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Gisela Kaplan & Lesley J. Rogers

Describes the remarkable world of birds and their multitude of behaviours.Why do pigeons bob their heads when they walk? Can talking parrots understand what they say? What do birds learn and remember?Birds is an unusual collection of curious facts about our feathered friends. It describes the fascinating behaviours and physiology of birds of all shapes and sizes - from the birds in our cities to the wild birds in rainforests and at sea shores, in deserts and plains. You'll learn how birds evolved and why some came to be flightless. You'll read of the wide diversity in bird courtship rituals and territorial displays. You'll discover the art of nest building and why some birds have such well-developed senses and memory. In short, Birds explains why these creatures do the things that they do, so you can more fully enjoy and understand the birds you see every day.Gisela Kaplan and Lesley Rogers, two leading researchers in animal behaviour, cover the latest findings in bird behaviour and tell stories of their personal encounters with birds throughout the world, collected in more than twenty years of research. Supplemented with arresting photographs, this is a marvellous companion for the curious birdwatcher, the serious student of biology and for any nature or bird lover.

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John Connolly

Young Samuel Johnson witnesses strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe. Can one small boy defeat evil and save the world as we know it?

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Ian Watson

He is a finical giant but the Sponsor wants more, he wants to become a super human, to be the modern-day Adam, father to a new generation of humans with heightened DNA. He had the viral injection to change himself, the will to do it, and now all he needs is an Eve to join him on his journey. He thinks he’s found the perfect match in Jean Sandra Norwich, a woman convinced she is trapped between the genes of her mother and daughter. The Sponsor offers her freedom and so much more, the chance to bet he mother of all Superbeings, but she will get more than she bargained for. CONVERTS is a masterpiece of science fiction and Ian Watson has superbly reworked Ovid’s METAMORPHOSES to create an extraordinary futuristic tale.

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Francine Pelletier

Julianne est chez son père qui est garde-forestier. En son absence, elle est responsable du poste de surveillance et, en plus, il pleut alors qu'elle voulait observer les étoiles. En colère, elle pianote sur le clavier du téléphone vidéo lorsqu'apparaît à l'écran un jeune homme triste et mal razé. La conversation s'engage : elle lui raconte sa vie, sa mauvaise humeur et sa passion, l'astronomie. L'image et le son se brouillent, puis disparaissent. En voulant entrer de nouveau en contact avec son interlocuteur, elle constate qu'elle était en communication avec Vincent Linden de Téléstar, le premier studio en orbite momentanément en difficulté. L'orage terminée, la sonnerie se fait entendre. L'animateur de la station spatiale (réparée) refait surface et l'invite à faire une chronique d'astronomie à son émission "cosmos en direct". Dans cinq minutes : "Standby"--Ce récit léger au personnage spontané est, en plus d'une bonne détente, une invitation à se pencher sur l'astronomie et à pratiquer l'observation des corps célestes.