La vie de Camille, adolescente surdouée, bascule quand elle pénètre accidentellement dans l’univers de Gwendalavir avec son ami Salim. Là des créatures, les Ts’liches, la reconnaissent sous le nom d’Ewilan et tentent de la tuer. Originaire de ce monde, elle est l’unique héritière d’un don prodigieux, le Dessin, qui peut s’avérer une arme fatale dans la lutte de son peuple pour reconquérir pouvoir, liberté et dignité. Épaulée par le maître d’armes de l’empereur et...

Avec des questionnaires de lecture pour une approche méthodique du texte. Le cahier iconographique. Une approche des grands thèmes de Candide par l'image (la guerre, le Nouveau Monde, l'esclavage...). Des questions de lecture de l'image sont proposées dans la rubrique " Le texte et ses images ". L'appareil critique. Biographie de l'auteur et genèse de l'oeuvre. La lutte philosophique et la censure. Candide, oeuvre réaliste ou parabole ? Des groupements de textes sur l'Inquisition (Thomas...

In 2016 schudden Martijn Aslander en Erwin Witteveen de gemoederen op met de publicatie van hun meesterwerk Nooit Af, ‘Maar omdat niet iedereen toekomt aan zo’n dik boek, waren de auteurs zo vriendelijk een beknopte versie te schrijven op borstzakformaat: Een beetje Nooit Af. Geen droge samenvatting, maar een superkorte hervertelling van hun spraakmakende visie.Nooit af gaat over de fundamenten van ons leven en de maatschappij. ‘Must-read voor iedere burger,’ aldus een lezer. De veran...

In 2008 for the first time the majority of the planet's inhabitants lived in cities and towns. Becoming globally urban has been one of mankind's greatest collective achievements over time, and raises many questions. How did global city systems evolve and interact in the past? How have historic urban patterns impacted on those of the contemporary world? And what were the key drivers in the roller-coaster of urban change over the millennia - market forces such as trade and industry, rulers and ...

Mandarin, Guoyu or Putonghua? "Chinese" is a language known by many names, and China is a country home to many languages. Since the turn of the century linguists and politicians have been on a mission to create a common language for China. From the radical intellectuals of the May Fourth Movement, to leaders such as Chiang Kai-shek, and Mao Zedong, all fought to push the boundaries of language reform. Now, internet users take the Chinese language in new and unpredictable directions. David Mos...

Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' This problem has puzzled biologists and physical scientists ever since. Living things are hugely complex and have unique properties, such as self-maintenance and apparently purposeful behaviour which we do not see in inert matter. So how does chemistry give rise to biology? What could have led the first replicating molecules up such a path? Now, developments in the emerging fie...

'It is only a bruise'. A carefree Russian official has what seems to be a trivial accident... One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Develop the next killer Android App using Java programming! Android is everywhere! It runs more than half the smartphones in the U.S.-and Java makes it go. If you want to cash in on its popularity by learning to build Android apps with Java, all the easy-to-follow guidance you need to get started is at your fingertips. Inside, you'll learn the basics of Java and grasp how it works with Android; then, you'll go on to create your first real, working application.

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