Embarquement à bord du Vert-Prairial !"Devant moi, le treuilliste embraya le tambour sur lequel le câble de l'avant était enroulé et commença à virer. Six cent mètres de funes à enrouler, cela prendrait du temps. J'ouvrais grand mes yeux, ma poitrine tressautait à chaque tour de poulie. Quels trésors allais-je voir surgir des eaux ? Je n'osais même pas l'imaginer. Et puis d'abord : qu'en aurais-je su, moi qui n'avais connu de la pêche que le bouquet au pied des fal...

Leonard and Hungry are two quiet friends who see the world differently. They use humour, board games and silence to steer their way through the maelstrom that is the 21st Century.It is the story of two friends trying to find their place in the world. It is about those uncelebrated people who have the ability to change the world, not by effort or force, but through their appreciation of all that is special and overlooked in life.Chosen for BBC Radio 2 Book Club

Un soldat meurt au combat. Un barbare vit pour la guerre.Établi dans la cité de Khoraja, Conan tente sa chance au service des mercenaires d’Amalric. Dans l’attente du combat, il mène une vie d’homme de troupe ordinaire, buvant et batifolant dans les tavernes. Le destin le rattrape un soir alors qu’il rencontre par hasard Yesmala, princesse et régente du royaume en personne. Elle aurait vu Conan en rêve : les dieux l’ont désigné comme le général qui doit mener ses a...

In this book, street-level bureaucracy scholars from South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America analyse the conditions that shape frontline work and citizens´ everyday experience of the state.Institutional factors such as political clientelism, resource scarcity, social inequality, job insecurity, and systemic corruption affect the way street-level bureaucrats enforce rules and implement policies. Inadvertently, they end up implementing inequities in citizen...

More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings. This book addresses the distinctiveness of rural school leaders, identifies issues encountered by administrators, faculty, and students, and concludes by proposing new standards for rural schools in general and their leaders. This book will be of special interest to everyone involved in the operation of a rural school district.

Now on its sixth edition, this book presents the state of the art in colorectal surgery. It is essential reading for the experienced surgeon established in colorectal practice as well as advanced trainees in general surgery. The book comprehensively covers surgery of the anus, rectum and colon in 87 chapters, grouped into nine sections for ease of reference (General Principles, Proctology, Stomas, Small Intestine, Colon, Rectum, Perineal Reconstruction, Rectal Prolapse and Surgery for Inco...

California Sober 2.0Stop Numbing Yourself with Alcohol and Start Expanding Your Mind with Science.Are you tired of the hangovers, the brain fog, and the toxicity of alcohol? Are you curious about the "California Sober" lifestyle? But when you look at alternatives (cannabis edibles, magic mushrooms, kratom) you see chaos, horror stories, and bad trips.This is not just a book. It is your flight manual.Ernst-Marcus Thomas, a ps...

The 28th edition of Bailey & Love’s Short Practice of Surgery is the leading surgical resource for medical students and surgeons in training. It encompasses the basic principles of careful history taking, observation, deductive reasoning, technical knowledge and post-operative patient care to ensure safe surgical practice.Key featuresRelevant - the content matches both undergraduate and post-graduate curriculaeReadable –