Through the lens of chess, a celebrated Belgian author unearths fresh insights into his work and relationships in this luminous exploration of childhood, memory, and aging.Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic forced Europe into lockdown, Jean-Philippe Toussaint left Brussels for the seaside city of Ostend. Spending his days editing his novel The Emotions and coming to terms with new aches and pains, his mind wanders to memories of his youth—summers at the ...

When life applies pressure, you are not meant to break; you are meant to rise. This book is a guide to transforming every season of testing into a season of becoming.Life will test you through infertility, grief, career, love, the pursuit of happiness, and the search for identity and purpose, among countless other trials.Rise Above It, Rise In It is a masterclass in resilient living and purposeful becoming, blending hard-earned wisdom with practical mindset shifts. It shows...

Five famous pieces in carefully simplified arrangements – perfect for anyone who wants to sit down and play after a long day, without stress or lengthy preparation. The collection brings together character pieces from three centuries: Rameau's dance-like Les Sauvages, Clementi's boisterous The Black Joke, Beethoven's convivial Drinking Song, Debussy's mischievous Golliwogg's Cake-walk and the fiery Brindisi from Verdi's La Traviata. What connects them all: lively rhythms, straightforward k...

Write applications in C\#/.NET that will stand the test of time, evolving with the information systems they belong to and the services they interoperate with by using standards and solid business-related architecture rulesKey FeaturesLearn the principles of business-aligned software architectureRelate theory to several well-known architecture frameworksApply the knowledge you gain to create a .NET application with a standard-based APIP...

Jesus undoubtedly suffered from paranoid schizophrenia with hallucinations, delusions and paranoia.The purpose of this book is to provide a psychiatric portrait of the historical figure known as Jesus of Nazareth, the founder of Christianity. Such a title is indeed shocking, but after a detailed analysis of the words and actions of Jesus mentioned in the Gospels, it clearly appears that he suffered from a serious mental illness: schizophrenia with hallucinations, delusions and para...

Our story begins in an imaginary world in the kingdom of Reas and Pales. Raphael, our young hero, is called upon to defeat the cruel and evil Nomrad, King of Pales, and prevent him from finding the Magic Fountain. He can count on the help of his friends and Queen Marianne de Réas. Will they succeed in foiling King Nomrad's Machiavellian plans?ABOUT THE AUTHORR.J.P Toreille is originally from the Ile de Ré. Mythology, history, authors and daily life are for him the source fr...

In this book, Dr Jean-Philippe Marcoux presents his major discovery of the "double animus" in the left-handed woman and the "double anima" in the left-handed man, which strongly influence their neuro-sociological profile.This will result in neurological, sociological, and psychological behaviours differnet from right-handed people who have a unique "animus" or "anima". The identification of this phenonmenon constitutes a real revolution in the way of approaching certain disorders a...

This book is based on the premise that love is not as spontaneous and free as one would have us believe. While it is true that love exists in all human communities, not all communities love in the same way. The words used to speak of love, which simultaneously reveal and censor, inform and sublimate, channel and repress the stirrings of the heart, are chosen according to everchanging social and cultural norms. Love stories or romans d' amour are widely read and appreciated by all classes o...

In Self-Portrait Abroad, our narrator—a Belgian author much like Toussaint himself—travels the globe, finding the mundane blended everywhere with the exotic: With his usual poker face, he keeps up on Corsican gossip in Tokyo and has a battle of nerves in a butcher shop in Berlin; he wins a boules tournament in Cap Corse, takes in a strip club in Japan's historic Nara, gets pulled through Hanoi on a cycle rickshaw, and has a chance encounter on the road from Tunis to Sfax. Tales of...

A story about love, art, and the 2008 financial crisis. Towards the end of the 18th century, twenty-four traders would meet under a tree to buy and sell shares. The tree was located at 68 Wall Street, so called because of a wall that used to mark the northern limits of the colony of New Amsterdam, on the Island of Manhattan.On May 17, 1792, the twenty-four brokers signed, beneath the tree, the Buttonwood Agreement. This marked the foundation of the New York Stock Exchange, and the birth of...

"Art, love and longing, the French way . . . an emotionally taut portrayal of late-in-life, post-marriage drift" from the author of The 6:41 to Paris ( The New York Times Book Review).A French teacher on the verge of retirement is invited to a glittering opening that showcases the artwork of his former student, who has since become a celebrated painter. This unexpected encounter leads to the older man posing for his portrait. Possibly in the nude. ...

During the Peninsular War in Spain from 1808 to 1813, Marshal Suchet not only successfully fought the Spanish "Guerillas" but he also skilfully administrated the province of Aragon. He made it a relatively safe and prosperous place for his troops, while the rest of Spain became a nightmarish quagmire for the French occupiers.In early 1808, Napoleon, under the pretext of a dispute between the Spanish King Charles IV and his son Ferdinand, invaded Spain. His troops were at first greet...