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Entre documentaire et livre d’artiste, ce livre tisse différentes histoires de l’art, des années 70 à nos jours : minimales, conceptuelles, relationnelles et contractuelles. Ainsi se côtoient les œuvres d’artistes comme Joseph Kosuth, Philippe Thomas, Gilles Mahé, Sol LeWitt, Claude Rutault…...

Comme le rappelait le Doyen Carbonnier, à propos de la locution latine Idem est non esse aut non probari, « Les droits sont comme s’ils n’existaient pas s’ils ne peuvent être prouvés ».Cette citation traduit les difficultés auxquelles se trouvent quotidiennement confrontés le justiciable...

Is it a strange mammal related to the seals, a descendant of a prehistoric reptile, or a new, unidentified animal? Whatever it is, or was, the witnesses call it a sea serpent. Remarkably similar descriptions of a creature with a long body, undulating motion, and horse-sized, snake-like head have left...

Bill Lawrence served his country for thirty-seven years in a remarkable naval career filled with triumphs and adversities. A naval aviator and test pilot who commanded a fighter squadron in the Vietnam War, he was shot down in combat and held by the North Vietnamese at the notorious Hanoi Hilton prison...

Linger on the mezzanines of fantastic movie palaces like the Oriental, sample the confectionary delights of Krantz Candies or recklessly splurge on dress shields or mustache wax at dime stores like Kresge�s or Woolworths. Allow yourself to be enchanted by the painstakingly prepared displays at Marshall...

Finalist for 2014 International Association of Culinary Professionals' Best Compilation Cookbook AwardPrep School is the ultimate collection of the weekly Chicago Tribune column of the same name, written by culinary instructor and award-winning food writer James P. DeWan. This compilation is focused...

This book is an unusual, bold and frank autobiography of A.P. Durai, a seasoned officer of the Indian Police Service, well known for his integrity, professionalism and courage to stand up to the consequent challenges and persecution. His independent and value - oriented approach to his work brought,...

Depression, self-loathing, unemployment, and destroyed relationships: the effects of drug and alcohol addiction run so much deeper than the morning-after hangover. However, awareness alone will not save the struggling addict, as J.P. Willson reveals in his fearless examination of substance dependency;...

In the early 1700s, the cultural group now known as Romani had made inroads into much of Europe. In some areas, they were granted special privileges and dispensations; in others, they were mercilessly persecuted and even sold into slavery. British historical novelist G. P. R. James captures the shifting role of the Gypsy people during the period in this remarkably detailed book.

En esta edición digital fácil de leer y libre de errores, presentamos las dos protagonistas más impresionantes y más trágicas del gran Benito Pérez Galdós. ¡Son dos novelas que no te querrás perder! Tristana, escrita en los 1890, es una historia de horror psicológica que denuncia la falta...

P J Parsons takes a humorous look at the typical tennis club, inspired by his own experiences of club tennis at home and abroad over the past seventy-odd years. His observations on the characters that constitute a club’s membership and committee resonate with all those who are or who have been members...

The Quaker City and its hospitals were pioneers in the field of mental health. Yet by the end of the nineteenth century, its institutions were crowded and patients lived in shocking conditions. The mentally ill were quartered with the dangerously criminal. By 1906, the city had purchased a vast acreage...

Why Do We Live? A Simple Answer to a Complex Question is an analytical book that prompts readers to think about the realities of life. It was written to make us understand the complexities around us and to see through the complex behavior of different groups of people.----Author B. P. Pai researched...