Dominique Defert Book order (chronological)

Parce qu’au cours d’un match, il rate un lancer facile, Henry Skrimshander, star de l’équipe de baseball du Westish College dans le Wisconsin, semble perdre le contrôle de son destin. Les vies d’Owen, son coéquipier, de Guert et de Pella, le président de l’université et sa fille, de Mike, le capitaine de l’équipe et mentor d’Henry, prennent elles aussi un tournant décisif. Ensemble, ils vont devoir affronter leurs angoisses et leurs secrets les plus intimes, tisser de nouveaux liens. Tendre et subtil, L’Art du jeu, encensé notamment par Jonathan Franzen et John Irving, évoque tant l’amitié, l’amour et la famille, que les aspirations de chacun, l’ambition et ses limites.

The phenomenal bestseller from the author of acclaimed biographies presents the riveting story of a creative entrepreneur whose intense personality and passion for perfection transformed six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. Based on over forty interviews with Jobs and more than 100 conversations with family, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues, this portrait has captivated hundreds of thousands of readers. In an era when America seeks to maintain its innovative edge and societies strive to build digital-age economies, Jobs remains the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He understood that connecting creativity with technology was key to creating value in the twenty-first century, establishing a company where imaginative leaps met remarkable engineering feats. Although he cooperated with the author, Jobs requested no control over the narrative, encouraging honesty from those around him. He spoke candidly about his experiences, and the insights from friends, foes, and colleagues reveal the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, and compulsion for control that defined Jobs’s business approach, the innovative products he created, and his enduring legacy.

Science fiction. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie Stryder's body didn't expect her to refuse to relinquish possession of her mind

When The National Security Agency S Invincible Code-Breaking Machine Encounters A Mysterious Code It Cannot Break, The Agency Calls In Its Head Cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, A Brilliant, Beautiful Mathematician. What She Uncovers Sends Shock Waves Through The Corridors Of Power. The Nsa Is Being Held Hostage Not By Guns Or Bombs, But By A Code So Complex That If Released Would Cripple U.S. Intelligence.Caught In An Accelerating Tempest Of Secrecy And Lies, Fletcher Battles To Save The Agency She Believes In. Betrayed On All Sides, She Finds Herself Fighting Not Only For Her Country But For Her Life, And In The End, For The Life Of The Man She Loves&

Lors d'une expedition scientifique en Afrique, le Dr Hugo Archibald, du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Boston, decouvre une guenon dont la mere est mourante. Emu, il decide de la recueillir et la prenomme Jennie. De retour a Boston, ou l'attendent ses deux enfants, il l'eleve comme eux. Tant et si bien que Jennie finit par se comporter comme un etre humain: elle apprend a faire du tricycle, se bagarre avec son frere et sa soeur, s'habille toute seule... L'innocence et la maniere dont se comporte Jennie font fondre tous ceux qui croisent sa route. Jusqu'a attirer l'attention d'un primatologue, qui souhaite poursuivre l'experience de son adaptation en lui apprenant le langage des signes. Mais l'experimentation terminee, que reste-t-il de la guenon Jennie ? Saura-t-elle trouver sa place dans le monde si cruel des hommes ?

In The Last Juror, John Grisham summons his readers bak to Ford County, Mississippi. Here is the story that introduced readers to this unforgettable place and the people who live there, in one of his most beloved novels... The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle--and takes justice into his own outraged hands. For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own... --back cover