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Mouvements artistiques

From scribble to cartoon. Drawings from Bruegel to Rubens

In this exhibition, the Museum Plantin-Moretus shows the 80 most beautiful old master drawings from Flemish collections. From scribble to cartoon : Drawings from Bruegel to Rubens in Flemish Collections (Van Crabbelinge tot Carton : Tekeningen van Bruegel tot Rubens in Vlaamse Collecties) gives an astonishing and representative overview of the art of drawing in our regions in the 16th and 17th centuries. In 2020, the Flemish government placed a large number of old master drawings on their masterpiece list, including rare artworks by Frans Floris, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck, Jacques Jordaens, Otto van Veen, Jan Fijt and many more. The majority of these masterpieces are kept in the Museum Plantin-Moretus. The museum takes the official recognition of these drawings as masterpieces as an opportunity to put its unique collection in the spotlight. The exhibition presents an overview that illustrates who, why and how people drew in our regions in the 16th and 17th centuries

01/2024

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Non classé

From Scarcity to Sustainability

For futures studies and environmentalism the late 1960s and early 1970s were a heyday period of great publicity, and much scientific interest was devoted to them. The study 'Limits to Growth', commissioned by the Club of Rome, has played an important role for the further advancement of these fascinating fields. Each of them in its own way deals with the long term prospects of humankind and desirable future paths of humanity and the globe. This investigation illustrates a very important phase in the development of these two areas and writes a history of ideas and a history of impact of the Limits to Growth debate and other activities of the Club of Rome. It includes information that has so far only been known to a very limited number of directly involved individuals and looks into very recent stages of the sustainable development debate and newest developments of more pragmatic and critical futures studies. For the purpose of this study some 100 interviews have been made worldwide with very well known and often influential individuals. Among them are : Sicco Mansholt, Alexander King, Jan Tinbergen, Robert Jungk, Saburo Okita, Lord Kennet, Johan Galtung, Barry Commoner and Philip de Seynes.

12/1991

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Roman d'amour, roman sentiment

From Hell to Love

Elle est sauvage, insaisissable et solitaire. Il est têtu, insolent... et il adore les défis. Nouveau pays, nouvelle langue, nouveaux potes. On peut dire que c'est l'année du changement pour Ethan... Fini les conneries, il va devoir assurer s'il veut se faire une place dans cette école de cinéma parisienne. Mais, dès le premier cours, il a eu la mauvaise idée de s'asseoir à côté d'elle... Léa. Avec son regard foudroyant, son ton agressif et son allure provocante, cette nana est à la fois un grand bol d'air frais et une claque en pleine figure. Depuis, Ethan ne pense plus qu'à apprivoiser sa bouche pulpeuse et explorer son corps svelte. Car, derrière la colère, il a vu dans les yeux de cette fille une lueur sauvage, puissante. Celle du désir. Alors, même si elle est sans doute une bombe à retardement, Ethan a déjà fait son choix : il mettra tout en oeuvre pour la désamorcer... au risque d'exploser avec elle.

01/2022

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Littérature érotique et sentim

From Aspen to love

Dans sa vie, Lya a une passion, organiser des mariages. Pour autant elle n'arrive pas à trouver l'amour. Durant les fêtes de fin d'année elle part à Aspen pour assister à une cérémonie et y fait la rencontre inattendue de Lorenzo, un bel italien au caractère bien trempé. Entre rapprochements improbables des sentiments naissants, Lya se bat avec elle-même pour ne pas accepter ce qu'elle ressent vraiment. Si Lorenzo à un caractère grincheux, il n'en est pas moins un très bel homme. Ne pouvant retenir son attirance pour Lya, il fera tout pour la conquérir. Que leur réserve ce voyage à Aspen ? se laisseront-ils bercer par la magie de Noel ?

01/2020

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From Regularity to Anomaly

This book discusses the removal of i-umlaut alternations from the inflectional system of Middle English. After presenting the scope and nature of the process in Germanic languages, it offers a detailed investigation into its lexicalisation in main dialects of Middle English. The observed developments are viewed as an interplay of four main factors : the degree of optimal patterning, type frequency, language contact and paradigmatic pressure.

09/1997

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From black to white

Curtis grandit à Harlem avec sa famille dans l'Amérique noire des années 1970. Dans ce coin ravagé de New York rien n'est donné, tout se gagne durement ou s'acquiert violemment. Fasciné par Michael Jackson, Curtis développe un don pour la danse qui l'amène bientôt à considérer une autre vie. Mais la star peut-elle rester son unique modèle alors que le hip hop prête sa voix au mécontentement des noirs ? Tiraillé entre ses idoles, sa carrière et son combat pour les droits des noirs, Curtis doit choisir : ignorer sa différence ou l'affirmer pour exister. Tandis que l'époque brise les barrières des discriminations et que la jeunesse lutte pour de nouvelles valeurs, son histoire se rythme sur fond de bandes son rageuses et subversives.

10/2018

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Indépendants

From Eggman to Eggman

Eggman repeint le paysage afin qu'il soit conforme au tableau. Eggman se cogne au plafond de la case. Eggman laisse sa place à une mouche sur un banc public. L'oiseau laisse sa branche à Eggman. Les dés à jouer perdent leurs points. Eggman change sa fenêtre de place pour profiter d'une autre vue. Les chaises se déplacent, et des branchages poussent du bois dont elles sont constituées... Après I am the Eggman, l'attachant petit bonhomme à la forme d'oeuf revient pour de nouvelles facéties visuelles, à la fois douces et absurdes. Entre les dessins à la ligne claire, s'intercalent d'énigmatiques peintures bleutées dont Eggman est, là encore et à son insu, le héros. A mettre dans toutes les poches et entre toutes les mains !

09/2022

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Histoire et Philosophiesophie

Number from Ahmes to Cantor

We might take numbers and counting for granted, but we shouldn't. Our number literacy rests upon centuries of human effort, punctuated here and there by strokes of genius. In his successor and companion volume to Gnomon: From Pharaohs to Fractals, Midhat Gazalé takes us on a Journey from the ancient worlds of the Egyptians, the Mesopotamians, the Mayas, the Greeks, the Hindus, up to the Arab invasion of Europe and the Renaissance. Our guide introduces us to some of the most fascinating and ingenious characters in mathematical history, from Ahmes the Egyptian scribe (whose efforts helped preserve some of the mathematical secrets of the architects of the pyramids) through the modern era of Georg Cantor (the great nineteenth-century inventor of transfinite numbers). As he deftly blends together history, mathematics, and even some computer science in his characteristically compelling style, we discover the fundamental notions underlying the acquisition and recording of "number", and what "number" truly means. Gazalé tackles questions that will stimulate math enthusiasts in a highly accessible and inviting manner. What is a natural number? Are the decimal and binary systems the only legitimate ones? Did the Pythagorean theorem and the discovery of the unspeakable irrationals cost the unfortunate mathematician Hippasus his life? What was the Ladder of Theodorus of Cyrene and how did the ancient Greeks calculate square roots with such extraordinary proficiency? An original generalization of Euler's theorem is offered that explains the pattern of rational number representations. Later on, the field of Continued Fractions paves the way for another original contribution by Gazalé, that of cleavages, which sheds light on the mysterious nature of irrational numbers as it beautifully illustrates Dedekind's famous Schnitt. In the end the author introduces us to the Hilbert Hotel with its infinite number of rooms, guests, and an infinite number of people waiting to check in, where he sets the debate between Aristotle and Cantor about the true nature of infinity. This abundantly illustrated book, remarkable for its coherency and simplicity, will fascinate all those who have an interest in the world of numbers. Number will be indispensable for all those who enjoy mathematical recreations and puzzles, and for those who delight in numeracy.

01/2000

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Histoire internationale

From Revolutionary Theater to Reactionary Litanies

Gustave Hervé (1871–1944) seemed to have traditional Breton roots and a typical republican education. As a young socialist journalist and professor, he gained notoriety following a 1901 article which appeared to plant the tricolor in a dung pile. When French socialists unified in 1905, the Hervéistes were an influential minority. The antimilitarist movement called Hervéism gradually emerged as a quixotic crusade to unite revolutionaries against war and for socialism. Hervé soon founded a weekly newspaper, La Guerre Sociale. Over the next six years, press campaigns, trials, prison, demonstrations, strikes, and conspiratorial organizations maintained Hervé's profile and sold newspapers. Ironically, Hervé advertised conspiracies, which suggests revolutionary theater more than practical politics. Among Hervé's rivals, such theatrics often generated resentment. While Hervé's movement succeeded as a media experience, his leftist competitors became jealous and skeptical. As revolutionary theater Hervéism might have been entertaining, but the actors and some of the audience often confused revolutionary art with political reality. By 1911 the ingenuous Hervé felt betrayed. His failure to unite revolutionaries began an evolution toward the nation and its traditional Catholic faith. Besides the international situation, one crucial determinant in Hervé's evolution toward French national socialism sympathetic to fascism involved ongoing rivalries within the French Left. Hervé's marginal interwar national socialist parties sought to employ patriotism and religion to solve French problems. By 1935 he attempted to draft Pétain to lead an authoritarian republic. Gradually losing hope in Pétain after the fall of France, the aging Hervé put his faith in Christian socialism.

07/2016

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Seinen/Homme

From FPS to RPG Tome 2

Tout commence avec un homme passionné par les FPS. Un jour, en pleine partie, celui-ci dérape malencontreusement et tombe en dehors de la map. Pensant mourir jusqu'aux derniers instants de la plus stupide des façons, Ren Saitô se réveille finalement dans un RPG d'heroic fantasy. Pour survivre dans ce monde peuplé de monstres extrêmement agressifs, il pourra compter sur l'interface du jeu et sur ses armes à feu favorites !

02/2024

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Seinen/Homme

From FPS to RPG Tome 1

Tout commence avec un homme passionné par les FPS. Un jour, en pleine partie, celui-ci dérape malencontreusement et tombe en dehors de la map. Pensant mourir jusqu'aux derniers instants de la plus stupide des façons, Ren Saitô se réveille finalement dans un RPG d'heroic fantasy. Pour survivre dans ce monde peuplé de monstres extrêmement agressifs, il pourra compter sur l'interface du jeu et sur ses armes à feu favorites !

11/2023

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Informatique

WEBCLASSES FROM SCRATCH. CD-Rom Includes

Jesse Liberty's WebClasses from scratch is designed to teach Web database programming in the context of building EmployeeNet, a robust and scalable human resources intranet application. This book is for you if you are a Visual Basic programmer who wants to make the transition to developing Web applications, a database programmer who wants to put his data on the Web, a Web designer and programmer who wants to write the server-side and client-side code to support your increasingly complex and powerful Web sites, or a Web developer who wants to apply object-oriented analysis and design and industry best-practices to your web development. The Concept Web on the inside cover graphically represents the interrelationships between the Windows interNet Application architecture and the various technologies used to create the application. - Design a database to effectively organize tables, create indexes, and support referential integrity - Build a robust, maintainable, and scalable application using COM and ActiveX - Use JavaScript- extensively for data manipulation and validation on the client side - Utilize Microsoft's Distributed interNet Applications architecture (DNA) to build large-scale distributed application - Connect the database and application by using ADO and ODBC

12/1999

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Beaux arts

Autodidacts. From Van Gogh to Pirosmani, 1e édition

The symposium will focus on two examples of autodidacts from the nineteenth century, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and Niko Pirosmani (1862-1918), as well as on the issues surrounding this notion today. The model of the autodidact appears as a figure that sheds light on our value systems and our patterns of recognition and learning in a world where different conceptions of culture coexist. Over two days, art historians, critics, writers, artists and teachers will gather to discuss autodidacticism through multiple perspectives. The term "autodidact" is generally used to describe someone who has acquired knowledge or skills through their own reading, observations and practice - an approach that is radically different from academic study in the arts, for example, that is validated by institutions. Yet what can we possibly learn if we sacrifice brilliant cultural values on the altar of all- round relativism, where everything is equally valid ? Faced with this relativism, what does one make of the canonical in a globalised and fragmented world ? What to make of an unlearning that cripples the authority of the keepers of knowledge ? These different "cultures of knowledge" presuppose diverse geopolitical realities that are worth interrogating.

01/2021

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Monographies

Grasse, From Flower to Fragrance. Édition en anglais

"Chacun est essentiel dans cette longue chaîne qui va du producteur de plante au créateur en passant par le chercheur et le transformateur, mais le parfumeur donne le tempo".

08/2023

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Comédie romantique et humorist

Rebel University Tome 4 : From shadow to light

Que se passe-t-il quand toutes les certitudes volent en éclat ? Pour Zeke cette année à Rebel University est déterminante. C'est sa dernière chance d'attirer les recruteurs pour jouer en tant qu'hockeyeur professionnel, son rêve ultime. Il donne tout depuis des années pour y parvenir et il ne compte pas échouer si près du but. Alors pas question de se laisser distraire, ni par les filles, ni par les mecs et encore moins par le retour de Connor dans l'équipe des Grizzlys. Rien ne le détournera de son objectif... Connor vit pour le hockey, il a ce sport gravé dans son ADN. Alors qu'il devrait être concentré à cent pour cent sur son objectif, il fait face à un léger problème. Un problème nommé Zeke. Il n'a toujours pas digéré ce qu'il s'est passé entre eux l'année précédente et il compte bien avoir des explications maintenant ! De son côté, Zeke est bien décidé à faire tout ce qu'il peut pour éviter celui que l'on surnomme Hadès sur la glace. Mais comment fuir un coéquipier que l'on voit tous les jours sur la glace, ou les vestiaires ? Entre désirs, rêves et sentiments refoulés, Zeke et Connor se cherchent et jouent à un jeu dangereux qui pourrait tout faire basculer.

12/2023

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Théâtre

AAAA.A

Les écrits de tartar (e) sont particulièrement emblématiques du mouvement des arts de la rue. Et pourtant, le " griot tartar (e) " a longtemps freiné des quatre fers avant de confier sa prose à l'édition, résistance de l'oralité au livre soupçonné de négliger le chant. AAAA. A, tétralogie sur la quadrature de la terre, Afrique, Asie, Amérique, Ailleurs. Arbre, réunit quatre récits-spectacles, quatre cris offerts aux anciens et futurs auditeurs qui pourront ainsi inventer leurs propres saveurs de lectures. A l'origine, Conakry et chuchotements a été écrit en Guinée, quintessence des cent dix-huit carnets que l'auteur a noircis durant ses longs séjours sur place. Le succès rencontré lors des représentations l'a encouragé à poursuivre. Son projet d'écriture s'est consolidé : interpréter le monde en se jouant des quatre points cardinaux et des idées reçues. Ainsi sont nés 0, 1, 2 (Zéro, Inde), Ame américaine et Ailleurs Par la vertu de l'édition, le griot qui interprète le monde et nous confie ses manuscrits et ses croquis se verra peut-être à son tour interprété...

06/2009

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Documentaires jeunesse

Bouh ! Aaaaaa ! iiiiiiiiiih !

Voici un livre qui répond à toutes les questions que tu te poses sur les différentes sortes de peurs, réelles ou imaginaires, qui te donnent la chair de poule ou te font claquer des dents. Il t'explique aussi comment les affronter et les surmonter ! Avec plus de 30 volets à soulever !

10/2017

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Histoire et Philosophiesophie

WHY SEX MATTERS. A Darwinian Look at Human Behavior

Why are men, like other primate usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do women typically have fewer sexual partners? Why is killing infants routine in some cultures, but forbidden in others? Why is incest everywhere taboo? Bobbi Low ranges from ancient Rome to modern America, from the Amazon to the Arctic, and from single-celled organisms to international politics to show that these and many other questions about human behavior largely come down to evolution and sex. More precisely, as she shows in this uniquely comprehensive and accessible survey of behavioral and evolutionary ecology, they come down to the basic principle that all organisms evolved to maximize their reproductive success and seek resources to do so. Low begins by reviewing the fundamental arguments and assumptions of behavioral ecology: selfish genes, conflicts of interest, and the tendency for sexes to reproduce through different behaviors. She explains why in primate species-from chimpanzees and apes to humans-males seek to spread their genes by devoting extraordinary efforts to finding mates, while females find it profitable to expend more effort on parenting. Low illustrates these sexual differences among humans by showing that in places as diverse as the parishes of nineteenth-century Sweden, the villages of seventeenth-century China, and the forests of twentieth-century Brasil, men have tended to seek power and resources, from cattle to money, to attract mates, while women have sought a secure environment for raising children. She makes it clear, however, they have not done so simply through individual efforts or in a vacuum, but that men and women act in complex ways that involve cooperation and coalition building and that are shaped by culture, technology, tradition, and the availability of resources. Low also considers how file evolutionary drive to acquire resources leads to environmental degradation and warfare and asks whether our behavior could be channeled in more constructive ways. Why Sex Matters is a compelling work of biology, sociology, and anthropology and a penetrating study of the deep motivations that underlie individual and social behavior.

01/2000

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Informatique

DREAMWEAVER 2 H.O.T HANDS-ON TRAINING. CD-Rom included

Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you craving for real-world examples? Are you looking for concrete training that goes beyond theory and reference materials? Learn Dreamweaver by following classroom-proven exercises that will teach you to build sophisticated web pages. This book is geared toward people who have never written HTML or those who would like to switch from coding by hand to a visual HTML editor. Complete with insider tips, illustrated with detailed graphics, and accompanied by a CD-ROM that's loaded with guided exercises, demo software and QuickTime movies, this book ensures that you'll learn all the key features of Dreamweaver 2.

12/1999

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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

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Informatique

JAVA 2 FROM SCRATCH. CD-Rom included

Java 2 from scratch is designed to teach Java programming in the context of building a real working application. Novice programmers will design and implement a functioning Stock Market Tracker/Analyzer while learning how to program in Java 2. * Learn Java 2 concepts, techniques, and syntax in the context of creating a Stock Market Tracker/Analyzer * Web-enable your application as you learn to add live data from the Internet * Create an entire project from design and implementation to testing and debugging * Understand Swing controls and event handling The Concept Web, on the inside cover, graphically illustrates the interrelationships between Java 2 programming concepts and techniques.

12/1999

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Réussite personnelle

To do list

Sonia est une jeune femme de vingt-quatre ans dont les journées sont partagées avec ses deux amies Julie et Alexie. Leur vie paraît stable jusqu'au moment où une lettre leur est envoyée de la part de l'employeur de Sonia : l'objet ? Un voyage d'un mois en Italie pour un travail de barmaid dans un camp de vacances. Peu optimiste, le trio s'envole pour l'étranger. De péripétie en péripétie, les trois colocataires attirent l'humour et la joie de vivre. Une fois installées, elles décident de créer une liste de choses à faire contenant toutes sortes d'actions aussi improbables que drôles.

06/2021

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Taoïsme

Tao-tö king

Le Tao-tö king, "livre sacré de la Voie et de la Vertu" , réconcilie les deux principes universels opposés : le yin, principe féminin, lunaire, froid, obscur qui représente la passivité, et le yang, principe masculin, qui représente l'énergie solaire, la lumière, la chaleur, le positif. De leur équilibre et de leur alternance naissent tous les phénomènes de la nature, régis par un principe suprême, le Tao. "Tout le monde tient le beau pour le beau, c'est en cela que réside sa laideur. Tout le monde tient le bien pour le bien, c'est en cela que réside son mal".

04/2022

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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

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Littérature française

Togo or not to go (to help)

Comment résumer 6 mois intenses au Togo en une phrase ? Je ne sais pas mais en 2 mots, je dirai : " A vivre " ! Si on pouvait se brancher directement sur mon cerveau dans le compartiment de la mémoire sensorielle, cela ressemblerait aux vibrations ressenties lors d'une chute livre avec un parachute douteux. Mathilde, française de 32 ans, partie pendant 6 mois en mission humanitaire au Togo nous fait part de ses aventures via ses relations épistolaires avec ses proches, expérience enrichissante malgré des moments de doute et de découragement. " Je m'épanouis lorsque je suis utile ". Au travers de cette mission, l'auteur a découvert une source vive de plénitude dans l'accomplissement de ses objectifs.

10/2012

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Photographes

Edward Burtynsky. Mounds and voids: from human to global scale

L'exposition de Edward Burtynsky, Mounds and Voids : From Human to Global Scale, propose un regard percutant mais également paradoxal sur les coulisses de notre monde, nous invitant à prendre la mesure des enjeux locaux et globaux de l'exploitation des ressources. C'est aussi une réflexion sur la construction de l'image et sa puissance propre. Le regard que porte Burtynsky sur notre monde interpelle notre conscience et notre raison jusqu'aux plus sceptiques et jusqu'aux moins convaincus. De très belles images, témoignages très fortsâ : plus éloquentes que tous les meilleurs discours.

08/2022

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Littérature française

XUEXI PU SONGLING (en Chinois)

Editor's Choice Nobel Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 11th Chinese author Mo Yan 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Commission said that Mo Yan combination of reality and fantasy. historical and social perspective. He created the world reminiscent of the works of Faulkner and Marquez fusion while to find a point of departure in traditional Chinese literature and oral literature. Summary Pu Songling's hometown Zibo and Mo Yan's hometown density very close from. Mo Yan is to listen to the story of Purkinje child grew up. Pu Songling fantasy style to Mo Yan's fiction writing brought a very big impact. but also achievements in the magical style of Mo Yan. Learn Pu Songling is selected from the group consisting of Mo Yan two more than thirty ghost stories. ghost legend. and some weird God God Buddies ghost novels. with high-density the flapping gray Year pictures unique. to bring people look good. magical shock strong visual impact. Mo Yan (1955 catalog learning Pu Songling adventure night fishing genius good doctor iron child flying odor tribe carpenter the dog sandals scenting sub sins the the airship Zaomu stool motorcycle the three horses hype gale five pastry dry river Baekgu Swing frame of February 17 -). formerly known as tube mo. born in Gaomi County. famous contemporary Chinese writers. Honorary Doctor of the Open University of Hong Kong. visiting professor at Qingdao University of Science and Technology. His rise since the mid-1980s to a series of local works. filled with nostalgia and blame Township complex emotional. are classified as Seeking literary writers. The works are influenced by magic realism. to write out a legend in the of Gaomi northeast Township. Mo Yan subjective feeling of the world in his novel structure unique to dream-like narrative. unfamiliar process. shaping the mysterious transcendental object world. with Pioneer color. In August 2011. Mo Yan With novel frog was the eighth Mao Dun. October 11. 2012. won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

11/2012

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She’s Leaving Home

This collection of essays, written by scholars from all over Europe, explores the cultural meanings of women leaving home. Although all the chapters analyse writings in English, the volume aims to put the narrative element of home-leaving into a European context by investigating travel in various directions : from England to somewhere abroad, from the (former) colonies to the (former) imperial centre or simply within a psychic space. The female figures discussed in the volume leave home for various reasons – to go into exile, to challenge orthodox conceptions of femininity, to travel for pleasure or out of curiosity – but ultimately each of them has to face questions of the definitions of home, belonging and otherness. Consequently, the essays in this collection focus on how the cross-cultural encounters implicated in discourses of race, gender, nation and religion affect female identity. The ‘protagonists' of these narratives range from mythical heroines to early modern Protestant refugees to fictitious and historical figures from the past 200 years. The discussion throughout is informed by contemporary theories of gender, literary and cultural studies.

06/2011

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Technologies

SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS. CD-Rom included

With its simplicity in presentation, this new book makes the difficult concepts of soil mechanics and foundations much easier to understand! The author explains basic concepts and fundamental principles in the context of basic mechanics, physics, and mathematics. From Practical Situations and Essential Points to Practical Examples and Questions to Guide Your Reading the book is packed with helpful hints and pedagogy that make the material crystal clear. This book also includes a CD-ROM that offers readers hands-on learning. The CD contains interactive animations of basic concepts, interactive problem solving, electronic quizzes, interactive computer programs for special topics, virtual labs and much more. With the help of this CD and text, anyone can quickly master the key principles behind soil mechanics and foundations. KEY FEATURES * A What you should be able to do list at the beginning of each chapter alerts readers to what they should learn after studying each chapter. * The author maintains a solid level of technical rigor despite the simplicity in presentation. * A large number of examples are worked out step-by-step to illustrate problem-solving techniques. * The CD-ROM includes The Virtual Soils Laboratory, which allows readers to do sophisticated soil testing at their own convenience.

01/2000

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BD tout public

No way out. Version anglaise

" The stock market crash in '29 and the Dust Bowl left us with nothing, out on the streets, our youth our only asset. We were to reduced to wandering from place to place- no work, no future. What we were yet to realize, was that our only hope of saving our skins would be to risk our lives".

06/2014