What is a man? Nothing at all: a tiny mammal on a small planet spinning around a star like any other, in a galaxy like any other. And then, at the same time, he is the bearer of the most complicated organ that exists and which is known throughout the universe. Yves Coppens, eminent prehistorian and excellent storyteller, invites us to discover the history of humanity, from the beginnings of our universe and the appearance and deployment of life on earth, to the development of primates, prehumans, then Homo Sapiens. A fourth album is devoted to the life of prehistoric people, to what we know about their way of life, and it's evolution over millennia. Beyond an ambitious course in the history of mankind, this recording is also the testimony of a man of considerable work.

2-CD set features great actor Roger Blin reading Nerval's masterpiece "Angelique." the recording was made during a radio broadcast in 1955. Angeliquie brings the listener to the heart of idealism and romanticism, and Roger Blin's syncopated diction leads US precisely inside the author's thoughts.

2-CD set features sensual French actress Nicole Garcia delivering an interpretation of Seneque's work "La Vie Heureuse" ("Happy Life"). Seneque, a famous philosopher in Rome during the 1st Century, elaborates a very human moral about what men have to do of their life to achieve the "piece of their soul". in French.

(2-CD set) Originally a French teacher, then a humorist on television, Albert Algoud is now a journalist. In this book, he denounces, on a humorous mode, a drama of our days: sectarianism. Sort of a handbook for the perfect guru, Algoud's writing reveals - through it's comic accents - the depth of the subject. Read in French by the author.

Javas, polkas and mazurkas have always been part of French popular ballrooms, and contributed to their success in the Forties and Fifties. This CD belongs to the “Dance Master Classics” anthology, a collection of 20 discs compiled by specialists in each of dancing’s domains. Gathered here in almost exhaustive fashion for the very first time, this a panorama of the best titles in dancehistory, grouped by aesthetic form, follow one special guiding principle: to magnify the relationship between dancers and music. Noël Herve & Patrick Fremeaux

(2-CD set) Actress Dominique Blanc reads a selection of traditional Zen tales – in French. The selection was made by Henri Brunel, who also presents each of the tales, restoring the ambience and original conditions to enjoy these 26 tales.

Read by Rolande Causse, this spoken word CD tells the harrowing story of a group of 44 children that were arrested by the Nazi Gestapo on April 6, 1944. All of the children perished at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

With this volume # 25, Michel Onfray deals with French philosophers Vladimir Jankelevitch and Pierre Bourdieu and the post-may 1968 philosophy. A 12 CDs box set by Michel Onfray. In French. A Counter History of Philosophy by famous French philosopher Michel Onfray - with 800 000 records sold until today!

Blaise Pascal is one of major French writer. Known, of course, as a philosopher, his talent in writing set him anyway as a unique . He has the knowledge of the Wise man, the strenght of the true Believer, the elegance and poetry of the Artist. His « Pensees » (Thoughts) might be the greatest masterpiece of 17th century’s philosophy and culture. Read, in french, by great actor Michel Duchaussoy, the text is surrounded by a musical composition by Nicolas Bacri

(2-CD set) This is an extraordinary encounter of two of the greatest interpreters of tango in Europe during the roaring twenties. Violinist Eduardo Bianco and bandoneonist Juan Bautista Deambrogio "Bachicha" recorded some of the best examples of the genre. Features: Crepusculo * La Yeguesita * Vidalita * Desilusion * Congojas * Torcacita * Oro Muerto * Incertidumbre * Spaventa and many others.

(2-CD set) Manuel PIZARRO, the 'Conquistador of Tango in Paris'. After forty years of success in the French capital he truly deserves his title as 'El Embajador del Tango'. - TRACK LISTING: CD1 : Mano Santa mariposa la mina del ford la jira pobre pato barrio reo caminito alejandro chique berretin mama yo quiero un novio zaraza garufa misa de once c'est mon gigolo se va la vida nuits de montmartre tango pour loulou inspiracion tus caricias - cd2 : bandoneon campanero el dia de san juan recuerdo no hay derecho destellos madreselva palomita princesita argentina campanas del recuerdo pergamino mi terru-�o al garron empieza la ma-�ana batacazo capullito de flor lorenzo la ranchera de la pampa yo no se porque te quiero un chant dans la nuit la cuerpiada.

Three-quarters of a century of uninterrupted creation, how can you take inventory of that? Nelly Kaplan, a writer and important figure in French film, asked that very question about the work of Picasso. She provided her own answer with Le Regard Picasso, a magnificent film that received the Golden Lion at the 1967 Venice Film Festival. Fr�meaux & Associ�s has made this work available to the public once again along with a second short film entitled � la Source la Femme Aim�e, which takes a look at the erotic drawings of Andr� Masson. The reissue of these cinematographic works provides a fresh overview of two of the greatest representatives of desire in art.

L’œuvre pour pianoforte de Mozart fait partie de ce que l’on tend A considerer comme faisant partie des “badineries”, des plaisanteries de et pour salon. Or, qu’elles soient en majeur comme le KV 19b, ou le KV 358 ou qu’elles soient en mineur comme le KV

(2-CD set) During the war years, New York attracted tens of thousands of Blacks from the piedmont of the Appalachians. They brought with them the blues from these regions, quite different from those of Mississippi or Texas. During the forties they developed a remarkable style of blues which had difficulty in penetrating the Harlem cabarets, dominated by jazz and Rhythm & Blues, so it found its place in the progressist and intellectual folk movement of Greenwich Village. This boxed-set covers the strange adventure of the New York down-home blues during the 1940-50 period. Includes a 32 page booklet with both French and English notes.

This CD is the reading of Seneque's work "De la brievete de la vie" by Jean-Pierre Cassel, who recorded this reading a few month before his lamented death. Seneque, famous philosopher in Rome during the 1st Century of our era, elaborates a very human moral about the way men have to face the fact they will have to die one day - in order to learn how to live." In French.