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La dispute entre Weston Lockwood et moi a commencé à l'autel. Si ce n'est qu'aucun de nous n'a assisté au mariage en question et que les noces ont eu lieu plusieurs décennies avant nos naissances respectives. Nos grands-pères étaient meilleurs amis et associés d'affaires, du moins jusqu'au mariage de mon grand-père... quand sa future femme lui a annoncé qu'elle ne pouvait pas l'épouser parce qu'elle était amoureuse du grand-père de Weston. Les deux hommes ont passé des années à se battre pour Grace Copeland, qui n'était autre que leur troisième associée d'affaires.

Burning down the lab will do that. But every cloud has a silver lining, and after being let go from his most recent job for unsanctioned experiments, Alph is given the chance to blow off a little steam with a cutting edge new game that isn’t even out of beta. It's called Nova Terra.

Imagine a world without bees, butterflies, and flowering plants. That was Earth 125 million years ago. Turn back the clock 400 million years, and there were no trees. At 450 million years in the past, even the earliest insects had not yet developed. And looking back 500 million years, the land was devoid of life, which at that time flourished in a profusion of strange forms in the oceans. These and other major turning points are the amazing story of evolution.

In The Precipice, Noam Chomsky sheds light into the phenomenon of Trumpism, exposes the catastrophic nature and impact of Trump's policies on people, the environment, and the planet as a whole, and captures the dynamics of the brutal class warfare launched by the masters of capital to maintain and even enhance the features of a dog-eat-dog society to the unprecedented mobilization of millions of people against neoliberal capitalism, racism, and police violence.

Offering a new view of one of America's most important, infamously strained, and widely misunderstood relationships of the postwar era, this book tells the history of America and Iran from the time the last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was placed on the throne in 1941 to the 1979 revolution that brought the present Islamist government to power.

“Between Heaven and Mirth will make any reader smile. . . . Father Martin reminds us that happiness is the good God’s own goal for us.” —Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York From one of America’s most beloved spiritual leaders and the New York Times bestselling author of The...

À quinze ans, Martin Larocque savait ce qu'il voulait faire dans la vie : être papa. Fier «propriétaire» de trois garçons, et ayant acquis une importante connaissance sur la parentalité, il propose une réflexion décomplexante sur l'éducation des enfants parce que, dans ce magnifique univers de parents, si vous essayez d'être comme tout le monde et de faire «comme il faut», vous ne saurez jamais à quel point vous êtes un bon parent ! Ce livre offre un discours rafraîchissant et déculpabilisant sur la parentalité qui fera un grand bien aux lecteurs.

Far from being a 12-step program - this is the un-program in 12 sections - Lizards Eat Butterflies deconstructs the myths that trap us into victimhood, isolation, and futility. Having traveled the world for three decades of work and with the worldwide film success of Future Dreaming, along with many lectures and workshops, he weaves the narrative of this book to create a tapestry of provoking, thoughtful, and considered reexaminations of our dominant myths and perspective impairments.

La pleine conscience : arrêter le monde et vivre le moment présent - la capacité de profiter activement d'un seul instant avec tous ses sens et de ressentir consciemment les émotions et les sentiments. Souhaitez-vous vous évader du quotidien pendant un court instant ? Souhaitez-vous faire de nouvelles expériences physiques en aiguisant vos sens ? Souhaitez-vous maîtriser le stress et être heureux ? Ce livre vous montre comment y parvenir ! Dans notre vie quotidienne actuelle le stress règne en maître.

John Ratey, best-selling author and clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, lucidly explains the human brain's workings, and paves the way for a better understanding of how the brain affects who we are. Ratey provides insight into the basic structure and chemistry of the brain, and demonstrates how its systems shape our perceptions, emotions, and behavior. By giving us a greater understanding of how the brain responds to the guidance of its user, he provides us with knowledge that can enable us to improve our lives.

Joey "Crazy Joe" Gallo and his President Street mob waged a deadly Mafia civil war with the Colombo crime family, and in particular, Carmine "the Snake" Persico. And on that fateful night of April 7, 1972, in a Little Italy restaurant, Gallo was assassinated...by Carmine "Sonny" DiBiasi. This is the true story of who really whacked "Crazy Joe" Gallo on that fateful night of April 7, 1972.

The father of the ancient alien theory with more than 65 million books sold reveals everything he has withheld for years. In all his years of service, why didn't Erich von Däniken ever doubt his theory that inhabitants of other planets had come into contact with humanity ages ago, and that they still observe us today? In this audiobook, the now 81-year-old presents selected eyewitnesses and insiders for the first time, reveals secrets and stories that he has hitherto kept private, and presents reports and revelations that leave one speechless!

Oliver Scott is the reclusive genius and trillionaire behind countless world-changing breakthroughs. How does he innovate at such a furious pace? While most hail him as a savior, what if he's actually the most dangerous tyrant humanity has ever seen? A man who will stop at nothing to gain absolute power.

Death was all he deserved . . . until it wasn't. No sooner than I step out of sight of Death, and what our deal has wrought, do I regret the words I've spoken. My heart aches from the harshness of my tongue, and I wonder if I have made a grave mistake. And yet, I do not turn back. No. Instead, I harden my heart against these thoughts. Against my feelings. Sealing my fate with yet another mistake borne of disobedience . . . not only to my mother's dying wish, but to the true desires of my soul. A fate that will force me to my very knees to save the ones I love. To save him. To save . . . us.

The thrilling novel that launched #1 New York Times bestseller Jeffrey Archer's career, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less. THE SWINDLE IS INGENIOUS The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common...

In 1969, a rumor erupted that Paul McCartney, “the cute Beatle”, had been replaced. Generations later, we see that the Beatles spent hundreds of hours making “Paul is Dead” clues but were required to deny it. What if “Billy Shears” really had replaced Paul and still plays that role today? How would he explain taking over the band? The memoirs, from Billy Shears’ perspective, reveals his conflict with John but also his delight in working with “Fifth Beatle” George Martin.

Join America's favorite doctor, Andrew Weil, M.D., and fellow physician Martin Rossman on an introduction to the far-reaching effects of imagery and visualization on one's physical, mental, and emotional health. Dr. Weil introduces the topic, shares his own experience with visualization, and reveals the results of current research on how the practice of imagery directly influences one's well-being.

Snemand bor alene i et træ og kæmper for at overleve den dræbervirus, som har efterladt jorden fuld af vraggods, affald og lumske rovdyr. Hans eneste selskab er crakerne, gensplejsede, menneskelignende væsner, som han har reddet fra katastrofen. Men der var engang, da Snemand ikke var Snemand. I stedet hed han Jimmy. En lidt forsømt og ensom dreng, der boede med sine forældre i et beskyttet og gennemkontrolleret samfund, hvor faderen var genforsker.

C'est une maison dans laquelle les femmes ne se sont jamais senties bien, les familles n'y sont jamais restées longtemps. Une médium dit même y avoir perçu une sensation d'étouffement. Pendant des travaux de modernisation, le mur de la cave s'écroule et un corps apparaît. Konrad enquête et met au jour des mystères anciens. Dans le même temps il presse la police d'élucider le meurtre de son père mais il a oublié qu'à l'époque, l'enfant qu'il était avait menti, et il se retrouve soupçonné.

Un manuscrit ancien traverse le temps, unissant le passé, le présent et l’avenir de l’humanité. Véritable déclaration d’amour aux livres, aux lecteurs et aux bibliothèques, La Cité des nuages et des oiseaux a été nommé Grand prix de la littérature américaine en 2022.