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Gilbert Lagrue
Ageing Well is Possible: I’ve Done It
Everything you need to know to age well, by a celebrated 91-year-old doctor
The Dalaï-lama
Becoming Enlightened
An excellent introduction to Tibetan Buddhism and to the teachings of the fourteenth Dalai Lama
Dominique Schnapper
Work And Love Memoirs
A review of the greatest half-century in French sociology, by a leading intellectual
Daniel Bailly
Let’s Stop Making Parents Feel Guilty And Let’s Abolish Educational Norms
Parents need to feel more self-confident and spontaneous so they can focus on their child’s real needs
Thomas Tursz
The Medical Revolution In Cancer Treatment Story and Hope
What is the current state of cancer treatment? A candid overview by an eminent oncologist
Didier Tabuteau
Health as Political Model
This exemplary X-ray of French healthcare argues for a total overhaul of the system
Jean-Marie Chevalier, Patrice Geoffron
Energy Transitions Making the Right Choices
French leaders need to make the right energy choices — if they don’t the current economic crisis will only become worse
Karine Berger, Valérie Rabault
France Strikes Back For a More Competitive France
How can France recover its status as one of the world’s five most competitive nations?
Pascal Picq
From Darwin to Lévi-Strauss
An appeal by an eminent scientist for greater biodiversity, in Nature and humans
Pierre-Yves Oudeyer
Self-Organisation of Speech
The nature and evolution of language: the latest discoveries, at the crossroads of the neurosciences, linguistics and robotics
Jean-Marc Cosset
Radium Girl
A gripping thriller, inspired by real events, set in Depression-era America
Marc Bélit
The Love-sick Philosopher
A passionate and poisonous love affair in the world of Parisian intellectuals and political activists, in the late 1970s
Lionel Coudron, Corinne Miéville
Yoga Therapy:Overcoming Insomnia
This practical, concise and widely accessible book shows how to recover quality sleep
Lionel Coudron, Corinne Miéville
Yoga Therapy:Overcoming Stress
This practical, concise and widely accessible book shows how to eliminate stress
Claude Fischler, Véronique Pardo
Special Diets
In many countries, restrictive diets are changing individual eating habits — and profoundly altering the way we relate to one another.
Dominique-Adèle Cassuto
What’s for Dinner? Teen Nutrition, from A to Z
A practical A to Z to help parents understand teenage eating habits and encourage healthy nutrition
Jacques Montangero
Forty Questions About Dreams
A wealth of information to understand and analyse dreams
Jean-Claude Hazera
The Lost German Mathurin Capitaine’s First Investigation
A gripping historical thriller set in France in 1944, as the Occupation draws to an end and the Liberation begins
Michel Offerlé
A History of France’s MEDEF Employers’ Association
Organisation, power structure, lobbies, secrets: a history of the Movement of French Enterprises (MEDEF)
Claude Gudin
The Natural History of Microalgae
The amazing properties of microalgae may be crucial for the future of humanity
Pascal Picq
And at the Beginning there was Man... From Toumaï to Cro-Magnon
In forty years, the genealogical tree of human evolution has grown so extensively that it now spans six million years.
Patrice Debré, Jean-Paul Gonzalez
The Life and Death of Epidemics
A fascinating history of epidemics and the struggle to overcome them, from earliest times to the present
Mario Bettati
The International Struggle Against Terrorism
Terrorism and the anti-terrorist struggle appraised by an eminent European expert
Pierre Bey, Jean-Pierre Gérard, Martin Schlumberger
Should We Fear Radioactivity?
A clear, precise and uncompromising account of radioactivity, its dangers and advantages
Danièle Brun
The Harm That Fathers Do
A book that delves into the role fathers play in their children’s upbringing
Alessandro Perissinotto
The Titanic’s Orchestra
The final book in the trilogy with amateur investigator Anna Pavesi — and the mood is darker and more terrifying than ever!
Paul Andreu
Memoires of an Architect
Reflections on creativity, art and science, by a major contemporary architect
Claude Béata
At the Risk of Loving
A masterly demonstration of the power of love in the animal world and among humans
Christophe Massin
To Suffer or to Love
Psychological and spiritual tools to feel better about yourself and with others
Fouazia Farida Charfi
Science Under the Veil
A vigorous defence of science combined with an appeal to Tunisians to look ahead and not turn their backs on the future
Michel Delage
The Emotional Life and Attachment In the Family
The evolution of emotional ties and relations within the modern family
Willy Pasini
The Passion for Golf Game The Winner’s Psychology
Improve your golf game and beat your opponents — a psychologist shows you how