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Philip Julius, installé à Genève après avoir quitté précipitamment Paris, s’est spécialisé dans les transferts de fonds et la gestion de fortune. Grâce à des amis hauts placés, il est sur le point d’obtenir son passeport suisse quand la directrice de l’hôtel Beau Rivage lui fait...

Voué aux soldats franco-britanniques tombés lors de la guerre d’indépendance de la Grèce, le vieux cimetière de Kalamaki est en réfection. Philipp Julius est appelé sur place par les autorités alliées qui vont procéder à l’exhumation du cercueil de son père, mort dans un attentat en...

«  J’ai commencé comme gigolo, puis j’ai été l’amant d’une femme très riche, puis j’ai roulé son mari. Ensuite, j’ai acheté des hommes politiques et bâti une énorme fortune partout où l’on ne paye pas d’impôts. » Zadig, comme certains le surnomment, n’est-il qu’un...

« Je n’ai jamais su pourquoi ma seconde femme et moi nous sommes séparés. Je suppose que cela faisait partie de son programme de la semaine. Mardi, rôti de veau. Jeudi, quitter cet imbécile » : ainsi parle Paul Jarvis, célèbre scénariste qui mène grand train en 1980 à Palma de Majorque...

Considéré comme un parfait salaud pour avoir organisé son propre meurtre, le célèbre scénariste Paul Jarvis a réussi à s'échapper de sa prison de Palma de Majorque. Il se retrouve dans un piège plus redoutable encore que le précédent, qui lui fera endosser l'identité d'un homme coupable de crimes imprescriptibles.

This book draws upon theory and theology to consider how religious institutions engage with post-conflict statebuilding and why they would choose to lend their resources to the endeavour. Drawing from the theologies of Roman Catholicism and Sunni Islam, Dragovic explores their possible motivations to engage alongside the international community.

The results presented in this book summarize the main findings of the CARBOFOR project, which brought together 52 scientists from 14 research units to investigate the effects of future climate on the carbon cycle, the productivity and vulnerability of French forests. This book explains the current...

This book explains the physics of nuclear battery operation. It provides a comprehensive background that allows readers to understand all past and future developments in the field. The supply and cost of radioisotopes for use in applications (focused on nuclear batteries) are covered in the initial...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the very rich thinking about environmental issues which has grown up in Russia since the nineteenth century, a body of knowledge and thought which is not well known to Western scholars and environmentalists.  It shows how in the late nineteenth century...

Presenting a balance of theoretical insight and practical advice, this text is a clear and accessible guide to the key issues relating to primary education. Alphabetically arranged and fully cross-referenced to ensure ease of use, entries include both curriculum specific terms, as well as those that...

*Lost City, Found Pyramid delves into the fascinating world of sensational “pseudoarchaeology,” from perennial discoveries of lost pyramids or civilizations to contemporary ghost-hunting and reality TV. It examines how nonscientific pursuit of myths and legends warps both public perceptions of...

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2- (B-), University of Bamberg (Chair for english language science and the middle ages), course: PS II: Contrastive Linguistics English - German, language: English, abstract: In language we...

Oil palm is widely cultivated in tropical countries for use in food processing, personal care products and other applications such as biodiesel. Cultivation faces a range of challenges such as its environmental impact (e.g. in deforestation and biodiversity loss) as well threats from pests and diseases....

This book is a concise manual on debriefing techniques in a clinical educational context. It presents the most popular debriefing techniques and, hence, can be used as a reference manual by educators to help them achieve their intended debriefing objectives. The overarching objective of debriefing...