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Ghislaine Thesmar

A Life on Pointe Dance as destiny

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.

Marc Abélès

Is Luxury Worth Considering? An anthropology of luxury

The originality of Marc Abélès, an anthropologist who has always carried out his research against the grain, off the beaten path. A study of luxury that does not lean on classic sociological themes from the time of Bourdieu, those of distinction and domination.

Henri Atlan

Lectures in Biological and Cognitivist Philosophy Spinozist Configurations

An introduction to both one of the greatest philosophies in history, and to the most current issues in the neurosciences. A new way of thinking about the relationships between the brain and the mind.

Albert Goldbeter

At the Heart of Life Rhythms Oscillating Life

A thorough review of all the mechanisms that regulate the principal life rhythms. In a jargon-free style this book examines the origin of various types of oscillation and shows what unites them, beyond their specific mechanisms.

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.

Marcel Otte

The Audacity of Sapiens: How Humanity Was Formed

It is time to bring back thought, responsibility, and courage to a consideration of the prodigious human adventure.

Roger Penrose

Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe The Big Bang and the effect of fashion

Roger Penrose is a world-renowned theoretical physicist. The author of many books on cosmology, he is emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford.

Patrick Clervoy

The Power of Mind over Body

The role and the power of the mind in healing: a completely new approach. An approach that looks to history, philosophy, biology, psychiatry – all that goes into the healing process.