Books published by Agora Cosmopolitan

 L''h├⌐ro├»ne principale du roman, Marie-├ëlise, a dans son ascendance deux princes daces provenus de Transylvanie qui entrainent des chevaliers Carpatins et Danubiens, et plusieurs patriotes, dans le but de d├⌐fendre ce territoire martyris├⌐ pendant des si├¿cles.            Un de ces braves roumains, Parasch├¿ve, se marie avec Flora, une joliesse qui vit en accord avec la nature et la Divinit├⌐ dont elle se sent investie. De ce mariage, r├⌐sulte deux gar├ºons et trois fille dont la petite Marie-Elise parait r├⌐pondre ├á l''espoir de Parach├¿ve. Il lui enseigne les sciences et l''histoire et il lui confie ses profondes r├⌐flexions ├⌐crites.           Quand Parasch├¿ve tombe victime de ses ennemis, Marie-Elise rassemble ses r├⌐flexions pour les sauver. Un jeune instituteur violoniste qui a ├⌐tudi├⌐ au conservatoire r├⌐ussit faire Marie-Elise se relever de sa douleur et l''├⌐pouse. Il est l''arri├¿re-arri├¿re petit-fils d''une famille entr├⌐e en l├⌐gende ├á c├┤t├⌐ d''Etienne le Grand qu''ils ont soutenu dans sa plus rude bataille contre les Turques, pour emp├¬cher l''assujettissement de Danube. Le roman continue avec la vie tourment├⌐e de MarieΓÇæElise, la m├¿re de l''auteur-m├¬me, qui vit l''occupation pendant la premier guerre mondiale, la grippe espagnole et la crise financi├¿re de 1930, jusqu''├á la deuxi├¿me guerre mondiale. Pendant ce tempsΓÇæl├á, elle a eu 13 enfants dont elle en a perdu 3 pendant la grippe espagnole. Elle r├⌐ussit quand-m├¬me ├á ├⌐lever 8 enfants ├á leur assurer les ├⌐tudes et la force de donner aux autres, par leurs professions, le meilleur d''eux-m├¬mes.Elle va toujours vers son id├⌐al de rendre l''homme meilleur pas sa voix de sagesse habill├⌐e de beaut├⌐. C''est quoi le meilleur de ce roman? Le profond sens philosophique? Le noble message? La magie po├⌐tique? Le dynamisme? L''inventivit├⌐ sans bornes? La fra├«cheur vivace des personnages? Ou bien l''aspiration ascendante vers la perfection, la lumi├¿re, l''absolue? La conscience semble ├¬tre l''axe fondamental de ce roman. Ce qui correspond ├á l''id├⌐al qui s''en d├⌐gage: rendre l''homme meilleur. C''est l''id├⌐al que l''auteure a poursuivi toute sa vie.  ___________________________________________________________________________ ENGLISH:  The main character of the novel, Marie-├ëlise, has in her ancestry two Dacian princes from Transylvania who train Carpatian and Danubian knights, and several patriots, to defend this territory martyrized for centuries.One of these brave Romanians, Parasch├¿ve, marries Flora, a pretty woman who lives in harmony with nature and the Divinity with which she feels invested. From this marriage resulted two boys and three girls. One of them, little Marie-Elise, seemed to respond to Parach├¿ve''s  hopes. He teaches her science and history and endows her with his deep written reflections.What is the best of this novel? The deep philosophical meaning? The noble message? Poetic magic? The dynamism? Unlimited inventiveness? The lively freshness of the characters? Or the ascending aspiration towards perfection, the light, the absolute?Conscience seems to be the fundamental axis of this novel. Which corresponds to the ideal that emerges: to make people better. This is the ideal that the author has pursued throughout her life.

In spite of widespread support for environmental protection,the destruction of our planet continues to worsen. But in the fight against climate change, one key factor is often overlooked: our current measurements of economic performance. Rooted in market-based capitalism, these indicators encourage those in power to strive for numerical "success"at the cost of environmental protection and quality of life.In The Quantuum Effect, 25-year veteran investigative journalist, researcher, and former government advisor Peter Tremblay proposes a new measurement of economic performance-one which promotes environmental protection instead of exploitation and destruction.Drawing on his background in environmental studies and his years of advising government on environmental protection and planning, Tremblay challenges the validity of the current sustainable development prism, which fails to challenge capitalism as the root cause of environmental destruction. He urges the replacement of market-based capitalism with a revised way of thinking that holds environmental protection as an integral objective with inherent value, sparking gravely needed public discussion on a new way of conceiving economic development and the global economy. 

Not Gonna Write Poems: A Poetry Book for All the Non Poets is a collection of whimsical and delightful poems that are meant to be read with your entire family. The book’s poems deal with a wide variety of subjects from homework to snoring to “Whatever Happened to Superman?”Sketches by the author and his daughter, Jessica, enhance the poems’ words. This book introduces children to the world of poetry with funny and insightful verses. Dr. Lee seeks to inspire children to discover poetry, to laugh, and to maybe even write poetry themselves.

“Infinite Shades of Happiness: Love & Online Dating,” by author André Prince de Grâce, is a new and fascinating book about what women are looking for in a relationship, and the communication barriers that still exist between men and women, especially on dating websites.“Infinite Shades of Happiness” isn’t a book about fake dating profiles, catfishing, or online predators but acknowledge its existence. This is a captivating page-turner, a study of real-life accounts from the men and women who went online, posted a profile, and braved the responses as they searched for (as author Prince de Grâce puts it) “the heart of their lives.”What author André Prince de Grâce shows us is that with all of the infinite possibilities that online dating opens up, the old dating rituals are still firmly in our heads.  Nevertheless, through his own online dating experiences and also through those of the many women he interviews, Prince de Grâce makes sense of it all and presents a universal look at the process of searching for a soulmate on dating websites. The result is an amazing and unique book about the modern rules of online dating that is insightful, reassuring, and a must-read for anyone who is looking for a meaningful relationship on the internet. 

Are you seeking a reference book which contains critical astronomy-related terms? The Astroglossary provides a great resource on the world of astronomy for both students and the general public alike.Mr Cyr had a great love for life, people and our planet. He touched the lives of everyone he met, and he had sought to inspire us, as humans, to re-connect with each other.The world of science, and specifically, astronomy became one of Mr Cyr's biggest passions. It was Mr Cyr's vision in preparing this Astroglossary to inspire a new generation in our awakening as members of this great universe. Mr Cyr also shared a deep appreciation of the need to act as socially responsible custodians of our planet.Knowing critical terms which help to educate us in the wonders of this universe is a first step in pursuing the kind of advanced knowledge of our universe and our place in it which will hopefully enable us all toshare in a needed new direction in this cosmos.However, it has been the perseverance of Ms Cyr, his wife, that we have to thank into re-kindling her husband's spirit which lives on in the revised edition of the Astroglossary.