Catherine Jean: 68 books

L’atome, à travers les siècles, a été imaginé, décrit, exploré, puis accéléré, combiné... Mais que se passe-t-il vraiment à l’intérieur de l’atome ? Et quels sont les mécanismes qui permettent sa stabilité ? Physicien et historien des sciences, Jean-Paul Auffray explique que ces questions sont au cœur de la physique moderne et il leur apporte un éclairage nouveau.

If you were looking for the definitive Fairy Tales anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! "The Big Book of Fairy Tales" gathers together more than 1500 tales, which makes it truly unique in its kind. Here you will find some of the finest stories from around the globe,...

Prominent studies and opinion polls often claim to show that young people distrust politicians, they are disengaged from political institutions, and are disillusioned about democracy. But academic work conversely shows that young people are engaging with politics, merely in new and innovative ways. Young...

This book was previously titled, Be Excellent at Anything. The Way We're Working Isn't Working is one of those rare books with the power to profoundly transform the way we work and live. Demand is exceeding our capacity. The ethic of "more, bigger, faster" exacts a series of silent but...

Competition from emerging and developing countries, challenges related to energy and water, the continuing increase in the global population and the obligation to be sustainable are all impacting developed countries such as the United States, France, etc. Manufacturing has been almost totally neglected...

À quarante-sept ans, La Fontaine n'a guère connu de grands succès avec son théâtre et ses contes grivois. Avec les premiers livres de Fables, dédiés au Grand Dauphin, fils aîné de Louis XIV, le miracle se produit. La fable, cette " chose légère ", est tour à tour récit, comédie,...

Through the eyes of young Paul, we get to experience a trip to Manhattan from the pilot house of the Staten Island Ferry. Its a special trip for Paul, whos been invited by the Captain. He will get to pass his favorite ship, the grandest ocean liner of them all, the Queen Elizabeth 2 on her way out...

Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence advances discussion of a conceptualized model for cultivating democratic professional practice in education (DPPE) and considers its relationship with contemporary teaching and leading praxes. A diverse and highly qualified group of scholars and practitioners...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover the freedom of open roads with**Lonely Planet's France's****Best Trips,**your passport to up-to-date advice on uniquely encountering France by car. Featuring 38 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you...

Moral psychology studies the features of cognition, judgement, perception, and emotion that make human beings capable of moral action. Perspectives from feminist and race theory immensely enrich moral psychology. Writers who take these perspectives ask questions about mind, feeling, and action in...

Fetal Heart Ultrasound, now in its second edition, has been written as a practical guide for the ultrasound examination of the fetal heart. The fetal heart is considered to be the most important and difficult part of a fetal examination. This book aims not only to clarify and simplify the approach...

« C’était, dimanche dernier, 7 juillet 1907, grande fête à Cabourg, dans ce décor charmant que connaissent bien tous les Parisiens, et qui fait, depuis longtemps, surnommer cette coquette petite ville la Reine des Plages. On inaugurait le Grand Hôtel... » C’est après avoir lu cet article...

Feminists, Feminisms, and Advertising provides feminist analyses of the historical relationships between the advertising industry and the women’s movement in the United States. Contributors consider the ways that advertisers encode race, ethnicity, gender, and heteronormativity into advertising...

What causes a person to flourish or languish? Or to be well or ill? How can the mental health and well-being of society as a whole, and individuals, be promoted and enhanced? This book explores the social, economic, political, cultural and environmental factors that affect mental health and...