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L’Innovation du Territoire par les Itiahistes Actifs d’Haïti (ITIAHaïti) est une association de jeunes poètes et poétesses qui œuvrent pour la rénovation des belles lettres haïtiennes. Leur but est d'aider au développement d'Haïti par le travail littéraire et l'encadrement de soi-même. Quoi de plus naturel alors que l'Alliance française (AF) ait fait appel à eux lorsque son Mini Club Littéraire connaissait des difficultés et qu'il fallait le revitaliser.

Jean Pierre de Caussade's accounts in this work present the case that the present moment is a sacrament from God and that self-abandonment to it, and its needs, is a holy state. In the theological climate of France at the time, this belief was considered close to Quietist heresy. In fact, because of this fear, the work was kept unpublished until 1861.

Un mystérieux personnage surgit de la forêt devant des campeurs. Ce "ludin" aux cheveux verts prévient les jeunes: "Attention à la pluie d'étoiles filantes! Une puce étincelante tombée du ciel gonfle à vue d'oeil! Et à l'aube du jour le plus long de l'année, un étrange rayon peut vous propulser sur l'étoile Polaire !" Prenez place autour du feu avec les campeurs pour découvrir ces deux contes fertiles en rebondissements qui entremêlent joyeusement astronomie et fantaisie. Plaisir garanti, foi de ludin!

When world-renowned wine expert Benjamin Cooker's elderly father needs him most, the erudite consultant and his dashing assistant Virgile Lanssien are called away to Burgundy to orchestrate the harvest. More than just picking grapes, the Winemaker Detective must keep a delicate balance between an old-time vintner and his heir as a catastrophic hailstorm endangers some of France's most celebrated wines. Adding insult to injury, the brutal and mysterious murder of a grape picker sends shock waves through the winemaking world.

France's top wine expert Benjamin Cooker sets off to enjoy the delights of Vienna, a romantic ride down the Danube, a gourmand's visit to Budapest, and a luxury train through the enchanting Hungarian countryside. All too soon, stolen wallets, disappearing passports, guides who are a bit too obliging, and murder mar the trip. Meanwhile, in Bordeaux, Cooker's handsome assistant Virgile faces an annoying rival and a mildew crisis in the vineyards just as Cooker's lab technician is the victim of a mugging.

Disaster strikes the vineyards in Alsace. Vintners are tense and old grudges surface. The Winemaker Detective's reputation is on the line as he must find the cause before the late harvest starts. Winter is in the air in Alsace and local customs are sowing trouble, piquing the curiosity of the famous winemaker from Bordeaux, Benjamin Cooker. While the wine expert and his assistant Virgile settle into their hotel in the old city of Colmar, distinguished vineyards are attacked. Is it revenge?

From time immemorial, prayer has provided comfort in our darkest hours, stirred us to action beyond what we thought possible, and shown us the way through seemingly insurmountable challenges. In this engaging tour of world history, author and historian Jean-Pierre Isbouts takes us on an inspiring tour of 10 prayers that played a pivotal role in world events.

A business magnate calls on wine expert Benjamin Cooker to kick-start his new wine business in Beaujolais, sparking bitter rivalries. Can the Winemaker Detective and his assistant keep calculating real estate agents, taciturn winegrowers, dubious wine merchants, and suspicious deaths from delaying delivery of the world-famous Beaujolais Nouveau?

Wine expert Benjamin Cooker travels to the French capital, where he is called to help care for some vineyards in Montmartre, a neighborhood full of memories for him. He stops in on an old friend. Arthur Solacroup left the Foreign Legion to open a wine shop good enough to be in the Cooker Guide. But an attempted murder brings the past back into the present. But which past? The winemaker detective and his assistant, Virgile, want to know more, and their investigation leads them from the sands of Djibouti to the vineyards of Côte du Rhône.

A small town holds fiercely on to its secrets. In the heart of Gascony, a fire ravages the warehouse of one of Armagnac's top estates, killing the master distiller. Wine expert Benjamin Cooker is called in to estimate the value of the losses. But Cooker and his assistant, Virgile, want to know more. How did the old alembic explode? Was it really an accident? Why is the estate owner, Baron de Castayrac, penniless? How legal are his dealings?

Fine wines, dirty secrets. It's summer in Bordeaux. There's a heat wave, the vineyards are suffering, vintners are on edge, and wine expert Benjamin Cooker's daughter is visiting. A tragic car accident draws the winemaker detective and his assistant, Virgile, into a case where the stakes are very personal.

The heirs to one of the oldest Cognac estates in France face a hostile takeover by foreign investors. Renowned wine expert Benjamin Cooker is called in to audit the books. In what he thought was a sleepy provincial town, he is stonewalled, crosses paths with his first love, and stands up to high-level state officials keen on controlling the buyout. Meanwhile irresistible Virgile mingles with the local population until a drowning changes the stakes.

Ludo Rinizzi arbeitet im Leichenschauhaus. Gerade hat der Hobbyschriftsteller seinen ersten Roman fertig gestellt. Auf Anraten seines Literatur besessenen Freundes Simon schickt er ihn an die Pariser Éditions K, und tatsächlich lädt Verleger Krusowicz ihn zum Gespräch ein. Doch der Verleger will nicht Ludos Roman, sondern nur seinen wohlklingenden Namen. Ludo soll ihn hergeben für den Stoff eines anderen und dem bereits druckfrischen Buch jetzt in den Medien zum Erfolg verhelfen.

Seit seiner frühen Kindheit hat Xavier Poitard keinerlei Kontakt mehr zu seinem Vater Arthur. Nachdem seine Mutter unter mysteriösen Umständen ums Leben gekommen war, war Arthur vor dreißig Jahren von einem Tag auf den anderen verschwunden. Ein Trauma für Xavier. Seine Analyse hat ihn ein kleines Vermögen gekostet, und immer noch plagen ihn heftige Migräneanfälle. Bis zu dem Tag als Xavier, Anzeigenlayouter bei einer Tageszeitung, plötzlich unter den Texten die Todesanzeige seines Vaters entdeckt.

Macht echten Spaß: Die musikalische Rückenschule mit geführten Aufbau-Übungen zur aktiven Entlastung und Stärkung Ihres Rückens...

A serial killer is on the loose in Bordeaux. A local chief detective calls wine expert Benjamin Cooker to the crime scene of a brutal murder. The killer has left a strange calling card: 12 wine glasses lined up in a semi-circle with the first one filled with wine. Cooker is charged with the task of identifying the fabulous grand cru and is astonished by what he learns. A second victim is found, with two glasses filled. Is the killer intentionally leaving clues about his victims and his motives?

After Treachery in Bordeaux, and Grand Cru Heist, our Winemaker Detective leaves his native Bordeaux to go to Burgundy for a dream wine tasting trip to France's other key wine-making region. Between Beaune, Dijon and Nuits-Saint-Georges, it turns into a troubling nightmare when he stumbles upon a mystery revolving around messages from another era. What do they mean? What dark secrets from the deep past are haunting the Clos de Vougeot? Does blood need to be shed to sharpen people's memory?

One winter day in Paris, renowned wine critic Benjamin Cooker's world gets turned upside down when his car gets highjacked. He loses his treasured tasting notebook and his feeling of safety. To recover, he retreats to the region around Tours, sure that the wine and off-season calm will restore is sense of self. There a flamboyant British dandy, a spectacular blue-eyed blond, a zealous concierge and touchy local police disturb his well-deserved rest.

Benjamin Cooker is a renowned winemaker and critic turned gentleman detective who sets out to find who is trying to take down the prestigious grand cru Moniales Haut-Brion. Is it negligence or sabotage? Who would want to target this esteemed vintner? Cooker and his assistant Virgile Lanssien search the city and the vineyards for answers, giving listeners and inside view of this famous wine region. Treachery in Bordeaux is the first of the 20-book Winemaker Detective series.

Ce monologue, ponctué de musiques, met en scène une bouteille qui raconte sa vie et son grand amour pour son vin, un rouge, et sa secrète attirance pour les blancs... L'action se déroule dans une cave bien entretenue, la cave d'un homme de qualité.