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Cédric est totalement paralysé et muet à la suite d'un grave accident. Emprisonné avec ses souvenirs et ses regrets au fond de son lit, il n'a d'autre occupation que de regarder les pigeons par la fenêtre de sa chambre. Jusqu'au jour où il se retrouve propulsé dans la tête de l'un d'entre eux. Ivre de liberté, il vole avec lui … et assiste à un meurtre dont il est le seul témoin. Comment faire pour dénoncer le meurtrier dans ce nouveau corps emplumé ? D'autant plus qu'il a désormais un œuf à couver !

" Rien n'est plus délicieux qu'un enfant dodu et bien juteux ! " dit l'énorme crocodile. Heureusement, ce n'est pas facile pour un crocodile de trouver un enfant à manger lorsque les autres animaux de la forêt s'en mêlent. Avec une bonne humeur contagieuse, Laurent Pasquier nous raconte l'histoire de ce crocodile malicieux, qui ne recule devant rien pour satisfaire son appétit dévorant... Titre recommandé par le ministère de l'Éducation nationale pour le cycle 1 de l'école primaire (école maternelle).

Ce roman se passe à Paris. Et pourtant on y croise des crocodiles. Ce roman parle des hommes. Et des femmes. Celles que nous sommes, celles que nous voudrions être, celles que nous ne serons jamais, celles que nous deviendrons peut-être.

Retour à la case zéro.Maélie n'est plus sûre de rien. L'homme qu'elle croyait être son père n'était qu'un leurre. Sa mère n'a pas tout dit. A sûrement menti. Elle avait ses raisons, il faut croire. Alors comment connaître la vérité? Comment percer ce nouveau mystère?

Amelia Peabody inherited two things from her father: a considerable fortune and an unbendable will. The first allowed her to indulge in her life's passion. Without the second, the mummy's curse would have made corpses of them all.

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November, 1821 to distinguished multi-ethnic parents from a Lithuanian background. His childhood years were at the family home in hospital grounds which also contained an orphanage, an insane asylum and a cemetery for criminals. The young Fyodor often disobeyed his father by talking to the ill in the hospital gardens. In 1846 he published his first novel ‘Poor Cow’ to great literary acclaim. As he began his next work he was arrested and incarcerated for treason and participation in the political and literary Petrashevsky Circle.

This adventure transports Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson to Amarna, the rustic desert site where the two archaeologists first met, beginning the 13-year association that would take them from mayhem to murder in the Egyptian outback.

When her chronically unemployed husband runs off to start a crocodile farm in Kenya with his mistress, Joséphine Cortès is left in an unhappy state of affairs. The mother of two - confident, beautiful teenage Hortense and shy, babyish Zoé - is forced to maintain a stable family life while making ends meet on her meager salary as a medieval history scholar. Meanwhile, Joséphine's charismatic sister Iris seems to have it all - a wealthy husband, gorgeous looks, and a très chic Paris address - but she dreams of bringing meaning back into her life.

In a bizarre twist of fate, Ivan Matveich, an unassuming everyman, is swallowed whole by a crocodile at a sideshow. Surprisingly, he discovers an unexpected comfort within the creatures belly, where he starts to create a cozy home. As he shares his thoughts on the world from this unusual vantage point, he unexpectedly gains notoriety. Meanwhile, the debate rages outside about whether to cut open the crocodile and free him, as the beast’s value as a sideshow attraction skyrockets with the human voice echoing from within. This captivating tale is among Jorge Luis Borges seven favorite stories,...

Hypocrisy comes chaotically crawling from under every rock in town when a foxy rumor puts homelessness in the limelight.

I’m getting married. Again. But this time it’s to the men I love: Captain James Hook and the Crocodile, the Devourer of Men. As a Darling, I never thought I’d get the fairytale life. Not with Peter Pan haunting my family line. Not with the monsters and witches and myths of the Seven Isles plotting for revenge. On the morning of my wedding, all seems well…until someone kidnaps James. Surely it must be a mistake. Because no one on Darkland would be stupid enough to kidnap the Crocodile’s boyfriend, right?

Top homicide detective Josiah Raine hasn't touched another man since his husband's brutal murder seven years ago. Notorious bad boy Alexander Lytton hasn't known peace since destroying his privileged life to become Britain's most hated man. When Josiah arrests Alex for murder, the last thing he expects is to fall in love....

Les victimes du Corrupteur se font empoisonner à leur insu. Elles reçoivent un défi sordide, qui doit être accompli en 24 heures. Les victorieux se méritent l’antidote. Les autres subissent une mort atroce. Isabelle Fortin élève seule ses deux jumeaux dans l’amour de ses propres passions : l’art et le savoir. Vic Verdier joue au papa d’emprunt quand ça lui chante. Ils sont collègues à l’université et amis d’infortune.

Set in the post-martial-law era of late-1980s Taipei, Notes of a Crocodile is a coming-of-age story of queer misfits discovering love, friendship, and artistic affinity while hardly studying at Taiwan's most prestigious university. Told through the eyes of an anonymous lesbian narrator nicknamed Lazi, this cult classic is a postmodern pastiche of diaries, vignettes, mash notes, aphorisms, exegesis, and satire by an incisive prose stylist and major countercultural figure.

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Alex Rider wäre gern ein ganz normaler Jugendlicher. Doch egal, wohin er geht, er zieht das Verbrechen magisch an. Als er in einem Genlabor auf McCain trifft, den millionenschweren Gründer einer Hilfsorganisation, schrillen bei ihm alle Alarmglocken. Was plant der angesehene Geschäftsmann? Alex heftet sich an seine Fersen, aber dann wird er entführt und nach Afrika verschleppt. Seine Aussichten, dort lebend wegzukommen: nahezu null.

In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job—preferably as a maid, for employers who don’t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumored to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her secret: She is not only an orphan and an aspiring maid, but also a Curse-Eater, gifted with the ability to alter people’s fates by cleaning their houses.

What enemy is able to swallow small crocodilians whole? What sounds do crocodilians use to "talk" to one another? Do crocodiles really smile? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked-plus "Did You Know?" fun facts!

Becci: Shifter men are the worst. After the latest one flipped out because I wouldn’t give up my job as a research scientist to play house, I accidentally shifted. In a restaurant. Into a twelve-foot crocodile. REDS is my last shot before giving up on men. And they actually find me a reptile shifter, hot and quiet with gila monster vibes. Things are looking up. Right until I got tasered outside of my lab and six goons shove me into a black van. I'm blindfolded, handcuffed, and on a loaded onto a plane.

The unshakeable Amelia Peabody embarks on an Egyptian adventure armed with self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course–a sturdy umbrella. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. Together the two women sail up the Nile to an archeological site run a pair of handsome brothers.

With shocking speed, a crocodile can lunge at its prey and grab it with its strong jaws and razor-sharp teeth. Listeners will learn about what makes crocodiles such deadly predators, from their hunting styles to what they like to eat. Fun Facts and an Amazing but True section will thrill listeners and give them a closer look at the lives of these awesome creatures.