About a boy
ISBN : 9780241969878
Will is thirty-six, comfortable and child-free. And he's discovered a brilliant new way of meeting women - through single-parent groups. Marcus is twelve and a little bitnerdish: he's got the kind of mother who made him listen to Joni Mitchell rather than Nirvana. Perhaps they can help each other out a little bit, and can start to act their age.
Magnus Chase
ISBN : 9780141342603
My name is Magnus Chase. These days, I'm one of Odin's immortal warriors, but that doesn't stop people trying to kill me all the time. Loki the trickster god is free from his chains. He's put together a crew of giants and zombies to sail Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, in a battle against the Norse gods. If he succeeds, the final battle of Ragnarok will extinguish all the worlds. With help from Percy Jackson and my cousin Annabeth, I have to sail across the oceans to stop him. The only problems are the angry sea gods, hostile giants and evil fire-breathing dragon in the way. To stand any chance, I must find a magical elixir so deadly that it will either make me powerful enough to defeat Loki and put him back in chains for good ... or destroy me entirely.
French Women Don't Get Fat
ISBN : 9780099481324
Irresistible, chic, convincing, funny, wise, and very timely, this is the ultimate non-diet book, which nonetheless could radically change the way we think and live - showing us how to eat with balance, control and above all pleasure. Packed with wonderful recipes, this charming memoir teaches us how to enjoy our meals, like a French woman, without putting on weight.
A streetcar named desire
ISBN : 9780141190273
Fading southern belle Blanche Dubois depends on the kindness of strangers and is adrift in the modern world. When she arrives to stay with her sister Stella in a crowded, boisterous corner of New Orleans, her delusions of grandeur bring her into conflict with Stella's crude, brutish husband Stanley.
Hard Times
ISBN : 9780141439679
Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and 'bully of humanity' Mr Bounderby, and his son Tom rebels ta become embroiled in gambling and robbery. And, as their fortunes cross with those of free-spirited circus girl Sissy Jupe and victimized weaver Stephen Blackpool, Gradgrind is eventually forced tO recognize the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery. This edition of Hard Times is based on the text of the first volume publication of 1854. Kate Flint's introduction sheds light on the frequently overlooked character interplay in Dickens's great critique of Victorian industrial society.
La symphonie du hasard t.1
ISBN : 9782266286725
« Toutes les familles sont des sociétés secrètes. » En lisant ces mots, Alice reste frappée par leur justesse. Les secrets, les non-dits, elle connaît. Chez les Burns, on en a fait une spécialité. La dernière en date ? Cette révélation que son trader de frère, Adam, vient de lui faire depuis le parloir de sa prison... Et qui la ramène une quinzaine d'années en arrière. C'était l'Amérique des années 70, celle des droits civiques et des campus en ébullition. Un vent de liberté attisait les désirs et Alice rêvait d'évasion. C'était l'heure des choix. Les premières notes d'une symphonie à venir...
Les partisans
ISBN : 9782757859100
Pendant les derniers mois de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, des partisans juifs repliés dans une forêt d'Ukraine résistent à l'armée allemande qui les traque. Sous le commandement de leur chef, Kamil, ce groupe composé d'hommes, de femmes et d'enfants s'organise pour lutter contre le froid et le dénuement extrême, et harceler l'ennemi jusqu'au bout. Leur but : survivre, faire dérailler les trains, sauver des Juifs et atteindre «la cime» - lieu à la fois géographique et spirituel de leur accomplissement. Dans ce roman où action et méditation ne cessent de se répondre, Aharon Appelfeld interroge l'Histoire avec une énergie, une subtilité et un sens de la dramaturgie remarquables.