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Ideal for designers with no coding experience, reporters exploring data journalism, and anyone who wants to visualize and share data, this step-by-step guide will also help you expand your web programming skills by teaching you the basics of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SVG.


Learn D3 4.x--the latest D3 version--with downloadable code and over 140 examples
Create bar charts, scatter plots, pie charts, stacked bar charts, and force-directed graphs
Use smooth, animated transitions to show changes in your data
Introduce interactivity to help users explore your data
Create custom geographic maps with panning, zooming, labels, and tooltips
Walk through the creation of a complete visualization project, from start to finish
Explore inspiring case studies with nine accomplished designers talking about their D3-based projects]]> 448 Scott Murray 1491921285 smonff 0 computer, dataviz, abandonned 4.22 2013
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]]> 25690410 Une légende urbaine.
Un ange déchu.
Un disparu qui ne cesse de ressurgir.
Le dĂ©tenteur d’un secret.
Le dernier tĂ©moin d’un monde disparu.
L’ultime visage de notre comĂ©die inhumaine.
Notre fantĂŽme Ă  tous.]]> 354 Virginie Despentes smonff 3 3.96 2015
author: Virginie Despentes
name: smonff
average rating: 3.96
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rating: 3
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]]> 29367162 597 Alain Fleischer 2021007219 smonff 4 fiction 4.00 2006
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average rating: 4.00
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rating: 4
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]]> 33512961 L'expérience peut commencer. Mais derriÚre les murs biscornus, les fantÎmes de la maison veillent et les cauchemars se profilent...]]> 269 Shirley Jackson 2743637986 smonff 0 currently-reading 3.58 1959
author: Shirley Jackson
name: smonff
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]]> 86444428 " Vénéneux et puissant. " Le Point


Los Angeles, 1981. Bret, dix-sept ans, plongé dans l'écriture de Moins que zéro , entre en terminale au lycée privé de Buckley. Avec Thom, Susan et Debbie, sa petite amie, il expérimente les rites de passage à l'ùge adulte : alcool, drogue, sexe et jeux de dupes.
L'arrivĂ©e d'un nouvel Ă©lĂšve fait voler leurs mensonges en Ă©clats. Beau, charismatique, Robert Mallory a un secret. Et ce secret pourrait le lier au Trawler, un tueur en sĂ©rie qui sĂ©vit dans les parages. TerrorisĂ© par toutes sortes d'obsessions, Bret se met Ă  suivre Robert. Mais peut-il se fier Ă  son imagination paranoĂŻaque pour affronter un danger menaçant ses amis et lui-mĂȘme, et peut-ĂȘtre la ville et le pays entier ?


Dans White , son livre prĂ©cĂ©dent, Ellis Ă©crivait : " Je grandissais au pied des collines de Sherman Oaks, mais juste au-dessous s'Ă©tendait la zone grisĂątre du dysfonctionnement extrĂȘme. Je l'ai perçu Ă  un Ăąge trĂšs prĂ©coce et je m'en suis dĂ©tournĂ© en comprenant une chose : j'Ă©tais seul. " Les Éclats est le roman de ce dĂ©tournement et de cette solitude.]]> 630 Bret Easton Ellis 2221267338 smonff 4 3.91 2023
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> 58230356 354 Alice Zhao 1492090409 smonff 0 to-read, sql 4.23 2003
author: Alice Zhao
name: smonff
average rating: 4.23
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]]> 181888846 En 90 pages, rĂ©alisĂ©es sous la contrainte, la beautĂ© plastique se dispute aux gĂ©omĂ©tries frappantes. LĂ©a Murawiec rĂ©invente sa science-fiction en quelques dessins muets, rĂ©duisant son propos Ă  l’essentiel, faisant l’équilibre entre imaginaire commun des fantasmes futuristes et façon propre de voir ces mondes.]]> 96 LĂ©a Murawiec 2957797402 smonff 0 to-read 3.89
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]]> 123011491 120 Sophie Darcq smonff 5 3.49 2023
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]]> 61621068 Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito presents brand-new nightmares!

What destiny awaits them after the screaming?

After abruptly departing from a train in a small town, a couple encounters a “weeping woman”—a professional mourner—sobbing inconsolably at a funeral. Mako changes afterward—she can’t stop crying! In another tale, having decided to die together, a couple enters Aokigahara, the infamous suicide forest. What is the shocking torrent they discover there?

One of horror’s greatest talents, Junji Ito beckons readers to join him in an experience of ultimate terror with four new stories.]]> 0 Junji Ito 2382810882 smonff 5 4.38 2022
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]]> 125937261 210 Junji Ito 2382812141 smonff 5 4.13 2020
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]]> 58508697
Cette intégrale bénéficie d'une préface d'Alexandre Aja (La colline a des yeux, Crawl, Haute Tension, Horns,etc.) et d'une analyse de 6 pages en fin d'ouvrage par Morolian, spécialiste francophone de Junji Ito.

Une fabrication soignée (grand format relié et cartonné, vernis, pantone...), une nouvelle traduction, un nouveau lettrage et la présence d'onomatopées japonaises sous-titrées viennent compléter cette superbe réédition dans une collection spécialement dédiée au maßtre de l'horreur.]]> 752 Junji Ito 2382811838 smonff 5 4.14 1987
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]]> 59737955 Cette Ă©dition bĂ©nĂ©ficie d'une prĂ©face d'Alt236 (Berserk : À l'encre des tĂ©nĂšbres, Astra Mortem) et d'une analyse en fin d'ouvrage par Morolian, spĂ©cialiste francophone de l'auteur.]]> 400 Junji Ito 2382810149 smonff 5 4.44 2015
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]]> 28464494
Là c’est mon pùre (je l’aime d’amour)
Ma mĂšre (trĂšs sympa)
Mon frĂšre (cet abruti)
Moi (en mode délire)]]> 56 Riad Sattouf 2370730846 smonff 0 4.11 2016
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]]> 11246869
El relato pasa por temas como: la infancia, los amigos, la familia, la religiĂłn, el dinero, la adolescencia, el trabajo y el amor. La historia explora la bĂșsqueda de la identidad personal y colectiva en un mundo globalizado.

SegĂșn la crĂ­tica Catalina HolguĂ­n: “Con sus dibujos, inocentes, honestos y brutales, Powerpaola pone de manifiesto la necesidad de darle un orden y un sentido estĂ©tico a una serie de acontecimientos a veces significativos pero en general banales.â€� El libro puede leerse de un tirĂłn y posee un humor muy personal: femenino, directo, claro y contundente.]]> 160 Powerpaola 9872457891 smonff 0 3.90 2011
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]]> 22842212 170 Alex Baladi 2916049266 smonff 0 3.60 2012
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]]> 4099 The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through the increasing specialization and technicalities of modern software development to examine the core process--taking a requirement and producing working, maintainable code that delights its users. It covers topics ranging from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping your code flexible and easy to adapt and reuse. Read this book, and you'll learn how to

Fight software rot; Avoid the trap of duplicating knowledge; Write flexible, dynamic, and adaptable code; Avoid programming by coincidence; Bullet-proof your code with contracts, assertions, and exceptions; Capture real requirements; Test ruthlessly and effectively; Delight your users; Build teams of pragmatic programmers; and Make your developments more precise with automation. Written as a series of self-contained sections and filled with entertaining anecdotes, thoughtful examples, and interesting analogies, The Pragmatic Programmer illustrates the best practices and major pitfalls of many different aspects of software development. Whether you're a new coder, an experienced programmer, or a manager responsible for software projects, use these lessons daily, and you'll quickly see improvements in personal productivity, accuracy, and job satisfaction. You'll learn skills and develop habits and attitudes that form the foundation for long-term success in your career. You'll become a Pragmatic Programmer.]]> 321 Dave Thomas 020161622X smonff 0 currently-reading 4.32 1999
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]]> 62037955 L’auteur reconnu de La prospĂ©ritĂ© du vice et d’autres best-sellers dĂ©crypte avec une joyeuse fĂ©rocitĂ© cette prĂ©tendue « civilisation » qui va bouleverser nos vies. L’amour ? DĂ©sormais c’est Tinder ! Le bureau ? En tĂ©lĂ©travail ! Un nouveau job ? Ce sont les algorithmes qui recrutent ! Les partis politiques ? C’est sur Twitter ! Au centre de ce nouveau monde ? Homo Numericus, un ĂȘtre submergĂ© de contradictions. Il veut tout contrĂŽler, mais il est lui-mĂȘme irrationnel et impulsif, poussĂ© Ă  des comportements addictifs par ces mĂȘmes algorithmes qui surveillent les moindres dĂ©tails de son existence.

Faut-il dĂ©sespĂ©rer ? Pas nĂ©cessairement. La rĂ©volution numĂ©rique rĂ©pond aux attentes d’une sociĂ©tĂ© qui voudrait que toute parole soit Ă©coutĂ©e, sans vĂ©ritĂ© rĂ©vĂ©lĂ©e. Trouver la voie qui permette d’accomplir cette utopie : telle est aussi l’ambition de ce livre.



Économiste reconnu pour sa clartĂ© et son talent de pĂ©dagogue en France comme Ă  l’étranger, Daniel Cohen est membre fondateur et PrĂ©sident de l’École d’Économie de Paris. Il a publiĂ© de nombreux livres Ă  succĂšs dont Nos temps modernes et Le monde est clos et le dĂ©sir infini.

Ìę" Aucun autre de ses confrĂšres Ă©conomistes n'a cette capacitĂ© Ă  mobiliser les penseurs les plus pointus de toutes les sciences humaines [...] avec une pĂ©dagogoie qui force de respect ." Emmanuel Lechypre, L'express

Sélectionné pour le Prix Femina Essai

Prix Montaigne 2023]]> 249 Daniel Cohen smonff 0 to-read 3.70
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]]> 59842644 Atsushi Kaneko smonff 5 3.92
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]]> 59842651 Atsushi Kaneko smonff 5 4.29
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]]> 13837737
"Beginning Perl" provides the information and instruction you need to confidently get started with Perl.

For Instructors: Classroom and training support material are available for this book.]]> 752 Curtis 'Ovid' Poe 1118013840 smonff 5 « getting a job and having fun while learning the skills you need », (« get a job, hippy! » being the rejected subtitle).

More, a programming book which focuses on tests before the last chapter is definitively a great one.]]> 4.53 2012
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Since I read Beginning Perl around 2014, I regret not more books follows its aim: « getting a job and having fun while learning the skills you need », (« get a job, hippy! » being the rejected subtitle).

More, a programming book which focuses on tests before the last chapter is definitively a great one.
]]> 447681 256 Boris Vian smonff 0 3.66 1953
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]]> 175361826 0 Daniel Clowes smonff 0 to-read 3.00
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]]> 123209437 Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story � actually, stories � of its title character. Clowes calls upon a lifetime of inspiration to create the most complex and personal graphic novel of his distinguished career. Rich with visual detail, an impeccable ear for language and dialogue, and thrilling twists, Monica is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined the medium � war, romance, horror, crime, the supernatural, etc. � but in a mysterious, uncategorizable, and quintessentially Clowesian way that rewards multiple readings.
Five years in the making, Monica marks the apex of creativity from one of the defining voices of the graphic novel boom over the past quarter-century. A new book from Clowes is always a huge event in comics and literary circles; Monica will be the biggest literary event of 2023.]]> 106 Daniel Clowes 1683968824 smonff 0 to-read 3.92 2023
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]]> 20759145 Daniel Clowes smonff 0 to-read 4.48 2001
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]]> 1944370
The book includes a sec­tion in colour, and con­tains use­ful essays from notable schol­ars: an intro­duc­tion by Kevin J. Hayes and Ben­jamin F. Fisher on Poe and the gothic.

engag­ing biog­ra­phy of Edgar Allen Poe
the com­plete text in a mod­ern, read­able typeface
an illus­trated pub­lish­ing his­tory of the tales
time­line in colour of Poe’s world
colour map of Poe’s America]]> 352 Edgar Allan Poe 2070370402 smonff 5 3.65 1839
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]]> 44147761 224 Atsushi Kaneko 8822612744 smonff 5 3.88
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]]> 38246156 208 Atsushi Kaneko 2203153660 smonff 5 4.15
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]]> 38246145 Alors que la Guilde donne en pùture aux reapers le nom d'une nouvelle cible, le passé sanglant des deux plus impitoyables chasseurs de primes de l'Histoire vient changer la donne pour Deathko.
Aux abois, la petite furie assoiffée de violence devra rivaliser d'ingéniosité. Quitte à sombrer définitivement dans la folie.]]> 208 Atsushi Kaneko 2203101857 smonff 5 4.10
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]]> 30373757 192 Atsushi Kaneko 2203101733 smonff 5 3.83
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]]> 35377420 196 Atsushi Kaneko 2203101822 smonff 5 3.97
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]]> 28944661 180 Atsushi Kaneko 2203098430 smonff 5 3.75 2015
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]]> 28536894 Lorsque la mystĂ©rieuse Guilde met la tĂȘte d'un malheureux Ă  prix, Deathco quitte la cave du chĂąteau oĂč elle fabrique amoureusement ses instruments de mort. La nuit venue, Deathco sort chasser.]]> 198 Atsushi Kaneko 2203098422 smonff 5 3.52 2014
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]]> 84681512 256 James Bridle smonff 0 currently-reading 4.00 2018
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]]> 1383244 Hotwire Comix is a full-throttle, kick-ass, jolt to the nervous system return to the glory days of underground/alternative comics before we all started to drown in 200-page graphic novels. Kicked off and edited by cartoonist Glenn Head (of the Snake Eyes anthologies)!]]> 136 Glenn Head 1560977280 smonff 0 to-read 3.88 2006
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]]> 55678433 112 Glenn Head 168396425X smonff 5 4.10 2021
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]]> 63276409

Les histoires ne raconteront pas seulement des enquĂȘtes mais aussi la vie d’Animan, sa rencontre et ses combats avec son ennemi jurĂ©, Objecto. Le livre sera ponctuĂ© de peintures, comme dans certains de mes albums prĂ©cĂ©dents."]]> 80 Anouk Ricard smonff 5 4.19 2022
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]]> 22381460 281 René Belletto 2818020204 smonff 4 3.70 2014
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]]> 78043543 Un policier des Stups borderline qui n’a plus rien à perdre.
Un clan manouche qui lutte pour son honneur et sa survie.
Avec la rigueur qu’on lui connaĂźt, DOA immerge son lecteur dans le quotidien des acteurs du trafic de came ; son indiscutable talent de romancier nous arrime Ă  la destinĂ©e de ses personnages, Ă  leurs relations complexes et fragiles ; son style, d’une prĂ©cision presque brutale, colle au plus prĂšs de cet univers de violence et de solitude.]]> 432 DOA smonff 3 3.38
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]]> 58314 The Elementary Particles is a frighteningly original novel–part Marguerite Duras and part Bret Easton Ellis-that leaps headlong into the malaise of contemporary existence.

Bruno and Michel are half-brothers abandoned by their mother, an unabashed devotee of the drugged-out free-love world of the sixties. Bruno, the older, has become a raucously promiscuous hedonist himself, while Michel is an emotionally dead molecular biologist wholly immersed in the solitude of his work. Each is ultimately offered a final chance at genuine love, and what unfolds is a brilliantly caustic and unpredictable tale.]]> 272 Michel Houellebecq 0375727019 smonff 0 to-read 3.91 1998
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]]> 42594530
In SEROTONIN rechnet die Hauptfigur ab: mit der modernen Gesellschaft, der Wirtschaft, der Politik � und mit sich selbst.

»Der umwerfendste Schriftsteller unserer Gegenwart«
Julia Encke, F.A.S]]> 337 Michel Houellebecq 3832184422 smonff 4 3.61 2019
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]]> 48494893 Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches is an accessible task-focused guide to Docker on Linux, Windows, or Mac systems. In it, you’ll learn practical Docker skills to help you tackle the challenges of modern IT, from cloud migration and microservices to handling legacy systems. There’s no excessive theory or niche-use cases - just a quick-and-easy guide to the essentials of Docker you’ll use every day.

About the technology

The idea behind Docker is Package applications in lightweight virtual containers that can be easily installed. The results of this simple idea are huge! Docker makes it possible to manage applications without creating custom infrastructures. Free, open-source, and battle-tested, Docker has quickly become must-know technology for developers and administrators.

About the book

Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches introduces Docker concepts through a series of brief hands-on lessons. Follow­ing a learning path perfected by author Elton Stoneman, you’ll run containers by chapter two and package applications by chapter three. Each lesson teaches a practical skill you can practice on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. By the end of the month, you’ll know how to containerize and run any kind of application with Docker.

What's inside



Package applications to run in containers Put containers into production Build optimized Docker images Run containerized apps at scale About the listener

For IT professionals. No previous Docker experience required.

About the author

Elton Stoneman is a consultant, former architect at Docker, Microsoft MVP, and Pluralsight author.

PLEASE When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.]]> 464 Elton Stoneman 1617297054 smonff 0 to-read 4.56
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]]> 62327552 Milieu des annĂ©es 1990, une ancienne ville miniĂšre Ă©crasĂ©e de toutes parts par les montagnes rouges du Colorado. C’est dans cette AmĂ©rique « profonde », oubliĂ©e dans cette dĂ©cennie de prospĂ©ritĂ© Ă©conomique, que grandit Michael, un ado paumĂ©, style skateur, cheveux mi-longs, baggy, hoody et Converse. Il y a aussi Durham, le gamin SDF accro au crack ; le gros Don qui s’e orce d’échapper aux brutes du collĂšge ; et bien sĂ»r Suzy, la rebelle androgyne, toujours un coquard au coin de l’Ɠil laissĂ© par son shĂ©rif de pĂšre. Mais la vie est belle parfois, entre le skate, l’école buissonniĂšre, les rĂȘves, les premiĂšres fois, de l’amour aux biĂšres, tout ça sous le soleil cuisant de juilletâ€�

Jusqu’au jour oĂč un gosse de la ville qui avait disparu est retrouvĂ©, Ă  moitiĂ© dĂ©vorĂ©. AussitĂŽt, les quatre potes dĂ©cident d’enquĂȘter. Dans l’ombre, le tueur â€� la Chose ? â€� les regarde s’agiter. Et bientĂŽt, les prend en chasse.]]> 240 Alex W. Inker 2377317693 smonff 2 3.73 2022
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]]> 27213671
D'apres le text de R.J. Elroy]]> 144 Fabrice Colin 275606310X smonff 5 3.74 2015
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]]> 625822 160 Masamune Shirow 2723421090 smonff 5 4.15 1991
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]]> 35870 368 Masamune Shirow 1593072287 smonff 5 4.18 1989
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]]> 2099048 Parce que l’idĂ©al de la femme blanche sĂ©duisante qu’on nous brandit tout le temps sous le nez, je crois bien qu’il n’existe pas.
V.D.
En racontant pour la premiĂšre fois comment elle est devenue Virginie Despentes, l’auteur de Baise-moi conteste les discours bien-pensants sur le viol, la prostitution, la pornographie. Manifeste pour un nouveau fĂ©minisme.]]> 155 Virginie Despentes 2253122114 smonff 0 to-read 4.14 2006
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]]> 13596166
A riveting story about love and loss, about growing up and growing old - and about those who don't get to do either because death comes for them before their time. It is at once a mystery, a horror story, and a bittersweet coming-of-age novel, one that will leave even the most hard-boiled reader profoundly moved.]]> 285 Stephen King 1781162646 smonff 3 3.90 2013
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]]> 8995853 Moins que zéro, revient à Los Angeles.
Il a vingt ans de plus, il est un peu plus vieux, un peu plus seul et dĂ©soeuvrĂ©. Il retrouve ceux qu’il a connus dans sa jeunesse, Blair, Trent, Julian, Rip... les reprĂ©sentants d’une gĂ©nĂ©ration dorĂ©e et perdue, abandonnĂ©s Ă  la vacuitĂ©, la solitude et la vanitĂ© qui les dĂ©truisent. Producteur associĂ© Ă  l’adaptation cinĂ©matographique de son dernier scĂ©nario, Clay participe au casting du film, joue de son pouvoir, sĂ©duit Rain, une jeune actrice sublime et sans talent, lui fait de fausses promesses.
Il est prĂȘt Ă  tout pour la possĂ©der. Mais qui manipule qui ? Clay dĂ©couvre vite qu’il est constamment observĂ© et suivi... Jalousie, trahisons, meurtres, manipulationsâ€� ici, dans la CitĂ© des Anges, chacun se heurte aux mĂȘmes jeux d’emprise et aux mĂȘmes dĂ©mons, s’enivre de sexe, d’images, de drogues, de fĂȘtes irrĂ©elles... et se rĂ©vĂšle toujours plus amer et dĂ©sespĂ©rĂ©. Le vide et la fureur aspirent les personnages, et leur font perdre tout sens des limites.
On est saisi par la virtuositĂ© du style sobre et acĂ©rĂ©, les chapitres courts donnent Ă  la narration un rythme percutant. L’atmosphĂšre est oppressante, la noirceur non dĂ©pourvue d’humour. L’angoisse et la tension croissantes annoncent une lente descente aux enfers. Le portrait de notre Ă©poque est aussi violent que subversif.]]> 227 Bret Easton Ellis 2221108698 smonff 4 2.85 2010
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]]> 60488671
Ce deuxiÚme volume, composé de dix histoires courtes incontournables de Junji Ito, sélectionnées et commentées par le grand maßtre de l'horreur en personne, est agrémenté de croquis originaux et de recherches préparatoires.

Cette édition bénéficie d'une préfacede Maghla puis d'une analyse en fin d'ouvrage par Morolian, spécialiste francophone de l'auteur.

Les nouvelles présentes dans ce recueil sont : Les Cous hallucinés (mars 1989), La Sadique (mars 1990), La Ville funéraire (juillet 1994), Tuyaux Hurlants (septembre 1993), La Chuchoteuse (novembre 2009), La Femme-limace (septembre 1994), Horreur charnelle (mai 1994), Les Rumeurs (mai 1995), Doux Adieux (novembre 2013).]]> 400 Junji Ito 2382810734 smonff 5 4.48 2018
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]]> 2307532 Creo que si todas aquellas cosas de entonces hubieran tenido un color, habrĂ­a sido un azul muy profundo.]]> 232 Kiriko Nananan 8493399205 smonff 4 3.49 1996
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]]> 401939
Revered by his peers -- Bono described his voice as "holy" -- and idolized by his fans, Ian Curtis left behind a legacy rich in artistic genius. He was a mesmerizing performer on stange, yet also introverted and prone to mode swings. Engimantic to the last, Ian Curtis died by his own hand on 18 May 1980.

Touching from a Distance describes Curtis's life from his early teenage years to his premature death on the eve of Joy Division's first American tour. It tells how, with a wife, child and impending international fame, he was seduced by the glory of an early grave. What were the reasons for his fascination with death? Were his dark, brooding lyrics an artistic exorcism? In Touching from a Distance Curtis's widow, Deborah, explains the drama of his life and the tragedy of his death.

Includes discography, gig list and a full set of Curtis's lyrics, some of which appear in print for the first time.]]> 208 Deborah Curtis 0571207391 smonff 4 3.93 1995
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]]> 14595 A Time Out and Daily News Top Ten Book of the Year upon its initial release, Please Kill Me is the first oral history of the most nihilist of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Danny Fields, Dee Dee and Joey Ramone, Malcom McLaren, Jim Carroll, and scores of other famous and infamous punk figures lend their voices to this definitive account of that outrageous, explosive era. From its origins in the twilight years of Andy Warhol's New York reign to its last gasps as eighties corporate rock, the phenomenon known as punk is scrutinized, eulogized, and idealized by the people who were there and who made it happen.
]]> 488 Legs McNeil 0802142648 smonff 5 4.19 1996
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]]> 58810895 Léa Murawiec met ici son dessin virtuose au service d'un récit riche et lumineux, au rythme bouillonnant. Son talent et sa maßtrise illuminent ce premier livre enthousiasmant, et on se laisse avec bonheur emporter dans ce Grand Vide !]]> 204 Léa Murawiec 2901000703 smonff 5 4.02 2021
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]]> 530449 88 Debbie Drechsler 156097303X smonff 0 3.83 1996
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]]> 53215250 Following the "propulsive and mesmerizing" ( New York Times Book Review ) Things We Lost in the Fire comes a new collection of singularly unsettling stories, by an Argentine author who has earned comparisons to Shirley Jackson and Jorge Luis Borges.

Mariana Enriquez has been critically lauded for her unconventional and sociopolitical stories of the macabre: populated by unruly teenagers, crooked witches, homeless ghosts, and hungry women, they walk the uneasy line between urban realism and horror. The stories in her next collection are as terrifying as they are socially conscious, and press into being the unspoken -- fetish, illness, the female body, the darkness of human history -- with unsettling urgency. A woman is sexually obsessed with the human heart; a lost, rotting baby crawls out of a backyard and into a bedroom; a pair of teenage girls can't let go of their idol; an entire neighborhood is cursed to death by a question of morality they fail to answer correctly.

Written against the backdrop of contemporary Argentina, and with resounding tenderness towards those in pain, in fear, and in limbo, this new collection from one of Argentina's most exciting writers finds Enriquez at her most sophisticated, and most chilling.]]> 208 Mariana EnrĂ­quez 0593134079 smonff 5 3.78 2009
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]]> 58821066
DĂšs les premiĂšres sĂ©quences de Revanche, on voit que quelque chose cloche dans ce far-west de lĂ©gende qui ne fait plus rĂȘver notre hĂ©ros. Est-il seulement vraiment un hĂ©ros ? AprĂšs žé±đČÔĂ©Č”ČčłÙ, rĂ©cit de piraterie et essai sur la libertĂ© paru en 2012, le gĂ©nial Baladi signe son grand retour au catalogue The Hoochie Coochie en s’appuyant de nouveau sur le rĂ©cit de genre â€� ici, le western â€� et la thĂ©matique de l’enfermement. Le rĂ©cit se fait buissonnant, les personnages multiples cultivent les faux-semblants et l’auteur lui-mĂȘme, dans une dĂ©claration d'amour totale Ă  la bande dessinĂ©e, expĂ©rimente les potentiels de son mĂ©dium et nous montre qu'en matiĂšre de fiction, si le conteur est bon, aucune piste ne saurait ĂȘtre fausse.]]> 240 Alex Baladi 2916049797 smonff 4 3.64 2021
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]]> 1032724 370 Stephane Faroult 0596008945 smonff 0 to-read, sql 3.96 2006
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]]> 11109572 Teaching the SQL skills that businesses demand when hiring programmers If you're a SQL beginner, you don't just want to learn SQL basics, you also want to get some practical SQL skills you can use in the job market. This book gives you both. Covering the basics through intermediate topics with clear explanations, hands-on exercises, and helpful solutions, this book is the perfect introduction to SQL. Topics include both the current SQL:2008 standards, the upcoming SQL:2011 standards, and also how to use SQL against current releases of the most popular commercial SQL databases, such as Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.


Introduces SQL concepts, explains SQL statements, and clearly shows how to write efficient and effective SQL code Uses a hands-on style and a sample database that incorporates all SQL concepts taught in the book; this database will be enhanced through the book as key points and lessons are covered Covers topics such as how SQL interacts with the sample database via various interfaces, including vendor-provided utilities, programming languages, SQL clients, and productivity software Includes appendices with primers on database normalization, set theory and bollean algebra, RDBMS software step-by-step setup guides, and database connectivity Learn how to write effective, efficient SQL code with Discovering SQL: A Hands-On Guide for Beginners.]]> 432 Alex Kriegel 1118002679 smonff 0 to-read, sql 3.38 2011
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]]> 53874548 Learn everything you need to know to build efficient SQL queries using this easy-to-follow beginner’s guide

Key FeaturesExplore all SQL statements in depth using a variety of examplesGet to grips with database querying, data aggregate, manipulation, and much moreUnderstand how to explore and process data of varying complexity to tell a storyBook DescriptionSQL is a powerful querying language that's used to store, manipulate, and retrieve data, and it is one of the most popular languages used by developers to query and analyze data efficiently.

If you're looking for a comprehensive introduction to SQL, Learn SQL Database Programming will help you to get up to speed with using SQL to streamline your work in no time. Starting with an overview of relational database management systems, this book will show you how to set up and use MySQL Workbench and design a database using practical examples. You'll also discover how to query and manipulate data with SQL programming using MySQL Workbench. As you advance, you’ll create a database, query single and multiple tables, and modify data using SQL querying. This SQL book covers advanced SQL techniques, including aggregate functions, flow control statements, error handling, and subqueries, and helps you process your data to present your findings. Finally, you’ll implement best practices for writing SQL and designing indexes and tables.

By the end of this SQL programming book, you’ll have gained the confidence to use SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data.

What you will learnInstall, configure, and use MySQL Workbench to restore a databaseExplore different data types such as string, numeric, and date and timeQuery a single table using the basic SQL SELECT statement and the FROM, WHERE, and ORDER BY clausesQuery multiple tables by understanding various types of table relationshipsModify data in tables using the INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statementsUse aggregate functions to group and summarize dataDetect bad data, duplicates, and irrelevant values while processing dataWho this book is forThis book is for business analysts, SQL developers, database administrators, and students learning SQL. If you want to learn how to query and manipulate SQL data for database administration tasks or simply extract and organize relevant data for analysis, you’ll find this book useful. No prior SQL experience is required.

Table of ContentsIntroduction to Relational Database Management SystemsInstalling and Using MySQL WorkbenchUnderstanding Data TypesDesigning and Creating a DatabaseImporting and Exporting DataQuerying a Single TableQuerying Multiple TablesModifying Data and Table StructuresWorking with ExpressionsGrouping and Summarizing DataAdvanced Querying TechniquesProgrammable ObjectsExploring and Processing Your DataTell a Story with Your DataBest Practices for Design and QueryingSQL Appendix]]> 566 Josephine Bush (sqlkitty) 1838981705 smonff 0 to-read, sql 4.33
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]]> 2045464 --Graham Mandeno, Database Consultant SQL Queries for Mere Mortals provides a step-by-step, easy-to-read introduction to writing SQL queries. It includes hundreds of examples with detailed explanations. This book provides the tools you need to understand, modify, and create SQL queries
--Keith W. Hare, Convenor, ISO/IEC JTC1 SC32 WG3--the International SQL Standards Committee I learned SQL primarily from the first edition of this book, and I am pleased to see a second edition of this book so that others can continue to benefit from its organized presentation of the language. Starting from how to design your tables so that SQL can be effective (a common problem for database beginners), and then continuing through the various aspects of SQL construction and capabilities, the reader can become a moderate expert upon completing the book and its samples. Learning how to convert a question in English into a meaningful SQL statement will greatly facilitate your mastery of the language. Numerous examples from real life will help you visualize how to use SQL to answer the questions about the data in your database. Just one of the "watch out for this trap" items will save you more than the cost of the book when you avoid that problem when writing your queries. I highly recommend this book if you want to tap the full potential of your database.
--Kenneth D. Snell, Ph.D., Database Designer/Programmer I don't think they do this in public schools any more, and it is a shame, but do you remember in the seventh and eighth grades when you learned to diagram a sentence? Those of you who do may no longer remember how you did it, but all of you do write better sentences because of it. John Viescas and Mike Hernandez must have remembered because they take everyday English queries and literally translate them into SQL. This is an important book for all database designers. It takes the complexity of mathematical Set Theory and of First Order Predicate Logic, as outlined in E. F. Codd's original treatise on relational database design, and makes it easy for anyone to understand. If you want an elementary- through intermediate-level course on SQL, this is the one book that is a requirement, no matter how many others you buy.
--Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP Even in this day of wizards and code generators, successful database developers still require a sound knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL, the standard language for communicating with most database systems). In this book, John and Mike do a marvelous job of making what's usually a dry and difficult subject come alive, presenting the material with humor in a logical manner, with plenty of relevant examples. I would say that this book should feature prominently in the collection on the bookshelf of all serious developers, except that I'm sure it'll get so much use that it won't spend much time on the shelf!
-- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access Developer and author Over the last several decades, SQL has evolved from a language known only to computer specialists to a widely used international standard of the computer industry. The number of new applications deployed each year using SQL now totals in the millions. If you are accessing corporate information from the Internet or from an internal network, you are probably using SQL. This new edition of SQL Queries for Mere Mortals helps new users learn the foundations of SQL queries, and is an essential reference]]> 600 John L. Viescas 0321444434 smonff 0 to-read, sql 4.08 2007
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]]> 13588921
Rien non plus ne devrait Ă©chapper aux hommes puisqu'un code leur donne accĂšs Ă  toutes ces informations, enfin presque. Quelques-unes relĂšvent d'un code supĂ©rieur, rĂ©servĂ©... À qui ?

C'est lĂ  une angoisse de plus pour ces hommes frappĂ©s de plein fouet par l'onde de choc du futur â€� maelström de mutations et de migrations qui les emporte tous. Tous ou presque.

Car Nickie Halflinger, informaticien génial et esprit rebelle, veut la ruine du réseau. Mais que peut-il seul, face à un monde totalement soumis aux ordinateurs ?]]> 345 John Brunner 2253052701 smonff 0 to-read 4.06 1975
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]]> 45734815 An intimate, revealing memoir from one of the most important activists of our time.

While working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq for the United States Army in 2010, Chelsea Manning disclosed more than seven hundred thousand classified military and diplomatic records that she had smuggled out of the country on the memory card of her digital camera. In 2011 she was charged with twenty-two counts related to the unauthorized possession and distribution of classified military records, and in 2013 she was sentenced to thirty-five years in military prison.

The day after her conviction, Manning declared her gender identity as a woman and began to transition, seeking hormones through the federal court system. In 2017, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence and she was released from prison.

In README .txt, Manning recounts how her pleas for increased institutional transparency and government accountability took place alongside a fight to defend her rights as a trans woman. Manning details the challenges of her childhood and adolescence as a naive, computer-savvy kid, what drew her to the military, and the fierce pride she has about the work she does. This powerful, observant memoir will stand as one of the definitive testaments of our digital, information-driven age.]]> 272 Chelsea Manning 0374279276 smonff 0 to-read 4.23 2022
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]]> 29764205 This sixth edition remains true to the original concept: it offers a range of good basic blocks, an introduction to the basic principles of pattern cutting and examples of their application into garments.
Fully revised and updated to include a brand new and improved layout, up-to-date skirt and trouser blocks that reflect the changes in body sizing, along with updates to the computer-aided design section and certain blocks, illustrations and diagrams.
This best-selling textbook still remains the essential purchase for students and beginners looking to understand pattern cutting and building confidence to develop their own pattern cutting style.]]> 256 Winifred Aldrich smonff 0 cadeaux, to-read 4.37 2008
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]]> 1639039 240 Bob Glickstein 1565922611 smonff 0 to-read 3.78 1997
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]]> 1254511
Contents include:


An introduction to Perl Common tasks with Perl Real Perl programs; includes database manipulation, programming aids, system administration, text and filename manipulation, interprocess communication, and more Perl syntax Perl functions Other oddments; invocation options, debugging, efficiency, the Perl library, linking in C subroutines, etc. Also includes a pull-out quick-reference card (designed and created by Johan Vromans).]]> 482 Randal L. Schwartz 0937175641 smonff 0 to-read 3.73 1991
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]]> 86380


And you can find many of those answers right here in Perl Hacks. Like all books in O'Reilly's Hacks Series, Perl Hacks appeals to a variety of programmers, whether you're an experienced developer or a dabbler who simply enjoys exploring technology. Each hack is a short lesson--some are practical exercises that teach you essential skills, while others merely illustrate some of the fun things that Perl can do. Most hacks have two parts: a direct answer to the immediate problem you need to solve right now and a deeper, subtler technique that you can adapt to other situations. Learn how to add CPAN shortcuts to the Firefox web browser, read files backwards, write graphical games in Perl, and much more.



For your convenience, Perl Hacks is divided by topic--not according to any sense of relative difficulty--so you can skip around and stop at any hack you like. Chapters include:




Productivity Hacks User Interaction Data Munging Working with Modules Object Hacks Debugging



Whether you're a newcomer or an expert, you'll find great value in Perl Hacks, the only Perl guide that offers something useful and fun for everyone.]]> 296 Shane Warden 0596526741 smonff 0 to-read 4.03 2006
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]]> 57693416 The next electrifying novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo behind The Wife Between Us.

Wealthy Washington suburbanites Marissa and Matthew Bishop seem to have it all—until Marissa is unfaithful. Beneath their veneer of perfection is a relationship riven by work and a lack of intimacy. She wants to repair things for the sake of their eight-year-old son and because she loves her husband. Enter Avery Chambers.

Avery is a therapist who lost her professional license. Still, it doesn’t stop her from counseling those in crisis, though they have to adhere to her unorthodox methods. And the Bishops are desperate.

When they glide through Avery’s door and Marissa reveals her infidelity, all three are set on a collision course. Because the biggest secrets in the room are still hidden, and it’s no longer simply a marriage that’s in danger.]]> 329 Greer Hendricks 125027320X smonff 0 to-read 3.94 2022
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]]> 58371432
Oregon, 2017. Shea Collins is a receptionist, but by night, she runs a true crime website, the Book of Cold Cases--a passion fueled by the attempted abduction she escaped as a child. When she meets Beth by chance, Shea asks her for an interview. To Shea's surprise, Beth says yes.

They meet regularly at Beth's mansion, though Shea is never comfortable there. Items move when she's not looking, and she could swear she's seen a girl outside the window. The allure of learning the truth about the case from the smart, charming Beth is too much to resist, but even as they grow closer, Shea senses something isn't right. Is she making friends with a manipulative murderer, or are there other dangers lurking in the darkness of the Greer house?

A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel.]]> 344 Simone St. James 0440000211 smonff 0 to-read 3.76 2022
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]]> 57693172
Now 20 years later, Chloe is a psychologist in private practice in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. She finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she’s worked so hard to get. Sometimes, though, she feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. And then a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, and that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, and seeing parallels that aren't really there, or for the second time in her life, is she about to unmask a killer?

In a debut novel that has already been optioned for a limited series by actress Emma Stone and sold to a dozen countries around the world, Stacy Willingham has created an unforgettable character in a spellbinding thriller that will appeal equally to fans of Gillian Flynn and Karin Slaughter.]]> 357 Stacy Willingham 1250803829 smonff 0 to-read 3.96 2022
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]]> 55196813
Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life's complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking her cart with miniature soaps and bottles, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection.

But Molly's orderly life is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself dead in his bed. Before she knows what's happening, Molly's unusual demeanor has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. She quickly finds herself caught in a web of deception, one she has no idea how to untangle. Fortunately for Molly, friends she never knew she had unite with her in a search for clues to what really happened to Mr. Black—but will they be able to find the real killer before it's too late?

A Clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different—and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.]]> 304 Nita Prose 0593356152 smonff 0 to-read 3.71 2022
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]]> 58468990 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide�

Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up â€� to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? â€� he’s not there.

The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question.

The socialite � The nice guy � The alcoholic � The girl on the verge � The concierge

Everyone’s a neighbor. Everyone’s a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.]]> 360 Lucy Foley 0063003058 smonff 0 to-read 3.62 2022
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]]> 48910099 265 Valentine Imhof 2812619066 smonff 0 to-read 4.00
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]]> 60052855 Valentine Imhof, rĂ©vĂ©lĂ©e par ses deux romans noirs : Par les rafales (2018) et Zippo (2019), nous emporte Ă  travers le blizzard, les coups du sort, les renaissances, les Ă©checs, les chagrins effroyables, les espoirs fous, sur les lignes de vie de ces magnifiques passagers d’AmĂ©rique.]]> 480 Valentine Imhof 2812622822 smonff 0 to-read 2.83
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]]> 38604524 Dans un premier roman intense, gorgé d'alcool, de rock et de poésie, Valentine Imhof nous emporte sur les pas d'une héroïne qui s'est placée sous la protection de Loki, le dieu destructeur de la mythologie nordique.]]> 288 Valentine Imhof 2812615192 smonff 0 to-read 3.69 2018
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]]> 30375706
But alongside the black magic and disturbing disappearances, these stories are fueled by compassion for the frightened and the lost, ultimately bringing these characters—mothers and daughters, husbands and wives—into a surprisingly familiar reality. Written in hypnotic prose that gives grace to the grotesque, Things We Lost in the Fire is a powerful exploration of what happens when our darkest desires are left to roam unchecked, and signals the arrival of an astonishing and necessary voice in contemporary fiction.]]> 192 Mariana Enríquez 045149511X smonff 0 4.04 2016
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]]> 48758708 672 Mariana EnrĂ­quez 8433998854 smonff 0 4.44 2019
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]]> 59614894 96 Philippe Gonin 2919296116 smonff 0 to-read 3.25
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]]> 30106175 172 Antonio Caronia 395796010X smonff 0 to-read 5.00 2001
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]]> 31209023 Bi]]> 1652 YaƟar Kemal 2070132609 smonff 0 4.50 1955
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]]> 7726107 826 Don Winslow 2757809636 smonff 5 polar 4.40 2005
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]]> 18176117 216 Astrit Schmidt-Burkhardt 3990433962 smonff 0 to-read 5.00 2003
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]]> 29439627 504 William Gibson 2846265429 smonff 5 3.00 2003
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]]> 58546032 “Nothing quite like this has ever been published before,â€� proclaimed The Guardian about the Neapolitan novels in 2014. Against the backdrop of a Naples that is as seductive as it is perilous and a world undergoing epochal change, Elena Ferrante tells the story of a sixty-year friendship between the brilliant and bookish Elena and the fiery, rebellious Lila with unmatched honesty and brilliance.

The four books in this novel cycle constitute a long, remarkable story, one that Vogue described as “gutsy and compulsively readable,â€� which readers will return to again and again, and each return will bring with it new revelations.   

]]> 2272 Elena Ferrante 2072867541 smonff 0 to-read 4.33 2015
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]]> 58804267
Until a beautiful woman comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire.

Danny Ryan yearns for a more “legitâ€� life and a place in the sun. But as the bloody conflict stacks body on body and brother turns against brother, Danny has to rise above himself. To save the friends he loves like family and the family he has sworn to protect, he becomes a leader, a ruthless strategist, and a master of a treacherous game in which the winners live and the losers die.

From the gritty streets of Providence to the glittering screens of Hollywood to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, two rival crime families ignite a war that will leave only one standing. The winner will forge a dynasty.]]> 356 Don Winslow 0008507791 smonff 0 to-read 4.33 2021
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]]> 32075859
All Denny Malone wants is to be a good cop.

He is "the King of Manhattan North," a highly decorated NYPD detective sergeant and the real leader of "Da Force." Malone and his crew are the smartest, the toughest, the quickest, the bravest, and the baddest, an elite special unit given carte blanche to fight gangs, drugs, and guns. Every day and every night for the eighteen years he’s spent on the Job, Malone has served on the front lines, witnessing the hurt, the dead, the victims, the perps. He’s done whatever it takes to serve and protect in a city built by ambition and corruption, where no one is clean—including Malone himself.

What only a few know is that Denny Malone is dirty: he and his partners have stolen millions of dollars in drugs and cash in the wake of the biggest heroin bust in the city’s history. Now Malone is caught in a trap and being squeezed by the Feds, and he must walk the thin line between betraying his brothers and partners, the Job, his family, and the woman he loves, trying to survive, body and soul, while the city teeters on the brink of a racial conflagration that could destroy them all.

This is the great cop novel of our time and a book only Don Winslow could write: a haunting story of greed and violence, inequality and race, crime and injustice, retribution and redemption that reveals the seemingly insurmountable tensions between the police and the diverse citizens they serve. A searing portrait of a city on the edge and of a courageous, heroic, and deeply flawed man who stands at the edge of its abyss, The Force is a masterpiece of urban realism full of shocking and surprising twists, leavened by flashes of dark humor, a morally complex and utterly riveting dissection of modern American society and the controversial issues confronting us today.]]> 496 Don Winslow 0062664417 smonff 0 to-read 4.08 2017
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]]> 30196944 251 Ellen Forney 2756043346 smonff 0 to-read 3.89 2012
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]]> 24280 1463 Victor Hugo 0451525264 smonff 0 currently-reading 4.19 1862
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]]> 26828169 1705 Elena Ferrante 160945328X smonff 0 to-read 4.63 2015
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]]> 25242224 The Guardian about the Neapolitan novels in 2014. Against the backdrop of a Naples that is as seductive as it is perilous and a world undergoing epochal change, Elena Ferrante tells the story of a lifelong friendship between two women with unmatched honesty and brilliance.

The Story of the Lost Child is the concluding volume in the dazzling saga of two women � the brilliant, bookish Elena, and the fiery, uncontainable Lila. Both are now adults, with husbands, lovers, aging parents, and children. Their friendship has been the gravitational center of their lives. Both women fought to escape the neighborhood in which they grew up � a prison of conformity, violence, and inviolable taboos. Elena married, moved to Florence, started a family, and published several well-received books. In this final novel she has returned to Naples, drawn back as if responding to the city's obscure magnetism. Lila, on the other hand, could never free herself from the city of her birth. She has become a successful entrepreneur, but her success draws her into closer proximity with the nepotism, chauvinism, and criminal violence that infect the neighborhood. Proximity to the world she has always rejected only brings her role as its unacknowledged leader into relief. For Lila is unstoppable, unmanageable, unforgettable.

The four volumes in this series constitute a long remarkable story that readers will return to again and again, and each return will bring with it new revelations.]]> 473 Elena Ferrante 1609452860 smonff 0 to-read 4.47 2014
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]]> 23156040 418 Elena Ferrante smonff 0 to-read 4.38 2013
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]]> 17465515 My Brilliant Friend introduced readers to the unforgettable Elena and Lila, whose lifelong friendship provides the backbone for the Neapolitan Novels. The Story of a New Name is the second book in this series. With these books, which the New Yorker's James Wood described as "large, captivating, amiably peopled ... a beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal," Ferrante proves herself to be one of Italy's most accomplished storytellers. She writes vividly about a specific neighborhood of Naples from the late-1950s through to the current day and about two remarkable young women who are very much the products of that place and time. Yet in doing so she has created a world in which readers will recognize themselves and has drawn a marvelously nuanced portrait of friendship.

In The Story of a New Name, Lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; Elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighborhood that she so often finds stifling. Love, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for Elena. Yet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life's challenges. In these Neapolitan Novels, Elena Ferrante, the acclaimed author of The Days of Abandonment, gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belonging.]]> 471 Elena Ferrante smonff 0 to-read 4.47 2012
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]]> 35036409 My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her two protagonists.]]> 331 Elena Ferrante smonff 0 to-read 4.08 2011
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]]> 36430944 Fruit de six annĂ©es d’enquĂȘte, Avec les compliments du Guide retrace pour la premiĂšre fois, grĂące Ă  des tĂ©moignages et des documents inĂ©dits, l’histoire secrĂšte de compromissions Ă  visages multiples avec la Libye de Kadhafi, une dictature.
De la corruption aux mensonges sur l’intervention militaire de 2011, des morts suspectes qui tĂ©tanisent les tĂ©moins aux dessous d’une enquĂȘte parsemĂ©e d’embĂ»ches pour les juges et les policiers, Fabrice Arfi et Karl Laske rĂ©vĂšlent les
coulisses d’un naufrage français sans prĂ©cĂ©dent.
Quand la France fait voler en Ă©clats toutes ses valeurs sur l’autel de l’argent sale et de la raison d’État
]]> 367 Fabrice Arfi smonff 4 4.00
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]]> 18249502 192 Sait Faik Abasıyanık 2358480452 smonff 4 4.00 1950
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]]> 41561220
Depuis Carrie jusqu'à Sleeping beauties, Stephen King, l'écrivain à l'imagination débordante et à l'inégalable talent de conteur, a redéfini le genre de l'épouvante et du fantastique. Qui mieux que lui pouvait disséquer la structure, les origines, les influences de ce phénomÚne qui constitue la matiÚre premiÚre de son oeuvre ?

Sur le ton d'une conversation effroyablement drÎle et enrichissante, Stephen King nous révÚle son monde secret - son enfance, ses premiÚres terreurs, ses idoles... - et dessine les grandes lignes d'un univers fascinant qui fait partie de notre patrimoine, du Projet Blair Witch à L'Exorciste en passant les romans de Ray Bradbury ou de J.G. Ballard.

Un essai culte, couronné par le prix Hugo, le prix Locus et le grand prix de l'Imaginaire, dans une nouvelle édition revue et enrichie de deux préfaces inédites de Stephen King.]]> 625 Stephen King 2226326030 smonff 5 3.85 1981
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]]> 23439120 C'era una volta il West. Intanto nella testa del futuro regista prende a maturare un desiderio tanto ambizioso quanto magnifico: scrivere una sceneggiatura diversa da tutte le altre. Mescolando le emozioni provate guardando i film di Hitchcock, Lang e Antonioni, s'innesca un cortocircuito destinato a cambiare la storia del cinema di genere. Quando nel 1970 esce il suo primo film - L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo, che incasserà un miliardo e quattrocento milioni di lire - in pochissimo tempo il nome di Dario Argento fa il giro del pianeta. È cosí che vedono la luce Profondo rosso e Suspiria. Per la prima volta Dario Argento racconta se stesso in un libro: le sue passioni, i suoi amori, le sue paure. Un'«autobiografia horror», dove a fianco della figura del grande regista s'intravedono le inquietudini di un uomo schivo, innamorato del cinema e della vita. Un artista irregolare, che imprigionando i suoi personali demoni nella macchina da presa Ú riuscito a raccontare gli incubi di tutti noi.]]> 354 Dario Argento 8806218255 smonff 4 biography, cinema 3.85 2014
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]]> 54552654 RĂ©solument impures, les histoires que raconte Donna Haraway mĂ©lan­­­gent les rĂšgnes, les Ă©poques, les registres, les matiÚ­res et les disciplines â€� mais elles se situent toujours quel­que part. Ce sont des histoires aventureuses, aussi denses de collabora­tions que de conflits, de terreurs que de possibles rĂ©jouissants. Ce sont des histoires de rĂ©cu­­pĂ©rations partielles, pour bien vivre et bien mourir sur une Terre abĂźmĂ©e.]]> 380 Donna J. Haraway 2955573841 smonff 0 to-read 3.89 2016
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]]> 55471946 223 Laurent Rosenfeld smonff 0 currently-reading 0.0
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]]> 51075163
De cette maison, il va bien falloir faire quelque chose Ă  la mort de ce pĂšre Janus, colosse fragile Ă  double face. CapharnaĂŒm invraisemblable, caverne d’Ali-Baba, la maison dĂ©labrĂ©e devient un rĂ©seau infini de signes et de souvenirs pour sa fille qui dĂ©cide de trier mĂ©thodiquement ses affaires. Que disent d’un pĂšre ces recueils de haĂŻkus, auxquels des feuilles d’érable ou de papier hygiĂ©nique font office de marque-pageâ€�? MĂȘme elle, sa fille, la narratrice, peine Ă  dĂ©celer une cohĂ©rence dans ce chaos. Et puis, un jour, comme venue du passĂ©, et parlant d’outre-tombe, une lettre arrive, qui dit toute la vĂ©ritĂ© sur ce pĂšre aimĂ© auquel, malgrĂ© la distance sociale, sa fille ressemble tant.]]> 144 Anne Pauly 237856029X smonff 4 3.91 2019
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]]> 583607
Praise for the Second

"Sometimes the biggest hurdle to problem solving isn't the subject itself but rather the sheer number of modules Perl provides. Advanced Perl Programming walks you through Perl's TMTOWTDI ("There's More Than One Way To Do It") forest, explaining and comparing the best modules for each task so you can intelligently apply them in a variety of situations." --Rocco Caputo, lead developer of POE

"It has been said that sufficiently advanced Perl code is indistinguishable from magic. This book of spells goes a long way to unlocking those secrets. It has the power to transform the most humble programmer into a Perl wizard." --Andy Wardley

"The information here isn't theoretical. It presents tools and techniques for solving real problems cleanly and elegantly." --Curtis 'Ovid' Poe

" Advanced Perl Programming collects hard-earned knowledge from some of the best programmers in the Perl community, and explains it in a way that even novices can apply immediately." --chromatic, Editor of Perl.com]]> 298 Simon Cozens 0596004567 smonff 0 to-read 3.80 2005
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