you open these handy books, you can not get away from them anymore"; The New York Times Book Review: "A collection that recalls nineteenth-century encyclopaedias, where intelligence went hand in hand with curiosity". The French news magazine L'Express: "Genuine monographs, published like art books, offered in pocket format and sold at an affordable price. [...] 'Découvertes' changed the face of encyclopaedism and art book, adapting the book to the era of 'zapping'." —a French bimonthly journal—referred to the collection as a "classic". It is also included by , a French weekly magazine, as one of six collections that marked the history of French publishing. Despite all the favours to its quality and attractive visual design, the collection suffers from a problem of identity in bookshops: where to put these books? With books for youth or books for adults? As pocket books or human science reference books? And opt for a thematic scattering on the shelves. Many booksellers renounce the displays that were exclusively reserved for "Découvertes" due to high competition. All the more so because a rather tight inventory management at Gallimard, the complete titles are never available at the same time, which is not appreciated by the customers. The problem of identification is also latent in print media, the journalists, even if they are personally delighted to receive the new titles from a press agent, would not be too enthusiastic about presenting a simple pocket book in their articles, even if it's a brand new title and not a reprint. List of English-translated volumes Documentary adaptation Documentary adaptations of "Découvertes Gallimard" started in 1997, the project is a co-production of Arte France and Trans Europe Film, and in collaboration with Éditions Gallimard. These 52-minute films are produced as part of The Human Adventure, a documentary television programme of Arte. Nine of them were directed by Jean-Claude Lubtchansky. List of documentary films: International editions See also For Dummies, a similar American series of introductory books. Que sais-je?, a similar series of introductory books published by the Presses Universitaires de France. Rough Guides, a similar British series of introductory books. Very Short Introductions, a similar series of introductory books published by the Oxford University Press. World of Art, an illustrated art encyclopaedia series published by Thames & Hudson. Notes References Sources In the beginning was the picture: NEW HORIZONS by Jim Davies at Eye Revelations in style: Gallimard's Découvertes series secures