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Les derniers sauvages aux îles Marquises, [1842-1859
Par Max Radiguet. 2001
Un jeune homme, qui n'a pas encore vingt-cinq ans, décide de s'embarquer sur la Reine Blanche pour les Îles Marquises.…
Jouant le rôle de secrétaire de l'amiral Dupetit-Thomas, il décrit les lieux, mais plus particulièrement les modes de vie et mœurs des habitants de ces ÎlesHistoire du terrorisme
Par Dominique Venner. 2002
"On se souviendra longtemps des avions-suicide percutant les deux tours du World Trade Center, le 11 septembre 2001. Comment expliquer…
de telles extrémités ? Où conduisent-elles ? C'est à ces questions et à beaucoup d'autres que répond cette Histoire du terrorisme. A travers une série d'exemples types, Dominique Venner retrace ici la plus dramatique et la moins connue des histoires. Avec lui, on voit comment naissent les révoltes, d'où viennent les acteurs, comment ils justifient la terreur, quelles complicités leur profitent, quelles angoisses les habitent. On mesure également leurs limites, leurs victoires, leurs échecs. On découvre qu'enfant de notre époque, le terrorisme en est la figure monstrueuse mais parfois désirée, car la frontière est souvent floue qui sépare le terrorisme de la résistance à l'oppression et aux humiliations." -- 4e de couvLa stratégie de l'autruche: post-mondialisation, management et rationalité économique
Par Omar Aktouf. 2002
"Lorsque 3 milliards d'individus - soit la moitié de la planète - «vivent» avec moins de 3$ par jour, que…
225 milliardaires possèdent l'équivalent de l'avoir de 2 milliards de personnes, que 51 sociétés figurent parmi les 100 premières «économies» du monde, que l'économie mondiale est à 90 % spéculative, que la masse financière (hors actions et obligations) circulant quotidiennement représente 10 fois la valeur des réserves cumulées de toutes les banques centrales du monde... est-on encore loin du non-sens absolu ? En ce début du XXIe siècle, des voix s'élèvent contre le trop grand nombre d'erreurs commises dans la conduite des affaires économiques mondiales. Peut-on parler de simples erreurs de calcul et de prévision ? Certes non. Il s'agit de fautes, de fautes économiques et gestionnaires graves, qui touchent à la conception même de notre monde et de son fonctionnement. Est-ce là chose réparable par d'autres calculs et prévisions, en utilisant les mêmes prémisses et les mêmes schémas d'analyse ? [...]" -- 4e de couvLe disque ne tourne pas rond
Par Alain Brunet. 2003
Au tournant de l'an 2000, les plus puissantes entreprises de communication ont initié un vaste processus de convergence, avec l'assurance…
qu'Internet serait l'épine dorsale de la révolution numérique. Cette expansion phénoménale ne s'est pas déroulée comme prévu : les échecs répétés des modèles de consommation en ligne ont fortement ébranlé le triomphalisme de ces conglomérats dont l'industrie du disque est partie prenante. Les enregistrements de musique, premiers contenus artistiques à circuler massivement sur Internet, annoncent les bouleversements à venir. [...] Pendant que les créateurs voient leurs productions voyager gratuitement sur Internet, les ventes de leurs disques compacts ne cessent de péricliter. Ainsi, l'industrie de la musique est la première industrie culturelle à traverser cette crise sans précédent, d'où son repli sur des valeurs sûres qui ne fonctionnent qu'à court terme. Ce disque qui ne tourne pas rond... nous en dit long sur l'avenir de la culture à l'ère numérique. -- 4e de couvHer Majesty's spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the birth of modern espionage
Par Stephen Budiansky. 2005
Biography of the Puritan secretary of the Privy Council, who oversaw espionage for British monarch Elizabeth I. Describes ways Walsingham…
perfected techniques to operate secretly against Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Catholic countries of France and Spain. Explains his use of code breaking and secret agents. Violence. 2005Empire of the stars: obsession, friendship, and betrayal in the quest for black holes
Par Arthur I Miller. 2005
Examines the history of astrophysics in the early twentieth century when the concept of black holes was hotly debated by…
a young graduate student from India and a leading British scientist. Discusses their professional rivalry and its repercussions on their personal lives and the scientific community. 2005100 great poems of the twentieth century
Par Mark Strand. 2005
Pulitzer Prize winner and former poet laureate of the United States Mark Strand presents poems that he has "continued to…
feel strongly about over the years." Most were written by poets born before 1927 and represent Europe and North and South America. 2005Folding paper cranes: an atomic memoir
Par Leonard Bird. 2005
Memoir composed of accounts and poems confronting the legacy and future of nuclear warfare. Bird reflects on his visits to…
post-war Hiroshima and his experiences at the Nevada Test Site in 1957, when his marine unit was exposed to radiation during atomic detonations, which later caused his cancer. 2005Wild ducks flying backward: the short writings of Tom Robbins
Par Tom Robbins. 2005
A compilation of the novelist Tom Robbins's nonfiction writing--stories, poems, musings, critiques, travel articles, celebrity profiles, and responses to self-posed…
questions. In "Kissing" Robbins ranks the tradition of osculation as western man's greatest invention. In "Till Lunch Do Us Part" he praises the appeal of a ripe tomato sandwich. 2005The poet's guide to life: the wisdom of Rilke
Par Rainer Maria Rilke. 2005
Philosophical nuggets selected from seven thousand letters that convey the early-twentieth-century poet Rainer Maria Rilke's contemplations on topics such as…
work, solitude, death, language, art, love, and enjoying a full life. Selections, translations from French and German, and introduction by New York University professor Ulrich Baer. 2005Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's extraordinary life of wealth, empire, and utopian dreams
Par Michael D'Antonio. 2006
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the life and career of Milton Snavely Hershey (1857-1945), whose name is synonymous with chocolate. Discusses…
Hershey's business success, the model community around the Pennsylvania factory, and the 2002 controversy over the school trust. Presents the corporate titan's flaws as well as his ideals. 2006Maritcha: a nineteenth-century American girl
Par Tonya Bolden. 2004
Biography of Maritcha Rémond Lyons (1848-1929), an African American girl who fought to attend the town's only high school--an all-white…
one. Describes her family and childhood in New York and Rhode Island before, during, and after the Civil War. Based on Lyons's memoir. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2005Letters to a young poet
Par Rainer Maria Rilke. 2002
In ten letters written to an aspiring poet, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) reveals his own creative genius. Rilke's correspondence provides…
insights into his greatest poetry as well as his ideas of art, love, and death. Translated from German and introduced by Reginald Snell. 1903Forgotten crimes: the Holocaust and people with disabilities
Par Suzanne E Evans. 2004
Lawyer and journalist details Germany's "euthanasia" programs of 1935 to 1945, in which as many as 750,000 children and adults…
with physical and mental disabilities were killed. Draws on historical records and survivor interviews to describe Nazi medical philosophies, sterilization laws, methods, and organizers--and the legacy of the atrocities. 2004Betty Crocker's cook book for boys and girls
Par Betty Crocker. 1957
Two hundred forty-five step-by-step recipes featuring campfire cooking, party specials, and standard favorites for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Covers main…
dishes, salads, side dishes, breads, desserts, and more. Introduces cooking basics including proper use of utensils, key techniques, and practical tips. For grades 4-7. 1957The loss of the S.S. Titanic: its story and its lessons
Par Lawrence Beesley. 2000
The personal record of one of the 705 survivors of the Titanic disaster in 1912. His eyewitness account is augmented…
by those of other passengers who were spared, contributing to a general report of events and behavior the night the ship sank within three hours of colliding with an iceberg. 1912A year in the life of William Shakespeare, 1599: 1599
Par James Shapiro. 2005
Professor highlights a seminal year in Shakespeare's life that included the writing of four plays--Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You…
Like It, and Hamlet--and the building of the Globe Theatre. Portrays turmoil surrounding rebellion in Ireland, creation of the East India Company, and political intrigue. 2005The best of Oscar Wilde: selected plays and literary criticism
Par Oscar Wilde. 2004
A selection of work by Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). Includes the plays Salomé, Lady Windermere's Fan, A…
Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Brief literary criticism from various sources and introduction by professor Sylvan Barnet. 2004Traces Sandra Day O'Connor's rise to power culminating in her appointment by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 to be the…
first female Supreme Court justice. Analyzes O'Connor's position on controversial issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and the death penalty. Discusses her role as a pivotal voter. 2005A concise history of the Crusades (Critical Issues In History Ser. #Vol. 105)
Par Thomas F Madden. 1999
Professor asserts that, historically, "the crusading movement transcends the conquest of the Holy Land." Describes a European pattern of campaigning…
that continued into the Renaissance and Reformation. Uses primary sources to survey political crusades, those against heretics, and five major expeditions against Muslims--and their long-term effects. 1999