2382 results for '"Marie Darrieussecq'

A winter wonderland of a picture book about being kind to friends and strangers alike, perfect for the holiday season.Ash and Pudd take care of everyone in the woods, from their furry and feathered...

It’s not dust she’s looking for . . . it’s dirt. Esmie is meant to be invisible. A cleaner for an exclusive gated neighborhood in Ireland, Esmie fades into the background, slipping in and out of...

In this book the author assesses the main trends of recent aesthetics and makes two important philosophical claims: one, that there are genuine (that is, true and demonstrable) judgments of taste,...

Includes sections on Indian suttee, Chinese footbinding, African genital mutilation, and European witchburning.

Les enquêtes menées par Louis IX entre 1247 et 1270 sur son administration furent très tôt considérées comme un monument de l'histoire de France, sans que les dix mille doléances conservées aient été...

This book explores the activities and functions of priestly officials in Babylon, Greece, Egypt, and Rome in the two millennia preceding the rise of Christianity. Seven noted scholars seek to...

Praise for the instant New York Times bestseller Skyhunter“Riveting.” —POPSUGAR“Action-packed.” —BuzzFeed“Fresh.” —Los Angeles Times“Exhilarating...a rollercoaster of a reading experience.” —The Nerd...

A magical bedtime story, honored as a Caldecott Honor Book. In sincere and imaginative dialogue between a child and her kind and understanding parents, the little girl decides "in a cocoon of sheets,...

"Robison's minimalism is more like a slap in the face: it's short, it stings, and you wonder who in tarnation did that to you." ―The New York TimesEnter Eve. Based in New Orleans, she's a location...

Travel around the world to meet the cutest animals on Earth! Learn all about fennec foxes, owls, wombats, monkeys, frogs, penguins, wild cats and more in this wide-ranging Level 2 reader from the...