Vingt mille lieues sous les mers

Par Victor Hugo

Une édition de référence de Vingt mille lieues sous les mers de Jules Verne, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.

« L’année 1866 fut marquée par un événement bizarre, un phénomène inexpliqué et inexplicable que personne n’a sans doute oublié. Sans parler des rumeurs qui agitaient les populations des ports et surexcitaient l’esprit public à l’intérieur des continents, les gens de mer furent particulièrement émus. Les négociants, armateurs, capitaines de navires, skippers et masters de l’Europe et de l’Amérique, officiers des marines militaires de tous pays, et, après eux, les gouvernements des divers États des deux continents, se préoccupèrent de ce fait au plus haut point.
En effet, depuis quelque temps, plusieurs navires s’étaient rencontrés sur mer avec « une chose énorme », un objet long, fusiforme, parfois phosphorescent, infiniment plus vaste et plus rapide qu’une baleine. » (Extrait de l’incipit.)

• Langue: Français
• Éditeur: Candide & Cyrano
• Date de sortie: 1 janv. 2012
• ISBN: 9782806232243

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a French poet and novelist. Born in Besançon, Hugo was the son of a general who served in the Napoleonic army. Raised on the move, Hugo was taken with his family from one outpost to the next, eventually setting with his mother in Paris in 1803. In 1823, he published his first novel, launching a career that would earn him a reputation as a leading figure of French Romanticism. His Gothic novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) was a bestseller throughout Europe, inspiring the French government to restore the legendary cathedral to its former glory. During the reign of King Louis-Philippe, Hugo was elected to the National Assembly of the French Second Republic, where he spoke out against the death penalty and poverty while calling for public education and universal suffrage. Exiled during the rise of Napoleon III, Hugo lived in Guernsey from 1855 to 1870. During this time, he published his literary masterpiece Les Misérables (1862), a historical novel which has been adapted countless times for theater, film, and television. Towards the end of his life, he advocated for republicanism around Europe and across the globe, cementing his reputation as a defender of the people and earning a place at Paris’ Panthéon, where his remains were interred following his death from pneumonia. His final words, written on a note only days before his death, capture the depth of his belief in humanity: “To love is to act.”

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[jenniferrobb · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

The story of two mice (Sniff and Scurry) and two littlepeople (Hem and Haw) who live in a maze. They all find a place that has a lot of cheese. The mice enjoy the cheese while it is there, but stay ready to move on if needed. The littlepeople come to expect the cheese to be there and plan around the cheese being there. When the cheese stops being there, the mice adapt quickly and leave to search for more cheese. Hem and Haw stay, bemoaning the fact that there is no cheese. Haw eventually adapts to the change and even learns to laugh at himself. Hem prefers to stay mired in the way it was.

A cute allegorical story that gets you thinking about change and how you react to it.

[chilemery · Évaluation : 1 sur 5 étoiles]

I, like a number of other readers, do not understand how this book came to be one of the best-selling management books of all time. Having read dozens of books on management, leadership, etc., I find myself compelled to disqualify positive reviews of this book as possibly being submitted by people who are either not well-read or who do not have much experience in the management/leadership arena (or quite possibly a myopia-inducing combination of both deficiencies). The book is overly simplistic, condescending, painfully obvious, predictable and unimaginative. You would have to be a manager terribly lacking in self-reflection, self-awareness who is wholly lacking in any capacity for introspective praxis to have your eyes opened by this book. (However, I suppose that if you are a person lacking in such capacities, then please, by all means, do read it!) If you are an employee and your boss gives you this book, s/he is basically trying to tell you that you are a dead-weight who's going nowhere in your company unless you get with the corporate program. Similarly, if you are the boss and a subordinate recommends that you read this book, s/he is trying to tell you that you are a bonehead and that you don't deserve the position that you currently hold. The book is very short so I guess the most I can say for it is that at least when you waste your time reading it, you won't be wasting too much of it. I finished the book and thought to myself, "Now there's an hour of my life I'll never get back!" Do yourself a favor and put your hard-earned money towards reading something of substance on leadership like Collins' Good to Great, Rima's Leading from the Inside Out or any of Greenleaf's various works on servant leadership. I'd go as far as to assert that the average 9-to-5er would probably find more insight into adaptation practices by reading a handful of Dilbert cartoon strips (and would certainly enjoy him/herself more!) (By the way, as of Oct 2009 there were 2200 'used' copies available from independent booksellers on Amazon.com starting as low as $.01. What that means is that sellers are willing to give away their copies hoping you're at least willing to pay the shipping. That's how bad they want these off their bookshelves! Prospective buyers beware -- there's a reason that there are so many of these available at such a low price!)Update -- Unbelievable! I have just discovered that the author has come out with a children's and a teens' version of this book! Three troubling observations occur to me: First, I thought the original book was for children so this version is redundant. Second, these conspirators (author, publisher, distributor, etc.) have obviously found a way to expand their pool of unsuspecting victims by now going after our children's hard-earned book money. And third, they appear to be interested (read: self-interested) in perpetuating the creation of mind-numbed corporate robots by brainwashing their would-be victims with this drivel at an ever-earlier age. I never thought that I'd find myself a proponent of book-banning censorship but we can't take this outrage lying down--demand that this book be banned from the local elementary school and public libraries and school or community book fairs!

[theoclarke · Évaluation : 2 sur 5 étoiles]

Trite secular parable.

[priya2798 · Évaluation : 3 sur 5 étoiles]

A good book

[renardkitsune · Évaluation : 3 sur 5 étoiles]

Who Moved My Cheese has a strong and widely applicable message about accepting change, in a story that is easy to follow and fun to read. I can think of many people that I would like to have read this book, because it reminds you the ways you are resisting change that you may not realize. However, especially in the prologue and epilogue, it's a little hokey, and it's tedious repetition makes it seem like it doesn't take its readers seriously--almost talking down to them.

[caklr650 · Évaluation : 3 sur 5 étoiles]

Overated parable for simple minded managers.

[phyllisharrison · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

A silly cartoon story about mice, and for that reason I never got around to reading it before. That said, it does have some wonderful gems in it that are definitely of great practical use to all of us facing change/loss in personal, financial, or other areas of our lives (Does this exclude anyone on the planet these days?).I would recommend at least getting it from the local library. You can read the book in an hour with the big print, illustrations, and only 94 pages. It is worth buying yourself a copy if you aren't already on your way through the maze in search of new cheese since your old supply has gone missing due to the economic downturn or other challenges. A friend of mine used to say, "Oh no! Not ANOTHER opportunity for learning and growth!" but we can recognize ourselves in the book's four characters and realize that stagnation is not a viable option, no matter how long the road has been.

[befuddledpanda · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

Simple story. Big impact.

I'm a bit of Scurry and Haw.

Fun read to apply to my professional and personal life.

[sandsing7 · Évaluation : 1 sur 5 étoiles]

I can't believe people like this drivel. It's absolutely worthless.

[snukes-1 · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

Quick, easy read with some satisfying (if not totally profound) life lessons.

[nittnut · Évaluation : 3 sur 5 étoiles]

I read this at the request of my son, who also read it recently. It wasn't particularly ground breaking for me - but I can see how it may have been for my son. It's a book that may be known to some of you as it is often used in training at large corporations. Basically, change happens, and how you deal with the change will determine the level of success that you can achieve. Can you adapt, or will you keep doing the same things and hope for a different outcome? Maybe we should have Congress read it?

[daftboy1 · Évaluation : 2 sur 5 étoiles]

This is a corporate sausage book about how to deal with change. Its a simple story not sure how much it will help me though.

[diovival · Évaluation : 1 sur 5 étoiles]

"'Anyway, we didn't change. But a competitor did and our sales fell badly. We've been going through a difficult time. Now, another big technological change is happening in the industry and no one at the company seems to want to deal with it. It doesn't look good. I think I could be out of a job soon.'

'It's MAZE time!' Carlos called out. Everyone laughed, including Jessica."

Really!?!

[mark_oszoli · Évaluation : 5 sur 5 étoiles]

This book was one of the first books I read during my early twenties. Perfect book when you want to change the path in your life. Using the mice was brilliant to deliver a strong message regarding change.

[kraysaulis · Évaluation : 1 sur 5 étoiles]

As a writer I find it a bit disconcerting that a book this simplistic could be an international best seller.

[mdubois_29 · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

A good reminder on how we should view change, consider risk, and avoid the mistake of assuming things are secure.

[tjsjohanna_1 · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

This simple way of looking at the different ways one can respond to change was interesting and could surely jumpstart important conversations about meeting the challenge.

[nmele_4 · Évaluation : 1 sur 5 étoiles]

Like most books on management, this is a cute gimmick stretched to book length making a fairly basic point: Change is inevitable and unless we recognize change and adapt to it, we will suffer. There, you don't have to read the book unless you like cute parables about mice and little men in mazes.

[dnaej · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

I had to read this for my business class back in 2006, and again in my Interior Design business class in 2011 (along with a report on who I'm most relatable towards.) It's grown on me, and makes a lot of since now that I'm older.

[paperloverevolution · Évaluation : 1 sur 5 étoiles]

It's short. It was a slow day at work. I wanted to see why eighty million crazed people a day were calling for it. It was an hour of my life I will never get back. I resent the fact that this book even exists.

[nancy_f_10 · Évaluation : 1 sur 5 étoiles]

If you receive this uninspiring, revolting piece of trash from your employer, start looking for another job -- the end is near!

Change is inevitable, but it doesn't mean workers should sit back and accept everything corporate America dishes out.

[michael8xolotl · Évaluation : 1 sur 5 étoiles]

Like most self-help stuff, common sense stretched into the length of a poorly (embarrassingly so in this case) written book. I'll save you the money and the tedium of reading about thumb-sized people: Change is inevitable and unpredictable, be prepared for it, don't fear it but embrace it. Boom.

To-do list for next book (emailed to me by the author): explain how to put common sense into action, especially when it's most difficult to do so, rather than merely describing it with a ponderous I-have-the-secret pretense.

[icanabibbelg · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

Written by Spencer Johnson, coauthor of The One Minute Manager, this enlightening and amusing story illustrates the vital importance of being able to deal with unexpected change. Who Moved My Cheese? is often distributed by managers to employees as a motivational tool, but the lessons it teaches can benefit literally anyone, young or old, rich or poor, looking for less stress and more success in every aspect of work and life.

[timothyl33 · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

Wish I had read this sooner.'nuff said.

[jasonwhurley · Évaluation : 3 sur 5 étoiles]

One of those "must read" (as they say) books that's a quick read. I did like it, but it wasn't overly profound or groundbreaking. It had good messages and good cliches to follow. I'm sure it would benefit many people, though.

[ladydncing · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

We all have cheese! It's a metaphor that may be our career, family, personal relationship etc... Cute parable that tells us how to deal with change in our lives. Very short (read it in under an hour), simple yet very powerful for everyone! Regardless of where you are in your life journey.

[stefannijenhuis · Évaluation : 3 sur 5 étoiles]

read this in Dutch. A real quick read. Fable centered around different ways to deal with change. Cheese is a metaphore for the things you find important. How do you behave when your cheese is moved?

[abcarroll_1 · Évaluation : 5 sur 5 étoiles]

Great little short book about change and how we adapt. Reminds us that change is happening all the time and if we pay attention and learn to adapt, change can be a good thing and isn't so traumatic after all.

[evro0517 · Évaluation : 5 sur 5 étoiles]

This book shows a really good life lesson and is one of my favorite books of all time. It is very short though.

[chuewyc_1 · Évaluation : 4 sur 5 étoiles]

Really quite a good little read. A good testimate to attitude and change. If you can get by the simplicity of the book it could really help your outlook