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The Novel Cure

An A-Z Of Literary Remedies

by Ella Berthoud, Susan Elderkin ...

A novel is a story, a collection of experiences transmitted from the mind of one to the mind of another. It offers a way to unwind, a way to focus, a way to learn about life—distraction, entertainment, and diversion. But it can also be something much more powerful. When read at the right time in your life, a novel can—quite literally—change it.The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. To create ... Read more

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A novel is a story, a collection of experiences transmitted from the mind of one to the mind of another. It offers a way to unwind, a way to focus, a way to learn about life—distraction, entertainment, and diversion. But it can also be something much more powerful. When read at the right time in your life, a novel can—quite literally—change it.The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. To create
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Las muertes chiquitas

by Margarita Posada Jaramillo ...

En 2006, después de un viaje a Europa, la escritora Margarita Posada se encontró postrada de repente en una cama de la que no quería salir. Lo que en principio parecía una suerte de mal momento pasajero, poco a poco se convirtió en una realidad con la que ha tenido que convivir desde entonces. La depresión es uno de los trastornos más comunes del siglo XXI y aqueja a millones de personas. En esta ... Read more

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En 2006, después de un viaje a Europa, la escritora Margarita Posada se encontró postrada de repente en una cama de la que no quería salir. Lo que en principio parecía una suerte de mal momento pasajero, poco a poco se convirtió en una realidad con la que ha tenido que convivir desde entonces. La depresión es uno de los trastornos más comunes del siglo XXI y aqueja a millones de personas. En esta
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Le Guépard de Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis

by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’UniversalisLa publication du Guépard, un an après la mort de son auteur, a révélé au pulic européen un inconnu. Hormis trois articles de jeunesse, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896-1957) n’avait rien publié de son vivant.Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur Le Guépard de Giuseppe Tomasi di ... Read more

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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’UniversalisLa publication du Guépard, un an après la mort de son auteur, a révélé au pulic européen un inconnu. Hormis trois articles de jeunesse, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896-1957) n’avait rien publié de son vivant.Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur Le Guépard de Giuseppe Tomasi di
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THE ELEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAIRIES

An A-Z of Fairies, Pixies, and other Fantastical Creatures

by Lucy Cooper ...

The latest title in the much-loved Element Encyclopedia series, The Element Encyclopedia of Fairies explores the history, legends, and mythology of these little peoples.In the latest instalment of the best-selling Element Encyclopedia series, fairy expert Lucy Cooper examines the long history of fairies in our world, both ancient and modern. From the Fates of ancient Greece and the Sidhe of the ... Read more

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The latest title in the much-loved Element Encyclopedia series, The Element Encyclopedia of Fairies explores the history, legends, and mythology of these little peoples.In the latest instalment of the best-selling Element Encyclopedia series, fairy expert Lucy Cooper examines the long history of fairies in our world, both ancient and modern. From the Fates of ancient Greece and the Sidhe of the
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Writers Who Changed History

by DK ...

Series series DK History Changers
Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights.Lavishly illustrated with photographs and paintings of writers’ homes, studies, and personal artifacts—along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and their correspondence—Writers Who Changed History introduces the key ideas, themes, and literary techniques of each writer, revealing the ... Read more

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Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights.Lavishly illustrated with photographs and paintings of writers’ homes, studies, and personal artifacts—along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and their correspondence—Writers Who Changed History introduces the key ideas, themes, and literary techniques of each writer, revealing the
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Le Passeur de Lois Lowry (Fiche de lecture)

Analyse complète de l'oeuvre

by Matthieu Durel, fichesdelecture ...

Cette fiche de lecture sur Le passeur de Lois Lowry propose une analyse complète : un résumé du Passeur, une présentation des personnages principaux et une analyse des axes de lecture.À propos de FichesDeLecture.com :FichesdeLecture.com propose plus 2500 analyses complètes de livres sur toute la littérature classique et contemporaine : des résumés, des analyses de livres, des questionnaires et des ... Read more

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Cette fiche de lecture sur Le passeur de Lois Lowry propose une analyse complète : un résumé du Passeur, une présentation des personnages principaux et une analyse des axes de lecture.À propos de FichesDeLecture.com :FichesdeLecture.com propose plus 2500 analyses complètes de livres sur toute la littérature classique et contemporaine : des résumés, des analyses de livres, des questionnaires et des
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor 3E

A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Understanding Literature, from The Great Gatsby to The Hate You Give

by Thomas C. Foster ...

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to the tools of literary analysis, covering a diverse range of writing and literary devices, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to improve your reading comprehension and make your everyday reading ... Read more

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Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to the tools of literary analysis, covering a diverse range of writing and literary devices, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to improve your reading comprehension and make your everyday reading
... Read more
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt

by Anonymous, Duchess Goldblatt ...

One of the New York Times’ 20 Books to Read in 2020“A tonic . . . Splendid . . . A respite . . . A summer cocktail of a book.”—Washington Post“Unforgettable . . . Behind her brilliantly witty and uplifting message is a remarkable vulnerability and candor that reminds us that we are not alone in our struggles—and that we can, against all odds, get through them.”—Lori Gottlieb, N... ... Read more

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One of the New York Times’ 20 Books to Read in 2020“A tonic . . . Splendid . . . A respite . . . A summer cocktail of a book.”—Washington Post“Unforgettable . . . Behind her brilliantly witty and uplifting message is a remarkable vulnerability and candor that reminds us that we are not alone in our struggles—and that we can, against all odds, get through them.”—Lori Gottlieb, N...
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Reading My Way from Hollywood to Brooklyn

by Wendy W. Fairey ...

Wendy Fairey grew up among books. As the shy and studious daughter of famed Hollywood columnist Sheilah Graham-F. Scott Fitzgerald’s lover during the last years of his life-she began as a child reading her way through the library Fitzgerald had assembled for her mother and escaped into the landscape of classic English novels. Their protagonists became her intimates, starting with David Copperfield ... Read more

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Wendy Fairey grew up among books. As the shy and studious daughter of famed Hollywood columnist Sheilah Graham-F. Scott Fitzgerald’s lover during the last years of his life-she began as a child reading her way through the library Fitzgerald had assembled for her mother and escaped into the landscape of classic English novels. Their protagonists became her intimates, starting with David Copperfield
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L’Élégance du hérisson de Muriel Barbery (Analyse de l’œuvre)

Analyse complète, résumé détaillé et clés de lecture du roman contemporain

by Isabelle Defossa, Harmony Vanderborght, lePetitLitteraire ...

Series series Fiche de lecture
Décryptez L’Élégance du hérisson de Muriel Barbery grâce à cette fiche de lecture claire, accessible et complète !Véritable succès de la littérature contemporaine, le roman séduit par ses personnages atypiques, son humour subtil et sa portée philosophique. Cette analyse propose toutes les clés pour comprendre les multiples enjeux du texte.Dans cette fiche, vous trouverez :Un résumé complet et ... Read more

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Décryptez L’Élégance du hérisson de Muriel Barbery grâce à cette fiche de lecture claire, accessible et complète !Véritable succès de la littérature contemporaine, le roman séduit par ses personnages atypiques, son humour subtil et sa portée philosophique. Cette analyse propose toutes les clés pour comprendre les multiples enjeux du texte.Dans cette fiche, vous trouverez :Un résumé complet et
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Débuter avec Scrivener 3 pour Windows

by Roland R. Nyns ...

Series series Pour les Nouilles
Scrivener est un atelier virtuel d'écriture spécialement conçu pour correspondre aux habitudes de travail brouillon et non linéaire des auteurs, rédacteurs, scénaristes, journalistes, scientifiques ou voyageurs. C’est à la fois un traitement de texte, un organiseur de documents et un gestionnaire de documentation.Alors que ce logiciel est utilisé par plus de 500.000 personnes de par le monde, son ... Read more

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Scrivener est un atelier virtuel d'écriture spécialement conçu pour correspondre aux habitudes de travail brouillon et non linéaire des auteurs, rédacteurs, scénaristes, journalistes, scientifiques ou voyageurs. C’est à la fois un traitement de texte, un organiseur de documents et un gestionnaire de documentation.Alors que ce logiciel est utilisé par plus de 500.000 personnes de par le monde, son
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The Masculine Century

A Heretical History of Our Time

by Michael Antony ...

Now that the Twentieth Century is behind us what made it what it was?200 million human beings killed by war, totalitarianism, and extermination programsWhat made the twentieth century the most murderous age in human history, as well as the age that made the greatest advances ever in science and technology, while art and serious music declined into abstraction, non-communication, and grotesque ... Read more

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Now that the Twentieth Century is behind us what made it what it was?200 million human beings killed by war, totalitarianism, and extermination programsWhat made the twentieth century the most murderous age in human history, as well as the age that made the greatest advances ever in science and technology, while art and serious music declined into abstraction, non-communication, and grotesque
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El Caso Banchero

by Guillermo Thorndike ...

¿Quién mató a Banchero Rossi?Un hombre cabalga solitario a las orillas del Rímac. Un joven avanza sigiloso por un jardín de Chaclacayo. Una muchacha mira llegar el día a través de una ventana, en San Alberto. Un cadáver está allí y es la primera noticia del año 1972.Un juez camina de persona en persona buscando las claves del crimen y los motivos de la ineficacia de los investigadores.Un escritor ... Read more

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¿Quién mató a Banchero Rossi?Un hombre cabalga solitario a las orillas del Rímac. Un joven avanza sigiloso por un jardín de Chaclacayo. Una muchacha mira llegar el día a través de una ventana, en San Alberto. Un cadáver está allí y es la primera noticia del año 1972.Un juez camina de persona en persona buscando las claves del crimen y los motivos de la ineficacia de los investigadores.Un escritor
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Éthique de Spinoza

Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis

by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’UniversalisRédigée entre 1661 et 1675, publiée de façon posthume et quasi anonymement, en 1677, l’année de la mort de son auteur, interdite avec le reste des écrits du philosophe en 1678, l’Éthique (Ethica ordine geometrico demonstrata) est une des œuvres majeures de la philosophie occidentale.Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le ... Read more

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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’UniversalisRédigée entre 1661 et 1675, publiée de façon posthume et quasi anonymement, en 1677, l’année de la mort de son auteur, interdite avec le reste des écrits du philosophe en 1678, l’Éthique (Ethica ordine geometrico demonstrata) est une des œuvres majeures de la philosophie occidentale.Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le
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Keywords for Environmental Studies

Edited by Joni Adamson, William A. Gleason, David Pellow ...

Series Book 3 - Keywords
Introduces key terms, quantitative and qualitative research, debates, and histories for Environmental and Nature StudiesUnderstandings of “nature” have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and aesthetics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the interdisciplinary field of ... Read more

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Introduces key terms, quantitative and qualitative research, debates, and histories for Environmental and Nature StudiesUnderstandings of “nature” have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and aesthetics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the interdisciplinary field of
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Shakespeare

The World as Stage

by Bill Bryson ...

Series Book 63 - Eminent Lives
Bill Bryson’s bestselling and brilliantly witty biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship—updated with a new introduction by the author to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s deathWilliam Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a ... Read more

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Bill Bryson’s bestselling and brilliantly witty biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship—updated with a new introduction by the author to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s deathWilliam Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a
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For the Love of Books

Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters, and More

by Graham Tarrant ...

A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature.Do you know:Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning?Why Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China?Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?What superstitions Truman Capote kept whenever he wrote?Who the other Winston Churchill was?A treasure trove of compelling ... Read more

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A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature.Do you know:Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning?Why Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China?Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?What superstitions Truman Capote kept whenever he wrote?Who the other Winston Churchill was?A treasure trove of compelling
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How to Write Like a Writer

A Sharp and Subversive Guide to Ignoring Inhibitions, Inviting Inspiration, and Finding Your True Voice

by Thomas C. Foster ...

The New York Times bestselling author of the beloved classic How to Read Literature Like a Professor teaches you how to write everything from a report for your community association to a meaningful memoir in this masterful and engaging writing guide.Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching and writing—and invoking everyone from Hemingway to your third-grade teacher—retired ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling author of the beloved classic How to Read Literature Like a Professor teaches you how to write everything from a report for your community association to a meaningful memoir in this masterful and engaging writing guide.Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching and writing—and invoking everyone from Hemingway to your third-grade teacher—retired
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Animal Farm

by George Orwell ...

Animal Farm is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed, and under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the ... Read more

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Animal Farm is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed, and under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the
... Read more
The Wheel of Time Companion

The People, Places, and History of the Bestselling Series

by Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, Maria Simons ...

Series series Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The definitive encyclopedia of the series, the companion sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including ... Read more

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The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The definitive encyclopedia of the series, the companion sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including
... Read more
The Art of Memoir

by Mary Karr ...

Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club spent more than a year at the top of the New York Times list. She followed with two other smash bestsellers: Cherry and Lit, which were critical hits as well.For thirty years Karr has also taught the form, winning teaching prizes at Syracuse. (The writing program there produced such acclaimed authors as Cheryl Strayed ... Read more

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Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club spent more than a year at the top of the New York Times list. She followed with two other smash bestsellers: Cherry and Lit, which were critical hits as well.For thirty years Karr has also taught the form, winning teaching prizes at Syracuse. (The writing program there produced such acclaimed authors as Cheryl Strayed
... Read more
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised

A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

by Thomas C. Foster ...

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to make your everyday reading experience richer and more rewarding.While books can be ... Read more

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Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to make your everyday reading experience richer and more rewarding.While books can be
... Read more
Aromatherapy and Essential Oils Ultimate Guide (Boxed Set)

3 Books In 1 Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Guide with Recipes, Uses and Benefits

by Speedy Publishing ...

Aromathery and Essential oils have a variety of positive uses. Peppermint can help with stomach issues and PMS. Clove oil is used to cure headaches. Inhaling citrus oils has been said to cure cabin fever. Other oils like mint and citrus help people relax during summer. Essential oils are organic and all-natural, so they can be used as replacements for certain harmful medicines and perfumes. ... Read more

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Aromathery and Essential oils have a variety of positive uses. Peppermint can help with stomach issues and PMS. Clove oil is used to cure headaches. Inhaling citrus oils has been said to cure cabin fever. Other oils like mint and citrus help people relax during summer. Essential oils are organic and all-natural, so they can be used as replacements for certain harmful medicines and perfumes.
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The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett ...

Series series Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'Where, you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow.'Orphaned and sent to live with her uncle in his austere manor on the moors, Mary Lennox is a lonely and unhappy child. A meeting with Dickon, her servant's brother begins her adventure and it is through their friendship and her relationship with her troubled ... Read more

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HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'Where, you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow.'Orphaned and sent to live with her uncle in his austere manor on the moors, Mary Lennox is a lonely and unhappy child. A meeting with Dickon, her servant's brother begins her adventure and it is through their friendship and her relationship with her troubled
... Read more

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