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Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War...

Musician Ann Hidden suspects her partner, Thomas, isn’t telling her everything. So one dark night, she secretly follows him to an unfamiliar house in the Paris suburbs, where he disappears inside...

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Elizabeth and Jessica are starting middle school together, but the twin sisters soon realize they have different interests and it is good to become their own person.

Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, twin sisters and the best dancers in their ballet class, both want to dance the solo in the class recital, but Jessica is convinced Elizabeth will get it because she...

Identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica think the Mercandy mansion is haunted and that new student Nora Mercandy might be a witch, but Elizabeth wants to find out if the rumors are true.

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1543), one of the most versatile and admired painters of the Northern Renaissance, trained under his father in Augsburg and then worked for leading patrons in...

Of the thirty-eight books left by Degas twenty-nine drawings were bequeathed in 1920 to the Department of Prints from the National Library of France by his brother. These notebooks allow one to track...

In the West today, suffering has become a new sacred cow. Once a common feature of the human condition, it is now a special trait you can use to impress your contemporaries. It provides you with a...

Raimund Gregorius teaches classical languages at a Swiss lycée, and lives a life governed by routine. One day, a chance encounter with a Portuguese woman inspires him to question his life--and leads...

When the snobbiest girl at Sweet Valley Middle School gets a new horse, Elizabeth is suddenly interested in being her friend and Jessica isn't buying it. The fun and drama continues in this New York...

Originally published in France in 2012, Pascal Mérigeau's definitive biography of legendary film director Jean Renoir is a landmark work-the winner of a Prix Goncourt, France's top literary...

"When a new girl moves to Sweet Valley, the Wakefields are ready to welcome her to town--unfortunately for Jessica and Elizabeth, Brooke Dennis seems to want nothing to do with them. She's the...

Un voyage dans l'espace à travers les créations artistiques les plus diverses, des statues gréco-romaines aux œuvres contemporaines, des enluminures médiévales aux peintures surréalistes ou encore...

A deep look at Christina Ramberg's life and work, the origins of her influential investigations of form and femininity, and the evolution of her artistic vision Christina Ramberg (1946-1995) first...