Anne Edwards
Throne Of Gold, the lives of the Aga Khans
For 150 years, the Aga Khans–all lineal descendants of Mohammed–have been the spiritual leaders of the Ismailis, a sect of the Shia Muslims, found primarily in East Africa. This first in-depth biography of the Aga Khans takes a mesmerizing look at a colorful dynasty that is still a recognizable force in world affairs and in the development of the Third World.
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Depuis sept siècles, les Ponti règnent sur la minuscule principauté de Roccadura, conquise de haute lutte par leur ancêtre Ugo. Ils en ont fait un des lieux les plus magiques du monde, le royaume du jeu, de la fête… Et aussi un coffre à milliards, qui n’attire pas seulement les riches amateurs de soleil et de luxe, mais la convoitise dangereuse de financiers louches et prêts à tout. Face à eux, un monarque vieillissant, veuf d’une star trop tôt disparue, père de deux princesses séduisantes et rebelles… L’auteur du Grec et de Liouba excelle à mêler le fictif et le réel, l’actualité la plus brûlante et l’imagination la plus débridée. Il nous donne ici une étincelante saga moderne, emplie de passions et d’intrigues, éclatante de lumière.
La France et l’ONU (1945 à 1995)
L’histoire de la diplomatie française depuis la fin de la seconde guerre mondiale à nos jours, et plus particulièrement son rôle en tant que membre permanent du conseil de sécurité de l’ONU.
The new italians
En Anglais – Italy has seduced generations with its sunshine, landscapes, art treasures and the warmth and vitality of its people, devoted to style, sensuality and the pleasures of life. The reality is less rosy. Italy is as exasperating as it is enchanting. Appalling public services, a rotten political class, the creeping tentacles of the Mafia, the all-forgiving Mother Church and infinitely indulgent ‘mamma’ have long prevented Italians facing up to their collective failings. In ‘The New Italians’, journalist Charles Richards paints a compelling group portrait of the country and people, spanning football to Freemansonry, kickbacks to kidnappings. He concludes that however much things change, the Italians will remain essentially the same, and pull through with their customary ‘brio’.
The alienist
En Anglais – When The Alienist was first published in 1994, it was a major phenomenon, spending six months on the New York Times bestseller list, receiving critical acclaim, and selling millions of copies. This modern classic continues to be a touchstone of historical suspense fiction for readers everywhere. The year is 1896. The city is New York. Newspaper reporter John Schuyler Moore is summoned by his friend Dr. Laszlo Kreizler—a psychologist, or “alienist”—to view the horribly mutilated body of an adolescent boy abandoned on the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge. From there the two embark on a revolutionary effort in criminology: creating a psychological profile of the perpetrator based on the details of his crimes. Their dangerous quest takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who will kill again before their hunt is over. Fast-paced and riveting, infused with historical detail, The Alienist conjures up Gilded Age New York, with its tenements and mansions, corrupt cops and flamboyant gangsters, shining opera houses and seamy gin mills. It is an age in which questioning society’s belief that all killers are born, not made, could have unexpected and fatal consequences.