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How Germany’s fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923—and how pro-democracy forces fought back In 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland, rampant inflation, radical violence, and finally Hitler’s infamous “beer...

Journaliste stagiaire dans une petite ville de Province, Jacques découvre peu à peu le quotidien du journal local. Il s'adonne avec plaisir à l'observation minutieuse de son milieu et s'adapte à la routine des faits divers. Jusqu'au moment où il se trouve confronté à la noyade d'un enfant de 7 ans : Meutre, accident ? Faut-il sortir de la brume une vérité dérangeante ?

An extraordinary story of friendship and love across class lines, this rich, evocative novel traces the history of modern Italy, from 1975 to 2013, through the fate of one couple. Valerio and Olivia grow up together in the Morganti family’s opulent villa in Bologna, inseparable friends even...

From Susan Rebecca White, award-winning author of A Soft Place to Land and Bound South, comes a breathtaking story of three richly nuanced outcasts whose paths converge in a chic Manhattan café as they realize they must give up everything they thought they knew to find a home at last. Alice...

Les Maligrasse, éditeurs parisiens, reçoivent beaucoup à Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Alain, le maître de maison, aime en secret une comédienne en quête de gloire. Bernard, romancier velléitaire, tente en vain de séduire une fille insaisissable. Le jeune Édouard, conquérant provincial et désarmé, perd son amour aussitôt qu'entrevu. Et tous, dans l'ivresse des plaisirs mondains, de poursuivre des rêves illusoires tout en faisant le malheur de leurs proches.

King Philip VI was the first French King of the famous House Valois, and he inherited France at the height of its power. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t remain that way for long. His fierce rivalry with King Edward of England destabilized the region, threw France into turmoil, and launched one of Europe's most infamous wars: The Hundred Years’ War. Originally born into minor nobility, Philip was never considered to one day be king. The life journey of Philip VI, the first king of House Valois, is a truly fascinating story filled with unsuspecting inheritance.

King Richard is dead, and John is king, a ruler ever-ready for more money in his treasury whether it comes there honestly or not. When the Baron Eric mysteriously disappears, the moody Sir Basil, distant relative and heir, has taken over the castle - and would not be pleased if Eric should ever return. In an unguarded moment of genuine gratitude, Sir Basil invites young Martin to come to the castle as a page and squire. Martin is swiftly drawn into Rosamund's troubles and into a few of his own before the tale reaches its dramatic climax.

The opening years of the French and Indian War were disastrous for the British. Hindered by quarrelsome provincial councils, incompetent generals, and the redcoats' inability to adapt to wilderness warfare, Britain was losing the war. Learning that most of Britain's military resources were allocated to Louisbourg, the French launched a campaign along the weakened frontier. French Commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and his American Indian allies laid siege to Fort William Henry; Monro could not hold out and was forced to surrender.

Few historical events are as greatly revered and entirely misunderstood as the French Revolution that began in 1789. The memory of this complicated and lengthy political, violent uprising has been generally painted in broad - and oversimplified - strokes. While the French Revolution was certainly centered around two lavish monarchs and an enlightened common class, there was so much more going on behind the scenes.

The Hundred Years' War changed language, national identity, weaponry, and even the way people think about war. It is part of the greater narrative of human history and gives a snapshot of how human nature can behave when pressed by the extremity of such a conflict - sometimes with unspeakable honor and courage and other times with cowardice, selfishness, and arrogance.

A mesmerizing, “fiery page-turner” (Entertainment Weekly) about a teenage boy on summer vacation who makes an irrevocable mistake and becomes trapped in a spiral of guilt and desire—in the tradition of Alice McDermott’s That Night and E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars. Oscar is dead because...

Une merveilleuse histoire sur l'importance de faire de bons choix et dese défendre face aux tyrans ! Pepe, le pingouin, a besoin de construire un nid pourMlle Ambre et lui-même. Mais Otto, le tyran, lui vole constamment ses cailloux.Voyez comment Pepe et les autres règlent le problème et aident Pepe et Otto à deveniramis.