Non-Fiction Picks / Sélection essais
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The Body ; A Guide for Occupants - THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER
Bill Bryson
- Transworld publishers ltd
- 23 Juillet 2020
- 9780552779906
#1 Bestseller in both hardback and paperback: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE _______'A directory of wonders.' - The Guardian'Jaw-dropping.' - The Times'Classic, wry...
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Sapiens ; A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
- Vintage publishing
- 30 Avril 2015
- 9780099590088
'I would recommend Sapiens to anyone who's interested in the history and future of our species' Bill Gates **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**...
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WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BOOK AWARD 2019 Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's driv...
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A Life on Our Planet ; My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
David Attenborough
- Ebury publishing
- 1 Octobre 2020
- 9781529108286
See the world. Then make it better.I am David Attenborough. At time of writing, I am 93 years old. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion....
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THE AWARD-WINNING SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEREven in hell, hope can flower'I'll be forever changed by her story' - Oprah Winfrey'Extraordinary ... will stick with you long after you read it' - Bill Gates'One of those rare and eternal stories you don't want to end' - Desmond Tutu'A mas...
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How to Argue With a Racist ; History, Science, Race and Reality
Adam Rutherford
- Orion publishing co
- 6 Février 2020
- 9781474611244
An illuminating manifesto for a twenty-first century understanding of human evolution and variation - and a weapon against scientific racism - by the author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED...
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Good Economics for Hard Times ; Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo
- Penguin books ltd
- 3 Septembre 2020
- 9780141986197
FROM THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS'Wonderfully refreshing . . . A must read' Thomas Piketty In this revolutionary book, prize-winning economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems ...
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Homo Deus ; A Brief History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari
- Vintage publishing
- 23 Mars 2017
- 9781784703936
Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: how can we protect this fragile world from our own destructive power?...
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**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. '21 Lessons is, simply put, a crucial book' Adam KayHow can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What...
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No Rules Rules ; Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
- Ebury publishing
- 12 Mai 2020
- 9780753553664
*** Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year ***It's time to do things differently. Trust your team. Be radically honest. And never, ever try to please your boss.These are some of the ground rules if you work at Netflix. They are part of a unique cultural experim...
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A GUARDIAN, TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND FINANCIAL TIMES SUMMER READ 'How to win friends and save humanity' Literary Review 'This is the book we need right now' Daily Telegraph 'Put aside your newspaper for a little while and read this book' Barry Schwartz It's a belief tha...
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Becoming ; Now a Major Netflix Documentary
Michelle Obama
- Penguin books ltd
- 13 Novembre 2018
- 9780241334140
The intimate, powerful, and beautifully written memoir by the United States' former First Lady that inspired the major Netflix documentary'I found myself lifting my jaw from my chest at the end of every other chapter . . . this was not the Obama I thought I knew. She was more' Independent___________...
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'Biden has overcome unimaginable tribulation, multiple presidential primary humiliations, a potentially crippling speech impediment and his own mediocrity. Now he carries the hopes of billions upon his shoulders' Sunday Times The new biography of President-elect Joe Biden by National Book Award winn...
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Too Much and Never Enough ; How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Mary L. Trump
- Simon & schuster ltd
- 14 Juillet 2020
- 9781471190131
The extraordinary inside story from Donald Trump's only niece of the factors that helped make the US president into the world's most dangerous man...
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Bob Woodward's second global bestseller on the Trump presidency, based on in-depth research and interviews with the president...
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Greta Thunberg
- Penguin books ltd
- 28 Novembre 2019
- 9780141992716
The history-making, ground-breaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young activist who has become the voice of a generation'Everything needs to change. And it has to start today' In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. Her actions ended up...
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A Brief History Of Time ; From Big Bang To Black Holes
Stephen Hawking
- Transworld publishers ltd
- 18 Août 2011
- 9780857501004
Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? This book examines these questions. It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and...
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race ; The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller
Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Bloomsbury publishing plc
- 8 Mars 2018
- 9781408870587
'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak' The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking t...
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, ECONOMIST, DAILY TELEGRAPH, EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR'Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesA magnificently fresh and unexpected biography of Churchill, by one of Brit...
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A Certain Idea of France ; The Life of Charles de Gaulle
Julian Jackson
- Penguin books ltd
- 4 Juillet 2019
- 9780141049533
Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize for History, the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, the American Library in Paris Award and the Franco-British Society Literary PrizeA SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, FINANCIAL TIMES, TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Masterly .....
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Clanlands ; Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
- Hodder & stoughton
- 3 Novembre 2020
- 9781529351309
A road trip book with a difference. Stars of Outlander - Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish - explore Scotland, a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare....
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