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Voyagez dans le temps avec l'histoire captivante de Joseph du Gourdou, un jeune planteur du 18 siècle qui s'installe sur l'île de Saint-Domingue après que Louis XIV a réclamé une part de ce joyau des Caraïbes. Découvrez les péripéties de sa vie, de la création de sa plantation luxuriante aux défis de la paternité, en passant par les tragédies de la malaria et de la Révolution française. En 1825, l'histoire se termine en apothéose avec...
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Après ses études à Paris, Jérémy rentre au Ghana pour mettre en œuvre son projet humanitaire d'aide au développement. Dès son arrivée, il apprend que sa sœur est atteinte d'une maladie incurable. Pour l'aider à lutter contre ce mal, Jérémy l'impliquera dans sa mission. Plongé au cœur de la culture ghanéenne, il vivra des évènements tout à fait inattendus qui changeront le cours de sa vie.
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Nobel winner Pearl S. Buck's classic debut novel, about one Chinese woman's coming of age as she's torn between Eastern and Western cultures. Kwei-lan is a traditional Chinese girl, taught by her mother to submit in all things, 'as a flower submits to sun and rain alike.' Her marriage was arranged before she was born. As she approaches her wedding day, she's surprised by one aspect of her anticipated life: Her husband-to-be has been educated abroad...
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La vie de Léna est un roman. Pourquoi erre-t-elle désespérément avec sa seule valise pour compagne d'infortune ? Quelle blessure immense cherche-t-elle à fuir aussi intensément ? Ses cahiers intimes, trouvés dans une malle après son décès, nous éclairent sur les raisons de son insensé vagabondage. Cette histoire nous conduit tout au long du vingtième siècle, des berges de la Seine à celles de la Mithi River à Bombay, des rives du Léman...
65) Invited
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A life saved. A debt owed. Once again, Ivy Tangiers finds herself reluctantly following along with another of her boyfriend's schemes. This time: a tailor-made haunted house.The book deals, the TV interviews, the Netflix documentaries. Money and fame will fall right into their lap.And now that he's found the perfect location, he just needs the perfect ghosts.With the help of a world-renowned spirit guide, the long-dead children of Sparrow House are...
66) Broken Windows
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★★★★★ "The first chapter will grab you right away and you won't be able to read fast enough to find out what happens." MIKKY IS DETERMINED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. LIFE CAN'T STAY THE SAME. NOT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED.Buckle up – this rollercoaster of a thriller will leave you breathless! Mikky's task is simple. Find out who owns the valuable dagger, the talisman and symbol for a cult-like group in London's underworld – a drugs gang led by...
67) Meeting Jesus
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The Meeting Jesus Saga is an extended tale of current twenty-first century living within the Kingdom of God. There is an on-going witness to rebirth, spirit-filled living, marriage, walking in the spirit, and generally, living and working under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Marriage is explored as a foundation stone, part of the core of the Kingdom-a three-way covenant of power, love, and joy. Book one, Meeting Jesus, starts when the Lord speaks...
68) Roots Unearthed
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"Roots Unearthed: A Journey of Courage, Identity, and Hope in the Heart of Oakwood" delves into the lives of Aisha, Marcus, and Jamila, three residents of Oakwood whose lives intertwine in a shared mission for change. Amidst a backdrop of historical division symbolized by a Confederate statue in the town square, these individuals embark on a transformative journey that challenges the status quo and ignites a movement for unity and justice. Aisha,...
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Gripping at times, heartrending at others, What We All Long For is an ode to a generation of longing and identity, and to the rhythms and pulses of a city and its burgeoning, questioning youth.
Dionne Brand's multicultural infusion follows the stories of a close circle of twenty-something second-generations living in downtown Toronto-and the secrets they hide from their families.
Tuyen is a lesbian avant-garde artist and the daughter of Vietnamese...
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"Wiener has rescued an intimate story from the family archive, a story that is also the infamous history of our continent, with her trademark intelligence and irreverent humor. Her prose, sober and forward, is fresh air; her view allows us to be testimonies of Latin America's cycles of plundering and looting."-Valeria Luiselli, author of The Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends
An award-winning Peruvian journalist and writer delivers her...
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Celestial kingdom duology volume 2.5
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[2024]
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Unabridged.
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4 audio discs (4 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Filled with magic and mythology, friendship and love, these stories intertwine through the past, present, and future of the two novels, told from the perspectives of multiple characters, including Chang'e, Shuxiao, Liwei, and Wenzhi.
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Avec son idée d'attrape-rêves électronique, Bertrand Nef est la cible des railleries de ses condisciples. Étudiant à l'École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, il est pourtant persuadé de tenir, avec cette machine capable d'enregistrer puis de restituer les rêves en vidéo, l'idée du siècle. Lorsque deux français s'installent par hasard à sa table un midi, faisant preuve d'un intérêt inespéré, notre narrateur suisse s'empresse de...
73) Fortuné
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Élevé par ses grands-parents, à la mort de sa mère, "Fortuné", chanteur baroque, ne sait rien de son père et s'interroge sur ce prénom qui évoque l'Afrique. Nadia est substitute du Procureur de La Rochelle, en charge des mineurs. Improbable rencontre. Entre la naissance d'un amour, la quête des origines, le partage des blessures de l'enfance, de Paris à Bamako, la musique irradie. Surviennent les drames de l'année 2012…
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Annelise ne manque de rien. En fait, elle a tout : une fillette sans histoire, un mari aussi généreux qu'ambitieux, le respect sans bornes de ses proches. Pourtant, cette perle des Antilles est rongée par un secret qu'elle n'assume plus. Elle s'accroche au spectre d'un passé aux promesses inabouties. Une brûlante passion menace sa petite vie douillette. Que ne ferait-on pour l'amour, surtout quand celui-ci redonne tant goût à la vie ?Shah et...
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Land of Near But not Far©️Book Series Double EditionBook one ..Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Gramme, the heroic Queen Janna and her King Gramme ruled with valor and raised their twin daughters, Princess Shana and Princess Taj. But darkness lurked in the form of the Pride Queen and Envy Witch, who desired to covet the throne u. Join us on an epic adventure through the Land of Near not Far as we uncover their treacherous plans and fight for...
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Anne, enseignante et artiste, se sent prisonnière de sa vie. Elle part à Fiesole, près de Florence, pour trouver l'inspiration. Là, elle rencontre Michel, un professeur de philosophie passionné d'art. Ensemble, ils décident de recréer l'académie néoplatonicienne de Florence pour insuffler un renouveau artistique et philosophique, cherchant à éclairer un monde sombre depuis trop longtemps.
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77) Trouble in July
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A community lynches a wrongly accused man in Caldwell's scathing indictment of Southern prejudice When word spreads through Julie County that Sonny Clark, a black man, has assaulted Katy Barlow, a white woman, the man's fate is sealed. With frightening speed, authorities and an outraged mob align to apprehend Clark and condemn him without trial. By the time Barlow confesses that no crime occurred, it is too late. Told from the multiple perspectives...
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More than two decades after moving to Saudi Arabia and marrying powerful Abdullah Baylani, American-born Rosalie learns that her husband has taken a second wife. That discovery plunges their family into chaos as Rosalie grapples with leaving Saudi Arabia, her life, and her family behind. Meanwhile, Abdullah and Rosalie's consuming personal entanglements blind them to the crisis approaching their sixteen-year-old son, Faisal, whose deepening resentment...
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Tūpuna Rock is a tale of two teenage siblings raised in Canada by their Māori mother and Canadian father. While on vacation in Aotearoa New Zealand, their borrowed sloop is disabled in a storm with only the two teens aboard. Having lost their navigation gear, after six days adrift with no sense of direction, they beach their damaged boat on a desolate 'rock'. With no idea where they are and their boat damaged beyond repair, the teens recognize that...
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"Untold Stories of the Argan Tree: A Journey Through Berber Folklore" is a fascinating exploration of the cultural significance of the Argan tree in Berber mythology and traditional knowledge. The book takes readers on a journey through the tales and legends of the Berber people, shedding light on the many mysteries and wonders of the Argan tree.The book covers the various ways that the Argan tree has been utilized and treasured by the Berbers for...
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