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*********************** The third book in the Millennium series featuring Lisbeth Salander - the global publishing phenomenon Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going...

'Wanted: retired army Captain for light household duties and fireside companionship. Must tolerate mild eccentricity and strong scientific advice. Knowledge of Giant Maggots, Super Intelligent Spiders and Prehistoric Monsters a positive boon.' Responding to an advert apparently worded for him...

Tom Baker stars as the Fourth Doctor in 15 full-cast audio dramas written by Paul Magrs. Also included in this edition are a previously unheard interview with Tom Baker, outtakes from the original studio sessions, promotional trailers and a PDF booklet featuring sleeve notes by writer Paul Magrs.

Cette histoire tient en quelques mots, ceux que la cadette, témoin malgré elle, prononce en tremblant : " Papa vient de tuer maman. "

À la faveur d’une conversation vive et contradictoire, Diderot glisse deux récits—et les démonte aussitôt. Écrit en 1772, ce faux conte joue du paradoxe: raconter pour mieux contester les leçons toutes faites. Tour à tour, des épisodes où s’entrelacent sentiments, intérêt et vertu allument la dispute: qui a raison? qu’est-ce qu’un bon acte? peut-on juger sans tout savoir?

Six classic farces from the renowned comedy writer, with casts including Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Joan Hickson, Alex Jennings and Penelope Wilton In the 1920s and ’30s, Ben Travers proved himself a master of comic confusion with his hugely successful Aldwych farces. Featuring battle-axe...

Twenty Poems of Love and a Song of Despair is a collection of romantic poems by 1971 Noble laureate of literature, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, first published in 1924 by Editorial Nascimiento. Neruda was 19 at the time the book was published, and this was Neruda's second published work after Crepusculario, but Twenty Poems of Love and a Song of Despair is regarded as the work who made him a name as a poet.

Susan Cooper, romancière britannique établie à Paris, écrit des polars lus dans le monde entier. Alors qu'elle s'apprête à se rendre au Salon du livre de Monaco, une jeune femme qu'elle ne connaît pas la contacte via Instagram et lui annonce qu'elle a tué un homme quelques heures plus tôt. Que répondre à cet étrange message ? D'ailleurs, faut-il y répondre ? Le plus sage serait sans doute de l'ignorer. Mais, c'est bien connu, les écrivains sont par nature des gens curieux...

The Dove’s Nest and Other Stories is a collection of both finished and unfinished short stories written by Katherine Mansfield. The collection was published posthumously, not long after Mansfield’s death in 1923, by her husband, John Middleton Murry.

Tooksaquin is a migrating owl from the North. She lets the wind guide her wings to the Southwest over the Salish Sea where she finds different birds and other creatures that she's never seen before. She quickly learns the beauty and dangers of her new habitation when a protective eagle named Owatin befriends her. With his help, she learns about his homeland and succumbs to his curiosity. Eagle in the Owl's Nest will transport the listener to the west coast of British Columbia, where the spirituality of native art comes alive.

Émile a quinze ans. Il vit à Montargis, entre un père doux-dingue et une mère qui lui teint les cheveux en blond depuis toujours, parce que, paraît-il, il est plus beau comme ça. Quand la fille qui lui plaît plus que tout l’invite à Venise pour les vacances, il est fou de joie. Seul problème, ses parents décident de l’accompagner…

В объяснении к первому изданию романа Мамин-Сибиряк рассказывал, что означает "Горное гнездо". Так на Урале именовали сообщество государственных горных инженеров. Автор же под этим названием объединял и вовсе всех тех, кто верховодил всеми делами на Урале. Остросатирическое произведение о несостоятельности "магнатов" уральских горных заводов как организаторов промышленности. Автор изобразил жизнь Урала в пореформенные годы, капитализацию России и связанную с этим процессом ломку общественного сознания, норм права и морали.

Phoenixa, rising from the ashes of her ancestors, the six-and-half-year-old kite-flying, Phoenix-riding, Chinese girl embarks on a mystical journey into China’s tumultuous past searching for her Renaissance Grandpa who read her Shan Hai Jing, the lore of mountains and seas, seeking cures for human greed.