1962-1981 : plongez dans les coulisses du pouvoir avec Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, témoin et acteur clé de la Ve République. Ce deuxième volet de Passions révèle les secrets, les trahisons et les ambitions qui ont façonné la France moderne.

In the heart of the American South, amidst the echoes of slavery and the dawn of a new era, a young boy named James Weldon Johnson discovers the transformative power of music. "The Gift To Sing" is a poignant and evocative memoir that chronicles Johnson's journey from a humble childhood to becoming one of the most influential figures in African American literature and civil rights. Through his lyrical prose, Johnson paints a vivid portrait of a time and place where the human spirit soared above adversity, and the gift of song became a beacon of hope and a catalyst for change.

" Ni les légions, ni les matières premières, ni les capitaux ne sont plus les marques, ni les instruments, de la puissance...Les gisements où il faut puiser ne sont plus ni dans la terre, ni dans le nombre, ni dans les machines - ils résident dans l'esprit. Plus précisément dans l'aptitude des hommes à réfléchir et à créer. " écrit Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber dans son best-seller mondial Le Défi américain. Décrivant la domination économique américaine, la sclérose de l'état français, le manque d'Europe, l'irrémédiable globalisation, et l'essor révolutionnaire de l'ère digitale, Le Défi américain est toujours, 50 ans plus tard, un livre d'actualité. Le relire permettra à une nouvelle génération de Français, d'Européens, de mesurer l'effort encore indispensable pour réaliser le rêve Européen de la génération d'après-guerre. " Le monde dans lequel nous vivons est celui que JJSS avait imaginé " écrit le professeur Paul Krugman dans sa préface pour cette première édition électronique, avant de rajouter " JJSS était un prophète exceptionnellement perspicace. " En 1967, Le Défi américain devint un best-seller international en proposant une vision économique et politique radicalement nouvelle. Vendu à plus de 2 millions d'exemplaires en France et 10 millions dans le monde, il fut traduit et publié dans l'année en 16 langues et 26 pays. Cette première édition électronique reprend le texte intégral de l'édition originale. Elle est disponible dans toutes les librairies en ligne, et compatible avec toutes les plateformes. Paul Krugman, prix Nobel d'économie et éditorialiste au New York Times, lui dédie une préface exclusive afin d'honorer un livre qui a " marqué toute sa génération. " Un livre référence : pour lire les citations http://www.toslog.com/cpanel/book_bonus/79.pdf

"The signs and instruments of power are no longer armed legions or raw materials or capital... The wealth we seek does not lie in the earth or in numbers of men or in machines, but in the human spirit. And particularly in the ability of men to think and to create.' -- Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber in his international bestseller, The American Challenge. The American Challenge was 50 years ahead of its time in its appraisal of Europe, industrialization, the global economy and digital future, and the sclerosis of French politics. A new generation of French and Europeans can now rediscover it and take measure of all that still remains to be accomplished to bring to fruition the post-war European dream. "The world we live in is very much the world Servan-Schreiber imagined,' Professor Paul Krugman writes in his preface to this ebook edition, further adding that "JJSS was an incredibly insightful prophet.' With its radically new economic and political vision, The American Challenge was a bestseller when first published in 1967. Selling over 2 million copies in France and more than 10 million throughout the world, the book was translated and published in 16 languages and 26 countries. This first ebook edition provides the original edition's text in its entirety. Available from all major online retailers, it includes a new preface by New York Times op-ed contributor and Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Paul Krugman, acclaiming a book that "marked a whole generation.' Praise for "The American Challenge": "The American Challenge, was not only a game changer for European-American relations, it also provided a new and innovative conception of national competitiveness. The book was a true catalyst in the creation of the World Economic Forum.'- Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman, The World Economic Forum "Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber first put forth his bold vision of accelerating American prosperity back in 1967. While this outcome seemed inevitable at the time, half a century later we have fallen far short of that future. The reissue of his landmark book serves as a clarion call for our stagnant civilization to find a way back to the optimistic future of the 1960s.' - Peter Thiel, Co-Founder of Paypal, Managing Partner of the Founders' Fund "Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber was a true humanist. He understood the importance of the sovereignty for the people in the wake of European colonialism, as well as the potential in federating resources in an increasingly multipolar world, exemplified by his support of the European integration. He also foresaw the possibilities and challenges of modern technology.' - Nicolas Berggruen, President, Berggruen Institute on Governance "The American Challenge is an excellent, vigorous and modern book - that is to say, one free of many of the usual shortcomings and repetitiveness of commonplace thinking.' - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of France, 1974-1981 "The American Challenge is at the top of the best seller lists. For a tome rich in statistics and dealing with the world of economic and corporate development, computers, satellites and the rivalries of industrial power blocs, this is an astonishing success. If Marx had done as well with "Das Kapital', we might all be waving red flags and eating caviar.' - New York Times, May 19, 1968