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Franck Lamagnère
So, Is It OCD or Not? Recognising the Disorder and Helping Sufferers
An important reference work on obsessive-compulsive disorder, by a major French specialist
Emmanuel Contamin
Towards an ecology of the brain With EMDR and self-care techniques
Explanations for a general readership on the way in which the brain processes information, according to emotional load, and stocks it in various levels of memory. A pedagogical work that sensitizes us to the work of ecology that every one of us can lead, because it is possible to teach ourselves to better regulate our emotions. Ways, means and self-care tools to improve our mental hygiene.
Marc Abélès
Diary of an Anthropologist From May '68 to the Gilet Jaunes
The story of an intellectual and political commitment that takes its roots in May 68. From May 68 to the Yellow Vests, an anthropologist's look and analysis of new forms of political expression
Centre International de Recherche de l’Historial de la Grande Guerre
The Great War in Every Direction
Topics on a human scale, which reveal the face of the war as presented to those who fought and those who lived through it.
David Elbaz
The Greatest Trick of Light
The universe follows a direction, and that direction does not go toward ever more disorder, as is sometimes suggested.
Bernard Chouvier
The Fanatics
For more than twenty years, Bernard Chouvier has studied various forms of political and religious commitment and activism and their sectarian excesses.
Claude Debru, Frédéric-Pierre Isoz
Why Do We Believe?
This book is a dialogue between a philosopher and a psychoanalyst.
Georges Chapouthier
Saving Humans through Animals
An original thesis that connects in a paradoxical, but reasoned way, the development of morality in humans to their animal nature.
Pascale Cossart, Fabrice Hyber
The Great Voyage among Microbes
A wonderful introduction to microbiology by an eminent scientist. A richly illustrated work by Fabrice Hybert, very instructive.
Alain Trannoy, Étienne Wasmer
The Great Return of Land in Wealth
The French property and land wealth has reached an unheard-of volume of 7000 billion euros, more than three times the national GDP. How can it be taxed to release the burden that weighs on production?
Véronique Cortier, Pierrick Gaudry
Electronic Voting
Electronic voting cannot be left to experts alone; this book provides clear and precise answers to any questions citizens may have.
François Tavoillot, Pierre-Henri Tavoillot
The Bee (and the) Philosopher An Amazing Journey into the Hive of Wisdom
The history of Western philosophy and culture, seen from the bee’s perspective
Albert Najman
Creating Blood, Bone Marrow
The most recent discoveries in the functioning of bone marrow represent a great hope for treating diseases such as thalassemia, leukemia, lymphoma, and others.
Roger-Pol Droit, Dan Sperber
Ideas on the Way
What ideas can we expect to see develop in the coming years? And how will they modify our conceptions of thought? What impact will they have on our personal existence, our daily reality, our rules for life? Will the intellectual models that are now emerging soon be influencing policy decisions? At a moment as symbolic as the beginning of a new millenium, we wanted to bring together the elements of thought which permit us to better respond to these questions." Roger-Pol Droit and Dan Sperber Both authors work at the Centre National de Rècherche Scientifique.
Pierre Boulez, Jean-Pierre Changeux, Philippe Manoury
The Enchanted Neurons The Brain and the Music
A unique event: two major intellectuals of our time discuss the links between the neurosciences and music