Romain: 374 books

Jacques Rainier ha sempre vissuto con spensierato distacco quello che la vita gli ha così magnanimamente concesso: un aspetto ancora gradevole, nonostante i suoi cinquantanove anni, una fidanzata giovanissima e ricca, le frequentazioni giuste in quel jet set internazionale fatto di Ferrari, Bahamas...

Introduction à Jean-Christophe Jean-Christophe va entrer dans sa trentième année. Il a fait du chemin, depuis le temps où, penché sur son humble berceau, un écrivain ami, affectueux et à l’ordinaire plus perspicace, lui prédisait qu’il ne franchirait pas le cercle d’une douzaine de familiers. Il a bouclé, en long, en large, le tour de la planète, et il parle .....

En dépit du succès qui se dessinait hors de France, la situation matérielle des deux amis était lente à s’améliorer. Périodiquement revenaient des moments difficiles, où l’on était obligé de se serrer le ventre. On se dédommageait, en mangeant double ration, quand on avait de l’argent....

Who knew love would be her secret weapon? Cassandra Benton has always survived by her wits and wiles, even working for Bow Street alongside her twin brother. When injury takes him out of commission, Cass must support the family by taking on an intriguing new case: George, Lord Northbrook, believes...

Four dukes. Two balls. One prizefight. Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens will never be the same. After England’s victory in the Battle of Waterloo, the Prince Regent arranges a series of lavish celebrations at London’s notorious Vauxhall Gardens. The royal festivities bring together the...

HER SECRET SCANDAL   As far as London’s high society knows, Lady Isabel Morrow is above reproach. But the truth is rarely so simple. Though the young widow’s passionate fling with dashing Bow Street Runner Callum Jenks ended amicably months ago, she now needs his expertise. It seems Isabel’s...

DESPERATE MEASURES Georgette Frost’s time is almost up. On her twenty-first birthday, the protections outlined in her late parents’ will are set to expire. With prospects for employment or marriage unfavorable at best, she decides to leave London and join her brother, Benedict, on a treasure hunt...

This book of songs and poems are both personal and explicit, to the point of true feelings and passion. It compasses about a time in history and era in Trinidad and Tobago. When as a young man, I was caught up in the aspirations of love and civil unrest, to which these words induce. I can remember...

Mrs. Brodie's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies appears exclusive and respectable, a place for daughters of the gentry to glean the accomplishments that will win them suitable husbands. But the academy is not what it seems. It's more. Alongside every lesson in French or dancing or...

"Abounds with delightful characters...an entertaining collision of crossed purposes and mixed messages ensues."—Publishers Weekly After years apart, old friends Lady Kate Whelan and Evan Rhys reunite at a race. They've been masking their feelings for each other for years, but when...

La obra de Panait Istrati ha sufrido la censura política, las diatribas de la doctrina comunista de la que el autor renegó, la homofobia institucional y hasta mala suerte. El novelista, hijo de un contrabandista griego y una lavandera rumana, y de ese lugar del mundo donde Oriente y Occidente se...

Les Lewchuck is a rink rat--he loves hanging around his neighbourhood park in East End Toronto, playing hockey whenever and with whom ever he can. He's keen to hit the ice, then, when he finally gets to join a real team, the Metro Cats. He soon finds, however, that Roddy and Lenny Smith, a...

Nothing is going right on the Planet of Time! In one village, time has stopped, while in the next, it's going very fast. The inhabitants—the Teenytimers—are all confused, and everyone wonders what the Great Timekeeper is doing. It's up to the Little Prince and Fox to put time back on track—and quickly!

Dès 8 ans, on peut cuisiner comme un grand ! Pour découvrir le plaisir de cuisiner et pour régaler toute la famille, voici de délicieux plats salés et sucrés qui éveillent les papilles ! Entrées, plats, desserts et délices à grignoter entre amis… Plus de 75 recettes sont expliquées...