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Daniel Sibony

A Radical Love Belief and Identity

An original analysis of the relationships between religions, between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Key concepts in psychoanalysis applied to religions: denial, repressions, impulses, illusions.

The story of an exceptional principal dancer which in a very beautiful style offers an impassioned look at her life. With Ghislaine Thesmar, the reader enters fully into that long line of transmission of the art of dance, one that is constantly renewed and enriched.

Philippe Ratte

De Gaulle and the Republic

A decisive speech for the history of France. A history lesson from an exceptional moment of founding and reform. An analysis of the founding of the Fifth Republic. A close look at what Gaullism was.

Vincent deGaulejac, Isabelle Seret

Preventing Radicalization: Jihadism, Terrorism

Undertaken first in Belgium shortly after the attacks that occurred in that country, this approach has received a great deal of attention from public authorities, and is seeing increasing interest in France, given the failure of de-radicalization policies.

Bloodhounds: A Story of the French Intelligence Services in Their Own Words (The)

Alain Bauer, Marie-Christine Dupuis-Danon

The Bloodhounds: A Story of the French Intelligence Services in Their Own Words

Interviews with the great leaders in French Intelligence. These interviews break with a culture of secrecy; what the leaders say in no way glosses the difficulties, or the missteps, of the Services, or the manipulations that occur for reasons of high-level – or low-level – politics.

Mao Years in France: Before, During, and After May ‘68 (The)

François Hourmant

The Mao Years in France: Before, During, and After May ‘68

The mechanisms of this “indoctrination,” personalities, organizations, journals, newspapers, authorities, and men in power who nourished and defended the Maoist ideology; what still remains of it today.

René Depestre, Marc Augé

Good Evening Tenderness

The life of an intellectual, revolutionary, and adventurer. An important figure in the négritude movement, alongside Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon. An original reflection on identity and skin color. A look back on his revolutionary dreams and the Cuba regime, in the time of Castro and Che.

Yves Coppens

Origins of Man: Origins of a Man Memoirs

Richly illustrated, the memoirs of a great paleontologist, a man of exceptional breadth and an indefatigable story-teller, world-renowned prehistorian, and award-winning French scientist. The story of a life dedicated entirely to studying, explaining, reconstituting, understanding, telling about, and conveying the history of human beings, and the mystery of our origins.

Patrice Debré

Robert Debré, a French vocation A very great physician, a great scientist, a model for the French

The style of the narrative is very upbeat, almost that of a novel. The story of a family that is also a way of restoring the history of France from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. The reputation of the author, and

Daniel Widlöcher, Antoine Périer, Nicolas Georgieff

Around Daniel Widlöcher: Psychoanalytical Conversations with Antoine Périer and Nicolas Georgieff

These conversations with Daniel Widlöcher are of particular importance: he is one of the last great figures in French psychoanalysis of the post-war generation.

Françoise Héritier

As Days Go By

A little book of wisdom in the form of a game playing with memories, which causes the little music of life to be heard. A very pleasant read, an invitation to rediscover a taste for life.

Jean-Claude Cousseran, Philippe Hayez

Intelligence Handbook

For the first time, the real practice of intelligence comes in out of the shadows. Very timely issues, from the international fight against terrorism to cyberthreats and economic intelligence.

Liliane Zylbersztejn

Itinerary of an Abused Child Hate, love, and life

A powerful testimony enriched with a reflection on children’s psychological defences against abuse. Seen as a positive psychological process, this approach to hatred — an unusual concept — can light the path of many people who consider themselves affected.

Françoise Brochard-Wyart, David Quéré, Madeleine Veyssié

Incredible Mister Pierre Gilles de Gennes Memories

A revival of "The French Feynman" through selected pieces, most of them previously unpublished. Scientific curiosity knows no borders; sharing it can abolish them.

Fatma Bouvet de la Maisonneuve

An Arab from France A life beyond prejudice

A testimony on the question of prejudice about "The Other" and of living together. A sensitive and committed reflection, seen from the inside, on the questions of double culture. A text that sheds light on mutual misunderstandings.

Michel Fardeau

A Neurological Passion Jules and Augusta Dejerine

The pioneering couple in neurology. An atypical story of science (and love). Belated recognition of an unfairly ignored female scientist.

Alain Louyot

The Future of the Press

The first investigation and assessment of its kind, in order to propose a viable new business model for the press. An analysis of current mutations in the press around the world, and of their good and bad consequences for readers.

Susan Quinn

Marie Curie New édition

Going beyond the legend, this biography, entirely based on documents in the archives, brings alive the picture of a captivating woman, whose life reads like a novel. Susan Quinn is a biographist and journalist.

Roger Vigouroux

Another day, another patient Memoirs of a Neuropsychiatrist

The author has chosen an unconventional tone and format to describe the experiences of a doctor specialized in mental illness, as well as those of his patients. Exceptional access to day-to-day psychiatric consultations, which is rarely possible to achieve.

André Miquel

The Marks of Time A memoir

A flamboyant, emotionally-charged writing style, evoking the path of a man of great culture. A geographical, poetical and cultural journey though landscapes, books and major cultural institutions, such as a the Collège de France and the National Library.

Daniel Sibony

Muslims and Jews in the Arabic World

Shedding an original and doubtless controversial light on the question of the relationship between Islam and the secular world.

Hélène Merle-Béral

17 Women Who Won a Nobel Prize for Science

This book spotlights the often surprising stories of these women who have achieved excellence and eminence in a still male-dominated environment

Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat

A female mathematician in this strange universe

The first woman elected to the Academy of Sciences, Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat is one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists of our time. With this book she brings us a very personal account where private life mixes with scientific discovery and the broad sweep of history.

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