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Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, François Heisbourg

French Strategic and Military Yearbook 2002-2003

The advent of hyperterrorism on "9/11" and subsequent military operations have marked the return of strategic affairs as a core concern of the citizens of our countries.

Brain as a Chemical Machine (The) - Nicotinic receptors and neuronal communication

Jean-Pierre Changeux, Stuart J. Edelstein

The Brain as a Chemical Machine Nicotinic receptors and neuronal communication

This richly illustrated volume furnishes an exceptional opportunity for scientists and students to follow the course of a major advance in our understanding of the molecular basis of brain functions.

Pierre Boulez, Jean-Pierre Changeux, Philippe Manoury

Enchanted Neurons The Brain and Music

What happens in the mind of the creator, the composer, when he creates, is still unknown. It is this “mystery” that this book aims to shed light on.

Claude Fischler

Selective Eating The Rise, the Meaning and Sense of «Personal Dietary Requirements»

The issue of selective eating is explored here from a wide interdisciplinary perspective: from a biomedical standpoint to social and historical analyses.

Nicolas Véron, Matthieu Autret, Alfred Galichon

This book is aimed at practicing accountants, business and corporate finance students, but also at any reader interested in an original and compelling perspective on the use and abuse of accounting in the business community.

Philippe Cury, Daniel Pauly

Obstinate Nature

“A system is viable only if it combines speed and slowness,” write Philippe Cury and Daniel Pauly. “Nature’s cycles tell us that viability requires a combination of these dynamics—fast and slow, innovation and inertia.”...