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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Inspired by true stories from the authors’ grandparents’ lives during one of the darkest periods in Korean history, The Last Tiger is a debut young adult fantasy novel about the power of love to give voice to a broken people. In a colonized land where...

Une grande couverture de souvenirs, des ombres chinoises improvisées, une nuit à la belle étoile... Des histoires inédites de Pierre Lapin qui racontent le temps de la journée et les cycles de la nature, l'arrivée de la nuit et les rituels du coucher. 21 trésors de douceur à partager avant de dormir, portés par un merveilleux habillage sonore et quatre comédiens de talent !

Felicity Bolton finally feels like she has moved on with her life. She misses her friends and family back in Creswell Springs, but now she has new friends - a new family. She has found the peace that she lost the night she lost her unborn child. She would do anything to protect her newfound family, even if that meant facing the devil himself. The minute Jet Hannigan walks back into her life that's exactly what she has to do.

The Great War is over, and the Roaring Twenties are promising a bright new future. Young people have broken free of the bonds that tied them to propriety and for the members of Cullen’s Celtic Cabaret it’s an exhilarating time to be alive. England offers a world of possibilities, but with audiences desperate to hear them perform, everyone only too happy to put the awful war years behind them, the Irish troupe finds themselves facing their biggest challenge yet.

Lorsque Wayne Fletcher, un jeune homme de dix-sept ans, se noie dans la rivière qui traverse la petite ville de Kings Lake, dans le Norfolk, tout le monde croit à un tragique accident. Certes, Wayne était un athlète; mais ce jour-là, ses amis et lui avaient sans doute un peu trop bu... Le dossier s'apprête donc à être classé lorsqu'un détail attire l'attention de l'inspecteur DC Smith. Depuis plus de trente ans qu'il exerce son métier avec autant de sagacité que d'obstination, Smith n'est pas homme à renoncer, même et surtout quand sa hiérarchie se fait pressante.

Living legend and lifelong activist Billie Jean King talks about what it takes to stand up and fight for equality, regardless of the circumstances. Fifty years ago, King and eight other female tennis players, known as the Original Nine, bravely put their careers and reputations on the line to fight for equal pay and equal footing for women’s tennis, with the indispensable help of promoter Gladys Heldman, the founder and publisher of World Tennis magazine, and the groundbreaking sponsorship of Joseph Cullman III, the CEO of the Philip Morris Company.

Cofounder of The Carlyle Group, patriotic philanthropist, and bestselling author of The American Experiment David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing conversations with our greatest historians. In these lively dialogues...

Flèche (the French word for 'arrow') is an offensive technique commonly used in fencing, a sport of Mary Jean Chan's young adult years, when she competed locally and internationally for her home city, Hong Kong. This cross-linguistic pun presents the queer, non-white body as both vulnerable ('flesh') and weaponised ('flèche'), and evokes the difficulties of reconciling one's need for safety alongside the desire to shed one's protective armour in order to fully embrace the world.

Ce livre audio donne à entendre 25 textes dits par les plus grands interprètes de Prévert, dont certains intimes comme Simone Signoret. Les textes de Prévert résonnent encore fortement aujourd'hui, touchant toutes les générations. Simples, ses mots viennent du cœur et vont au cœur. Ainsi, l'auteur porte un regard sincère et incisif sur le monde. Révolté, il donne la parole à tous ceux "qui ont trop à dire pour pouvoir le dire".

"Les fables" de La Fontaine sont la première initiation à la morale dans l'enseignement laïque. Avec une remarquable économie de moyens, n'utilisant que les armes du rire et de la poésie, La Fontaine brosse le portrait de nos travers et de nos ridicules... quelques lignes, un bref récit, un dialogue enlevé nous prodiguent les bienfaits d'une sagesse essentielle.

Im folgenden Buch werden wir die wesentlichen Momente des Zweiten Weltkriegs behandeln – jene prägenden Ereignisse der modernen Geschichte, deren Tragweite das Schicksal des gesamten Globus bestimmte.

Metallica, who are unparalleled in the hard rock market, have sold well over 30 million albums. They are a band that refused to compromise. They have stuck to what they know, and they have abided by their own rules.

Surrounded by their enemies, with danger lurking right outside their door, the MC is on total lock down. Between the Italians and the senator, they are looking over their shoulders every minute of the day. But was there an enemy sleeping right under their roof? Kelli: I’ve always done what I had to survive, but it wasn’t just me I had to fend for. With my mother’s illness taking over her mind and making me a stranger to her, I would do anything to make sure she gets the care she needs. But when it came down to it, I couldn’t betray Colt.

"Il poussa la porte qui donnait sur la balustrade et le jardin de derrière et il vit soudain l'ombre de sa femme morte qui se tenait à ses côtés. Ils marchèrent sur la pelouse. Il se prit de nouveau à pleurer doucement. Ils allèrent jusqu'à la barque. L'ombre de Madame de Sainte Colombe monta dans la barque blanche tandis qu'il en retenait le bord et la maintenait près de la rive. Elle avait retroussé sa robe pour poser le pied sur le plancher humide de la barque. Il se redressa. Les larmes glissaient sur ses joues.

Starring Michael Rennie and Jean Peters - An alien space craft, lands on Earth just after the Second World War, and in the new era of history. A mighty robot emerges from the craft, to bring an important message from the alien 'Klaatu'. Listen how, after in initially hostile reception, he tries to bring his message to the people of Earth! One of the classic Radio Theatre Productions you will want to listen to over and over again!

Chute Libre est le premier volet de la célèbre série de David Freed mettant en scène Cordell Logan, un pilote sardonique aux économies qui s’amenuisent et au passé mystérieux. Basé dans la ville ensoleillée de Rancho Bonita en Californie, Cordell Logan est instructeur de vol et...

The opportunity of a lifetime lands in Peter Cullen’s lap and nothing is going to stop him taking full advantage, not even the misgivings of his wife. Cullen’s Celtic Cabaret has been flying high, but the real goal, the secret desire of Peter’s heart, America, is finally, incredibly, looking like a reality. The troupe are not at all prepared for what awaits them in prohibition era Atlantic City and they are dazzled by the bright lights. Keeping discipline and ensuring everyone remains focused drives Peter to the edge of his patience, but he soon realises that this is the least of his problems.

Mary Higgins Clark, the bestselling “Queen of Suspense,” returns with Alvirah Meehan—one of her most beloved characters—in these six dazzling, intertwined, and thrilling tales of sleuthing and suspense. Together with her devoted mate, the ever-resourceful Alvirah has jumped into crime...

Hunter has lived five lives, and this one is driven by revenge. After years of searching, he finally finds a clue that leads him to the untamed west of the Feral Lands, a frontier crawling with monsters, vampires, and the iron rule of the Dominion. With the unexpected aid of a Witch, he rides into Goldenvale, a city steeped in mystery and danger. But the trail to vengeance runs cold…until it burns anew. With the Marshal's star blazing in his heart and powers unlike any before, Hunter is ready to claim his justice and uncover the truth about himself and this savage world.

Summer had returned. The nightlife lit up the coastal town of Sea Breeze, Alabama, with scantily clad sun-kissed bodies, live music, the smell of fresh cooked seafood. Taking it all in, he wondered if coming back had been the best thing. He wasn’t the same man who had driven out of town a year ago on the motorcycle he’d bought after his best friend’s wedding. From the messy blonde curls he’d let grow out, to the tattoos now covering his arms, part of his chest, and even the side of his neck, it all represented a part of his journey.