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Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by a beetle-eyed giant of a man, enrols at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel.

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Nadja est un roman autobiographique écrit par André Breton en 1928 et révisée en 1962. Le livre commence avec la rencontre inattendue entre l'auteur et un jeune Nadja appelé, qui exerce sur lui une fascination particulière. Le nom Nadja vient du russe et est le début (juste au début) du mot espoir . Le livre semble constituer une description avec des éléments autobiographiques de la relation du Breton avec un patient que se dérégler de Pierre Janet. L'écriture non linéaire du livre est ancrée à la réalité par le biais de références aux autre surréaliste parisien, Louis Aragon et par une série de photographies. Le livre contient aussi des dessins. Nadja pas tellement une personne comme un moyen d'influer sur le comportement des gens. Mais c'est elle qui donne la forme et la structure au travail. Nadja est si merveilleusement libre de n'importe quel type d'apparence, qu'elle méprise à la fois la raison et la Loi, est la forme comme Simone de Beauvoir, il décrit.

The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) in French and English for Children and Readers of All Ages

Revisit the charming tale of The Little Prince, a well-loved story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Fall in love with the story all over again while you improve your French or English language skills.

Perfect for All Readers--Both Young and Old

Introduce the love of stories to the next generation of readers by sharing this timeless tale with young readers. The Little Prince is perfect for sharing with the entire family: children will adore the lovely fairy tale that the story is wrapped in while older readers would appreciate it for what it truly is---rife with thought-provoking allegories and metaphors that will change the way you look at life.

Written in Parallel Text to Boost Comprehension

Each paragraph is written in both French and English---first in French, followed by its English equivalent. You can also read the stories in French only or in English only: perfect for bilingual children whether native French or English speakers!

The story is recorded in two ways---an English version narrated by a native English speaker, and a French version narrated by a native French speaker. The audio is designed as a perfect supplement to help you learn the proper French and English pronunciation and improve your listening skills while you're enjoying the story.

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A single volume that gathers together three of the most remarkable novels from Jean Echenoz, the "most distinctive French voice of his generation" (The Washington Post), Three by Echenoz demonstrates the award-winning author's extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful style at its finest.

"A parodic thriller sparkling with wit" (L'Humanité), Big Blondes probes our universal obsession with fame as a television documentary producer tries to track down a renowned singer who has mysteriously disappeared. A darkly comedic, noir-style tour de force, it finally answers the age-old question: do blondes have more fun?

"Fluid, never forced...like a garment that fits beautifully even inside-out" (Elle), Piano brings Dante's Inferno to contemporary Paris, following Max Delmarc, a concert pianist suffering from paralyzing stage fright and alchoholism, as he meets his untimely death and descends through purgatory--part luxury hotel, part minimum-security prison--into a modern vision of hell.

Running is "a small wonder of writing and humanity" (L'Express)--a portrait of the legendary Czech athlete Emil Zátopek, who became a national hero, winning three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics even as he was compelled to face the unyielding realities of life under an authoritarian regime.