Used book – Une marche dans le siècle, Jean-Marie Cavada

He should never have survived the hardships of his childhood. But today he sits in the European Parliament, after having accomplished one of the most exemplary and diverse careers in French radio and television.

How did this seemingly miraculous event come to pass? That is what this book recounts. If an unfailing energy had not guided Jean-Marie Cavada's entire life, one could have spoken of a fairy tale. An orphan of public assistance, taken in by a farming family in the Vosges, at 8 he herded cows, at 25 he was a journalist at Radio France's Strasbourg station, at 35 he headed the editorial staff of Antenne 2, at 55 he was CEO of France 5, then of Radio France. Today, at 65, he is a Member of the European Parliament. In between, he hosted one of the most famous shows in the history of French television for over thirteen years. Tomorrow, where will this eternal young man be, who retains his passions and combativeness intact, and who is as reluctant to use the word "power" as a noun as he is fond of it as a verb?

The reader will discover the journey of a man who dedicated his life to better understanding the world in order to transmit to others his own thirst for knowledge and his most diverse questions. The result: a "walk through the century" that is doubly exemplary. Firstly, because it proves that nothing is impossible for those who wish to undertake and desire to make things happen. Secondly, because it constitutes the vibrant tribute of a man who does not hesitate to affirm that he owes everything to the Republican school, to a system that establishes equal opportunities and gives everyone the means to succeed in life. A beautiful lesson in humanism, given by one who does not hesitate to write: "I have never had ambition, I have had worse: the pride of doing well what I had to do."