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Isabel finds herself befriended by Patricia, a single mother whose son, Basil, goes to school with Isabel's son. Isabel discovers that Basil is the product of an affair Patricia had with a well-known Edinburgh organist, also named Basil, who was, rumor has it, initially reluctant to contribute financially to the child's upkeep. Though Isabel doesn't really like Patricia, she tries to be civil and supportive, but when she sees Patricia in the company...
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"A new baby brings an abundance of joy to Isabel Dalhousie and her husband, Jamie--but Isabel's almost four-year-old son, Charlie, is none too keen on his newborn brother. In fact, Charlie refuses to acknowledge Magnus, and Isabel must find a way to impress upon her older son the patience and understanding that have served as guiding principles in her own life. These are, of course, the qualities that bring Rosemary Hipple, an old acquaintance of...
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"The ever-delightful, insatiably curious Edinburgh philosopher and amateur sleuth returns to take on a case unlike any she's had before--this one with paranormal implications--in the tenth installment of this beloved author's consistently best-selling series. From a small town outside Edinburgh comes the news that a young boy has been recounting vivid recollections of a past life: a perfect description of an island off the coast of Scotland which...
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Isabel's son, Charlie, is now of an age, eighteen months, to have a social life, and so off they go to a birthday party, where, much to Isabel's surprise, she finds Minty Auchterlonie, the high-flying financier she first encountered in The Sunday Philosophy Club. Minty had seemed to Isabel a woman of ruthless ambition, but the question of her integrity had never truly been answered. Now, when Minty takes Isabel into her confidence about the complicated...
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ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 8
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life’s questions, large
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In this latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith’s endearing Isabel Dalhousie series, the Edinburgh philosopher and amateur sleuth answers an unexpected appeal from a wealthy Scottish collector who has been robbed of a valuable painting.One afternoon over coffee at Cat’s delicatessen, a friend of Isabel’s shares a call for help from Duncan Munrowe. Crafty thieves have stolen a prized painting from his collection, a work by the celebrated...
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ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 7
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life’s questions, large and
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"One of the author's most beloved characters is back--and once again she will have to call upon her powers of deduction and her unflappable moral code to unravel a new philosophical mystery. In Edinburgh, rumors and gossip abound. But Isabel well knows that such things can't be taken at face value. Still, the latest whispers hint at mysterious goings-on, and who but Isabel can be trusted to get to the bottom of them? At the same time, she must deal...
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“The Continuing Legacy of Simone Weil” analyzes the core work of Simone Weil and her views on the nature of the human condition, humanity's relationship with God, and the objective state of our world. David Pollard argues that though much of Weil's work was focused on particular conditions operating in Europe prior to and including the period of the Second World War, much of it is as relevant today as it was then.
12) Secret Years 2
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“Secret Years” is a graphic biography which combines elements of Vladimir Propp's Morphology of the Folktalewith a meticulous research of Blavatsky's biographies and refers to the numerous works written by her, esoteric or not, full of interesting and amusing anecdotes. The dates and episodes depicted, barring some narrative expedients, are accurate and embrace, in particular, that dark and deliberately confusing period of her personal history,...
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In an utterly unique approach to biography, On Love and Tyranny traces the life and work of the iconic German Jewish intellectual Hannah Arendt, whose political philosophy and understandings of evil, totalitarianism, love, and exile prove essential amid the rise of the refugee crisis and authoritarian regimes around the world.
What can we learn from the iconic political thinker Hannah Arendt? Well, the short answer may be: to love the world so much...
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La messagère des volontés divines.
Le 4 mai 2008, Mgr Jean-Michel Di Falco-Léandri, évêque de Gap et d'Embrun, reconnaît le caractère surnaturel des apparitions de Notre-Dame du Laus (1664-1718). L'acte est rare au sein de l'Église catholique (5 reconnaissances officielles d'apparitions depuis 1900 dans le monde) et souligne d'autant plus l'extraordinaire vie de Benoîte Rencurel. La mission de cette femme, laïque, illettrée, pauvre, vivant...
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Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir were two of the twentieth century's most prominent authors and philosophers, and the story of their decades-long relationship is one of the most famous literary romances of all time. From the corridors of the Sorbonne to the cafés of Paris's Left Bank, Sartre and de Beauvoir were intimate rivals in both intellectual debate and sexual conquest.
In A Dangerous Liaison, Carole Seymour-Jones vividly describes...
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Kathleen B. Jones brings a scholar's insights and a lyrical voice to this philosophical memoir about her thirty-year fascination with Hannah Arendt, one of the 20th century's most controversial thinkers. With Arendt as her guide, Jones recounts stories from her own life interwoven with Arendt's life and work, demonstrating Arendt's enduring relevance to thinking about the dilemmas of modern life.
17) Résilience
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Fruit de plusieurs années d'expérience, Résilience a pour but de nous aider à transformer notre société pour la rendre idéaliste grâce à la spiritualité. Partant de son vécu, l'auteure développe ce sujet relatif à l'esprit dans son ensemble pour en déceler le principe, s'appuyant sur des faits métaphasiques, psychologiques et sociaux. Elle entend donner un regard nouveau sur l'invisible, l'univers, Dieu et l'Homme. Par ailleurs, Elena...
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Un marathon quotidien guidé par un rêve artistique envoûtant.
« En mode guerrière, je pars tête baissée à la conquête d'un nouveau monde, (...) guidée par un seul capitaine : mon instinct. Plus que l'instinct de survie, il s'agit de l'instinct de procréer. Procréer des oeuvres, du rêve, de l'art. Laisser une trace, une empreinte. Nous y sommes. Je me donne le droit de vivre mes rêves. Attaquons ! ».
Une année 2020 fulgurante, rythmée...
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12 mois pour parler d'une enfance.
C'est au travers de la vie de sa famille, et en particulier d'Emie, sa sœur cadette, que Lillie nous raconte son enfance dans la campagne drmoise baignée par une rivière : la Galaure et son affluent, le Bion. Du présent au passé, simple ou composé, mais parfois imparfait, Lillie nous emmène tout en douceur et en couleurs découvrir le pays de sa jeunesse.
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Née en 1956, l'auteure...
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Après avoir déménagé en Nouvelle-Zélande avec son mari et leurs trois enfants, Chrystel, quarante-trois ans et cadre de direction, vit une crise d'identité qui la conduit à une expérience d'éveil de conscience en août 2015. Cet évènement initie un processus de dépouillement de soi guidé par son âme lors de conversations. Cet ouvrage témoigne, sous forme de journal, de sept années de transformation intérieure (2012-2019). Suivons...
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