Pour la première fois est présentée, ici, une méthode de construction de la Grande Pyramide, qui n'est pas une énième « théorie ». L'auteur invite le lecteur à « faire un tour » sur le chantier de la pyramide de Khéops, pour découvrir, en sa compagnie, les secrets des architectes égyptiens.
Les différentes phases de la construction de l'édifice le plus étudié et le plus célèbre de l'Histoire, sont révélées progressivement et accessibles à tous.
Un voyage enthousiasmant dans le temps, à des milliers d'années, un saut dans l'étonnante technologie d'un peuple génial.
Une aventure difficile à oublier...
« Peremherou - sortir à la lumière du jour » est le nom que les anciens Égyptiens utilisaient pour définir le texte funéraire que nous appelons aujourd'hui « Livre des Morts ». À travers une brève analyse nous en étudierons les origines, la structure et les contenus, cherchant à en comprendre le sens souvent obscur. Dans ce voyage virtuel, nous serons accompagnés d'un personnage appelé « Hor », dont le papyrus est conservé au Musée égyptologique de Turin depuis 1824. Le thème central sera la fameuse scène de la psychostasie ou de la « pesée du coeur » avec la confession négative du défunt (chapitre CXXV), peu connue mais étonnamment riche de références à la tradition judéo-chrétienne. La traduction intégrale du papyrus est suivie d'un dictionnaire des termes hiéroglyphiques, adressé à celui qui, par simple curiosité ou pour un approfondissement personnel, désire enrichir ses connaissances ou s'essayer à la traduction d'un texte en hiéroglyphes, écrit il y a plus de 2600 ans.
Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War II - and no one has reported on this crisis in more depth or breadth than the Guardian 's migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley. Throughout 2015, Kingsley travelled to 17 countries along the migrant trail, meeting hundreds of refugees making epic odysseys across deserts, seas and mountains to reach the holy grail of Europe. This is Kingsley's unparalleled account of who these voyagers are. It's about why they keep coming, and how they do it. It's about the smugglers who help them on their way, and the coastguards who rescue them at the other end. The volunteers that feed them, the hoteliers that house them, and the border guards trying to keep them out. And the politicians looking the other way.
In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and steal enemy intelligence?
On 12 May 1883, the German flag was raised on the coast of South-West Africa, modern Namibia - the beginnings of Germany's African Empire. As colonial forces moved in , their ruthless punitive raids became an open war of extermination. Thousands of the indigenous people were killed or driven out into the desert to die.
This is the first title about Muqtada al-Sadr, the most important political figure in post-occupation Iraq, who leads a movement that opposed both Saddam Hussein and the US occupation.
« Ce livre regroupe des clichés, professionnels et amateurs, véritables témoignages d'une situation parfois dramatique, souvent touchante, et des actions que nous mettons en oeuvre chaque jour, grâce au courage de nos membres et à l'engagement de nos donateurs et partenaires, pour intervenir auprès de ceux qui souffrent au-delà des frontières de la Principauté. » S.A.S. le Prince Albert II, Président de la Croix-Rouge monégasque «This book gathers together images, professional and amateur, true witnesses of a situation sometimes dramatic, often touching, and of the action we undertake every day, thanks to the courage of our members and to the commitment of our donors and partners, to help those who are suffering far beyond the borders of the Principality.» H.S.H. The Prince Albert II, President of the Monaco Red Cross «Questo libro raccoglie una serie di scatti, professionali e amatoriali, vere testimonianze di una situazione talvolta drammatica, spesso commovente, e di azioni che mettiamo in pratica ogni giorno, grazie al coraggio dei nostri membri e all'impegno dei nostri donatori e partners, per intervenire presso chi soffre oltre le frontiere del Principato.» S.A.S. il Principe Alberto II, Presidente della Croce Rossa monegasca
From the European buzz of modern-day Constantinople to the Arabic-speaking towns of the south-east, this book investigates mass migration, urbanisation and economics in a country moving swiftly towards a new position on the world stage.
Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War II - and no one has reported on this crisis in more depth or breadth than the Guardian 's migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley. Throughout 2015, Kingsley travelled to 17 countries along the migrant trail, meeting hundreds of refugees making epic odysseys across deserts, seas and mountains to reach the holy grail of Europe. This is Kingsley's unparalleled account of who these voyagers are. It's about why they keep coming, and how they do it. It's about the smugglers who help them on their way, and the coastguards who rescue them at the other end. The volunteers that feed them, the hoteliers that house them, and the border guards trying to keep them out. And the politicians looking the other way. The New Odyssey is a work of original, bold reporting written with a perfect mix of compassion and authority by the journalist who knows the subject better than any other.
Edward Snowden, a young computer genius working for America's National Security Agency, blew the whistle on the way this powerful organisation uses new technology to spy on the entire planet. The spies call it "mastering the internet". This title tells the story of Snowden's deeds and the journalists who faced down the pressure.
Connects the killing of the Kennedys or the murder that sparked the First World War with less well-known stories, such as the Berlin shooting of an instigator of the Armenian genocide or the attack on an American 'robber baron'. This title traces the process that turned thought into action and murder into an icon.
Offers an account of life at the heart of the fashion industry, from photo shoots and celebrity interviews to the ugly truth behind the glamour - infighting, back-stabbing and the dangerous pursuit of beauty. This title tells the story of an illustrious career in fashion, from receptionist to the editor's chair.
From the Fall of France in June 1940 to Hitler's suicide in April 1945, the swastika flew from the peaks of the High Savoy in the western Alps to the passes above Ljubljana in the east. This title tells the story of how the war was conceived and directed from the Fuhrer's mountain retreat, and how all the Alps bar Switzerland fell to Fascism.
Born in London to a Turkish mother and British father, Alev Scott moved to Istanbul to discover what it means to be Turkish in a country going through rapid change, a country with an extraordinary past and an ever more surprising present.From the European buzz of modern-day Constantinople to the Arabic-speaking towns of the south-east, Turkish Awakening investigates a country moving swiftly towards a new position on the world stage. Relating wide-ranging interviews and colourful personal experience, the author charts the evolving course of a country bursting with surprises - none more dramatic than the unexpected political protests of 2013, which have brought to light the emerging demands of a newly awakened Turkish people. The 2013 protests were just one indication of the changes afoot in today's Turkey.Encompassing topics as varied as Aegean camel wrestling, transgender prostitution, politicised soap operas and riot tourism, this is a revelatory, at times humorous, at times moving, portrait of a country which is coming of age.
The Messenger tells the story of an unlikely friendship between two men looking to change the world - a repentant jihadist and an idealistic journalist. This troubling real-life thriller takes us from their first meeting in a spartan flat in the rough suburbs of Manchester, to a bombing in Pakistan, a dramatic arrest and Malik's reporting career on the brink of ruin. Ten years later, Malik returns to this extraordinary tale. He asks where we can place our trust - in reams of evidence, in a government we believe is on our side, in a terrorist who swears he's changed, in a friend who has no one else to turn to. Malik explores the uncomfortable questions about why he, as well as the wider media and the nation, surrendered to fear so easily. And he reveals how the age of terror laid the groundwork for an era of fake news and demagogues. This is investigative journalism and storytelling of the highest order.
In October 2010, Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds appeared in the Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern. In April 2011, he was arrested and held for over two months, in terrible conditions. This title offers an exploration of Weiwei's life, art and activism. It is about courage and hope found in the absence of freedom and justice.
Flavio Barbiero, ingénieur ayant une solide formation scientifique, propose une théorie selon laquelle ce que Platon a décrit, à propos de l'Atlantide, dans ses dialogues, le Timée et le Critias, n'est pas le fruit de l'imagination ; l'un des plus grands esprits de l'histoire de l'humanité, comme le fut celui de Platon, déclara à plusieurs reprises qu'il n'avait pas une grande sympathie pour les poètes et l'on ne peut pas croire qu'il ait changé d'avis, juste à propos de l'Atlantide. Barbiero a accepté en bloc la description de Platon et il a choisi la voie la plus difficile pour démontrer sa théorie, celle de l'expérimentation. La valeur de la méthode scientifique réside essentiellement dans le fait que rien n'a été déformé, par rapport au récit de Platon pour être intégré à la thèse de Barbiero : tout devait être démontré avec des preuves scientifiques ou bien rien ne devait être accepté.
Il ne manquait que la preuve absolue, la preuve archéologique, que la théorie de Flavio Barbiero est exacte : l'intérêt que la thèse de l'auteur a suscité (l'annonce fut faite en décembre 1974) a été tel qu'il fut à l'origine de quelques expéditions scientifiques dans l'Antarctique, au cours desquelles Barbiero découvrit, sur l'île du roi Georges, une grande quantité de troncs fossilisés qui pourraient remonter à 10 000 ou 12 000 ans. Ce fut la première preuve officielle de la théorie de Barbiero mais, par ailleurs, on trouva des objets enthousiasmants (une cinquantaine de petites boules de sable et de « ciment » placées sur de petites colonnes faites de la même matière), sur l'île Seymour.
Il en est sorti un ouvrage passionnant à tous égards : l'explication d'une théorie bouleversante, démontrée avec une rigueur scientifique, partant de l'immense catastrophe qui révolutionna la base de l'écosystème de la Terre et arrivant jusqu'à l'explication de l'installation de l'homme dans le monde. Un ouvrage qui présente une fascinante théorie mais qui est aussi une passionnante aventure d'histoire de l'archéologie.
The overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi has been one of the twenty-first century's defining moments: the Arab world's most bizarre dictator brought down by his own people with the aid of NATO aircraft. This is the story of modern Libyan as it was lived, from the excesses of dictatorship to violent revolution.
Longtemps, des années, une vie. avoir été dans le chaos et la terrible souffrance de l'anorexie.
Aujourd'hui calme et sereine, forte et debout, Annie Carletti souhaite dire son expérience de cette maladie existentielle et comment le oui de l'analyste lui a permis de re-donner sens à sa vie.
Oui, l'analyste qui l'a acceptée, reconnue et jamais ne lui a demandé de manger.
Oui, une longue et difficile analyse pour comprendre que le refus de manger est un symptôme, l'arbre qui cache la forêt, lieu effrayant et sombre, demeure de l'inconscient : pénétrer en ce lieu, tracer des voies, trouver sa voix et, après avoir défait les noeuds d'une histoire à la fois si douloureuse et magnifique, avoir accès à ses sentiments, avoir la parole : alors le symptôme anorexique disparaîtra, laissant place à tous les goûts de la vie.
De la lettre A, comme Anorexie, comme Annie, comme Alice au Pays des Merveilles, si longtemps son double, comme la 1ère lettre d'un discours qui ne sait se construire, mais qui s'ouvre à tous les possibles. jusqu'à l'Analyse.
Pour devenir le sujet de sa propre histoire.
Après l'anorexie, ÊTRE et vivre sa vie.
Leon Trotsky was the charismatic intellectual of the Russian Revolution who might have succeeded Lenin and become the ruler of the Soviet Union. But by the time the Second World War broke out he was in exile, living in Mexico in a villa borrowed from the great artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, guarded by several naive young American acolytes.
With fear of terrorism, crime and social chaos putting our ideal of individual liberty very much into retreat, how can we maintain the principles we fought so hard to attain? This title takes us through four centuries of civil liberty; how it was constructed, and has been re-thought and re-fought to adapt to new circumstances.
The image of Catherine of Aragon has always suffered in comparison to the vivacious eroticism of Anne Boleyn. But when Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty in her 20s with a passion she had inherited from her parents, Isabella and Ferdinand, the joint-rulers of Spain who had driven the Moors from their country.
When Rachel Polonsky went to live in Moscow, she found an apartment block in Romanov Street, once a residence of the Soviet elite. One of those ghostly neighbours was Stalin's henchman Vyacheslav Molotov. In his former apartment, Rachel Polonsky discovered his library and an old magic lantern.
