Voltaire
Summary: Extrait : ""Nous osons croire, à l'honneur du siècle où nous vivons, qu'il n'y a point dans toute l'Europe un seul homme éclairé qui ne regarde la tolérance comme un droit de justice, un devoir proscrit par l'humanité, la conscience, la religion ; une loi nécessaire à la paix et à la prospérité des États.""À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARANLes éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 1989
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 VOL FRENCHCarlin, John
Summary: "Ending Reeva's life, and in the same instant annihilating his own, had condemned him in the end to the shadow existence he had fought so hard to avoid -- inspiring compassion in some, derision in many more, and ripping forever from his grasp all that he had strived so hard to win." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of Harpercollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 CARJohns, Chris.
Summary: Close-up photographs highlight the story of young African cheetahs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDCarlin, John.
Summary: In 1985, Nelson Mandela, then in prison for 23 years, set about winning over the fiercest proponents of apartheid, from his jailers to the head of South Africa's military. First he earned his freedom and then he won the presidency in the nation's first free election in 1994. But he knew that South Africa was still dangerously divided. If he couldn't unite his country in a visceral, emotional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.333 CARCaruso, John Anthony.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1961
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977 CARCorn, Charles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha International 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.85 CORLe Carré, John
Summary: "An archive of letters written by the late John le Carré, giving readers access to the intimate thoughts of one of the greatest writers of our time The never-before-seen correspondance of John le Carré, one of the most important novelists of our generation, are collected in this beautiful volume. During his lifetime, le Carré wrote numerous letters to writers, spies, politicians, artists,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 823 LECSummary: The rise and fall of the New York Cosmos, America's first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, Pel.̌ The Cosmos kicked off America's first love affair with the world's most popular sport in the 1970s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONCCarlos, John Wesley.
Summary: "Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith's Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and career fallout. Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most iconic images of Olympic history and the Black Power movement.Here is the remarkable story of one of the men behind the salute, lifelong activist John Carlos"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haymarket Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARLOS, JOHN ZIRLe Carre, John
Summary: "From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, John Le Carre has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his highly anticipated memoir, Le Carre is as funny as he is incisive, reading into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B LE CARRE LECCarley, Michael John.
Contents: What is Asperger's Syndrome? -- Now I know: what the diagnosis feels like -- Long walks: looking back on the past with a new perspective -- Disclosure -- The right toolbox: coping strategies -- Special interests = passion (+future?) -- Happiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perigee 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8588 CARLe Carre, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: ĖKSMO 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 491.7 LECDonvan, John (John Joseph)
Summary: "Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 DONVerdi, Giuseppe
Summary: The action takes place in ancient Egypt, and tells of the love of Radames, the captain of the guard, for a slave girl, Aida. She is the daughter of the King of Ethiopia, who is captured by Radames and the Egyptian troops. Tricked into betraying military secrets, Radames is condemned to be buried alive. He is joined by Aida, who dies with him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Decca Music Group Classics 2011
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA AIDSummary: Commercial motion pictures were invented at the Edison Laboratory between 1888 and 1893. Perhaps none of the component parts were strictly new, but the ability of Edison and his staff to reorganize them for a specific purpose was an extraordinary cultural achievement. In 1894, Edison was the sole producer of motion pictures in the world. Many Edison films continue to be impressive as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino on Video 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EDI(Calls About Couples And Cars)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN CARSohn, Emily
Summary: "With help from his friends Ben and Eva, Astro the Alien learns about the extinct Tasmanian tiger by visiting a zoo exhibit. Includes a note to caregivers, reading activities, and a word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SOHSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUClavreul, Denis
Summary: "An artist's uniquely personal journey across Audubon's America In the nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the cliffs of the Yellowstone River. The resulting work, The Birds of America, stands as a monumental...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 598.092 CLASohn, Emily
Summary: "With help from his friends Ben and Eva, Astro the Alien learns about the extinct golden toad by traveling to Costa Rica in his space pod. Includes a note to caregivers, reading activities, and a word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SOHCohen, Charles
Summary: This volume the life and career of children's books author and illustrator Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka "Dr. Suess" (1904-1991). Geisel published 46 children's books, often characterized by imaginative characters, rhyme, and frequent use of anapestic meter. His most-celebrated books include the bestselling Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 813.52 CohenSummary: Enter the mythical world of the Gargoyles and get to know the ancient creatures that once guarded a medieval Scottish fortress, and who now have come alive at night to protect the city of Manhattan from evil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GARJohns, Geoff
Summary: The Dark Knight, facing a threat more powerful than he can handle alone, must trust inexperienced superheroes, including Superman, The Flash, and Green Lantern.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2012