Louis: 5538 books

In Print Technology in Scotland and America Louis Kirk McAuley investigatesthe mediation of popular-political culturein Scotland and America, from thetransatlantic religious revivals known as theGreat Awakening to the U.S. presidentialelection of 1800. By focusing on Scotlandand America—and, in...

Uncover the fascinating truth behind Freemasonry and incorporate symbolic rituals into your life with this remarkably detailed and comprehensive insider's guide. Jean-Louis de Biasi a 32nd Degree Freemason who's been involved in the order for over twenty years offers a candid look at the essential...

A Child's Garden of Verses is a collection of poetry for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title Penny Whistles, but has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions. It contains about 65 poems including the cherished...

Qualifié par Lucien Rebatet de « chef d'oeuvre ignoré », Vingt ans d'Action Française, paru en 1926, a été pillé par les historiens du mouvement royaliste, mais il n'avait jamais été réédité. Voila que la chose est faîte. Son auteur, Louis Dimier (1865-1943), fut membre de l'Action Française...

EXTRAIT: J'aime Dijon comme l'enfant sa nourrice dont il a sucé le lait, comme le poète la jouvencelle qui a initié son coeur. - Enfance et poésie! Que l'une est éphémère, et que l'autre est trompeuse! L'enfance est un papillon qui se hâte...

EXTRAIT: Les pluies hivernales ayant grossi les eaux torrentueuses du fleuve Bagradas, le gué, que traversait la grande voie romaine de Thagaste à Théveste, n’était plus praticable ni aux piétons, ni aux bêtes de somme. C’est pourquoi...

EXTRAIT: Un peu partout, sur les murs de nos places et de nos gares, même les plus humbles, on peut voir de superbes affiches en couleurs, qui, de très loin, requièrent impérieusement l’attention. Cela représente une ville de féerie enveloppée...

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

George Lewis Becke (or Louis Becke; 18 June 1855 – 18 February 1913) was an Australian short-story writer and novelist.Becke was born at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, son of Frederick Becke, Clerk of Petty Sessions and his wife Caroline Matilda, née Beilby. Both parents were born in England....

Selected and introduced by Jenni Calder. Ill health drove Robert Louis Stevenson from Scotland; the urge for new and adventurous places drew him to the Pacific. There were those at home who would have been happier to see him purely as a spinner of the picturesque, but Stevenson could not close his eyes...

Ten of the greatest authors of all time present their great works in the short story genre. A great compilation of tales for all tastes with the  great geniuses of literature in his most acclaimed works.  This selection specially chosen by the literary critic  August Nemo, contains the following...

« KatreCar » ou, tout simplement, « 4/4 », est une collection d’ouvrages composés de Quatre nouvelles policières de Quatre auteurs différents, offrant, chacune, un bon Quart d’heure de lecture. Quatre gros Quarts d’heure... donc, plus d’une heure de détente par livre, proposée...

In Slobodan Milosevic and the Destruction of Yugoslavia former U.S. foreign service officer Louis Sell fills a gap in the literature on the Yugoslav conflicts by covering both the domestic Yugoslav side of the collapse and the history and consequences of international interventions in the wars in...

Layoffs have become a fact of life in today’s economy; initiated in the mid 1970s, they are now widely expected, and even accepted. It doesn’t have to be that way.In The Disposable American, award-winning reporter Louis Uchitelle offers an eye-opening account of layoffs in America–how they started,...