An original novel set in the Halo universe—based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!After eliminating War Chief Escharum and sending the Banished leadership into chaos, the Master Chief continues the fight on Zeta Halo, accompanied by his new AI companion and their loyal pilot Fernando Esparza.As Spartan-117 searches for scattered allied forces, a young combat medic—tortured and imprisoned for months by th...

Brought to you by Penguin.The year is 1735.Twelve unruly men board ships bound for South America.Their mission? To discover the true shape of the earth.They will be exposed to a wilderness of dangers none can imagine.The survivors won't return for ten years.An almost forgotten moment in history, a story for our times, this is the true...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Perfect for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones—an epic history of Westeros and the lands beyond, featuring all-new material from George R. R. Martin!If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with The World of Ice & Fire.This in-depth audiobo...

Roy Burgin voluntarily enlisted into the Grenadier Guards Regiment in the British Army in January 1940. His introduction to war-time service started on British soil before he was moved to North Africa late in 1943 where the Italian troops were in retreat. Roy was launched into the real horrors of World War II when he was sent to Italy to take part in the Anzio Landing where he was shot and taken prisoner.From his Company of 90 men Roy estimates that he and five others were the sole...

Ne cherchez pas la méthode simple pour être un bon père : ce livre n'existe pas. Dans ce recueil de témoignages, vous trouverez plutôt l'expérience de douze hommes qui ont souvent douté, parfois touché le fond, mais qui ont tous été transformés par la paternité et leurs épreuves.Ils ont surmonté la stérilité, le deuil, le handicap, le déshonneur, l'addiction, la violence, l'absence... Ils sont pères de famille, chefs d'entreprise, prêtre, artiste, militants ou engagés. Tous nous ré...

Décrire cinquante ans d’histoire de la revue Santé mentale au Québec est un défi ; c’est plus qu’un case report. C’est peut-être, au fond, un vaste kèze riporte : une histoire collective, culturellement ouverte, faite de rencontres singulières, de cas partagés et de savoirs construits à partir de patients bien réels. Depuis les origines des sciences de la santé, l’observation attentive d’un patient singulier a souvent constitué l’un des moteurs du progrès scientifique. Avant même l’émergen...

Nicholas Goade, the Scotland Yard detective, takes a well-earned rest after his recent work in arresting single-handed a notorious criminal who had for five years defied the police forces of New York and London. He has been awarded a cheque for 25,000 dollars and six months leave of absence and is enjoying a touring holiday in the West of England in his ancient Ford car with his companion Flip, a small, fat, white dog. But his holiday soon becomes “a busman's holiday”, as he himself puts i...

Censure & cinéma en France examine sur plus de 450 pages, le processus complexe de la classification des œuvres cinématographiques dans notre pays. La parole a été donnée aux observateurs et aux acteurs du dispositif organisé par l’État depuis 1919.Jean-François Théry, Sylvie Hubac, Edmond Honorat, Jean-François Mary et Françoise Tomé, tous interrogés au moment de leur présidence, ont accepté de livrer leur point de vue sur le travail de la Commission de classification.

For over two millennia, the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth, has outlived empires, wars and fires. It is known as the Shroud of Turin. Then came the modern age and with it two surprising discoveries about the Shroud. At the turn of the 20**th century, when the Shroud was photographed for the first time, the negative of the photo showed the image of a crucified man. But more was to come. At the turn of the 21**st century, in this age of microbes and pandemics, microb...

The never-before-seen history of Westeros and the lands beyond. With hundreds of pages of all-new material from George R.R. Martin.If the past is prologue, then George R.R. Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE.George R.R. Martin, in collaboration with Elio M. García, Jr. and Linda Antonsson, has written a comprehensive history of the ...

Health and social care practitioners are increasingly called upon to provide care to elderly people from a number of different faiths and cultures. This collection of essays examines ageing in the context of the many faiths and cultures that make up Western society, and provides carers with the knowledge they need to deliver sensitive and appropriate care to people of all faiths.Chapters are written by authoritative figures from each of the world's major faith groups about the beli...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA LANDMARK NEW ACCOUNT OF THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF WW2, IN THE WORDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IT**** 'Comprehensive... from a large and wide range of witnesses on both sides' -The Telegraph'A sprawling history of D-Day from the point of view of participants on both sides.' -Kirkus'A masterpiece of oral history. Stirring, surprisin...