Maurice: 1983 books

Depuis sa mort en 1898 sous le couteau d'un anarchiste, Elisabeth d'Autriche est devenue un mythe. Mariée à 16 ans au futur empereur François-Joseph, Elisabeth de Wittelsbach est belle, intelligente, mais devient très vite dépressive et solitaire car elle déteste...

Extrait :   " Il y avait à Gênes, sous le dogat d’Uberto Lazario Catani, un lapidaire allemand fameux entre tous les marchands de pierreries. C’était une époque favorable aux célébrités pacifiques. La peste, dont la dernière épidémie avait...

Four-time Formula One Drivers' Champion Alain Prost is one of the best racing drivers of all time. Having discovered karting at the age of 14 during a family holiday, Prost progressed through motorsport's junior ranks, winning the French and European Formula Three championships, before joining the...

Il était sept heures, par un soir très chaud, sur les collines de Seeonee. Père Loup s’éveilla de son somme journalier, se gratta, bâilla et  détendit ses pattes l’une après l’autre pour dissiper la sensation de paresse qui en raidissait encore...

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin. The King is dead. Long live the King. With King Philip IV dead, and the Kingdom left in disarray, as the fatal curse of the Templars plagues the royal house of France. Imprisoned in Chateau Gaillard, Marguerite of Burgundy has fallen...

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin. No man is impervious to the poisons of the crown… Having murdered his wife and exiled his mistress, King Louis X of France becomes besotted with Princess Clemence of Hungary and makes her his new Queen. However, though the matter of...

Warning: Don’t Believe the Hype! All the poet called Sleepy wants to do is spit his verses, smoke chiba, and stay off the COP’s radar—all of which becomes impossible once he encounters a professional protestor known as (120 Degrees of) Knowledge Allah. They soon find themselves on the...

As Fred Bennett transitions from player to prayer, his heart leans towards his friend Yolanda. Unfortunately, so does that of Child Recovery Specialist Raoul Carizales. He is determined to win Yolanda’s heart, especially if it means humiliating Fred in the process.   Fred, Yolanda, their...

El pájaro azul es la historia de dos niños que tras recibir la visita de un hada emprenden la búsqueda del pájaro azul, el cual otorga bienestar a quien lo posee, pues representa la felicidad perfecta, que se identifica de cierta manera con el conocimiento total de las cosas. Es necesario buscarlo...

‘This was the original GAME OF THRONES’ George R.R. Martin Available for the first time in English, THE KING WITHOUT A KINGDOM is the seventh and final volume of The Accursed Kings series. The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, ‘The Good’, second of the Valois dynasty, has...

‘This was the original game of thrones’ George R.R. Martin The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place his cousin, Philippe of Valois, upon it. Having committed...

‘This is the original game of thrones’ George R.R. Martin From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin’s epic work. France became a great nation under Philip the Fair – but it was a greatness achieved at the expense of her people,...

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin. Charles IV is now king of France and his sister is Edward II of England’s Queen. Having been imprisoned by Edward as leader of the rebellious English barons, Roger Mortimer escapes to France, where he joins the war against the English...