Today's professional environment is dramatically different from that which existed just twenty years ago. The digital revolution is in full swing, and working practices are undergoing some of the biggest changes in history. In addition to this background of change, COVID 19 has had an unprecedented impact on every aspect of modern professional life. This background of change, combined with an additional sudden shock is generating novel challenges, which present difficult questions. What organisational structure is best placed to handle crises such as this ? What are the ingredients of successful remote work ? What is the best way to manage a team remotely ? How should leaders communicate in a crisis ? Beyond these critical issues—and perhaps even more importantly—leaders also need to prepare for the future. How do they ensure the success of an organisation in an uncertain future ? How are they going to secure the talent they need ? To address these questions, this collection brings together contributors from a rich variety of backgrounds, drawing on many combined decades of leadership experience. In addition to sharing answers to many contemporary questions and their personal experience of the recent crisis, they outline their vision of the future of the world of work.
01/2021
Mathématiques
Statistical and Data Handling Skills in Biology
All biologists need to be able to handle numbers, yet students of biology often approach this topic fearfully. This guide helps to, develop key skills for the study of biology in the minimum time through guided practise.
Statistical and Data Handling Skills in Biology is an easy-to-use handbook which concentrates on essentials. It explains why certain mathematical concepts can help in biology and describes them in simple language and pictures with few equations. Numerous worked examples and problems from real biological situations are provided. The book first shows how to handle numbers and S.I. units. It then explains why variation is such a problem in biology and shows how to use statistical tests to separate real effects from the background variation. Finally it explains how to choose appropriate statistical tests to, analyse data and how to improve the design of experiments. Students will develop confidence in dealing with numbers by working through the problems provided.
Key features include:
- takes a biological viewpoint;
- clear, concise coverage of essential concepts;
- helpful explanations and pictures with a minimum of equations;
- step-by-step guides to statistical tests;
- guidance on using computer-based statistical packages;
- decision charts for choosing statistical tests;
- worked examples and problems, with solutions provided.
This book makes an ideal companion for biologists at all levels, as a text for elementary courses for sixth form and first year undergraduate students, a self-study guide, or as a laboratory handbook for the working biologist.
01/2000
Non classé
Debating National Security
The nature of security in the contemporary world is changing rapidly. Superpower detente, the progress and further prospects of arms control, the collapse of East European communist regimes, and German unification, to name but the most spectacular features, present unprecedented challenges not only for political decision-makers, but also for the mass publics in democratic societies. What are the trends of public opinion on these issues and how do they reflect these changes ? By what factors are pertinent public attitudes shaped and what structures do emerge ? How can they be reliably assessed and meaningfully analyzed ? Which demands flow from the dynamics of public opinion that have to be taken into account in security policy making ? These are the key questions addressed by the twelve contributions to this volume. Combining longitudinal and comparative approaches they cover the public dimension of the national security debate in seven Western nations : Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States.
04/1991
Lecture 6-9 ans
L'énigme du sabre. Edition bilingue français-anglais
C'est dimanche et comme souvent Louise et Arthur viennent rendre visite à leur grand-mère. Ils aiment bien y aller, elle joue avec eux et leur raconte plein d'histoires. Mais aujourd'hui, elle n'a pas le temps et les deux cousins s'ennuient. Alors, ils décident de grimper dans le grenier où sont entreposés de vieux souvenirs et objets abandonnés. Ils y ont déjà été, mais maintenant ils sont plus grands et peut-être trouveront-ils un trésor qu'ils n'avaient pas aperçu, lors de la dernière visite. Après un long moment de recherche, dans un coin, Louise découvre une malle poussiéreuse. Les deux cousins, l'ouvrent et entrevoient un sabre avec une inscription. Une trouvaille qui va les mener jusqu'à l'école militaire de Saint Cyr de Coëtquidan, sur les traces de leur grand père. It's a Sunday and often as not, Louise and Arthur go and visit their grandmother. They like to go there, she plays with them and tells them lots of stories. But this Sunday she does not have the time, so the two cousins are bored. They decide to climb up into the attic, where old memorabilia and abandoned objects are stored. They have been there before, but now that they are taller, maybe they will find a treasure they did not see during their last visit. After a long moment of searching, in a corner, Louise discovers a dusty trunk. The two cousins open it and see a sword with an inscription. A discovery that will lead them to the military school at Saint Cyr de Coëtquidan, in the footsteps of their grandfather.
06/2018
Sciences politiques
Understanding the Ambazonia nightmare. Politics and geopolitics of a national security dilemma
The "Ambazonian" Nightmare tells the story of how the now almost six years of instability started in the two English speaking regions of the Republic of Cameroon. The swiftly consolidating insecurity dilemma holds within two contradictory historical mistakes : the enforcement of the English speaking Cameroon's populations resentment of specificity and marginality and the paradoxical laxism of Cameroon's national security and defence system. Yet, the security system was not weak but negligent of the threat of an "Anglophone" revolutionary agenda and the challenge it was posing to the unity of the nation and the philosophy of national integration.
05/2022
Religion
God's People: Instruments of Healing
The future impact of the churches on the societies in which they are situated depends on how they are experienced as healing and solidarizing communities (concerning their religious and social praxis) within themselves and to the outside. Exactly this is the question of the diaconical dimension of the church : the question of how much love (in terms of mercy and justice) and freedom (to the individual and to society) are being spread by the churches in this world. Theologically this book refers not only to the biblical foundations but also to the latest theology of the II Vatican Council (and of the appropriate understanding of the term "Evangelization") within the Catholic Church, without suggesting that this theological position is something exclusive in the ecumenical sphere. It rather may support similar theologies emerging from other churches, as a kind of offer to solidarize with each other looking for the possibilities of substantiating the Christian faith.
07/1993
Histoire internationale
On the Border - The Otherness of God and the Multiplicity of the Religions
The Christian theology of religions at present faces a crisis. What precisely is the task of the theology of religions ? Does it merely consist in interpreting the non-Christian religions as steps, phases or contributions in the light of Christianity ? Has one from the theological side conceded the maximum to the non-Christian religions by acknowledging them as anonymous Christianity (Karl Rahner)? This study is an exploration on how one shall liberate the religion of the other from anonymity : how one shall leave the other with his/her own name. The model of thought employed in this study is gained through an analysis of the intercultural process of understanding, explained with instances from Africa and South America.
01/1994
Livres 3 ans et +
Les oeufs verts au jambon
Qui ne voudrait pas manger des oeufs verts au jambon ? C'est l'avis de Stan-est-mon-nom, qui tente par tous les moyens de convaincre un vieux grincheux de déguster des oeufs verts au jambon, alors qu'il refuse obstinément ! ?Va-t-il se laisser faire ?
04/2017
Livres 3 ans et +
Horton entend un chou
Alors qu'Horton l'éléphant se prélasse tranquillement dans l'étang, il entend tout à coup un grain de poussière et se rend compte qu'il est habité par de minuscules créatures. Il jure de protéger ses amis les Chous, qui font tout pour se faire entendre. Mais, menacé par tous les animaux de la jungle et traité de fou, Horton y parviendra-t-il ?
04/2017
Livres 3 ans et +
La ballade de la bataille au beurre
Voilà notre invention : la Bombabominable ! Chez les Zooks, on beurre ses tartines en dessous ; chez les Yooks, on beurre au dessus. Les deux camps ne s'aiment pas beaucoup... et c'est parti pour la bataille au beurre ! Une fable tendre sur la tolérance et contre la violence.
03/2018
Livres 3 ans et +
Le livre du sommeil
Zzzzzzzzz... Que se passe-t-il dans la tête des dormeurs pendant qu'ils rêvent ? Van Vekt, un insecte minuscule, a sommeil. Son bâillement – contagieux comme le sont les bâillements – enclenche une réaction en chaîne, donnant à tous ses voisins envie de dormir, eux aussi ! Cette ode charmante à l'heure du coucher emmènera tout le monde vers le pays des songes... Zzzzzzzzz... Theodor Geisel, alias Dr. Seuss, (1904-1991) est né à Springfield dans le Massachussetts. Après avoir décollé à New York dans la publicité, il révolutionne le livre pour enfants grâce à la force de son imagination, à ses vers rimés et rythmés, et à son vocabulaire adapté à chaque tranche d'âge. Cet univers visuel extravagant, débordant de personnages et d'animaux insolites amusants, a été plébiscité au cinéma et dans le domaine de l'animation, et ces livres se sont vendus plus de 600 millions dans le monde dans 36 langues, dont le chinois et le latin.
01/2021
Lecture 6-9 ans
Le retour du chat chapeauté
Vos petits chats délirent, ils ne nous aident pas. Ce matin, il a neigé. Sally et son frère sont chargés de tou déblayer... Jusqu'à l'arrivée du Chat Chapeauté. Lui et tous ses amis chats de l'alphabet vont mettre la maison sens dessus dessous. Comment s'en débarrasser ?
04/2018
Lecture 6-9 ans
Le chat chapeauté
Par un jour de pluie, Sally et son frère s'ennuient, s'ennuient... jusqu'à l'arrivée du Chat Chapeauté, qui sème la pagaille dans toute la maisonnée. Que faire ? Laisser le Chat Chapeauté jouer les fauteurs de trouble, ou bien le renvoyer ?
10/2016
Livres 3 ans et +
Un poisson deux poisson un poisson rouge un poisson bleu
Oh, qu'il est facile de se faire des amis : des grands, des petits, des rigolos, des paresseux, des heureux, des grincheux... Suivez les héros dans leur exploration du monde et de ses habitants !
10/2016
Livres 3 ans et +
On cherche un bon copain
Un animal de compagnie, c'est un bon copain, un ami pour la vie. Mais quand vient le moment d'en choisir un, quel casse-tête cela peut être ! Un chat, un chien, un chimpanzé ? Un poisson rouge ou un gallinacé ? Marchera-t-il à quatre pattes, aura-t-il une longue queue, de grands yeux ? Voilà nos deux héros, Jay et Kay, bien embêtés : quelles petites (ou grandes) bêtes vont ils bien pouvoir adopter ? Ils ont jusqu'à midi pile pour se décider...
11/2017
Lecture 6-9 ans
Le Lorax
Le Lorax est un petit bonhomme qui n'a ni sa langue ni son courage dans sa poche ! Protecteur et porte-parole de la nature et des animaux fantastiques de la vallée des Truffalas, sa tâche est rude : car l'entrepreneur Once-Ier et sa fabrique de vêtements tissés à partir du feuillage des arbres n'en a que faire de la beauté du monde. Lui ne veut que grossir GROSSIR GROSSIR GROSSIR. ? Mais que va-t-il se passer, quand le dernier des arbres sera tombé ?
11/2017
Livres 3 ans et +
Oh, comme tu es chanceux
Un inventaire de lieux fantasques que tout le monde aimerait visiter mais où personne n'aimerait vivre ! Quand ça ne va pas fort, le vieil homme du désert a un remède infaillible : faire l'inventaire de toutes ces situations qu'il est chanceux d'éviter. Heureusement qu'il n'est pas comme ceux-là, bloqués dans un carrefour impossible, ou comme celui-ci, qui doit barrer tous les T de la planète et mettre des points sur tous les I... Theodor Geisel, alias Dr. Seuss, (1904-1991) est né à Springfield dans le Massachussetts. Après avoir décollé à New York dans la publicité, il révolutionne le livre pour enfants grâce à la force de son imagination, à ses vers rimés et rythmés, et à son vocabulaire adapté à chaque tranche d'âge. Cet univers visuel extravagant, débordant de personnages et d'animaux insolites amusants, a été plébiscité au cinéma et dans le domaine de l'animation, et ces livres se sont vendus plus de 600 millions dans le monde dans 36 langues, dont le chinois et le latin.
03/2020
Religion
Tracing the Evidence
Tracing the Evidence : Dinah in Post-Hebrew Bible Literature examines the post-biblical literary developments of Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob. According to Genesis 34, Dinah was sexually violated by Shechem ; however, there are gaps in the biblical narrative and little written about what happened to her after the fateful time. Tracing the Evidence considers how post-Hebrew Bible traditions have filled in some of those gaps. Some traditions give more information about her day-to-day life, how old she was when Shechem met her, and various details about her subsequent marriage(s) and children.
04/2008
Policiers
Sandinista. Tome 3
"There is a train at Version City Waiting for the rhythm mail If you can jump then jump right now She can pull you through to better days."
11/2017
Anglais apprentissage
Tales from Longpuddle
Tony Kytes is a favourite with the girls but he's not terribly clever. If you meet an old girlfriend and she asks fora ride home in your wagon, do you say yes? And then if you meet the girl you are planning to marry, what do you do? Very soon, Tony is in a great muddle, and does not know how to escape from it. These stories are set in an English country village of the nineteenth century, but Hardy's tales of mistakes and muddles and marriages belong in any place, at any time.
07/2010
Décoration
Anatomy of Style
Fashioning your signature style without losing your shirt has never been easier : just take your cue from the iconic looks of 120 celebrities. IN FOUR CHAPTERS YOU'LL FIND : - VIP style hacks to steal - clever tips and tricks for unforgettable looks - wardrobe essentials and how to spice them up - so-called "fashion faux pas" that you should dare to commit This highly illustrated book (354 photos)- a stylish accessory in its own right-reads like a mood board and has fresh inspiration for every occasion.
09/2020
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
Spiritisme
Orion Recall - Version anglaise
"Greetings, beloved peoples of the One. Welcome to the sacred and consecrated space from which I now address you : the space where the 12 An Master Crystals of Orion reside. The time has come for you to remember who you are and learn about your galactic heritage. Many of you have fought in the great wars that began on Orion. That's why you need to learn the truth-so you can free yourselves from the past and turn your full attention to the Plan that brought you here to this planet called Earth. These Memoirs will help you understand". Are you one of the volunteers living on this magnificent planet working to bring an end to the great conflicts between the evolved and devolved forces-conflicts that originated in Orion's solar systems and converged to Earth millenniums ago ? Find out how it all began, from when a Messenger from the 24 Elders first gave instructions to the High Council of Sirius to the moment when Plan Earth Rising was put into action. The path you take matters now more than ever because your conscious choices determine how your individual and collective solar beings are integrated. This integration is the key to activating your beloved planet as one of the twelve galactic libraries, the one on which everything depends. This book is a summons to the volunteer souls : Remember Mintaka. Remember the reason you are here at the start of a major new evolutionary cycle-for your sphere of life and for the entire Galactic Federation.
10/2022
Non classé
Studies in Elizabethan Audience Response to the Theatre
The aim of this volume is to give an analytic description of how Elizabethan Spectators in documentary evidence responded to the theatre performances they watched or knew to be about. It also considers why they responded in that way. Opposing dual consciousness to the reification of the character (its 'ideal presence'), the author concludes that Elizabethan spectators were predominantly interested in the characters' 'ideal presence'. Why they were, is explained by relating their statements to the Renaissance theory of visual perception, (demonic) transformation, and ideas on acting.
02/1993
