Title : Robur the Conqueror - Jules Verne
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What a stir in Philadelphia! From the first hours, everyone knew what had happened the day before at the Weldon Institute meeting: the appearance of a mysterious character, a certain engineer named Robur – Robur-the-Conqueror! –, the fight he seemed to want to engage in against the balloonists, then his inexplicable disappearance. But it was another matter when the whole town learned that the club's president and secretary had also disappeared! It is aboard the Albatross, a prodigious flying machine, that we will find Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans. Kidnapped by Robur, they will, in spite of themselves, fly across the world and experience incredible adventures... But our two fierce enemies of "heavier-than-air" devices will not admit defeat and will do anything to escape... Robur-le-Conquérant is a premonitory novel in which Jules Verne envisages with remarkable precision and intelligence all the future possibilities of aviation.
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Title : The Good Pleasure - Françoise Giroud - book
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There are some sun-men you shouldn't love, especially when you're twenty. If you get too close, you burn; if you move away, you get cold.
The one from whom little Claire with the mauve eyes managed to tear herself away to escape the unacceptable, she believed, after ten years, to have forgotten him, although he had become the most important figure in the State. But now, because of her, he finds himself in danger of scandal. For there are letters that one should not write when preparing for a national destiny. And that one should not keep when receiving them from a public figure. Unless...
Stolen by a thief playing with fire, sought after by a sentimental minister, exploited by a shrewd journalist, this letter will end as it should have begun. But in the meantime, a man whose ambition makes him implacable and a woman whose love makes him irrepressible will have played a famous game against each other.
More than thirty years after its publication, Françoise Giroud's first novel has lost none of its flavor or its impertinence.
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Title : The Ridiculous Idea of Never Seeing You Again - Rosa Montero - book
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When Rosa discovers Marie Curie's diary, begun after the death of her husband Pierre, the words echo her own grief. Across time, both women experience the same inextricable pain in the face of inconceivable loss. Their voices blend to tell of the reconstruction. For life is so powerful that from the first moments of grief, it allows you to savor moments of joy.
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Title : In the Shadow of a Lily... - Mircea Eliade - book
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"Because I am not like the others, I am a foundling. I will not be just anyone, one day I will become very great, greater than Alexander of Macedon. One day, I will be the master of the world. I know it. That is why I do not do like the others. I sleep at night in the mountains and I am not afraid and I climb trees without the birds hearing me and one day I will be able to throw myself into the ravine without hurting myself." Five short stories that go from adolescence to old age, like a novel. Mircea Eliade's talent is rare. He knows how to mix the magic of myths with the contemporary history of Romania and Europe. Whether they meet a captain's daughter, a poet lieutenant or a stone soothsayer, his characters are on a quest: they seek their salvation through the Marvelous.
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Title : Tomorrow the Cats - Bernard Werber - book
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For us, only one story existed: that of humanity. But there was THE meeting. And they, the cats, changed our destiny forever.
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Title : Latest News from the Cosmos - Hubert Reeves - book
Summary : The universe is a vast laboratory open to the field of scientific analysis. Physics and astrophysics join forces to explore it. At temperatures of billions of degrees, matter and antimatter, quarks and gluons—along with other particles whose nature still eludes us—have played essential roles in the development of our universe. Subatomic phenomena, which took place during the "first" second, are reflected in the largest current structures of the universe. The accelerator allows us to simulate their past behavior, while the telescope shows us their outcome. Halfway between these "infinities," the human mind seeks to understand where it comes from. Its billions of neurons, born of cosmic evolution, are working to reconstruct its own history. Researchers, combining their knowledge, are delving ever deeper into the mysteries of the cosmos. The most recent results of this quest are presented in this book.
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Title : How I See the World - Albert Einstein - book
Summary : Who has never heard of Albert Einstein? Of his great discoveries? His genius was unanimously acclaimed, his name was placed on the same level as that of Descartes, Galileo or Newton. But it took the tragic appearance of Nazism, the Second World War and all its consequences to reveal, behind the great figure of the scientist, a man of exemplary humanity, a supporter of understanding between peoples, an attentive observer of the world. This work gives an account, from texts written between 1930 and 1935, of the major questions on which this solitary genius wished to explain himself publicly: pacifism, the fight against National Socialism, the defense of Judaism, religion and science, moral culture, education; and his admiration for some great personalities, such as Hendrik A. Lorentz, George B. Shaw, Bertrand Russell. It also deals with major scientific problems, including the theory of special and general relativity, Newton's mechanics, the influence of Maxwell... All subjects which lead Einstein to question scientific truth and the responsibilities of the scientist in the face of history.
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Title : A Brief History of Time, from the Big Bang to Black Holes - Stephen William Hawking - book
Summary : Stephen Hawking is universally recognized as one of the greatest cosmologists of our time and one of the most brilliant physicists since Einstein. A successor to Newton, he holds the Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge University and is famous for his work on the origins of the Universe. A Brief History of Time is the first book he decided to write for the non-specialist. In it, he sets out, in simple and accessible language, the most recent developments in astrophysics concerning the nature of time and the world. Tracing the great theories of the cosmos, from Galileo and Newton to Einstein and Poincaré, recounting the final discoveries of space, explaining the nature of black holes, he then proposes to take up the greatest challenge of modern science: the search for a unitary theory combining and unifying general relativity and quantum mechanics.
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Title : An Unexpected Gift - Françoise Bourdin - book
Summary : For Louise, Christmas will have a special flavor: it's the first time she's spent alone with Florent, her ten-year-old son, since her divorce. And the young boy, in fact, decides to offer his mother an unforgettable moment of celebration. Taking advantage of a moment of inattention, he goes alone into the forest in search of a Christmas tree. But, surprised by the fog, Florent gets lost... Saved in extremis by a neighbor, he was taken home. Outside, a storm is brewing. And inside, New Year's Eve is likely to be much more eventful than expected...
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Title : So Far, So Close - Françoise Bourdin - book
Summary : Since he was a child, Lorenzo has had a passion for wild animals. Having become a veterinarian, he transformed the few dozen hectares of wasteland he inherited into an animal park. Preserving, safeguarding, and bringing his estate to life: this is now the sole purpose of his existence, devouring everything else. Including his relationship with Julia, with whom he still collaborates but no longer lives. When Benoît, a friend working in a reserve in Kenya, invites Lorenzo to spend a month there, he accepts. In the heart of Africa, he will be able to observe animals moving freely in their natural habitat. Entrusting the park's reindeer to Julia, who remains his best veterinarian, Lorenzo leaves, without suspecting that this trip could well change their story... "A novel full of adventure and thrills to be savored slowly." Maxi "Bourdin transported to Africa: it's well worth reading and rereading. As always, our most prolific author knows how to captivate us." Le Courrier Indépendant
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Title : Contact - Carl Sagan - book
Summary : The "Argus" project aims to listen to the stars in the hope of picking up a signal from space. No one believed it, except for a few scientists living in New Mexico. And then, one day, it happened! Computers recorded a rational message emitted from Vega, a distant star. At the heart of the project, Ellie Arroway - a young astronomer - throws herself headlong into deciphering this extraterrestrial message. These are the plans for a vehicle that, on December 31, 1999, will allow five people to be the heroes of an unprecedented human and scientific adventure. It took the talent and immense scientific culture of Carl Sagan - eminent NASA collaborator, Pulitzer Prize winner, professor of astronomy and space science, author of numerous publications, to make us imagine the unimaginable... Today it is a film by Robert Zemeckis with Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, John Hurt, James Wood and Angela Bassett.
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Title : The Mummy - Anne Rice - book
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Even though one may be immortal, one is still human. All too human... He was once the greatest of all the pharaohs. But, having drunk the Elixir of Life, he has now become Ramses the Damned. Resurrected in England at the turn of the century, he hides under the identity of Dr. Ramsey, a specialist in Egyptology, and soon falls in love with Julie, daughter of the archaeologist who discovered his tomb. But a love dating back thousands of years continues to haunt him and will drive him to commit an act that threatens his mortal friends with the most terrifying of dangers.
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Title : Haunted House - Shirley Jackson - book
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Built by a wealthy industrialist in the 19th century, Hill House is a labyrinthine, dark architectural monstrosity no longer inhabited by its owners. It is said to be haunted. Fascinated by paranormal phenomena, Doctor Montague wants to conduct an investigation and selects subjects likely to react to the supernatural. Thus, Eleanor arrives at Hill House with her companions. The experiment can begin. But behind the crooked walls, the house's ghosts keep watch and nightmares loom... Born exactly one hundred years ago, Shirley Jackson is considered the queen of the modern Gothic novel. She is also responsible for the wonderful "We Have Always Lived in the Castle," published in Rivages/Noir. "Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written." "Donna Tartt"
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Title : The Dune Cycle, Volume I - Dune - Frank Herbert - book
Summary : There is no planet in the entire Empire more inhospitable than Dune, with endless sands everywhere. Only one wealth: the spice of long life, born of the desert, which the entire universe buys at any price. A highly coveted wealth: when Leto Attreides receives Dune as his fiefdom, he smells a trap. He will need the Frement warriors who, taking refuge deep in the desert, have adopted a very hard life while preserving their freedom, their customs, and their mystical faith. They dream of the prophet who will proclaim holy war and, at the head of the death commandos, will change the course of history. However, the Reverend Mothers of the Bene Gesserit continue their millennia-old program of genetic selection; they want to create a man who will realize all the latent gifts of the species. Everything in this program is fertile, including its failures. Has the Fremen Messiah already been born in the Empire?
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Title : The Dune Cycle, Volume II - Frank Herbert - book
Summary : Paul Atreides has just turned fifteen. The Reverend Mothers are watching him: he comes from a selected lineage and has shown extraordinary gifts since childhood. Could he be the superman predicted by their genetic program? Leto, Paul's father, is related to the emperor; the latter gives him Dune, the sand planet, which produces the spice of long life. The Harkonnen, his old enemies, will set a fatal trap for him. Paul flees into the desert to the Fremen, these nomads hardened by hardship and sustained by a fierce faith. A faith that the young man will galvanize to prepare his revenge. But can destiny be fulfilled without a terrible carnage? The Reverend Mothers have been selecting lineages for millennia, and the impending chaos risks mixing all bloodlines in disorder. The Fremen Messiah, it is said, has the power to read the future. Will he have the power to avoid it? Frank Herbert (1920-1986) entered the legend with Dune, an immense fresco in which he brings to life an entire universe in the style of War and Peace, with a breath, a visionary breadth and an intimate communion with extraordinary characters that have fascinated generations of readers.
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Title : Dune Cycle, Volume 7, The House of Mothers - Frank Herbert - book
Summary : Dune is destroyed, vitrified, atomized. Furious hordes of Honored Matres sweep across the Empire, massacring everything in their path. Planets fall one after another. The Bene Gesserit remains the only organized force. What to do? Darwi Odrade, the Mother Superior, is counting heavily on Miles Teg, the ghola-child, descended from a famous warrior, but whose awakening promises to be tricky. Moreover, the solution may not lie in force of arms. An Honored Matre, Murbella, has defected to the Bene Gesserit. If she survives the Agony of the Spice, the forces of imbalance and balance, finally melded, could lead to the impossible union. Darwi Odrade proposes to negotiate. The Most Honored Matre accepts: she expects unconditional surrender. But the Mother Superior has a plan. She knows full well that the undertaking is extremely risky. If she were to succeed in bringing peace, it would provoke unbearable tensions and perhaps a new Dispersion. Nothing less.
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Title : The Dune Cycle, Volume 4 - Children of Dune - Frank Herbert - book
Summary : On Dune, the planet of sand, prophecies are being fulfilled: the desert is becoming a garden. As a result, giant worms are becoming scarce, and the Spice of Foresight is running low. All that remains of Muad'Dib's epic is a conquered empire, fallen warriors, priests tempted by theocracy. And the twins, Leto and Ghanima, who carry within them the memories of countless generations. Including, perhaps, the ancient Abomination feared by the Bene Gesserit sisters and ready to return from the genetic past to plunge the universe into nightmare. The dead dominate the living. Leto will have to face both in a merciless battle whose stakes are more than foresight, more than longevity: at least omnipotence, and perhaps immortality.
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Title : The Dune Cycle, Volume 5 - The God-Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert - book
Summary : Leto Atreides, the God-Emperor of Dune, is now a human-faced sandworm. Nearly invulnerable and immortal, he has glimpsed a terrible threat in the future: the extinction of the human species. To ward it off, he ruthlessly enforces his order, the Golden Path, throughout the human universe. The Empire has known thirty-five centuries of peace. The Guild and the Bene Gesserit have their hands tied: it is Leto who controls the last reserves of the indispensable spice on Dune. The Tleilaxu and the Ixians have not disarmed: the former regularly deliver to the emperor booby-trapped replicas of his faithful ghola, Duncan Idaho; the latter send him Hwi Noree, the perfect woman, born from a test tube and unwittingly charged with seducing and destroying him. Leto, through his prescience, sees a future in which he will be seduced; He also sees that to save humanity from death, he may have to sacrifice himself and the woman he loves, who awakens ancient memories. The God-Emperor of Dune is perhaps the most moving book in this unique series.
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Title : The Dune Cycle, Volume 3 - The Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert - book
Summary : Paul Atreides has triumphed over his enemies. In twelve years of holy war, his Fremen have conquered the universe. He has become Emperor Muad'Dib. Almost a god, since he sees the future. He knows his enemies. He knows when and how they will strike. They will try to take back the spice that gives prescience and perhaps unlock the secret of his power. He can thwart their plans. But he sees even further. He knows that all possible futures lead to disaster. He is haunted by the vision of his own death. What if he had only several suicides to choose from? What if he ruined his work by subduing his enemies? Perhaps for the prescient there is no other freedom than that of sacrifice.
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Title : The Dune Cycle, Volume 6 - The Heretics of Dune - Frank Herbert - book
Summary : Leo II, the Tyrant, the God-Emperor, has been dead for thousands of years, but his memory is still remembered. His disappearance led to a whirlwind of violence, the Great Famine, and the Dispersion of humanity across the universes. Yet these disorders ensured humanity's survival in accordance with the Tyrant's plans; and his Priests use them as arguments to justify their ambitions. But Reverend Mother Taraza knows well that power comes from the Spice, the source of prescience. Will the planet Dune, now Rakis, remain the center of all intrigues now that the Bene Tleilax have learned to produce the spice without the help of giant worms? The forces that measure themselves in the shadows are on the lookout for the slightest sign. However, signs appear where no one expected them. On Rakis, a young girl, almost a child, seems able to command the giant worms. Across the Empire, the Lost of the Great Scattering are beginning to return. What are they seeking? What are they fleeing?
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Title: Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Pyramid - G. Alessandrini - 1994 - book - comics
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Title : Les Bidochon - Volume 12 - Fluide Glacial - Viewers - Christian Binet - comic book
Summary : Discover the behind-the-scenes of the shows, and those of the stupid games. Channel faster than your shadow and clap the hit talk shows, in short, discover the wonderful world of the small screen thanks to the Bidochon viewers! And then, as Robert says, having won a second TV that he installed in the bedroom, which annoys Raymonde: "Happiness really comes down to very little things." BINET sets foot in the PAF this time, and it's not certain that he'll recover. An album to read urgently, with the TV on.
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Title : Tintin - We walked on the moon - Hergé - comic book
Summary : A sequel to Destination Moon, this album finds our heroes aboard the first lunar rocket. But the flight is far from easy: in addition to the unwitting presence of the Thompsons (which seriously limits oxygen reserves), saboteurs are also on board. Will the rocket return to Earth in time?
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