The Empire of Corpses Tome 3
Extraits
Manga
The Empire of Corpses Tome 3
Les humains font désormais face aux nécromates, et l'heure de la bataille finale approche ! Les Etats-Unis sont en proie au chaos, et le groupe du Dr Watson retourne en Angleterre à bord du Nautilus pour tenter de sauver l'humanité. Alors que le destin du monde repose sur les épaules du Dr Watson et de ses compagnons, Friday pourra-t-il retrouver son âme ?
03/2019
12 ans et +
The Empire of Corpses
Fin du XIXe siècle. La révolution industrielle bat son plein. Le monde évolue au gré des bouleversements technologiques, entre développement des machines à vapeur, maîtrise de l'électricité... et apparition des nécromates, ces défunts que l'on parvient désormais à faire revenir à la vie. Des êtres qui ont perdu leur âme, main-d'oeuvre bon marché, parfaits pour servir de chair à canon sur les champs de bataille. Sur les traces de Victor Frankenstein, dont les recherches sont à la base de tout, le docteur Watson va voyager à travers le monde dans l'espoir de percer le mystère entourant ce défi lancé à la mort. Jusqu'à retrouver la légendaire créature du scientifique elle-même, dont les desseins pourraient bien mener l'humanité à sa perte...
11/2018
Manga
The Empire of Corpses Tome 2
Alexeï Karamazov brise un des plus grands tabous de la nécromatique afin de montrer le terrible danger que fait peser cette nouvelle technologie sur l'humanité... C'est ainsi que Watson et Burnaby, à la recherche du mystérieux journal de Victor Frankenstein, embarquent pour le lointain pays du soleil levant...
02/2019
Manga
The Empire of Corpses Tome 1
A la fin du XIXe siècle, une technologie révolutionnaire permettant de réinsuffler la vie se répand dans le monde entier. John Watson, jeune étudiant en médecine, est contraint d'entrer au service de la couronne britannique pour échapper aux travaux forcés. Il part alors pour la lointaine Asie dans l'espoir de redonner l'âme et la parole à son ami...
11/2018
Monographies
Hilma af Klint. The Five Notebook 1
In 1896, Hilma af Klint and four other like-minded women artists left the Edelweiss Society and founded the "Friday Group", also known as "The Five". They met every Friday for spiritual meetings, including prayers, studies of the New Testament, meditation and séances. The medium exercised automatic writing and mediumistic drawing. Eventually they established contact with spiritual beings whom they called "The High Ones". In 1896, the five women began taking meticulous notes of the mediumistic messages conveyed by the spirits. In time, Hilma af Klint felt she had been selected for more important messages. After ten years of esoteric training with "The Five", aged 43, Hilma af Klint accepted a major assignment, the execution of The Paintings for the Temple. This commission, which engaged the artist from 1906 to 1915, changed the course of her life. In 1908, Rudolf Steiner, leader of the German Theosophical Society, held several lectures in Stockholm. He also visited af Klint's studio and saw some of the early Paintings for the Temple. In 1913, Steiner founded the Anthroposophical Society, which af Klint joined in 1920 and remained a member for the rest of her life.
01/2022
Thrillers
The Corpse Queen
Un thriller historique sombre et résolument féministe Alors que sa meilleure amie Kitty vient de mourir dans des circonstances mystérieuses, Molly Green, orpheline de dix-sept ans, découvre l'existence d'une mystérieuse tante. Richissime, Ava est disposée à prendre la jeune fille sous son aile... à condition que celle-ci soit prête à en payer le prix. Car Ava a bâti sa fortune en pillant des tombes pour revendre les dépouilles à des étudiants en médecine avides d'apprendre la chirurgie. Et elle veut que Molly l'aide à se procurer les corps. Or à Philadelphie dans les années 1850, une jeune fille non mariée n'a que peu de perspectives. De plus, Molly est bien décidée à remonter la trace de l'étudiant qu'elle pense être l'assassin de Kitty. Elle accepte donc et découvre son nouveau métier... mais surtout, les leçons d'anatomie du docteur LaSalle, qui vont la fasciner. Mais à cette époque, aucune femme n'est censée étudier pour devenir chirurgienne. Et alors qu'un meurtrier sévit en ville et que la mort de Kitty reste impunie, la poursuite du savoir devient pour Molly une danse... mortelle. " Bien écrit, intelligent et résolument sombre... ce roman immersif, aux accents de Frankenstein, évoque la misogynie, les disparités socioéconomiques et les normes sociales à l'époque des débuts de la chirurgie moderne. " Publishers Weekly " Sombre. Etincelant. Dangereux. The Corpse Queen est délicieusement macabre et incroyablement décadent. Vous allez tomber sous le charme de Molly, dont l'esprit vif et la détermination sans faille l'aident à se frayer une place dans un monde dominé par les hommes. Un roman cinématographique, intelligent et captivant ; je l'ai dévoré d'une traite. " Kerri Maniscalco, autrice de Stalking Jack the Ripper, bestseller #1 du New York Times " L'intrigue est menée tambour battant, parmi les effluves de pourriture des morts, jusqu'à sa conclusion aussi satisfaisante que surprenante. Si la fille de Poe avait écrit une histoire, ce serait celle-ci. " Kirkus Reviews
Suspense
The Corpse Queen
Un thriller historique sombre et résolument féministe Alors que sa meilleure amie Kitty vient de mourir dans des circonstances mystérieuses, Molly Green, orpheline de dix-sept ans, découvre l'existence d'une tante dont elle ne savait rien. Richissime, Ava est disposée à prendre la jeune fille sous son aile... à condition que celle-ci soit prête à en payer le prix. Car Ava a bâti sa fortune en pillant des tombes pour revendre les dépouilles à des étudiants en médecine avides d'apprendre la chirurgie. Et elle veut que Molly l'aide à se procurer les corps. Or à Philadelphie dans les années 1850, une jeune fille non mariée n'a que peu de perspectives. De plus, Molly est bien décidée à remonter la trace de l'étudiant qu'elle pense être l'assassin de Kitty. Elle accepte donc et découvre son nouveau métier... mais surtout, les leçons d'anatomie du docteur LaSalle, qui vont la fasciner. Mais à cette époque, aucune femme n'est censée étudier pour devenir chirurgienne. Et alors qu'un meurtrier sévit en ville et que la mort de Kitty reste impunie, la poursuite du savoir devient pour Molly une danse... mortelle. " Bien écrit, intelligent et résolument sombre... ce roman immersif, aux accents de Frankenstein, évoque la misogynie, les disparités socioéconomiques et les normes sociales à l'époque des débuts de la chirurgie moderne. " Publishers Weekly " Sombre. Etincelant. Dangereux. The Corpse Queen est délicieusement macabre et incroyablement décadent. Vous allez tomber sous le charme de Molly, dont l'esprit vif et la détermination sans faille l'aident à se frayer une place dans un monde dominé par les hommes. Un roman cinématographique, intelligent et captivant ; je l'ai dévoré d'une traite. " Kerri Maniscalco, autrice de Stalking Jack the Ripper, bestseller #1 du New York Times " L'intrigue est menée tambour battant, parmi les effluves de pourriture des morts, jusqu'à sa conclusion aussi satisfaisante que surprenante. Si la fille de Poe avait écrit une histoire, ce serait celle-ci. " Kirkus Reviews
04/2023
Histoire et Philosophiesophie
The Undergrowth of Science. Delusion, self-deception and human frailty
Walter Gratzer's themes in the stories he relates in The Undergrowth of Science are collective delusion and human folly. Science is generally seen as a process bound by rigorous rules, which its practitioners must not transgress. Deliberate fraud occasionally intrudes, but it is soon detected, the perpetrators cast out and the course of discovery barely disturbed. Far more interesting are the outbreaks of self-delusion that from time to time afflict upright and competent researchers, and then spread like an epidemic or mass-hysteria through a sober and respectable scientific community. When this happens the rules by which scientists normally govern their working lives are suddenly suspended. Sometimes these episodes are provoked by personal vanity, an unwillingness to acknowledge error or even contemplate the possibility that a hard-won success is a will o' the wisp; at other times they stem from loyalty to a respected and trusted guru, or even from patriotic pride; and, worst of ail, they may be a consequence of a political ideology which imposes its own interpretation on scientists' observations of the natural world. Unreason and credulity supervene, illusory phenomena are described and measured, and theories are developed to explain them - until suddenly, often for no single reason, the bubble bursts, leaving behind it a residue of acrimony, recrimination, embarrassment and ruined reputations.
Here, then, are radiations, measured with high precision yet existing only in the minds of those who observed them; the Russian water, which some thought might congeal the oceans: phantom diseases which called for heroic surgery; monkey testis implants that restored the sexual powers of ageing roués and of tired sheep; truths about genetics and about the nature of matter, perceptible only to Aryan scientists in the Third Reich or Marxist ideologues in the Soviet Union; and much more. The Undergrowth of Science explores, in terms accessible to the lay reader, the history of such episodes, up to our own time, in ail their absurdity, tragedy and pathos.
01/2000
Anglais apprentissage
Tales from Longpuddle
Tony Kytes is a favourite with the girls but he's not terribly clever. If you meet an old girlfriend and she asks fora ride home in your wagon, do you say yes? And then if you meet the girl you are planning to marry, what do you do? Very soon, Tony is in a great muddle, and does not know how to escape from it. These stories are set in an English country village of the nineteenth century, but Hardy's tales of mistakes and muddles and marriages belong in any place, at any time.
07/2010
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
Sciences politiques
The Structure of Political Communication in the United Kingdom, the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany
Political Communication in The United Kingdom, the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany differs in terms of what the peoples expect to take issue with, how they are prepared to talk about them, which choices they can make to solve problems and, finally, whom or which organizations they delegate to resolve them. This comparative media study of The Economist, Time and Der Spiegel attempts to extract the differences in politics of the three societies.
11/1987
Musique classique
Songs of Love. 12 Romances. 12 Lieder. Soprano (tenor) and piano.
Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940), hitherto consigned to a footnote in musical history as Stravinsky's piano teacher, is undergoing rediscovery. A double graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, she emerged as a virtuoso pianist and composer in the romantic tradition. She was associated with some of the great musicians of her day, including Balakirev and Auer. She performed in both Germany and the UK in the 1900s, but her career petered out after 1920. Songs of Love was first published in 1904. No evidence survives of any public performance in Kashperova's lifetime although it is very likely that they were performed at her regular 'musical evenings at home on Tuesdays' mentioned in her Memoirs. The transparency of the piano writing strongly suggests that she would accompany herself singing. Kashperova, by all accounts, possessed a fine voice, and in the summer of 1906 she decided 'to learn from the artistry', as she put it, of the tenor Raimond von Zur-Mühlen who was widely celebrated for having developed (with Clara Schumann) the Lieder-Abend tradition. His summer-schools on the Baltic coast were frequented by aspiring singers from all over Europe, even Japan and India. Kashperova herself was responsible for the poetic lyrics of Songs of Love (in both Russian and German), which may well have emerged from her own bittersweet experience of life and love ; she was not to marry until 1916 at the age of forty-four. That Kashperova is the author of both the music and the lyrics of Songs of Love would suggest that they express very personal sentiments. Instrumentation : soprano (tenor) and piano
12/2023
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
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
Shonen/garçon
By the grace of the gods Tome 3
Ryôma Takebayashi, un salarié japonais trentenaire, s'est réincarné dans un autre monde grâce à l'aide de trois divinités. Maintenant qu'il est inscrit à la guilde des aventuriers, c'est l'occasion pour lui d'aider toutes sortes de personnes en utilisant à la fois le savoir de sa vie antérieure et les capacités de ses slimes ! Voici le récit de sa vie tranquille dans un monde de fantasy, où il profite du bonheur simple d'avoir la reconnaissance et la gratitude des gens !
03/2023
Critique littéraire
To catch the sun in the water
Marie was born around the end of World War II in a small village near Chaveniac-Lafayette where General Lafayette lived. It is the mountainous region of Auvergne known as the heart of France. Take Marie's hand and she will guide you through her humble childhood. Through her eyes you will see what it was like to live in the country in France. With Marie's many brothers end sisters you will participate in hay making, harvesting... At this time, they used traditional methods and tools. Her parents will demonstrate the making of bread, butter and cheese... It's here that you meet Mathias, a boy her age, who becomes her best friend. Later, their love story unfolds... Just after the war, it was a time when the French countryside was populated with farmers that still lived in economic self-sufficiency. In the story, the author makes these peasants from depths of France come alive. The feeling, the candor, and the authenticity of the book will remind you of the Little House on the Prairie
07/2001
Ethnologie et anthropologie
The Wolves Rise Again. New elites born out of chaos
The successive shocks that strike our time have acted as an indicator of men : the bland elites of yesteryear, suddenly rejected by the masses, went back silently into the void where they had first come from. This opportunist plutarchy, that maintained itself so far, thanks to the industry of lying, the targeted elimination of creative people, will soon be engulfed. Around these illusionists with no audience, the hidden alphas will begin to rise. Within a few months, alphas, forged in a new metal, invaded public space. How can it be explained ? In troubled times, the hierarchies of peacetime had left, suddenly, a place to the atomisation of individuals. Chaos then allows the individual alphas to rise to power. Like a pack of wolves, these alphas quickly take the lead of small human groups organising themselves into rival packs. The French Revolution is a striking example of this evolution : the masters of yesterday were relegated because of their unsuitability.
06/2022
Histoire ancienne
THE ROMAN CAVALRY. From the First to the Third Century AD
The cavalry was a vital part of the army of Rome and played a significant role in the expansion and success of the Roman Empire. Karen R. Dixon and Par Southern describe the origins of the mounted units of the Roman army and trace their development from temporary allied troops to the regular alae and cohorts. They have drawn together evidence from a wide variety of sources: archaeological, epigraphic and literary, as well as comparing ancient testimony with more recent experience of the use of cavalry.
Now available in paperback, the book covers the subject from the perspective of both the men and the horses. How were the horses selected and disposed of; how they trained, stabled and fed? How were the men recruited, organized and equipped; and what were the conditions of service for a Roman cavalryman?
The authors provide a comprehensive and unique examination of the Roman cavalry, which includes lavish and original illustrations, drawn by Karen R. Dixon.
01/1992
Philosophie
Issues in the Philosophy of Language Past and Present
In the light of contemporary perspectives a good deal of traditional philosophical thought can be read as relating to the issue of 'Language versus Reality'. The chapters of this book vindicate this claim ; bringing together thinkers different both in temperament and interests like Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Aquinas, Heidegger and Gadamer they suggest that some of their major tenets reflect conceptual assumptions concerning linguistic meaning and reference. In trying to both identify and elucidate the assumptions at stake the author shows, both historically and systematically, that some of the problems experienced in the past as well as much of our contemporary concern with the same issue form a continuous line and a common endeavour ; and they have not yet come to an end.
11/1999
Monographies
Arts du Nigéria Central revisités. Mumuye et peuples environnants
In previous studies, Jan Strybol pointed out that sculpture in Northern Nigeria - contrary to what is generally assumed - flourished. Wood sculptures could be found just about everywhere, with the exception of a part of the Far North. In this study, the author first examines the sculptural traditions of a number of peoples in Central Nigeria, in particular from the Jos Plateau and from the valley of the Middle Benue to the source area of the Taraba River. These peoples can be described as non-centralized communities where mainly art in perishable materials was produced by part-time specialists, in contrast to the centralized empires in the South (Ife, Benin) where full-time specialists created complex works of art in durable materials (stone, bronze, iron). Perhaps the most well-known ethnic group in the Middle Benue region among aficionados of African art are the Mumuye. Since the end of the last century, the traditional rites of the Mumuye have rapidly disappeared as a result of the advance of the world religions and with them the Mumuye sculpture so much admired in Europe and America. In addition to wood sculpture, Jan Strybol also pays attention to objects in bronze, iron, terracotta and other materials. Until now, these art forms have been very underexposed and have now almost completely disappeared. Finally, the author also elaborates on some artistic achievements of a number of little-known residual groups within the Mumuye territory, which can boast a rich art tradition.
05/2023
Manga
Highschool of the dead Tome 3
Après avoir tiré in extremis une fillette des griffes des morts vivants, Takashi et ses amis repartent en quête de leurs familles. Mais alors qu'ils font route vers la maison de Saya, ils se heurtent à une meute de zombies ! La situation semble désespérée, lorsque soudain...
11/2009
Shonen/garçon
Call of the night Tome 3
En une rencontre, la vie peut reprendre du mordant ! Une fille mystérieuse se mêle à la soirée solitaire de Ko et Nazuna. Son apparition accélère l'histoire car elle parle à Ko d'une manière langoureuse. " Bienvenue, mon garçon. Désolé de t'avoir malmené. " Avec ce qui attend Ko et Nazuna, le monde inconnu de la nuit prend une nouvelle dimension !
12/2022
Seinen/Homme
Shadow of the Ring Tome 3
Sur la voie de l'ombre, la moindre erreur peut sceller le destin d'un peuple... Prie en otage par un clan membre de la fédération de Kohto, Aushi et la petite Kamalu parviennent à fuir leurs geôliers avec l'aide inespérée du mystérieux Douan. Pourtant, Aushi s'interroge cet homme ne serait-il pas l'intrus qui a fait tant de victimes à Keiju ? Si oui, la jeune soeur de la reine et lui-même sont-ils vraiment en sécurité en sa compagnie ? Pendant ce tempe, le roi Guan, las de voir périr ses sujets, demande la protection de l'empire de Kuchihito. C'est donc escortée par les troupes de l'armée impériale que la cité mobile poursuit sa route dans l'ombre de l'anneau, tandis que partout sur le continent de Zutoh cette décision attise les braises du conflit à venir...
03/2024
Shonen/garçon
The World of Summoning Tome 3
Garden, la créature invoquée responsable de la création du Prieuré de la non-réalité a piégé Tokoyo et ses camarades dans une dimension parallèle. Pour les libérer, Garden impose comme condition que Tokoyo l'exécute. Cet acte, qui va à l'encontre des convictions du jeune garçon, risque de lui faire perdre son humanité et ainsi libérer sa pleine puissance. Mais les pouvoirs éveillés de Tokoyo sont capables de changer la face du monde à jamais !
03/2024
Manga
The Alexis Empire Chronicle Tome 2
Léonate a perdu sa tante et sa patrie. Mais le moment est venu pour le jeune homme et ses camarades de se relever. La riposte se met en marche et commence par la purge des bandits qui gangrènent l'empire. En éliminant ainsi les crapules qui répandent violence et barbarie, Léonate et ses compagnons deviennent de véritables héros dont la renommée ne tarde pas à retentir aux quatre coins de l'empire. Mais cela ne tarde pas à attiser la colère de Schardt, le frère aîné de Léonate, qui va décharger toute sa rage sur la province d'Eïdonia gouvernée par Alan, le grand ami du jeune héros. Une grand guerre est sur le point d'éclater au beau milieu d'une époque déjà houleuse...
11/2020
Seinen/Homme
The Alexis Empire Chronicle Tome 5
C'est dans cette vaste étendue qui empeste la mort que va se jouer le sort de l'empire. Léonate et ses troupes vont devoir y affronter l'armée des rebelles. Afin de combler l'écrasante différence du nombre de soldats, le jeune guerrier va choisir d'attaquer par surprise. Alors que les paroles de Rosalia résonnent dans le coeur de chacun, il est temps de se préparer à livrer un grand combat.
09/2021
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
BD tout public
Doctor Gachet's portrait
A picture named "Doctor Gachet's portrait" has been stolen a night from a museum. Immediately, the news offer the event and our heroes start the research after some clue that leads them to the thief. After travelling across some countries following his trace, they realize that a smuggling network is behind the robbery, led by minister Goring. Among their loot is an enormous amount of pictures stolen from private collectors, with the aim of transporting and hiding them beyond their frontiers.
01/2014
Non classé
The Concept of Man in Igbo Myths
In the vast silence of their isolation, the traditional Igbos have learnt the ways of living in harmony with nature. From their origin in distant time, they have kept a sacred perspective on the natural world. In our age, there is the need for traditional wisdoms to retain their validity and be intrinsic to our philosophic and scientific perceptions of the cosmos. We cannot do without their knowledge, their spiritual perspective, and their deep faith in the harmony of all nature. Ignoring these qualities has profound environmental implications. Global warming, environmental pollution, and the exhaustion of nature's resources are but a few of the symptoms of the nature's experiences as we continue to mistreat it in order to satisfy our own ends. This work helps us to realise that wherever we are, we are a part of nature. All the things around us are as presences, representing forces and powers of life that are not ours and yet are all part of us. Then we find them reflecting in ourselves, because we are nature, though not identical with it.
11/1999
Philosophie
«Phädon», or «On the Immortality of the Soul»
This is the first modern translation of Moses Mendelssohn's classic work of 1767, the Phädon. It includes Mendelssohn's own introduction and appendix, as well as footnotes and explanatory introduction by David Shavin. (Charles Cullen's translation of 1789 is the only other extant translation.) The "modern Socrates" of the German classical period, Mendelssohn has created a beautiful translation and elaboration of Plato's Phädo led to a revolution in thought, and a subsequent renaissance in Germany. The debt of the German classical period to ancient Greece is embodied in Mendelssohn's Phädon, as is the promise of the American Revolution. The translation and accompanying notes recapture Mendelssohn's unique marriage of depth of thought and breadth of appeal.
12/2006
