Odile Jacob

With a first birth, a woman naturally becomes a mother, and, in principle, a man becomes a father. The couple is no longer exactly a couple, and a certain art and a good dosage of energy will be...

When Howard Gardner first proposed his theory of "multiple intelligences" in 1983, he created a sensation. He argued that there is no single intelligence which could be reduced to verbal and...

How does a child whom life has hurt become resilient? Jacques Lecomte examines every aspect of a child's environment that can help him or her overcome misfortune. He stresses the crucial need for...

Europeans'infatuation with their new currency is in sharp contrast with the despair experienced by Argentineans who have been ruined as a consequence of parity between their currency and the U.S...

Cyberculture / Cyberculture: Rapport au Conseil de l'EuropeAuthor: Pierre L?vyPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Nov 21, 1997Number of Pages: 324 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

On ne compte plus aujourd'hui les entreprises victimes de piratage sur Internet. Objet de toutes les convoitises, les donnees personnelles constituent l' or noir du XXIe siecle . Or, en depit...

This book is the result of a study on drugs carried out by Bernard Roques at the request of the French Secretary of State for Health, Bernard Kouchner. The author has reviewed and summarised a large...

All daughters have secrets and all fathers have their mysteries, says Alain Braconnier. Following the success of M?res et fils, his earlier book on mothers and sons, Braconnier continues his...

?Le sage dont notre monde a besoin a bel et bien existe. C'etait il y a deux mille ans. Il se nomme Jesus. Son message reste d'une actualite brulante. Ce message annonce une nouvelle forme de...

The promises held by genetic engineering and by the intervention into the human genome do not cease to fascinate. These promises include identifying the genes that transmit certain diseases,...

What does a mother show by giving birth anonymously ? What is it that drives her, sometimes, to again look for the child she has abandoned ? And what drives the latter ? the former abandoned child...

Dieux et Bouddhas au JaponAuthor: Frank-BPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Feb 19, 2024Number of Pages: 462 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 2738108245ISBN-13: 9782738108241

Disorientated Finance / La Finance d?boussol?eAuthor: Antoine Jeancourt-GalignaniPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Mar 02, 2002Number of Pages: 220 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

What are the mechanics of evolution? What is the force bhind diversity and the proliferation of the species? Why does nature never stop inventing new forms of life? What is the effect of great...

We can rest assured: atoms really do exist. However, certain picky purists could ask questions about the signification of this expression: what should we understand when we speak about the "real...

Doctor And The Dictator / Le M?decin et le DictateurAuthor: Yves PouliquenPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Jan 10, 2008Number of Pages: 176 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Does Sociology Still Exist? / Y a-t-il encore une sociologie ?Author: Raymond BoudonPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Dec 22, 2002Number of Pages: 250 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Many dogs suffer from such psychological problems as phobias, hyperactivity, separation anxiety and depression. This book recounts the stories of seven dogs, whose behaviour had become so erratic...

Dream Sacrificed: A Chronicle of the Yugoslav Wars / Le R?ve sacrifi? Chronique des guerres yougoslavesAuthor: Daniel VernetPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Mar 08, 1999Number of Pages: 286...

What do pregnant women dream of for nine months? Do they think of the child to be born, or do their thoughts go to the child they once were? Why is it that'some women have always desired motherhood,...

Most of the time, giving birth is a formality. However, it can take on the greatest complexity when it is death, and not life which is the result. Miscarriages, medical terminations of a pregnancy,...

Is creativity as elusive as is generally alleged? Jean Cottraux proposes an analysis of creative personality types and of the ways of thinking and the psychological traits that favour creativity. He...

Malinka Dauvern? is a psychotherapist, with training in cognitive behavioural therapy. She specialises in child and adolescent psychology.The birth of a baby is the cause of major upheavals for the...

The figures are telling. Each year in France, 170,000 people die of cardiovascular diseases and 140,000 others die of cancer. There are currently 570,000 victims of Alzheimer's or other forms of...

Eating: Frenchs, Europeans, Americans and Food / Manger: Fran?ais, Europ?ens et Am?ricains face ? l'alimentationAuthor: Claude FischlerPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Jan 10, 2008Number of...

Economic ""Miracle"" / Du miracle"" en ?conomie"": Le?ons au Coll?ge de FranceAuthor: Alain PeyrefittePublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: May 10, 1995Number of Pages: 320 pagesBinding: Paperback...

Einstein is the iconic figure of the twentieth century. His formula E = mc2 has come to symbolise both the century's greatest intellectual feats and its most deadly miedeeds. A singular thinker, a...

Diagnosed as autistic from the age of six months, Temple Grandin defied the experts' verdict and, years later, pursued advanced studies. She now has an international career as an equI'ment designer...

This book is about people who exert hieden psychological violence on others. They are manipulators, though they may be unaware of it. They make those who are close to them unhappy. Under cover of...

?Armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia are the biggest European scandal of the past decade. For the first time since 1945, our continent has experienced war, while ?ethnic cleansing? has made it...