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By Frédéric Lenoir, Laylī Anvar, Karima Berger. 2016
Par ces temps troublés, où trouver matière à espérer ? Répondant aux questions de Frédéric Lenoir et de Leili Anvar,…
artistes, penseurs et écrivains tracent des chemins où inscrire nos pas. Ce sont autant d'invitations : cultiver l'indignation face à l'injustice avec Stéphane Hessel ; incarner le vivre-ensemble dans une unité féconde avec Jean Vanier ; être à l'écoute d'une voix de fin silence avec Sylvie Germain ; célébrer, au-delà des ténèbres, la joie avec Magda Hollander-Lafon ; ou suivant les paroles du poète Salah Stétié, ajouter chacun un peu d'humanité à l'humanité... Ces témoignages, ainsi que le parcours exemplaire d'Etty Hillesum évoqué par Karima Berger, sont porteurs d'une espérance insoupçonnée. Ces entretiens sont issus de l'émission Les Racines du Ciel, diffusée sur France Culture chaque dimanche de 7h05 à 8h00. Frédéric Lenoir et Leili Anvar y évoquent toutes les formes de spiritualité, d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, d'Orient et d'Occident, ancrées ou pas dans une tradition religieuse. 2016.By Alain Finkielkraut. 2009
Le roman comme antidote au totalitarisme, à l'oppression, à l'isolement, avec à l'appui neuf exemples puisés dans la littérature moderne:…
Kundera, Grossman, Haffner, Camus, Roth, Conrad, Dostoievski, James et Blixen. Quelques descriptions de violence. 2009.By Stephen Greenblatt. 2018
Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright's insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. As an aging, tenacious Elizabeth I…
clung to power, a talented playwright probed the social causes, the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny. In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over, Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution. Cherished institutions seem fragile, political classes are in disarray, economic misery fuels populist anger, people knowingly accept being lied to, partisan rancor dominates, spectacular indecency rules---these aspects of a society in crisis fascinated Shakespeare and shaped some of his most memorable plays. With uncanny insight, he shone a spotlight on the infantile psychology and unquenchable narcissistic appetites of demagogues---and the cynicism and opportunism of the various enablers and hangers-on who surround them--and imagined how they might be stopped. As Greenblatt shows, Shakespeare's work, in this as in so many other ways, remains vitally relevant today. 2018.A staggeringly popular work of fiction, Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code' has stood atop The New York Times Bestseller…
List for well over a year, with millions of copies in print. But this fast-paced mystery is unusual in that the author states up front that the historical information in the book is all factually accurate. But is this claim true? As historian Bart D. Ehrman shows in this informative and witty book, 'The Da Vinci Code' is filled with numerous historical mistakes. 2004.By Kai Meyer. 2012
In this devotional, international speaker Joyce Meyer provides you with powerful 'starting points' for every day of the year. Each…
day's devotion is filled with practical advice along with life-changing promises from God's word that you can quickly and easily apply in your own life. 2012.By Jack Fitzgerald. 2005
The story of Captain Keating and the Cocos Island treasure, also known as "The lost treasure of Lima", was the…
inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island". Hundreds of adventurers from all over the world, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, sought Keating's treasure, estimated to be worth three hundred million dollars. An examination of the tale of Captain Keating, and of the connections between his story and Stevenson's classic. 2005.By T. F Rigelhof, Gabor Szilasi. 2000
Rigelhof examines selected works of accomplished Canadian writers including Robertson Davies, Carole Corbeil, Mavis Gallant, Mordecai Richler and Leonard Cohen,…
and lists twelve works that he considers the best in what has been written by Canadians in the twentieth century. In a sequence of interlinked personal essays, he also explores the life as a writer in Canada at the end of the twentieth century. 2000.By Wayne W Dyer. 2002
This text proposes that we hold the keys to solving any problems we face within us. The author sets out…
basic principles and foundations we can understand and practice in order to access spiritual solutions to any problems we are experiencing. The book is in two sections. The first sets out the theory, the second enables you to put the wisdom into practice. Part one discusses the theory that everything in the universe is nothing more than energy. Part two shows how we can transform any negative energy into positive energy: hate into love; hurt into forgiveness; doubt into faith; despair into hope; sadness into joy. 2002.By Ulick O'Connor, W. B Yeats. 1991
This book begins with a biography showing all Yeats' many facets, above all that of the poet constantly exploring the…
themes of love, nationalism and inevitable death. A critical commentary on alternating selections of poetry and prose encompasses Yeats in public and private and conveys the continual development of his creative imagination. 1991.By Jill Treseder. 2004
By John-Henri Holmberg, Daniel Burstein, Arne J De Keijzer. 2011
The stories behind the Steig Larsson books “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, “The Girl Who Played with Fire”, and…
“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest”. Enter the unique world of Lisbeth Salander, Mikael Blomkvist, and of Larsson himself, discovering the experiences and incidents involving Swedish politics, violence against women, and neo-Nazis that are at the heart of these works. A look into the author’s life, and his ideas for future books - including the mysterious “fourth book” in the series, which Larsson had started but not finished at the time of his death. Incudes strong language and violence. 2011.By Charles F Stanley. 2014
Helps you recognize and begin to live with the guiding presence of the Holy Spirit by challenging you in three…
parts to look up, within, and ahead. Life abundant? Jesus promised it and we long for it, yet few Christians seem to have it. Blending lively anecdotes, commentary, and teachings from the Bible, the author introduces you to the Holy Spirit. He is not an oversized electrical current you just plug into when you need additional help, or a theological concept, but just as real and active as Christ. He has personality as well as a specific job description and a definite desire to be an active part of our lives. 2014. Uniform title: Wonderful spirit-filled lifeBy M. Scott Peck. 1978
By Jerry Bridges. 1978
Bridges explains how God has equipped us to lead holy lives, how reason and emotion influence our will, and how…
habits and personal discipline play a part in holy living. 1978.By Elif Batuman. 2010
In this memoir titled after what she calls "Dostoevsky's weirdest novel," "The Possessed" - now translated as "Demons" - Stanford…
professor Batuman recalls her pursuit of a PhD, immersion into all things Russian, and encounters with equally impassioned fellow scholars. Whiting Award for Nonfiction. 2010.By Eckhart Tolle. 2001
Demonstrates how to live a healthier and happier life by living in the present moment. Explains that we are not…
our mind; we can find our way out of psychological pain; authentic human power is found by surrendering to the Now. The reader also finds out that the body is one of the keys to entering inner peace, as are the silence and space all around us. These access points can all be used to bring us into the Now, the present moment, where problems do not exist. It is here we find our joy, and are able to embrace our true selves. 2001.By Bill Hybels. 2010
Hybels casts his vision for what life can look like when directed by divine input from above. Learn to navigate…
life through whispers from God - whispers that arbitrate key decisions, that rescue you from a dark night of the soul, that spur on growth, that come by way of another person, and that open your eyes to the terrible plight people face in this world. 2010.By William A Barry, William J Connolly. 2009
The second volume of a comprehensive companion guide to each book in the "Outlander" series includes a complete chronology of…
the series, synopses of novels, a guide to research sources, a Scottish glossary and pronunciation guide, and essays by the author. 2015.The author covers the first four novels of the Outlander series, including: full synopses of Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager,…
and Drums of Autumn; a complete listing of the characters (fictional and historical) in the books, as well as family trees and genealogical notes; a comprehensive glossary and pronunciation guide to Gaelic terms and usage; the fully explicated Gabaldon Theory of Time Travel; frequently asked questions to the author and her (sometimes surprising) answers; an annotated bibliography; essays about medicine and magic in the eighteenth century, researching historical fiction, creating characters, and more; professionally cast horoscopes for Jamie and Claire; the making of the TV series: how we got there from here, and what happened next (including "My Brief Career as a TV Actor"); never-before-seen photos from behind the scenes of the Outlander series. 2015.