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In The Logic of Life François Jacob looks at the way our understanding of biology has changed since the sixteenth century. He describes four fundamental turning points in the perception of the structure of living things: the discoveries of the functions of organs, cells, chromosomes and genes, and DNA. ... Read more

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Francois Truffaut was the foremost director of French New Wave cinema, and this voluminous, well-annotated book offers a lifelong record of his correspondence. ... Read more

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Charm, passion, integrity
This collection of Truffaut's letters is an extraordinary portrait of a man of enormous charm, passion, integrity and (sometimes brutal) honesty.The immediacy of his writing makes his voice emanate from these pages. What an enormous privilege it must have been to count oneself among his friends.And what a daunting foe he must have been as well.

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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 : Pierre Emmanuel, Jean Piat, Marcel Brion, François Jacob, Line Renaud, Yves Coppens, Jean Delay, René Truhaut, Georges Bergé, Évelyne Sullerot, Louis Schweitzer, Yvon Morandat, Yves Pouliquen, Benoît Puga, Geneviève de Galard, Eugène Guibaud, Pierre Maillard, Yves Chauvin, Roger Béteille, Pierre Mauger, Laïkla Hagondokoff, Jacques Dermagne, Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, Jean Donnedieu de Vabres, Joseph Sifakis, François Gros, Françoise Cachin, René Granier de Lilliac, Maurice Gysemberg, Liste Des Grands Officiers de L'ordre National Du Mérite. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Jean Piat, né le 23 septembre 1924 à Lannoy dans le Nord, est un acteur et écrivain français. Il entre à la Comédie-Française le 1 septembre 1947 et en devient sociétaire le 1 janvier 1953. Il la quitte le 31 décembre 1972 et en devient sociétaire honoraire le 1 janvier 1973. Il est officier dans l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur, officier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, grand officier dans l'Ordre du Mérite. Il a été marié à la comédienne Françoise Engel (décédée en 2005), professeur d'art dramatique au cours Simon. Rôles à la Comédie-Française : Littéraire (dans l'émission Face à face sur France 2, 2006). ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our control. ... Read more

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The five hundred letters collected here span the whole of Tuffaut's extraordinary career, from the ardent and troubled adolescent to the years of grandest accomplishment in the French cinema. Noteworthy correspondents incude Jean-Luc Goddard, Alfred Hitchcock, Louis Malle, Helen Scott, Eric Rohmer, and lifelong friend Robert Lachenay.
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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 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 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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With the characteristic variety of mood and tone evident in his films, these letters document the development of Francois Truffaut from rebellious boy to mature film-maker in the last years of his life. They reveal the warmth, humanity, idealism and sharp wit of a man whose work was his lifelong passion. His correspondents include other celebrated film-makers, such as Alfred Hitchcock and Louis Malle, and there is also a first-hand account of his argument and subsequent break with Jean-Luc Godard. ... Read more