Christophe: 1317 books

Since its publication, the first edition of Fingerprints and Other Ridge Skin Impressions has become a classic in the field. This second edition is completely updated, focusing on the latest technology and techniques—including current detection procedures, applicable processing and analysis methods—all...

After a brilliant career as a trader, Jacques Coeur was summoned to the court of Charles VII and appointed Master of the Mint in 1436. He rose to become the King of France's visionary First Banker who, with his tours of the Far East, his opposition to the crusades, and his efforts to develop trade,...

Europe has been the chief arena of revolutionary passions since the end of the eighteenth century. During this same period, and right up to the beginning of the twenty-first century, the non-European world, too, has resonated with coup attempts and revolutionary turmoil. How does one begin to understand...

The achievements of the democratic constitutional order have long been associated with the sovereign nation-state. Civic nationalist assumptions hold that social solidarity and social plurality are compatible, offering a path to guarantees of individual rights, social justice, and tolerance for minority...

This volume of the Biostatistics and Health Sciences Set focuses on statistics applied to clinical research. The use of SAS for data management and statistical modeling is illustrated using various examples.  Many aspects of data processing and statistical analysis of cross-sectional and experimental...

Most studies of international negotiations take successful talks as their subject. With a few notable exceptions, analysts have paid little attention to negotiations ending in failure. The essays in Unfinished Business show that as much, if not more, can be learned from failed negotiations as from...

Onlar Çocuktular... En mükemmel elmasların saflığındaydılar... Ne ufak bir lekeleri...Ne de en ufak bir kusurları vardı... Ve ne de en ufak bir günahları... Ama onların saflığı kötülüğün saflığıydı... Paris'te bir Ermeni katedralinde işlenen bir cinayet. Kan yok, cinayet aleti...

Birbirinin benzeri cinayetler işlenmektedir. Bu cinayetlerin ortak noktaları, katillerinin öldükten sonra hayata döndürülmüş ve uzun süre komada kalmış insanlar olmasıdır. Öldürülen kişiler de, onların komaya girmesine sebep olan kişilerdir. Bir tür intikam cinayetleridir bunlar....

Genç ve yalnız bir kadın olan Yargıç Jeanne Korowa, tesadüfen şahit olduğu bir psikiyatri seansı sayesinde Paris'te işlenen tüyler ürpertici seri cinayetlerin failini keşfetmiştir. Ama elinde hiçbir kanıt yoktur ve katilin peşine tek başına düşmek zorundadır. Böylece Guatemala,...

Un courant en plein essor des TCC. Au cours des dernières décennies, si nos pays développés ont réalisé d'énormes progrès en terme d'avancées technologiques et de sécurité matérielle, la difficulté à surmonter les épreuves de la vie n'a cessé de s'accentuer chez nombre d'entre...

En 1792, la guerre entre la France et l'Autriche éclate. C'est dans ce contexte très explosif que le gendarme Victor Dauterive est chargé d'une délicate  mission : escorter un convoi transportant la paye de l'armée, une petite fortune de 500 000 livres. L’affaire tourne au désastre...

Brillant, limpide, un essai qui redéfinit le concept de bonheur et pose les fondements d'une discipline qui a bouleversé la psychologie traditionnelle : la psychologie positive. Quand tout semble aller bien, peut-on aspirer à quelque chose de plus ? En 1998, Martin Seligman crée...

L'affaire Dunkel, Gagnant Prix du Polar Grand Prix Femme Actuelle 2018 Celle qui ne pleurait jamais, Gagnant Prix du Polar Grand Prix Femme Actuelle 2017 L'affaire Dunkel Ville de Riviera, Côte d'Azur. Un groupuscule extrémiste menace " Sanctus ", une firme de l'agrochimie. La police retrouve...

How does one become a Righteous among the Nations? In the case of Henri Nick (1868-1954) and Andre Trocme (1901-1971), two French Protestant pastors on whom that title was conferred by Yad Vashem (Jerusalem) for their acts of solidarity toward persecuted Jews, the answer seems to be: by being immersed,...