The Witch and the Beast T08
Extraits
Lectures graduées
Death of a Salesman
Willy Loman is a salesman who believes in the American Dream. He has spent his whole career on the road, going all over New England to sell products. At sixty, he is far from retiring : he needs to keep on working to earn money in order to pay his mortgage and loans. But he does not sell as much as he used to and struggles to make ends meet. His relationship with his elder son, Biff, is chaotic : he does not understand why his son does not live up to his expectations. Thus, they fight all the time. But at the heart of the tension between them lies a secret that only the two of them know... Death of a Salesman explores the depth and complexity of human relationships and shows what happens when a man gets lost in his own dreams.
08/2021
Anglais apprentissage
Encountering the Chinese. A Guide for Americans, Second Edition
To fathom the complex culture of China is a daunting task, but Hu Wenzhong and Cornelius Grove, in this substantially revised and updated edition of their popular book, have risen to the challenge. They provide a practical and sensitive cross-cultural analysis of Chinese culture along with insights into how best to communicate and interact with Chinese people. As the economic and diplomatie climate in China has changed, the frequency of contact between Chinese and Americans has increased in all areas : business, academic, scientific, professional, personal and cultural, making this book even more valuable. Relying on Hu's knowledge of his native Chinese culture and Grove's American perspective from his substantial experience in China, Encountering the Chinese will enable Westerners to establish more productive and rewarding relationships with the Chinese, both inside and outside the PRC. As in the first edition, the authors retain fondamental information on basic Chinese values, cultural norms, and mindsets and identify the cross-cultural factors that often lead to failed business negotiations, embarrassing faux pas and misunderstandings when Americans and other Westerners encounter the Chinese. In this second edition they have added a discussion of economic changes and the gradual demise of state-owned companies, and they give special attention to the shift among young urban professionals and businesspeople from traditional collectivist values toward individualism and a market economy mentality. There is also a new section for American women working in China.
01/1999
Non classé
Living in Two Worlds
This is a study of Singapore pastors' worldview & understanding of the epidemiology, symptomatology and management of possession behaviour. The pastors' accounts are compared with those from the scientific disciplines, and convergences and divergences noted. Factors shaping both the pastors' and the scientific discourses are examined. The pastors are shown to respond to competing scientific paradigms by reinforcing their two-worlds worldview. They either live mainly in the other world, or in each world at a time, or between the two worlds. Based on theological reflection focusing on epistemology, theodicy & cosmology, the author shows that the paradigm of living in both worlds simultaneously is the most appropriate pastoral response. The theological vision of the coexisting worlds and the pastoral task of unmasking and resisting evil in all its varieties and depths are then discussed.
05/1994
Anglais apprentissage
The Power and the Glory. Graham Greene
The Power and the Glory est un roman atypique en ce sens qu'il tranche sur la production romanesque anglo-saxonne de tradition protestante pour s'inscrire dans un courant catholique plus minoritaire. Issu d'un voyage que Greene fit au Mexique en 1938, le livre prend pour cadre la persécution des prêtres dans l'état du Tabasco. Le récit fait la preuve du brio de Greene, transposant les techniques cinématographiques qui le fascinaient, jouant sur le mélange des genres, mêlant fatum et grotesque, chasse à l'homme et questionnement spirituel. On retrouve le décor triste, écrasé de soleil, les scènes fortes, les stratégies de répétition et le sens du dialogue très théâtral caractéristiques de Greene. Mais le roman se démarque du message monolithique en jouant sur le paradoxe, l'ambiguïté, l'interrogation. Le lecteur doit alors repérer des indices et des pistes de lecture pour mieux percevoir les enjeux du texte, et apprécier à sa juste mesure cette écriture moins simple qu'il n'y paraît de prime abord.
10/2006
Non classé
The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates
The articles which are published in this volume investigate, on the basis of selected cases of mainly European winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, the meaning of the Prize and the award in the Prize winner's own countries. The case studies, which are mainly of a biographical nature, offer a varied picture with regard to the reactions of public opinion in the respective countries. They consent, however, in so far as the immediate impact of the award was only limited and of short duration.
05/1994
Shojo/fille
The Vampire and the Rose Tome 7
Chiyu est une lycéenne qui croit au grand amour. Dans sa classe, Yomiya fait tourner toutes les têtes. Il est séduisant, intelligent, sportif et... c'est un vampire ! Malgré tout, elle lui propose son sang lorsqu'un beau jour, elle le trouve en train de faire un malaise. Il découvre alors son goût délicieux et n'a pas l'intention de renoncer à d'autres rations...
04/2023
Yaoi/homosexualité masculine
The bitch cat. Tome 3
Le mannequin à succès Kyôsuke utilisait son beau visage et son corps pour gravir les échelons dans le show-business. Autrefois, sa devise était "le sexe, c'est du plaisir, mais avant tout du profit", seulement depuis qu'il sort avec le technicien Fujishima, il est comblé autant dans sa vie privée qu'au niveau professionnel. Un jour, Kyôsuke est recruté pour jouer dans une pièce de théâtre dont le directeur Hiruma est connu pour son talent et pour avoir lancé la carrière de bon nombre de jeunes acteurs... Kyôsuke, fasciné par l'aura d'Hiruma, est complètement absorbé par son nouveau travail. Mais dans le même temps, le désir de Fujishima de monopoliser son amant grandit de plus en plus...!
07/2023
Yaoi/homosexualité masculine
The bitch cat. Tome 2
Ritsu Yûki, salaryman beau et sérieux, reçoit une demande en mariage de son collègue et rival Haruma Honjô. Ritsu d'un côté, dont l'entourage a toujours insisté pour qu'il trouve quelqu'un, et Haruma de l'autre, victime de sa popularité... Il n'y aurait que des avantages s'ils se mariaient. Ritsu finit par accepter cette audacieuse proposition, mais son quotidien si agréable avec Haruma qui prend tant soin de lui va l'entraîner dans une relation inattendue...? !
07/2023
BD tout public
The band
La musique pop rock des lycéens berlinois du groupe Tine Melk est fraîche comme du yoghourt à boire ! Après être allé à l'un de leurs concerts, on sait ce qu'est le vrai rock ! Ils se défoncent jusqu'à l'évanouissement et nous avec. Les nanas hurlent et les mecs sont en transe. The band, c'est le guitariste virtuose Vic Vegas, la trop sexy Lala to Linda, le batteur nonchalant Chris Navratilova et Mawil, le bassiste le plus chaud de la scène des groupes de bahut. Leur repaire est situé dans un étrange local, au sous-sol d'une vieille église du centre de Berlin, où il n'est pas rare que le saint-esprit vienne transpirer à grosses gouttes.
06/2007
BD tout public
The End
Dans le cadre d'un stage, Théodore Atem intègre une équipe de chercheurs basée en Suède qui travaille sur la communication des arbres entre eux et avec nous. Ce groupe de travail dirigé par le professeur Frawley et son assistante Moon, tente de démontrer que les arbres détiennent les secrets de la Terre à travers leur ADN, leur codex. C'est en recoupant ces génomes avec la mort mystérieuse de promeneurs en forêt espagnole, le comportement inhabituel des animaux sauvages et la présence de champignons toxiques que le professeur comprendra, hélas trop tard, que ces événements sonnent l'alerte d'un drame planétaire duquel seul Théodore et quelques survivants seront épargnés. Serait-ce une nouvelle chance pour l'espèce humaine ?
04/2018
Autres éditeurs (A à E)
The End
Je me souviens de ta main qui traçait des lignes à la craie sur les tissus. De ton trait de coupe, tu délimitais des territoires entiers, qui portaient les noms de crêpe de Chine, bourrette de soie, panne de velours, lin, coton suisse, tweed, toile, gabardine, flanelle, étamine de laine... Entre souvenir d'enfance et malentendus liés à la langue, Florence Gilard esquisse à petites touches sa relation à sa grand-mère. Elle décrit les gestes sûrs de la couturière qu'elle était, les jeux d'enfants, les mercredis passés chez elle et la difficulté de se séparer. Reprenant à son compte les gestes consistant à assembler et coudre ensemble les morceaux de tissus, elle compose un récit, fait de pièces qui ne semblaient pourtant pas tenir ensemble. Malentendus ou incompréhensions langagières, des petites phrases énigmatiques ou confuses pouvaient alors donner lieu à des représentations erronées, décalées, émaillées de drôleries. L'étrange : The end, te and, the hand... devient le point de départ de son récit. Qu'est-ce que ces mots anglais entrés dans l'univers de l'en-fance grâce aux cow-boys dans les films de western peuvent bien avoir à voir avec les Américains venus libérer la France il y a si longtemps ? La naïveté d'alors fait place à un regard amusé et tendre sur ce qui se transmet à travers le récit familial. Dans cet objet hybride, graphique et poétique, l'autrice suggère plus qu'elle ne démontre. Elle nous offre un regard sensible et intime sur le temps qui passe, la nostalgie de l'enfance, la fin de vie, la tendresse qui lie les générations d'une même famille et savoir dire au revoir tout en gardant précieusement ses sou-venirs. Florence Gilard utilise plusieurs techniques graphiques pour recréer cette toile de souvenirs et de nostalgie de l'enfance. Dessins aux crayons de couleurs, anciennes photographies, fil cousu dans la page se mêlent pour dérouler le fil de cette histoire intime.
04/2024
Afrique
Tanzania - 8ed -Anglais
Lonely Planet's Tanzania is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Watch wildebeest stampede across the Serengeti, Choose a beach from over 100 km of Indian Ocean coastline, and track chimpanzees in Tanzania's remote western parks ; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Tanzania Travel Guide : Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best experiences and where to have them Itineraries help you build the ultimate trip based on your personal needs and interests Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - whether it's history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics Eating and drinking - get the most out of your gastronomic experience as we reveal the regional dishes and drinks you have to try Toolkit - all of the planning tools for solo travellers, LGBTQIA+ travellers, family travellers and accessible travel Colour maps and images throughout Language - essential phrases and language tips Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Covers Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Southeastern Tanzania, Southern Highlands, Western Tanzania, Lake Victoria, Central Tanzania, Northern Tanzania, Northeastern Tanzania, and more
01/2024
Mexique
Secret Mexico City
An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew the city well or who would like to discover its many other facets. The forgotten café where Fidel Castro and Che Guevara used to meet, a tribute to the city's ghosts, a mammoth in the metro, a cave transformed into a shrine, an underground parking lot with mosaics dating from 1930, a Baroque altarpiece made from papier mâché, a village based on the principles of Thomas More's Utopia, secret masterpieces of colonial art in rooms only open around two hours a week, the largest roof garden in Latin America, the photo on which the Oscar statuette is modelled, the first building in the world faced with a material that can trap urban smog, a road surface designed for praying as you walk ...
02/2024
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
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
Développement durable-Ecologie
Native Land, Stop Eject. Edition en anglais
Created by the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, the exhibition Native Land, Stop Eject proposes a dialogue between filmmaker Raymond Depardon and philosopher Paul Virilio on the notions of being rooted and uprooted today, an epoch in which human migration flows are taking place on an unprecedented scale. In his film Hear Them Speak, created with Claudine Nougaret, Raymond Depardon gives a voice to those who wish to remain on their land but are threatened with exile. Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Mark Hansen, Laura Kurgan, and Ben Rubin give form to Paul Virilio's concepts in six dynamic maps which examine new trends in contemporary human movement due to environmental, political, and economic factors. The texts included here, published for the first time in the catalog Native Land, Stop Eject (Prix Nomad's 2009), offer a chance to explore the themes raised in the exhibition. Accompanied by exhibition views, they incite contemplation on the meaning of sedentariness and nomadism, as well as related questions of identity.
05/2010
Poésie
Epilepsy: the invisible pain
They say life is a long stretch of a calm river, but not for everyone ! She was for me until the day when everything rocked, the day my destiny was changed dramatically. People do not realize how life can be so sweet and so beautiful. They complain all day long for trivialities. They are not even aware that they have before their eyes the most beautiful wealth : the luck and happiness of living in good health. I was rich before. Now I am poor because my child has an incurable disease, that has currently no hope of being healed. As a parent, how can we accept that ? , How to continue living carrying the bundle of pain in my head ? , How to overcome this feeling of helplessness ? When I started speaking to my heart, I didn't know myself that this was the beginning of a new life : a rebirth as a poet. When I learnt that my 7-year-old daughter was suffering from the Dravet Syndrome, a rare genetic epileptic encephalopathy, this was like an earthquake in my life. Then, I needed to write in order to express my sorrow and my pain. Words and rhymes came naturally to my mind. This was obvious that poetry would be my survival weapon.
01/2019
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
Monographies
Burmese Silver from the Colonial Period
This stunning catalogue presents an exceptional collection of rare Burmese silver. Accompanied by detailed photographs and explanatory texts, this ground-breaking book proposes a new way of looking at Burmese silver. Names, dates, places, and stories - identifying the who, when, where, and what of Burmese silver has been the focus of publications on the topic. Are these questions the best way to understand silver, however ? Alexandra Green argues that they are not. Too few pieces provide reliable information about silversmiths, production locations, and dates to allow for a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Instead, a close examination of silver patterns reveals strong links with Burmese art history reaching as far back as the Bagan period (11th to 13th centuries), connections with contemporary artistic trends, and participation within the wider world of silversmithing. The first European to write about Burmese silver was H L Tilly, a colonial official from the late 19th into the early 20th century. Tasked with collecting objects for various fairs and exhibitions, he took an interest in Burmese art, publishing articles and books from the 1880s onwards. While much of what he wrote was factually inaccurate and coloured by the prejudices and stereotypes common at the time, his two volumes on Burmese silver published in 1902 and 1904 contain pictures of pieces from the early to mid 19th century. These enable a reconstruction of how silver designs evolved as the country was absorbed into the Indian Raj, and British and other Westerners became consumers of local silver products. Tilly was also correct in his interest in silver designs. Green uses the visual information from his books to describe the continuities and innovations of designs found on silver from the mid 19th through the mid 20th century, and she places these trends within local, regional, and global flows of ideas. Many studies of Burmese silver have been plagued by a lack of understanding of the Burmese context. In contrast, Green examines silver from a local perspective, drawing on Burmese texts and information that allows for a nuanced view of the motifs, designs, and patterns that appear repetitively on silver pieces. Using Graham Honeybill's collection, formed over many years, as a basis, she explores how designs and patterns circulated around the country and were innovatively combined and recombined on pieces by silversmiths producing objects for Burmese, Western, and commercial clients.
09/2022
Critique littéraire
Ancient Greek by Its Translators
When not familiar with the language itself, most readers over the centuries have had access to the ancient Greek texts only or mostly through (Latin or vernacular) translations. Such an approach is not only indirect and mediated, but also distorted and even impoverishing : meaning then prevails over the linguistic form and substance of the texts themselves. What do later or modern readers read when they read translated texts written in an ancient so-called dead language ? They read a given meaning - sometimes unfaithful, often inaccurate - dictated by a genuine understanding, the blind continuation of tradition, or an untold hidden intention. The complex range of significances conveyed by meaning simultaneously reflects the time and space (called synchrony) of when and where a text has been translated, the historical learning and linguistic skills of the translators, as well as their ideas and style. As a contribution to the perennial debate about translation (mere literary transliteration vs. creative transposition), this volume aims at analyzing some striking cases of various (literary or not) texts translated from ancient Greek showing how much for the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries aesthetics and ideology matter as much as - and often even more than - rigorous philology.
02/2022
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
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
Romance sexy
Enemies Make the Best Lovers
It's so good to hate you... Anna déteste Connor. Ce sportif populaire a été un frère absent pour celui qu'elle a tant aimé et qui est décédé dans un accident il y a plusieurs mois. Celui à qui elle pense chaque fois qu'elle sent dans sa poche la liste de toutes les choses qu'ils avaient prévu de faire à deux à l'occasion de leur entrée à l'université. Désormais, elle est seule... Enfin, pas tout à fait. Car Connor vit sur le même campus ; pire, on dirait presque qu'il fait exprès de croiser sa route dès qu'il le peut. Sauf qu'elle ne veut rien avoir à faire avec lui ! Et il est hors de question qu'elle lui permette veiller sur elle, quand bien même il l'aurait promis à son frère. Peut-être que si elle est suffisamment odieuse avec lui il se lassera et la laissera tranquille ? A propos de l'autrice Repérée sur la plate-forme d'écriture Wattpad où elle a réuni plus de 10 millions de lecteurs, Alana Scott écrit depuis toujours pour s'évader, rêver, mais surtout pour exprimer ses idées et ses émotions.
03/2023
Anglais apprentissage
Acacia thorn in my heart
I started writing "Acacia thorn in my heart" after reading the book of a white South African woman about her childhood in the same region as mine but relating a completely different experience. She had maids, her father drove her to school and she played with real toys. I lived in the heart of the country, away from everything and had to walk five miles to go to school. I was born in Natal. My father rented a plot of land from a white owner to do market gardening. Although Indian families tended not to educate daughters, our parents decided that education was a priority for us. Despite financial difficulties, they were able to send us to school. We had to get up at five o'clock in order to catch the school train. In winter, as we were scantily clad, we shivered all the way to the station.
09/2001
Histoire de France
Protestant resistance (version poche)
Strategically located between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, criss crossed by major communication axis joining north to South ant east to West, the South of France has always been a melting pot of people and ideas... No wonder then that as soon as the Reformation started, it received and enthusiastic welcome in many of the towns and villages and soon swept most of the Southern half of France. In many of these villages, the descendants of the Cathars and the Vaudois had been living quietly and were among the first to join the new churches. However, challenging the spiritual, and in some cases the secular, power of Rome wasn't without danger ; soon the "heretics" were being persecuted, harassed and burned with their seditious books. As the French Kings (with the notable exception of Henry IV), sided with the Pope, a culture of resistance developed and has remained to this day. This book shows the clear link and shared ideas between the Huguenots who fought Louis XIVth and their descendants who hid Jewish children and fought nazi occupation forces. Richar Maltby, retired Professor of History at King's School in Canterbury and the author of a successful illustrated history of Canterbury takes us through the villages, towns and hideouts of the Huguenots and follows the Renaissance to WWII. His well-researched and well-illustrated book describes how the influence of the Bible and protestant theology permeated a whole civilization with a strong love for freedom and rejection of oppression.
07/2018
Comics Super-héros
The Boys - Omnibus T01
Les Sept sont les plus puissants héros de la Terre. Ils nous défendent contre les pires menaces. Mais qui nous protège de ces psychopathes pervers ? Alors que sa petite amie a été accidentellement tué par un membre des Sept, Hughie est recruté par Billy Butcher pour rejoindre son équipe chargée de surveiller les super-héros. En cas de dérapage, les P'tits Gars n'hésitent pas à les ramener dans le droit chemin... Doit-on encore présenter la série à succès de Garth Ennis et Darick Robertson, adaptée avec brio par Amazon Prime en série télé ? Le comic-book le plus irrévérencieux revient dans un OMNIBUS de plus de 1000 pages contenant la première moitié des aventures de l'équipe !
06/2022
Sunjung (shojo)
The Abandoned Empress T02
Depuis sa naissance, Aristia a été élevée dans un seul but : devenir la compagne de l'empereur, l'aimer et l'assister. Mais tout s'effondre lorsqu'une jeune fille venue d'un autre monde apparaît et lui vole sa place. Aristia devient le souffre-douleur de l'empereur... jusqu'à être condamnée à mort. Elle se retrouve alors sept ans dans le passé ! Et si le destin lui avait donné une seconde chance ?
10/2022
Comics divers
The Dark Age T02
Et si d'un seul coup tout le métal du monde devenait un immense tas de rouille poussiereux et inutilisable ? La technologie, les armes, les ordinateurs, tout est abandonné. Une nouvelle ère féodale émerge avec des chevaliers de bois, de plastique et de pierre dans l'empire américain et les Etats-Unis du Canada...
11/2022
Shonen/garçon
The Chilling Dead T01
Dans les limbes, des morts-vivants pas assez bons pour aller au ciel, mais pas mauvais non plus au point d'aller en enfer, se la coulent douce et vivent éternellement dans la sérénité... Un squelette nommé Bonzo Scalovania a ouvert une agence de détective privé dans les limbes. Mais le succès n'est pas au rendez-vous : les requêtes qu'il reçoit ne consistent qu'à faire le ménage, arroser les plantes, ou encore garder des enfants... Il est malgré tout assisté de Vampy Vinaigrette, un vampire geek qui passe ses journées affalé sur le canapé, et de Nero Lichman, un zombie chasseur de primes et accro aux réseaux sociaux. Une fine équipe... mortelle !
10/2022
Shonen/garçon
The Bugle Call T01
Transcender le fracas des armes, décider du sort de la bataille ! Luka, orphelin recueilli par le chef d'un groupe de mercenaires, n'est pas comme les autres : une branche pousse sur son crâne et il peut voir les sons, matérialisés par des traits de lumière... Le seul à lui parler sans crainte est son père adoptif, aussi fin stratège qu'impitoyable au combat. A 14 ans, Luka a déjà vu assez d'horreurs pour une vie. En tant que clairon, il est de tous les affrontements, transmettant les ordres via son instrument. En réalité, il n'a qu'une envie : échapper à ce quotidien fait de violence pour devenir musicien... Seulement, la bataille qui s'annonce pourrait être sa dernière : cette fois, il doit prendre les armes... et surtout, parmi ses opposants se trouvent d'autres "branchus' dotés de divers pouvoirs surnaturels ! Ils font un massacre dans les rangs de Luka, et ce dernier, blessé, se saisit d'un clairon pour sonner la retraite... C'est alors que son véritable pouvoir se dévoile et évite une déroute complète à ses alliés. Témoins de son exploit, les énigmatiques adversaires s'emparent de lui. Luka s'éveille dans une ville entourant une tour immense, vestige des temps anciens et source de magie... Ses nouveaux compagnons sont les protecteurs du lieu, régi par un mystérieux pape. Celui-ci passe un accord avec Luka : si le garçon met son pouvoir et son don tactique à son service, il l'aidera à devenir musicien. Sans le savoir, le jeune prodige se retrouve embarqué dans une guerre dont les enjeux le dépassent ! La lumière du son, seul espoir dans l'horreur des batailles... D'un trait vif et nerveux, une nouvelle génération d'auteurs invente un monde de dark fantasy sans concession. Mais ici, pas de héros surdoué au combat, juste un garçon rêvant de musique... Et pourtant, de ses talents dépend l'issue du conflit !
03/2024
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