Henk Moerdijk Ordre des livres (chronologique)

A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust.Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, Charon has had only two murders. After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface.Then a year to the day after Titus’s election, a school teacher is killed by a former student and the student is fatally shot by Titus’s deputies. Those festering secrets are now out in the open and ready to tear the town apart.As Titus investigates the shootings, he unearths terrible crimes and a serial killer who has been hiding in plain sight, haunting the dirt lanes and woodland clearings of Charon. With the killer’s possible connections to a local church and the town’s harrowing history weighing on him, Titus projects confidence about closing the case while concealing a painful secret from his own past. At the same time, he also has to contend with a far-right group that wants to hold a parade in celebration of the town’s Confederate history.Powerful and unforgettable, All the Sinners Bleed confirms S. A. Cosby as “one of the most muscular, distinctive, grab-you-by-both-ears voices in American crime fiction” (The Washington Post).

Ancien prisonnier, Ike Randolph a passé quinze ans à mener une vie rangée en tant que jardinier. Lorsqu'il reçoit la visite de la police, il pressent que quelque chose de terrible se prépare. Son fils Isaiah, marié à Derek, a été victime d'un meurtre. Bien qu'Ike n'ait jamais vraiment accepté la relation de son fils, il est dévasté par sa perte. Buddy Lee, le père de Derek, a toujours eu honte de l'homosexualité de son fils, tout comme Derek avait honte de son père criminel. Grâce à ses contacts dans le milieu, Buddy est déterminé à découvrir qui a tué son fils. Ike et Buddy, bien que très différents, partagent une douleur commune et une volonté de venger leurs fils. Avant de se confronter aux responsables, ils devront surmonter leurs préjugés envers le monde gay et l'un envers l'autre. Deux fils assassinés, deux pères, l'un noir, l'autre blanc. Comment goûteront-ils à leur vengeance ?

A call to save ourselves and our planet that gets to the root of the current crisis--society's extreme short-sightedness

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON PRIZE 2013HERALD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014The extraordinary story of the Kremlin - from prize-winning author and historian Catherine MerridaleBoth beautiful and profoundly menacing, the Kremlin has dominated Moscow for many centuries. Behind its great red walls and towers many of the most startling events in Russia's history have been acted out. It is both a real place and an imaginative idea; a shorthand for a certain kind of secretive power, but also the heart of a specific Russian authenticity. Catherine Merridale's exceptional book revels in both the drama of the Kremlin and its sheer unexpectedness: an impregnable fortress which has repeatedly been devastated, a symbol of all that is Russian substantially created by Italians. The many inhabitants of the Kremlin have continually reshaped it to accord with shifting ideological needs, with buildings conjured up or demolished to conform with the current ruler's social, spiritual, military or regal priorities. In the process, all have claimed to be the heirs of Russia's great historic destiny.

Broederschap van de Kruising vertelt wat vooraf ging aan het eerste deel in de Vespasianus-serie van Robert Fabbri: Tribuun van Rome. We maken kennis met de personages uit de serie en worden meegenomen naar de criminele onderwereld van Rome in het jaar 25 voor Christus waar aan het eind van het boek de jonge Vespasianus zijn opwachting maakt. Marcus Salvius Magnus, patroon van de Broederschap van de Kruising heeft een probleem. Of eigenlijk twee. Eén van de bordelen waar hij beschermheer van is, is geplunderd door een rivaliserende Broederschap, en waardevolle goederen zijn daarbij ontvreemd. Magnus kan geen gezichtsverlies lijden en de aanval onbestraft laten, maar hij kan onmogelijk terugslaan zonder een onderlinge oorlog te veroorzaken. Vrouw Antonia, de schoonzus van de keizer, heeft senator Gaius Vespasianus Pollo laten weten dat ze een geschil heeft dat alleen door middel van bloedvergieten beslecht kan worden, en de senator staat nog bij Magnus in het krijt. Een simpele moord zou geen enkel probleem zijn voor een man als Magnus maar hij krijgt de instructie dat hij dit keer wat inventiever moet zijn dan de gewoonlijke mes-in-de-rug-in-een-donker-steegje-moord. Misschien kan de patroon van de Broederschap van de Kruising twee vliegen in een klap slaan.

The Crimean War, a pivotal conflict of the mid-19th century, resulted in the deaths of at least 800,000 men and saw Russia facing a powerful coalition of Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire. Driven by territorial ambitions and fears of the Ottoman Empire's collapse, the war was also fueled by a fervent belief among the Tsar and his ministers that they were on a crusade to protect Orthodox Christians and control the Holy Land. This conflict was marked by deep-seated hatreds, particularly the pervasive Russophobia throughout Europe. Orlando Figes' major work reexamines this extraordinary war, highlighting its modern aspects—such as extensive photography, the telegraph, and its status as the first 'newspaper war'—while also showcasing traditional elements, including illiterate soldiers and high disease casualties. Iconic events like the Charge of the Light Brigade and the Siege of Sebastopol are covered, alongside a broader understanding of the diverse nationalities involved. The war's impact extended beyond Crimea to the Danube principalities, the Baltic, and the Caucasus, with British ambitions for partitioning Russia. Figes draws on a wealth of untapped sources to provide insight into the lived experiences of those affected, from ordinary soldiers in harsh conditions to Tsar Nicholas, who relentlessly sought religious salvation.

Studie aan de hand van nieuwe documenten uit de geopende Sovjetarchieven naar het leven van de gewone soldaat onder Stalin.

Voici, enfin traduit en français, l'un des grands classiques de la psychologie du XXe siècle, salué comme un ouvrage fondateur dès sa parution aux Etats-Unis. Pour la première fois, grâce à la méthode originale mise au point par Mihaly Csikszentrruihalyi, la question du bonheur reçoit une réponse factuelle, dépassant les débats philosophiques. Que nous dit-il ? Pour l'essentiel que les moments de j oie et de satisfaction dans notre vie ne sont pas associés à de simples " loisirs ", mais à un certain état psychologique, un sentiment de fluidité mentale et d'intense concentration sur des tâches qui mobilisent toutes nos compétences. Et il nous explique comment atteindre cette " expérience optimale " et la généraliser. Car " maîtriser son expérience intérieure, c'est devenir capable de choisir la qualité de ce que l'on veut vivre. Si ce n'est pas le bonheur, cela y ressemble ".

Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Last Word' column - regularly voted the most popular section of the magazine. Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a collection of the best that have appeared, including: Why can't we eat green potatoes? Why do airliners suddenly plummet? Does a compass work in space? Why do all the local dogs howl at emergency sirens? How can a tree grow out of a chimney stack? Why do bruises go through a range of colours? Why is the sea blue inside caves? Many seemingly simple questions are actually very complex to answer. And some that seem difficult have a very simple explanation. New Scientist's 'Last Word' celebrates all questions - the trivial, the idiosyncratic, the baffling and the strange. This selection of the best is popular science at its most entertaining and enlightening.