Jean Martin: 106 books

À quoi ressembleront les couples de demain ? La romance a-t-elle encore un avenir ? Monde de haine ou d’illusions, réseaux sociaux omniprésents, androïdes à caractéristiques humaines, transferts de corps, voyages dans l’espace, amours interdits, couples prédéfinis... Autant...

Conçus pour les étudiants des classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles, cet ouvrage de la collection "Nouveaux Continents" est consacré aux grandes mutations du monde au XXe siècle. Il s'adresse aussi aux étudiants en IEP, aux personnes se préparant à des concours et à ceux qui...

« Ils l'avaient rêvée, leur république idéale... Ils n'en voulaient plus de ce vieux monde gouvernemental et clérical, du militarisme, du fonctionnarisme, de l'exploitation, de l'agiotage, des monopoles et des privilèges... Et leurs rêves se sont brisés alors même qu'ils entraient dans la...

Mai 1871. La plupart des prêtres de Paris ont été enlevés et servent d'otages aux insurgés. Si les Versaillais entrent dans la ville, ils seront tous exécutés. Vous verrez, il y aura d'abord la foule, puis la cohue... enfin, un troupeau de bêtes féroces pour qui le sang ne coulera jamais...

En 1643, saint Vincent de Paul était le père Vincent, un prêtre exceptionnel qui battait le pavé de Paris pour aider les plus démunis. Lorsqu'un de ses protégés, Jérôme, se fait assassiner, il décide alors de mener l'enquête. Ses actes de charité et son ouverture d'esprit lui permettent...

In “The Ant,” the plot thickens. The Stingray is put in charge of finding a prostitute named Opal and ends up in the vises of the Ant, the self-proclaimed ruler of the Paris underworld. On his search, the Stingray will encounter a slew of strange and fearsome characters. Some of them will help...

A real dive into the heart of 17th-century Paris, this story takes us into the daily life of Vincent de Paul, a devoted churchman, in search of the truth. Accompanied by young Antoine, Father Vincent travels the neighborhoods of the city, pleading his case with the richest of the rich and helping...

What underlying philosophy and mission should museums pursue in the first half of the twenty-first century? In Museum Philosophy, twenty-four authors use the lenses of a variety of disciplines to answer this essential question. Museum professionals offer their answers alongside philosophers, historians,...

Intelligence professionals are employees of the government working in a business that some would consider unethical_the business of spying. This book looks at the dilemmas that exist when one is asked to perform a civil service that is in conflict with what that individual believes to be 'ethical.'...

The widespread availability of high-quality, high-frequency data has revolutionised the study of financial markets. By describing not only asset prices, but also market participants' actions and interactions, this wealth of information offers a new window into the inner workings of the financial ecosystem....

Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm;  Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management;  Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world

All of France is in a tizzy as Napoleon's coronation as Emperor of the French People draws near, and the most pressing issues at court revolve around seating arrangements, optimal viewing of the ceremony and the Pope's traveling entourage. This isn't to say that scheming and shenanigans have taken...

Paris, 1803. A young dandy is dead. His conniving sister will follow shortly. The prostitutes at Madame Easter's establishment have been slaughtered. A high ranking politician is threatened by scandal. Murder, intrigue, blackmail and double-crossing... Missing love letters and a compromising accounting...

As the hour of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte's glory approaches, his paranoia intensifies and heads start to roll. More plotting, more backstabbing... A not-so-pretty young society lady is courted by an ambitious young man with dubious intentions; a sinister priest enters the scene; a man hangs...