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Women, Walking

Modifié par Jane Farrow, Zahra Ebrahim ...

An anthology about moving through the world on foot – as a woman.Women, Walking explores the broad spectrum of women’s experiences and perspectives on walking, from everyday strolls that let the mind breathe to ambitious journeys that test courage and resolve.Co-edited by Zahra Ebrahim and Jane Farrow, this anthology features thirty vignettes, essays, graphic art, poems, and interviews, with ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

An anthology about moving through the world on foot – as a woman.Women, Walking explores the broad spectrum of women’s experiences and perspectives on walking, from everyday strolls that let the mind breathe to ambitious journeys that test courage and resolve.Co-edited by Zahra Ebrahim and Jane Farrow, this anthology features thirty vignettes, essays, graphic art, poems, and interviews, with
... En savoir plus
Why I Love Horror

Essays on Horror Literature

par Becky Siegel Spratford ...

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short NonfictionFinalist for the World Fantasy Special Award – ProfessionalA captivating anthology and heartfelt tribute to the horror genre featuring essays from several of the most celebrated contemporary horror writers including Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones, Josh Malerman, Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, and ... En savoir plus

$1.99 CAD

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short NonfictionFinalist for the World Fantasy Special Award – ProfessionalA captivating anthology and heartfelt tribute to the horror genre featuring essays from several of the most celebrated contemporary horror writers including Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones, Josh Malerman, Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, and
... En savoir plus
The Best American Essays 2026

par Masha Gessen, Kim Dana Kupperman ...

“The essayist needs the objective world,” writes M. Gessen, the guest editor of The Best American Essays 2026, asking, “But does the objective world need the essayist?” There is no straightforward answer to Gessen’s query, yet the authors in this volume tackle it headfirst. In doing so, they provide a mosaic depicting the year 2025, examining the degradation of American media, human consciousness, ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

“The essayist needs the objective world,” writes M. Gessen, the guest editor of The Best American Essays 2026, asking, “But does the objective world need the essayist?” There is no straightforward answer to Gessen’s query, yet the authors in this volume tackle it headfirst. In doing so, they provide a mosaic depicting the year 2025, examining the degradation of American media, human consciousness,
... En savoir plus
Bluets

par Maggie Nelson ...

Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color . . .A lyrical, philosophical, and often explicit exploration of personal suffering and the limitations of vision and love, as refracted through the color blue. With Bluets, Maggie Nelson has entered the pantheon of brilliant lyric essayists.Maggie Nelson is the author of numerous books of poetry and nonfiction, including ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color . . .A lyrical, philosophical, and often explicit exploration of personal suffering and the limitations of vision and love, as refracted through the color blue. With Bluets, Maggie Nelson has entered the pantheon of brilliant lyric essayists.Maggie Nelson is the author of numerous books of poetry and nonfiction, including
... En savoir plus
The Right Hand

Conversations with the chiefs of staff to the world's most powerful people

par Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks ...

‘If you've got the political bug - you will love this book. If you don’t, this book will give it to you.’KATE JENKINS, Chair, Australian Sports CommissionWe all know the names: Jacinda Ardern, Kamala Harris, Tony Blair, Justin Trudeau, John Howard, Sanna Marin, Nelson Mandela and Julia Gillard. But what about the people standing just behind them?In The Right Hand, Missing Perspectives founder ... En savoir plus

$30.99 CAD

‘If you've got the political bug - you will love this book. If you don’t, this book will give it to you.’KATE JENKINS, Chair, Australian Sports CommissionWe all know the names: Jacinda Ardern, Kamala Harris, Tony Blair, Justin Trudeau, John Howard, Sanna Marin, Nelson Mandela and Julia Gillard. But what about the people standing just behind them?In The Right Hand, Missing Perspectives founder
... En savoir plus
The Mabinogion

Collections series Oxford World's Classics
Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD

Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of
... En savoir plus
ALEXANDRE DUMAS Premium Collection - 27 Novels in One Volume

The Three Musketeers Series, The Marie Antoinette Novels, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Valois Trilogy and more (Illustrated)

par Alexandre Dumas ...

Traduit par William Robson, R. S. Garnett, A. R. Allinson, Henry Frith, H. L. Williams ...

This carefully crafted ebook: "ALEXANDRE DUMAS Premium Collection - 27 Novels in One Volume: The Three Musketeers Series, The Marie Antoinette Novels, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Valois Trilogy and more (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The D'Artagnan Romances The Three Musketeers Twenty Years After The Vicomte of Bragelonne Ten Years ... En savoir plus

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This carefully crafted ebook: "ALEXANDRE DUMAS Premium Collection - 27 Novels in One Volume: The Three Musketeers Series, The Marie Antoinette Novels, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Valois Trilogy and more (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The D'Artagnan Romances The Three Musketeers Twenty Years After The Vicomte of Bragelonne Ten Years
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Immortelle randonnée

par Jean-Christophe RUFIN ...

Jean-Christophe Ruﬁn a suivi à pied, sur plus de huit cents kilomètres, le « Chemin du Nord »› jusqu’à Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. Beaucoup moins fréquenté que la voie habituelle des pèlerins, cet itinéraire longe les côtes basque et cantabrique puis traverse les montagnes sauvages des Asturies et de Galice.« Chaque fois que l’on m’a posé la question : “Pourquoi êtes-vous allé à Santiago ?”, j ... En savoir plus

$16.03 CAD

Jean-Christophe Ruﬁn a suivi à pied, sur plus de huit cents kilomètres, le « Chemin du Nord »› jusqu’à Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. Beaucoup moins fréquenté que la voie habituelle des pèlerins, cet itinéraire longe les côtes basque et cantabrique puis traverse les montagnes sauvages des Asturies et de Galice.« Chaque fois que l’on m’a posé la question : “Pourquoi êtes-vous allé à Santiago ?”, j
... En savoir plus
Factfulness

par Hans Rosling, Dominique Seux ...

Traduit par Pierre Vesperini ...

Collections series Essais
Nous nous croyons rationnels et informés. Ce n’est pas le cas. Nous nous trompons systématiquement, quel que soit notre niveau d’études, y compris – peut-être même plus – sur les sujets que nous croyons bien connaître. Mais, comme le met au jour Hans Rosling, statisticien de génie et star des conférences TED, les raisons pour lesquelles nous nous trompons sont toujours les mêmes! Hérité d’un ... En savoir plus

$28.99 CAD

Nous nous croyons rationnels et informés. Ce n’est pas le cas. Nous nous trompons systématiquement, quel que soit notre niveau d’études, y compris – peut-être même plus – sur les sujets que nous croyons bien connaître. Mais, comme le met au jour Hans Rosling, statisticien de génie et star des conférences TED, les raisons pour lesquelles nous nous trompons sont toujours les mêmes! Hérité d’un
... En savoir plus
Tripping

An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures

Modifié par Charles Hayes ...

Collections series Compass
“Provides the much needed ‘coming out of the closet’ that the psychedelic movement has lacked. These stories will captivate, inspire, caution, and educate. This courageous book exceeds expectations.” —Rich Doblin, President, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)A collection of transformational psychedelic experiences, and a guidebook for how to understand themFlash back to a ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $16.99 CAD Maintenant $1.99 CAD

“Provides the much needed ‘coming out of the closet’ that the psychedelic movement has lacked. These stories will captivate, inspire, caution, and educate. This courageous book exceeds expectations.” —Rich Doblin, President, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)A collection of transformational psychedelic experiences, and a guidebook for how to understand themFlash back to a
... En savoir plus
Pulphead

Essays

par John Jeremiah Sullivan ...

**A New York Times Notable Book for 2011One of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year 2011A Time Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction book of 2011A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011One of Library Journal's Best Books of 2011**A sharp-eyed, uniquely humane tour of America's cultural landscape—from high to low to lower than low—by the award-winning young star of the literary ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

**A New York Times Notable Book for 2011One of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year 2011A Time Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction book of 2011A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011One of Library Journal's Best Books of 2011**A sharp-eyed, uniquely humane tour of America's cultural landscape—from high to low to lower than low—by the award-winning young star of the literary
... En savoir plus
Être ou ne pas être mère

Le temps du choix

par Bettina Zourli ...

Les femmes sont-elles vraiment libres de choisir d’avoir ou non des enfants aujourd’hui ?Un livre profondément féministe sur la liberté de procréer et les injonctions et entraves qui la compromettent toujoursaujourd’hui.Des pistes pour que les femmes puissent envisager leur projet d’enfant ou leur choix de ne pas être mère en conscience et sans pression.Sortie du poche en parallèle de "Notre corps ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

Les femmes sont-elles vraiment libres de choisir d’avoir ou non des enfants aujourd’hui ?Un livre profondément féministe sur la liberté de procréer et les injonctions et entraves qui la compromettent toujoursaujourd’hui.Des pistes pour que les femmes puissent envisager leur projet d’enfant ou leur choix de ne pas être mère en conscience et sans pression.Sortie du poche en parallèle de "Notre corps
... En savoir plus
My Ears Are Bent

par Joseph Mitchell ...

Famed New Yorker writer Joseph Mitchell, as a young newspaper reporter in 1930s New York, interviewed fan dancers, street evangelists, voodoo conjurers, not to mention a lady boxer who also happened to be a countess. Mitchell haunted parts of the city now vanished: the fish market, burlesque houses, tenement neighborhoods, and storefront churches. Whether he wrote about a singing first baseman for ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD

Famed New Yorker writer Joseph Mitchell, as a young newspaper reporter in 1930s New York, interviewed fan dancers, street evangelists, voodoo conjurers, not to mention a lady boxer who also happened to be a countess. Mitchell haunted parts of the city now vanished: the fish market, burlesque houses, tenement neighborhoods, and storefront churches. Whether he wrote about a singing first baseman for
... En savoir plus
Voyage en Italie

par Jean Giono ...

De Manosque à Florence, en passant par Milan, Venise, Padoue, Bologne, voici l'Italie de Jean Giono, romancier du bonheur. Le lecteur le suivra dans ses découvertes, avec un plaisir extrême. À chaque pas, le paysage et les êtres apportent leur leçon. Giono sait traduire le message d'une allée de cyprès sur une colline, du froncement de sourcils d'un Milanais, du battement de cils d'une Vénitienne. ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

De Manosque à Florence, en passant par Milan, Venise, Padoue, Bologne, voici l'Italie de Jean Giono, romancier du bonheur. Le lecteur le suivra dans ses découvertes, avec un plaisir extrême. À chaque pas, le paysage et les êtres apportent leur leçon. Giono sait traduire le message d'une allée de cyprès sur une colline, du froncement de sourcils d'un Milanais, du battement de cils d'une Vénitienne.
... En savoir plus
Winter

par Karl Ove Knausgaard ...

Collections Livre 2 - The Seasons Series
The second volume in Knaugsaard's autobiographical quartet based on the seasons, an achingly beautiful collection of daily meditations and letters addressed directly to unborn daughter.In Winter, the second installment in this quartet, we rejoin Karl Ove Knausgaard as he waits for the birth of his daughter. In preparation for her arrival, he takes stock of the world, seeing it as if for the first ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

The second volume in Knaugsaard's autobiographical quartet based on the seasons, an achingly beautiful collection of daily meditations and letters addressed directly to unborn daughter.In Winter, the second installment in this quartet, we rejoin Karl Ove Knausgaard as he waits for the birth of his daughter. In preparation for her arrival, he takes stock of the world, seeing it as if for the first
... En savoir plus
The Portable Nietzsche

par Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Traduit par Walter Kaufmann ...

Collections series Portable Library
A captivating collection of Friedrich Nietzsche’s seminal works, from his provocative musings on truth and morality to his profound exploration of human existence“In this volume, one may very conveniently have a rich review of one of the most sensitive, passionate, and misunderstood writers in Western, or any, literature.”—Newsweek“Few writers in any age were so full of ideas.”—Walter Kaufmann, ... En savoir plus

$3.99 CAD

A captivating collection of Friedrich Nietzsche’s seminal works, from his provocative musings on truth and morality to his profound exploration of human existence“In this volume, one may very conveniently have a rich review of one of the most sensitive, passionate, and misunderstood writers in Western, or any, literature.”—Newsweek“Few writers in any age were so full of ideas.”—Walter Kaufmann,
... En savoir plus
This I Believe

The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

Modifié par Jay Allison, Dan Gediman ...

Collections Livre 1 - This I Believe
The New York Times Bestseller"A welcome change from the sloganeering, political mudslinging and products of spin doctors."—The Philadelphia Inquirera stirring and provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of people whose beliefs—and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them—reveal the American spirit at its best.Based on the NPR series of the same name, ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $17.99 CAD Maintenant $2.99 CAD

The New York Times Bestseller"A welcome change from the sloganeering, political mudslinging and products of spin doctors."—The Philadelphia Inquirera stirring and provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of people whose beliefs—and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them—reveal the American spirit at its best.Based on the NPR series of the same name,
... En savoir plus
Things in Nature Merely Grow

par Yiyun Li ...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHYFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionFinalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book AwardLong-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyOne of the New York Times Notable Books... ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHYFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionFinalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book AwardLong-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyOne of the New York Times Notable Books...
... En savoir plus
Mourir de froid, c'est beau, c'est long, c'est délicieux

par Nathalie Plaat ...

Au fil des récits croisés, des corps enlacés, une femme nous confie comment elle est née comme amoureuse – marquée à jamais par ce jeune homme si lumineux qui sombrera progressivement dans une psychose – et nous transporte dans les corridors de son coeur de psy, qui soigne les âmes dans une maison victorienne de Sherbrooke. S’y dessine un rapport avec la nuit, les boisés, les chiens, les enfants, ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

Au fil des récits croisés, des corps enlacés, une femme nous confie comment elle est née comme amoureuse – marquée à jamais par ce jeune homme si lumineux qui sombrera progressivement dans une psychose – et nous transporte dans les corridors de son coeur de psy, qui soigne les âmes dans une maison victorienne de Sherbrooke. S’y dessine un rapport avec la nuit, les boisés, les chiens, les enfants,
... En savoir plus
Why Read the Classics?

par Italo Calvino ...

This collection of essays by the acclaimed author of Cosmicomics offers a fascinating, personal journey through some of literature's greatest works.Classics, according to Italo Calvino, are not only works of enduring cultural value, but also personal touchstones. They are the books we are always rereading in order to understand our world and ourselves. Here, Calvino introduces more than thirty ... En savoir plus

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This collection of essays by the acclaimed author of Cosmicomics offers a fascinating, personal journey through some of literature's greatest works.Classics, according to Italo Calvino, are not only works of enduring cultural value, but also personal touchstones. They are the books we are always rereading in order to understand our world and ourselves. Here, Calvino introduces more than thirty
... En savoir plus
Granta 171

par Thomas Meaney ...

The spring issue of Granta - Dead Friends - brings vital figures from the past momentarily back into focus. Features include Fernanda Eberstadt on Andy Warhol, Aatish Taseer on V.S. Naipul, Tao Lin on Giancarlo DiTrapano, Michel Houellebecq on Beno�t Duteurtre, William Atkins on a new method to dispose of mortal remains, an interview with Renata Adler about her friendship with Hannah Arendt, as ... En savoir plus

$22.99 CAD

The spring issue of Granta - Dead Friends - brings vital figures from the past momentarily back into focus. Features include Fernanda Eberstadt on Andy Warhol, Aatish Taseer on V.S. Naipul, Tao Lin on Giancarlo DiTrapano, Michel Houellebecq on Beno�t Duteurtre, William Atkins on a new method to dispose of mortal remains, an interview with Renata Adler about her friendship with Hannah Arendt, as
... En savoir plus
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

par David Sedaris ...

**#1 New York Times bestseller!In this unforgettable collection of essays, acclaimed humorist David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface.**Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

**#1 New York Times bestseller!In this unforgettable collection of essays, acclaimed humorist David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface.**Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost
... En savoir plus
Artful

par Ali Smith ...

The incomparable Ali Smith melds the tale and the essay into a magical hybrid form, a song of praise to the power of stories in our livesA book that refuses to be tied down to either fiction or the essay form, Artful is narrated by a character who is haunted-literally-by a former lover, the writer of a series of lectures about art and literature.A hypnotic dialogue unfolds, a duet between and a ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

The incomparable Ali Smith melds the tale and the essay into a magical hybrid form, a song of praise to the power of stories in our livesA book that refuses to be tied down to either fiction or the essay form, Artful is narrated by a character who is haunted-literally-by a former lover, the writer of a series of lectures about art and literature.A hypnotic dialogue unfolds, a duet between and a
... En savoir plus
The Best of Me

par David Sedaris ...

“Genius ... It is miraculous to read these pieces ... You must read The Best of Me.” —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book ReviewFor more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

“Genius ... It is miraculous to read these pieces ... You must read The Best of Me.” —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book ReviewFor more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is
... En savoir plus

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