Jean Jean: 14802 books

In a story that is as gripping as it is historical, Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz reveals the true life of Pocahontas. Though at first permitted to move freely between the Indian and the white worlds, Pocahontas was eventually torn between her new life and the culture that shaped her. "This...

Jean Amila (Jean Meckert, 1910-1995), libertarian author and son of an anarchist and a deserter, wrote twenty-one thrillers, in most of which he revealed his anarchist, anti-militarist, anti-statist and anti-clerical sympathies. Following the publication of his 1971 novel ‘La vierge et le taureau’...

A New York Review Books Original Whether you call her a coldhearted grifter or the soul of modern capitalism, there’s no question that Aimée is a killer and a more than professional one. Now she’s set her eyes on a backwater burg—where, while posing as an innocent (albeit drop-dead gorgeous)...

Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells t****he dramatic story of the liberation of Paris during World War II—a triumph that was achieved through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, all racing to save the city from destruction. Following their...

The book narrates the ups and downs of Rousseau and follows his life from streets to stardom. It provides a deep insight into the personality of the philosopher and the vision that got him exiled and persecuted. It relates his pride in his individual existence. The assortment of events and emotions presented here is timeless.

Jean-Michel Rabaté uses Nietzsche's image of a "pathos of distance,†? the notion that values are created by a few gifted and lofty individuals, as the basis for a wide-ranging investigation into the ethics of the moderns. Revealing overlooked connections between Nietzsche's and Benjamin's...

Humorous travel book about moving to France from Wales by IPPY and Global Ebook Award Winner Jean Gill 'Laugh out loud ... such a vivid picture of the fields of lavender, sunflowers and olive trees that you could almost be there with her.' - Living France Magazine The true scents of Provence?...

In early 1945, the United States military was recruiting female mathematicians for a top-secret project to help win World War II. Betty Jean Jennings (Bartik), a twenty-year-old college graduate from rural northwest Missouri, wanted an adventure, so she applied for the job. She was hired as a “computer”...

Pendant quarante-deux ans à la télévision et à la radio, j'ai toujours eu à portée de main un de mes carnets de notes. À l'écran, ils faisaient partie de l'image. Quand Marc Laurendeau m'a invité à participer à sa magnifique série radiophonique Nos témoins sur la ligne de feu,...

Quand il était petit, Jean Sébastien a dû troquer son bâton de hockey pour une bible et son chandail du Canadien pour une cravate. Il s'est mis à faire du porte-à-porte et à fréquenter assidûment la Salle du Royaume, ce qui lui laissait bien peu de temps pour jouer avec ses amis dans les...

The first edited volume of work by the legendary undercover journalist Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, Nellie Bly was one of the first and best female journalists in America and quickly became a national phenomenon in the late 1800s, with a board game based on her adventures and merchandise inspired...

The Affair: The Case of Alfred Dreyfus by Jean-Denis Bredin (translated from the French by Jeffrey Mehlman, 59 illustrations; a newly edited edition co-published by Plunkett Lake Press and George Braziller, Inc.) On an autumn morning in 1894, Captain Dreyfus was summoned to appear for...

This book contains eleven essays on the subject of minimalism written by Annie Jean Brewer, the author of "The Minimalist Cleaning Method" and other books. These essays have previously appeared on her website and have now been assembled into ebook format for easy reference. "The...

Le récit passionnant et saisissant de réalisme d’une carrière dans la Légion étrangère. Au mois de mai 1978, jeune légionnaire à peine sorti de l'instruction, Jean-Claude Saulnier, alias Julien Soral, participe avec le 2e régiment étranger de parachutistes à la dernière grande...