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Des origines à nos jours à travers légendes et histoire, l'abbaye royale se dévoile : la fondation par un ermite hors du commun, la direction d'un ordre double par trente-six abbesses dont la dernière sera congédiée par la tourmente révolutionnaire, la mutation du lieu en prison centrale puis sa restauration et sa résurrection en centre culturel.

Crowdfunding is one of the newer financing options available. At its most basic level, crowdfunding is asking a group of like-minded persons to back you. In essence, you tell them "I have this cool idea for a new way to sell manga on eBay, but I need a little cash to get it started". In return for their support (money), you reward backers with different incentives.

Amy Radcliffe loves playing the piano. She also loves her teacher, Mr. Sullivan and enjoys her lessons with him immensely.... even if he does have trouble keeping his hands to himself. In fact, she even enjoys giving the shy, lonely man a little thrill every once in a while, whether that be a flash of thigh or a touch of her titties.

A complex masterpiece that reveals the mind of a contemporary woman beyond the confines of family, love, and duty to one’s self Lexie, a married woman with four children, undergoes a midlife crisis and questions her role as wife, mother, and lover. From within a Victorian house in the Hudson River Valley, Lexie dissects her life experiences in hopes of gaining a deeper understanding of her unhappiness. Through rich symbolism, lively dialogue, and acute commentary, Hortense Calisher conjures a cohesive map of Lexie’s personal awakening.

"De la Terre à la Lune", c'est la folle aventure de trois hommes projetés, à la suite d'un pari d'artilleurs, dans un gigantesque obus transformé en wagon-lit en direction de la Lune. Mais c'est sans compter les météorites, l'attraction terrestre et les mystères de la mathématique spatiale.

Durandeau est un riche industriel que les scrupules n'étouffent pas. Alors que tant d'autres spéculent sur la beauté et ses accessoires, il va développer une affaire florissante en faisant commerce des filles laides...

Marie G., faiseuse d'anges, dans sa cellule, condamnée à mort, l'une des dernières femmes guillotinées. Lucie L., femme avortée, dans l'obscurité de sa chambre. Henri D., exécuteur des hautes œuvres, dans l'attente du jour qui se lève. De l'aube à l'aube, trois corps en lutte pour la lumière, à la frontière de la vie et de la mort. Trois personnages pour trois destins qui vont se rejoindre dans la tragédie la plus implacable : l'assassinat légal.

In book five, Come Fly with Me, your vacation time - as well as your time with Harrison - is about to end. Your final morning together greets you with only minutes to spare before you must board his jet for a quick flight from his island paradise, Utropica, to the airport for your flight home.

Bernard Manning was born in 1930 of Russian Jewish and Irish descent. He served in the Second World War. At one stage, just after the war, he was stationed at Spandau Prison Berlin, where he guarded the likes of Rudolph Hess.

His show business career began in the 1950s as a singer, before gradually introducing comedy in to his act. He first came to a wider public in the 1970s in TV programmes such as The Comedians and The Wheel Tappers and Shunters Social Club.

At the end of Earth's days, a sorcerer creates a powerful creature--The Gargoyle--to guard the secrets of Earth's last city, Shenumbra. Then the alien Leinites arrive, determined to plunder our world of its riches. But in the process of pillaging the hidden vaults, they rouse the ancient creature from its rest. Now, only the Gargoyle stands in their way!

"The Steadfast Hot Soldier" by Rhonda Nelson: Army ranger Tucker "Bear" Midwinter has two rules when it comes to the ladies - no tiny women, and no dancers. So why does petite ballet teacher Veda Hayes turn his blood into liquid fire? "Wild Thing" by Tawny Weber: Compared to her beautiful siblings, groomer Andrea Tanner always felt like an ugly stepsister. But when she's left tied up and fuming, with her prize pooch, Medusa, stolen, Andrea can't help hoping her prince will come. And he does.

Aurore est une styliste reconnue et Ludovic un agriculteur reconverti dans le recouvrement de dettes. Ils n'ont rien en commun si ce n'est un curieux problème : des corbeaux ont élu domicile dans la cour de leur immeuble parisien. Elle en a une peur bleue, alors que son inflammable voisin saurait, lui, comment s'en débarrasser. Pour cette jeune femme, qui tout à la fois l'intimide et le rebute, il va les tuer. Ce premier pas les conduira sur un chemin périlleux.

Bernard Goldberg takes dead aim at the America Bashers (the cultural elites who look down their snobby noses at "ordinary" Americans and detest so much of what this country is about); the Hollywood Blowhards (incredibly ditzy celebrities who think they're smart just because they're famous); the TV Schlockmeisters (including the one whose show has been compared to a churning mass of maggots devouring rotten meat); the Intellectual Thugs, and many more.

From his rare vantage point as Lewis's student, friend, and professional colleague, Professor John Lawlor recalls Lewis "in his habit as he lived." He offers an unforgettable account of studying under Lewis and an enchanting depiction of undergraduate life at Oxford between the wars. To round out his picture, Professor Lawlor draws on the recollections of other associates of Lewis, including a close comparison with J.R.R. Tolkien.

Eine Phantasiereise in die andere Welt: Bernard Jakoby führt ein einfühlsames Gespräch mit dem Hörer. Er gibt konkrete Hinweise zur Sterbebegleitung, beschreibt den inneren Sterbeprozess und erläutert das Thema Nachtodkontakte. Die Stationen seiner Reise helfen bei der Bewältigung von schmerzhaften Verlusten und möglichenden angstfreien Umgang mit dem Tod.

Abdi Taalib thought he was moving to Australia for a music scholarship. But after meeting the beautiful and brazen Tegan Oglietti, his world was turned upside down. Tegan's no ordinary girl - she died in 2027, only to be frozen and brought back to life in Abdi's time, 100 years later. Now, all they want is for things to return to normal (or as normal as they can be), but the government has other ideas. Especially since the two just spilled the secrets behind Australia's cryonics project to the world.

Do not go gentle into that good night, wrote Dylan Thomas, and Canadas notorious Ladies Killing Circle has taken his advice to heart. In Going Out with a Bang, the dangerous dames have brought together an explosive mix of authors from across the country. Whether its the boom of drums, the cacophony of a train wreck, or the thud of a body crashing down the stairs, no one goes out without a fight. Twenty authors, along with poet Joy Hewitt Mann, will chill you, entertain you or plain blow you away in this eclectic fictional brew.

Plus de cinquante ans après sa mort, Camus fait toujours l'objet de nombreuses controverses. Auteur qui ne laisse pas indifférent, la pluralité de ses combats et la force de ses convictions ont parfois souffert de détournements et de simplifications qui posent sujet à débat. Eric Fottorino, directeur du Monde, propose une table ronde autour d'Albert Camus avec Jean Daniel, Bernard-Henri Lévy et Michel Onfray et nous offre ainsi une occasion unique de nous attarder, au-delà de l'œuvre littéraire, sur l'identité de Camus pour en comprendre l'héritage philosophique.

En 1859, le lieutenant Hobson travaille pour une grande compagnie qui fait le commerce des fourrures. Autour de la factorerie qu'il a fait construire sur les limites nord du continent américain, le Fort Espérance, la vie s'organise : chasses, expéditions des fourrures, explorations du territoire. La régularité des tâches est bientôt interrompue par la venue d'une exploratrice de renom : Mrs Barnett, et d'un astronome : Mr Black, chargé d'étudier une éclipse totale de soleil.

Histoire du célèbre château en deux parties :
1- Le choix du site et la construction du château
2- La vie au château et le parc