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La pensée de la Rome antique est au fondement de l'histoire des idées et de la philosophie occidentale. Découvrez-en toute la profondeur en 300 citations soigneusement choisies pour présenter sous forme condensée les enseignements majeurs de trois figures incontournables : Cicéron, un des plus grands orateurs ayant jamais existé, Sénèque, un des fondateurs du stoïcisme, défenseur du souverain bien et de la vertu, ainsi que Marc Aurèle, empereur en quête de perfectionnement qui nous laissa les clefs de la sagesse personnelle dans ses "Pensées" pour moi-même.

La Robustesse est la capacité de faire face aux épreuves, d'agir avec courage et d'accomplir le nécessaire à temps. Nous vivons dans un monde de manque et d'excès, et le seul miracle, la vie, n'existe que gr'ce à l'équilibre. Cet équilibre est fragile : la toute-puissance de l'homme menace de le détruire. Les produits industriels transformés dérobent les nutriments et le goût naturel de notre alimentation.

Hambourg, 1947, l'été est écrasant de chaleur. L'inspecteur principal de la police allemande, Frank Stave, vivote dans une ville faite de privations et de rationnements. Il continue d'attendre des nouvelles de son fils disparu après la guerre dans la débâcle du front de l'Est mais commence à perdre espoir. Dans un entrepôt en ruine, à deux pas du port désormais vide, le corps d'un enfant assassiné est découvert étalé sur une bombe qui n'a jamais explosé. La scène est macabre et le crime odieux.

Starnet est détruit... Mais est-ce la fin de tous les déboires de Nathan et Mickael... Ils vont s’apercevoir très vite que non... Une revenante vient leur annoncer qu’il va falloir lui faire confiance, que toute leur vie n’est que mensonges et faux-semblants...

I Cigni neri si sono moltiplicati e hanno oscurato il cielo. L'uccello simbolo dell' "evento imprevedibile di grande impatto" teorizzato da Nassim Nicholas Taleb negli anni è stato usato per legittimare i buchi di bilancio lasciati da banchieri premiati con buonuscite milionarie, giustificare i mercati di schiavi nati dalle ceneri degli interventi militari occidentali o autoassolversi di fronte a votazioni dagli esiti clamorosi come il referendum sulla Brexit. Ma davvero tutto questo era - è - inevitabile?

As team captain and enforcer, Patrick O'Doul puts the bruise in the Brooklyn Bruisers. But after years of hard hits, O'Doul is feeling the burn, both physically and mentally. He conceals his pain from his coach and trainers, but when his chronic hip injury becomes too obvious to ignore, they send him for sessions with the team's massage therapist.

On vient solliciter Sherlock Holmes au sujet d'une jeune fille retrouvée assassinée dans une chambre hermétiquement close, à la veille de son mariage. Une énigme de plus à résoudre pour notre détective et son bras droit, le docteur Watson. Sherlock Holmes est une des plus grandes figures de la culture populaire et son seul nom est synonyme de mystère policier, de brouillard londonien et de crimes énigmatiques. Sherlock Holmes est le détective privé par excellence.

It's hard enough being an undergraduate student, an intern at Downtown Manhattan's police station, and a bouncer at a local bar. Add her now ex-boyfriend who recently dumped her for the school's resident bimbo - oh, and she's a werewolf.

An urgent collection of essays by first- and second-generation immigrants, exploring what it's like to be othered in an increasingly divided America. From Trump's proposed border wall and travel ban to the marching of white supremacists in Charlottesville, America is consumed by tensions over immigration and the question of which bodies are welcome. In this much-anticipated follow-up to the best-selling UK edition, editors Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman hand the microphone to an incredible range of writers whose humanity and right to be in the US is under attack.

From BSFA award-winning author Gareth L. Powell comes the first in a new epic sci-fi trilogy exploring the legacies of war. The sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, yet following a brutal war, she is disgusted by her role in a genocide. Stripped of her weaponry and seeking to atone, she joins the House of Reclamation, an organization dedicated to rescuing ships in distress. When a civilian ship goes missing in a disputed system, Trouble Dog and her new crew of loners, captained by Sal Konstanz, are sent on a rescue mission.

The statues disappeared in an instant. While they were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction without ever lifting a finger. They also contributed to the untimely death of April May: a young woman who stumbled into their path, naming them the Carls and gaining viral fame in an avalanche of conspiracy theories. When April's friends try to carry on with their lives, a series of clues arrive - mysterious books that seem to predict the future - and which also seem to suggest April may be very much alive...But there's a bigger mystery to solve.

Karl Marx, penseur révolutionnaire au sens propre. Ses travaux ont marqué l'Histoire et considérablement influencé le XXe siècle à travers le communisme. Sa pensée est toujours au cœur des luttes idéologiques contemporaines. Philosophe, il donne au prolétariat une doctrine, et érige la lutte des classes en système ; économiste, il analyse le capital et la marchandise ; politique, il fonde l'Internationale. Ces 100 citations vous familiariseront avec son œuvre, sa doctrine, et son style tranchant.

Vampire trafficking is a sinister business, and nobody knows that better than Keystone. After Raven discovers hidden clues in a cold case, the group sets a trap in hopes of catching an elusive criminal. But when the plan backfires, Raven's world is thrown into chaos, and Christian's loyalty is put to the ultimate test. Buried secrets come to light, and the only thing keeping Raven grounded is her insatiable thirst for vengeance. The stakes are high as they travel to a place where the landscapes are as treacherous as the immortals who live there. This time, there's no room for mistakes.

1950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed on to her like a birthright. Eleanor Quarles arrives in Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. When she meets the handsome William Pride at Howard University, they fall madly in love. But William hails from one of DC’s elite wealthy Black families, and his par­ents don’t let just anyone into their fold.

Only a week after solving their last case, Raven is itching for a new assignment. In her downtime, she's focusing on the two most important men in her life: her father and Christian. But there's no rest for the wicked. When an old friend seeks Raven's expertise on a delicate matter, Viktor reluctantly accepts the case. But without evidence of a crime, they might have no choice but to walk away, even if that means countless bodies filling the graveyard.

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Mme Warren informe Sherlock Holmes qu'un de ses locataires n'est pas sorti de sa chambre depuis dix jours, communiquant uniquement par notes manuscrites et semblant dans l'attente d'informations par voie de presse... Quel drame est-il en train de se nouer ?

After returning from the basajaunak lands, it's clear that Jessie and her crew need to find an alliance quickly. They need to head to Kingsley's in less than a couple of months. If they go as they are, they'll never be enough to save Austin's brother from total annihilation. Luckily, Jessie has a pile of connection requests waiting for her attention. The gargoyle cairns want to meet her. She has an opportunity to gain a little help. Unluckily, the cairns don't have much interest beyond meeting the new kid on the block.

Au XIIIe siècle, dans la région de Toulouse en proie aux débordements sanglants de l'Inquisition, Alexis, jeune moine, se voit confier un manuscrit par Baruhel, un alchimiste, juste avant sa mort sur le bûcher.

Despite the spoils of a solid relationship and an idyllic life at Keystone, Raven is itching for the thrill of another big case. Things begin to heat up when a dangerous assignment falls in her lap. Searching for the mastermind behind an illegal fighting ring is no easy feat, but as the weeks roll by, Raven's undercover job begins to take an unexpected emotional toll. It's a deadly mission, and if she's not careful, she could lose everything.