Alexis: 1223 books

Depuis la nuit des temps, l’homme subit l’influence du Zodiaque. Douze initiés peuvent aujourd’hui contrôler cette emprise et bénéficier du pouvoir qui en résulte. Mais disposer d’un tel don, est-ce une chance ou une malédiction ? Un thriller fantastique contemporain orchestré par Corbeyran,...

Dix jours en Corée du Nord. Dix jours pour tenter de comprendre un pays qui ne laisse entrevoir qu’une vitrine permanente. Michaël Sztanke, journaliste reporter, signe ici un récit sans fioriture, d’une intensité rare. Chol Il travaille au ministère des Affaires étrangères. Le jour...

When 12-year-old Beowulf is challenged to a swimming race by the big-bully Brecca it soon becomes a race for their lives once the boys enter serpent infested waters!  Will they finish the race or will the serpents finish them?    Inspired by the epic poem Beowulf, the Kid Beowulf series...

Three friends walk you through their best Japanese recipes—in expressive, humorous illustrations! Cooking should be fun, and this highly entertaining Japanese cookbook for beginners is packed full of humor and whimsical illustrations. Japanese Cooking with Manga started out as "Gourmand...

Paris, décembre 1897, Edmond Rostand n’a pas encore trente ans mais déjà deux enfants et beaucoup d’angoisses. Après l’échec de La princesse lointaine, avec Sarah Bernhardt, ruiné, endetté, Edmond tente de convaincre le grand acteur en vogue, Constant Coquelin de jouer dans sa future...

Somaya and Ramel are long lost friends and lovers. Ramel finds Somaya after years apart and they find out that their lives are so much different now. They are both committed to other people. Will this stop them from rekindling a love that they thought would never die? Read Loyalty Above All Else to find out.

They can't keep running forever. After Vanessa's past is revealed both Carter and Vanessa decide to run away together to escape their families and the paparazzi. Everyday Carter thinks Vanessa becomes more and more beautiful. He could stare into her dark brown eyes for years. And after...

In the town of Snowberry Creek, there is always hope.... Wounded in combat, Leif Brevik is haunted by survivor’s guilt. For the first time in his life—unsure if he still has a military career in his future—he feels completely lost. So when a war buddy calls for help with restoration of...

In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. The result was DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: a subtle and prescient analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Tocqueville's study of the strengths...

When frumpy senior citizen Archie goes in search of his missing son in the Spanish Canary Islands, he stumbles upon a higher mission: locating a magical cure for his ailing fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Ella. Using a portal-jumping device called the Tillastrion, Archie and a stone-headed creature...

“Christians, Jews, and Muslims all pray. So do Hindus and Buddhists. Many others pray too.” So begins Everyone Prays, a bright and colorful concept book celebrating the diverse ways that people pray. In a vibrant yet accessible manner, young readers are transported on a visual tour across the globe....

The Knight can't wait for her first camping trip! She and her horse Edward pack everything they need--including her beloved Teddy--and head out into the woods. But when it's time for bed, Teddy is nowhere to be found! A helpful rabbit thinks this "Teddy" sounds familiar, and sends...

The Knight's best friend is her horse, Edward. They go everywhere together and do everything together! But when the Knight gets a gryphon, suddenly all she talks about is how awesome her new pet is. Edward can't help it-he's jealous! But the gryphon turns out to be more of a peril than a pet, and...

"Please be soft," says Father. "Please do whisper," says Mother. Emily doesn't mean to be loud. But whenever she says anything in her Emily voice, windows crack, plates shatter, and the neighbors can't believe their ears. Emily tries and tries but she just can't be quiet. It seems like there's nowhere...