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The Black Count

Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Pulitzer Prize for Biography)

par Tom Reiss ...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “richly imagined biography” (The New York Times Book Review) of General Alex Dumas, who rose from slavery to command vast armies in the French Revolutionary Wars—and whose exploits were immortalized in his son’s novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers“Fascinating [and] entertaining.”—The Wall Street Journal“Remarkable.... ... En savoir plus

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “richly imagined biography” (The New York Times Book Review) of General Alex Dumas, who rose from slavery to command vast armies in the French Revolutionary Wars—and whose exploits were immortalized in his son’s novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers“Fascinating [and] entertaining.”—The Wall Street Journal“Remarkable....
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A New World Begins

The History of the French Revolution

par Jeremy Popkin ...

From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern world.** “A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.” —**Wall Street JournalThe French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning ... En savoir plus

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From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern world.** “A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.” —**Wall Street JournalThe French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning
... En savoir plus
Papillon

par Henri Charriere ...

“A modern classic of courage and excitement.” —The New Yorker • The source for the iconic prison-escape film starring Steve McQueenHenri Charrière, nicknamed "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was wrongfully convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the brutal French Guiana penal colony, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. ... En savoir plus

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“A modern classic of courage and excitement.” —The New Yorker • The source for the iconic prison-escape film starring Steve McQueenHenri Charrière, nicknamed "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was wrongfully convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the brutal French Guiana penal colony, he became obsessed with one goal: escape.
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La discorde chez l'ennemi

par Charles de Gaulle ...

Collections series Tempus
Le premier ouvrage de celui qui n'était encore qu'un capitaine à l'École de guerre.Publié en 1924 par un inconnu, le capitaine Charles de Gaulle, La Discorde chez l'ennemi est un essai d'histoire immédiate, le premier d'envergure consacré aux causes profondes et directes de l'effondrement du Reich wilhelmien. L'auteur livre son diagnostic à partir de cinq études de cas classées dans un ordre ... En savoir plus

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Le premier ouvrage de celui qui n'était encore qu'un capitaine à l'École de guerre.Publié en 1924 par un inconnu, le capitaine Charles de Gaulle, La Discorde chez l'ennemi est un essai d'histoire immédiate, le premier d'envergure consacré aux causes profondes et directes de l'effondrement du Reich wilhelmien. L'auteur livre son diagnostic à partir de cinq études de cas classées dans un ordre
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Murder in Paris '68

A True Story of Death and Glamour

par Edward Chisholm ...

A captivating true crime story about an unsolved murder in 1960s Paris that scandalized a nation.When a body discovered on the outskirts of Paris is identified as a former bodyguard and friend of the enigmatic film star Alain Delon, what begins as a simple murder investigation quickly develops into an explosive political scandal known as the Marković Affair.With a shady past and a taste for bad ... En savoir plus

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A captivating true crime story about an unsolved murder in 1960s Paris that scandalized a nation.When a body discovered on the outskirts of Paris is identified as a former bodyguard and friend of the enigmatic film star Alain Delon, what begins as a simple murder investigation quickly develops into an explosive political scandal known as the Marković Affair.With a shady past and a taste for bad
... En savoir plus
A Woman of No Importance

The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

par Sonia Purnell ...

**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE • A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERChosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of LondonWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography“Excellent…This book is as riveting as any thriller.. ... En savoir plus

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**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE • A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERChosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of LondonWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography“Excellent…This book is as riveting as any thriller..
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Duke (Leopards of Normandy 2)

An action-packed historical epic of battle, death and dynasty

par David Churchill ...

**From the co-author of the No.1 bestselling Wilbur Smith novel, WAR CRY*The Conqueror will rise...The Leopards of Normandy trilogy continues with DUKE, as William of Normandy inherits his father's title and assumes command of his lands. David Churchill's 'exciting mix of medieval betrayal, violence and sex' (Wilbur Smith) is sure to enthral fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.Normandy, ... ... En savoir plus

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**From the co-author of the No.1 bestselling Wilbur Smith novel, WAR CRY*The Conqueror will rise...The Leopards of Normandy trilogy continues with DUKE, as William of Normandy inherits his father's title and assumes command of his lands. David Churchill's 'exciting mix of medieval betrayal, violence and sex' (Wilbur Smith) is sure to enthral fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.Normandy, ...
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Pure

From the Booker shortlisted author of The Land in Winter

par Andrew Miller ...

⭐ Out now: The Land in Winter, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 ⭐Pure: an enthralling tale of an extraordinary year in pre-revolutionary ParisWinner of the Costa Book of the Year Award'Irresistibly compelling' Sunday Telegraph'Dazzling' Guardian'A work of beauty' The TimesDeep in the heart o... ... En savoir plus

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⭐ Out now: The Land in Winter, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 ⭐Pure: an enthralling tale of an extraordinary year in pre-revolutionary ParisWinner of the Costa Book of the Year Award'Irresistibly compelling' Sunday Telegraph'Dazzling' Guardian'A work of beauty' The TimesDeep in the heart o...
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Clementine Churchill. La femme du lion

par Béatrix de l'Aulnoit, Philippe Alexandre ...

Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23 ... En savoir plus

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Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23
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Death in the City of Light

The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris

par David King ...

The gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-Occupied Paris.As decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the Seine, Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu, head of the Brigade Criminelle, was tasked with tracking down the elusive murderer in a twilight world of Gestapo, gangsters, resistance fighters, pimps, prostitutes, spies, and other ... En savoir plus

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The gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-Occupied Paris.As decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the Seine, Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu, head of the Brigade Criminelle, was tasked with tracking down the elusive murderer in a twilight world of Gestapo, gangsters, resistance fighters, pimps, prostitutes, spies, and other
... En savoir plus
Wine and War

The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure

par Donald Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup ...

The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II."To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine."–Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’ArgentIn 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of ... En savoir plus

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The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II."To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine."–Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’ArgentIn 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of
... En savoir plus
Paris Undercover

A Wartime Story of Courage, Friendship, and Betrayal

par Matthew Goodman ...

Two women in Nazi-occupied Paris created a daring escape line that rescued dozens of Allied servicemen. With one still in a German prison camp, the other wrote a book about it—a memoir built on fabrications. Now the bestselling author of Eighty Days shares their incredible, never-before-told full story.“Goodman’s gripping account chronicles the events—both courageous and horrifying—and illustrates ... En savoir plus

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Two women in Nazi-occupied Paris created a daring escape line that rescued dozens of Allied servicemen. With one still in a German prison camp, the other wrote a book about it—a memoir built on fabrications. Now the bestselling author of Eighty Days shares their incredible, never-before-told full story.“Goodman’s gripping account chronicles the events—both courageous and horrifying—and illustrates
... En savoir plus
The Camp of the Saints

par Jean Raspail ...

Traduit par Ethan Rundell ...

A migrant fleet, a million strong, sets sail from Calcutta. Its destination: Europe. As the fleet advances, the continent is submerged under a torrent of words. Will the old nations of Europe resist the migrants or welcome them? Honor their past or embrace the radiant future? Open fire or open their hearts?Enthusiasm, delusion, cowardice. And, finally, panic. The migrants make landfall...First ... En savoir plus

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A migrant fleet, a million strong, sets sail from Calcutta. Its destination: Europe. As the fleet advances, the continent is submerged under a torrent of words. Will the old nations of Europe resist the migrants or welcome them? Honor their past or embrace the radiant future? Open fire or open their hearts?Enthusiasm, delusion, cowardice. And, finally, panic. The migrants make landfall...First
... En savoir plus
City of Light, City of Poison

Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris

par Holly Tucker ...

"An artful reconstruction of seventeenth-century Paris with riveting storytelling." —The New YorkerIn the late 1600s, Louis XIV assigns Nicolas de la Reynie to bring order to Paris after the brutal deaths of two magistrates. Reynie, pragmatic and fearless, discovers a network of witches, poisoners, and priests whose reach extends all the way to the king’s court at Versailles. Based on court ... En savoir plus

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"An artful reconstruction of seventeenth-century Paris with riveting storytelling." —The New YorkerIn the late 1600s, Louis XIV assigns Nicolas de la Reynie to bring order to Paris after the brutal deaths of two magistrates. Reynie, pragmatic and fearless, discovers a network of witches, poisoners, and priests whose reach extends all the way to the king’s court at Versailles. Based on court
... En savoir plus
When the Guillotine Fell

The Bloody Beginning and Horrifying End to France's River of Blood, 1791–1977

par Jeremy Mercer ...

The true story of the last criminal to be executed by the device notoriously associated with the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.How long did the guillotine's blade hang over the heads of French criminals? Was it abandoned in the late 1800s? Did French citizens of the early days of the twentieth century decry its brutality? No. The blade was allowed to do its work.In 1974, Hamida Djandoubi ... En savoir plus

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The true story of the last criminal to be executed by the device notoriously associated with the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.How long did the guillotine's blade hang over the heads of French criminals? Was it abandoned in the late 1800s? Did French citizens of the early days of the twentieth century decry its brutality? No. The blade was allowed to do its work.In 1974, Hamida Djandoubi
... En savoir plus
The Memoirs Of Dr. Thomas W. Evans : Recollections Of The Second French Empire

par Dr. Thomas Wiltberger Evans ...

Despite not speaking a word of French, the intrepid Dr. Evans left his native Philadelphia for Paris. His professional qualifications as a dentist did not seem to indicate that his life be filled with the adventures that he gleefully threw himself into. Within a short period in Paris, he became renowned for his medical skill and enjoyed the confidences of Kings, Princes and no less a person than ... En savoir plus

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Despite not speaking a word of French, the intrepid Dr. Evans left his native Philadelphia for Paris. His professional qualifications as a dentist did not seem to indicate that his life be filled with the adventures that he gleefully threw himself into. Within a short period in Paris, he became renowned for his medical skill and enjoyed the confidences of Kings, Princes and no less a person than
... En savoir plus
La Guerre des Gaules — Texte complet et annoté, avec 16 cartes militaires d'époque [Nouv. éd. entièrement revue et corrigée].

par Jules César, Aulus Hirtius ...

Collections series Histoire de France
Guerre des Gaules ou Commentaires sur la Guerre des Gaules (en latin Commentarii de Bello Gallico) est un ouvrage d’histoire en sept livres de Jules César constitué de notes rédigées au fur et à mesure de la guerre et rassemblées vers 52-51 av. J.-C. dans lequel il relate ses opérations militaires lors de la Guerre des Gaules qui se déroula de 58 à 52 av. J.-C. et dont il fut le généralissime ... En savoir plus

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Guerre des Gaules ou Commentaires sur la Guerre des Gaules (en latin Commentarii de Bello Gallico) est un ouvrage d’histoire en sept livres de Jules César constitué de notes rédigées au fur et à mesure de la guerre et rassemblées vers 52-51 av. J.-C. dans lequel il relate ses opérations militaires lors de la Guerre des Gaules qui se déroula de 58 à 52 av. J.-C. et dont il fut le généralissime
... En savoir plus
The Collapse of the Third Republic

An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940

par William L. Shirer ...

The National Book Award–winning historian's "vivid and moving" eyewitness account of the fall of France to Hitler's Third Reich at the outset of WWII ( The New York Times).As an international war correspondent and radio commentator during World War II, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's ... En savoir plus

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The National Book Award–winning historian's "vivid and moving" eyewitness account of the fall of France to Hitler's Third Reich at the outset of WWII ( The New York Times).As an international war correspondent and radio commentator during World War II, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's
... En savoir plus
La guerre franco-allemande de 1870. Une histoire globale

par Nicolas Bourguinat, Gilles Vogt ...

La guerre de 1870 est méconnue. Un affrontement localisé, mené sur le seul territoire français par deux puissances rivales ; une Prusse dirigée d’une main de fer par l’habile chancelier Bismarck, qui met à genoux une France affaiblie par les errements d’un Second Empire en déclin et d’une République encore mal assurée ; la perte traumatique de l’Alsace-Lorraine sous les yeux indifférents d’une ... En savoir plus

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La guerre de 1870 est méconnue. Un affrontement localisé, mené sur le seul territoire français par deux puissances rivales ; une Prusse dirigée d’une main de fer par l’habile chancelier Bismarck, qui met à genoux une France affaiblie par les errements d’un Second Empire en déclin et d’une République encore mal assurée ; la perte traumatique de l’Alsace-Lorraine sous les yeux indifférents d’une
... En savoir plus
Napoleon and his Marshals

Victory, Rivalry, Betrayal

par Andrew Roberts ...

From the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon the Great, the dramatic story of the team of rivals who propelled the rise and fall of history's greatest warrior.In 1804, immediately after he appointed himself Emperor, Napoleon created the Marshalate, the supreme military honour of the empire. Over the next decade, he elevated to it some of his most outstanding ... En savoir plus

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From the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon the Great, the dramatic story of the team of rivals who propelled the rise and fall of history's greatest warrior.In 1804, immediately after he appointed himself Emperor, Napoleon created the Marshalate, the supreme military honour of the empire. Over the next decade, he elevated to it some of his most outstanding
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Dunkirk: Nine Days That Saved An Army

A Day-by-Day Account of the Greatest Evacuation

par John Grehan ...

The epic of Dunkirk has been told many times, but the numerous accounts from surviving soldiers and sailors were often a blur of fear and fighting with the days mingling into each other, leaving what is, at times, a confusing picture. In this book, adopting a day by day approach, the author provides a clear portrayal of the unfolding drama on the perimeter around Dunkirk, in the port itself and ... En savoir plus

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The epic of Dunkirk has been told many times, but the numerous accounts from surviving soldiers and sailors were often a blur of fear and fighting with the days mingling into each other, leaving what is, at times, a confusing picture. In this book, adopting a day by day approach, the author provides a clear portrayal of the unfolding drama on the perimeter around Dunkirk, in the port itself and
... En savoir plus
The Dreyfus Affair

The Scandal That Tore France in Two

par Piers Paul Read ...

July 20, 1894. The German Military Attache in Paris. Colonel Maximillien von Schwarzkoppen received a visit from a seedy-looking middle-aged Frenchman who would not give his name. He told Schwarzkoppen that he was a French army officer serving on the General Staff; that he was in desperate need of money; and was therefore prepared to sell military secrets to the Germans.Captain Alfred Dreyfus, ... En savoir plus

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July 20, 1894. The German Military Attache in Paris. Colonel Maximillien von Schwarzkoppen received a visit from a seedy-looking middle-aged Frenchman who would not give his name. He told Schwarzkoppen that he was a French army officer serving on the General Staff; that he was in desperate need of money; and was therefore prepared to sell military secrets to the Germans.Captain Alfred Dreyfus,
... En savoir plus
The Years

par Annie Ernaux ...

Traduit par Alison L. Strayer ...

**WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREOne of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyShortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize**Considered by many to be the iconic French memoirist's defining work and a breakout bestseller when published in France in 2008The Years is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions ... En savoir plus

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**WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREOne of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyShortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize**Considered by many to be the iconic French memoirist's defining work and a breakout bestseller when published in France in 2008The Years is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions
... En savoir plus
The Art Spy

The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

par Michelle Young ...

Library Journal Best Books of 2025 * New York Public Library Best Books of 2025 * Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Biography * Hyperallergic Favorite Art Books of 2025 * Publishers Weekly Best Books of Summer 2025 * 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award Longlist * 2026 Mass Book Awards Nonfiction HonorsA riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy ... En savoir plus

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Library Journal Best Books of 2025 * New York Public Library Best Books of 2025 * Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Biography * Hyperallergic Favorite Art Books of 2025 * Publishers Weekly Best Books of Summer 2025 * 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award Longlist * 2026 Mass Book Awards Nonfiction HonorsA riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy
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