Henry Carter Hull

Pierre Soloviev, astrophysicien reconnu, s'enferme dans un observatoire pendant 30 ans avec pour objectif de répertorier l'intégralité des trous noirs célestes. Il est rejoint successivement par Ilona, étudiante géorgienne passionnée par ses travaux, puis Solange, astrophysicienne internationale. En 2020, Hilde, grand reporter, les retrouve pour révéler au monde l'étendue des travaux de Soloviev. Que découvrira-t-elle? Parviendra-t-elle...

Pour se débarrasser de son ennui, Petit Louis monte au grenier en bâillant. À sa grande surprise, les objets qui y sont entreposés se mettent à parler. Malheureusement, tout le monde croit à des boniments, car seule une âme d'enfant peut les entendre, évidemment. Est-ce vraiment le fruit de son imagination? Seule l'écoute de l'enregistrement qu'il a si gentiment confié à l'auteur permettra de répondre à cette question.

Marshall Dodge and Bob Bryan began swapping funny Down East stories when they were students at Yale in the 1950s. Their fascination and appreciation for Maine and its people triggered the production of several "Bert and I" records, from which 14 stories were selected for the first edition of this book. Now, eleven more have been added for this expanded second edition. Dodge and Bryan were groundbreaking in their appreciation of the oral tradition...

7 PIÈCES: Les Inconsolables (2004); Destin (2005); Anna (2006); Une rencontre (comme une autre) (2007); Une vie d'infortune (2008); Htel idéal (2009); Compartiment non-fumeurs (2009) Les inconsolables : Pour éviter d'attendre sous la pluie, quatre croque-morts et leur patron se retrouvent piégés au presbytère pendant la messe d'enterrement d'un important notable local. Ils tuent le temps en se racontant leur vie commune.... Entre vérités...

In the second edition of this popular guide, actors learn to use their skills to write monologues, performance art pieces, and one-person plays. Updated to include exclusive interviews and tips on marketing, this guide helps actors create their own exciting performance opportunities and follow in the footsteps of Elaine Stritch, Billy Crystal, John Leguizamo, and other stunningly successful writer-performers of one-person shows. The author, an award-winning...

LUI et ELLE; le père et la fille. Lui vit seul, en pension, dans un centre de soins pour malades des souvenirs. Elle vient lui rendre visite, comme chaque semaine, pour essayer de lui faire dire des petits bouts de son passé avant que la mémoire ne s'en aille définitivement. Il garde en lui des cicatrices, des moments tristes et durs, mais dont il refuse de parler. Des souvenirs reviennent au fil de la conversation, des instants de plaisirs:...

After an exotic childhood spent in India, young Sara Crewe finds herself in New York, immured in Miss Minchin girls' school as her father sails off to World War I. When he is lost, a severe reversal of fortune ensues. Thanks to him, Sara knows that "All girls are princesses . . . even if they wear rags or are not pretty or smart." Summoning all the qualities of a true princess, patrician and bereft Sara uses her creativity and sense of self-worth...

A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.

For better or verse, you've always written poetry. Or dabbled in it. No one ever took you seriously. But one day (you thought), you could be the next Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, Maya Angelou. Well, you can. And it all starts with your very first chapbook. This is a month of tips, a trainer at your shoulder, 40 years of writing tips squeezed densely into these pages to walk you through your first poetry chapbook. Stem to stern, from creation of your...

Tell your story, change your life Think about people who are paid to speak at events. They're all celebrities, former politicians, or award-winning experts in their fields, right? Wrong. The truth is that every year, thousands of ordinary people generate five- and even six-figure incomes-just from speaking. And you can too. With the right know-how, anyone can harness the power of their own story to carve out a lucrative speaking career. Listen in...