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Stone Blind
'So to mortal men, we are monsters. Because of our flight, our strength. They fear us, so they call us monsters.’
Medusa is the sole mortal in a family of gods. Growing up with her Gorgon sisters, she begins to realize that she is the only one who experiences change, the only one who can be hurt. And her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.
When the sea god Poseidon commits an unforgivable act in the temple of Athene, the goddess takes her revenge where she can – and Medusa is changed forever. Writhing snakes replace her hair, and her gaze now turns any living creature to stone. The power cannot be controlled: Medusa can look at nothing without destroying it. She is condemned to a life of shadows and darkness.
Until Perseus embarks upon a quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon…
Medusa is the sole mortal in a family of gods. Growing up with her Gorgon sisters, she begins to realize that she is the only one who experiences change, the only one who can be hurt. And her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.
When the sea god Poseidon commits an unforgivable act in the temple of Athene, the goddess takes her revenge where she can – and Medusa is changed forever. Writhing snakes replace her hair, and her gaze now turns any living creature to stone. The power cannot be controlled: Medusa can look at nothing without destroying it. She is condemned to a life of shadows and darkness.
Until Perseus embarks upon a quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon…
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~~PEUT-ON AIMER UNE PERSONNE QUE L'ON N'A JAMAIS RENCONTREE ?
~~Non seulement Keeley a accidentellement échangé son téléphone avec celui d'un autre, mais en plus elle va devoir attendre une semaine avant de pouvoir le récupérer car Talon, le garçon qui a pris son portable, a quitté la ville. Les deux lycéens vont coopérer pour se transférer leurs messages et, à force d'appels et de SMS, apprendre à se connaître. Jusqu'à leur rencontre fatidique où Talon n'a d'autre choix que de révéler sa véritable identité. Et un secret qu'il cachait jusque-là. Maintenant qu'elle connaît la vérité, Keeley peut-elle encore lui faire confiance ? Et comment leur relation, née du mensonge, peut-elle survivre à la trahison ?
PEUT-ON AIMER UNE PERSONNE QUE L'ON N'A JAMAIS RENCONTREE ?
~~Non seulement Keeley a accidentellement échangé son téléphone avec celui d'un autre, mais en plus elle va devoir attendre une semaine avant de pouvoir le récupérer car Talon, le garçon qui a pris son portable, a quitté la ville. Les deux lycéens vont coopérer pour se transférer leurs messages et, à force d'appels et de SMS, apprendre à se connaître. Jusqu'à leur rencontre fatidique où Talon n'a d'autre choix que de révéler sa véritable identité. Et un secret qu'il cachait jusque-là. Maintenant qu'elle connaît la vérité, Keeley peut-elle encore lui faire confiance ? Et comment leur relation, née du mensonge, peut-elle survivre à la trahison ?
PEUT-ON AIMER UNE PERSONNE QUE L'ON N'A JAMAIS RENCONTREE ?
Pinocchio (Collins Classics)
Paperback. Pub Date :2012-09-13 Pages: 192 Language: English Publisher:. HarperCollins UK The story of Pinocchio has remained one of the best-loved childrens tales for over a century However. the original 1883 novel about the adventures of the mischievous marionette on his quest to become a real boy began as a sophisticated story for both adults and children. and includes political satire. slapstick humour and questions about the role of tradition and society. From the moment Geppetto decides to carve himself a son from a magical piece of wood. the tale lurches from one fantastical episode to another. in one of the most enchanting fables of all time.
The Inflamed Mind: A radical new approach to depression
Mass market paperback release of a game-changing book, with international ambition. For anyone interested in the life of the mind, and more specifically anyone who has suffered from depression or related illnesses. It embraces the market that includes Pinker, Solomon, Dawkins and Henry Marsh. Stylishly and appealingly written, with a mix of cutting-edge science and pithy, broadly referenced observations on life, history and the everyday.
Réinventer la ville par le design une biennale algéro-française
Cet ouvrage est l’illustration de la manifestation « Réinventer la ville par le design », première Biennale entre l’Algérie et la France, qui s’est déroulée du 27 mai au 27 juin 2021 à Alger. Artistes, architectes, urbanistes et designers des deux pays, réunis sous le terme de « concepteurs », se sont exprimés dans des expositions, conférences, tables rondes, talks et ateliers, chacun dans sa spécialité, sur les questions du « devenir de la ville », tant sur ses aspects intellectuels et culturels que sur ses aspects esthétiques et environnementaux.
Des murs de l’Institut français d’Alger aux enseignes des institutions algériennes partenaires (l’Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel - AARC, le Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain d’Alger - MAMA, l’Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme - EPAU, l’Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-arts d’Alger – ESBA, les Ateliers sauvages), durant un mois, un programme riche en échanges et en partages, entre professionnels confirmés et étudiants, a parcouru les différents espaces et créé une dynamique pensant déjà à la prochaine biennale. Ce livre révèle cela.
Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar Hopkins is an Oxford seminarian with a passion for gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a Sydney heiress with a fascination for glass. The year is 1864. When they meet on the boat to Australia their lives will be forever changed . . .Daring, rich, intense and bizarre, Peter Carey's Booker prize-winning novel is a brilliant achievement - a moving love story and a historical tour de force that is also powerfully contemporary.
World in 2050
Bloomsbury presents The World in 2050 by Hamish McRae, read by Gordon Griffin.A bold and illuminating vision of the future, from one of Europe’s foremost speakers on global trends in economics, business and society.What will the world look like in 2050? How will complex forces of change—demography, the environment, finance, technology and ideas about governance—affect our global society? And how, with so many unknowns, should we think about the future?One of Europe’s foremost voices on global trends in economics, business and society, Hamish McRae takes us on an exhilarating journey through the next 30 years. Drawing on decades of research, and combining economic judgement with historical perspective, Hamish weighs up the opportunities and dangers we face, analysing the economic tectonic plates of the past and present in order to help us chart a map of the future.A bold and vital vision of our planet, The World in 2050 is an essential guide for anyone worried about what the future holds. For if we understand how our world is changing, we will be in a better position to secure our future in the decades to come.
Vita Nostra
Our life is brief . . .
The definitive English language translation of the internationally bestselling Russian novel – a brilliant dark fantasy combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way.
‘A book that has the potential to become a modern classic.’
Lev Grossman, bestselling author of The Magicians
Our life is brief . . .
While on holiday at the beach with her mother, Sasha Samokhina meets the mysterious Farit Kozhennikov under the most peculiar circumstances. The teenage girl is powerless to refuse when this strange and unusual man with a sinister air directs her to perform strange and uncomfortable tasks. He rewards her efforts with a strange golden coin.
As the days progress, Sasha carries out other acts for which she receives more coins from Kozhennikov. As summer ends, her new domineering mentor directs her to move to a remote village and use her gold to enter the Institute of Special Technologies. Though she does not want to go to this unknown town or university, she also feels that somehow it’s the only place she should be. Against her mother’s wishes, Sasha leaves behind all that is familiar and begins her education.
As she quickly discovers, the institute’s ‘special technologies’ are unlike anything she has ever encountered. The books are impossible to read, the lessons maddeningly obscure, and the work refuses memorization. Using terror and coercion to keep the students in line, the school does not punish them for their transgressions and failures; instead, their families pay a terrible price.
Yet despite her fear, Sasha undergoes changes that defy the dictates of matter and time; experiences which are nothing she has ever dreamed of… and suddenly all she could ever want.
A complex blend of adventure, magic, science, and philosophy, filtered through a distinct Russian sensibility, this astonishing work – brilliantly translated by Julia Meitov Hersey – is reminiscent of modern classics such as Lev Grossman’s The Magicians, Max Barry’s Lexicon, and Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale, but will transport them to a place fantastical and new.
The definitive English language translation of the internationally bestselling Russian novel – a brilliant dark fantasy combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way.
‘A book that has the potential to become a modern classic.’
Lev Grossman, bestselling author of The Magicians
Our life is brief . . .
While on holiday at the beach with her mother, Sasha Samokhina meets the mysterious Farit Kozhennikov under the most peculiar circumstances. The teenage girl is powerless to refuse when this strange and unusual man with a sinister air directs her to perform strange and uncomfortable tasks. He rewards her efforts with a strange golden coin.
As the days progress, Sasha carries out other acts for which she receives more coins from Kozhennikov. As summer ends, her new domineering mentor directs her to move to a remote village and use her gold to enter the Institute of Special Technologies. Though she does not want to go to this unknown town or university, she also feels that somehow it’s the only place she should be. Against her mother’s wishes, Sasha leaves behind all that is familiar and begins her education.
As she quickly discovers, the institute’s ‘special technologies’ are unlike anything she has ever encountered. The books are impossible to read, the lessons maddeningly obscure, and the work refuses memorization. Using terror and coercion to keep the students in line, the school does not punish them for their transgressions and failures; instead, their families pay a terrible price.
Yet despite her fear, Sasha undergoes changes that defy the dictates of matter and time; experiences which are nothing she has ever dreamed of… and suddenly all she could ever want.
A complex blend of adventure, magic, science, and philosophy, filtered through a distinct Russian sensibility, this astonishing work – brilliantly translated by Julia Meitov Hersey – is reminiscent of modern classics such as Lev Grossman’s The Magicians, Max Barry’s Lexicon, and Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale, but will transport them to a place fantastical and new.
Les enfants du livre – Lola Benmansour
Quatre enfants nés ou vivant dans les pages d’un livre traversé par l’ombre et la lumière.
Chacun de nous pourrait être l’un de ces enfants, petits et grands, rêvant à la lune et aux étoiles, confiants en l’imagination de Lola Benmansour. .
Jeune, très jeune, l’auteure signe ici ce premier livre où la poésie et la finesse de la plume sont un véritable enchantement.
Et ce n’est pas le Grand Sorcier qui préside à la destinée de ses héros, deux filles et deux garçons, qui nous contredira.
Notes on a Nervous Planet
The world is messing with our minds. What if there was something we could do about it?
Looking at sleep, news, social media, addiction, work and play, Matt Haig invites us to feel calmer, happier and to question the habits of the digital age. This book might even change the way you spend your precious time on earth.
Looking at sleep, news, social media, addiction, work and play, Matt Haig invites us to feel calmer, happier and to question the habits of the digital age. This book might even change the way you spend your precious time on earth.