«Marin expérimenté, le capitaine Ledoux est le maître à bord de l'Espérance, long navire destiné au commerce triangulaire. Tamango, fameux guerrier sénégalais, est son pourvoyeur en esclaves noirs. Mais le marché qu'ils passent ensemble est un marché de dupes, et Tamango lui-même pourrait bien devenir la plus belle prise du capitaine... Nouvelle publiée en octobre 1829, Tamango aborde sans détours un sujet d'autant plus brûlant à l'époque que la traite se poursuivait, malgré son interdiction en 1815. Mérimée donne à cette page sombre de l'histoire humaine la figure forte et cruelle de Tamango, et le visage plus ordinaire d'un Ledoux, habile et froid. Le TEXTE INTÉGRAL annoté. Des questionnaires au fil du texte. Des documents iconographiques exploités. Une présentation de Prosper Mérimée. Une présentation du commerce triangulaire. Un aperçu du genre de la nouvelle. Un GROUPEMENT DE TEXTES: «L'abolition... et après? «»

From #1 bestselling author James Patterson comes the ultimate legal thriller where the judge and jury are terrified. The verdict: run for your life. Failing to escape jury duty, aspiring actress Andie DeGrasse ends up as Juror #11 in a landmark case. In this new Trial of the Century, a Mafia don known as the Electrician is linked to hundreds of gruesome crimes. Tracking this ruthless killer for years, senior FBI agent Nick Pellisante fears that the defendant's power reaches far beyond the courtroom, even if the FBI's evidence is ironclad. Just as the jury finishes deliberations, the Electrician makes a devastating move that shocks the entire nation — and shatters Andie's world. Now she and Pellisante must hunt for the Electrician before he executes his most horrifying endgame.

For more than six decades she has been a part of our lives. Now acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli looks past the tabloid version of Elizabeth's life and offers the first-ever fully realized portrait of this American icon. You'll meet her controlling mother who plotted her daughter's success from birth... see the qualities that catapulted Elizabeth to stardom in 1940s Hollywood... understand the psychological and emotional underpinnings behind the eight marriages... and, finally, rejoice in Elizabeth's most bravura performance of all: the new success in family, friendships, and philanthropy she achieved despite substance abuse and chronic illness. It's the story of the woman you thought you knew--and now can finally understand.

Here's a book with something new — you read to me! I'll read to you! We'll read each page to one another — you'll read one side, I the other. A unique book 'in two voices' that uses traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, repetition, short sentences) to invite young children to read along with an adult. Each of the twelve short stories fit on one spread and features childlike themes — family, friendship, pets and seasons.With clear, color-coded typography and amusing illustrations, this collection is sure to entertain.

The host of the award-winning humorous news program offers tongue-in-cheek insight into American democracy with coverage of such topics as the republican qualities of ancient Rome, the antics of our nation's founders, and the ludicrous nature of today's media.

The danger isn't in the water. As a lifeguard in Florida resort, Ned Kelly meets the woman of his dreams. It feels perfect except that she prefers caviar and Manolo Blahniks, and he is used to burgers and flip flops. So when Ned's cousin offers him a rich deal, Ned can't turn him down. It is just a fast break and enter. The risk is high, and the reward even greater — $5 million.

Don't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious trunk in its cargo hold, and the journey quickly becomes fraught with excitement and danger. Discover richly developed characters in the sweet but sophisticated Molly, the scary but familiar Black Stache, and the fearless Peter. Treacherous battles with pirates, foreboding thunderstorms at sea, and evocative writing immerses the reader in a story that slowly and finally reveals the secrets and mysteries of the beloved Peter Pan.

«Enter a world where the sometimes shocking and often hilarious mating habits of the privileged are exposed by a true insider. In essays drawn from her witty and sometimes brutally candid column in the New York Observer, Candace Bushnell introduces us to the young and beautiful who travel in packs from parties to bars to clubs. .Meet «Carrie,» the quintessential young writer looking for love in all the wrong places...»Mr. Big,» the business tycoon who drifts from one relationship to another...»Samantha Jones,» the fortyish, successful, «testosterone woman» who uses sex like a man... not to mention «Psycho Moms,» «Bicycle Boys,» «International Crazy Girls,» and the rest of the New Yorkers who inspired one of the most watched TV series of our time. . .»

Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where the girls are dazzling, the guys are gorgeous, and the summer heat is the perfect excuse to throw a fabulous roof-deck pool party. As if we need a reason!

It's the Summer of Love, but anxiety, not libido, is at the forefront of Easy Rawlins's thoughts. His daughter, Feather, has contracted a rare blood disease; to save her life, Easy must come up with $35,000 lickety-split. Predictably, his Watts pal Mouse has a surefire money-making plan that involves armed robbery. Rejecting that risky option, Easy tries his luck instead with a missing-persons job involving an eccentric lawyer and an alluring woman named Cinnamon Cargill. Indelible atmosphere; memorable characters; realistic suspense.

«It exists at the fringes of Washington, D.C., has no power, and consists solely of four eccentric and downtrodden members whom society has forgotten. Their simple goal is to find the «truth» behind their country's actions.»

Bosch, after two years of retirement, finds himself rusty in certain areas; his lack of finesse with the cell phone more than once threatens to blow his cover. But he proves his detective skills are still sharp, pursuing the Verloren case with a dogged, moral purpose. Connelly, too, is at the top of his game, and the latest installment of the Bosch saga comes with thrills, twists to spare, and a deeply satisfying conclusion.

Agent Pendergast has become one of crime fiction's most endearing characters. His greatest enemy is one who has stalked him all of his life, his cunning and diabolical brother Diogenes. And Diogenes has thrown down the gauntlet. Now, several of the people closest to Pendergast are viciously murdered, and Pendergast is framed for the deeds. On the run from federal authorities, with only the help of his old friend NYPD Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta, Pendergast must stop his brother. But how can he stop a man that is his intellectual equal — one who has had 20 years to plan the world's most horrendous crime?

This stunning, authorized collection of works by legendary illustrator Vargas includes a large number of previously unpublished paintings and drawings. This is the first book on Vargas in more than a decade.

«Following the success of «101 Cataclysms» Rachael Hale presents a beautifully photographed ode to contentment as lived by the most endearing kittens.»

Sarah Dearly has had a bad date. What else would you call being buried alive before dessert? Not to mention the bite mark on her neck and the creepy way her date keeps saying that he`s sired her. Then these guys with stakes show up and turn her date into dust. Sarah runs for her life, only to be rescued by a tall, dark, and handsome stranger.