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As fresh today as it was twenty-five years ago
I happened on this gem the other day in my favorite used bookstore. I was looking for a french version of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, itself a wonderful little book by Jean Dominique Bauby, which I am reading in english. I failed, but did find Le Jeu des Possibles by François Jacob, Nobel prizewinner for his work on gene regulation in the 50s and 60s. It was published in France in 1981. In fewer than 120 pages of quite small format livre de poche, Jacob eloquently describes the essentials and implications of evolutionary (and molecular) biology. His language is very efficient and yet effortless, and his figures of speech are matchless. In three chapters - Myth and Science, Evolutionary Tinkering, and Time to Invent the Future - he summarizes most of what is worthwhile in many contemporary descendants, including Dan Dennett and Richard Dawkins, without shrinking from the controversies that they elaborated. It is awonderful little volume, as fresh today as it was revolutionary and prescient in 1981. Every sentence is to be cherished. Unfortunately, though it grew from conference presentations at the Weizmann Institute and at UC Berkeley, I believe it was never translated into English. More's the pity. It is even better than his popular biography, La Stature Internelle, which I also enjoyed when it appeared many years ago, and which is available in English. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Jean Van Hamme, François Schuiten, Edgar P. Jacobs, Hergé, Jan Bucquoy, Maurice Tillieux, Raoul Cauvin, Mitacq, Marcel Denis, Jijé, Jef Nys, Mythic, Peyo, Dany, Roger Leloup, Jean-Michel Charlier, Mazel, Pierre-Yves Berhin, Michel Schetter, René Hausman, Moonkey, Bob de Moor, Roba, Yves Duval, Noël Bissot, Yuio, Raymond Macherot, William Henne, Midam, Al Severin, Phil, William Vance, Yslaire, Jacques Acar, Sirius, Michel Pierret, Lucien de Gieter, Dino Attanasio, Jerry Frissen, Philippe Jarbinet, Vincent Pompetti, Charles Degotte, Comès, Mittéï, Clarke, Jo-El Azara, Crisse, Maurice Rosy, David Vandermeulen, François Walthéry, Dupa, Marc Wasterlain, Marco Venanzi, Jacques Laudy, Laudec, Éric Warnauts, Vink, Bédu, Fernand Dineur, Batem, Marc Sleen, Christian Lamquet, Franz Drappier, Jidéhem, Arthur Piroton, Guy Dedecker, Raymond Reding, François Gilson, Lambil, Luc Schuiten, Jean-Philippe Stassen, Claude Laverdure, Jean-Marie Brouyère, Johan de Moor, Sergio Salma, Philippe Berthet, Yves Urbain, Olivier Wozniak, Willy Vandersteen, Guy Bara, Walter Goossens, Bob de Groot, Dugomier, Magda Seron, Alcante, Jacques Landrain, Xavier Löwenthal, Muriel Blondeau, Stéphane Colman, Lapuss, Frank Pé, Francis Carin, Jean Doisy, Serge Gennaux, Jacques Sandron, Jean-Pol, Michel Dusart, Davine, Ever Meulen, André Benn, Albert Desprechins, François-Joseph Herman, Benjamin Monti, Denis Deprez, Chantal de Spiegeleer, Thierry Bouüaert, Michel Constant, Lagas, Eddy Ryssack, Dominique Goblet, Philippe Drumel, Antonio Cossu, Marcel Remacle, Jean-Yves Delitte, Philippe Cenci, Mauricet, Max de Radiguès, David Wautier, Paul Ramboux, Thierry Van Hasselt, Stephan de Moor. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Hergé, de son vrai n...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Chapters: Isaac Ambrose, Robert Abbot, Massasoit, Thomas Urquhart, François L'olonnais, Jenny Geddes, Jacob Lumbrozo, Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet, Giovanni Battista Fasolo, Joseph Wagstaffe, Pieter Snayers, William Aspinwall, Richard Eliot, Reinier Nooms, Fyodor Baykov, Giuseppe Caletti, Samuel Rutter, Bishop of Sodor and Man, Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet, Joshua Ben Israel Benveniste, Massimo Stanzione, Nicolaes Boddingius, Thomas Alleyn, Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Antonio Maria Vassallo, Robert Sempill the Younger, Anna Renzi, James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie, Hendrik Van Heuraet, William Say, John Downes, James Hamilton, Lord Paisley, Juan Valdelmira de Leon. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 94. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Massasoit Sachem or Ousamequin (c.1581 - 1661), was the sachem, or leader, of the Pokanoket, and "Massasoit" of the Wampanoag Confederacy. The term Massasoit actually means Great Sachem. Massasoit (Ousamequin) was born in Montaup, a Pokanoket village at the site of today's Warren and Bristol, Rhode Island. His residence was there near an abundant spring of water which still bears his name. He held the allegiance of seven lesser Wampanoag sachems. In March 1621, three months after the founding of Plymouth, an Indian named Samoset entered the town and exclaimed in English, which he had seen from the Penobscot fishermen, Welcome, Englishmen! He announced himself as the envoy of Massasoit, the greatest commander of the country. After some negotiation, Massasoit came in person and was received with due ceremony. Massasoit negotiated a treaty guaranteeing the English their security in exchange for their alliance against the Narragansett. Both parties promised to abstain from mutual injuries, and to deliver offenders; the colo...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=578996 ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more