La librairie de l'île
ISBN : 9782266273374
A.J. Fikry a l'un des plus beaux métiers du monde : il est libraire sur une petite île du Massachusetts. Mais il traverse une mauvaise passe. Il a perdu sa femme, son commerce enregistre ses pires résultats depuis sa création et il vient de se faire dérober une édition originale et précieuse. A.J. s'isole au milieu des livres jusqu'au soir où il découvre un couffin devant sa librairie. Un bébé que sa mère a abandonné là avec un mot : "Je tiens à ce qu'elle grandisse entourée de livres et de gens pour lesquels la lecture compte". Réticent au premier abord face à l'ampleur de cette mission, le libraire tombe rapidement sous le charme du nourrisson et entrevoit avec lui la possibilité d'un nouveau bonheur. Et si la vie valait bien qu'on lui accorde une seconde chance ?
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.
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.
From Bacteria to Bach and Back - The Evolution of Minds
ISBN : 9780141978048
What is human consciousness ? And how did it become possible for our minds to even ask this question ? This landmark work is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, drawing on decades of philosophical and scientific insights to show our minds evolved and created the thinking tools that make us who we are.
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.
