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Dans "La ronde et autres faits divers", J.M.G. Le Clézio donne aux faits divers de nos journaux leur titre de noblesse, comme un défi à la bienséance littéraire. Il n'y a plus de genre mineur lorsqu'un écrivain met tout son art, toute sa sensibilité dans la contemplation amoureuse des êtres et de leur environnement.

LA VENGEANCE N’EST QU’UNE PARTIE DE L’HISTOIRE… Une disparition passée sous silence. Un crime caché à la vue de tous. Une tentation capable de corrompre même les plus incorruptibles. Lorsque le corps est enfin découvert, les sombres secrets derrière le crime sont révélés. Mais les morts ne peuvent parler, ni accuser, ni réclamer justice. C’est au DCI David Garrick et à son équipe de reconstituer les indices et de résoudre une affaire des plus étranges et glaçantes. Et tandis que l’enquête s’intensifie, Garrick subit des pressions encore plus proches de lui. ...

Un cadavre glacé. Une affaire immobilière pour laquelle on serait prêt à tuer. Et un tueur sans aucune règle. Le l'inspecteur David Garrick pensait avoir tout vu — jusqu’à ce que les corps commencent à s’accumuler. Au fond d’une chambre froide, on découvre un cadavre au visage familier. Ce qui semblait d’abord n’être qu’une affaire de cupidité et de trahison se transforme rapidement en quelque chose de bien plus sinistre. Garrick tente de jongler entre les nuits sans sommeil imposées par un nouveau-né et une équipe autrefois soudée qui se fissure sous le poids ...

Un corps sur la plage. Une nouvelle vie en danger. Et une noirceur que même Garrick n’a jamais affrontée. En convalescence après un passé traumatisant et sur le point de devenir père, le DCI David Garrick espère un nouveau départ. Mais la découverte d’un corps sur une plage isolée menace de faire voler en éclats sa fragile impression de normalité. Ce qui semblait n’être qu’une enquête de routine se transforme bientôt en une toile d’activités criminelles d’une brutalité rare — si impitoyable que même les gangs les plus endurcis préfèrent s’en éloigner. ...

Adair is a young journalist living in London. Overshadowing his childhood is the obsession his father, Doctor Brown, has with a medical conspiracy. Fearing for his life, the doctor flees to a remote Scottish island, leaving his two sons behind wondering whether their father is deluded, insane, or actually telling the truth. Sophia is Adair’s childhood friend. At the age of 11, they become separated only to meet years later through the Internet. However, they are soon overcome by dark events and the horrific fracturing of their everyday lives.

Moving house has become a way of life for 15-year-old Isobel Miller; her father is an army major, her mother a middle-aged, pregnant, chain-smoking alcoholic. But the move to the village of Langham could be the straw that breaks the camel's back. To the truculent teenager it might as well be to Timbuktu. The only light in her miserable existence is her grandfather, storyteller elite, her savior. And when one of his macabre tales is mentioned in the local paper, Isobel is drawn into the depths of evil and devil worship.

Raif Harrison, former commander of the Star Chasers on Avalon, finds his life and everything he thought he knew changes the instant an enigmatic stranger arrives with knowledge about Raif and his true origins. Raif is set on a path that will bring him face-to-face with an age-old evil that is rising and the secret sect that has sworn to stop the prophecy, no matter what the cost. With time running out, Raif must fight an unimaginable horror that threatens his family, the woman he loves, homeworld, and beyond. The war has begun...but who will survive it?

In this podcast, scientists and practitioners sit down for a conversation on how youth can become game changers for 21st-century societal challenges. What societal challenges do adolescents face? Why are they equipped to make contributions? What do they need to contribute? How can we leverage technology? And how can youth become politically engaged? The podcast-recordings took place during the Healthy Start Transformative Research Meeting. The podcast as well as the research meeting were organized by scientists from Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Healthy Start Convergence, and the ...

In childhood, M.G. adores her old family house as if it were a guardian with heart and soul. After her mother dies, her father soon remarries and sends her brothers and her, one at a time, off to live with older siblings. M.G. buries her affection for that home, along with the family divisions and pain of her mother's departure. She becomes that kid–the one who falls through the cracks, and stumbles into adulthood wrecked, scarred, and undisciplined.

Aria, a young red-headed girl, has been content to wander the forest, talking with the animals and enjoying her life. But this week she needs to focus and finally choose a Familiar (that is, her very own animal companion). The problem is that Aria cannot decide on one! For the first time, Aria must travel the forest by herself to find one.

Gabriel Dantes by chance has stumbled across a series of letters, which he has called The Raphael Letters. These are letters addressed from the archangel Raphael to a guardian angel named Shariel who is protecting a young girl named Sarah. These letters are similar to C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters, insofar as they give us a glimpse into the spiritual battle that is all around us. But these letters, in contrast to The Screwtape Letters, give the reader the perspective of the side of good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thirty little gems by some of the world's great classic short story writers, including: 'The Flying Man' by H. G. Wells, 'Between Rounds' by O. Henry, 'A School Story' by M. R. James, 'A Pair of Silk Stockings' by Kate Chopin, 'A Deal in Ostriches' by H. G. Wells, 'The Piano Next Door' by Elia W. Peattie, 'Royal Visitors' by E. F. Benson, 'The Stolen Bacillus' by H. G. Wells, 'The Story of Chugoro' by Lafcadio Hearn, 'One Law for the Rich' by Stacy Aumonier, 'My Enemy and Myself' by Vincent O'Sullivan and more.

Although scholars have long recognized that local American parties play an important role in elections, surprisingly little is known about the individuals who lead these typically small, volunteer-based organizations. As Small Power shows, local party leaders influence the electoral process in myriad ways. Drawing from a survey of over 850 Democratic and Republican local party chairs, a nationally representative sample of voters, and dozens of in-depth interviews, the authors describe how parties are organized, who party chairs are, and how they serve the party.

Det skulle vara en dag som alla andra i Ponyville om det inte var för att drakequinen Discord, ponnyernas tidigare plågoande, precis dykt upp i byn. Men den här gången är han inte där för att ställa till med otyg, utan för att delta i Vårmusikalen. Och på prinsessan Celestias begäran dessutom! Hon vill att han en gång för alla ska visa för invånarna att de kan lita på honom. Men när det ligger i ens natur att hålla på med rackartyg så är det inte alltid så lätt att låta bli.

Pinkie Pie har alltid varit lite annorlunda jämfört med resten av sin familj. När familjeföretaget stenfarmen börjar gå dåligt kommer Pinkie Pie på idén att försöka rädda företaget genom att arrangera en stenhård rockkonsert. Pinkie Pies familj tycker inte om hennes idé, de tror inte att den är seriös nog.

They descended the courthouse steps, license in hand, and were walking along facing traffic, what there was of it. An old, white pickup was barreling toward them. The glare on the windshield obscured the driver. Danilo said, “Is Poirier coming to the wedding?” He stopped, and Danilo turned round to face him. “If he is invited, Ochoa, which I assume he is.” Danilo smiled. “I'm not sure that is....” Whatever Danilo was going to say was lost in the roar of the pickup truck which was almost upon them. It swerved onto the broad sidewalk heading straight for them. Danilo was just ...

"Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth. A wonderful read." ―Louise Penny recommending G.M. Malliet's novel WICKED AUTUMN "Nobody notices a bartender." So thinks the protagonist of this original short story by award-winning author G.M. Malliet. On overhearing a conversation one evening, the bartender of the title is inspired to try his hand at a copycat crime. He realizes his ordinary appearance and ability to blend in might help him evade detection, and in the days before security cameras were installed on nearly every ...

The Arctic convoys run to the ports of Northern Russia from 1941 to 1945 combined the man-made and maritime horrors of the Battle of the Atlantic with the unforgiving ferocity of one of the most inhospitable of the world's climates. Maintaining that lifeline through the waters of the Arctic circle was essential to the development and maintenance of the Anglo-American alliance with the Soviet Union. With the massive campaign on Germany's Eastern front hanging in the balance in 1941 to 1942, the German Armed Forces deployed significant numbers of submarines, bomber and torpedo aircraft, ...

La fama nasconde tutto—tranne l’omicidio Il DCI David Garrick viene chiamato sul set della serie storica più seguita al mondo, quando una morte sospetta minaccia di mandare all’aria la produzione. A prima vista sembra un incidente, ma dietro il glamour e le celebrità si nasconde un mondo di rivalità, segreti e inganni—ognuno più pericoloso del precedente. Man mano che Garrick e la sua squadra scavano più a fondo, devono affrontare ego potenti, star viziati e le luci accecanti della fama. Ma sotto la facciata dello showbiz, Garrick scopre qualcosa di molto più personale: una ...

¿Y si te dijera que la clave para transformar tu bienestar, tus recuerdos y tus decisiones más profundas está en algo que no puedes ver… pero sí oler? El Imperio de los Aromas te lleva a un viaje sensorial sin precedentes, donde el olfato —ese sentido olvidado— se revela como el verdadero maestro de la emoción, la memoria, el deseo y la identidad. A través de relatos envolventes, ciencia fascinante y reflexiones culturales, descubrirás cómo un simple aroma puede transportar tu mente a la infancia, fortalecer tus relaciones, elevar tu rendimiento y hasta influir en lo que ...