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Emilie Marianne Bais

    A Moral Reckoning. The Role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust and Its Unfulfilled Duty of Repair
    Confidences royales
    The new Asian hemisphere
    Born to run
    • At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets and then take them on over a course 50 miles long.With incredible energy and smart observation, McDougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner. Travelling to labs at Harvard, Nike, and elsewhere, he comes across an incredible cast of characters, including the woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles and for her encore ran a 2:50 marathon in a bikini, pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark.

      Born to run2009
      4,4
    • The new Asian hemisphere

      • 314pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      For centuries, the Asians (Chinese, Indians, Muslims, and others) have been bystanders in world history. Now they are ready to become co-drivers. Asians have finally understood, absorbed, and implemented Western best practices in many from free-market economics to modern science and technology, from meritocracy to rule of law. They have also become innovative in their own way, creating new patterns of cooperation not seen in the West. Will the West resist the rise of Asia? The good news is that Asia wants to replicate, not dominate, the West. For a happy outcome to emerge, the West must gracefully give up its domination of global institutions, from the IMF to the World Bank, from the G7 to the UN Security Council. History teaches that tensions and conflicts are more likely when new powers emerge. This, too, may happen. But they can be avoided if the world accepts the key principles for a new global partnership spelled out in The New Asian Hemisphere.

      The new Asian hemisphere2008
      4,0
    • Confidences royales

      Les révélations fracassantes du majordome de Lady Diana

      • 396pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      Paul Burrell, butler to Diana, Princess of Wales, and the man she called "my rock" presents for the first time the untold story behind one of the most sensational chapters in the history of the House of Windsor. The story of shocking secrets, absolute power, and unlikely alliances. The story behind previously unseen letters and photos and first-person insights. The story that will rewrite history and stand alone as the archive of Princess Diana's time as a Royal. The story of a faithful subject and his moving tribute to the Queen and Princess he served.

      Confidences royales2003
      3,9