Lilian: 406 books

WITH MANY APPREHENSIONS TO THE DULL READER WHO WILL INSIST UPON TAKING THIS BOOK LITERALLY

CAPTAIN WINCHESTER LEE Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be: "Well, I was born...

A country (Zimbabwe) is recovering from a crippling inflation. But Laina has lost everything: colleagues, a successful career, family, and the old, safe life. With her niece Junior, a school leaver, they hop from job-seeking to creating jobs to religion and back. A friendship grows between Junior and...

Guillotine Education details the abuses practices of the former East German State Security (Stasi) as experienced by border guard Manfred Smolka. His temporary cellmate Klaus Schmude recounts the harrowing tale of the young official disillusioned by the shocking realities of a rogue regime. Pacing...

***Family secrets?***Brett Carmichael walked out of nowhere into Lauren's life. All she knew about him was that he had gorgeous brown eyes and a long, lean body. He didn't seem to have a heart…or a past. Brett had come home after fifteen years of self-imposed exile. The last thing he had expected...

JIM OR JERRY: TED OR ELIZABETH “Do you mind if I call you Jim?” “Why no—that is——” “And may I call the lady Aunt Elizabeth?” “Elizabeth

First published in 1971, this book examines the literary style of Naturalism. After introducing the reader to the term itself, including its history and its relationship to Realism, it goes on to trace the origins of the Naturalist movement as well as particular groups which adhered to Naturalism...

Koko et Yom Yom, l'inoubliable duo félin et leur maître le journaliste Jim Qwilleran, reviennent sous de nouvelles couvertures... et en numérique !En louant pour l'hiver la grande maison Gage, Jim Qwilleran ne se doutait pas qu'il aurait autant de pain sur la planche. C'est d'abord le suicide plutôt...

Ce livre d'entretiens propose d'aller à la rencontre d'une vingtaine de jeunes, issus de banlieues différentes. On y découvre leur regard sur eux-mêmes, leur avenir, la société. Des propos passionnants décryptés par le sociologue Ahmed Boubeker. Le terme " Jeunes de banlieue "...

Inácio está quebrado. Seu grande amor foi embora, levando em seu ventre a prova do quanto se amaram. Sem pistas de onde ela pode ter ido e com medo de tomar uma decisão precipitada, que prejudique futuramente uma conciliação, ele passa seus dias amargando o abandono, dormindo com todas as mulheres...

DEIN BLICK VERSPRICHT SO VIEL Zwei Wochen mit Nick Devlin im Tropenparadies! Mirandas Herz klopft wild. Doch schon einmal hat der attraktive Doc sie nach nur einer Liebesnacht eiskalt abserviert. Diesmal muss sie ihm widerstehen! Nur wie, wenn plötzlich jeder Blick ein zärtliches Versprechen ist?...

"Critical Reflections on Audience and Narrativity—New connections, New perspectives" offers an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach to fiction, reality, and narrativity applied to television series from all over the world. Dissecting the almost invisible barrier between fiction and reality...

Koko et Yom Yom, l'inoubliable duo félin et leur maître le journaliste Jim Qwilleran, reviennent sous de nouvelles couvertures ! Grand remue-ménage à Pickax : un forum gastronomique va s'ouvrir en ville, présentant de nouveaux restaurants, des magasins d'alimentation et une dégustation de fromages...