Stéphane Gompertz

A Diplomat Drinks and Eats for His Country

Stéphane Gompertz’s book is neither an autobiography, nor a university course. Based on the author’s experience, it is the defense and portrait of an often caricatured profession.

Alexis Rosenbaum

Dominant and Dominated Animals

A fascinating journey into the heart of the animal kingdom, in the light of the latest findings in ethology

Sébastien Soriano

The Future of Public Service

A decisive contribution to thinking about the sovereignty of society in the face of the era of networks and the digital world.

Jean-François Amadieu

The Looks Society Beautiful, Young People...and Others

An original thesis on breaking the silence surrounding the importance of appearance, and one that nobody — employer, employee, consumers — wishes to explicitly confront.

Alexandre Stern

Monkeys in the Kitchen How Cooking Made Us Human

How the invention of culinary and agricultural practices, the discovery and exchange of products, through the millennia have contributed to civilizing the human being.

Philippe Aghion, Gilbert Cette, Élie Cohen

Manifesto for a New Economic Policy

A vital social and economic programme

Pauline Schnapper, Emmanuelle Avril

Where is the United Kingdom Headed Brexit and Beyond

A burning reality. Brexit, which was supposed to take effect officially on 29 March 2019, has been postponed to October, but already its effects are being felt, and this is only the beginning!

Anne Muxel

The Other at a Distance When a Pandemic Affects Intimacy

A sociological analysis that looks in depth at the upheavals brought about by the pandemic that have affected the intimate side of our existence and our relationships with others.

François Saint-Pierre

The Law against the demons of politics

If in the future even a government resulting from regular elections decided to implement an unworthy policy, contrary to the fundamental rights of people, could the justice system oppose it and defend the essential, the rule of law?

Ludovic Slimak

Neanderthal Uncovered

Neanderthal Man as he truly was; an innovative and enthralling book, which takes us on a journey through space and time with our “human brother.”

Claude Lelièvre, Christian Nique

The School of Presidents From Charles de Gaulle to François Mitterrand

What kind of education shaped Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterand? Who were their mentors? What was their opinion of school? What role is played in educational politics by a nationalist "Saint-Cyrien", a conservative "Normalien," a liberal from Polytechnique or ENA, or a socialist from Sciences-Po? How did their different educational experiences affect their actions and their views? A story of four great men who were once just schoolboys like everyone else.

Jacques Delors

Education The Hidden Value Within

In this book, Delors specifies the educational objectives we should strive for: competence is vital, but it is equally necessary to prepare people to master knowledge, to teach themselves, to live together and, most simply, to be. We must invent and instill an approach to education that truly prepares men and women to take their own futures in hand, and such a feat implies not only economic efficiency, but also an adequate preparation for everyday life. Shouldn't the mastery of education be the next challenge taken up by the global community?

Claude Bensch

Games Mammals Play The Animal, the Game and the Man

Massimo Piattelli Palmarini

The Art of Persuasion

In love as in politics, in history as in everyday life knowing how to persuade people is a valuable skill. How can one person convince another to renounce his or her opinion, freely and willingly, without appealing to authority, pity or trust? What essential rules must one follow, and what psychological motives must one play on in order to produce this effect ? Using the most recent discoveries in psychology and reasoning as a starting point Massimo Piattelli Palmarini show us how to anticipate the motivation and mental paths of others – and so to be even more persuasive. Massimo Piattelli Palmarini is the head of the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the Instituto San Raffaele, in Milan.

André Lévy-Lang

The Revolution of Finance: Act II

Precise, concrete, this book will enthrall anyone who is interested in economics and finance and in new technologies.

François Lévêque

Hyperpowerful Corporations Giants and Titans, the End of the Global Model

Why governments want to regain the upper hand over globalization