Henri: 1902 books

Following his banishment from Aeternia – the Realm of Light – Barganz’ol is cast into the Dark Realm of Fernia with his legions of rezguls. With extreme hatred and explosive anger, he vows to invade Oerpia – the Middle Realm – and to destroy it. Under his malicious influence, a Sorceress...

One of the best-loved spiritual writers of our time—an author ranked with C.S. Lewis and Thomas Merton—Henry J.M. Nowuen, takes a moving, personal look at human mortality in Our Greatest Gift. A meditation on dying and caring, Our Greatest Gift gently and eloquently reveals the gifts that the...

Extrait : "Je me sers du sous-titre pour faire passer le titre ; mais, mon cher d'Orfer, vous m'embarrassez fortement et vous m'épouvantez. Vous vous adressez, confiant, à moi, comme si j'étais un petit jeune homme, et chacun sait que le petit jeune homme explique le bas-bleu. Par ouï-dire, je crois...

BnF collection ebooks - "Ces psychologues anglais à qui nous sommes redevables des seules tentatives faites jusqu'à présent pour constituer une histoire des origines de la morale, nous présentent en leur personne une énigme qui n'est pas à dédaigner ; j'avoue que, par cela même, en tant...

De tout temps les sages ont porté le même jugement sur la vie : elle ne vaut rien... Toujours et partout on a entendu sortir de leur bouche la même parole, — une parole pleine de doute, pleine de mélancolie, pleine de fatigue de la vie, pleine de résistance...

Extrait : "Il existait, au XVIIIe siècle, en ce temps privilégié, à cet âge d'or, une alliance très heureuse et moins extraordinaire et invraisemblable qu'elle ne le paraît, au premier abord, entre les femmes et les gens d'esprit, une alliance qui n'était pas, reconnaissons-le, exclusif ni rédhibitoire."À...

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS. I. The Processes of Early Engraving. The Beginnings of Engraving in Relief. Xylography and Printing with Movable Type II. Playing Cards. The Dot Manner III. First Attempts at Intaglio Engraving....

Example in this ebook   As will be seen, this work is compiled from the private letters of M. Mouhot to his family and friends, and from his journal. I had also the benefit of the paper destined by my brother for the Archæological Society of London, on the interesting ruins of...

Experiences of a Civil Engineer in the conceptual planning of major airports notably Maplin Sands, Heathrow Terminals 4 and 5; Gatwick; Stansted; Glasgow and others. Oportunity is taken to express opinions on options for London's Airports.

Thinking of launching your own hedge fund? Want to learn more about the different steps involved in setting up and scaling a hedge fund? Want to understand what are the global best practices in order to grow your existing hedge fund and attract institutional investors?  This book is the first...

Nearly 200 beautiful examples of wrought iron gates, screens, balustrades, and other architectural adornments.

Sumptuous treasury of 320 lavish examples of architectural ornamentation from the 1920s and '30s by Paul Kiss, Raymond Subes, Edgar Brandt and other artisans. Meticulously reproduced photographs from three rare portfolios depict magnificent designs for doors, grilles, gates, lamps, balustrades, chandeliers, screens, mirrors, and other objects.

Great French entomologist's charming essays on insect life combine scientific rigor with the style of a literary classic. Beautifully written passages reveal the intricate, fascinating worlds of the beetle, cicada, praying mantis, glow-worm, wasp, grub, cricket, locust, and other creatures as they hunt, build nests, feed families, and more. Rare volume will delight any naturalist.