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Diary of a Body

By: Daniel Pennac

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From a particularly humiliating accident at scout camp, to the final stages of terminal illness, Daniel Pennac's warm, witty and heart-breaking novel shows the rise and fall of an ordinary man, told through his observations of his own body. It is with damp eyes (not to mention underpants) that our narrator begins his diary, seeking through it to come to terms with the demoralising quirks of his fleshy confines. Through the joys and horrors of puberty to the triumphs of adolescence, we grow to love him through every growth, leak and wound, as he finds himself developing muscles, falling in love, and then leaving school to join the French Resistance. Yet, as ever, this is only half the story. As years pass and hairs grey, everything he took for granted begins to turn against him. Tackling taboo topics with honesty and charm, Pennac's wit remains sharp even as everything else begins to sag. This is a hugely original story of the most relatable of unlikely love stories: a human, and the body that defines him.

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1782060987

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School Blues

By: Daniel Pennac

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School Blues

By: Daniel Pennac

Daniel Pennac has never forgotten what it was like to be a very unsatisfactory student, nor the day one of his teachers saved his life by assigning him the task of writing a novel. This was the moment Pennac realized that no-one has to be a failure for ever. In School Blues, Pennac explores the many facets of schooling: how fear makes children reject education; how children can be captivated by inventive thinking; how consumerism has altered attitudes to learning. Haunted by memories of his own turbulent time in the classroom, Pennac enacts dialogues with his teachers, his parents and his own students, and serves up much more than a bald analysis of how young people are consistently failed by a faltering system. School Blues is not only universally applicable, but it is unquestionably a work of literature in its own right, driven by subtlety, sensitivity and a passion for pedagogy, while embracing the realities of contemporary culture.

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MacLehose Press

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0857387642

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9780857387646

Better Than Life

By: Daniel Pennac

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Better Than Life

By: Daniel Pennac

Anyone who loves to read and wants our young people to develop a similar passion will savor" Better than Life "- an enchanting, beautifully written, and wise book."--Regie Routman An essential guide to helping children discover the pleasures of reading! In "Better than Life," Daniel Pennac shares the secrets that all book lovers treasure. Delving into his experiences as a parent, a writer and a teacher, he asks, how does the love of reading begin? How is it lost? And how can it be regained? This remarkable book explores simple ways to create a life-long devotion to reading: how reading aloud can ensure that a love of books beginswhy it is important that children develop a private relationship with bookswhat "The Reader's Bill of Rights" can do to guarantee children value reading This book reads like a novel with gripping anecdotes from literature and fresh insights into creating and nurturing enthusiastic readers.

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Pembroke Publishers Limited

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1551381168

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9781551381169

Passionfruit

By: Daniel Pennac

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Passionfruit

By: Daniel Pennac

Benjamin Malaussène and family are far from happy when his fortune teller younger sister Thérèse marries the aristocratic Count Marie-Colbert de Roberval at a televised wedding – a ceremony from which Marie-Colbert has unceremoniously banned the madcap Malaussène clan. Two days later, Thérèse turns up in Paris’s Belleville quarter back early from their honeymoon, only to narrowly escape death as her fairground caravan is mysteriously torched to the ground. When that same day his sister Thérèse’s husband is found dead at the foot of his luxury apartment’s stairwell, Benjamin Malaussène, professional scapegoat, packs his bags ready for the police to haul him off. Only it’s Thérèse the police arrest when she refuses to disclose her whereabouts the night of her husband’s murder. Without her alibi – which might have something to do with her sudden pregnancy – it’s over to Benjamin to save the day. Family and friends join forces to leave no corner of Paris unturned in their search for the true culprit.

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Harvill Press

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1846559057

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9781846559051

School Blues

By: Daniel Pennac

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School Blues

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Better Than Life

By: Daniel Pennac

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Lucky Luke - Volume 31 - Lucky Luke versus The Pinkertons

By: Tonino Benacquista,Daniel Pennac,Achdé

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Lucky Luke - Volume 31 - Lucky Luke versus The Pinkertons

By: Tonino Benacquista,Daniel Pennac,Achdé

It’s the start of the 1860s, and the Old West is changing—a change that comes as a shock to the Daltons when they’re arrested not by Lucky Luke, but by... Allan Pinkerton! The man is determined to turn bandit-hunting into a modern, rational business—even at the cost of the American people’s personal freedom. It’ll be up to Lucky Luke to ensure that the USA is protected against all evil-doers, rascals and lawmen alike...

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1849185212

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A Love for the Ages

By: Daniel Pennac

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A Love for the Ages

By: Daniel Pennac

Jean and Germaine are the most affable couple the little village of Colle sur Loup has ever seen. A duke married to a commoner, they have no children, no jobs, and are disastrous cooks! They like to indulge in life's small pleasures; their books, their garden, and their after-lunch naps. They live for each other, and for their love. Their simple happiness intrigues, fascinates, infuriates and is the envy of all those around them. Daniel Pennac knew Jean and Germaine well. He spent his time at their house reading, watching, learning, and, of course, trying Germaine's catastrophic efforts in the kitchen! He's now taken it upon himself to tell the story of those happy days, and of a love that has always captivated him.

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Europe Comics

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9791032802960

Lucky Luke - Volume 42 - Lone Riders

By: Tonino Benacquista,Daniel Pennac

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Lucky Luke - Volume 42 - Lone Riders

By: Tonino Benacquista,Daniel Pennac

After their umpteenth defeat at Lucky Luke’s hands, the Dalton brothers get into a big argument that ends with the four of them splitting up. They make a deal: Whoever is first to get a million dollars will be the leader of the gang. Going their separate ways, trying various schemes, each spreads his own kind of mayhem, forcing poor Lucky Luke to do four times the work to keep up with their antics !

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Dog

By: Daniel Pennac

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Dog

By: Daniel Pennac

Rescued from certain death by a kindly dog at the city dump, an abandoned puppy grows up fending for himself until he finds a home with a willful little girl. Could she be the mistress of his dreams?

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0763628816

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9780763628819

Teaching Secondary English

Readings and Applications

By: Daniel Sheridan

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Teaching Secondary English

Readings and Applications

By: Daniel Sheridan

This new edition of Teaching Secondary English is thoroughly revised, but its purpose has not changed. Like the popular first edition, it balances content knowledge with methodology, theory with practice, and problem-posing with suggested solutions. The tone and format are inviting, while addressing student-readers on a professional level. Rather than attempting to cover everything, the text provides a framework and materials for teaching a secondary English methods course, while allowing considerable choice for the instructor. The focus is on teaching literature, writing, and language--the basics of the profession. Attention is given to the issues that arise as one seeks to explore what it means to "teach English." The problems and tensions of becoming a teacher are discussed frankly, in a manner that helps students figure out their own attitudes and solutions. Features: * Focuses on a few central concepts in the teaching of secondary English * Provides an anthology of 22 readable and challenging essays on key topics--allowing students to hear a variety of voices and opinions * Includes an applications section for each reading that extends the discussion and asks students to explore problems and grapple with important issues related to the articles * Offers short writing assignments in questions that follow the readings and in brief writing tasks in the applications, and a longer writing assignment at the end of each chapter * Addresses student readers directly without talking down to them New in the Second Edition: * This edition is shorter, tighter, and easier to use. * The opening and concluding chapters more directly address the concerns of new teachers. * The anthology is substantially updated (of the 22 articles included, 14 are new to this edition). * Each essay is preceded by a brief introduction and followed by questions for further thought. * There are fewer applications, but these are more extensive and more fully integrated within the text. * A writing assignment is provided at the end of each chapter. * Interviews with college students--before and after student teaching--are included in Chapters 1 and 6. * The bibliographies at the end of each chapter are fully updated.

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Routledge

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1135680906

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9781135680909

The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

By: Daniel Hahn

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The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

By: Daniel Hahn

The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books: the flowering of imaginative illustration and writing, the Harry Potter phenomenon, the rise of young adult and crossover fiction, and books that tackle extraordinarily difficult subjects. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature provides an indispensable and fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature. Its 3,500 entries cover every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns. Originally published in 1983, the Companion has been comprehensively revised and updated by Daniel Hahn. Over 900 new entries bring the book right up to date. A whole generation of new authors and illustrators are showcased, with books like Dogger, The Hunger Games, and Twilight making their first appearance. There are articles on developments such as manga, fan fiction, and non-print publishing, and there is additional information on prizes and prizewinners. This accessible A to Z is the first place to look for information about the authors, illustrators, printers, publishers, educationalists, and others who have influenced the development of children's literature, as well as the stories and characters at their centre. Written both to entertain and to instruct, the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to Children's Literature is a reference work that no one interested in the world of children's books should be without.

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0191057266

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9780191057267

Algorithmic Geometry

By: Jean-Daniel Boissonnat,Mariette Yvinec

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Algorithmic Geometry

By: Jean-Daniel Boissonnat,Mariette Yvinec

The design and analysis of geometric algorithms have seen remarkable growth in recent years, due to their application in, for example, computer vision, graphics, medical imaging and CAD. The goals of this book are twofold: first to provide a coherent and systematic treatment of the foundations; secondly to present algorithmic solutions that are amenable to rigorous analysis and are efficient in practical situations. When possible, the algorithms are presented in their most general d-dimensional setting. Specific developments are given for the 2- or 3-dimensional cases when this results in significant improvements. The presentation is confined to Euclidean affine geometry, though the authors indicate whenever the treatment can be extended to curves and surfaces. The prerequisites for using the book are few, which will make it ideal for teaching advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate courses in computational geometry.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521565294

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9780521565295

Eye of the Wolf

By: Daniel Pennac

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Eye of the Wolf

By: Daniel Pennac

A classic, essential read by master storyteller Daniel Pennac, with a new foreword written by Michael Morpurgo. The wolf has lost nearly everything on his journey to the zoo, including an eye and his beloved pack. The boy too has lost much and seen many terrible things. They stand eye to eye on either side of the wolf's enclosure and, slowly, each makes his own extraordinary story known to the other...

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1406352578

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9781406352573

France

A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit

By: Steve Fallon,Stephen Fallon,Daniel Robinson,Richard Nebeský

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France

A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit

By: Steve Fallon,Stephen Fallon,Daniel Robinson,Richard Nebeský

This newly revised edition has it all: full-colour maps of Paris, an easy-to-follow language section, a regional food glossary, advice on where to eat and stay for a range of budgets, and essential information on France's history, politics, and culture. Details on activities such as skiing,cycling, and wine tasting are listed along with extensive coverage of museums and cathedrals.

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0864423314

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9780864423313

Mi hermano

By: Daniel Pennac

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Mi hermano

By: Daniel Pennac

La obra más íntima de Pennac, una memoria que convierte al Bartleby de Melville en un espejo para comprender y recordar a su hermano. En su libro más personal hasta la fecha, Daniel Pennac recuerda de la manera más emotiva y original a su hermano fallecido: a través de la figura de Bartleby, el célebre escribiente de Herman Melville. Así, Pennac amplía las costuras de la literatura de duelo y se sirve de su amor por las letras para crear unas memorias preciosas. El autor parte de una certeza compartida por todos: nunca llegamos a conocer en su totalidad a nuestros seres más queridos. Con el objetivo de comprender mejor a su hermano, Pennac revisita al escribiente procrastinador de Melville, un personaje muy querido por los dos, y le convierte en una suerte de espejo en el que observar y recordar a Bernard. Así Pennac firma un libro de una ternura infinita que se convierte a la vez en una oda a la literatura. La crítica ha dicho... «Un texto de una gran belleza.» Le Figaro «El escritor rinde un bello homenaje a quien le transmitió el amor por la literatura, su hermano mayor Bernard, tan parecido al personaje de Melville.» Le Monde «Magnífica historia, un grito sobrecogedor de amor al hermano desaparecido.» L'Express «El escritor francés da voz a una dimensión íntima» Eleonora Groppetti, Corriere di Novara «La fragilidad de los supervivientes.» Nadia Terranova, Il Foglio «Pennac [...] no necesita ganarse el corazón de sus lectores. Ya está en sus corazones.» Eleonora Groppetti, Corriere di Novara «Un homenaje al hermano amado y perdido.» La Repubblica «Refinado.» Corriere di Novara «Una novela que describe la figura del hermano perdido, entre los recuerdos personales y la literatura.» La Stampa «Esta historia de construcción admirable está impregnada tanto por la ternura hacia un hermano como por el amor hacia la literatura. Jamás se ha encontrado nada mejor para prolongar la vida de los desaparecidos. Daniel Pennac lo logra con una naturalidad abrumadora.» Olivia de Lamberterie, Elle France «Con una ternura infinita, Daniel Pennac habla de la distancia y el humor de su hermano, el placer de su compañía, su presencia atenta y discreta.» Michel Abescat, Télérama «Un libro de una gran belleza melancólica donde Daniel Pennac -el seductor, el profesor que agrada a su público- abandona el centro de atenciónpara revelar la originalidad herida, la renuncia de su hermano soñador.» Patrick Grainville, Le Figaro Littéraire

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RANDOM HOUSE

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8439738234

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9788439738237

Nemo par Pennac

By: Daniel Pennac

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Nemo par Pennac

By: Daniel Pennac

À plusieurs années d'intervalle, Daniel Pennac est séduit par deux images peintes au pochoir sur les murs de Belleville, dont l'ombre noire d'un personnage portant un chapeau mou et ceinturé dans un imper à la Philip Marlowe. À ses côtés, une valise sur laquelle quatre lettres se détachent : NEMO... Pennac, le romancier, retrace ici les circonstances de sa rencontre avec Nemo, le peintre des rues, deux Bellevillois qui devaient se croiser. Apparues dans l'est de Paris au milieu des années 1980, les interventions de Nemo ont investi au fil du temps tous les quartiers de la capitale. Adoptant la silhouette type du détective de polar, son personnage récurrent essaime désormais ses messages sur les bâtiments décrépis et les palissades de chantier de plusieurs métropoles. Doué d'une étonnante maîtrise de l'espace, Nemo crée des images fortes avec peu de moyens, une palette de quelques pochoirs : une valise, un parapluie, un ballon... Pourvu de cette panoplie minimale, son passe-muraille réalise des miracles de tendresse et de poésie. Un monde où l'on naviguerait dans des bateaux en papier, où la pêche à la ligne serait une activité urbaine, où les pistolets cracheraient des étoiles, des fleurs ou des poissons volants... Un univers délivré de la pesanteur du quotidien. " Nemo par Pennac " rassemble l'essentiel des interventions de Nemo, artiste des rues qui, depuis bientôt trente ans, s'efforce d'apaiser la brutalité des grandes cités.

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2842302699

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9782842302696

Monsieur Malaussène au théâtre

By: Daniel Pennac

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Monsieur Malaussène au théâtre

By: Daniel Pennac

Enceint, Malaussène. À qui se confier, dans cet état ? Au nouveau venu, évidemment. Tout le monde vous le dira : il faut leur parler avant l'atterrissage. Mais voilà que le nouveau venu prend la parole à son tour : "Père, quand vous serez passé par ce que j'ai vécu avant de naître, vous pourrez l'ouvrir !" Ce qui nous donne les 1550 pages de la saga Malaussène concentrées en une seule conversation où Benjamin joue tous les rôles, sans trop savoir, comme d'habitude, quel est le sien. "Ça... On ne peut pas dire que j'ai une grossesse exemplaire.

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2072488893

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