ABD-2021-2022

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Coleções de grupos em Arquivos e Bibliotecas Digitais, edição 2021-2022

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    Bruce Lee. Biographie Illustrée
    (L' Imprevu, 2020) Steve Kerridge
    Bruce Lee était un homme d'action dans tous les aspects de sa vie. "Depuis mon enfance, j'ai ce besoin instinctif d'expansion et de croissance. Pour moi, la fonction et le devoir d'un être humain de qualité est le développement sincère et honnête de son potentiel." Cet ouvrage rassemble des centaines de photographies, classiques et iconiques mais aussi extrêmement rares et jamais publiées auparavant, toutes issues des archives familiales.
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    Chaplin
    (TriStar Pictures, 1992) Richard Attenborough
    An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
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    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
    (Ecco, 2015-05-19) Ashlee Vance
    Elon Musk is the most daring entrepreneur of our time There are few industrialists in history who could match Elon Musk's relentless drive and ingenious vision. A modern alloy of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs, Musk is the man behind PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and SolarCity, each of which has sent shock waves throughout American business and industry. More than any other executive today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as a science fiction fantasy. In this lively, investigative account, veteran technology journalist Ashlee Vance offers an unprecedented look into the remarkable life and times of Silicon Valley's most audacious businessman. Written with exclusive access to Musk, his family, and his friends, the book traces his journey from his difficult upbringing in South Africa to his ascent to the pinnacle of the global business world. Vance spent more than fifty hours in conversation with Musk and interviewed close to three hundred people to tell the tumultuous stories of Musk's world-changing companies and to paint a portrait of a complex man who has renewed American industry and sparked new levels of innovation—all while making plenty of enemies along the way. In 1992, Elon Musk arrived in the United States as a ferociously driven immigrant bent on realizing his wildest dreams. Since then, Musk's roller-coaster life has brought him grave disappointments alongside massive successes. After being forced out of PayPal, fending off a life-threatening case of malaria, and dealing with the death of his infant son, Musk abandoned Silicon Valley for Los Angeles. He spent the next few years baffling his friends by blowing his entire fortune on rocket ships and electric cars. Cut to 2012, however, and Musk had mounted one of the greatest resurrections in business history: Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity had enjoyed unparalleled success, and Musk's net worth soared to more than $5 billion. At a time when many American companies are more interested in chasing easy money than in taking bold risks on radical new technology, Musk stands out as the only businessman with enough dynamism and vision to tackle—and even revolutionize—three industries at once. Vance makes the case that Musk's success heralds a return to the original ambition and invention that made America an economic and intellectual powerhouse. Elon Musk is a brilliant, penetrating examination of what Musk's career means for a technology industry undergoing dramatic change and offers a taste of what could be an incredible century ahead.
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    Elon Musk: The Unauthorized Autobiography
    (Amazon Digital Services, 2018-01-28) J.T. Owens
    This book details first-hand a real hero’s journey on a quest to save humanity from global warming and possible extinction. Elon shares the story of his life and dreams. From Musk's childhood in South Africa, all the way to Canada and the United States, where the bulk of the story unfolds. Discover great insight into the history of Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity, The Boring Company, Hyperloop, PayPal, OpenAI and more.
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    Mark Zuckerberg - La biographie
    (La Martinière, 2018-10-04) Daniel Ichbiah
    La biographie d'un génie visionnaire, devenu l'homme le plus influent de la planète. Le plus secret aussi. À 18 ans, Zuckerberg refuse une offre de Microsoft qui aurait pu le rendre millionnaire, préférant suivre des études à Harvard. À l'université, il conçoit Facebook et fait mouche. Devenu milliardaire à 24 ans, il rachète WhatsApp, Instagram... des services utilisés par plus de 2 milliards de personnes ! Troisième fortune mondiale en 2018, il compte parmi les donateurs les plus généreux de la planète. On lui prête même l'ambition de devenir président des États-Unis...Une trajectoire supersonique sans équivalent à ce jour. Oui mais... Derrière les professions de foi humanistes – « un monde ouvert et connecté » – et l'altruisme revendiqué de son P-DG, que cache vraiment le projet Facebook ? Quel rôle a-t-il joué dans l'élection de Donald Trump, l'explosion des fake news ? Que deviennent les données récoltées auprès des utilisateurs ? Zuckerberg se servirait-il de Facebook comme d'un cheval de Troie au coeur de nos démocraties – quand on sait qu'il revendique sans état d'âme « la domination mondiale » ? Ou tel un Frankenstein du XXIe siècle, a-t-il été dépassé par sa créature ?Daniel Ichbiah, grand spécialiste de la Silicon Valley et des nouvelles technologies, a recoupé les témoignages de proches, retranscrit les messages privés et les réunions en huis clos, récolté des milliers d'informations, pour délivrer la seule biographie complète et actualisée sur un mythe vivant.
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    My autobiography
    (Penguin Classics, 2003-04-24) Charlie Chaplin
    The life of the silent film and comedy icon, in his own words—“the best autobiography every ever written by an actor . . . an astonishing work” (Chicago Tribune) Take an unforgettable journey with the man George Bernard Shaw called “the only genius to come out of the movie industry” as he moves from his impoverished South London childhood to the heights of Hollywood wealth and fame; from the McCarthy-era investigations to his founding of United Artists to his “reverse migration” back to Europe. Charlie Chaplin’s heartfelt and hilarious autobiography—one of the very first celebrity memoirs—tells the story of his life, showcasing all the charms, peculiarities and deeply-held beliefs that made him such an endearing and lasting character. Re-issued as part of Melville House’s Neversink Library, My Autobiography offers dedicated Chaplin fans and casual admirers alike an astonishing glimpse into the heart and the mind of Hollywood’s original genius maverick.