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1	14-18: Understanding the Great War more books like this by Catherine Temerson (Translator), Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau, Annette Becker A bold new assessment of how the violence, racist nationalism, and grief aroused in 1914-18 changed the course of history To many, the years of the Great War seemed to signal Europe's collective suicide. A century later, the conflict continues to dominate the imagination of the West--not least because it became the matrix from which all ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $4.20! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Origins: A Memoir more books like this by Amin Maalouf, Catherine Temerson (Translator) "Origins," by the world-renowned writer Maalouf, is a sprawling, hemisphere-spanning, inter-generational saga. This work is at once a gripping family chronicle and a timely consideration of Lebanese culture and politics. see all copies from $12.90! new only from $12.90! \| SVS
3	Madame de Pompadour: A Life more books like this by Evelyne Lever, Catherine Temerson (Translator) In this sumptuous biography, Lever traces the enduring friendship between the monarch Louis XV and his favorite mistress Jeanne Antoinette Pompadour, and the far-reaching implications--both personal and political--of their relationship. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Casanova: The Man Who Really Loved Women more books like this by Lydia Flem, Catherine Temerson (Translator) A biography of the celebrated 18th-century author, courtier, womanizer, mathematician, and general man-about-town, written by a French academic. Flem maintains that Casanova, in his boundless curiosity and eagerness for new experience, typified the Enlightenment optimism regarding the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.73! \| first editions
5	A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues: The Uses of Philosophy in Everyday Life more books like this by Andre Compte-Sponville, Andre Comte-Sponville, Catherine Temerson (Translator) Comte-Sponville, a professor at the Sorbonne, muses on an ensemble of 18 virtues, informed by Aristotle, Spinoza, Simone Weil, as well as contemporary European thinkers. He writes to show readers how virtues have fared since the Classical age and how they are relevant to life in a modern world. see all copies from $3.42! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
6	My Father's Rifle: A Childhood in Kurdistan more books like this by Hiner Saleem, Catherine Temerson (Translator) This beautiful, spare narrative tells of the life of a boy named Azad--in fact the author, a Kurdish filmmaker--as he grows to manhood in Iraq during the 1960s and 1970s, resulting in a moving portrait of a boy who embraces the land and culture he loves, even as he leaves them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues: The Uses of Philosophy in Everyday Life more books like this by Andre Comte-Sponville, Andre Compte-Sponville, Catherine Temerson (Translator) Comte-Sponville, a professor at the Sorbonne, muses on an ensemble of 18 virtues, informed by Aristotle, Spinoza, Simone Weil, as well as contemporary European thinkers. He writes to show readers how virtues have fared since the Classical age and how they are relevant to life in a modern world. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $15.14! \| first editions
8	Isaac B. Singer: A Life more books like this by Florence Noiville, Catherine Temerson (Translator) Noiville offers a glimpse into the world of a much-beloved but persistently elusive figure widely recognized as the most popular Yiddish writer of the 20th century, Isaac B. Singer. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.20! \| first editions \| SVS
9	14-18: Understanding the Great War more books like this by Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau, Annette Becker, Catherine Temerson (Translator) With this brilliantly innovative book, Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau and Annette Becker have shown that the Great War was the matrix on which all subsequent disasters of the twentieth century were formed. Three elements of the conflict, all too often neglected or denied, are identified as those that must be grasped if we are to understand the war: First ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $9.50! \| SVS
10	Truffaut more books like this by Antoine De Baecque, Serge Toubiana, Catherine Temerson (Translator) Arguably the most internationally famous of the French New Wave auteurs, Francois Truffaut was said to have an unlimited zest for life and the irrepressible spirit of a child. The life that Truffaut lived offscreen, one of high drama and emotional turmoil, fueled the stories he crafted for the big screen. A rebellious youth, the director (like his ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $12.90!
11 view cover	The Destiny of Linus Hoppe more books like this by Anne-Laure Bondoux, Catherine Temerson (Translator) Linus Hoppe has always lived in Realm One, an ideal world. Now, at 14, he must be tested by the Great Processor to determine where he deserves to live from here on. If he achieves a high score, nothing will change. But if he scores too low, he'll be relegated to an inferior realm, possibly far from his family and friends. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Second Life of Linus Hoppe more books like this by Anne-Laure Bondoux, Catherine Temerson (Translator) After intentionally getting himself expelled from Realm One, Linus Hoppe believed he would experience more of real life. But life in inferior Realm Two is a nightmare. For months Linus has been imprisoned in a factory, where he toils on an assembly line. At night, he’s so tired that he no longer dreams of a future, of the destiny he wanted ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.19! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Plaisir De Jouer, Plaisir De Penser by Charles; Temerson Rosen, Catherine see all copies from $52.50! new only from $52.50!

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