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"To philosophize is to learn to die," said Montaigne. But, faced with the vertiginous immensity of philosophy, sometimes we'd rather die than learn. In need of help? Trust Catherine Meurisse to illuminate neon and nothingness and to air out Plato's cave. The most famous...
By 1744, two separate editions of Shakespeare’s complete works have been published, but there is still a missing piece, a missing link…a missing play! Actress Peg Woffington is convinced that the role of a lifetime is contained within that mysterious play, “The History...
Reunited in battle, Solomon and Chevreul pose a terrible threat and have come one step closer to their ultimate goal of absorbing Venus' essence. And although Arane can count on Bastione and her daughter to help her, the merciless Cardinal wishes to exploit the...
An attack by man or beast? Secret army nuclear tests?An avalanche? Or temporary insanity? What really happened on the slopes of "Dyatlov Pass" on the night of February 1, 1959, that resulted in the deaths of nine experienced mountaineers?...
The young Indiana is a product of her time—submissive and bound by societal conventions—but despite the many obstacles in her path, notably her controlling husband Colonel Delmare and the charming Raymon de Ramière, she will find her way to love and most importantly,...
If there were a prize for the best pet, dogs would win, no contest. Sure, a crocodile, tiger, or hippopotamus would be cool, but who wouldn't want their own little puppy to cuddle, love... and train? It's going to take some patience, and this little Nunuche isn't going...
Not only was it the worst marathon in Olympic history, but you would be hard-pressed to find another event that was as scandalously bad as the 1904 marathon. This is no slight on (most of) the men who competed, because it would seem as if the race were bad by design:...
Five years after Arminius united the tribes of Germania to push back the invader by destroying three Roman legions and delivering to the Empire one of the greatest and most humiliating defeats in its history, the aftershocks are still being felt in Rome. Augustus is...
Florence Dupré la Tour's autobiographical masterwork comes to a close with Separated, the second volume of Twin. Her relationship with her twin sister—the greatest love of her life—starts to fall apart as they enter adolescence. Without the "we" of her early life,...
When the good ship St. Nicholas sailed from the port of Piraeus, none among its crew knew this trip would be their last. Nor could anything have prepared them for the nightmarish creature that rose from sunless depths to claim them. Worst of all, no one had instructed...
Is there someone out there who will accept us for who we are? That's what renowned artist Salvador Dalí was wondering before he met Gala, the love of his life. But just who was this person she accepted? Birmant and Oubrerie attempt to answer this question in the first...
Who has never watched a reality TV show (even for just 5 minutes) and liked it (even just a little)? Come on, be honest, people! Thirty-five-year-old Yasmina is addicted to reality TV. Hailing from a family of academics, she decides to prove to them that these programs...
Eighteen-year-old Franca has left Rome after her mother's death to live with her aunt and uncle in Carbonia, on the island of Sardinia. Thanks to a local boy named Silvio, she discovers the world of motorcycles... and it's a revelation. So instead of saving her...
Michel Kichka's newest autobiography tells how a comics-obsessed kid from industrial Belgium became an author and militant media illustrator from Israel. As he shows in the book, the Covid pandemic and resulting lockdown were fertile breeding ground for the creative...
The year is 1838. Louis Daguerre has just invented photography, and he is wondering: should he share it with the world, or keep it a secret? But the day a student from Greece helps to improve his invention, he decides it must be known to the greater public. Thanks to...
A little spit, a short wait, and soon you've got the results of your DNA test, and with them a statistical peek into your ancestry. This sort of test is illegal in France, but that doesn't stop the curious from having it done anyway. Besides, it sounds harmless and fun,...
Victor loves vintage cars and belting out songs in his garage band, but school is harder for him and he seems to always say the wrong thing. When he meets the cello-playing, straight-A student Marie-Jo, the two strike up an unlikely friendship, and before long both his...
Now that Cardinal Lemegton has revealed his true face, a confrontation seems inevitable. Trapped, Venus and Bastione have no choice but to engage in bloody battle. Meanwhile, in the throes of grief, Arane is submerged by a wave of bloodlust in the heat of battle. But...
A big city singer going through a rough patch in her life washes up at a crumbling manor with her fragile young daughter and staid governess in tow. Soon they're the talk of the small bayou town, but not the only talk—the local African American community is concerned...
It's 1927 and a bizarre trial is underway in New York. Scholars and artists are grilled at the witness stand as the court attempts to decide: can Constantin Brancusi's abstract sculptures be considered works of art? Meanwhile, back in Paris, the sculptor and his friends...
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