This book presents a global history of the biological sciences from ancient times to today, provi...

A sharp, witty send-up of the literary world, set in the world of book publishing-a must-read for...

Offering a compelling call to arms while challenging the pervasive grip of colonialism on the Bla...

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'First published as L'attachement by Florence Noiville, A Editions Stock, 2012.'--Title page verso.

What emerges from Tannery's analysis is the portrait of an Absolute Agnostic, living his agnostic...

Originally published as: Palmyre: l'irremplaðcable trâesor.

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From Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Marcel Proust, from Marguerite Duras to George Sand, from Colette t...

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In this intriguing blend of the commonplace and the ancient, Jean Bottéro presents the first exte...