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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A revival of "The French Feynman" through selected pieces, most of them previously unpublished.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.
Patrick Zylberman
The Vaccine War
An essential book for reflecting on the relationships between: the state and public health policies; scientists and experts; anti-vaccine movements (their ideological roots and sometimes conspiracy theories) and public opinion.
Marie-Noëlle Tardy
Child Abuse
Information on child abuse is essential if we are to protect children and prevent abuse
Michel Brunet
We are all Africans In search of the first man
The book gives a lively account of the life of a palaeontologist, with descriptions of excavations and findings.
Jeanne Siaud-Facchin
Everything is there, right there
Mindfulness Meditation for Children and Adolescents
Patrice Brun
The Invention of Greece
A welcome look at the commonly-shared received ideas and rose-colored images of ancient Greece
Pierre-André Taguieff
Philo-Semitism Is Philo-Semitism an Antisemitism?
The ambiguities surrounding the Jewish question emanating from intellectuals and so-called “philo-semititic” personalities are closely analyzed here, in light of ever more troubling current events. A strong and disturbing book.
Boris Cyrulnik, Marie Anaut
Resilience from Research to Practice
The latest findings on the factors that enable us to ‘come back to life’ after suffering trauma
Bruno Gepner
Autisms Autism, cerebral tempo and consciousness
Hope for autistics: a new approach recommends reducing noise levels and visual stimulation in their environment
Jacques Hochmann
The Paradoxes of Psychiatry
A thorough review of the history of psychiatry that illuminates current issues
Patrice Debré
Microbiotic Man Humans and microbes: thousands of years of a shared history — for better or for worse.
A book that will interest readers who wish to learn more about such issues as epidemics, the current vaccination controversy, the recent flare-up of the Ebola virus and hopes of eradicating Ebola.
Sylvie Geismar-Wieviorka
Treating drug users From cold turkey to shooting galleries
A front-line doctor explains how to treat drug addicts