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Robert Lanza is one of the most respected scientists in the world — a US News & World Report cover story called him a “genius" and a “renegade thinker," even likening him to Einstein. Lanza has teamed with Bob Berman, the most widely read astronomer in the world, to produce Biocentrism, a revolutionary new view of the universe.Every now and then a simple yet radical idea shakes the very foundations of knowledge. The startling discovery that the world was not flat challenged and ult...

One of the most provocative science books ever published—"a feast of great thinking and writing about the most profound issues there are" (The New York Times Book Review)."Fiercely intelligent, beautifully written and engrossingly original." —The New York Times Book ReviewAre men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animaled...

Bonnie Rose faces a difficult future when she loses her job. She decides to handle her problems on her own, but finds that life is easier when she works with new friends.

Dans le nord de l’Ouganda, une unité spéciale des forces américaines est décimée par de paisibles villageois, soudain assoiffés de sang et animés d'une force surhumaine qui les rend insensibles à la douleur, aux blessures et à la peur. Seul le chef des opérations parvient à échapper, par miracle, à cette horde enragée…Le colonel Jon Smith, le microbiologiste de la très secrète unité Covert-One, est dépêché sur les lieux pour mener l’enquête et tenter de percer le mystère de ces atta...

Robert Ludlum & Kyle Mills, Het Ares akkoord Een Jon Smith Thriller 1 team, 1 missie, 1 kans om de wereld te redden. In Oeganda wordt een Special Forces-team kansloos verslagen door een groep boeren. Op videobeelden is te zien dat zij onnatuurlijk snel en sterk zijn, ongevoelig lijken voor pijn en geen angst kennen. Aan kolonel Jon Smith van Covert One de taak het incident te onderzoeken. Smith ontdekt al snel dat de groep opzettelijk geïnfecteerd is met een gemuteerde parasiet, een nieuw ...

Nathan Smith had done what he'd been asked to do. He had found a place where his failing community could find food, water, shelter and everything that they were currently lacking.Returning to his community with the news, however, was not quite the triumphant homecoming he had envisaged. Internal politics, petty-mindedness and the presence of those who had reason to hate him all conspired to sour his return.Others had plans for the community. Plans that didn't include him, or ...

Machines are designed to run constantly; people aren't. Our coping mechanisms are meditation apps, weekend breaks and annual holidays, but things soon revert. To prosper, we need a more sustainable approach - an ability to pause.Do Pause looks at the importance of this subtle yet powerful idea to communication, creativity, relationships - as well as our wellbeing and sanity. With practical tools to help you create new habits or make more significant lifestyle choices, you'...

Everly is ready to find a man, Jake is ready for anything but commitment. Throw in a couple of well-meaning matchmakers working behind the scenes to get them 'settled down' together? All the makings of a disaster, but let's take it one step further. Everly and Jake have met before.Once.Well...twice if you count the morning after...

'A groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be in a relationship.' – John Gray, PhD., bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from VenusAn insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers listeners a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections.Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking audiobook, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psycho...

This book is about the experiences of Solomon Earle who was a captain in the East India Company army. He left for India in 1768 and did not return to England for another eighteen years.Based on a brief account of Solomon’s experiences, published in the East India Military Calendar of 1824, he spent time in Bengal and Lucknow then took part in an epic march right across the peninsular of India to Surat. He then joined the siege of Ahmedabad and was appointed as Resident to the Mahar...

****WINNER** The British Science Fiction Association Best Non-Fiction 2020Are we doomed? Is an almighty power or an earth-shattering meteor waiting for us just around the corner?**In this thought-provoking book, Professor Adam Roberts explores our many different cultural visions of the end of the world - likely and unlikely, mundane and bizarre - and what they say about how we see ourselves and our societies. What is it is that we are really afraid of? An uncaring universe;...