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By David Dosa. 2010
« Sur la Côte Est des États-Unis, il est un établissement accueillant des patients en phase terminale qui compte un…
hôte un peu spécial : Oscar. Un chat on ne peut plus ordinaire. En apparence. Ce félin très indépendant est en effet doté d'un étrange talent... Les infirmiers et les médecins ont remarqué que, lorsqu'il se couche sur le lit d'un patient, celui-ci décède peu après. Si ce don a donné lieu à une nouvelle procédure (l'équipe médicale prévient la famille dès qu'Oscar s'endort au côté d'un malade), il a également suscité le débat chez les scientifiques. Comment expliquer une telle prescience ? David Dosa raconte ici l'histoire extraordinaire d'Oscar, en même temps que sa vie quotidienne au côté des personnes en fin de vie. » -- 4e de couvBy Geoffrey Wolff. 2010
Biography of sailor and adventurer Joshua Slocum (1844-1908), the first man to circumnavigate the globe solo. Discusses his years at…
sea, beginning at age sixteen; his marriage to a woman who shared his love of the seafaring life; and his famous 1895 voyage and subsequent book. 2010By Mark Pilkington. 2010
Journalist investigates the possibility that UFOs are real and concludes that U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies have promoted the idea,…
sometimes as a cover for clandestine operations. Suggests psychological, meteorological, and scientific explanations for other sightings. Some strong language. 2010By G. Seth Shostak. 2009
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) astronomer reflects on the history of humankind's search for life on other planets and moons…
and discusses the probability of discovering alien life via radio signals. Explains SETI's origins, mission, and work performing technical consultations for Hollywood. 2009By Susan Wels. 2009
Biography of the daring female pilot who vanished in 1937 while attempting to circle the globe. Describes her tomboy childhood,…
love of flying that began with her first lesson at age twenty-four, rise to fame, unconventional marriage to publisher George Palmer Putnam, and mysterious disappearance. 2009By France Gauthier. 2010
« C'est à titre de chroniqueuse à la populaire émission de télévision Claire Lamarche que France Gauthier a accepté en…
2002, non sans un scepticisme apparent, le mandat de tester les compétences d'une médium qui prétend pouvoir communiquer avec les morts. Bientôt convaincue d'avoir été mise en contact avec l'âme de son père, décédé dans des circonstances tragiques, l'auteure nous dévoile avec humour, sincérité et émotion son périple au coeur même de l'au-delà. Elle partage avec nous tantôt ses doutes, tantôt son étonnement, sans oublier les nombreux et stupéfiants hasards placés sur sa route qui, s'imbriquant les uns dans les autres, lui donnent la certitude qu'il existe bien une Vie après la mort. On ne meurt pas se révèle le captivant récit intime d'une aventure spirituelle, invitant le lecteur à se questionner sur la survie de l'âme et son évolution. Une histoire qui ne laissera personne indifférent. » -- 4e de couvBy Thor Heyerdahl. 2004
Recounts the 1947 voyage of six Norwegians who sailed from Peru to Tahiti on a balsa-log raft to test the…
author's theory that the original settlers of Polynesia were South Americans following Pacific Ocean currents. Describes the sailors' difficult, exhilarating, and ultimately successful one-hundred-one-day journey. Includes 2004 foreword. 1950By Mitch Horowitz. 2009
The author discusses the history of occultism in America and the emerging differences in practices from the Old World. Highlights…
the influence of Mother Ann and the Shaking Quakers in New York in 1776 and other notable spiritual leaders. Includes origins of the Ouija board, horoscopes, and more. 2009By Dorothy U. Seyler. 2015
Professor Dorothy U. Seyler recounts the life and work of William John Bankes, a scholar of language, history, and ancient…
Egypt. She discusses his many discoveries, such as the Egyptian King List, and his extensive work with the "lost" city of Petra. His personal troubles throughout this time are also examined. 2015By Gertrude Bell, Georgina Howell. 2015
Collection of letters and diary entries by an Englishwoman who traveled the Middle East and worked as an archaeologist, photographer,…
translator, and spy, and helped to establish the modern state of Iraq. Arranged in groups highlighting her various endeavors. Includes entries from the editor providing further background. 2015By Christopher S. Stewart. 2013
Journalist recounts his 2008 search for the lost city of Ciudad Blanca in Central America. Discusses studying the 1940 expedition…
journals of American spy Theodore Morde, who claimed to have found the city. Compares Morde's journey with his own. Young adult appeal. 2013Award-winning journalist examines the Golden Age of Piracy (1715-1725), when outlaws, defected sailors, privateers, and runaway slaves forged a republic…
in the Bahamas. Chronicles the lives of pirates Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy, Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch, and Charles Vane. Discusses British war hero Woodes Rogers's defeat of the pirate alliance. 2007By Bill Groneman. 2005
Alamo historian examines the myth and legend of David Crockett (1786-1836) to portray the real frontiersman from Tennessee. Discusses his…
character, reputation, and career in the U.S. Congress. Scrutinizes personal accounts and diaries for evidence of Crockett's heroism during the Mexican assault on the Alamo. 2005By Stephen T. Asma. 2009
Philosophy professor probes Western perceptions, phobias, and self-preservation instincts to examine the cultural and conceptual history of monsters. Describes strange…
animal encounters and manifestations in ancient and medieval times, and expounds on the biblical and scientific explanations of these creatures. Includes observations of humankind's psychological demons. 2009By Deepak Chopra. 2006
Doctor explores scientific discoveries and ancient religious traditions to address the subject of the afterlife. Posits that life and death…
are not separated by an impassable wall and that a person can shape what happens after death. 2006By Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler. 2006
A chronicle of explorer John Smith (1580-1631), who founded and led the Jamestown colony from 1607-1609. Uses Smith's writings, colonists'…
diaries, and archives to trace his adventures, including his arrival in the New World facing possible execution, and to demythologize his relationship with Pocahontas and portray wilderness life. 2006By James Lovelock. 2006
British scientist who originated the Gaia hypothesis that Earth is a superorganism assesses the impact of human activity on the…
planet. Lovelock supports a transition to nuclear energy and advocates preparation for inevitable climate and social changes in the twenty-first century as a result of global warming. 2006By Karl Fulves. 1979
Magic writer presents seemingly impossible but easy-to-perform mental feats that require little practice or supernormal dexterity. Includes instant ESP, mind…
reading with cards, mind-over-matter tricks, psychic secrets, book tests, and the use of confederates. 1979By Michael A Lofaro. 2003
Biography of early pioneer Daniel Boone (1734-1820), a central figure in the trans-Appalachian westward movement into Kentucky and beyond. Relates…
how Boone's trailblazing exploits spurred increasing settlements but left him restless to explore new wilderness. Also describes his dealings with the Indians and land speculation difficulties. Some violence. 2003By Iain McCalman. 2005
"Mozart en fit son Zarastro de La Flûte enchantée, Alexandre Dumas son Joseph Balsamo, Goethe son Faust. Catherine II le…
chassa de Russie, Napoléon le tenait pour responsable de la Révolution française, Casanova le faisait suivre, Louis XVI l'embastilla à la suite de l'affaire du Collier... Grand guérisseur mystique pour les uns, dangereux charlatan pour les autres, le destin de Cagliostro épousa et influença celui de l'Europe entière. L'historien Iain McCalman nous le conte à travers sept épisodes-clefs : le franc-maçon, le nécromancien, le chaman, le copte, le prophète, le rajeunisseur, l'hérétique. Adoré puis haï des plus grands souverains d'Europe, c'est finalement son rôle dans la secte des Illuminati qui le conduira à sa perte..." -- 4e de couv