Virtually all the writers grouped in this collection have been active in the French poetry scene for many years. Although the thirteen writers here have crossed paths, their literary domains remain somewhat far apart. The poets included in this anthology are Patrice Beray, Patrice Delbourg, Olivier [...]
A barren region in France is brought back to life by the efforts of Elzeard Bouffier who, with great determiniation, plants 100 acorns everyday over thirty years.[...]
Naja is the perfect killer - because she feels nothing. Literally. Her body registers no pain, nor does her heart, coldly executing jobs given to her by her mysterious boss, known only as "Zero." When another killer in Zero's organization targets Naja for elimination, she has no choice but to fall o[...]
First published in 1878, The Analytical Theory of Heat is Alexander Freeman's English translation of French mathematician Joseph Fourier's Theorie Analytique de la Chaleur, originally published in French in 1822. In this groundbreaking study, arguing that previous theories of mechanics advanced by s[...]
The book is based on the translation of a French version published by Dunod in 2007, and corrected and reprinted in 2009. Compared to the French book, this book has been revised and significantly augmented. It contains 20% more pages and 27 new excercises; covers frequently used techniques such as e[...]
Epistemology, Fieldwork, and Anthropology provides a systematic examination of the empirical foundations of interpretations and grounded theories in anthropology. Olivier de Sardan explores the nature of the links between observed reality and the data produced during fieldwork, and between the data [...]
Available again in hardcover, the exquisite Fables covers by James Jean, winner of multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards, whose diverse clients include Prada and Pepsi, are collected in one extraordinary volume! Perfect for any art-book library or Fables completist, this volume includes never-before-see[...]
Stretching across continents and centuries, this title provides a examination of executions, torture, ritual sacrifices, and other acts of violence committed in the prehistoric world. It combines symbolic interpretations of archaeological remains with a medical understanding of violent acts.[...]
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This title in the "Procedures In Cosmetic Dermatology Series" presents up-to-the-minute, practical guidance on soft tissue augmentation techniques shaping today's practice. Succinctly written and lavishly illustrated, it focuses on procedural how-to's and offer step-by-step advice on proper techniqu[...]
Good people in good marriages are having affairs. The workplace and the Internet have become fertile breeding grounds for ?friendships? that can slowly and insidiously turn into love affairs. Yet you can protect your relationship from emotional or sexual betrayal by recognizing the red flags that ma[...]
The professional practice as well as the academic discipline of planning has been fundamentally re-invented all over the world in recent decades. In this astonishing transition, the thinking and scholarship of Patsy Healey appears as a constantly recurring influence and inspiration around the globe.[...]
Moving through a variety of locales and adventures, The Truth about Marie revisits the unnamed narrator of Toussaint's acclaimed Running Away, reporting on his now disintegrated relationship with the titular Marie -- the story switching deftly between first- and third-person as the narrator continu[...]
The hero, Monsieur, is a successful young executive in Paris whose daily life is examined with precision. He is nothing if not unremarkable. Here, he muses on everything from the night sky to a Rotring pen. And he is very funny.[...]
Simply, put, Jean-Philippe Toussaint is one of the most original novelists working today, and will almost undoubtedly go down as one of the great comic writers of our era. Toussaint has been likened to some diverse artists (Jim Jarmusch, Samuel Beckett, Nicholson Baker), but perhaps the most apt com[...]