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Adventures of Tintin the Broken Earby HergeISBN 0416834507 (0-416-83450-7)
Hardcover, French & European Pubns
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Asterix and Banquetby DargaudISBN 0024973106 (0-02-497310-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Asterix and the Banquetby René Goscinny, Albert UderzoISBN 0752866095 (0-7528-6609-5)
Softcover, Orion Books Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Asterix and the Banquet'Book summary:Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 5 The Romans build a barricade around the village. So Asterix and Obelix demonstrate their resistance by going on a journey around the entire country, collecting local specialities on the way [via]
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The Bald Soprano and Other Playsby Eugene IonescoISBN 0802130798 (0-8021-3079-8)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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The Broken Earby HergeISBN 0316358509 (0-316-35850-9)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Broken Ear'Book summary:The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of comic strips created by Belgian artist Herge the pen name of Georges Remi (1907 1983). The series first appeared in French in Le Petit Vingtieme, a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtieme Siecle on 10 January 1929. Set in a painstakingly researched world closely mirroring our own, Herge's Tintin series continues to be a favorite of readers and critics alike 80 years later.
The hero of the series is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful fox terrier dog Snowy (Milou in French). Later, popular additions to the cast included the brash, cynical and grumpy Captain Haddock, the bright but hearing-impaired Professor Calculus (Professeur Tournesol) and other colorful supporting characters such as the incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson (Dupond et Dupont). Herge himself features in several of the comics as a background character; as do his assistants in some instances.
The success of the series saw the serialized strips collected into a series of albums (24 in all), spun into a successful magazine and adapted for film and theatre. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in over 50 languages and more than 200 million copies of the books sold to date.
The comic strip series has long been admired for its clean, expressive drawings in Herge's signature ligne claire style. Engaging, well-researched plots straddle a variety of genres: swashbuckling adventures with elements of fantasy, mysteries, political thrillers, and science fiction. The stories within the Tintin series always feature slapstick humor, accompanied in later albums by sophisticated satire, and political and cultural commentary. [via] -
Candideby Francois M. VoltaireISBN 0553211668 (0-553-21166-8)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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Candide : Or, Optimismby Peter Constantine, Voltaire, Diane JohnsonISBN 0679643133 (0-679-64313-3)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Voltaire may have cast a jaundiced eye on eighteenth-century Europea place that was definitely not the best of all possible worlds. But amid its decadent society, despotic rulers, civil and religious wars, and other ills, Voltaire found a mother lode of comic material. And this is why Peter Constantines thoughtful translation is such a pleasure, presenting all the books subtlety and ribald joys precisely as Voltaire had intended.
The globe-trotting misadventures of the youthful Candide; his tutor, Dr. Pangloss; Martin, and the exceptionally trouble-prone object of Candides affections, Cunégonde, as they brave exile, destitution, cannibals, and numerous deprivation, provoke both belly laughs and deep contemplation about the roles of hope and suffering in human life.
The transformation of Candides outlook from panglossian optimism to realism neatly lays out Voltaires philosophythat even in Utopia, life is less about happiness than survivalbut not before providing us with one of literatures great and rare pleasures. [via]More editions of Candide : Or, Optimism:
Candide, Zadig, and Other Storiesby Voltaire, Donald Murdoch Frame, John IversonISBN 0451528093 (0-451-52809-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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Candide, Zadig and Selected Storiesby Voltaire, Francoise M. DevoltaireISBN 0451524268 (0-451-52426-8)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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Cassell's French and English Dictionaryby Denis Girard, W. Thompson, J. H. DouglasISBN 0020136803 (0-02-013680-3)
Softcover, Cassell
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Cassell's is portable, easy to read and full of helpful usage information that's simple to access. This invaluable volume, backed by the world's foremost language authority, is the best pocket guide available to the French language.
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The Collected Stories of Coletteby ColetteISBN 0374518653 (0-374-51865-3)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Collins-Robert French-English, English-French Dictionary: Robert-Collins Dictionnaire Francais-Anglais, Anglais-Francaisby Paul Robert, B. T. S. Atkins, William Collins Sons and Co.ISBN 0004334787 (0-00-433478-7)
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The Damnedby J.K. Huysmans, Joris-Karl Huysman, Terry J. HaleISBN 0140447679 (0-14-044767-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Death on the Installment Planby Louis CelineISBN 0811200175 (0-8112-0017-5)
Softcover, New Directions
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The Devil's Poolby George Sand, George B. IvesISBN 1406800341 (1-4068-0034-1)
Softcover, Echo Library
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The Diary of a Country Priestby George Bernanos, Remy RougeauISBN 0786709618 (0-7867-0961-8)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Discours de la Methode: Discourse on the Method : A Bilingual Edition with an Interpretive Essayby Rene Descartes, George HeffernanISBN 026800871X (0-268-00871-X)
Hardcover, University of Notre Dame Press
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Discours De LA Methode/Discourse on the Methodby Rene Descartes, George HeffernanISBN 0268008701 (0-268-00870-1)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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A Discourse on Methodby DescartesISBN 0023671602 (0-02-367160-2)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Discourse on Method'Book summary:TOC: Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences; Meditations on the First Philosphy; The Principles of Philosophy; Demonstrations of the Existence of Deity; Notes by the Translator: Perception, Idea, Objective Reality, From or Through the Senses, Thought, Innate Ideas, Formally and Eminently, Pure Intellection, Motion, Second Element.[via]More editions of A Discourse on Method:
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A Discourse on Methodby John Veitch, DescartesISBN 0760756023 (0-7607-5602-3)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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Discourse on Method and Related Writingsby Rene Descartes, Desmond M. Clarke, Rene DecartesISBN 0140446990 (0-14-044699-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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"It is not enough to have a good mind; it is more important to use it well" René Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences, and the extent to which each one can achieve certainty. Drawing on his own work in geometry, optics, astronomy and physiology, Descartes developed the hypothetical method that characterizes modern science, and this soon came to replace the traditional techniques derived from Aristotle. Many of Descartes most radical ideassuch as the disparity between our perceptions and the realities that cause themhave been highly influential in the development of modern philosophy. This edition sets the Discourse on Method in the wider context of Descartes work, with the Rules for Guiding Ones Intelligence in Searching for the Truth (1628), extracts from The World (1633) and selected letters from 1636-9. A companion volume, Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings, is also published in Penguin Classics.More editions of Discourse on Method and Related Writings:
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Discourse on Method and the Meditationsby Rene Descartes, F. E. SutcliffeISBN 0140442065 (0-14-044206-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Discourse on the Method and Meditations on First Philosophyby Rene Descartes, Donald A. CressISBN 0872204200 (0-87220-420-0)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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A Discourse on the Method fo Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciencesby Rene Descartes, Ian MacLeanISBN 0192825143 (0-19-282514-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Discourse on the Method fo Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences'Book summary:Descartes' Discourse marks a watershed in European thought; in it, the author sets out in brief his radical new philosophy, which begins with a proof of the existence of the self (the famous "cogito ergo sum"). Next he deduces from it the existence and nature of God, and ends by offering a radical new account of the physical world and of human and animal nature. Written in everyday language and meant to be read by common people of the day, it swept away all previous philosophical traditions.
This new translation is an ideal introduction to Descartes for the general reader. It is accompanied by a substantial introductory essay from Renaissance scholar Ian Maclean that is designed to provide in-depth historical and philosophical context. The essay draws on Descartes' correspondence to examine what brought him to write his great work, and the impact it had on his contemporaries. A detailed section of notes explain Descartes' philosophical terminology and ideas, as well as historical references and allusions. Any reader can feel comfortable diving in to this classic work of Renaissance philosophical thought. [via]More editions of A Discourse on the Method fo Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences:
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Discourse on the Method for Conducting One's Reason Well and for Seeking Truth in the Sciencesby Rene Descartes, Donald A. CressISBN 0872204227 (0-87220-422-7)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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Discourse On The Method Of Rightly Conducting The Reason And Seeking Truth In The Sciencesby Rene DescartesISBN 1419116177 (1-4191-1617-7)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Easy French Readerby R. De SalesISBN 0844210013 (0-8442-1001-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Easy French Reader: A Three-Part Text for Beginning Studentsby R. De Roussy De SalesISBN 0071428488 (0-07-142848-8)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Easy French Reader: A Three-Part Text for Beginning Students'Book summary:A fun and easy new way to quickly acquire or enhance basic reading skills
These unique guides are based on the premise that the best way to learn a language is to start reading it, immediately. Suitable for raw beginners to intermediate-level language learners, the new editions of these popular titles feature engaging readings of progressive difficulty that allow learners to rapidly build comprehension.
Easy French Reader begins with the adventures of two friends, an American and a Parisian, as they learn about their respective cultures. This is followed by readings on the history of France, from ancient Gaul to the present. The final section features four abridged short stories by famous French authors.
Similarly, Easy Spanish Reader begins with the story of two high school seniors involved with their Spanish Club, followed by a history of Mexico, from the Conquistadors to the present, and an abridged version of the classic story of "Lazarillo de Tormes."
- Progressive format makes it easy to quickly build comprehension
- Marginal word glossaries conveniently present new words and phrases
- Exercises challenge comprehension and build reading skills
Attractive new editions, fully updated and featuring appealing new artwork and expanded exercises
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Extension Du Domaine De LA Lutteby Michel HouellebecqISBN 2862311243 (2-86231-124-3)
Hardcover, M. Nadeau
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The First Manby Albert Camus, David Hapgood, Sarah BurnesISBN 0679768165 (0-679-76816-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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French Women Don't Get Fatby Mireille GuilianoISBN 1400042127 (1-4000-4212-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'French Women Don't Get Fat'Book summary:The message of this book could be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. There is no hard science, no clearly-defined plan, and no lists of food to have or have not; instead, you'll find simple tricks that boil down to eating carefully prepared seasonal food, exercising more and refusing to think of food as something that inspires guilt. It's both a practical message and far easier said than done in today's "no pain, no gain" culture.
Author Mireille Guiliano is CEO of Veuve Clicquot, and French Women Don't Get Fat offers a concept of sensible pleasures: If you have a chocolate croissant for breakfast, have a vegetable-based lunch--or take an extra walk and pass on the bread basket at dinner. Guiliano's insistence on simple measures slowly creating substantial improvements are reassuring, and her suggestion to ignore the scale and learn to live by the "zipper test" could work wonders for those who get wrapped up in tiny details of diet. She sympathizes that deprivation can lead straight to overindulgence when it comes to favorite foods, but then, in a most French manner, treats them as a pleasure that needs to be sated, rather than a battle to be fought.
A number of recipes are included, from a weight-loss enhancing leek soup to a lush chocolate mousse; they read more like what you'd find in a French cookbook rather than an American diet book. Most appealingly, these are guidelines and tricks that could be easily sustainable over a lifetime. If you agree that food is meant to be appreciated--but no more so than having a trim waist--these charmingly French recommendations could set you on the path to a future filled with both croissants and high fashion. --Jill Lightner
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French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasureby Mireille GuilianoISBN 0375435484 (0-375-43548-4)
Hardcover, Random House Large Print
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Author Mireille Guiliano is CEO of Veuve Clicquot, and French Women Don't Get Fat offers a concept of sensible pleasures: If you have a chocolate croissant for breakfast, have a vegetable-based lunch--or take an extra walk and pass on the bread basket at dinner. Guiliano's insistence on simple measures slowly creating substantial improvements are reassuring, and her suggestion to ignore the scale and learn to live by the "zipper test" could work wonders for those who get wrapped up in tiny details of diet. She sympathizes that deprivation can lead straight to overindulgence when it comes to favorite foods, but then, in a most French manner, treats them as a pleasure that needs to be sated, rather than a battle to be fought.
A number of recipes are included, from a weight-loss enhancing leek soup to a lush chocolate mousse; they read more like what you'd find in a French cookbook rather than an American diet book. Most appealingly, these are guidelines and tricks that could be easily sustainable over a lifetime. If you agree that food is meant to be appreciated--but no more so than having a trim waist--these charmingly French recommendations could set you on the path to a future filled with both croissants and high fashion. --Jill Lightner
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Haunted Poolby George SandISBN 0915288265 (0-915288-26-5)
Softcover, Dancing Cane Productions
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The Imaginary Invalidby Moliere, Henri Van LaunISBN 0486437892 (0-486-43789-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The famous hypochondriac in this classic farce not only complains of a million imaginary ills, but also of his astronomical medical bills. If he marries his daughter to a doctor, he reasons, he will have free medical care. He chooses a double-Latin talking numbskull without consulting the daughter who is already smitten by another. The inventive maid exposes the doctyor and his father as charlatans and demonstrates to the master that his second wife loves his money, not him. Thus are truth and love triumphant and all troubles, real and imaginary, relieved by laughter. [via]
The Killby Emile Zola, Arthur GoldhammerISBN 0679642749 (0-679-64274-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Kill: (La Curee)by Emile Zola, Brian NelsonISBN 0192804642 (0-19-280464-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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L' Ecole Des Femmes and LA Critique De L'Ecole Des Femmesby Moliere, William D. HowarthISBN 0631006303 (0-631-00630-3)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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LA Bas/Lower Depthsby J.K. HuysmansISBN 0946626197 (0-946626-19-7)
Softcover, Hippocrene Books
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La Gloire De Mon Pereby PagnolISBN 2877060500 (2-87706-050-0)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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LA Mare Au Diable, Francois Le Champiby George SandISBN 0685349950 (0-685-34995-0)
Softcover, French & European Pubns
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La-Basby Joris Karl HuysmansISBN 0486228371 (0-486-22837-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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La-bas (Down There)by J.K. Huysmans, Keene WallaceISBN 1406505722 (1-4065-0572-2)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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Le Robert & Collins Seniorby Daphne DayISBN 000718381X (0-00-718381-X)
Hardcover, Dictionnaires Le Robert
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Les Mandarinsby Simone de BeauvoirISBN 0895268981 (0-89526-898-1)
Softcover, Regnery Publishing, Incorporated, An Eagle Publishing Company
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Les Miserablesby Victor HugoISBN 0140444041 (0-14-044404-1)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Lover's Discourse: Fragmentsby Roland BarthesISBN 0374521611 (0-374-52161-1)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lover's Discourse: Fragments'Book summary:The language we use when we are in love is not a language we speak, for it is addressed to ourselves and to our imaginary beloved. It is a language of solitude, of mythology, of what Barthes calls an 'image repertoire'. This book revives beyond the psychological or clinical enterprises which have characterised such researches in our culture - the notion of the amorous subject. It will be enjoyed and understood by two groups of readers: those who have been in love (Or think they have, which is the same thing), and those who have never been in love (or think they have not, which is the same thing). This book might be considered, in its restless search for authorities and examples, which range from Nietzsche to Zen, from Ruysbroek to Debussy, an encyclopaedia of that affirmative discourse which is the lover's. [via]
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Mandarinsby Simone De BeauvoirISBN 0393318834 (0-393-31883-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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In her most famous novel, The Mandarins, Simone de Beauvoir takes an unflinching look at Parisian intellectual society at the end of World War II. In fictionally relating the stories of those around her Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Arthur Koestler, Nelson Algren de Beauvoir dissects the emotional and philosophical currents of her time. At once an engrossing drama and an intriguing political tale, The Mandarins is the emotional odyssey of a woman torn between her inner desires and her public life. "Much more than a roman à clef . . . a moving and engrossing novel." New York Times [via] -
Memoirs Of A Dutiful Daughterby De Beauvoir, James KirkupISBN 0060825197 (0-06-082519-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Ninety-Threeby Victor Hugo, Frank Lee BenedictISBN 0786705906 (0-7867-0590-6)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Of Grammatologyby Jacques DerridaISBN 8120811879 (81-208-1187-9)
Hardcover, South Asia Books
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The Romance Of Tristan And Iseultby Hilaire Belloc, Joseph BedierISBN 0486440192 (0-486-44019-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Romance Of Tristan And Iseultby Joseph BedierISBN 0679750169 (0-679-75016-9)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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The School for Wivesby MoliereISBN 0822209993 (0-8222-0999-3)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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Story of the Eyeby George BatailleISBN 0872862097 (0-87286-209-7)
Softcover, City Lights Books
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Strait Is the Gateby Andre GideISBN 0837604532 (0-8376-0453-2)
Hardcover, Bentley Pub
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Theatre and Its Doubleby Antonin Artaud, Victor CortiISBN 0714542342 (0-7145-4234-2)
Softcover, Calder Publications Limited
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Two Novelsby A. Robbe-GrilletISBN 080215106X (0-8021-5106-X)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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Ubu Roiby Alfred Jarry, Noel Arnaud, Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France)ISBN 2869160399 (2-86916-039-9)
Hardcover, A. Dimanche
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Would Be Invaldi Le Malade Imaginaireby MoliereISBN 0685342425 (0-685-34242-5)
Softcover, Harlan Davidson
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De La Grammatologieby Jacques DerridaISBN 2707300128 (2-7073-0012-8)
Hardcover, Edtions de Minuit
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L'Ecole Des Femmesby MoliereISBN 0785931317 (0-7859-3131-7)
Softcover, French & European Pubns
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Extension Du Domaine De LA Lutteby Michel HouellebecqISBN 2290045764 (2-290-04576-4)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Extension Du Domaine De LA Lutte'Book summary:156pages. poche. broché. Vendredi soir, j'étais invité à une soirée chez un collègue de travail. On était une bonne trentaine, rien que des cadres moyens âgés de vingt-cinq à quarante ans. A un moment donné, il y a une connasse qui a commencé à se déshabiller. Elle a ôté son T-shirt, puis son soutien gorge, puis sa jupe, tout ça en faisant des mines incroyables. Elle a encore tournoyé en petite culotte pendant quelques secondes, et puis elle a commencé à se resaper, ne voyant plus quoi faire d'autre. D'ailleurs c'est une fille qui ne couche avec personne. Ce qui souligne bien l'absurdité de son comportement. Ainsi débute l'odyssée désenchantée d'un informaticien entre deux âges, peu convaincu de l'intérêt de son métier, jouant toutefois son rôle en observant les mouvements humains et les banalités qui s'échangent autour des machines à café. L'installation d'un progiciel en province lui permettra d'étendre le champ des ses observations, d'anéantir les illusions d'un collègue -obsédé malchanceux -et d'élaborer une théorie complète du libéralisme, qu'il soit économique ou sexuel. [via]
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Gloire de Mon Pereby Marcel PagnolISBN 2877065073 (2-87706-507-3)
Softcover, Flammarion et Cie
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Hide This French Bookby Berlitz PublishingISBN 9812464298 (981-246-429-8)
Softcover, Berlitz
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Lonely Planet French Phrasebookby Marie-Helene Girard, Anny MonetISBN 0864424507 (0-86442-450-7)
Softcover, Lonely Planet
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Die Gelehrten Frauen: Komodie in Funf Aktenby Moliere, Arthur LutherISBN 3150001137 (3-15-000113-7)
Hardcover, Reclam
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Ubu Reyby Alfred JarryISBN 8437615771 (84-376-1577-1)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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