59 results for '"Desanti, Dominique'

Il est des vies qui ne valent que par leurs œuvres. Telle est bien l'existence de Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786). Issu d'un milieu pauvre et pieux, il se fit très tôt remarquer par ses dons...

"Martin Buber (1878-1965) est, avec Freud, Einstein ou Kafka, l'un des penseurs juifs les plus connus du XXe siècle, dont il a vécu les tragiques bouleversements. Né à Vienne, ayant passé son enfance...

Luther and Calvin applied the term fanatic to those who sought to destroy civil society in order to establish the Kingdom of God, the "false prophets" and their followers who, early on in the...

The Forbidden City in Beijing is one of the greatest royal palaces in the world: and was the sacred centre of the Chinese empire. Despite political upheaval and social change in the rest of China,...

In 2014, for its 30th anniversary, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain published a box set of two lavishly illustrated books recounting its history through the lens of the values it has...

This study examines the ways that states have attempted to pigeon-hole the people within their boundaries into racial, ethnic, and language categories. These attempts, whether through American...

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A collection of bold and tender writing on June Jordan's multidimensional legacy as a poet, healer, and activist. This Unruly Witness was curated for people who see love as a life force, who seek a...

"Re-creates for the first time the full drama of Galileo's ill-starred encounter with the Inquisition. Publication of Galileo's monumental treatise, Dialogue on the Great World Systems, aroused a...

This volume presents essays by some of the leading figures in the vanguard of theoretical linguistics within the framework of universal grammmar. One of the first books to adopt the "minimalist"...

"A snow-kissed, warmhearted ode to new beginnings, second chances, and the real, enduring magic of love and community." —Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo...

The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim.This modern classic is the story of...

A concise, accessible introduction to Paul Cézanne's portraitureThis beautifully illustrated book features twenty-four masterpieces in portraiture by celebrated French artist Paul Cézanne...

Rachel is a successful model in L.A. . Tired of the shallowness of the fashion model industry, she, her dog and her best fiend Tunisha drive together to Joshua Tree in her 57 Thunderbird so she can...

According to Anna Heringer, "Beauty has nothing to do with money or finance, but everything to do with creativity and love". With statements like this she clearly has her finger on the pulse of our...

First published in 1929, The Gardener’s Bed-Book is a much beloved gardening classic by the renowned editor of House & Garden magazine in the 1920s and ’30s. Each of its 365 perfectly sized little...