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C'est Cécile de Brunhoff qui est à l'origine de "Babar". Elle a coutume de raconter à ses deux fils les aventures d'un petit éléphant "Babar" qui, après la mort de sa mère, s'enfuit pour échapper aux chasseurs et arrive à Paris et se lie d'amitié avec une vieille dame.

Jean Watson's first edition of Nursing, now considered a classic, introduced the science of human caring and quickly became one of the most widely used and respected sources of conceptual models for nursing. This completely new edition offers a contemporary update and the most current perspectives on the evolution of the original philosophy and science of caring from the field's founding scholar.

What if an uncontrollable zombie outbreak took place in a world that contains vampires? In Dominion of the Damned, the vampires seize their chance to overpower humanity, herd them into labor camps, establish blood mills, and prevent the extinction of their only food supply. Hannah Jordan is a human survivor whose sole mission is to stay alive so she can prevent her orphaned baby brother from becoming monster food.

Août 1956, une jeune adolescente de quinze ans disparaît sans laisser de traces sur une petite île au large de Reykjavík. Trente ans plus tard, l’Islande n’est plus la petite nation timide de l’après-guerre et se prépare à recevoir un grand sommet réunissant les USA et l’Union soviétique. Mais aucun Islandais n’a oublié cette énigme, jamais résolue. Alors que Reykjavík s’apprête à fêter son 200e anniversaire, une jeune journaliste décide de remonter aux sources de cette mystérieuse affaire – aux conséquences imprévisibles.

My name is Hudson Ulysses Ferris, better known as Huff. And I’m an ultra-nerd with mega-hang-ups. But hey, that’s no excuse for avoiding everything I want in life, including a fresh start at an out-of-state university. My first night there, I meet the girl of my dreams. She’s taken, of course. And she’d never date a scrawny loser like me. Then my best friend, River, is manhandled by someone twice her size, and for once, I act like a man. And that dude and his friends leave me for dead. But I don’t die. What the heck happened?

Long ago, Damien Greystone hung up his guns and knives for the quiet life of a tailor. It’s just him, his demonic chihuahua, and his Chinese takeout. Forever. Oh, did he mention that he’s cursed, and everyone he cares for dies? So when an insane goddess blackmails him into dusting off his tracking skills to locate a rabid fairy, Damien just wants to get the job done quickly and return to his mundane life. Until he meets Sky. She’s beautiful, smart, and up to her ears in danger. He has no choice but to dig out his weapons.

For Goldmoon and her followers, Schallsea Island is a place of bright beginnings. In the shadow of the magical ruin called the Silver Stair, a translucent spiral that leads to visions and revelations, they have started construction on the Citadel of Light. For the first time since the Chaos War, the future looks promising. But two forces challenge Goldmoon's plan to launch a new mystical order on Krynn - one clad in the plate mail of a Solamnic Knight, the other hidden by mysterious magic and dark shadows.

La singularité de Sorj Chalandon est d'écrire merveilleusement tant comme journaliste qu'écrivain. Comment passer d'une écriture journalistique de l'immédiat à celle, littéraire, du jeu sur le style, le temps et le non-dit ? L'auteur raconte... Sorj Chalandon associe son métier de journaliste, de reporter et celui d'écrivain avec un talent remarquable. Lecteurs et critiques ne s'y sont pas trompés et ont plébiscité chacun de ses ouvrages, tout comme les jurés des prix littéraires.

Abel, recherché par la police et les dirigeants américains, est contraint de se battre pour survivre. Traqué au cœur du pays navajo, Abel Valdès Villazón, le leader du groupe écologiste Gaïa, révèle un scandale d'Etat, espérant ainsi provoquer la chute du gouvernement américain. Mais cette affaire dissimule un complot bien plus vaste qui implique Pékin et le milliardaire Cornélius Fox. La Maison Blanche lance toutes les forces du pays aux trousses de Gaïa, tandis qu'une bombe atomique explose dans le désert du Nouveau Mexique.

Tula Jones is a simple farmgirl who never dreamed she’d fall for a real-life god. And not just any god. When it comes to Zac, God of Temptation, no man is more dedicated, sexy, or alluring on the planet. Hello! Temptation powers! But when Zac and his brethren mysteriously disappear, Tula is beside herself. Then she receives a photo from a mysterious stranger, and the news is devastating. The gods are prisoners in the underworld, and Zac has been cheating with the other “guests”. Tula doesn’t want to believe Zac would betray her. She and Zac are soul mates, right?

En este episodio te contamos por qué la creación de procesos da flojera y cómo manejarla. Así como de la creatividad y la espontaneidad que surgen desde los procesos.

In each woman there is a secret question, one she doesn't always dare ask: "Is there something more? Is there something I don't know? Is there a higher sexual pleasure, something deeper than the one I've experienced? Many women wondered, Do my past traumas, or my partner's failure to fully understand my body prevent me from experiencing my true sexuality?Most sexually active women have asked themselves these questions at some point in their lives. Perhaps they haven't used these exact words, but the essence of their questions remains the same: Is there more?

Shiloh Norman wasn't a typical omega. He liked his boots tall, his shirts short, and his Alphas big and bad. He gave just as good as he took, and he could ride a cowboy like the devil. Working at the pleasure house in Greyhound's Canyon, Shiloh was content with his life in the town of Westminster until he finally met his match.

Stan has been hunting for fossils since the age of six. Now, in the summer of 1954, he hears a story he cannot forget: the skeleton of a huge creature—a veritable dragon—lies deep in an Alpine glacier. And he is determined to find it. But Stan is no mountaineer. To complete his dangerous expedition, he must call on loyal friend Umberto, who arrives with an eccentric young assistant and expert guide Gio. Time is short; the four men must descend before the weather turns.

Marseille, 1187. Antoine, orphelin de treize ans recherché pour meurtre, se retrouve seul sur les routes infestées de bandits, de mercenaires mais aussi de quelques belles âmes. L'adolescent, qui dorénavant se fait appeler Guilhem, va, au hasard d'étonnantes rencontres, être initié à l'art des troubadours tout comme à celui de la coutellerie, du lancer de couteau et du duel.

How can a couple be saved when they have declared war on one another? By helping them realize that desire originates not in the self, but in the other. There are strategies that can help, which Dr. Oughourlian has prescribed successfully to his patients. This work, alternating between case studies and more theoretical statements, convincingly defends the possibility that breakups need not be permanent.

1780 : La France, venue prêter main forte aux insurgés américains en guerre contre l'Angleterre, peine à financer ses opérations maritimes. Et à Paris, la colère gronde. C'est alors que Nicolas Le Floch est appelé pour enquêter sur la mort suspecte d'un ancien contrôleur général de la marine. Que dissimule cet apparent accident domestique ? Que redoutent le roi, Sartine et Necker pour s'intéresser autant à l'affaire ?

When travelling, do you want to journey off the English-speaking path, meet people and communicate easily? If so then you need to Get Talking. Through 10 common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you'll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak French in just 10 days. Practise the most frequent words and expressions for: introducing yourself, booking a room, checking into a hotel, asking for directions, getting in touch with an old friend, meeting an old friend for coffee, booking a table at a restaurant, arriving at a restaurant for dinner...

Harp Devereaux is torn. Part of her desperately wants to return to Ireland to finish what she and her family and friends started, and to witness the departure of the British forces from Ireland after eight hundred long years. But the other part finds life in America during the Roaring Twenties too exciting to trade for the sleepy streets of County Cork.

When a powerful goddess gives Damien one week to deliver the world’s last vampire, he only has one question: “Why is the vampire hiding in the jungle?” Damien isn’t sure, but he knows what’ll happen if he fails: The insane goddess will execute the only two women Damien’s ever cared for. (It’s complicated.) Also, there’s the small matter of his assistant, who believes her destiny is to become a vampire herself. (It’s very complicated.)