Double Talk tells the story of Violet Budd and Brian (Baby) Power, two characters fleeing from their past. Brian is ambling after an immigrant’s dream, and Violet is desperate to ditch her middle class origins for something more earthy...
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Author:Warner, PatrickSummary: - Author:Roth, VeronicaSummary:
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not...
- Author:Roth, VeronicaSummary:
Dans un monde post-apocalyptique, la société est divisée en cinq factions, chacune consacrée au culte d’une vertu dans l’espoir de former un civilisation parfaite: les Altruistes, les Sincères, les Audacieux, les Fraternels, les Erudits...
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Author:Roth, VeronicaSummary:Retrouvez la trilogie complète de Veronica Roth avec Divergence, Insurgés et Allégeance. Divergence : Un choix peut vous transformer. Le premier roman de Veronica Roth vous tiendra en haleine dans son monde post-apocalyptique où les...
- Author:Roth, VeronicaSummary:
Dans un monde post-apocalyptique, la société est divisée en cinq factions, chacune consacrée au culte d’une vertu dans l’espoir de former un civilisation parfaite: les Altruistes, les Sincères, les Audacieux, les Fraternels, les Érudits...
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Author:Bourdieu, PierreSummary:In 'Distinction', Pierre Bourdieu brilliantly illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world. Focusing on the French bourgeoisie - its tastes and preferences - 'Distinction' is at once a vast ethnography of...
- Author:Ireland, JustinaSummary:
The sequel to the New York Times bestselling epic Dread Nation is an unforgettable journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America. After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town,...
- Author:Hedges, ChrisSummary:
A review of five locations in the United States where economic choices beyond their control have resulted in catastrophic social conditions.
- Author:Calonita, JennySummary:
L’anniversaire conjoint de leurs seize ans approchant, les demi-soeurs Isabelle Scott et Mirabelle Monroe sont prêtes à s’émanciper, peu importe qu’elles soient les filles d’un personnage public important. Ainsi, quand Zoe, la tante qu’...
- Author:McIntire, EmilySummary:
He is righteousness. She is sin. Father Cade Frederic is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there's a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds...
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Author:Elliott, KateSummary:Jessamy's life is a balance between acting like an upper class patron and dreaming of the freedom of the commoners. Then Jes meets Kalliarkos, and their unlikely friendship causes heads to turn. When a scheming lord tears Jes's family...
- Author:Meyer, MarissaSummary:
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this...
- Author:Slimani, LeïlaSummary:
Lorsque Myriam, mère de deux jeunes enfants, décide malgré les réticences de son mari de reprendre son activité au sein d'un cabinet d'avocats, le couple se met à la recherche d'une nounou. Après un casting sévère, ils engagent...
- Author:Wilkerson, IsabelSummary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ; OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK ; LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD ; “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New...
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Author:Elliott, KateSummary:Jessamy is the crux of a revolution forged by the Commoner class hoping to overthrow their longtime Patron overlords. But enemies from foreign lands have attacked the kingdom, and Jes must find a way to unite the Commoners and Patrons...
- Author:Forget, Evelyn. L.Summary:
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of providing a basic income to everyone in Canada who needs it was already gaining broad support. Then, in response to a crisis that threatened to put millions out of work, the federal government...
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Author:Tayler, KassySummary:Wren MacAvoy works as a coal miner for a domed city once constructed to protect Earth's collision with a comet. But centuries later, society has become complacent even while the coal runs out. And some wonder, "Is there life outside the...
- Author:Moser, NancySummary:
Moser whisks listeners away to 1895 Newport, Rhode Island--summer playground to the elite of the Gilded Age--for a tale of unexpected romance. As the lives of an immigrant dressmaker, her socialite friend, and their unlikely suitors...
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Author:Obioma, ChigozieSummary:Spanning continents, traversing the earth and cosmic spaces, this novel is a contemporary twist of Homer's Odyssey. Set on the outskirts of Umuahia, Nigeria, it tells the story of Chinonso, a young poultry farmer, who is separated...
- Author:Darcy, EmmaSummary:
She's got the one things he wants--the Zavros heir. Magazines regularly devote gossip column inches to Greek magnate Ari Zavros, and the new supermodel gracing his arm--and his bed--each week. Tina Savalas is nothing like Ari's usual...
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