Non-fiction
Giving
Alexandre Mars
Alexandre Mars, one of the New York Observer’s top 20 philanthropists under 40, takes us to the heart of a new revolution: the revolution of sharing. Alexandre Mars is not a typical entrepreneur. His…
Same Player Shoots Again
Antoine Audouard
Same Player Shoots Again is the unusual memoir of a stroke survivor who never lost his sense of humor or observation – even while in a coma. Novelist Antoine Audouard recalls the most telling moments…
Fatigue
Léonard Anthony Adrian Chaboche
“I’m tired” is ingrained into the psyche of the 21st century adult. But why are we so tired? We work too hard. We’re exhausted by the constant quest for true love. We’re drained by our children. We’re…
When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask A Philosopher
Marie Robert
Kant, Spinoza, and Plato walk into a bar… Imagine they’ve come to talk over some of life’s big (and not-so-big) challenges. How can Kant comfort you when you get ditched via text message? How can Ar…
The Hidden Powers of the Liver
Gabriel Perlemuter
What’s large, reddish-brown, and absolutely necessary for human survival? The liver. It is the only organ to fully regenerate, and thus the most resilient player in the human body. A healthy liver is…
To Live and to Read
Tzvetan Todorov
A humanist and self-described historian of ideas, Tzvetan Todorov kept writing up until his death in February 2017. To Live and to Read is a collection of short essays, portraits, reviews, and lecture…
The French Art of Loving Yourself
Fabrice Midal
After the bestselling The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t, Fabrice Midal turns the tables on the myth of Narcissus and shows how the legend has been long misunderstood. Instead of accusing ourselves (…
Promised Land, Sierra Leone
Thierry Cruvellier
Author of The Master of Confessions and the only journalist to have reported from every international war crime tribunal of the post-Cold War era, Thierry Cruvellier first set foot in Freetown, Sierra…
Take Me There
Victoire Bourgois
Draw the sunrise over the temple of Angkor Wat. Describe your ideal Parisian cafe… From the streets of New York, to the colorful traditions of the Mexican Day of the Dead, to the animal kingdom of t…
My Notebook
Eric Cantona
On the field or off, Eric ‘The King’ Cantona has always been known as an artist. Passionate about painting and photography from a very young age, he more recently took to writing, drawing and sketchin…