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Chaque année, à la mi-carême, se tient, à la Salpêtrière, le très mondain Bal des folles. Le temps d'une soirée, le Tout-Paris s'encanaille en compagnie de femmes déguisées en colombines, gitanes, zouaves et autres mousquetaires. Ce bal "costumé et dansant" n'est rien d'autre qu'une des dernières expérimentations du docteur Charcot, adepte de l'exposition des fous.

Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to reveal how fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy prevent us from realizing our personal goals. This long-suppressed parable, once considered too controversial to publish, was written by Hill in 1938 following the publication of his classic bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. Annotated and edited for a contemporary audience by Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Three Feet from Gold coauthor Sharon Lechter, this book is profound, powerful, resonant, and rich with insight.

Véhément plaidoyer contre la peine de mort, ce journal d'un condamné à mort nous livre les derniers instants et les dernières pensées d'un homme qui va bientôt être guillotiné sur la Place de Grève. "Condamné à mort ! Voilà cinq semaines que j'habite avec cette pensée, toujours seul avec elle, toujours glacé de sa présence, toujours courbé sous son poids ! Autrefois, car il me semble qu'il y a plutôt des années que des semaines, j'étais un homme comme un autre homme."

Quinto e ultimo Tomo dell'opera, dedicato alla morte e all'annullamento. Morte dei giovani rivoluzionari sulle barricate...

Cuando conoció a Pablo Escobar, con solo trece años, Victoria Eugenia Henao ignoraba que su vida estaba a punto de convertirse en una pesadilla terrible, y que jamás dejarían de señalarla con el dedo por ser la mujer con la que se casó y tuvo dos hijos el mayor narcotraficante de todos los tiempos.

Ben Greenwood’s life turned upside down the day his parents vanished—leaving behind nothing but questions. But when a mysterious letter arrives out of the blue, it changes everything. The letter points Ben toward a strange organisation he’s never heard of: the Royal Institute of Magic. Suddenly, he’s thrown into a realm where spells are bought and sold, magical creatures roam the streets, and danger lurks around every corner.

Un mese dopo aver causato l'incidente stradale in cui è morto il suo miglior amico, Kyle è divorato dal senso di colpa. Consumato dal rimorso, si arrampica in cima a una cascata e si prepara a saltare, quando una misteriosa ragazza lo ferma minacciando che se lo farà, lei lo seguirà. Ma anche Mia nasconde dei segreti: vuole lasciare l'Alabama per raggiungere la Spagna in cerca della madre biologica e, siccome abbandonare Kyle a sé stesso è impensabile, lo convince ad accompagnarla.

Welcome to 🇫🇷 1 Minute in Slow French, podcast for beginner French learners (A1–A2) who want to understand spoken French and gain confidence. Each episode features a short story in slow, clear French, perfect for: • learning basic French vocabulary • understanding spoken French for beginners • practicing French listening comprehension • learning useful everyday French expressions This podcast is ideal if you’re learning French for travel or daily life, or if you want short, effective French practice. Created and hosted by Victoria Vernhes, a certified French teacher, 1 Minute...

Fourteen years ago, prosecutor Jessica Yardley's husband went to prison for a series of brutal murders. She's finally created a life with her daughter and is a well-respected attorney. She's moving on. But when a new rash of homicides has her ex-husband, Eddie, written all over them - the nightmares of her past come back to life.

Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his 16 Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Since his first story appeared in 1950, virtually every major writer of science fiction and fantasy has fallen under his influence, including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, and Joe Hill, as well as filmmakers like Stephen Spielberg and J. J. Abrams.

Les Misérables is set in Paris after the French Revolution. In the sewers and backstreets, we encounter "the wolf-like tread of crime", and assassination for a few sous is all in a day's work. We weep with the unlucky and heart-broken Fantine, and we exult with the heroic revolutionaries of the barricades; but above all we thrill to the steadfast courage and nobility of soul of ex-convict Jean Valjean, always in danger from the relentless pursuit of the diabolical Inspector Javert.

With money and hope in short supply, newly minted attorney Brigham Theodore decides it’s time to lower his standards. He joins a seedy fly-by-night firm in Salt Lake City out of desperation. After he loses his first case - a speeding ticket - he’s convinced his career is over. But to his shock, his boss hands him a slightly more complex case: capital murder.

For high-powered personal injury attorney Noah Byron, the good things in life come with a price tag - cars, houses, women. That's why he represents only cases that come with the possibility of a nice cut of the action. But as a favor to his ex-wife, he meets with the mother of twelve-year-old Joel, a boy poisoned by tainted children's medicine. While the official story is that a psycho tampered with bottles, the boy's mother believes something much more sinister is at work...and the trail leads right back to the pharmaceutical company.

In the Gothic towers of the cathedral of Notre-Dame - which has been subjected to decades of degradation and neglect - lives its bell ringer, Quasimodo. Persecuted as wicked and pilloried for his broken appearance, he’s shown kindness only by the alluring Esmeralda, an outsider herself, who fills Quasimodo’s heart with a hope and devotion beyond reason. When she falls victim to the lies of the vengeful and lustful Archdeacon Claude Frollo, only Quasimodo can save her from the gallows. In sanctuary, looming high above Paris, their fates entwine.

Esotismo, avventura e terrore si amalgamano insieme a comporre un'avventura senza tempo. Pubblicato con lo pseudonimo Victoria Holt - quello normalmente usato da E. A. Hibbert per i romanzi a sfondo gotico - "Prigioniera del cuore" è un’entusiasmante miscela di tutti gli elementi più misteriosi, esotici e bizzarri che hanno decretato la fortuna letteraria del genere. La bella Rosetta Cranleigh, figlia di due egittologi, si imbarca per un viaggio avventuroso a fianco di un giovane archeologo, Lucas Lorimer, e del fuggitivo Simon Perrivale, accusato ingiustamente di omicidio.

Is it right that, despite the promises of feminism, women's bodies remain at the mercy of state, society, and religion? Are being sexy and being smart really mutually exclusive? Can a woman be both body and brain? Victoria Bateman has confronted these questions with actions as well as words. She has appeared naked on national television, on stage, in art and at protests—using her body, as well as her brain, to deliver her message. In Naked Feminism, Bateman makes a compelling case for women's bodily freedom, and explains why the current puritanical revival is so dangerous for women.

When she's tasked with caring for an injured prisoner, Ophelia sees the perfect opportunity to prove she's ready for her Sainting. The prisoner is none other than the Lupa Nox—the most dangerous warrior of the Sepulchyre, her homeland's sworn enemy. If Ophelia can convert the disarmingly beautiful knight's wicked heart to the Church of the Host, then the Saints will surely fight amongst themselves to claim her.

Questo romanzo fu pubblicato nel 1869, e fu scritto da Hugo mentre era in esilio a Guernesy per ragioni politiche, tant'è che il titolo originario era "Per ordine del Re". Parti del romanzo descrivono l'opulenza e il parassitismo della nobiltà, in contrasto con la povertà in cui versa il popolo. Ma l'esempio di levatura morale offerto dalla povertà non lascia dubbi su chi siano quelli a cui si apriranno le porte del Cielo. Dal libro sono stati tratti vari film primo fra tutti il film muto di Pierre leni, del 1928, dalla cui colonna sonora è stata tratta la cornice musicale.

Obèses, c'est le podcast pour les gros, par les gros. Comment s'habiller ? Comment gérer les moqueries ? Comment passer un repas de famille sans parler de régime ? Comment vivre, tout simplement, avec ce poids, au sens propre comme au figuré ? Obèses essaie d'apporter des réponses, mais tente surtout de vous dire que vous n'êtes pas seul(e). Si malheureusement nous sommes des milliers, heureusement, nous sommes des milliers.

Un enregistrement exceptionnel : les cinq volumes des "Misérables", un des plus grands romans de la littérature française, enfin disponibles en livre audio. Jean Valjean, Cosette, les Thénardier, Gavroche, ou encore Javert sont autant de noms qui résonnent au-delà de l'histoire qui les a fait naître. Ces misérables sont décrits à la fois comme des archétypes du genre humain, mais aussi comme les produits d'une société génératrice de pauvreté, d'ignorance et de désespoir.