1. La Chute des géants, cinq familles - une américaine, une russe, une allemande, une anglaise et une galloise - se croisent, s'aiment et se déchirent au rythme de la Première Guerre mondiale et de la Révolution russe. 2. L'Hiver du monde raconte la vie de leurs enfants au moment de l'accession au pouvoir des nazis puis des grands drames de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. 3. Aux portes de l'éternité retrace leurs destinées toujours enchevêtrées à l'ère des immenses troubles sociaux, politiques et économiques des années 1960 à 1990
The fourth volume in the acclaimed 'Emperor' series, in which Conn Iggulden interweaves history and adventure to recreate the astonishing life of Julius Caesar - an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal.
The third volume in the acclaimed Emperor series, in which Conn Iggulden brilliantly interweaves history and adventure to recreate the astonishing life of Julius Caesar -- an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal, from an outstanding new voice in historical fiction.
The young Julius Caesar is serving on board a war galley, gaining a fearsome reputation. Then his ship is captured, and he is ransomed and then abandoned on the north African coast. After gathering a force of men powerful enough not only to gain vengence on his captors but also to suppress an uprising in Greece, he returns to Rome a hero
For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "Fuck positivity," blogger Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is fucked and we have to live with it." This book is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mindset that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited: "Not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek. There are only so many things we can care about, so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with stories and profane, ruthless humor
With a wife he loves and an exciting London-based career, architect Charles Waterston's life seems in perfect balance. Nothing in his comfortable existence prepares him for the sudden end to his ten-year marriage—or his unwanted transfer to his firm's New York office. With nothing left to lose, Charlie takes a leave of absence from his job to drive through New England, hoping to make peace with himself.
C'est aujourd'hui leur anniversaire : April, 30 ans, bourreau de travail et chef de son propre restaurant à New York ; Valérie, sa mère sexagénaire, célèbre animatrice de télévision et obsédée par l'apparence, surtout la sienne ; Mike enfin, ancienne gloire du football américain, commentateur sportif, coureur de jupon venant tout juste d'avoir 50 ans. Aucun n'imaginait que sa vie puisse basculer du jour au lendemain de façon aussi radicale... « Que l'année entière, leur soit douce et légère ! » Avec quelque 85 best-sellers publiés en France, plus de 600 millions d'exemplaires vendus ans 69 pays et traduits en 43 langues, Danielle Steel est l'auteur contemporain le plus lu et le plus populaire au monde. En 2002, elle a été faite officier des Arts et des Lettres.
If a violent battle destroyed the only world you've ever known, would you be brave enough to save who was left? Would love be strong enough to survive the fight? Either way, there's no turning back... The Empyrean is the only home 15-year-old Waverly has ever known. As members of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space, she and her boyfriend Kieran will be pioneers of New Earth. Waverly knows she must marry young in order to have children who can carry on the mission, and Kieran, the handsome captain-to-be, has everything Waverly could want in a husband. But there's a part of Waverly that wants more from life than marriage... and she is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth. Suddenly, Waverly's dreams are interrupted by the inconceivable – a violent betrayal by the Empyrean's sister ship, the New Horizon. In one pivotal moment, Waverly and Kieran are separated, and find themselves at the helm of dangerous missions, where every move has potentially devastating consequences, and decisions of the heart may lead to disaster. Pulse-pounding and addictive, Glow is the first novel in Amy Kathleen Ryan's riveting Sky Chasers series.
61 kg ; calories 3 482 (mal) ; nombre de fois où j’ai vérifié les cheveux de Roxster pour voir si j’y trouvais des poux : 3 ; SMS à Roxter : 2 ; SMS de Roxter : 0 ; e-mails collectifs des parents d’élèves : 36 ; minutes passées à décider de me préparer pour réunion au sujet du film : 20 ; minutes passées à me préparer pour la réunion : 0 Que faire lorsque votre toy boy fête ses 30 ans le soir où votre meilleure amie célèbre ses 60 ans ? Est-il moralement condamnable d'aller chez le coiffeur quand vos enfants ont attrapé des poux ? Est-ce mal de tricher sur son âge sur les sites de rencontre ? Confrontée à ces graves problèmes, et à quelques autres non moins angoissants, Bridget relève courageusement le défi d'élever seule deux jeunes enfants, d'apprendre à maîtriser tweets et textos et, surtout, redécouvre sa sexualité à l'heure de - aïe ! le mot qui fâche - l'âge mûr.
