PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - INTRODUCTION ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH
ISBN : 9780099589334
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH The Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers and Austen fans: Alexander McCall Smith, Lynne Truss, Amanda Vickery, Francesca Segal, P.D. James and Andrew Motion. 'The best-loved book by our best-loved novelist' Independent Elizabeth Bennet is young, clever and attractive, but her mother is a nightmare and she and her four sisters are in dire need of financial security and escape in the shape of husbands. The arrival of the affable Mr Bingley and arrogant Mr Darcy in the neighbourhoos, both single and in possession of large fortunes, turns all their lives upside down in this witty drama
From Bacteria to Bach and Back - The Evolution of Minds
ISBN : 9780141978048
What is human consciousness ? And how did it become possible for our minds to even ask this question ? This landmark work is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, drawing on decades of philosophical and scientific insights to show our minds evolved and created the thinking tools that make us who we are.
Cat on a hot tin roof
ISBN : 9780141190280
'Big Daddy' Pollitt, the richest cotton planter in the Mississippi Delta, is about to celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday. His two sons have returned home for the occasion: Gooper, his wife and children, Brick, an ageing football hero who has turned to drink, and his feisty wife Maggie. This is a portrayal of family tensions.
THE ILLUSTRATED BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
ISBN : 9780593077184
The illustrated edition of Stephen Hawking''s classic work - this edition includes an appendix with updates made by Professor Hawking in 2016. In this edition, Professor Hawking explains his complex theories through a fresh visual dimension. Over one hundred and fifty stunning colour illustrations have been specially commissioned for this purpose to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp.
GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL - A SHORT HISTORY OF EVERYBODY FOR THE LAST 13 000 YEARS
ISBN : 9780099302780
This work abandons the conventional distinctions between history and science. Diamond focuses on what ancient people were endowed with in the way of land, animals and plants, and on the confrontations between less and more advanced people to see how this led to today's inequalities.
French Women Don't Get Fat
ISBN : 9780099481324
Irresistible, chic, convincing, funny, wise, and very timely, this is the ultimate non-diet book, which nonetheless could radically change the way we think and live - showing us how to eat with balance, control and above all pleasure. Packed with wonderful recipes, this charming memoir teaches us how to enjoy our meals, like a French woman, without putting on weight.
Les stars
ISBN : 9782757853016
Comment, dans quelles conditions, pourquoi sont apparus ces êtres fabuleux que nous nommons « stars » ? Ce sont des marchandises et ce sont des idoles. Elles sont divines et elles sont mortelles. Que nous disent-elles sur notre civilisation ? notre société ? notre temps ? Que nous disent-elles sur nous-mêmes ? Le phénomène des stars est ici étudié dans ses dimensions économiques, sociales, culturelles, esthétiques, et aussi mythiques. Le « star system » qui a fait la gloire d'Hollywood est mort. Mais les stars du passé ressuscitent : Louise Brooks, Garbo, Marlène, Marylin ont acquis cette survie que nous appelons immortalité. Elles vont traverser les années-lumière. Et notre temps ne cesse de susciter de nouvelles stars, pour une nouvelle gloire. Edgar Morin : Directeur