検索キーワード： 著者 "Anne-Marie" すべてのカテゴリー

Au début de l'histoire de l'humanité, les dieux tout comme les cultes variaient d'une communauté à l'autre. Les premiers peuples chassés par la force de leur territoire ont craint que des divinités étrangères ou ennemies ne puissent les protéger. Des chefs ont alors fondé une nouvelle religion. Certains d'entre eux se sont basés sur des textes anciens et d'autres ont affirmé avoir eu des révélations.

Set in Paris in the 1920s, this book is an erotic classic sensually written in an enthralling and titillating style that consists of short stories with many of the same characters tied together and each story with its own climax. The stories follow the fortunes of a group of idle young French aristocrats and their secret liaisons and erotic escapades. This book is read by Katinka Wolf who transports us deftly into this appealing and uninhibited world.

Rome, une ville éternelle, une société ingénieuse formée d'ethnies disparates sous la protection des dieux. Une petite bourgade aménagée sur une colline entourée de marécages qui en un millénaire a bâti un Empire de 5 millions de kilomètres carrés d'espace, sillonné de 90 000 kilomètres de routes. Rome, c'est la guerre incessante, mais aussi la joie et l'art de vivre hérités de la civilisation étrusque ; la littérature et la poésie inspirées de la culture grecque.

La civilité nouvelle apparaît au XVème siècle, au début d'une période que les historiens ont appelée "Renaissance". Elle correspond à un idéal de culture et de sagesse désigné par le terme "humanisme". A une époque où la noblesse des cours se battait souvent à coups de poing et à coups de pieds, des philosophes ont cru bon d'instruire les jeunes princes des règles de civilité à l'honneur chez les citoyens grecs et romains de l'Antiquité.

Notre ancêtre Homo sapiens était nomade. Ses descendants ont vagabondé longtemps sur la planète avant d'habiter un domicile fixe. Pourquoi l'ont-ils fait ? Pourquoi ont-ils ensuite peiné pour faire pousser du blé et finalement domestiquer des bêtes, alors que les céréales sauvages et les animaux de chasse abondaient sur leur territoire ?

Le phénomène urbain est apparu vers - 3500 avant notre ère, soit 5450 ans avant le présent (ndlr : 1950). La ville se différencie du village par son organisation sociale et les activités de ses habitants dont certains, comme les marchands, les scribes et les prêtres, s'occupent exclusivement des échanges ou de tâches intellectuelles. Elle établit donc des relations sociales d'un type nouveau, fortement hiérarchisées.

Vers 1300, les marchands, autrefois méprisés, sont les maîtres des villes. Ceux que l'on surnommait "les pieds poudreux" sont désormais sédentaires et l'on envie leur richesse. Les techniques commerciales se diversifient : des changeurs fixent le cours des monnaies, la lettre de change et le crédit apparaissent.

Nous naissons stériles, mais sommes envahis dès notre toute première seconde de vie par des bactéries qui resteront en nous définitivement. Fort heureusement, nous vivons en parfaite symbiose avec elles. Nos bactéries sont heureuses en nous et elles nous le rendent bien car, malgré leur mauvaise réputation, elles sont bienveillantes et nous protègent de nombre de maladies.

As the 1960s dawned in small-town Michigan, Anne-Marie Oomen was a naive farm girl whose mother was determined to keep her out of trouble - by keeping her in 4-H. In Love, Sex, and 4-H, Oomen sets the wholesomeness of her domestic lessons in 4-H club from 1959 to 1969 against the political and sexual revolution of the time. Between sewing her first dish towel and finishing the yellow dress she wears to senior prom, Oomen brings listeners along as she falls in and out of love, wins her first prize, learns to kiss, survives her first heartbreak, and makes almost all of her clothes.

Pulling Down the Barn eloquently recalls author Anne-Marie Oomen's personal journey as she discovers herself an outsider on her family farm located in western Michigan's Oceana County, in the township of Elbridge - a couple hundred acres in the middle of rural America. Written as a series of heartfelt interlocking narratives, this collection of essays portrays the realities of farm life: haying, picking asparagus and cherries, the machinery of tractors and pickers.

Anne-Marie Oomen uses a wealth of vivid language and personal details to bring scenes from her childhood on a family farm to life in House of Fields. Yet the focus of this book shifts away from the daily activities of the farm, which Oomen presented in Pulling Down the Barn, to life outside its boundaries, as she explores the complex meaning of "education" in all of its rural forms. Oomen's description of the farmhouse where she grew up becomes the central image for this collection of essays.

Even though I’m around hot football players every afternoon, they are not allowed to date me. If they even come close to flirting, my dad, Coach “The Boss” Davis, makes them run laps around the field until they puke. Not only has he forbidden me to date anyone at all, he’s even made me the football team’s water girl so he can keep tabs on me. What Dad doesn’t know is that I spend every last second of those two blissful hours of practice in the scorching California heat staring at Tyson Blake. He is the epitome of perfection. And Dad hates him.

Copper River Oil Company is drilling for oil on the Diamondback Ranch. Dallas McCade can't do a thing to stop them, because he doesn't own the mineral rights. To add insult to injury, they've sent a woman to oversee the operation. Dallas has good reason to distrust women. As soon as he sets eyes on Gillian Bankston, he loses his temper...and his control. That makes him spitting mad and frustrated as hell. Gillian has never met a man quite like Dallas. He's as prickly as a cactus, but his kisses are hot enough to ignite a West Texas wildfire. Gillian's been burned before and wants nothing to do with love...or lust.

When Becky finds an old photo in a box under her mum's bed, everything she thought she knew comes crashing down. The only place she finds comfort is at the Butterfly Garden, with her new friend Rosa May. But with her wild ways and unpredictable temper, is Rosa May hiding something as well? In the heat of the sun-drenched summer, it seems that Becky is the only one in the dark.... Mesmerizing and mysterious, Butterfly Summer is a haunting tale of intense friendship and dangerous discovery.

L'héritage grec, c'est assurément Athènes, la philosophie et la démocratie. C'est aussi Sparte qui, avant de s'enfermer dans la discipline guerrière, aimait la poésie, la musique et la danse. C'est le rayonnement de la brillante civilisation crétoise, l'ouverture sur la mer et sur le monde. La Grèce a connu des âges sombres et des luttes fratricides, mais elle avait fait de la beauté un art de vivre pour éduquer le citoyen et le rendre responsable dans la cité.

I "Som svalen" møder vi den 8-årige Sine i fædrenehjemmet i Nyhavn. 16 år gammel gifter hun sig med sin næsten dobbelt så gamle sproglærer og får året efter, i 1791, sønnen Johan Ludvig. 1801, da P.A. Heiberg lever i landflygtighed, forvist for sine revolutionære ideer, skriver den nu 27-årige Thomasine til ham og beder om skilsmisse. Hun gifter sig med Gyllembourg, som dør 1815. Fra da af og til sin død 1856 lever hun som enke i sin søns hjem og skriver her sine noveller.

When his friend's niece is murdered, Detective Noah Crandall vows to track down the killer. Since the victim worked in an art gallery with the well-connected and well-heeled Vanessa Knight, Noah questions her first. Despite the chemistry between them, Noah tells himself a relationship would be impossible. He's a loner and their backgrounds are worlds apart. Drawn to Noah and horrified by the death of her intern, Vanessa shares her insights into the New York City art world. As they work together on the case, she's tempted to explore the possibility of a real relationship with the sexy outsider who ignites her desire.

For years, Damien Avenall loved Alexandra Turlington like a little sister...or so he thought until she grew into a lovely and desirable young lady. In a moment of madness, he kisses her and everything changes between them. Alex often wonders why the dangerous viscount betrayed their special friendship. His kiss awakened her to passion, but she knows better than to give her heart to a libertine. Or does she?

Sparks fly and computers crash when Claire Maxwell's cybercafe is used for criminal activities. She's thrown into the midst of an undercover operation and doesn't like it one bit. She really doesn't like being thrown in the company of the hot private eye handling the case. Claire doesn't believe in love or happily ever after anymore. Can the handsome P.I. change her mind?

Millionaire professor, Adam Brant is hiding from life. When his broken engagement is plastered all over the papers and tabloids, he retreats to the only place he's ever felt he belonged - his late grandmother's lighthouse in Briny Cove, Florida. He vows to live in seclusion away from nosy reporters, money-hungry women and people who can't accept him for who he is. Ambitious wanna-be journalist, Megan O'Conner is stuck in Briny Cove, living with her family, struggling to finish her degree and working odd jobs. When she finds out the new tenant in the old lighthouse is Adam Brant, Megan believes she's found her ticket out.