Brunello Lotti Ordre des livres (chronologique)

*The controversial autobiography of one of the most celebrated historians of our time schovat popis

Perre de Fermat, l'un des plus grands mathématiciens français du XVIIe siècle, s'était contenté de porter dans la marge de son cahier de travail : " xn+yn=zn impossible si n>2. J'ai trouvé une solution merveilleuse, mais la place me manque ici pour la développer ". Ce théorème allait devenir, pour les trois cent cinquante années à venir, le Graal du monde des mathématiques. Les plus puissants esprits de tous les siècles et de toutes les nations tentèrent de venir à bout de cette équation. Leonhard Euler, génie du XVIIIe, dut admettre sa défaite. Sophie Germain, au XIXe, prit l'identité d'un homme pour se lancer dans des études jusque-là interdites aux femmes. Evariste Galois, la veille de sa mort, jeta sur quelques feuilles une théorie qui allait révolutionner la science. Yutaka Taniyama se suicida par dépit alors que Paul Wolfskeht trouva dans cette énigme une raison de vivre. Et en 1993, un jeune Anglais, Andrew Wiles, professeur à Princeton, put enfin régler, après sept années de recherche solitaire et quelques mois de doutes, le sort de ce fantastique problème devant la communauté scientifique émerveillée. Le Dernier Théorème de Fermat est le récit de cette quête. Une véritable épopée qui met en scène, à travers l'histoire des mathématiques, les intelligences les plus brillantes et la fantastique détermination d'un homme.

The Cobra Event is a chilling fictional narrative that explores the very real threat of biological terrorism. Seventeen-year-old Kate Moran dismisses the onset of a cold but soon experiences violent seizures and a horrific death. Following a similar fate befalling a homeless man, the Centers for Disease Control dispatches pathologist Alice Austen to investigate. She discovers a sinister plot by a man named Archimedes, who aims to unleash a deadly Cobra virus across New York City. As panic spreads, Austen and a secret FBI forensic team work urgently to uncover the terrorist's identity. The narrative's frightening premise is grounded in extensive research, as the author notes that the nonfiction roots of the story run deep. His sources include eyewitnesses familiar with biological weapons installations and experts in strategic bioweapons, though none would speak on the record. Interspersed throughout the novel are nonfiction segments that expose the grim realities of biological weapon development and covert operations in Russia and Iraq. The author conducted three years of research and over 100 interviews with high-level figures in the FBI, military, and scientific community, culminating in a work designed to shock and inform readers.

Discusses a five-step program for parents to use when teaching their children to acknowledge and master their emotions.

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ highlights the strong influence of emotional intelligence on every individual's life. It has always been understood that intelligence quotient or IQ plays a very small role, if at all, in a person's true success and happiness. But, only the pioneering research in the field of emotional intelligence has been able to truly define the factors that make or break a person's life. Backed by solid cognitive and behavioral research, the book delves into the impact of an individual's emotions on all of his/her choices. It juxtaposes the rational side of the brain with the emotional side, showing how the brain tries to strike a balance between both during crucial moments. It also asserts that due to the influence of external factors, more often than not, the emotional side ends up taking precedence in a crunch.