The Fighter : For chance
Extraits
BD tout public
La maison n'accepte pas l'échec
Ce livre de bédé est une compilation d'histoires pré-publiées sur mon blog, en grande partie redessinées et aussi corrigées. Ca parle de musique, de punks à chien, des Foo Fighters, de Strret Art mais aussi de travail, d'absence de travail et des Foo Fighters ; ça parle de foot et de politique, mais ça parle aussi des Foo Fighters. Dans l'ensemble, ces histoires ont été réalisées entre juin 2013 et janvier 204, à Angoulême, dans le cadre d'une résidence. En revanche, elle parlent finalement assez peu d'Angoulême. Mais qu'est-ce que vous voulez raconter sur Angoulême ?
04/2014
Décoration
Japanese Floral Stencil Designs
The exquisite floral motifs in this outstanding collection, selected from authentic Japanese sources, evolved through a centuries-old decorative-arts tradition. There are 135 designs, each reflecting the subtle mastery with which Japanese artists captured the freshness and delicacy of flowers, leaves and vines and composed them in a dense, masterfully balanced pattern.
The flowers and leafy branches featured in the designs include those traditionally associated with Japanese art-the chrysanthemum, the peony, cherry and plum blossoms, bamboo, wisteria and maple leaves among them. Clearly printed in black and white, these beautiful copyright-free illustrations are ready to use as the basis for designs for wallpaper and textiles, batiks and woodblock prints, graphics, needlework and many other arts and crafts.
01/1991
Non classé
Empirical Issues in Formal Syntax and Semantics
The present volume is a collection of studies devoted to major issues in contemporary syntax and semantics : in particular, argument structure, ellipsis, negation and scope. The papers included, which represent a number of formally rigorous contemporary frameworks, bring out new facts from a large variety of languages as well as novel solutions to a broad range of analytic puzzles. Part One illustrates the major ways in which argument structure is used and conceptualized. Part Two provides new perspectives on ellipsis, applying concepts and tools developed for focus, questions and quantification. Part Three introduces a number of novel proposals for the representation of scope, considerably enlarging the empirical domain of scope relations. These studies are unusual in that they combine an enthusiasm for detailed syntactic and semantic data and a serious concern for formal rigor. They discuss data from a wide variety of languages, including Japanese, Bulgarian, French, Greek, English, Italian, German, Hungarian, Inuit and Western Austronesian languages. The main themes of the book include negation, argument structure, ellipsis, indefinites, telicity, presuppositions, modality and quantification.
10/1997
Ecrits sur l'art
Daring French Explorations. Traiblazing Adventures around the World : 1714-1854
Daring French Explorations is an exceptional homage to adventure. Intrepid French mariners-including legendary explorers Lapérouse, Bougainville, and Dumont d'Urville, and unsung sailors La Barbinais, Pagès, and Roquefeuil-embark readers on sixteen voyages around the world from 1714 to 1854. A selection of firsthand accounts culled from their maritime travelogues recounts the trials and tribulations the explorers encountered as they charted new routes to remote territories. Their unfiltered observations on wide-ranging themes-from geopolitics and commerce to climate change and global cultures-resonate with contemporary issues. This handsome volume-featuring many previously unpublished illustrations, engravings, and maps-traces their extraordinary scientific, diplomatic, or commercial expeditions, which significantly marked the history of world exploration. Driven by a spirit of adventure and a passion for expeditions, inveterate collector Hubert Sagnières has drawn from his extensive library to curate this unprecedented introduction to the glory days of French naval history. Award-winning author Edward Duyker is a fellow at the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
02/2024
Archéologie
Fantastic Beasts in Antiquity. Looking for the monster, discovering the Human, Textes en français et anglais
Not satisfied with what nature offered, human beings wanted to go beyond reality and invented mysterious and intriguing creatures populating their world. During Antiquity, every culture had its own strange creatures, that mixed the forms of one or more animal, plant and human species in an infinite number of more-or-less fanciful combinations. Griffins, sphinxes, mermaids, centaurs, satyrs, pygmies, werewolves, winged monsters and unspeakable hybrids, fantastic beasts abound in the imagination of many populations throughout Antiquity. Most of them continue to live, sometimes transformed, through fairy tales, literature, movies and videogames. Faced with the abundance and variety of the ancient fantastic bestiary, the questions that come to mind are : Where do fantastic beasts come from ? How do they appear in different cultures ? What is their history, how did they survive until now ? And above all, what are fantastic beasts ? This book will explore these questions through the lens of archaeology, art history, philology and philosophy. The result is a hybrid book, precisely like the fantastic animals that constitute its object, a book which offers different approaches of analysis while being aware that our means are often vain to capture these elusive figures, which ultimately are more like us than they seem. Man, like Oedipus, will often prove to be more monstrous than the Sphinx...
02/2021
Histoire de l'art
Titian, the Della Rovere Dynasty, and His Portrait of Guidobaldo II and his Son. Edition
Le portrait Klesch, par Titien, de Guidobaldo II avec son fils Francesco Maria représente le duc d'Urbino dans ses pleins pouvoirs de commandant suprême des troupes papales avec son héritier à ses côtés. Ce rare double portrait en pied vient seulement d'être attribué à Titien après avoir entrepris des analyses et une restauration minutieuses qui révèlent une belle peinture au style "non finito" avec de superbes touches d'empâtement totalement typiques au maître. Tout ceci est illustré et développé dans ce nouveau livre. Titian provided portraits for the greatest men and women of Europe, Charles V and Philip II of Spain primary among them. For years the Klesch portrait was dismissed as a workshop product - partly because poor condition hid its true quality, but also because it was not believed that Titian could have deigned to create one for Guidobaldo, whose father Guidobaldo della Rovere (1514-1574) and family had a long history of patronizing the artist. Recent research, however, has thrown Guidobaldo's geopolitical significance into relief. He was supreme commander of Venice, the Papal States and then Spain. He sent thousands of soldiers to the major conflicts of his day, particularly the defense of Malta (1565) and the Battle of Lepanto (1571) and his engineers were sought throughout Europe for their ingenuity. In this volume full of new research, Ian Verstegen reveals that Guidobaldo was not peripheral but central to Italian politics and was regarded at several points in history as a key figure who could bring peace or who could influence major conflicts on the Italian peninsula, particularly the War of Siena, and then Pope Paul IV's offensive war against Spain. Anne-Marie Eze gives the first comprehensive examination of the painting's provenance, outlining the portrait's vicissitudes and reception at different moments in its near 500-year history, reexamining received wisdom about its past ownership, and presenting new documentary evidence to expand on and fill gaps in our knowledge of its whereabouts. Finally, Matthew Hayes and Ian Kennedy reflect on the technique, date, recent conservation, and authorship of the painting, proving it to be a masterpiece that only the great Titian could have created.
11/2021
Décoration
Living in Mexico. Edition français-anglais-allemand
Barbara & René Stoeltie both began their careers as artists and gallery owners. With René as photographer and Barbara as writer, they have been collaborating on interior design articles since 1984, contributing to such influential magazines as Vogue, The World of Interiors, AD, Elle, House and Garden, Country Living and House Beautiful. The editor : Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987 to 2010, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel and lifestyle.
09/2021
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
Informatique
Foundation Course for Advanced Computer Studies
In the modern world, computer systems are playing a greater and greater part in everyday life. From office work, to entertainment, to providing information, the personal computer is quickly becoming a more integral part of the home. However, most PC users have no idea how most of the parts which make up their computer work internally. I am one of those who find that the framework provided by the school curriculum in the United Kingdom is of great assistance in planning lessons and learning plans but the curriculum does not plan out the work for us. We therefore need to invest a lot of time and effort into developing schemes of work that will suit the people we are going to teach. For me, it is a fantastic opportunity to employ our imagination and creativity to make lessons useful and interesting for children of different abilities. It is why I wrote this book. This book is a foundation course for Advanced Computer Studies and designed as a blueprint to teach users with a basic knowledge of computer science. Computer science is a subject that combines the use of technology which is ICT (Information Communication Technology) and the creation of technology. To use ICT (the subject about how to use technology to communicate information) more effectively, we need to know how technology works. Computing or computer science will create a generation of young people able to work at the forefront of technology change. It is the umbrella term for the subject that comprises 3 elements : computer science, information technology and digital literacy. It is helpful to think of these as the foundations, applications and implications of digital technology. The new focus on computer science will provides a well-defined and rigorous academic discipline and a unique lens through which pupils can understand the world. Children must therefore be taught computing if they are to be ready for tomorrow technology challenges. Our ingenuity to invent new means of communicating with each other, our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries however still a lot remain to be done with the arrival of quantum computing. A more rigorous approach to computer science teaching will help compete across the full spectrum of digital industries. This can only be achieved by equipping ourselves with the foundation skills, knowledge and understanding of computing do the necessity to introduce "computational thinking" at school via the new national curriculum (programmes of study and targets), the 2014 national curriculum that introduces computing which will replace ICT.
11/2015
Shonen/garçon
Four Knights of the Apocalypse Tome 8
A la vue de ses amis en train d'agoniser, Percival est enveloppé d'une étrange énergie négative. C'est le prince Tristan, tout juste rentré à Liones, qui le sauvera de cet état critique. Avec son ami Lancelot et Gawain, le mystérieux chevalier qu'il a ramené avec lui, les Four Knights of the Apocalypse sont enfin au grand complet ! Du moins, c'est ce qu'ils pensaient car Gawain a disparu... La prophétie est sur le point de s'accomplir. Le chaos arrive. La rencontre héroïque des quatre Cavaliers sera-t-elle une bénédiction, ou bien tout le contraire ?
02/2023
Shonen/garçon
Four Knights of the Apocalypse Tome 5
Grâce au soutien de Howzer, le général des Chevaliers sacrés, la frénésie du dragon ancien a pu être stoppée. Toute la troupe est en pleine forme et s'apprête à franchir l'obstacle principal : une haute chaîne de montagnes. En cours de route, ils tombent sur un village suspect qui dégage une forte énergie magique ! Percival et Donnie s'y précipitent avec toute l'insouciance qui les caractérise, suivis par Sin qui s'inquiète de cette étrange aura. An et Nasciens, en revanche, décident de rester en dehors... Dans ce village qui n'aurait pas dû exister, ils vont être confrontés à une cruelle situation... L'un des Seven Deadly Sins sera même de retour pour lutter contre l'ambition du roi Arthur !
08/2022
Shonen/garçon
Four Knights of the Apocalypse Tome 9
Les Four Knights of the Apocalypse, ces cavaliers annoncés par la prophétie... sont en réalité quatre jeunes adolescents ! Les voilà tous réunis, et ils ont déjà l'occasion de déployer leurs talents. Ils pulvérisent deux des Ten Commandments, revenus sous la forme d'Apôtres du Chaos. Mais ce n'étaient que les prémices de l'assaut ennemi... Pendant ce temps, un autre combat se poursuit dans les sous-sols du château. Une nouvelle menace, bien plus grande, est sur le point de fondre sur Liones. Et elle descend du ciel sous une forme cauchemardesque...
06/2023
Shonen/garçon
Four Knights of the Apocalypse Tome 7
Alors que Percival et ses amis allaient se faire massacrer par les Talismans obscurs, Lancelot apparaît comme par magie pour éliminer tous les ennemis. Métamorphosé en renard depuis le début du périple, il les a guidés et les a sauvés de nombreux dangers... Qui est donc ce mystérieux garçon ? Grâce à lui, voilà que Percival et le reste de la bande se retrouvent enfin à Liones. Le roi légendaire les attend pour une audience... Les jeunes prodiges se rassemblent. Un nouvel oracle est révélé. La geste héroïque des Cavaliers de la prophétie s'accélère tout à coup !
12/2022
Shonen/garçon
Four Knights of the Apocalypse Tome 4
Percival s'est éveillé à la magie de l'espoir, Hope, et, avec l'aide de ses amis, il arrive tant bien que mal à repousser Ironside. La petite troupe repart aussitôt pour Liones, rejointe par Angharad. En chemin, ils font une étonnante rencontre. Il s'agit du général des Chevaliers sacrés de Liones, connu pour ses exploits durant la Guerre sainte. Mais il n'est que l'ombre de lui-même, ivre mort et bien loin de sa gloire passée. De plus, Kant, la ville-étape avant les monts Dalflare, cache un bien inquiétant secret... Sans le savoir, Percival et ses amis ont mis les pieds dans un repaire bien mal fréquenté !
06/2022
Shonen/garçon
Four Knights of the Apocalypse Tome 11
Le combat à Liones contre deux des Ten Commandments et le roi Arthur en personne a pris fin. C'était la première bataille des Four Knights of the Apocalypse enfin réunis, qui ont chacun prouvé leur vraie valeur. Ils ont pris conscience de leur destin : ils sont les Cavaliers de la prophétie, voués à détruire Camelot, le royaume éternel d'Arthur. Meliodas leur confie une nouvelle mission : les quatre compagnons partent en voyage à la recherche d'un accès qui mènerait à Camelot ! Percival se met donc en route vers l'aventure avec ses amis Donnie, Nasciens et An qui viennent d'être adoubés Chevaliers sacrés !
11/2023
Non classé
From the village to presidential suite, my life journey
I did not intend to write a scholarly book, for I did not want to intellectualize my life. Nor did I wish to romanticize it. I wanted to describe it as I lived it, with emphasis on people. I wanted to express in this book the joy I experienced in giving generously of myself, my time, and my modest material possessions, to make others happy and to share the many gifts of life. I wanted also to share with those who aspire to become academic leaders the myriad lessons my upbringing, education, and professional life have taught me. I thought they might find these lessons learned useful, as they strive for successful careers and, more importantly, for rewarding personal and professional lives. Again, this book is a story, the story of my life, wherein the personal and the professional have intermingled and strengthened each other, making a better whole of my person, personality, aspirations, and talents. This unique alliance between the professional and the personal dimensions of my life, I am happy to say, always triumphed and accounted for the successes that so many good people helped me achieve. Without the guidance, advice, cooperation, and support of others, I am sure my life would not have been as fulfilling.
08/2022
Religion
A Study of Conversion Among The Angas of Plateau State of Nigeria With Emphasis on Christianity
This is so far the most-detailed information on the Angas (Ngas), the largest ethnic group on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria. The book draws up a sketch of both the political and ecclesiastical history of the people. This is followed by socio-anthropological data about the people including a description of the traditional religion of the Angas (Ngas). The material serves as the necessary springboard for discussing the factors that were responsible for the conversion of the Angas (Ngas) people of Nigeria. The author concludes his thesis by giving a theoretical analysis of some of the theories of conversion per se and opting for a Hortonian theory as the most cogent. It is certainly an indispensable work dealing with conversion to and from any religion although in this case Christianity is used as a focus.
01/1992
Non classé
Decision-Making and Limited Resources
What happens when advanced students of English for general purposes suddenly find themselves as beginning students of English for special purposes ? What happens in interlanguage when such students are faced with the obligation of constructing a viable currency for the market ? What happens when the learner-actor attempts to understand for meaning in texts for the professions ? What happens at the point where interlanguage and reality meet ? Such encounters constitute genuine moments of opportunity. They are essentially the moments of truth that will determine the actual potential of the learner-interlocutor as interactor with the text - and with reality itself. Literacy is at stake - and professional competence. Actor performance cannot be seen as a simple function of resources alone, but is to be seen as a function of a complexity of factors such as mother-tongue and linguistic distance, bilingualism and market competition, acquisition and learning, language used in the operations, and lexical currency status. The book is an empirical study against the background of the new competition of today's service economy and the requirements of the interaction imperative in the business world of today. And it is set in a dual linguistic environment.
11/1999
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
Littérature étrangère
La quête en épouse : The quest for a wife. Avec CD
Littérature de la voix. En ce début de XXIe siècle, en Asie du Sud et du Sud-Est, mais aussi en Asie dit Nord, en Asie centrale, an Proche-Orient et en Afrique, il est des sociétés traditionnelles toujours vivantes où l'aède, ce sage-poète-musicien, chante le récit des transgressions, des épreuves et des hauts faits d'un héros et d'une héroïne.
Bien souvent, cette épreuve initiatique, cette crise au cœur de l'histoire que l'épopée dénoue et apaise, chante la quête d'une épouse. Elle déploie en outre un monde total, une réalité vivante, un ensemble de représentations sociales, politiques, religieuses, un code moral, les attitudes psychologiques et émotionnelles qui en émanent. Elle nous donne à entendre tout cela par la grâce de la poésie, de la musique, et parfois de la danse.
Ce livre présente d'abord le chant en palawan et, en regard, la traduction en deux langues de diffusion, le français et l'anglais, puis une analyse interprétative de l'épopée dans ces deux langues.
L'ouvrage est illustré par huit photos et divers documents relatifs à la musique. il est accompagné par un CD de 45 minutes du chant de l'époque.
07/2000
Actualité médiatique internati
Unboss the Boss. How to empower your team for more profitability
The contented boss of a flourishing group, Alexandre Gérard took a hit in the crisis of 2009. He promptly decided to revolutionize his management style by basing it on a fundamental principle : a contented employee is more effective than an infantilized one whose every move is scrutinized. Learning to trust, to share information and decision-making with his team members, he channeled the creativity of all and in the process did away with all marks of hierarchy. An important figure in the liberated business arena, here Alexandre Gérard tells the story of his "great leap, " of the people he met who inspired him and of the stages in the process-not forgetting its pitfalls... . Above all, there is the necessary and profound transformation of the boss himself. An inspiring book that aims to put people back at the center of the system.
09/2023
Sciences de la terre et de la
Les Serpents de la Guyane française
Ce travail est une mise à jour de la systématique des ophidiens de Guyane française. 91 formes, toutes récoltées en Guyane française, appartenant à 90 espèces, 49 genres et 7 familles sont décrites. La tête de la plupart de ces espèces . est dessinée ainsi que le maxillaire de bon nombre d'entre elles.
Pour chaque forme, il est précisé l'ensemble des caractères confirmant son identification. Les variations morphologiques rencontrées sont signalées, et les particularités proprement guyanaises soulignées.
Plus de 20 espèces guyano-amazoniennes, susceptibles d'être rencontrées en Guyane française sont également mentionnées.
25 clés, toutes traduites en anglais, permettent de reconnaître les serpents non seulement de Guyane française, mais aussi des territoires limitrophes.
Une étude écologique succincte, essentiellement sous forme de figures et de tableaux synoptiques, rassemble nos connaissances actuelles sur les espèces guyanaises.
Un index de 3 pages et une bibliographie de 178 références sélectionnées complètent cette étude.
This work is an up to date study on the taxonomy of Ophidians from French Guiana.
Ninety one forms, all collected in French Guiana, belonging to 90 species, 49 genera and 7 families are described. The head for most of
species has been drawn as well as the jaw for Many of them. For each form, the characters necessary for their identification are given.
Morphological variations are noted and those pertaining to specimens from French Guiana listed.
More than 20 species from the Amazon basin, which could also be collected in French Guiana, are described.
Twenty five keys, both in French and English, enable snakes to be recognized not only from French Guiana but also from neighbouring territories.
A brief ecological study, mainly in the form of figures and tables, gather together our knowledge of the guianese species.
A 3 pages index and a bibliography with 178 selected references complete this study.
01/1987
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
Histoire ancienne
Pondera antiqua et mediaevalia II
The Pondera Online project aims to collect and study ancient and medieval weights. No attempt for such a global corpus has been successful since the end of the 19th century. Dispersed objects, disparate information and imprecise data together constitute a major obstacle to a comprehensive approach. Therefore, the Pondera Online project is intended to fill a gap in the collection, standardisation, and processing of these archaeological data, thanks to an open access database (https : //pondera. uclouvain. be/). In this framework, four annual workshops have been organised in Louvain-la-Neuve between 2016 and 2019, bringing together specialists in Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic weights and measures. These meetings have led to a rich program of presentations and discussions, and to the preparation of several papers. Thirteen of them are gathered in this second collective volume.
01/2023
Economie
Arguing about justice. Essays for Philippe Van Parijs
"A book of quick and sharp thoughts on a grand theme is a novel way of paying tribute to a leading philosopher. But it has worked beautifully here, both as a stimulating book of ideas on justice, and as a fitting recognition of the intellectual contributions of Philippe Van Parijs, who is one of the most original and most creative thinkers of our time". Amartya Sen, Harvard University, 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences This book brings together fifty of today's finest thinkers. They were asked to let their imaginations run free to advance new ideas on a wide range of social and political issues. They did so as friends, on the occasion of Philippe Van Parijs's sixtieth birthday. Rather than restricting themselves to comments on his numerous writings, the authors engage with the topics on which he has focused his attention over the years, especially with the various dimensions of justice, its scope, and its demands. They discuss issues ranging from the fair distribution of marriage opportunities to the limits of argumentation in a democracy, the deep roots of inequality, the challenges to basic income and the requirements of linguistic justice. They provide ample food for thought for both academic and general readers.
01/2011
Histoire de France
CRASH IN BAYEUX - The Last Flight of Sergeant Ferguson
Normandy, France, January 15, 1943. The weather is clear, the sun is shining. Two Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft fly over the Bayeux-Caen railroad. The target is a German freight train - and its locomotive. Aboard the first Spitfire, Sergeant Ferguson is aligning his gun sights on the target. It is 02 : 30 p. m. This will be his very last flight... HARASSING THE OCCUPYING FORCES TO PREPARE THE INVASION The RAF and RCAF had been flying hundreds of similar sorties over France for months, in order to weaken the German forces, particularly the Luftwaffe. The pilots of No. 401 Squadron were among those who took part in this patient work, made up of constant patrols and attacks. Among the 63 men mentioned in this book, 25 were killed in action between 1942 and 1944. A CRASH THAT AWOKE THE SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE Touched by William Ferguson's sacrifice, some French citizens decided to bury the young Canadian flier with dignity, honour and respect. The Germans took this as a provocation. A few weeks later, the Sipo-SD (the "Gestapo") arrested a dozen of them. They were sent to concentration camps - some of them later died in Büchenwald, Dachau and Mauthausen. Others did survive, including Paul Le Caër. He is the one who has supported the author and told him what happened. Today, he is signing the preface of this book. UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS AND TESTIMONIES Based on an in-depth analysis of unpublished documents, including the Fergusons' archives and No. 401 Squadron Operation Record Book, this work depicts the very last flight of the young Canadian pilot in detail. With a striking truthfulness, you will relive the squadron's daily life, the faith of the pilots, as well as the beginning of the sortie and "Bill" Ferguson's last minutes. FIVE YEARS OF RESEARCH AND EMOTION A young and talented historian involved in the field of remembrance in Normandy, François Oxéant has spent over five years fitting the pieces of the puzzle together. This book will help you discover all aspects of his fascinating investigation with a methodical and rigorous approach. He has met some of the last witnesses of the events and has been in touch with the pilot's family for a few years, making us share his emotion and admiration for Bill, who was barely younger than himself.
09/2014
Anglais apprentissage
A multitude of Sins. Richard Ford
A sequel to Rock Springs and Women with Men, the collection of short stories entitled A Multitude of Sins was published in 2001 and immediately achieved worldwide recognition. If this series of ten short stories seems to feature adultery, it would be a major mistake to believe that the stories can be reduced to what is actually a side issue or a pretext to something else, sometimes of much greater importance. As often with great writers, Richard Ford tackles several other topics along with the sin of unfaithfulness which is a base camp from which to go further up into the knowledge of human deficiency, lack and want. Pondering these sins, Richard Ford lays them all bare while often unveiling the issue of the story right from the beginning, instead of cautiously preserving it as a last chance literary trick to pull it off at the fast moment. Showing insight through observation, his writing is deceptive in as much as it seems natural and easygoing when it requires close analysis and several successive readings to yield up its literary and humane secrets. The comparison some critics have made to Chekhov is not overblown and Agregation students, certainly among the most perceptive readers in the world, should naturally enjoy both reading and studying A Multitude of Sins, pleasure and scholarship being complementary, not antagonistic. The exclusive interview of Richard Ford at the end of the book will certainly be appreciated by Agregation students, who will thus be able to finish off their knowledge of Ford's works.
11/2007
Histoire internationale
The power of hope. The First Lady of Burundi. My story
She was born in Mwumba, in the north of Burundi. Shy and hardworking, Denise Bucumi met a man, Pierre Nkurunziza. But in 1993, war broke out in this central African country formely known as "the Switzerland of Africa", taking with it the dream of a peaceful household. When the family's father left for the bush, Denise found herself face to face with her worst enemy : loneliness. What a lot of fighting and many tears to reunite her again with her family for a more beautiful destiny : the Presidential Palace.
07/2013
Non classé
Priscilla, (White) Queen of the Desert
Written for an international audience, Priscilla, (White) Queen of the Desert speaks to the current crisis in queer rights and representation in the context of colonial nations. Focusing on issues of identity, but exploring concerns as wide ranging as morality, same-sex marriage, state sanction, families, and history, this book will appeal to students, activists and academics alike. Asking hard questions of queer rights movements, and the identity politics that often inform them, the book calls for a sustained engagement with the theorisation of queer racial identity and queer race privilege.
09/2006
Beaux arts
New worlds
"New Worlds" presents a selection of five outstanding nautical atlases known as portolan charts, or "portalans".These historic documents are the work of eminent scholars from Majorca, Lisbon, Le Havre, and Amsterdam. Cartographers by trade, and sometimes also skilled illuminators, they mapped what was the most probable imago mundi for their time, each exemplar crafting a fascinating visual chronicle. Jean-Yves Sarazin, head of Charts and Maps at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, scrutinizes thèse charts or atlases, and situates them in the great history of European discoveries and voyages from the early 14th to the late 17th century, from the Portuguese reconnaissance of the coasts of Africa, through the adventures of Columbus,Vespucci, and Magellan, to the Dutch voyages in the Pacific and Australia.The book's many colour reproductions are alive with picturesque details: camel caravans in the heart ofAsia, Portuguese andArab ships sailing in the Indian Ocean, wild beasts or chimaera, countless exotic plants, naval battles, and not least the frequent strangeness of the indigenous people.
10/2012
