Selection books from 5th to 11th November 2007: "The Dreamer of Ostend"
(Relaxnews) - The choice of writing among the books published from 5 to 11 November 2007: The Dreamer of Ostend from Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, The 5th angel of death from James Patterson, TV 2012: the implosion from Jean-Marc Morandini ...
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, The Dreamer of Ostend
Release: November 8
After the success of the feature film Odette Toulemonde, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt publishes a new collection of news. Novelist, playwright and director, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt has become since ten years one of the most famous French-speaking authors abroad. The Dreamer of Ostend, once again reveals the power of imagination in our lives. Dream and mystery are the fabric of these stories.
Roman - Albin Michel
20 euros
James Patterson, The 5th Angel of Death
Release: November 7
The fifth volume of the famous series The Women's murder club takes place at the San Francisco Municipal Hospital. A series of suspicious deaths at this facility will interest investigator Lindsay Baker. With more than 100 million books bought, James Patterson is the best-selling thriller writer in the world. All his books reach the top rankings of best selling rankings.
Police - Editions JC Lattès
18 euros
Jean-Marc Morandini, TV 2012: the implosion
Release: November 7
This book is a docu-drama about the state of the media in five years. Jean-Marc Morandini talks about the connivance between politics and the media. 2007 is for him the pivotal year in which television has switched to the side of power to be taken over by large communication groups. After The ball of fake asses, The hell of decor and TV truth, the host attacks once again the audiovisual world in his writings.
Document - The Archipelago
18.95 euros
Stephen Smith, Sabine Cessou, Winnie Mandela
Release: November 7
South Africa is considered "the country of Mandela". But his ex-wife Winnie is more representative of what is South Africa, marked by the scars of Apartheid. Sentenced for blood crimes, via her personal militia, this woman shows the difficult struggle and the fine line between hate and ideology. This biographical survey is also a return to the past and an interrogation on the future of South Africa. During Nelson Mandela's 27 years in prison, Winnie faces apartheid on a daily basis.
Biography - Calmann Lévy
19 euros
Jean-Louis Beaucarnot, From Caesar to Sarkozy
Release: November 7
Jean-Louis Beaucarnot sifts through the family names of our past and present politicians. Specialist genealogy, chronicler on Europe 1, it tells the life and history of people and families with erudition and humor. The book includes playful boxes on words, objects, traditions that for one reason or another are related to these great men or women.
Document - Editions JC Lattès
9.50 euros
Philippe Katerine, Double your memory, graphical journal
Release: November 8
After music and cinema, Katerine starts writing. The multifaceted man publishes his diary. In this unusual autobiography, he talks about his childhood memories and book his original thoughts, his drawings, his anecdotes and his particular world. From day to day, the artist noted his observations. This book will delight fans who want to discover who is behind Katerine, eccentric and original musician.
Autobiography - Editions Denoël
19 euros
Lewis Lapham, With The Beatles
Release: November 8
Forty years later, Lewis Lapham humorously recounts his report for the Saturday Evening Post on the trail of the Beatles on pilgrimage to the yogi ashram in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Beatles, their wives, but also the Beach Boys, Mike Love, Mia Farrow, or Candice Bergen ... A columnist on television and a contributor to American newspapers, Lewis Lapham is now editor-in-chief of Harper's Magazine. He is the author of American jihad (Saint-Simon, 2002) and America gagged (Saint-Simon, 2004).
Document - The Round Table
13.50 euros
Jacques Martin, Christophe Simon, Alix, T.26, The Iberian
Release: November 9
Caesar prepares to face the last faithful of Pompey who gathered under the orders of his sons in the land of Hispania.Caesar has just offered Alix a farm in the region but he does not want to settle there. Alix then meets the Iberian leader Tarago in turbulent circumstances. Between the two men who fight each other is born a feeling of respect. It is the beginning of a great adventure against a backdrop of Roman war and Iberian resistance against the invader.
BD - Casterman
€ 9.03
Philippe Starck, Elsewhere, Interviews with Laure Adler
Release: November 9
For the first time, the designer is confiding. Loves, creations, childhood, women, works, international fame, studies, projects, age, all the topics are addressed in this book as much intended for the amateurs of books truth to creative enthusiasts wanting to know who is really behind Philippe Starck. The designer has created or reinvented any kind of object in his life. Even the future Virgin shuttle for commercial space travel went under her pencils and drawing board.
Document - Flammarion
20 euros
