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An enchanting collection of some of the greatest short stories ever written by notable French authors.

Véhément plaidoyer contre la peine de mort, ce journal d'un condamné à mort nous livre les derniers instants et les dernières pensées d'un homme qui va bientôt être guillotiné sur la Place de Grève. "Condamné à mort ! Voilà cinq semaines que j'habite avec cette pensée, toujours seul avec elle, toujours glacé de sa présence, toujours courbé sous son poids ! Autrefois, car il me semble qu'il y a plutôt des années que des semaines, j'étais un homme comme un autre homme."

Un excelente manual para comprender los ideales deliderazgo moderno en el mundo empresarial contemporáneo. Directores y directorios de Hugo Benedetti, uno de los ejecutivos de negocios más importantes de Uruguay, es un excelente manual teórico y práctico para las organizaciones empresariales. Orientado a los altos mandos directivos, en construcción o ya consolidados, es una invitación a reflexionar y a hacer un diagnóstico sobre los individuos que componen un directorio, sus perfiles, habilidades, propensiones y cómo deben funcionar para que la estructura sea eficiente.

Quasimodo. Esmerelda. Frollo. Phoebus. Victor Hugo’s immortal tale of duty, desire and priestly revenge stands strongest on its own, and in this unabridged edition, it is more approachable than ever. Peer into the mind of the fiercely loyal Quasimodo. Discover the world through the sharp eyes of Esmerelda. Discover the privileged and calculating motivations of the ignominious Frollo - all amid the incredible backdrop of the Gothic Notre Dame cathedral.

"Les Misérables", c'est l'histoire d'un homme qui fut très malheureux. Durant toute sa vie, il tenta de soulager le malheur des autres. Il peut être donné en exemple, car ce forçat était un homme de bien. Mais tendons l'oreille et écoutons son histoire.

Awaken Your Inner Hero is a call to adventure, to get out of your comfort zone and take the kind of risks that will lead you to radically change the way you are living your life. Based on the hero's journey and on universal principles that have been used by poets, writers, and directors to create great stories, the author unveils seven steps that will help you make your deepest desires come true and develop a story worth telling. You will discover life has great things waiting for you if you are bold enough to go after them.

Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption.

Réquisitoire brûlant contre la peine de mort, "Le dernier jour d'un condamné" est une œuvre incontournable, un des symboles majeurs de l'engagement politique de Victor Hugo. Pas à pas, mot après mot, nous suivons les derniers instants d'un homme condamné à mort marqué tour à tour par la peur, la révolte et la résignation. Face au réalisme des émotions contradictoires qui traversent successivement le personnage, nous nous surprenons à nous identifier à lui et à partager sa lente agonie.

The gallows, the rack, and angry mobs are part of the menace in this horrific novel set in 15th century Paris. Quasimodo, the kind-hearted, hunchbacked bell ringer and the lovely La Esmaralda struggle to survive the brutality that surrounds them.

Set in a richly rendered 15th-century Paris, Victor Hugo's powerful drama focuses on a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda, the two men (including an obsessed and manipulative priest) who love her, and the pitiful hunchback Quasimodo who tries to save her. With this simplified yet spellbinding version, kids can enjoy all the excitement of Hugo's masterful story.

Le très talentueux comédien Gérard Philipe nous interprète avec Maria Casarès les 25 plus beaux poèmes de la langue française, les oeuvres de Baudelaire, Victor Hugo, Mallarmé, Verlaine et bien d'autres auteurs de légende.

1947 – The UN declares that the British Mandate over Palestine will come to an end. In May 1948 Israel and Arab Palestine will be divided into two independent states. The Arab world reacts immediately: There will be no Jewish state; it will be driven into the sea! Sixty-five million Arabs against six hundred thousand Israeli Jews. Britain has washed its hands of the problem. The United States, under the guise of the Neutrality Act, makes it a felony for any American to supply either side with any arms. Americans Al Schwimmer, Hank Greenspun, and Charlie Winters boldly defy the Neutrality ...

In Polish: Jacek Hugo-Bader once again embarks on a trip around Poland. He returns to matters, events, and places from 20-30 years ago. He meets with the people from the front pages of Gazeta Wyborcza: bandits, bums, converted, rednecks, and chosen - this is the face of modern Poland which is so easy to turn one's back to. The reporter discovers that his previous writings about these people were dwarfed by the stories which life wrote for them.

Fear affects us all in some way, shape or form. Whilst we would rather shy away from it in real life, when it comes to stories, we tend to move towards it. In this volume of short stories our malevolent authors, including the talents of H P Lovecraft, Edgar Alan Poe, Charles Dickens, M R James, Victor Hugo, E T A Hoffman and many, many others, seem to take great delight in assaulting our senses with heart stopping narratives designed to put the fear of God, the Devil and just about every other form of disturbed terror into our eager hearts and minds.

In light of the intertwining logics of military competition and economic interdependence at play in US-China relations, Trading with the Enemy examines how the United States has balanced its potentially conflicting national security and economic interests in its relationship with the People's Republic of China (PRC). To do so, Hugo Meijer investigates a strategically sensitive yet under-explored facet of US-China relations: the making of American export control policy on military-related technology transfers to China since 1979.

Parenting is hard. Your newborn is up all night and sleeps all day, it keeps vomiting all over its adorable onesie, and it only wants to eat while Game of Thrones is on. What do you do when you have a new problem to solve every day? Baby Hacks Handbook has simple, innovative solutions for all your basic baby dilemmas. If it’s pregnancy, adoption, or infant jitters you have, this audiobook will help you out. With helpful statistics and the latest research on all things "baby," it's the comprehensive guide to becoming the best parent ever.

Jedermann ist reich und führt ein gutes, aber nicht eben gottesfürchtiges Leben. Eines Tages entscheidet Gott, dass er Rechenschaft ablegen soll, in der vermeintlichen Blüte seines Lebens. Gott schickt den Tod, um Jedermann vor das Gericht zu laden, doch dieser will nicht und bittet um Aufschub, um einen treuen Begleiter zu finden. Gibt es einen Helfer in der Not? Hofmannsthals universeller Klassiker ist jährlich Mittelpunkt der Salzburger Festspiele. Mit dabei: Ein pdf-Dokument mit Titelliste.

Estas páginas no están escritas desde la óptica del experto o de quien da respuestas y consejos, sino de aquel que busca , pregunta y pide respuestas y consejos. Recoge años de vivencias y reflexiones de todo tipo de personas que en algún momento se han enfrentado a la poderosa pregunta: ¿para qué estoy aquí? A Su lectura es una referencia valiosa para quienes han decidido embarcarse en la aventura más importante: la búsqueda del sentido de su vida y de su misión.

1943: The tide of the War has turned against Hitler. Mussolini is deposed, imprisoned, and hidden. A single commando leads gliders to the top of the highest peak in the Apennines to rescue the Duce. October 1944: Hungary’s Admiral Horthy is about to defect to the Soviets. Hitler’s man kidnaps Horthy’s son, and advises him it’s time to “retire” if he ever wants to see his son again . December 1944: The Battle of the Bulge. Hitler’s favorite soldier, using 2,000 stolen American Army uniforms, leads a group of English-speaking Germans behind enemy lines and wreaks havoc ...

A WOMAN THAT HATH IMPUDENTLY PASSED THE PART OF WOMANHOOD AND BEEN A GREAT SPOILER AND CHIEF COMMANDER AND DIRECTOR OF THIEVES AND MURDERERS AT SEA … SHE HATH BEEN THE MOTHER OF ALL REBELLIONS FOR FORTY YEARS … GRACE O’MALLEY, the “Pirate Queen of Connaught,” was thus vilified by those English authorities who tried to bring stubborn, recalcitrant Ireland to its knees in the Sixteenth Century. Twice married, twice widowed, a passionate lover, gambler, pirate, sea captain, politician, mother of heroes, and, above all, a symbol of the indomitable human spirit and Irish independence. ...