These eight stories by leading 20th century French writers offer fascinating insights into French life & literature & are accompanied by a parallel English text making them valuable for both French & English language students. Among the diverse & entertaining stories in the collection are the wistful masterpiece Green Tobacco" by Clair Sainte-Soline; the exuberant tale of " The Ants" by the post-war king of cafe society Boris Vian & a suspense in the nineteenth-century erotic tradition from Andre de Mandiargues." ...

From the bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible" Michio Kaku's " Parallel Worlds" takes us to the frontiers of scientific knowledge to explain the extraordinary nature
- & future
- of our universe. Imagine a future where we are not alone
- where our universe is just one of countless parallel worlds some strangely familiar some almost unimaginable. & that when planet earth finally runs down to a cold dark wasteland we will be able to escape into these new worlds & start again. Michio Kaku's thrilling guide to the galaxy shows us how it could happen sooner than we think
- & the future for intelligent life is one of endless possibilities. " This book is absolutely impossible to put down.. .if & when we do find out what the universe is & how it was created it's going to be absolutely mind-blowing". (" Independent on Sunday"). " One of the gurus of modern physics". (" Financial Times"). " An exhilarating read.. .nobody who reads this book can be anything less than amazed by the possibilities it presents". (" Scotland on Sunday"). " The journey he takes the reader on is so picturesque & the conclusions so startling that you are gripped". (" Sunday Telegraph"). Michio Kaku is a leading theoretical physicist & one of the founders of string theory widely regarded as the strongest candidate for the 'theory of everything'. He is also one of the most gifted popularizers of science of his generation. His books published by Penguin include " Parallel Worlds" " The Physics of the Future" & " The Physics of the Impossible". He holds the Henry Semat Professorship in Theoretical Physics at the City University of New York where he has taught for over twenty-five years."



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Israeli Daniel Barenboim one of the finest musicians of our times & Palestinian Edward Said eminent literary critic & leading expert on the Middle East have been close friends for years. Parallels & Paradoxes" is a series of discussions between the two friends about music politics literature & society Barenboim & Said talk about among other subjects the differences between writing prose & music; the compromising politician versus the uncompromising artist; Beethoven as the ultimate sonata composer; Wagner (Barenboim is considered by many to be the greatest living conductor of his work); great teachers; & the power of culture to transcend national differences. Illuminating & deeply moving " Parallels & Paradoxes" is an affectionate & impassioned exchange of ideas." ...

For much of the twentieth century polio inspired terror as the 'morning paralysis' which could break into any home & disable or kill a previously healthy person. The cruelty of the disease is epitomised by the iconic images of the crippled child & the iron lung. This story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling exciting & full of twists & pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine it was a battleground between good & bad science. Some research won Nobel Prizes; other work was flawed or fraudulent holding up progress & endangering patients' lives. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding & defeating polio exploring the profoundly moving experiences of victims alongside the medical & scientific landmarks in the history of the disease. ...

Around the world by ambulance. Paramedico is a brilliant collection of adventures by Australian paramedic Benjamin Gilmour as he works & volunteers on ambulances around the world. From England to Mexico & Iceland to Pakistan Gilmour takes us on an extraordinary thrill-ride with his wild coworkers. Along the way he learns a few things too & shows us not only how precious life truly is but how to passionately embrace it. Now an acclaimed feature-length documentary movie. ...

Few people have the opportunity to change the face of modern medicine. However Raymond Moody achieved precisely this with the publication in 1975 of Life After Life" which introduced the phrase 'near death experience' (NDE) into popular use. In that bestseller Dr. Moody researched what happens when we die including the amazing stories of those who have had out-of-body experiences & witnessed the afterlife for themselves. & he has remained at the forefront of investigations into the paranormal ever since. Now at long last he has decided to share his discoveries & the story of his own unusual life in this gripping account. Searingly honest & extremely engaging in " Paranormal" Dr. Moody recalls his pioneering research into NDEs reincarnation & ghosts. He also exorcises many of his own demons revealing the trials & tribulations that have beset him personally
- nearly driving him to suicide. The autobiography of a truly extraordinary life " Paranormal" makes for compulsive reading."
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The Paranormal Caught on Film" is a mysterious & mesmerizing collection of photographs depicting ghosts & other extraordinary phenomena from around the world. Believers will marvel at the range of unexplained activity captured on camera & sceptics will not be able to resist debating the provenance of these enigmatic images. Five chapters cover everything from the unfathomable to the downright spooky: mediums & spiritualists producing bizarre phenomena eery lights fogs & auras astonishing appearances levitating children & flying objects. Each compelling picture is accompanied by illuminating commentary from ghost expert & psychical investigator Dr Melvyn Willin." ...

Published in a handy A-Z format here you will find accounts of wellknown hauntings as well as many previously undiscovered paranormal locations in the North East of Engl&. The author also attempts to provide fresh knowledge & personal accounts of new & traditional stories. Join Darren Ritson on this ghostly tour of the area which is also illustrated with his own photographs. ...

Hit show Paranormal State" chronicles the extraordinary life of Ryan Buell & the other members of the Paranormal Research Society (PRS) as they seek to find the truth behind terrifying real life mysteries hauntings & ghosts. Stone-cold investigators of the supernatural & seekers of the unknown they have dedicated their lives to working beside countless amounts of families who seem to suffer from the effects of paranormal experiences. In this behind-the-scenes look Ryan takes readers inside the cases from the show. Revealing new facts & discussing never-before-seen cases " Paranormal State" explores the intriguing mysteries surrounding each case & the difficult decisions faced by Ryan & PRS in the field as well as their struggles with faith (their own & that of those theyre helping). Readers & die-hard fans will finally get to see how Ryan & PRS have evolved both from the beginning & through the advent of the show. Connecting the dots & finding out why these hauntings may occur in the first place Ryan & his team have saved families. " Paranormal State" is the official guide to their fascinating & frightening endeavours." ...

A fabulous collection of ghost hauntings in Suffolk from the infamous Black Dog of Bungay to the headless Anne Boleyn stalking visitors at Blickling Hall. The serene low-lying countryside of Suffolk with its scattered farms water-meadows & extensive coastline seems an unlikely area to be associated with ghosts & demons. Yet a motley array are said to haunt the region. The most famous is the Black Dog a spectral hound which in the year 1577 terrorised & killed parishioners in the churches of Bungay & Blythburgh & continues to exert a strong presence today. Other strange phenomena include phantom coaches rattling through the countryside at night drawn by spectral horses & driven by a headless coachman & the freshwater mermaids who lure young children to their deaths in pools & rivers. Tobias Gill the black drummer haunts the crossroads near Blythburgh where he was hanged for the murder of a servant girl & Mrs. Short the Queen of Hell can still raise the hairs on your neck if you wander in the region of Boulge Hall near Woodbridge. Famous characters such as Anne Boleyn Earl Hugh Bigod & St. Edmund add an additional lustre to folk tales of the area & strange happenings occur in many of the churchyards Suffolk having more churches per acre than almost any other county. This fascinating account of local sightings deals with all the traditional historical legends as well as modern day sightings & investigates their relevance & significance for the modern age. ...