Sciences humaines & sociales
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A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian
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LOVE AND LOUIS XIV - THE WOMEN IN THE LIFE OF THE SUN KING
Antonia Fraser
- Orion publishing group
- 25 Août 2006
- 9780752875149
The new bestseller from Antonia Fraser
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The epic story of Jerusalem told through the lives of the men and women who created, ruled and inhabited it.
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For almost a thousand years, Rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the world. Hughes vividly recreates the ancient Rome of Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Caligula, Cicero, Martial and Virgil. With the artistic blossoming of the Renaissance, he casts his unwavering critical eye over the great works of Raphael, Michelangelo and Brunelleschi, shedding new light on the Old Masters. In the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when Rome's cultural predominance was assured, artists and tourists from all over Europe converged on the city. Hughes brilliantly analyses the defining works of Caravaggio, Velasquez, Rubens and Bernini. Hughes' Rome is a vibrant, contradictory, spectacular and secretive place; a monument both to human glory and human error. In equal parts loving, iconoclastic, enraged and wise, peopled with colourful figures and rich in unexpected details, ROME is an exhilarating journey through the story of one of the world's most timelessly fascinating cities.
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The Crisis of Islam ; Holy War and Unholy Terror
Bernard Lewis
- Orion publishing group
- 29 Janvier 2004
- 9780753817520
The great scholar of Islam directly confronts the events of September 11th and the reasons behind Islamic terrorism in the modern world.
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A compelling and persuasive account of how the Romantic Movement permanently changed the way we see things and express ourselves.
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Notes on a century - reflections of middle east history
Bernard Lewis
- Orion publishing group
- 4 Juillet 2013
- 9781780221069
The memoirs of the greatest living historian of the Middle East, Professor Bernard Lewis.
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Red nile - the biography of the world's greatest river
Robert Twigger
- Orion publishing group
- 13 Février 2014
- 9781780220932
A rip-roaring yet intimate biography of the mighty Nile by Robert Twigger, award-winning author of ANGRY WHITE PYJAMAS. 'A tour de force' FINANCIAL TIMES.
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MALALA - THE GIRL WHO STOOD UP FOR EDUCATION AND CHANGED THE WORLD
Malala Yousafzai
- Orion publishing group
- 19 Août 2014
- 9781780622156
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The operators - the wild and terrifying inside story of america''s war in afghanistan
Michael Hastings
- Orion publishing group
- 24 Février 2012
- 9781409144878
Six rollercoaster weeks that brought down America's top General by the Rolling Stone journalist who broke the story
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SHADOWS OF THE WORKHOUSE - THE DRAMA OF LIFE IN POSTWAR LONDON
Jennifer Worth
- Orion publishing group
- 3 Janvier 2013
- 9781780225111
The inspiration for the second series of the BBC's phenomenally popular CALL THE MIDWIFE, starring Miranda Hart.
In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered.
There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy and Frank's parents both died within six months of one another and the children were left destitute. At the time, there was no other option for them but the workhouse. The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton, a missionary in Africa, visits the Nonnatus nuns and Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker. And Sister Monica Joan, the eccentric ninety-year-old nun, is accused of shoplifting some small items from the local market. She is let off with a warning, but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatton Garden in the nun's room. These stories give a fascinating insight into the resilience and spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties.
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Trade Secrets: Christmas
Annie Ashworth, Meg Sanders
- Orion publishing group
- 13 Octobre 2004
- 9780752859200
This is a pocket-sized edition of 'TRADE SECRETS: CHRISTMAS', full of helpful hints to get readers through the festive season.
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In Praise of Slow ; How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed
Carl Honoré
- Orion publishing group
- 7 Juin 2005
- 9780752865263
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Six rollercoaster weeks that brought down America's top General by the Rolling Stone journalist who broke the story
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AREA 51 - AN UNCENSORED HISTORY OF AMERICA''''S TOP SECRET MILITARY BASE
Annie Jacobsen
- Orion publishing group
- 17 Mai 2011
- 9781409141136
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The lost empire of atlantis: history's greatest mystery revealed
Gavin Menzies
- Orion publishing group
- 15 Septembre 2011
- 9780857820068
The bestselling author of 1421: The Year the Chinese Discovered the World uncovers the truth behind the mystery of Atlantis.
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L''ART DE LA SIMPLICITE - ENGLISH EDITION - HOW TO LIVE MORE WITH LESS
Dominique Loreau, Louise Lalaurie
- Orion publishing group
- 21 Avril 2016
- 9781409163855
If simplicity is an art, then Dominique Loreau is a master. Having lived in Japan for many years and inspired by oriental philosophy, Dominique Loreau discovered the beauty of a life well lived through the art of simplicity. Her lifestyle rests on the principle of 'less is more', and imbues all areas of existence, from the material to the spiritual. She captured her philosophy in the ground-breaking L'art de la Simplicit e , which was an massive bestseller in her native France and is now available in the English language for the first time. Simplify your home, empty your wardrobe, abandon compulsive purchases, eat more frugally but better, take care of your body and mind. From the art of feeling well in your home to the art of feeling well in your body, this compelling and elegant book will transform your life and take you on an empowering journey to happiness. You will feel energised, more confident and free. You will discover the essence of being truly alive and how to live a more centred life. One full of real pleasure, clarity and satisfaction.
