Gilbert: 2100 books

« Ici-bas, tout le monde admet plus ou moins de se reconnaître capable d’erreur, mais pas la justice ; tout le bas étage du monde, la vile population des savants, des chercheurs, des médecins, des avocats, des journalistes, j’en passe, peut se tromper, se trompe, mais pas le juge. Un signe...

Le XXIe siècle sera-t-il le siècle du massacre des innocents ? Au fur et à mesure que sur le pavé des rues, le désordre des banlieues, le parvis des lycées, des jeunes meurent sans savoir pourquoi, la question, de fait, se pose. [...] Parce que l’assassinat de Nicolas (le 9 septembre 1996),...

Dans l’Empire Vert, deux-cent douze vieillards borgnes complotent contre l’Empereur. En ce pays, on fabrique des conserves de tripes de rats et d’oreilles humaines. Ils boivent de l’hydromel bouillant et se racontent des histoires tristes. Parfois, la nuit, des camions circulent, les phares...

Nobody ever reads this part of the book. Somebody at the publishing house explained to me that it's actually called the book flap. That sounded dirty, so I giggled for three hours. But it says in my contract that I have to write something over here in this tiny space, even though I don't think anyone...

The final volume of the acclaimed official biography: “A meticulously detailed and annotated account of Churchill’s declining years . . . A contemporary classic” (Foreign Affairs). The eighth and final volume of Winston S. Churchill’s official biography begins with the defeat of Germany...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.

The Will of the People is an incisive, in-depth look at Winston Churchill’s lifelong commitment to parliamentary democracy. First elected at twenty-five, Churchill was still in the House of Commons sixty-four years later. By far the largest part of his life – of his working days and nights –...

Saint Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton  1923 Chapter I - The Problem of Saint Francis Chapter II - The World Saint Francis Found Chapter III - Francis the Fighter Chapter IV - Francis the Builder Chapter V - Le Jongleur de Dieu Chapter VI - The Little Poor Man Chapter VII...

You may not believe that there’s a fun and easy way to comply with Sarbanes –Oxley, but once you have Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies, Second Edition in front of you, you’re sure to change your mind. This friendly guide gets you quickly up to speed with the latest SOX legislation and shows you safe...

Some find talking to others uncomfortable, difficult, or intimidating. Here is a way to overcome these communication challenges. HOW TO TALK TO ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE is the key to building confidence and improving communication skills. Written by Larry King, this guide provides simple and practical...

Today, virtually all companies, artists, and innovators run the risk of losing their competititve edge-and big money-by not adequately safeguarding their intellectual property. Written by an expert in intellectual property law, this is the first book to address the full range of legal protections...

Demonstrating that globalization is a centuries-old phenomenon, From Silver to Cocaine examines the commodity chains that have connected producers in Latin America with consumers around the world for five hundred years. In clear, accessible essays, historians from Latin America, England, and the United...

Colonial Massachusets, early 1690's. When a young girl in a Puritan town rejects a farmer boy's gift and instead slips out into the forest to dance with a young man from the Abenaki tribe, it sets off a chain of events resulting in one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in U.S. history, as neighbor...