The Heart of Dead Cells
Extraits
Monographies
Venice. A Private Invitation
Venice of a thousand reflections ; Venice of mirror and glass, of silk and gold ; Venice of light and lace, of transparency and porcelain. With her expert knowledge and insight, Servane Giol takes us to the heart of the Venetian art de vivre, a warm and private invitation to meet some of the most creative people living in the city today. Accompanying us into historic private palazzi as well as more recently restored houses and apartments, she introduces us to a new generation of artists and designers who are attracted by the radiant beauty, energy, and lifestyle of the Serenissima-a charmed circle of talented friends who are bringing a fresh dynamism and elegance to the city, shining a new light on some of its rarest and most exquisite traditional crafts, and lovingly safeguarding them for future generations. This love letter to the hidden beauties of Venice and to the skills for which the city is famed is brilliantly complemented by the photography of Mattia Aquila. It offers both a revelation and an everlasting memory for all those who will never forget their dazzling first sight of the domes, the campaniles, and the shimmering golden silence of this legendary city that floats between sea and sky.
09/2022
Histoire et Philosophiesophie
Thinking about Physics
Physical scientists are problem solvers. They are comfortable "doing" science: they find problems, solve them, and explain their solutions. Roger Newton believes that his fellow physicists might be too comfortable with their roles as solvers of problems. He argues that physicists should spend more time thinking about physics. If they did, he believes, they would become even more skilled at solving problems and "doing" science. As Newton points out in this thought-provoking book, problem solving is always influenced by the theoretical assumptions of the problem solver. Too often, though, he believes, physicists haven't subjected their assumptions to thorough scrutiny. Newton's goal is to provide a framework within which the fundamental theories of modem physics can be explored, interpreted, and understood.
"Surely physics is more than a collection of experimental results, assembled to satisfy the curiosity of appreciative experts," Newton writes. Physics, according to Newton, has moved beyond the describing and naming of curious phenomena, which is the goal of some other branches of science. Physicists have spent a great part of the twentieth century searching for explanations of experimental findings. Newton agrees that experimental facts are vital to the study of physics, but only because they lead to the development of a theory that can explain them. Facts, he argues, should undergird theory.
Newton's explanatory sweep is both broad and deep. He covers such topics as quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, field theory, thermodynamics, the role of mathematics in physics, and the concepts of probability and causality. For Newton the fundamental entity in quantum theory is the field, from which physicists can explain the particle-like and wave-like properties that are observed in experiments. He grounds his explanations in the quantum field.
Although this is not designed as a standalone textbook, it is essential reading for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, professors, and researchers. This is a clear, concise, up-to-date book about the concepts and theories that underlie the study of contemporary physics. Readers will find that they will become better-informed physicists and, therefore, better thinkers and problem solvers, too.
01/2000
Livres 0-3 ans
YAOUNDÉ BABA SCARED?....ME?....NO WAY!
YAOUNDE BABA SCARED ? ... ME ? ... NO WAY ! YAOUNDE goes off in search of his little goat, BEEE, who, in spite of the young boy's watchful eye, has gone missing. On the way he meets ZOULÏA, a friendly mouse, and ARWANE, a little ant, who help him to find the little goat. Their search will lead them to an isolated hill where a very strange creature lives - a creature capable of transforming itself into unimaginably frightening shapes and forms to scare away anybody who dares to set foot on its steep hill. In order to find BEEE, YAOUNDE and his two friends will have little choice. They will have to cross its territory and confront this incredible and terrifying creature. 6 to 10 Years.
10/2017
Roman d'amour, roman sentiment
Rebel Heart. The Hating Game #1
Le père de Rose a été assassiné quand elle avait seize ans. Seul indice sur les lieux du crime : un flyer. Un ridicule flyer. Traumatisée par ce drame, Rose a tout fait pour se reconstruire. Elle s'efforce de laisser le passé sombre là où il est, et lutte pour avancer un pas après l'autre dans l'océan de sa vie. Plus jamais on ne la fera souffrir. Plus jamais on ne l'atteindra. Elle a cadenassé son coeur et se protège derrière une carapace épaisse. Le décès de sa grand-mère la ramène à Londres, là où elle a vécu les pires horreurs. Décidée à en terminer très vite avec tout ça, elle ne pensait pas tomber sur lui. Kane. Bad boy aux iris océan, dont les mauvaises manières n'ont d'égal que son tempérament explosif. Kane, celui qui lui a brisé le coeur, celui qu'elle déteste. Kane, toujours aussi ténébreux et dangereux. Kane, à la réputation douteuse. Le passé, c'est le passé, n'est-ce pas ? Mais quand elle est invitée à une soirée de combats illégaux de free fight, elle sait que ce n'est pas vrai. Que parfois, on ne guérit jamais du passé. Car il est là, sur le ring. Et il la veut. Et elle le veut aussi. Peut-elle lui faire confiance ? Est-il qui il prétend être ? Entre amour, passion et dangers, plongez dans The Hating Game !
02/2022
Religion
The Policies and Politics of Pope Pius XII
The Policies and Politics of Pope Pius XII delves into the diplomacy of the most controversial pope of the twentieth century : Pius XII (pontificate, 1939-1958), "Advocate of Appeasement" to some and "Apostle of Peace" to others. Disagreement prevails on his quest for peace, recourse to impartiality during the Second World War, and relative public silence during the Holocaust. His abandonment of impartiality to play a prominent role in the Cold War has contributed to the charges and counter-charges leading to what has been deemed the "Pius War." Unfortunately, a good deal of the literature published by the defenders and denigrators of this papal diplomacy has shed more heat than light. In this book, Frank J. Coppa, who has written on numerous controversial figures including Pius IX (pontificate,1846-1878), seeks to objectively explore the origins and rationale of Pius XII's diplomacy during the war, the Nazi genocide, and its aftermath.
08/2011
Ethnologie et anthropologie
The Wolves Rise Again. New elites born out of chaos
The successive shocks that strike our time have acted as an indicator of men : the bland elites of yesteryear, suddenly rejected by the masses, went back silently into the void where they had first come from. This opportunist plutarchy, that maintained itself so far, thanks to the industry of lying, the targeted elimination of creative people, will soon be engulfed. Around these illusionists with no audience, the hidden alphas will begin to rise. Within a few months, alphas, forged in a new metal, invaded public space. How can it be explained ? In troubled times, the hierarchies of peacetime had left, suddenly, a place to the atomisation of individuals. Chaos then allows the individual alphas to rise to power. Like a pack of wolves, these alphas quickly take the lead of small human groups organising themselves into rival packs. The French Revolution is a striking example of this evolution : the masters of yesterday were relegated because of their unsuitability.
06/2022
Sociologie
Nationalism in Education
The comparative Reader, with authors from 6 continents and 9 countries analyses, to what extent the nation concept is still at the heart of international organizations and agreements, under which circumstances nationalism rose in specific regions and cultures at different times, and, to what extent education was influenced by or used for nationalistic doctrines and policies. Case studies as well as systematic analyses illustrate, that education can hardly change its own socioeconomic and political context. However, education and educational policy can support a prevention of and balance to nationalism in the long run, if they counteract stereotyping and scapegoating, familiarize with overlapping and competing loyalties, and, encourage human rights, international cooperation and cultural relationalism.
10/1993
Science-fiction
Black Rose Tome 1 : Dawn ot the dead
Dawn O'Neal adolescente qui mène une vie tranquille à Oxford, en Angleterre. Orpheline de père, elle vit seule avec sa mère qui est artiste peintre. La jeune fille est en dernière année de lycée mais à peine l'année a-t-elle commencé qu'elle se fait renvoyer de son établissement après une violente dispute avec une de ses camarades. Elle se retrouve à Condover, une petite ville près de la frontière galloise. Mais la jeune fille se rend vite compte que quelque chose ne tourne pas rond : ses nouveaux camarades semblent la connaître alors qu'ils ne l'ont jamais vue de leur vie et son entrée à Condover High School marque le début d'une période remplie de vertiges et d'hallucinations. De plus, sa directrice la fait surveiller par son majordome et tient des propos étranges. Mais pourquoi ? Une des camarades de Dawn la prend très rapidement en grippe, soutenant qu'elle cache quelque chose. Dawn sympathise tout de même avec quelques personnes de sa classe, dont Genesis, avec qui elle partage sa chambre à l'internat.
05/2017
Récits de voyage
Une année avec Meetup
Une année avec Meetup est un récit autobiographique qui traite de l'année où j'ai entamé ma reconversion professionnelle, après un boreout suivi d'un burnout, c'est un hommage à cette magnifique application et aux personnes faiseuses qui animent des activités en groupe avec humanisme et générosité. Bien sûr je l'ai envoyé au fondateur de l'application Meetup et voici la réaction : I read your story this morning and was deeply touched by the incredibly raw beauty of your writing and the humanity of your Meetup experiences. You seem to have embraced every moment in 2018, both joyful and painful, and keep your heart...
12/2021
Littérature érotique et sentim
The Midnight Demons Tome 2 : Straight to the heart
Judicaëlle a trouvé le job parfait ! Du moins, c'est ce qu'elle se dit en garant sa voiture devant une jolie bâtisse en bois rond, portant le nom de "Gates of Paradise" . Son expérience lui permet d'être embauchée immédiatement, mais lorsqu'elle découvre qu'elle se trouve au beau milieu d'un gang de bikers, elle préfère décliner. Est-ce leur pouvoir de persuasion ou de persécution qui la fait changer d'avis ? Cela étant, elle accepte de travailler avec eux, mais elle va devoir composer avec un biker aux allures de Viking nommé Thor, qui la percute en plein coeur. Entre esquive et uppercut, la belle ne sait plus où donner de la tête.
01/2021
Espagne
Secret Seville
Far from the crowds and the well-worn clichés, Seville still has many hidden gems it only reveals to locals and visitors who head off the beaten track. An essential guide for those who thought they knew Seville well or are seeking to discover another side of the city. Why is there a stone relief of Grace Kelly on the wall of Seville Town Hall and how can you track down the railway from the Ibero-American Expo of 1929 ? Where might you find the legacy of Christopher Columbus' son, a medieval Jewish cemetery in a car park, the oddest of barbershops, forgotten souvenirs from the Guadalquivir steamboats, Masonic symbols in a church, the last remaining vestiges of the Andalusian pavilions from the '29 Expo, a little-known Modernist electric power station, an example of the Nazi Enigma machine, a collection of Chinese and Japanese art in a Renaissance mansion or the pillars of a medieval synagogue ?
04/2022
Monographies
Hilma af Klint. The Five Notebook 1
In 1896, Hilma af Klint and four other like-minded women artists left the Edelweiss Society and founded the "Friday Group", also known as "The Five". They met every Friday for spiritual meetings, including prayers, studies of the New Testament, meditation and séances. The medium exercised automatic writing and mediumistic drawing. Eventually they established contact with spiritual beings whom they called "The High Ones". In 1896, the five women began taking meticulous notes of the mediumistic messages conveyed by the spirits. In time, Hilma af Klint felt she had been selected for more important messages. After ten years of esoteric training with "The Five", aged 43, Hilma af Klint accepted a major assignment, the execution of The Paintings for the Temple. This commission, which engaged the artist from 1906 to 1915, changed the course of her life. In 1908, Rudolf Steiner, leader of the German Theosophical Society, held several lectures in Stockholm. He also visited af Klint's studio and saw some of the early Paintings for the Temple. In 1913, Steiner founded the Anthroposophical Society, which af Klint joined in 1920 and remained a member for the rest of her life.
01/2022
Littérature française
Saint Shuddhananda Bharati A visionary
Foreword To my friend, to my guide, to the mahatma of my heart, to the visionary of a united world living in peace and harmony in the earthly paradise that God has given us. Life and destiny is like an iceberg ; most of us is hidden, and for some, this is the start of the long path of questioning... For souls that are searching, the time then comes when the seeker finds what is being sought : the precursor, the one that has opened the path, cleared it out and illuminated the way. Thus in the deepest part of our Selves, at the centre of our soul, Joythi, the Divine Light is revealed and works on meeting all those who seek it. Kavi Yogi Maharshi Shuddhananda Bharati was a scholar, linguist, scientist, seer poet, saint and the sage of the Cosmic Age. He was ever agile and active, writing, singing, doing good and observed silence for 30 continuous years. He was a universalist, who was not bound to caste, religion, colour and race or geographic bounds. He was an apostle of Sama Yoga, which seeks for a synthesis of science and yoga, West and East, the actual and the ideal in life. Dr. Shuddhananda Bharati is the author of creative and literary works with diverse writing styles : epic and lyric writings, melodramas, operas, comedies, pastoral theologies, novels, short stories, biographies, notes on famous works, essays. Bharata Shakti Kavi Malayam is his magnum opus. Editions ASSA, Christianananda Bharati
11/2013
Philosophie
«Phädon», or «On the Immortality of the Soul»
This is the first modern translation of Moses Mendelssohn's classic work of 1767, the Phädon. It includes Mendelssohn's own introduction and appendix, as well as footnotes and explanatory introduction by David Shavin. (Charles Cullen's translation of 1789 is the only other extant translation.) The "modern Socrates" of the German classical period, Mendelssohn has created a beautiful translation and elaboration of Plato's Phädo led to a revolution in thought, and a subsequent renaissance in Germany. The debt of the German classical period to ancient Greece is embodied in Mendelssohn's Phädon, as is the promise of the American Revolution. The translation and accompanying notes recapture Mendelssohn's unique marriage of depth of thought and breadth of appeal.
12/2006
Romance sexy
Queen of Hearts
Il est l'un des vingt célibataires les plus convoités de la Silicon Valley, beau, riche et célèbre, mesdames, si vous souhaitez passer la bague au doigt d'Ephraïm Shuster, il vous suffit d'être l'une des dix candidates de The Queen of Hearts ! Peut-être que Virginia, productrice plébiscitée dans le monde de la télé-réalité, a eu raison de rempiler pour une huitième saison. Le but ? Former le couple le plus sulfureux et sexy du moment. Les moyens pour y parvenir ? Tous. Sans exception. Mais cette fois-ci, le prétendant semble plus malin que ses prédécesseurs. Le play-boy à la langue bien pendue et au charme ravageur partage son objectif : transformer l'émission en un carton d'audience. Rien de plus simple pour celle qui connaît les mensonges et secrets de tous les participants, et qui n'hésitera pas à les utiliser pour créer l'étincelle entre le prince et sa future reine. Du moins, à l'écran.
06/2021
Autres langues
Chinese Breeze : Our Geese Have Gone (Niveau 2 - 500 mots). Edition en anglais-chinois, 2nd edition
Twenty-five years ago, people in my village did not know that wild geese should be protected from hunting. My grandfather was the best of the hunters, selling the geese in town to pay for my schooling. One day, as he hunted, an eagle attacked the flock of geese, injuring the lead goose. My grandfather drove the eagle off and brought the lead goose home to tend to its wounds. Soon, the goose's mate joined it, and my grandfather, hunter of wild geese, found himself with two new companions...
01/2018
Romance sexy
Off-Campus Saison 1 : The deal
Un accord dangereux ? Hannah est une très bonne élève et elle a un don incroyable pour le chant. Mais quand il s'agit d'hommes et de séduction, elle perd tous ses moyens. Garrett est la star de l'équipe de Hockey de l'université, mais ses résultats scolaires ne sont pas à la hauteur et il risque de perdre sa place dans l'équipe. Ils vont passer un drôle d'accord. Elle lui donne des cours et il l'aide à séduire le quater back de l'équipe de Football. Cet arrangement original va-t-il changer leur vie ?
11/2023
Guides étrangers
Philippines 14ed -Anglais-
Lonely Planet : Comprehensive and inspirational guides with thousands of detailed listings, reviews and recommendations for travellers with a sense of adventure and exploration The Philippines is defined by its emerald rice fields, teeming megacities, graffiti-splashed jeepneys, smouldering volcanoes, bug-eyed tarsiers, fuzzy water buffalo and smiling, happy-go-lucky people. Lonely Planet will get you to the heart of Philippines, with amazing travel experiences and the best planning advice. Lonely Planet Philippines is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Pick your strip of pearly white sand ; snorkel with gentle whale sharks at Donsol or dive at Puerto Galera ; cruise through the reefs and islands of the Bacuit Archipelago ; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Philippines and begin your journey now !
02/2022
Poésie
The scarlet haze
The scarlet haze embody a door opening onto a world of sadness and joy, where everyone can find themselves. In this collection of poems written according to her inspiration and significant events, the author recounts the sorrow of a one-sided love, the angst felt during a deep depression or the happiness caused by the single view of her heart's desire.
07/2022
Sciences de la terre et de la
SATELLITES OF THE OUTER PLANETS. Worlds in their own right, Second Edition
"Rothery does an excellent job of synthesizing the research inspired by the Voyager missions into a coherent description of outer solar system geology." -Jonathan I. Lunine, Sky & Telescope
"A highly readable, respectably accurate and complete nontechnical summary of planetary satellites for general and scientific audiences."
-Paul M. Schenk, Icarus
"Rothery brings these satellites to life."
-David Hughes, New Scientist.
"The depth and authority of the treatment of physical geological processes makes this a good introduction to the outer satellites for undergraduate students, while the clarity of the text ensures that things do not become too complicated for less expert readers."
-Lionel Wilson, Times Higher Eduation Supplement.
Extensively revised and updated, this new edition of this acclaimed geological guide to the outer solar system includes results and close-up color and black-and-white images from both the 1995-1999 Galileo mission to Jupiter and the Voyager space probe. Rothery explains the geological aspects of the major satellites of the outer planets, from Jupiter to Neptune and the Pluto-Charon system. In particular he shows how tectonic and volcanic processes, driven by heat from within, have shaped the rigid outer layers of these worlds. Rothery also discusses the similarities and differences among them and the ways in which they resemble Earth-like planets.
01/1999
Anglais apprentissage
A Christmas carol
An unkind, mean, lonely old man gets a surprise when he reaches the front door of his home on the night before Christmas. As he looks at the door knocker, lit turns into a face - the face of a friend who pas been dead for many years ! This is just the beginning of a long night in which Ebenezer Scrooge talks to pis dead friend, and meets three other ghosts. The first two show him Christmas in the post and the present. The third lets him see what might happen in the future. Find out what Scrooge saw, and whether or not lit made him change his ways.
09/1997
Shonen/garçon
The Dangers in my heart. Tome 1
Ichikawa est un collégien renfermé et torturé, étrangement attiré par Anna, la plus belle fille de l'école, qui est sociable et drôle, soit l'inverse du protagoniste. Si cette attirance du héros se traduit d'abord par une pulsion destructrice, il ne tarde pas à comprendre qu'elle pourrait en réalité cacher autre chose...
09/2023
Shonen/garçon
The Dangers in my heart. Tome 2
De la haine à l'amour, il n'y a qu'un pas il y a du chemin !
09/2023
Théâtre - Pièces
L'Avant-scène théâtre : The Normal Heart
Dans les années 1980, à New York, Ned Weeks part en guerre contre l'inaction et l'indifférence face à l'épidémie de sida, dit " cancer gay ", qui décime sa communauté. Ses amis agonisent et meurent autour de lui. Il s'indigne, agit, met sa colère au service d'un activisme sans concession. Il provoque des scandales médiatiques, il interpelle le maire. Avec le docteur Emma Brookner, il lutte pour mobiliser la population et sauver des vies. La pièce déroule ce combat. La création de The Normal Heart a eu lieu le 8 septembre 2021 au Théâtre du Rond-Point dans une mise en scène de Virginie de Clausade et avec la distribution suivante : Michaël Abiteboul (Ben Weeks), Joss Berlioux (Craig / Hiram / Le Médecin examinateur), Déborah Grall (Emma Brookner), Andy Gillet (Bruce Niles), Brice Michelini (Tommy Boatwright), Jules Pélissier (Felix Turner), Dimitri Storoge (Ned Weeks).
10/2021
Shonen/garçon
The dangers in my heart Tome 5
Après les différents incidents survenus lors des vacances d'hiver, voici que commence le 3e trimestre. Déstabilisés par leurs rapprochements et les changements d'environnement, Ichikawa et Yamada n'en continuent pas moins de progresser sur le chemin de la maturité. Lorsque chacun prend conscience des faiblesses de l'autre et les accepte, leur monde passe encore à un autre niveau...
03/2024
Shonen/garçon
The dangers in my heart Tome 3
Leurs mondes n'auraient jamais dû entrer en collision, mais voilà... Le sentiment amoureux qu'ils nourrissent l'un envers l'autre et qui habite leur quotidien continue de grandir tranquillement, leur offrant chemin faisant la découverte d'un monde rempli de petites merveilles. Les instants précieux se multiplient en classe, à la bibliothèque et... chez Ichikawa... ? !
11/2023
Terreur
Intégrale H. P. Lovecraft Tome 5 : Récits horrifiques ; Contes de jeunesse ; Récits humoristiques
Ce tome regroupe l'ensemble des nouvelles horrifiques et macabres de l'auteur qui ne se rattachent pas aux cycles des Contrées du rêve et du mythe de Cthulhu, ainsi que les Juvenilia et les récits humoristiques. Textes de Lovecraft contenus dans ce volume Récits horrifiques La Bête dans la caverne (The Beast in the Cave) L'Alchimiste (The Alchemist) La Tombe (The Tomb) Par-delà le mur du sommeil (Beyond the Wall of Sleep) La Transition de Juan Romero (The Transition of Juan Romero) L'Arbre (The Tree) Faits concernant feu Arthur Jermyn et sa famille (Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family) Nyarlathotep (Nyarlathotep) Le Marais de la lune (The Moon-Bog) Je suis d'ailleurs (The Outsider) La Musique d'Erich Zann (The Music of Erich Zann) Le Molosse (The Hound) La Peur qui rôde (The Lurking Fear) Les Rats dans les murs (The Rats in the Wall) Horreur à Red Hook (The Horror at Red Hook) Lui (He) Dans le caveau (In the Vault) Air froid (Cool Air) Le Peuple très ancien (The Very Old Folk) Le Descendant (The Descendant) Le Prêtre maudit (The Evil Clergyman) Contes de jeunesse La Petite Bouteille de verre (The Little Glass Bottle) La Caverne secrète ou l'aventure de John Lee (The Secret Cave, or John Lees Adventure) Le Mystère du cimetière ou la revanche d'un mort (The Mystery of the Grave- Yard or "A Dead Man's Revenge") Le Vaisseau mystérieux (The Mysterious Ship) Récits humoristiques Quelques souvenirs sur le docteur Samuel Johnson (A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson) Old Bugs (Old Bugs) Douce Ermangarde, ou le coeur d'une fille de la campagne (Sweet Ermengarde ; or, the Heart of a Country Girl, By Percy Simple) Ibid (Ibid) Le combat qui marqua la fin du siècle (The Battle That Ended the Century)
11/2022
Théâtre
Impossible lovers
CLAIRE is in charge of a jewelry store. FRANK is a small time hood. A jeweler, who dreams of prince charming, holds up as hostage the man who attempted to break her jewelry. CLAIRE, head of jewelry who has just been let down by a lover she hardly knew, believes that work is her one and only way out. Disappointed, despite the late hour, and after a few drinks, she returns to her jewelry, breaking a store policy, she has disabled security and the guards by pretending that she wants to take advantage of the quiet of the night to update her work. At the same moment, a young ex-con who just got thrown out of a bistro and is passing in front of the jewelry store and decides to break in. Rather than call the police or security, CLAIRE let him in.
02/2013
Littérature sud-américaine
Celles qu'on tue
Brésil, Etat de l'Acre. Une jeune avocate originaire de São Paulo se rend dans cette région partiellement couverte par la forêt amazonienne pour suivre le procès des assassins d'une jeune indigène. Sur place, elle découvre la beauté hypnotique et mystérieuse de la jungle, mais aussi sa part sombre, les injustices et les tragédies vécues au quotidien par les populations locales. S'initiant aux rituels ancestraux des peuples indigènes d'Amazonie et notamment à la prise de l'ayahuasca, un puissant hallucinogène, la jeune femme s'engage dans une quête de justice, pour les femmes qui l'entourent et pour elle-même. Le roman de Patrícia Melo nous embarque entre réalité et cauchemar, dans une enquête où la violence prime sur la loi. En choisissant de tenir son intrigue dans l'Etat de l'Acre, dans le ventre de la jungle, l'autrice brésilienne montre la violence infligée aux femmes, mais aussi à la nature : celles qu'on tue dans l'indifférence.
08/2023
Ethnologie
Glimpses of african cultures. Echos des cultures africaines, Edition bilingue français-anglais
This book covers various aspects of African traditional cultures that include: communication, marriage ceremonies, funerals, traditional rites, witchcraft, traditional cultural activities, and traditional beliefs. It will undoubtedly appeal to anyone who wants to understand better our African cultures. The reading of some of the stories will certainly raise existential questions about the nature of spirits, truth, and the place of God in the collective mind of the Africans. Some of the questions are the following: how is it possible that a human being has his double in an animal known as his totem ? How corne that, for people who do not believe in reincarnation, it is the chief who determines the future of the soul of the deceased ? In "Mourning habits in the West province of Cameroon," it appears that, if the soul is not taken care of, it will cause physical havoc in the society. Could there be a link between our souls and the physical elements of nature ? Is skull worshiping among the Bamileke merely a traditional practice or are they really able to communicate with their ancestors through the skulls ? What has led the Aghem people to firmly believe that lakes can physically move, that the dead live in their lakes, that children live in their pre-human state as caterpillars and may transform into reptiles when they are still babies ? What makes it possible for the human mind to communicate with animais, exchange messages as is shown in "How animais and things can speak and communicate in the Yambassa culture" ? Apart from the physical world as we know it, could there truly be a spiritual world that witches and wizards have access to and which system of values could this spiritual world be subjected to ? Every single paper of the more than 80 papers and squibs this book comprises is truly an invitation to explore further the untapped richness of African cultures.
04/2011
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