Throw out your fossils—the best evidence for evolution is now found in DNA. DNA is the genetic blueprint of all creatures. Scientists have only recently discovered that it is also a living chronicle of evolution. In this book, leading biologist and writer Sean B. Carroll takes us on ...more

An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944—when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin, and Albert Einstein subscribed lock, stock, and...more

Monstre issu du bestiaire biblique, le Léviathan est le visage hideux que Hobbes veut donner à l'État pour qu'il intimide ses sujets et les dissuade de désobéir. Conception brutale du pouvoir soutenue pourtant avec intelligence et finesse. Pourquoi le despotisme est-il nécessaire ? Les hommes, en totale liberté, représentent une menace les...more

Originally published in 1903, The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race, culture, and education at the turn of the twentieth century. With its singular combination of essays, memoir, and fiction, this book vaulted Du Bois to the forefront of American political commentary and civil rights activism. It is an impassioned, at times searing acc...more