Coups de coeur

“Afghanistan, 1939. Anne-Marie Schwarzenbach, une voyageuse européenne, s'éprend d'une archéologue. A Berlin, en 2016, Karsten, jeune Allemand, tombe amoureux de Nayla, une réfugiée syrienne. Ces deux histoires d'amour se répondent.” ...

« Le film nous emmène en Inde du Sud sur les pas d’un duo surprenant. Un professeur, éminent cancérologue français, mû par le désir de confronter ses connaissances, y est entraîné par son ancienne patiente qui a soigné son cancer grâce à la médecine indienne. »

“This volume explores the themes of degeneration and regeneration in fin-de-siècle Italian culture, collecting together essays by recognized experts as well as younger scholars. The book begins by reflecting on the poetics of decadence, before turning its focus to significant figures of the period and their literary.... "

European culture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries witnessed a radical redefinition of `humanity' and its place in the environment, together with a new understanding of animals and their relation to humans....

Edited on the occasion of the exhibition at the Kunsthalle Mannheim, 2 June - 9 September 2018 ; Mudam Luxembourg - Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, 5 October 2018 - 6 January 2019 A major figure in contemporary art, Jeff Wall has deeply transformed the way we think about photography....

America's foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter? What motivates the human tendency to construct Others? Why does the presence of Others make us so afraid? ....

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"Upbeat, charming coming-of-age comedy about a high-school senior whose ambition exceeds her family’s modest circumstances. "

'At magic hour; when the sun has gone but the light has not, armies of flying foxes unhinge themselves from the Banyan trees in the old graveyard and drift across the city like smoke . . .'

"For this first-ever accounting of Wilson Pickett's life, bestselling biographer Tony Fletcher interviewed members of the singer's family, friends and partners, along with dozens of his studio and touring musicians."

An unprecedented analysis of the crucial but underexplored roles the United States and other nations have played in shaping Syria’s ongoing civil war.

The People vs. Democracy is the first book to describe both how we got here and what we need to do now. For those unwilling to give up either individual rights or the concept of the popular will, Mounk argues that urgent action is needed, as this may be our last chance to save democracy.

Durant l'été 1830, quatre rois ont occupé le trône de France : Charles X, Louis XIX, Henri V et Louis-Philippe. Relatant les événements depuis les 27, 28 et 29 juillet dites Trois Glorieuses jusqu'à la monarchie de Juillet, cette fresque met en scène les acteurs, de Talleyrand à la duchesse de Berry, qui ont pris part à la révolution de 1830.

The evolution of the the People's Republic of China in world politics is an epic story and one of the most important developments in modern world history. Yet to date, there are no authoritative histories of China's foreign relations. John Garver's monumental China's Quest fills this lacuna and draws from memoirs by Chinese leaders and diplomats.

Depuis les révolutions arabes de 2011 jusqu'aux attentats meurtriers du 13 novembre 2015 à Paris, les soubresauts de l'actualité rappellent chaque jour les lourdes tensions qui traversent le monde musulman.

21.0 ist ein historischer Crashkurs durch die Grundprobleme der Gegenwart: Wie sind sie entstanden und woher kommen sie? Was ist wirklich neu – und was sind die Muster, die wir aus der Geschichte kennen? Was sind die wichtigsten Entwicklungen der Gegenwart, und welche Richtungen zeichnen sich für die Zukunft ab?

Verschwörungstheoretiker haben sich im Internet und im Buchmarkt ein neues Universum geschaffen. Roger Schawinski stellt die beliebtesten und gefährlichsten Verschwörungstheorien und die wichtigsten Repräsentanten der heutigen Szene vor.

« Rédigé par l’historienne Carole Jung en collaboration avec Paul Bertemes et Serge Koch à l’occasion du 125e anniversaire, le livre retrace l’évolution des arts plastiques au Luxembourg »

« La réhabilitation du prestigieux Pont Adolphe, symbole de l'essor de la Ville de Luxembourg au début du 20e siècle, constituait un projet de la plus grande envergure sur les plans architectural, urbanistique et patrimonial. »

“In "Prediction Machines," three eminent economists recast the rise of AI as a drop in the cost of prediction. With this single, masterful stroke, they lift the curtain on the AI-is-magic hype and show how basic tools from economics provide clarity about the AI revolution and a basis for action by CEOs, managers, policy makers, investors, and entrepreneurs.” ...