On the evening of October 17, 1961 twenty-thousand Algerians marched in Paris in defiance of and in protest against a curfew imposed by Maurice Papon, chief of the Paris Metropolitan Police. The protesters were met with ferocious and uninhibited violence. Eleven-thousand were arrested; more than one[...]

Who Built It? Skyscrapers presents illustrator Didier Cornille'scharming drawings of eight of the most important skyscrapersin the world, from the highest to the most symbolic.Introducing famous architects and their works to the reader,Cornille focuses not only on the final buildings but reflects th[...]

"Become a Digital Master--No Matter What Business You're In"
If you think the phrase "going digital" is only relevant for industries like tech, media, and entertainment--think again. In fact, mobile, analytics, social media, sensors, and cloud computing have already fundamentally changed the ent[...]

Didier Drogba...the name strikes fear into defenders throughout football and excites fans around the world. The giant forward's life story is as amazing as some of the goals which have turned him into a hero on two continents.Born in 1978 in Abidjan, the capital of the troubled African state of Ivor[...]

Carbon dioxide is widely acknowledged as the evil perpetrator of global warming, which is the depletion of the ozone layer caused by excessive greenhouse gas emissions. CO2 Biofixation by Microalgae presents evidence of the usefulness of microalgae in solving the biofixation of carbon dioxide.[...]

The uniforms and insignia of the prestigious elite soldiers who guarded Bonaparte himself The guide and guard units, formed out of the necessities of war and in close contact with the general staff (as escorts, guards and messengers) quickly became an object of attention for the generals, as they w[...]

French TextInitially intended as a single volume edition, this work of encyclopedic proportions by Didier Laugier, will finally appear in a two volume series. Rich in both photographs and text, this first volume presents the development of the assault gun, its production, the various models (with si[...]