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Comment je vois le monde
Par Albert Einstein. 1979
Il n'est personne dans le monde qui n'ait un jour entendu prononcer le nom d'Einstein. Son génie à fait l'unanimité.…
Il aura fallu la Seconde guerre mondiale et toutes ses conséquences pour laisser entrevoir un personnage d'une humanité exemplaire et profondément pacifique. À l'origine de ce livre, se trouve un certain nombre d'articles et de textes scientifiques d'Einstein revus et traduits par Maurice Solovine, un grand ami de l'auteur. Dans la première partie de ce recueil, on trouve les positions très nettes du savant dans le domaine social, religieux, politique et économique. Une large place est ensuite accordée à ses études scientifiques. 1989, c1979.Je cherche l'Italie: récit ((L'infini).)
Par Yannick Haenel. 2015
" Ce livre est le récit d'une expérience. J'ai vécu quatre ans à Florence, entre 2011 et 2014. Découverte éblouie…
d'une ville d'art, entièrement tournée vers ses fresques, ses sculptures, ses églises. Choc simultané de la crise, qui frappe avec violence les Italiens et dévaste leur culture. En me consacrant à l'Annonciation de Fra Angelico ou au Déluge de Paolo Uccello, je redécouvre la passion politique. Comment trouver une voie libre, un intervalle dans un monde ruiné ? Éclairage sur les naufrages de migrants à Lampedusa, hommage à saint François d'Assise, journal d'une lecture de Georges Bataille, ce livre est un récit initiatique : une aventure en temps de crise. " -- 4e de couv.Around Ireland clockwise on a "Giant"
Par Patrick McEvoy. 2011
"From age 60 to 70 the idea was born to travel around Ireland. In 1991 I had a triple heart…
bypass but, at the end of a four year period of continuing world travel, mainly in a motor home, I suffered a heart attack. I came back to the UK to recover but I decided that no matter what, I would attempt to cycle around the whole of the coastline of Ireland to celebrate my 70th birthday. This is my story." 2011.Chapel of extreme experience: a short history of flicker
Par John Geiger. 2002
The true story of how the discovery of flicker potentials, and scientific observations about strange patterns, organized hallucinations, and even…
the displacement of time derived from stroboscopic light, nearly resulted in a Dream Machine in every home. 2002.Journey to Armenia
Par Clarence Brown, Osip Mandel'Shtam. 1990
At once a travel narrative, a comment on State building, a humanist philosophy of life, a preparation for death and…
a prophecy of resurrection, this piece first appeared in a Soviet magazine in 1933. It was the last piece Mandelstam saw published. 1990.Journey to Kars
Par Philip Glazebrook. 1984
Amusing account of a solo trek from England to Kars, the Turkish town closest to the Soviet Union. The author…
compares 19th century journeys to the area with what today's tourist is likely to encounter. 1984.Johnson's Journey to the western islands of Scotland: and Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson
Par James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, R. W. Robert William Chapman. 1970
Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland. Detailed notes…
of their individual impressions are now published in this volume. Johnson's "Journey to the Western Islands" records his observations on the Scottish landscape and architecture, and the traditions and character of the Scots themselves. Boswell's "Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides" is much more gossipy and circumstantial. Together, the two accounts provide a splendidly entertaining guide to Scotland. Originally published in 1775 and 1785, respectively. 1970.Japan (Culture smart!)
Par Paul Norbury. 2016
Japan is at a crossroads. The postwar economic miracle that brought it unprecedented development and prosperity is over. Since the…
publication of the first Culture Smart! guide, it has been overtaken by China as the world's second-largest economy. The balance of power in Asia has shifted and new players are entering the field. No one can predict how Japan will rise to the challenge, or what effect the changes will have on how people live, think, and behave. This book will guide you through a shifting cultural maze, and help you make your visit to this important, dynamic, and creative society a rich and mutually rewarding experience. 2016.Ireland: the essential guide to customs & culture (Culture smart!)
Par John Scotney. 2016
Italy: the essential guide to customs & culture (Culture smart!)
Par Barry Tomalin. 2016
A guide that offers a look at the rich history, culture, and daily lives of Italians. -- Italian style and…
culture have been exported all over the world. This book introduces listeners to their history and culture, offering an insider's guide to their daily lives. 2016.It's not about the tapas: A Spanish Adventure On Two Wheels
Par Polly Evans. 2003
After tiring of her job as editor of a Hong Kong entertainment weekly, Polly Evans set off on a bicycle…
voyage around Spain. From the ascents of the Pyrenees to the olive groves of Andalusia, Polly found adventure, including an encounter with a sprightly pig and over-zealous suitors, while indulging in her love of regional cooking. And while she pedalled, Polly pondered some of the more lurid details of Spanish history - the king who collected pickled heads, the queen who toured the country with her husband's mouldering corpse, and the unfortunate duchess who lost her feet. 2003.Italian days
Par Barbara Grizzuti Harrison. 1989
An in-depth travel guide to Italy, which provides a mixture of history, politics, folklore, food, architecture, arts, literature, and local…
anecdotes. From modern, fashionable Milan to historic Rome and primitive Calabria, the author reflects on the country of her origins, where the keys to her past are held by those who never left. 1989.A British novelist and his Italian-born wife introduce their neighbours in the provincial village where they have lived for a…
decade. From the day they arrived, it was clear that learning the ways of this Italian village would take some effort. 1992.Istanbul: memories of a city
Par Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely. 2005
Turkey's greatest living novelist guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets and waterways of…
Istanbul - the city of his birth and the home of his imagination. This is a supremely moving account of one man's love affair with the city that has always been his home. 2005.Invisible: the dangerous allure of the unseen
Par Philip Ball. 2014
If offered the chance - by cloak, spell, or superpower - to be invisible, who wouldn’t want to give it…
a try? We are drawn to the idea of stealthy voyeurism and the ability to conceal our own acts, but as desirable as it may seem, invisibility is also dangerous. It is not just an optical phenomenon, but a condition full of ethical questions. The story of invisibility is not so much a matter of how it might be achieved but of why we want it and what we would do with it. 2015, c2014.In search of Schrödinger's cat: quantum physics and reality
Par John R Gribbin. 1984
Ice!
Par Tristan Jones. 1978
The author tells of his 2-year cruise around Iceland, into the Arctic Ocean east of Greenland. He travelled in a…
36-foot ketch with only his dog for companionship. Strong language. 1978.Atom land: a guided tour through the strange (and impossibly small) world of particle physics
Par Jon Butterworth. 2018
From a top physicist at CERN comes the first guide to the fundamental units of matter and the forces that…
act on them--particle physics--since the discovery of the Higgs boson, the missing piece of the Standard Model, leading the listener from basic concepts to the cutting edge. 2018.Astrophysics for people in a hurry
Par Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 2017
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit…
within us? Few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos, so Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While waiting for your morning coffee to brew, or while waiting for the bus, the train, or the plane to arrive, "Astrophysics for people in a hurry" will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe. Bestseller. 2017.Britain: the essential guide to customs & culture (Culture smart!)
Par Paul Norbury. 2016
Cool Britannia is alive and well today. British culture is at the top of its game - in fashion, popular…
music, art and entertainment, science and technology, new inventions, and in the rediscovered skills and excellence in engineering that make it Germany's leading trading partner in Europe. As a family of nations, the British are inventive, reflective, good humored, funny, focused, and tenacious. Today's multicultural Britain is managing the challenges of integrating minorities in a way that remains true to its fundamental values and beliefs as a fair and open society, one that continues to see itself as a model for others to follow. This concise guide will help you navigate through the culturally rich island of Britain. 2016.