A Little Princess (Signet Classics) (Paperback) by Frances Hodgson Burnett ISBN: 0451525094 Price: USD 5.95 46 used & new available from USD 0.10 Sara Crewe is one of the richest girls in her school, but her kind heart and vivid imagination are what wins her some special friends. Little does Sa...

The French have rejoined NATO: PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy announced Wednesday that France intends to become a full member of NATO, 43 years after Charles de Gaulle pulled France out of the alliance’s military command and threw NATO, and American forces, out of the country. “Because it i...

Un jeune homme de 16-17 ans a été blessé par balles, vers 13 heures, devant un établissement scolaire situé à Montgeron, dans l'Essonne. La rixe aurait débuté dans un bus entre la victime et un ou plusieurs individus. MJ...

Today, Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to one of the great voices in leadership studies, Frances Hesselbein about leadership, Peter Drucker and her new book, The Organization of the Future 2. Oh and sorry about the size of the file, don’t know what’s going on with that….. ...

The French attempt to pass the world's toughest "graduated response" law against P2P file-sharers has been en retard for months. But the negotiations are finally over, the "Création et Internet" bill has been drafted, and today it finally came up before the National Assembly for debate. Despite fur...

Empire of the Sun, French edition, Denoël (1985), with cover art ‘Singapour 1945′ by Ronald Seatle. Thanks to Herve for all cover scans. Interview by Tony Cartano & Maxim Jakubowski. Translation by Dan O’Hara. The following interview, originally titled ‘Le passé compos...

Beth Ditto, the lead singer of the Gossip, is seduced by fashion....

Today is the optional memorial of St. Frances of Rome. St. Frances of Rome is one of the great mystics of the 15th century. She was born in Rome to a noble family in 1384 and died in Rome on March 9, 1440. She desired to enter the convent, but in obedience to her parents was instead married at age t...

Dans un point de vue publié dans le quotidien Le Monde, Pierre Veltz qui dirige la mission d'aménagement de la Région capitale nous interpelle. Pierre Veltz est aussi l'auteur de "Des lieux et des liens : essai sur les politiques du territoire à l'heure de la mondialisation" (Ed. de l'Aube, 2008...

Parlant d'"Une ambition juste et légitime", Manuel Valls presse le Président de la République d'aller vite. Inoui! Le président de la République veut prendre son temps pour refondre les institutions locales. Aussitot Manuel Valls ajoute "On peut saluer cette sagesse inédite, mais on peut aussi...