Our cultures have opposed us. It becomes vital that they reconcile.
Pierre Alain Lemaître had an unconventional career path and astonishing life story. He has held a dozen different jobs over the years. Starting out as a professional musician, he went on to work as a psychologist, conducted sociological researches, lead reorganizations related to computerization, developed improvements of service quality, and even serve as an expert in the detection and prevention of financial fraud. Tireless globetrotter with a keen interest in the cultures of peoples Pierre Alain Lemaître designed and implemented professional training programs in some thirty countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. His adventures have been truly extraordinary. He taught at international graduate schools and universities, all over the world, sailed across the Atlantic… and led a nonprofit organization that enabled hundreds of women in India to earn a living from the embroidery they created.
Pierre Alain Lemaître has just published his seventeenth book, *Maintaining Peace?*, a fiction novel that is both dark and hopeful: On a planet of the future, conflicts are escalating between industrialized societies with declining populations and poor countries, whose young people are willing to do anything to escape poverty, but run into borders and rejection. The elders -some of whom hold political power- turn a blind eye. Yet a group of young people from different backgrounds and with different beliefs -Sophia, Linda, Terry, Mohan, and their friends- refuse to give up and are doing everything they can to curb the escalating violence and establish harmony and lasting peace.
Previously, Pierre Alain Lemaître published « Une vie de Baby-Boomer », relating his astonishing life. He had many difficulties to overcome and extraordinary adventures. This book shares with readers the lessons Pierre Alain Lemaître learned from his experiences. Its end describe his critical reflections on what the baby boomers brought and the problems they leaved for future generations.
In 2023, “Rencontrer les Autres… cultures autour du monde” by Pierre Alain Lemaître, recounts numerous anecdotes revealing the surprising perceptions, beliefs, and customs he observed while working and living in some thirty countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Pierre Alain Lemaître also published, in 2023, “Une veillée de récits magiques” (A Gathering of Magical Tales) where nineteen fictions told by people of diverse backgrounds tell short stories of strange powers that accomplish impossible, unimaginable feats. Each story reflects, in its own way, the challenges of our time.
In 2020, Pierre Alain Lemaître wrote “Dépasser les antagonismes interculturels, un défi vital pour le monde”, a sociological, economic, and political essay that demonstrates that cultures must evolve, for today humanity faces vital demographic, ecological, and economic threats that are so complex that people will have to join forces -and thus come to an understanding- to overcome them… This not impossible, because, if the cultures solidify and ultimately pit nations against one another, they are also evolving, as they reflect how peoples adapt to their living conditions. »