Patrice: 614 books

A short story about how the Greek gods introduced wine to the mortals back when nymths still roamed.  

Anecdotes cocasses, énergie exceptionnelle, aventures multiples... ou l'histoire de la vie d'un personnage drôle et singulier. Je couve de face le masque et, vu de dos, je tire la couverture à moi. Je brûle les années toujours en jouant, depuis cette petite enfance avec ma tubercule, jusqu'à...

When Eryx and his companion Boentos arrived at Massalia, the two thieves decided to despoil the Artemis sanctuary. To their dismay, that did not work: surprised by guards of the Phocaean city, they had to hurriedly leave Lacydon, the Massalia port, aboard a frail vessel. But what the two thieves did...

A book about adoption

This book presents a metacritique of racial formation theory. The essays within this volume explore the fault lines of the racial formation concept, identify the power relations to which it inheres, and resolve the ethical coordinates for alternative ways of conceiving of racism and its correlations...

In risk studies, engineers often have to consider the consequences of an accident leading to a shock on a construction. This can concern the impact of a ground vehicle or aircraft, or the effects of an explosion on an industrial site. This book presents a didactic approach starting with the...

Longtemps, lorsqu'un homme mourait, ses proches étaient heureux de pouvoir dire : " Soyez tranquille, il a eu le temps de se préparer. " Aujourd'hui, pour la première fois dans l'histoire, on se rassure : " Consolez-vous, il ne s'est rendu compte de rien. " De la mort,...

In 1689, John Locke wrote that individuals had the right to "life" and "liberty." Soon, his ideas spread across the world and helped create a new system of rule. In this engaging biography, readers learn about the inspiring life of John Locke and his role in the Enlightenment....

The year is 1937 and England's well-respected investigator, Montgomery Vale, a bi-racial gentleman, is aboard the Hindenburg, determined to find answers about his family's mysterious past. But, even more disturbing events derail him. Moments after discovering a dead man in the smoking lounge,...

Discover the Thebes with a hundred doors, and become the avatar of young Lysicles. Son of a senator, he will make you plunge you into his incredible adventure: the unworthy Lysicles becomes the witness of a recurring rape, fomented by the greatest oligarch of the Theban fortress! How to stop the infernal...

Becoming a Choral Music Teacher: A Field Experience Workbook, Second Edition is a choral methods textbook that prepares students in Music Education to become middle school and high school choral music teachers. It emphasizes important musical skills, vocal pedagogy and repertoire suitable for secondary...

Opposite Poles presents a fascinating and complex portrait of ethnic life in America. The focus is Chicago Polonia, the largest Polish community outside of Warsaw. During the 1980s a new cohort of Polish immigrants from communist Poland, including many refugees from the Solidarity movement, joined...

Under the starry sky of Kassos Island, located in the Aegean Sea, an old skimmer tells his grandson his many adventures around the Mediterranean. This old pirate, Electryon, tells the child his ancient odyssey over the Tyrrhenian Sea, including a particularly strange event, experienced in the region...

Once upon a time there were three women, who, inspired by a fourth, set out on a month-long journey. They travelled from New Moon to Full and back to Dark Moon again, charting all the aspects and phases of their relationships with Luna, Her Goddesses, Her moods, and their own. One poet travelled across...