« Chic, il y a de l'argot dans l'air ! Le latin de la racaille. Une langue parfois morte, qui renaît sans cesse de ses cendres. Une langue jamais amorphe, toujours polymorphe… ».
Écrivains, chanteurs, ils s'appellent...
C'est l'un des secrets les mieux gardés de la République : en son nom et sur ordre des plus hautes autorités, des tueurs sont disponibles à tout moment pour éliminer des personnes jugées dangereuses pour la sécurité nationale ou conduire des...
A provocative collection of letters to his longtime friend and translator that spans Einstein’s career and reveals the inner thoughts and daily life of a transformative genius
From their early days as tutor and scholar, discussing...
The New York Times–bestselling author reflects on the life and career of his character, NYPD forensic scientist Lincoln Rhyme, in this short story.
The line between the disabled and the non-disabled is shrinking. Computers, video cameras,...
A true account of a daring attempt to make the US–Mexico border safe
Each night, thousands of immigrants stream north across the Mexican border towards San Diego, hoping to make a new life in the United States. Along the way, many find...
"Astonishing....One of the most dazzling and moving memoirs to come along in years." Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Lit follows Mary Karr's descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness and her astonishing resurrection.
Karr's longing for...
A non fiction bookEnormously visceral, emotionally gripping, and imbued with the belief that justice is possible even after the most horrific of crimes, Alice Sebold's compelling memoir of her rape at the age of eighteen is a story that...
Linda Slawson disappeared while trying to make a living selling encyclopaedias door-to-door. Jan Whitney never completed her two-hour drive home on the freeway. Karen Sprinkler failed to turn up for lunch with her mother. As a pattern of...