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"La Dame aux camélias" raconte l'histoire des amants maudits, Marguerite et Armand, que les jugements moraux et la maladie vont détruire : le roman d'un désastre amoureux où les sentiments sont bafoués au profit de la bienséance sociale. Alexandre Dumas fils s'est inspiré de sa maîtresse, la courtisane Marie Duplessis, pour créer la dame aux camélias, héroïne romanesque s'il en est, et également héroïne d'opéra à partir de 1853, quand Verdi adaptera son histoire sous le nom de "La Traviata".

A creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction. Janet Burroway's best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades, it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft.

“Who else wants to write a book this weekend?” It’s easier than you think! Best-selling author Vic Johnson actually wrote this book in a weekend to prove how easy it is. And he gives you step-by-step detail of everything he did, including the resources he uses to turn out content-rich books in no time at all. How to Write a Book This Weekend is a perfect strategy for first-time book writers who have been discouraged by the thought of pounding out words for months at a time.

Your voice says a lot about you. Based on the tone and expression of your voice alone, your listeners may make up their minds about you before they even process the meaning of your words. And if what you say is at odds with how you say it, they can miss your message altogether. As important as our voices are, few of us know how to use them to their full potential. Full Voice offers a fun, tested method to harness the power of your voice to become a more effective and flexible communicator.

In diesem Hörbuch soll es darum gehen, die eigenen Gesprächsfähigkeiten zu potenzieren, indem Sie die Künste der Schlagfertigkeit, Rhetorik und Argumentation erlernen und/oder verbessern. Fühlen Sie sich von Zeit zu Zeit missverstanden, nicht ernst genommen oder ertappen Sie sich selbst dabei, wie Sie unter Sprachlosigkeit leiden? Wenn Sie diese Frage bejahen können, werden Sie dieses Hörbuch dankbar entgegennehmen.

Helen Garner visits the morgue, and goes cruising on a Russian ship. She sees women giving birth, and gets the sack for teaching her students about sex. She attends a school dance and a gun show. She writes about dreaming, about turning 50 and the storm caused by The First Stone. Her story on the murder of the two-year-old Daniel Valerio wins her a Walkley Award.

As in my previous books, the events unfold on the island of Guadeloupe. Banker George must "save the world", or, at the very least, help humanity. But, alongside this, the listener will learn about another main character, Professor Voensky, who had to leave Russia after the 1917 Revolution. He settled in Malta and subsequently left us something incredibly interesting and useful.

Erfolgreich wie ein Profi durch souveränes Auftreten - seien Sie präsent, persönlich und überzeugen Sie! Das freie Sprechen vor Publikum ist für viele Menschen eine echte Herausforderung. Doch Vorträge, Präsentationen und Begrüßungsreden gehören heute im beruflichen und privaten Leben fast zur Tagesordnung. Und spätestens im "neuen Normal" haben die meisten bereits an Videokonferenzen und virtuellen Meetings teilgenommen.

From Pickwick to Scrooge, Copperfield to Twist, how did Dickens find the perfect names for his characters? What was Dickens' favourite way of killing his characters? When is a Dickens character most likely to see a ghost? Why is Dickens’ trickery only fully realised when his novels are read aloud? In 13 entertaining and wonderfully insightful essays, John Mullan explores the literary machinations of Dickens’ eccentric genius, from his delight in clichés to his rendering of smells and his outrageous use of coincidences.

Banter, chit-chat, gossip, natter, tete-a-tete: these are just a few of the terms for the varied ways in which we interact with one another through conversation. David Crystal explores the factors that motivate so many different kinds of talk and reveals the rules we use unconsciously, even in the most routine exchanges of everyday conversation.

There are short stories and long stories, easy to listen stories and complex ones that will require your undivided attention and teach you more complex grammatical structures. This means the book has something for everyone.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Award-winning actor Alan Alda tells the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better, and to teach others to do the same. With his trademark humor and candor, he explores how to develop empathy as the key factor. “Invaluable.”—Deborah...

In Becoming Fluent, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on insights from psychology and cognitive science to show that adults can master a foreign language if they bring to bear the skills and knowledge they have honed over a lifetime. Adults shouldn't try to learn as children do, they should learn like adults. Roberts and Kreuz report evidence that adults can learn new languages even more easily than children.

Este audiolibro ofrece las mejores estrategias para triunfar en cualquier contienda intelectual y convencer a los demás de que usted siempre sabe de lo que habla y de que sus rivales son unos indocumentados. Se trata de los recursos que todo polemista selecto debe conocer para moverse en el peligroso mundo cultural y no solo salir vivo, sino triunfante.

Scots: The Mither Tongue is a classic of contemporary Scottish culture and essential listening for those who care about their country's identity in the 21st century. It is a passionately written history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do and has acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language. In this revised edition, Kay vigorously renews the social, cultural, and political debate on Scotland's linguistic future, and argues convincingly for the necessity to retain and extend Scots if the nation is to hold on to its intrinsic values.

Reineke Fuchs wird am Hofe des Königs wegen seiner Übeltaten verklagt. Doch ihm gelingt es immer wieder durch Lügengeschichten seinen Kopf...

Einen Vortrag halten - die Vorstellung allein ist für viele Menschen ein Horror. Sie sind beeindruckt von einem mitreißenden Auftritt, doch an sich selbst zweifeln sie - wieso eigentlich? Unsere Autoren sind sich sicher: Aus jedem Vortrag kann ein echter Hit werden! Und zwar nicht durch Hexerei, sondern durch eine pragmatische Herangehensweise. Das "Gesamtkunstwerk" Vortrag können Sie verblüffend einfach erlernen und trainieren. Dieses Buch soll als flexible Blaupause für die Entwicklung, Vorbereitung und Präsentation Ihres Vortrags dienen.

Some people say 'sconn' while others say 'schown'. He says 'bath' while she says 'bahth'. You say 'potayto'. I say 'potahto'. And - wait a second, no one says 'potahto'. No one's ever said 'potahto'. Have they? From reconstructing Shakespeare's accent to the rise and fall of received pronunciation, actor Ben Crystal and his linguist father, David, travel the world in search of the stories of spoken English.

Some find talking to others uncomfortable, difficult, or intimidating. Here is a way to overcome these communication challenges. How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere is the key to building confidence and improving communication skills. Written by Larry King, this guide provides simple and...

Best-seller du New York Times ! Par l'auteur du best-seller Le pouvoir des habitudes ! La communication est une compétence clé du succès. Que ce soit au travail, en famille ou en société, savoir s'exprimer avec clarté, comprendre les autres et influencer positivement peut tout changer. Les meilleurs leaders, négociateurs et créateurs de liens possèdent un secret : ils maîtrisent l'art de la supercommunication.