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Join us on an extraordinary journey through the life of Brock Purdy, the rising star of the NFL whose inspiring story will leave you breathless and ready to conquer any obstacle in your path. In "Inspiring Journey of Brock Purdy," we delve into the remarkable rise of a football phenom who defied the odds, shattered records, and found love amidst the chaos of NFL glory. From his humble beginnings on the flag football fields to dominating the high school gridiron, Purdy's journey is a testament to the power of perseverance and the unwavering determination to chase one's dreams. Through the highs and lows of his college career at Iowa State University, Purdy emerged as a leader both on and off the field, guiding the Cyclones to unprecedented success and capturing the hearts of fans across the nation. But it was his journey to the NFL that truly tested Purdy's mettle, as he navigated the treacherous waters of the draft process and overcame doubts to seize his rightful place among football's elite. As Purdy's star continues to rise in the NFL, his journey serves as a beacon of hope for anyone facing adversity. From overcoming injuries to triumphing on football's biggest stage, Purdy's resilience and unwavering determination inspire us to believe that anything is possible. Are you ready to embark on this unforgettable journey? Order your copy of "Inspiring Journey Of Brock Purdy" today and experience the magic for yourself.

An inspirational and empowering coloring book for young boys, tweens, and teenage boys. Not only will this coloring book help your child relax and reduce stress, it will also help young boys, tweens, and teenage boys boost their confidence and self-esteem through positive affirmations.

How many things do you think in a day? And how many of those are things you've thought before? Science tells us that over the age of 23.5 our thoughts are increasingly skewed toward repetition, cliché and confirmation bias. This book contains over 1,800 poignant observations on the wonderful meaninglessness of existence. Whether it's cetacean sex toys, Tourette's-inflicted mimes, or the flavor profiles of flatulence from 16th century nobles, you'll increase the number of things you think in a given day by as much as 683%, making you a full 6.8 times as smart as you were before you began the book. So continue with your tedious quotidian existence, or pony up a few dollars and dive into a world of post-prandial suicide lobster bibs and sentient intestinal parasites. The choice is yours.

En 2094, la France est de plus en plus endettée, au point d'être obligée de vendre à l'étranger de vastes portions de son territoire, lequel subit un commencement de démembrement. La France au désespoir abandonne le pouvoir à un ministre, Michel Pertinax, qui modifie la Constitution afin d'avoir les pleins pouvoirs. Universitaire brillant, polyglotte, charismatique et beau comme Apollon, l'autocrate Pertinax est le clone idéalisé de l'ancien dictateur portugais, le professeur Salazar. Avec une fermeté brutale et sans faille, il rétablit l'ordre rapidement, ramenant la confiance dans le pays. Au début, il est très populaire. Mais, sombrant rapidement dans la toxicomanie, la paranoia et la mégalomanie, il en vient bientôt à imposer à ses concitoyens les lubies qui l'obsèdent, en particulier la lutte pour les économies d'énergie et l'élimination du dioxyde de carbone. Ainsi la population est contrainte de se nourrir de pommes de terre transgéniques riches en vitamines, et il impose d'éclairer les villes la nuit au moyen de vers luisants, pour économiser l'électricité, etc. Infectés par un nouveau virus de la grippe aviaire électronique, tous les ordinateurs du gouvernement tombent en panne. Pertinax ne peut plus payer ses fonctionnaires, ni son armée, ni sa police, ni percevoir les impôts ! Il appelle au secours l'Américain Jim Bates, le tout-puissant empereur des Logiciels, patron de la Société Macroshoot, qui rétablit la situation, moyennant un prix exorbitant. C'est alors qu'un épisode dramatique va survenir avec mort d'homme et aux conséquences considérables. Et c'est le début d'une intrigue policière passionnante, qui ne connaîtra sa solution qu'à la dernière ligne de ce roman.

"The stories in this collection are among the best science fiction. These are stories imbued with a rich intelligence and a deep sense of humanity. These are mature stories, tales of love and loss, of pleasure and pain. Cherish them." -- from the foreword by Stephen Baxter Parallax View showcases the previously unpublished novella 'In Transit', set in a future war-torn universe in which human expansion has come up against the implacable Kryte. Xeno-psychologist Abbott finds himself the guardian of a deadly Kryte on a mission to study it on his return to Earth. When they crash-land on the fortress planet of St Jerome, the Kryte prisoner turns the tables and takes Abbott into terrible custody. What follows is a terrifying journey across a hellish landscape towards a finale that might change the destiny of the Kryte and humanity, forever... Plus six other stories that examine the interface between human and alien - a parallax view from two of Britain's top science fiction writers, both shortlisted for the 2012 Philip K Dick Award. "Individually, Keith Brooke and Eric Brown purvey SF of the highest order: their stories have epic scope and a huge heart. The fusion of their talents is a sublime alchemy, a seamless pageant of humanity and wonder, eloquently expressed." --James Lovegrove "A stunning cluster of sf parables ... Brooke and Brown possess the world-building ability of Frank Herbert, the same capacity for extrapolation and black humour that marked Philip K Dick's work and a social conscience to rival that of Orwell's ...to view this book is to view science fiction at its very best." --Paul Kane, Terror Tales

When Salvageman Ed saves Ella Rodriguez from spider-drones on the pleasure planet of Sinclair's Landfall, he has no idea what he's letting himself in for. Ella is not at all what she seems, as he's soon about to find out. What follows, as the spider-drones and the Hayakawa Organisation chase Ed, Ella and engineer Karrie light-years across space, is a fast-paced adventure with Ed learning more about Ella - and about himself - than he ever expected. The Salvageman Ed series of linked stories - four of which appear here for the first time - combine action, humour and pathos, from the master of character-based adventure science fiction. "Eric Brown's modest, slightly retro, extremely charming and very human voice has been a distinctive, indeed unique, presence in British SF for many years. Here he offers another interlinked selection of stories which, as is typical of Eric Brown, manage to be small scale, close-up, and completely free of heroic posturing, in spite of the galactic scale of their setting. There is something restful about them, something comforting. Yet while they gently entertain, they also, very quietly, deal with big questions about identity, love, and the relationship between body and soul." Chris Beckett, Arthur C Clarke Award-winning author of Dark Eden "These stories demonstrate everything that Eric Brown excels at: intelligent high adventure in space featuring fully-rounded characters that the reader can instantly relate to, revelling in their evolving relationship as Ed and his crew are forced to contend with all that the author's vivid imagination throws at them. Wonderful stuff!" Ian Whates, author of The Noise Within

Épouse divorcée du roi de France Louis VII, Aliénor d'Aquitaine, alors âgée de 31 ans, se remarie avec le roi d'Angleterre Henry II Plantagenêt, d'onze ans son cadet. Le mariage de raison évolue vers une union passionnée et Aliénor donne huit enfants à Henry II. Mais le roi devient très vite infidèle ce qui rend Aliénor folle de jalousie. Elle dresse alors leurs fils Henry, Geoffroy, Richard et Jean contre leur père. Une guerre s'ensuit, à l'issue de laquelle, Henry II vainqueur fait jeter Aliénor dans une prison où elle séjournera pendant seize ans. Elle sera libérée en 1189 à la mort de Henry II. Leur fils Richard Coeur de Lion devient roi d'Angleterre, puis il part aux Croisades. Durant son absence, Aliénor assure avec talent la régence du royaume. L'empereur d'Allemagne Henri VI Hohenstauffen fait Richard prisonnier contre rançon. Alors âgée de 71 ans Aliénor se rend en Allemagne pour payer la rançon et ramener Richard en Angleterre. Aliénor se retire à l'Abbaye de Fontevraud, d'où elle assiste impuissante et désespérée à la mort de huit de ses enfants (sur les dix) et à l'écroulement de son empire angevin dont les possessions continentales (Aquitaine et Anjou) sont conquises et annexées au Royaume de France par Philippe-Auguste. C'est ainsi que le destin aura réduit à rien toute la vie de luttes et d'épreuves de cette reine indomptable et magnifique.

The Angels of Life and Death collects eleven science fiction stories from two times winner of the BSFA short story award, including one never before published. From cyberpunk visions of post-human futures to traditional tales of alien encounter and time travel, what connects these tales are Brown's storytelling ability and his concern for the human element. Whether he's writing about telepaths fleeing alien assassins on a vast spaceport city in the Bay of Bengal, or a woman reporter finding true love in the far, far future, Brown imbues his fictions with a concern for character and headlong narrative pace. "SF infused with a cosmopolitan and literary sensibility"-Paul McAuley "He is a masterful storyteller"-Strange Horizons "Eric Brown joins the ranks of Graham Joyce, Christopher Priest and Robert Holdstock as a master fabulist"-Paul di Filippo

Le présent drame évoque quelques aspects saillants de l'oeuvre et de la vie d'un médecin de la Renaissance, le docteur Paracelse, un homme douloureux et incompris qui fut un bienfaiteur de l'humanité. Tout entier consacré à la guérison de ses malades, fondateur de la médecine médicamenteuse, de la toxicologie et de la pharmacologie modernes, homme sans famille, sans femme, sans ami et sans foyer, Paracelse fut, sans doute par sa faute, partout un fugitif et un réprouvé, pour ne pas dire un paria, alors qu'il aurait pu devenir, comme son jeune confrère Ambroise Paré, le médecin et l'ami des grands de l'époque. L'un de ses biographes, le docteur René Allendy, devait écrire de lui en 1937: Il est de la race des êtres trop grands pour être compris et trop hautains pour être aimés de la foule, des êtres rares et précieux pourtant, dont l'exemple nous est une consolation d'appartenir à l'humanité misérable.

Over the course of a career spanning twenty five years, Eric Brown has written just a handful of horror and ghost stories - and all of them are collected here. They range from the gentle, psychological chiller "The House" to the more overtly fantastical horror of "Li Ketsuwan", from the contemporary science fiction of "The Memory of Joy" to the almost-mainstream of "The Man Who Never Read Novels". What they have in common is a concern for character and the need to tell a story. Ghostwriting is Eric brown at his humane and compelling best. "Irrespective of genre limitations Brown is a terrific storyteller as the present collection effectively proves... All in all an excellent collection of entertaining and well written dark fiction."-Hell Notes "British writing with a deft, understated touch: wonderful"-New Scientist "Eric Brown has an enviable talent for writing stories which are the essence of modern science fiction and yet show a passionate concern for the human predicament and human values"-Bob Shaw "SF infused with a cosmopolitan and literary sensibility"-Paul McAuley

Rites of Passage gathers four long stories, one of which is original to the collection. "Bartholomew Burns and the Brain Invaders" features a Victorian London facing the threat of alien invasion and the mysterious 'Guardian' who saves the day. "Guardians of the Phoenix" is set in a near-future, post-apocalyptic world where water is in short supply and roaming bands will do anything to obtain it, while "Sunworld" is about a strange world where the sun is fixed eternally overhead and Yarrek Merwell makes a discovery that will change everything. The longest story in the collection, "Beneath the Ancient Sun" has never appeared before and is set on a far-future Earth where giant crabs and a swollen sun threaten humanity's very existence. Eric Brown's stories combine memorable characters, fascinating settings, and a passionate concern for story-telling that has made this BSFA award-winning author one of the leaders of the field. "Brown sketches a complex world full of bitter idealists and fantastic landscapes where nothing is as it seems" Publishers Weekly "Eric Brown spins a terrific yarn" SFX "This is the rediscovery of wonder" Stephen Baxter on Helix "SF suffused with a cosmopolitan and literary sensibility" Paul McAuley "Brown's spectacular creativity creates a constantly compelling read" Kirkus Book Reviews

Henri, 33 ans, employé de banque, de taille médiocre, ni beau ni laid, plutôt falot et très timide, est à la recherche de l'âme soeur. Pour son malheur, il n'est attiré que par les femmes belles et brillantes, dont il lui est bien difficile d'envisager la conquête. Se méfiant des sites de rencontres sur internet, avec leurs arnaques à l'ukrainienne et autres, il décide de s'inscrire dans une agence matrimoniale. Ce qui lui vaut de faire la rencontre de deux femmes névrosées, l'une qui ne parle que de ses nombreux chats, et l'autre qui ne parle que de ses non moins nombreuses maladies. Henri, de plus en plus désenchanté, rumine ses déconvenues, quand il reçoit inopinément la visite de Francine, une jeune femme qu'il avait éconduite sans ménagements deux ans auparavant. Mais Francine a bien changé, au point d'être méconnaissable. Elle est devenue svelte, élégante, très soignée de sa personne. Des lentilles de contact ont remplacé ses grosses lunettes de myope, elle a fait refaire ses dents, épiler son visage, etc. Le papillon est sorti de sa chrysalide: Francine est très séduisante. Henri tombe sous son charme et entreprend de lui faire une cour pressante et passionnée...

This book speak to the reality of all people in many different aspects. From the dark side, to porn, to abuse, to adoption, to marriage, to the mental state of man these poems in this book will literally speak volumes to your situation and redirect your life to a greater purpose that will leave greater impacts in your circle of influence. Don't be scared to share your life experience because you will be amazed by who will read it and be transformed by it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Consacré à l'étude des idées en général, considérées dans une perspective contemporaine, le présent travail met un accent tout particulier sur les mythes, les idées reçues, le mensonge d'État, la publicité trompeuse, et le terrorisme des statistiques biaisées. Dans nos sociétés modernes, comme dans les anciennes d'ailleurs, l'homme surnage dans un océan d'erreurs (Goethe). L'auteur a classé les idées en grandes catégories, parmi lesquelles les idées négatives et destructives, sources d'aliénation et de souffrance et les idées-écrans, lesquelles, au contraire, sont source de quiétude, de bonheur et de paix sociale. Cet ouvrage est l'aboutissement d'un travail pluridisciplinaire approfondi, intéressant diverses branches du savoir: philosophie et philosophie des sciences, genèse et diffusion des idées et des mythes, moeurs contemporaines, psychologie et développement personnel, etc. .

Four humans crashland on a desolate, ice-bound world, one of thousands arranged in a vast spiral around its sun. They set off to discover a more habitable, Earth-like world and come across strange races of aliens, and life-threatening perils, on their way.

Graham Pilgrimm, a middle-aged, divorced and underachieving local government officer, inadvertently finds himself framed for murder by the seductive Frieda. This book tells the story of his fight to prove his innocence from the safety of an allotment shed, with the help of his well-meaning but largely inadequate male friends, his feisty daughter, a 'ghost' from his past, and an ambitious young reporter called Becky

The Spacetime Pit Plus Two collects three collaborative stories by two of science fiction's finest writers. Never before published in one volume, the triptych showcases the authors' ability to create narratives on a vast scale, and yet never to lose sight of the all-important human element.In the award-winning 'The Spacetime Pit', spacer Katerina Wake crash-lands on a primitive alien world and faces certain death unless she can harness her ingenuity, and technical know-how, to bend the destiny of an entire race to her will...'Green-Eyed Monster' follows Richard as he wakes up after a night on the tiles to find himself inhabiting the body of a toad - and that's just the start of his troubles... In 'Sunfly', Onara and her people live on a world very different from our own - a vast ribbon encircling a sun. But a change is coming to the land, a mysterious narrowing that threatens not only the stability of her world, but the very order of everything she has taken for granted."With every passing year, the oft-made remark that Baxter is Arthur C Clarke's heir seems more and more apt" - SFX"Eric Brown spins a terrific yarn" - SFX "There's real beauty and excitement to Baxter's writing" - Starburst"British writing with a deft, understated touch: wonderful" - New Scientist on Eric Brown

Philip K. Dick Award nominated writers Tony Ballantyne and Eric Brown bring together forty-two fantastical short-short stories, featuring new takes on every SF trope from alien invasion, robots, and time-travel, to stellar exploration, the future of computing, and the nature of the human soul.Tony Ballantyne is the author of the acclaimed Penrose hard SF novels, Twisted Metal and Blood and Iron, as well as the groundbreaking and surreal fantasy novels Dream London and Dream Paris. Eric Brown has written many SF and crime novels including The Kings of Eternity, Kethani, and The Serene Invasion. Together they are a hundred years old.

Award-winning author Eric Brown delivers a fabulous slice of planetary romance, traditional in style but wholly contemporary in its delivery.Former pilot and planetary pioneer Jonathan James is tempted out of retirement by an offer he can't refuse. It means going back to the one place he vowed never to return to: Arcturus Seven. A Closed Planet; a hothouse world where every plant and animal is hell-bent on killing and consuming you; the place that cost him the life of the only woman he has ever truly loved. Jonathan knows the wealthy tycoon seeking to recruit him cannot be trusted, but he has no choice. If he doesn't do it, someone else will, and Arcturus Seven has a secret, one which must never be disclosed, so Jonathan accepts the mission even though it means facing memories he has spent years denying. A sparkling tale of romance, intrigue, and adventure; comforting in its setting, brilliant in its execution.

December, 1956. Donald Langham's wife Maria Dupre receives a chilling invitation to attend a death at the home of artist Maxwell Falwell Fenton. Upon arrival, they meet five strangers who have also received numbered invitations. They all had a reason to hate Maxwell - including Maria. And then, someone starts picking off the six, one by one . . .