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The Inevitable: Stories of Life, Choice and the Right to Die
BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SPECTATOR AND THE TIMES'Fascinating.... Deeply disturbing... Brilliant' Sunday Times'Powerful and moving.' Louis TherouxMeet Adam. He's twenty-seven years old, articulate and attractive. He also wants to die. Should he be helped? And by whom?In The Inevitable, award-winning journalist Katie Engelhart explores one of our most abiding taboos: assisted dying. From Avril, the 80-year-old British woman illegally importing pentobarbital, to the Australian doctor dispensing suicide manuals online, Engelhart travels the world to hear the stories of those on the quest for a 'good death'.At once intensely troubling and profoundly moving, The Inevitable interrogates our most uncomfortable moral questions. Should a young woman facing imminent paralysis be allowed to end her life with a doctor's help? Should we be free to die painlessly before dementia takes our mind? Or to choose death over old age? A deeply reported portrait of everyday people struggling to make impossible decisions, The Inevitable sheds crucial light on what it means to flourish, live and die.
Von Ostern her gesehen
A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great DepressionOver seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. They hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.Of Mice and Men represents an experiment in form, which Steinbeck described as “a kind of playable novel, written in a novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands.” A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films. This edition features an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw, one of today’s leading Steinbeck scholars.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Dare to Lead, Stop Thinking Start Living, Eat That Frog, You Are a Badass, Drive Daniel H. Pink 5 Books Collection Set
In her #1 New York Times bestsellers, Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential.When we dare to lead, we don't pretend to have the right answers: we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don't see power as finite and hoard it: we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don't avoid difficult conversations and situations: we lean into vulnerability when it's necessary to do good work.But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcity, fear, and uncertainty requires skill-building around traits that are deeply and uniquely human. The irony is that we're choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the exact same time as we're scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines and AI can't do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection, and courage, to start.Four-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give meaning to our lives, and the past seven years working with transformative leaders and teams spanning the globe. She found that leaders in organizations ranging from small entrepreneurial startups and family-owned businesses to nonprofits, civic organizations, and Fortune 50 companies all ask the same question:How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders, and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture?In this new book, Brown uses research, stories, and examples to answer these questions in the no-BS style that millions of readers have come to expect and love.Brown writes, "One of the most important findings of my career is that daring leadership is a collection of skills and practices that are 100 percent teachable. It's learning and unlearning that requires brave work, tough conversations, and showing up with your whole heart. Easy? No. Because choosing courage over comfort is not always our default. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and our work. It's why we're here."Whether you've read Daring Greatly and Rising Strong or you're new to Brené Brown's work, this book is for anyone who wants to step up and into brave leadership.
Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle)
The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch... A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy's biggest chip on his shoulder An alien warrior with anger management issues A tomboy pilot who's totally not into him, in case you were wondering And Ty's squad isn't even his biggest problem that'd be Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley, the girl he's just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler's squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy. NOBODY PANIC.
Pestilence (The Four Horsemen)
They came to earth-Pestilence, War, Famine, Death-four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity.They came to earth, and they came to end us all.When Pestilence, the first of the horsemen, comes for Sara Burn's town, one thing is certain: everyone she knows and loves is marked for death. Unless, of course, the angelic-looking horseman is stopped, which is exactly what Sara has in mind when she shoots the unholy beast off his steed.Too bad no one told her Pestilence can't be killed.Alive and furious, the horseman takes Sara prisoner, determined to make her suffer for impeding his mission. Despite her pleas, nothing and no one gets in the way of his orders to destroy humankind. Only, the longer Pestilence spends beside Sara's bravery and compassion, the more he seems to understand her, and understand humanity. And the longer Sara travels with Pestilence and his plague, the more uncertain she grows about his true feelings toward her...and hers toward him.Sara might still be able to save the world, but she'll have to sacrifice her heart in the process.
How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Brilliant, original, funny and moving — a vivid portrait of Montaigne, showing how his ideas gave birth to our modern sense of our inner selves, from Shakespeare's plays to the dilemmas we face today.
How to get on well with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love — such questions arise in most people's lives. They are all versions of a bigger question: how do you live? How do you do the good or honourable thing, while flourishing and feeling happy?
This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), perhaps the first truly modern individual. A nobleman, public official and wine-grower, he wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. He called them 'essays', meaning 'attempts' or 'tries'. Into them he put whatever was in his head: his tastes in wine and food, his childhood memories, the way his dog's ears twitched when it was dreaming, as well as the appalling events of the religious civil wars raging around him. The Essays was an instant bestseller, and over four hundred years later, Montaigne's honesty and charm still draw people to him. Readers come to him in search of companionship, wisdom and entertainment — and in search of themselves.
This book, a spirited and singular biography (and the first full life of Montaigne in English for nearly fifty years), relates the story of his life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored. It traces his bizarre upbringing (made to speak only Latin), youthful career and sexual adventures, his travels, and his friendships with the scholar and poet Etienne de La Boétie and with his adopted 'daughter', Marie de Gournay. And as we read, we also meet his readers — who for centuries have found in Montaigne an inexhaustible source of answers to the haunting question, 'how to live?'
From the Hardcover edition.
How to get on well with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love — such questions arise in most people's lives. They are all versions of a bigger question: how do you live? How do you do the good or honourable thing, while flourishing and feeling happy?
This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), perhaps the first truly modern individual. A nobleman, public official and wine-grower, he wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. He called them 'essays', meaning 'attempts' or 'tries'. Into them he put whatever was in his head: his tastes in wine and food, his childhood memories, the way his dog's ears twitched when it was dreaming, as well as the appalling events of the religious civil wars raging around him. The Essays was an instant bestseller, and over four hundred years later, Montaigne's honesty and charm still draw people to him. Readers come to him in search of companionship, wisdom and entertainment — and in search of themselves.
This book, a spirited and singular biography (and the first full life of Montaigne in English for nearly fifty years), relates the story of his life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored. It traces his bizarre upbringing (made to speak only Latin), youthful career and sexual adventures, his travels, and his friendships with the scholar and poet Etienne de La Boétie and with his adopted 'daughter', Marie de Gournay. And as we read, we also meet his readers — who for centuries have found in Montaigne an inexhaustible source of answers to the haunting question, 'how to live?'
From the Hardcover edition.
Si c’etait a refaire (Best)
New York, Andrew Stilman, reporter au New York Times, court au petit matin le long de la rivière Hudson en compagnie de joggeurs. Pense-t-il à l'enquête la plus importante de sa carrière, à son mariage, au scoop qu'il espère faire bientôt éclater ? Dans une minute, Andrew Stilman sera assassiné.Un tueur dans la foule, une douleur fulgurante dans le dos, Andrew s'effondre, et pourtant... il reprend connaissance deux mois plus tôt !Revenu soixante jours en arrière, Stilman doit choisir entre mener à terme son enquête, sauver son couple, découvrir son assassin et déjouer le destin. De New York à Buenos Aires, le reporter se trouve précipité dans une engrenage vertigineux." Un thriller haletant. " Pierre Vavasseur – Le Parisien" Une large gamme d'émotions, de la passion, du suspense, de l'humour. " Le Figaro littéraire" À lire sans hésiter. " La Dépêche du Midi
Haikyu!!, Vol. 7
Shoyo Hinata is out to prove that in volleyball you don't need to be tall to fly!
Ever since he saw the legendary player known as “the Little Giant” compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has been aiming to be the best volleyball player ever! Who says you need to be tall to play volleyball when you can jump higher than anyone else?
The Inter-High match between Karasuno and Aoba Johsai continues. Star setter Tohru Oikawa has figured out the secret behind Kageyama and Hinata’s quick sets and has them on the ropes! When Kageyama loses his cool, he ends up getting benched and is subbed out by none other than third year Koushi Sugawara! Will Karasuno’s new approach be enough for them to seize control of the game and win?
Ever since he saw the legendary player known as “the Little Giant” compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has been aiming to be the best volleyball player ever! Who says you need to be tall to play volleyball when you can jump higher than anyone else?
The Inter-High match between Karasuno and Aoba Johsai continues. Star setter Tohru Oikawa has figured out the secret behind Kageyama and Hinata’s quick sets and has them on the ropes! When Kageyama loses his cool, he ends up getting benched and is subbed out by none other than third year Koushi Sugawara! Will Karasuno’s new approach be enough for them to seize control of the game and win?
Mordicus apprenti sorcier Tome 8 – Poche
Product Description
Mordicus a reçu en cadeau d'anniversaire une panoplie magique du parfait petit espion : lunettes perce-murs, oreilles qui entendent les pensées des gens, appareil photo qui montre l'avenir, etc. Ça tombe bien, il vient justement d'être nommé rédacteur en chef du journal de l'école. Le voilà certain d'être le roi des scoops !
Book Description
Mordicus s'improvise médium, grâce à un kit d'un genre un peu particulier...
About the Author
Eric Chevreau vit entre Londres et Bruxelles. Il a enseigné auprès d’enfants de tous âges pendant une quinzaine d’années, avant de publier régulièrement des histoires dans la presse et l’édition jeunesse (Bayard, Oskar). Il est également lecteur et traducteur pour différentes maisons d’édition.
Thomas Baas est diplomé de l’École supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg. Illustrateur et affichiste, il a publié dans toutes les grandes maisons. Il a notamment illustré Géant (Magnard) et la collection «Piccolophilo» (Albin Michel). Ici, il a délibérément choisi de représenter la famille de Mordicus comme une famille ordinaire, s’inspirant de l’univers de Ma Sorcière bien-aimée. Les motifs « sorciers » apparaissent simplement dans le décor, dont les détails sont particulièrement travaillés. Il vit à Paris.
Mordicus a reçu en cadeau d'anniversaire une panoplie magique du parfait petit espion : lunettes perce-murs, oreilles qui entendent les pensées des gens, appareil photo qui montre l'avenir, etc. Ça tombe bien, il vient justement d'être nommé rédacteur en chef du journal de l'école. Le voilà certain d'être le roi des scoops !
Book Description
Mordicus s'improvise médium, grâce à un kit d'un genre un peu particulier...
About the Author
Eric Chevreau vit entre Londres et Bruxelles. Il a enseigné auprès d’enfants de tous âges pendant une quinzaine d’années, avant de publier régulièrement des histoires dans la presse et l’édition jeunesse (Bayard, Oskar). Il est également lecteur et traducteur pour différentes maisons d’édition.
Thomas Baas est diplomé de l’École supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg. Illustrateur et affichiste, il a publié dans toutes les grandes maisons. Il a notamment illustré Géant (Magnard) et la collection «Piccolophilo» (Albin Michel). Ici, il a délibérément choisi de représenter la famille de Mordicus comme une famille ordinaire, s’inspirant de l’univers de Ma Sorcière bien-aimée. Les motifs « sorciers » apparaissent simplement dans le décor, dont les détails sont particulièrement travaillés. Il vit à Paris.
Fils du Shéol – Anouar Benmalek
Tout commence dans la touffeur ignoble d’un wagon à bestiaux. Le jeune Karl y fait la connaissance d’Helena, son bref et unique amour le temps du voyage.À son arrivée en Pologne, le gamin juif est gazé. Dès lors, depuis un étrange séjour des morts, le Shéol, il est condamné à regarder évoluer les siens et à tenter
d’éviter désespérément la catastrophe.
Ainsi retrouve-t-il son père, devenu Sonderkommando. Dans la noirceur de sa condition, ce dernier rêve à sa lumineuse Élisa, la mère de Karl, rencontrée et épousée en Algérie des années auparavant. Poursuivant son effroyable voyage à rebours, Karl croise Ludwig, son grand-père, qui au début du siècle a servi dans l’armée allemande du Sud-Ouest africain. Et le secret que l’aïeul n’a jamais pu raconter de son vivant – sans doute la clé de leur destinée à tous –, son petit-fils finit par l’apprendre depuis sa nouvelle demeure : celui de l’existence
d’Hitjiverwe, une jeune femme héréro passionnément aimée, victime avec son peuple d’une barbarie oubliée, terrible avertissement aux générations futures.
« Le Faulkner méditerranéen. »
L’Express
« Benmalek reprend là où Camus s’est arrêté. »
Harvard Review