Denis: 1513 books

Sur l’examen de l’essai sur les préjugés Denis Diderot, écrivain, philosophe et encyclopédiste français (1713-1784) Ce livre numérique présente «Sur l’examen de l’essai sur les préjugés», de Denis Diderot,...

The Indiscreet Jewels (or The Indiscreet Toys, or The Talking Jewels, French: Les bijoux indiscrets) is the first novel by Denis Diderot, published anonymously in 1748. It is an allegory that portrays Louis XV as the sultan Mangogul of the Congo who owns a magic ring that makes women's genitals ("jewels")...

In a famous Parisian chess café, a down-and-out, HIM, accosts a former acquaintance, ME, who has made good, more or less. They talk about chess, about genius, about good and evil, about music, they gossip about the society in which they move, one of extreme inequality, of corruption, of envy, and...

Denis Glover wrote New Zealand's most famous poem, yet his work has been out of print for many years. This fresh selection from his verse includes 'The Magpies' along with a wide variety of other poems, lyrical and satirical. Bill Manhire's selection is based on Glover's own 1981 Selected Poems, and it reveals a richer and far more lively writer than the one usually found in anthologies.

Although China’s impact on our lives is rapidly growing (whether it is household goods “made in China” or Chinese companies buying our debt and investing in our economy), many in the West focus on China for a host of familiar reasons — pollution, human rights abuses, computer hacking, lead...

The pathbreaking work of renowned historian Natalie Zemon Davis has added profoundly to our understanding of early modern society and culture. She rescues men and women from oblivion using her unique combination of rich imagination, keen intelligence, and archival sleuthing to uncover the past. Davis...

Nesta edição você encontrará o livro Socialismo e Espiritismo, uma obra póstuma reunida a partir dos artigos publicados por Léon Denis na Revista Espírita. Segundo Gaston Luce e Henri Regnault, seus biógrafos, o próprio Léon Denis,...

'Deus é o espírito de sabedoria, de amor e de vida, o poder infinito que governa o mundo. O Homem é finito, mas tem a intuição do infinito. O Princípio espiritual que traz em si incita-o a perscrutar problemas que ultrapassam os limites atuais de seu entendimento.'

Une approche pluridisciplinaire des représentations de l'espace.Tout être vivant inscrit son activité dans l’espace. Environnements proches accessibles à notre vue, environnements lointains, villes, continents… Nous explorons l’espace en le traversant, mais aussi en écoutant les descriptions...

Denis Oliver Bartlett now lies in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery in Belgium, a bright young man who was cut down in his prime during the 1915: these letters home provide a lasting and fitting tribute to him. In August 1914, he enlisted in the Artists’ Rifles: by October 27th he was in France....

From leading ecology advocates, a revealing look at our dependence on cows and a passionate appeal for sustainable living. In Cowed, globally recognized environmentalists Denis and Gail Boyer Hayes offer a revealing analysis of how our beneficial, centuries-old relationship with bovines has...

Del autor de Árbol de Humo**, ganador del National Book Award, llega este palpitante thriller ambientado en el oeste americano, una persecución frenética a través de las llanuras del valle central de California.** Un jugador compulsivo que debe dinero a las personas equivocadas, un matón...

Die junge Suzanne Simonin ist ein uneheliches Kind. Deshalb wird ihr im Frankreich des 18. Jahrhunderts ein bürgerliches Leben verweigert. Man zwingt sie, Nonne zu werden. Unter starkem Druck legt sie ihr Gelübde ab. Doch das Leben als Nonne entspricht nicht ihrem kontaktfreudigen Naturell. Auch...

Le partage du coeur est le quatrième volet des plus beaux billets de Denis Monette et se veut la confirmation de tous les sentiments qui l'habitent. Puisés au coeur du quotidien, au coeur de l'amour et au coeur des événements, ces billets qui nous touchent sans nous brusquer, sans faire chavirer...