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« Peur et dégoût en Afghanistan raconte l'expérience de la guerre par celui qui l'a vécue de près, qui a connu l'effroi, la souffrance, l'ennui, la désillusion ; par celui qui a vécu, surtout, la passion pour la guerre ou, plus précisément, pour la vie " là-bas". Peut-on revenir d'une guerre asymétrique ? Peut-on redevenir un homme après avoir témoigné de tant de violences, de tant de souffrances, de tant d'abus ? Comment,...
2) La Couveuse
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Quelques mois à peine après avoir perdu un enfant à la naissance, Marie-Claude Barrette est de nouveau enceinte. Par précaution, elle passe une amniocentèse. Malheur ! Pendant la nuit suivante, elle perd du liquide amniotique. Elle se rend à l'hôpital. Le verdict est sans appel, les chances de mener sa grossesse à terme sont minces et requièrent un sacrifice impensable : s'immobiliser complètement. Avec son mari, Mario Dumont,...
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"My Inventions" is a candid and illuminating autobiography of Nikola Tesla, one of the most important technological innovators of the modern industrial age. Famous for the radio, robotics, and wireless energy, Tesla quickly gained international notoriety for his pioneering inventions as much for his eccentric life. Perhaps no one in his day more thoroughly embodied the archetype of the "mad scientist". This firsthand account reveals the fascinating...
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Anyone can think up an idea. The thing that counts is developing it into a practical product. The lessons of Henry Ford, one of America's greatest business innovators, are as fresh and vital today as they were in 1922, when this extraordinary book was first published. Ford explains: how his experiences as an employee influenced his philosophies as an employer. It's easy to see that much of Ford's wisdom has been, forgotten today and that individual...
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Theodore Roosevelt's bestselling memoir chronicling the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry and its victory at San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War. Yearning to join the fight for Cuban independence in the Spanish–American War, Theodore Roosevelt and Col. Leonard Wood formed the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. They enlisted a motley crew from all walks of life, from cowboys and frontiersmen to Ivy League graduates. These 1,250 men became...
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The firsthand account of the life of adventurer, scholar, war hero, and twenty-sixth president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt. There must be the keenest sense of duty, and with it must go the joy of living. Here, in his own words, Theodore Roosevelt recounts his remarkable journey from a childhood plagued with illnesses to the US presidency and beyond. With candor and vivid detail, this personal account describes a life guided by a restless...
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The classic memoir of one of the Progressive Era's most important reformers and social activists. If it is natural to feed the hungry...it is certainly natural to give pleasure to the young, comfort to the aged, and to minister to the deep-seated craving for social intercourse that all men feel. In 1889, Jane Addams and her partner, Ellen Starr, opened the first settlement house in the United States. On Chicago's West Side, Hull House was devoted...
8) Conspiracy
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In this world that we live in, it's tough to stand for what is right. if you stand on what you believe because it's the right thing to do, there might be people who would not be happy for that and would conspire for your loss. Let us witness the story of Mr. Alfred Adams in the book, CONSPIRACY.
Would he be able to surpass the challenges and struggles that are coming for him? Would he still choose to do the right thing despite the consequences, or...
9) Rate
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On this wintry December night in 1893, Millie had lots of time to think. His wife, Mina, was with child, and tonight, looked like the baby would arrive. His first child was a girl named Blanche, who was four years old. He was truly hoping for a boy, even knowing that Mina and Blanche both wanted a girl. Millie had thought back to the time when he and his family came to Michigan from Canada in the late 1870s. He reminisced about events and adventures...
10) Until Wedding
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"Until Wedding" resonates with every soon-to-be-married girl. Recognizing that each girl is unique and experiences her internal uncertainties before marriage, this book aims to provide a safe space for all girls to acknowledge and embrace their doubts without any sense of guilt. Girls inherently possess a moral compass, but often they begin to self-criticize and judge themselves for harboring doubts. The message is to embrace these doubts fully and...
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People are living longer these days; maybe you will need to deal with aging in your family. "Frances 101" with the working title "Diary of Caring for Mother at 100+; all quiet on the western front" looks at one Brisbane family's experiences in caring for their mother at-home after she reached one hundred years of age.
In this case, the primary care-giver is Bernard, the author of this story. As a sexagenarian, he cared for his centenarian mother,...
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A dramatic true story of a Kansas family extending over four continuous generations. Tragedy after tragedy would haunt this family, including the mama burning to death on New Year's Day of 1927. Papa's enduring love prevails as he raises two families of five children each. Papa's five-year-old daughter, Faithe, would be the oldest witness of seeing her mama burning to death. As a result, she would live a lifetime of depression and mental illness,...
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Alexander Macel Andre Sebastian Barker Bailiff 6:30pm 25th August 1970 chose to protect the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.
"The sooner officials get the Australian Federal Police statement the sooner they can use it to call a Royal Commission into the negligence of the Chief Justice, so they can argue he was negligent in the Mabo judgement, which is a 4-3 decision." The Mabo judgement is the native title case.
So, I have to sue 1788...
14) Out Of Africa
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In Out of Africa, author Isak Dinesen takes a wistful and nostalgic look back on her years living in Africa on a Kenyan coffee plantation. Recalling the lives of friends and neighbors-both African and European-Dinesen provides a first-hand perspective of colonial Africa. Through her obvious love of both the landscape and her time in Africa, Dinesen's meditative writing style deeply reflects the themes of loss as her plantation fails and she returns...
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A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
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"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost...
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"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost...
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#1 New York Times Bestseller.
Gretchen Rubin's year-long experiment to discover how to create true happiness. Drawing on cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-world examples, Rubin delivers an engaging, eminently relatable chronicle of transformation. This special 10th Anniversary edition features a Conversation with Gretchen Rubin, Happiness Project Stories, a guide to creating your own happiness project, a list of dozens of free...
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How I Got Off That Tree Limb is, based on an experience, that I had, when I was 22-years of age, and a preacher that I had, worked with in a revival in Little Rock, Arkansas said to me, "Get off that Limb" He explained to me, that if I wanted to make an apple pie I would, have to get the apples off the tree to make a delicious Apple Pie. This book shares early beginnings of my childhood. It takes you through my journey of getting off, of the tree...
18) Nine Moons
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From the daring Peruvian essayist and provocateur behind “Sexographies” comes a fierce and funny exploration of sex, pregnancy, and motherhood that delves headlong into our fraught fascination with human reproduction.
Women play all the time with the great power that's been conferred upon us: it's fun to think about reproducing. Or not reproducing. Or walking around in a sweet little dress with a round belly underneath that will turn into a baby...
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Synopsis: This compulsively readable autobiography traces the journey of a remarkably courageous woman from a childhood under Nazi Germany, through her marriage and then emigration to Australia to make a new start by developing an organic winery in McLaren Flat in South Australia. After traumatic experiences she has had to battle with bipolar mental disorder. Giselle tells her story in flawless prose and with compelling honesty. This is the story...
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Born into a highly educated and esteemed household, Thomas G. Davis was destined to accomplish great things. His father, a PhD graduate from Columbia University, held a long career in politics and education, and his mother, a well-established and outstanding human-interest writer, instilled within Thomas the value of education and hard work. In his fascinating memoir, Thomas shares his life's adventures from a schoolboy with a love of box turtles...
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