"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!Pottermore has now launched the Wizarding World Book Club. Visit Pottermore to sign up and join weekly Twitter discussions at WW Book Club. Lire la suite Fermer

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'"
Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true.Pottermore has now launched the Wizarding World Book Club. Visit Pottermore to sign up and join weekly Twitter discussions at WW Book Club.

Mieux qu'un crocodile, qu'un tigre ou qu'un hippopotame : qui n'a jamais rêvé d'avoir un petit chien tout doux à câliner, à aimer et... à dresser ? Ça tombe bien parce que Nonosse, la chienne de la tante de Zoé, attend des bébés. Et comble du bonheur, Zoé va pouvoir en garder un. C'est ainsi que Nunuche rentre dans sa vie, et que Zoé découvre ce que ça implique d'éduquer et dresser un chien.
Mais ça n'est pas de tout repos, car quelle Nunuche !

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"
When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss...Pottermore has now launched the Wizarding World Book Club. Sign up and join weekly Twitter discussions at WW Book Club. Lire la suite Fermer

Despite a bourgeoning revolution and Maximilian’s increasingly erratic behavior, Empress Charlotte is determined the empire will hold. But faced with betrayals from without and within, Charlotte’s dream of a united Mexico (and an heir to the throne) may never come to fruition.

"'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'"
Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time...Pottermore has now launched the Wizarding World Book Club. Visit Pottermore to sign up and join weekly Twitter discussions at WW Book Club. Lire la suite Fermer

"'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways ... their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course, their ability to cope with danger.'"
The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is currently the featured read in Pottermore's Wizarding World Book Club. Sign up and join weekly Twitter discussions at WW Book Club. Lire la suite Fermer

"'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'"
As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy...Pottermore has now launched the Wizarding World Book Club. Visit Pottermore to sign up and join weekly Twitter discussions at WW Book Club. Lire la suite Fermer

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building... wherever they had murdered..."
When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny...Pottermore has now launched the Wizarding World Book Club. Visit Pottermore to sign up and join weekly Twitter discussions at WW Book Club. Lire la suite Fermer

While in a coma after a devastating car crash, an eleven-year-old musician named Melody mentally drifts into a world that hovers between life and death, where she meets a strange, fascinating woman who tells her that she can remain in the realm of the living so long as she agrees to accept a series of missions. Back in the real world, a fully recovered Melody is stunned to discover that when she sets out to complete the assignments given to her, she will be doing them… in the body of her twenty-year-old self

Depuis dix ans qu’il y a élu domicile, les États-Unis n’ont pas été à la hauteur des attentes de Zaroff. Quelques criminels, des vagabonds… menu gibier, bien indigne du plus grand chasseur du monde. Mais l’oncle Sam lui offre un nouveau terrain de chasse : sa Russie natale, envahie par les nazis. Zaroff devra y retrouver une physicienne perdue au beau milieu de ces prédateurs du IIIe Reich, dont la sauvagerie n’a d’égale que la sienne. Car plus le jeu est dangereux, plus Zaroff le devient…

After a morning of surfing, Sofia rides her skateboard home to work on a new computer program. Suddenly, she finds herself propelled into a strange world, populated by creatures from the internet. Has she done the impossible, and succeeded in projecting herself into cyberspace?

1904. Les États-Unis accueillent les Jeux Olympiques pour la première fois et sont bien décidés à prouver leur supériorité. Le marathon aura lieu à Saint-Louis, dans le Missouri, et il va marquer les esprits… en tant que course la plus rocambolesque de l’histoire de ce sport ! Trente-deux coureurs sur la ligne de départ, mais seulement quatorze à l’arrivée. Entre dopage expérimental, triche, sentiers balisés aléatoirement, tout peut – et va - arriver. Faites vos jeux, rien ne va plus… mais alors vraiment plus du tout !

« On est 15 comme les 5 doigts de la main ». L'équipe des Rugbymen revient au grand complet !

Pour marquer cette étape importante, BeKa et Poupard retournent aux sources de la série : un album 100% gags alternant des soirées châtaigne, des matchs à rebondissements, des apéros mémorables, des entraînements physiques, des sorties en boîte... et même l'intervention d'une strip-teaseuse !

Du rugby à XV, du vrai !

The official playscript of the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children.
While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.
The playscript for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was originally released as a 'special rehearsal edition' alongside the opening of Jack Thorne's play in London's West End in summer 2016. Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the play opened to rapturous reviews from theatregoers and critics alike, while the official playscript became an immediate global bestseller.
This definitive and final playscript updates the 'special rehearsal edition' with the conclusive and final dialogue from the play, which has subtly changed since its rehearsals, as well as a conversation piece between director John Tiffany and writer Jack Thorne, who share stories and insights about reading playscripts. This edition also includes useful background information including the Potter family tree and a timeline of events from the Wizarding World prior to the beginning of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Lire la suite Fermer

An attack by man or beast?
Secret army nuclear tests?
An avalanche? Or temporary insanity?
What really happened on the
slopes of "Dyatlov Pass" on the night
of February 1, 1959, that resulted in
the deaths of nine experienced
mountaineers?

1942, Africa. The Nazis have managed to get their hands on Belgium's gold. A Free France officer, a Royal Marine, an alcoholic mechanic, and an Ivorian separatist, joined by a mysterious Belgian, do their utmost to prevent the colossal hoard from reaching Berlin.

Adventure, drama, spies, secrets, and even a dash of romance. This extraordinary story tells the tale of two movie stars being pulled into the intrigue of counterintelligence and disinformation campaigns during World War II. Churchill is looking for someone to impersonate Britain's top general, and it's up to David Niven and Peter Ustinov to train the lucky lad. They're in a race against the clock and a battle against all the usual vices-wine and women included-to turn a second-rate actor into General Montgomery in this uproarious and award-winning graphic novel, where the truth might be stranger than fiction.

L'Etang est un texte de jeunesse que Walser offrit a sa soeur sous forme manuscrite. C'est la seule oeuvre que Walser ait ecrite en dialecte. Elle met en scene le suicide simule d'un adolescent, le jeune Fritz, qui ne se sent aime de personne et voudrait reconquerir l'amour de sa mere. Ce recit cle prefigure la creation future de Walser, maitre des retournements subtils.
Les vingt-quatre episodes de Felix, dialogues et monologues ecrits en 1925, sont issus des microgrammes. Quelques traits d'une psychologie raffinee depeignent avec humour l'eveil de la personne, sa rouerie distanciatrice dans l'affrontement avec les adultes et l'exercice de ses pouvoirs, les nuances de l'affirmation et de la conscience de soi. Le contenu biographique est evident, de meme que dans L'Etang.

Robert Walser (1878-1956) ecrit des sa jeunesse des poemes, de la prose et du theatre. Les breves scenes dramatiques, qui ont marque les debuts et la fin de sa carriere, sont frequemment representees aujourd'hui. Mais elles sont autant a lire qu'a jouer. Lire la suite Fermer

When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone...

Inspired by the original Hogwart's textbook by Newt Scamander, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original screenplay marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling Harry Potter books. A feat of imagination and featuring a cast of remarkable characters and magical creatures, this is epic adventure-packed storytelling at its very best. Whether an existing fan or new to the wizarding world, this is a perfect addition for any film lover or reader's bookshelf.

The film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will have its theatrical release on 18th November 2016. Lire la suite Fermer

En 2060, à la télévision, Ray Katzinger, le patron mégalomane de Zehus entreprise, présente l'ultime étape de son projet Homo Deus : faire « naître » une IA consciente et évolutive, munie d'un corps de synthèse aux propriétés biomécaniques humaines. Il lui faudra près de 50 ans pour se transmuter lui-même, devenir le grand Zehus lumineux entouré de ses anges de la mort, et enfin donner corps à sa plus grande création...
En 2122, à Redsalt Canyon, la bataille fait rage entre la communauté des puiseurs, les habitants de la vallée et les IA, plus ou moins humanoïdes, qui attaquent le village. Et la lutte fratricide pour le pouvoir entre Vittorio et Sylvio va atteindre son point de non-retour.
Le jeune Joshua traverse le désert en portant une petite fille sur ses épaules. Dans ce qu'il reste de Los Angeles, il s'apprête à retrouver Namdak et Azul, le robot géant, pour découvrir toute la vérité sur ses origines, enfouie derrière les portes monumentales d'un temple bouddhiste protégé par une armée de moines... La gigantesque bataille entre les moines, guidés par un lama de pierre et d'ambre, et les anges électriques sera homérique.
Suite et fin d'une saga spectaculaire pour « Elecboy », la fantastique mini-série postapocalyptique et transhumaniste de Jaouen Salaün. Son scénario est servi par un dessin réaliste saisissant et des couleurs aussi spectaculaires que le final épique de cette série d'anticipation au souffle rare et aux thématiques très contemporaines. Lire la suite Fermer

Vous avez aimé Gone Girl ? Big Little Lies ? Vous allez adorer La Preuve des contraires.Octobre 2015. Le téléphone sonne chez Julia et Tony Hall, qui vivent une existence paisible dans leur grande maison du Maine. Tony répond puis se rue au chevet de son frère, Nick. Celui-ci vient d'être admis aux urgences après avoir été violemment agressé la veille par un inconnu rencontré dans un bar. Le monde de Tony s'effondre. Et plus encore lorsque l'inspecteur Rice, chargé de l'enquête, commence à douter du témoignage de Nick. Si Tony est prêt à tout pour sauver son frère, Julia, elle, est prête à tout pour sauver son mari à la dérive.
Février 2019. Le téléphone sonne à nouveau chez les Hall. Au bout du fil, l'inspecteur Rice, à qui Julia n'a pas parlé depuis des années. À la retraite, malade, celui-ci demande à la voir. Il a des révélations à lui faire sur cette affaire qui n'a cessé de l'obséder, des révélations qui vont remettre en question toutes les apparences.
Mensonges, crimes, obsessions : ne vous fiez pas surtout pas au visage paisible des banlieues américaines. Lire la suite Fermer

French pâtisserie-from a flaky croissant in the morning to a raspberry macaron with tea or a layered Opéra cake after dinner- provides the grand finale to every memorable meal. This comprehensive volume, from the professionals at the Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts-dubbed "The Harvard of Gastronomy" by Le Monde newspaper-offers everything the home chef needs to create perfect pastries for all occasions.
1500 skills and techniques Learn how to make pastries, creams, decorations, and more with step-by-step instructions and tips and tricks from Ferrandi's experienced chefs.
235 classic French recipes Recipes for the complete range of French pâtisserie also include variations that are rated according to level of difficulty so that home chefs can expand their skills over time.

How should I dress for a dinner at home with friends ? And for a first date ? This look book provides personal tips from Ines de la Fressange, the quintessential Parisienne, for concocting a stylish look for every situation, with nothing but her wardrobe essentials.
Never again will you say "I have nothing to wear ".