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Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories and practices not only his native Hinduism but also Christianity and Islam. When Pi is 16, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship along with their zoo animals bound for new homes. The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parker, a 450 pound Bengal tiger.

Here are four unforgettable stories by Yann Martel, the New York Times best-selling author of Life of Pi. In the exquisite title novella, a very young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, set against the yearly march of the 20th century.

One boy, one boat, one tiger.... British comedian, actor and broadcaster Sanjeev Bhaskar, OBE performs this brilliant edition of a work of fiction that is loved by fans around the world. After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a 16 year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orangutan - and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for an extraordinary adventure.

In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomás discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artifact that - if he can find it - would redefine history. Traveling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles, he sets out in search of this strange treasure. Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie finds himself at the center of a mystery of his own and drawn into the consequences of Tomás' quest.

When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey named Beatrice and Virgil and the epic journey they undertake together.

After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a 16-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orangutan - and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and beloved works of fiction in recent years.

D'où vient l'intelligence ? Est-elle une exclusivité humaine ? Les machines peuvent-elles nous dépasser ? Elle a émergé avec la vie, s'est développée au fil de l'évolution, s'est magnifiée avec l'espèce humaine... Grâce à cette mystérieuse intelligence, nous avons tout inventé : l'outil, le langage, l'écriture, l'éducation, la science, et la faculté de nous interroger sur le monde. Aujourd'hui, cette belle histoire connaît une révolution sans précédent. Pour la première fois, le cerveau humain peut visualiser son propre fonctionnement.

Dialogues on Revelation with John the Apostle presents an imagined dialogue between the author and John the apostle, who just received a revelation from the Lord Jesus. Is it possible to know what John might have answered to some of our questions about the book of Revelation? It is possible since we have John’s Gospel, three of his epistles, and the Old and New Testaments. Would we receive the answers from John that we hope for or expect? Would we want more answers or different answers? I don’t doubt that this will be the case, for, as the apostle Paul exclaims, “Oh the depth of the ...

Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning novel “Life of Pi” has been adapted into a Tony award-winning play that’s on stage now in Toronto. The bestselling Canadian author joins Tom to reflect on how the story came to be, his discovery about art and religion that brought him “back to life,” and why he wants to push you to be a bit less reasonable.

Réinitialisez votre cerveau minceur ! Comme la majeure partie des candidats à l'amincissement, vous êtes sans doute persuadé(e) que mincir revient seulement à perdre du poids " dans votre corps ". Pourtant, les recherches les plus récentes en neuro-sciences appliquées prouvent qu'il n'en est rien. Vous allez découvrir que le contrôle durable de votre poids implique la globalité de votre être : meilleure gestion du stress, de la respiration, des émotions et des pensées.

This book helps readers develop the discipline of coming each day before the Lord in a quiet place for the renewal of their faith, hope, and love through the Lord Jesus. Drawing its title from Psalm 95.2 (“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving”), it contains readings for 365 days of the year, divided into 52 sections (weeks). Each day’s reading includes a scripture from the Psalms or the Sermon on the Mount, focus on a specific topic, a discussion of its meaning, and a prayer. The topics addressed include “Trusting God”, “Nations”, “Parents”, “Babies and ...

When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist; it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey - named Beatrice and Virgil - and the epic journey they undertake together.

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Genug von oberflächlicher Spiritualität, die nur inspiriert statt transformiert? Hier erhältst du wöchentlich ungefilterte Einblicke von einem Insider, der nach 10 Jahren mit den spirituellen Ikonen unserer Zeit erstmalig ihre und seine Geheimnisse verrät: ✨ Warum funktioniert es bei ANDEREN, aber bei MIR NICHT? ✨ Wie kann ich das LEBEN, was ich alles gelesen & gehört habe? ✨ Wie kann ich meine lichtvollen GABEN mit der Welt teilen UND davon leben? Jetzt abonnieren oder weiter stagnieren. 😜 Zu deinem Host: Yann Sura wurde mit 14 Jahren Vize-Weltmeister im «Becherstapeln». - ...

Bienvenue dans "Aura : des trajectoires qui inspirent", le podcast qui met en lumière des parcours uniques pour t’aider à trouver ta propre voie. Je suis Yann Dos Santos, diplômé d'expertise-comptable et passionné par celles et ceux qui osent tracer leur propre chemin, parfois loin des sentiers battus. Mon objectif ? Vous offrir des témoignages authentiques de personnes qui, grâce à leurs choix, leurs défis et leurs victoires, ont su se démarquer et laisser une trace. Nos invités ont un point commun : ils ont chacun su se démarquer grâce à une histoire, un choix ou une ...

Yann is an Air Force veteran that worked 15 years on Wall Street as an investment banker. He has raised up to $100 million in his career for well-known publicly traded companies that were once private. He is a board member for multiple start-ups. On several occasions, he was shown on CNBC and Fox business ringing the bell with his team. He works with high net worth individuals to grow their retirement by protecting them from market crashes; taxes, and inflation. www.yannfaho.com

With this highly anticipated new audiobook, the author of the best-selling Life of Pi returns to the storytelling power and luminous wisdom of his master novel. The High Mountains of Portugal is a suspenseful, mesmerising story of a great quest for meaning, told in three intersecting narratives that touch the lives of three different people and their families, and taking us on an extraordinary journey through the last century.

C’est un homme qui marche entre les colonnes du temps avec une assurance sereine, sans précipitation mais sans jamais perdre le rythme. Yann Rolland, on le croirait façonné comme une pierre précieuse, mêlant solidité et lumière. Comprenant qu'il faut passer de la muraille au vitrail. Son regard, où danse une étincelle d’intuition, laisse deviner un esprit vif et toujours en mouvement, cherchant à capter ce qui dépasse le tangible : le sens, le durable, l’essentiel. Dans ses gestes et ses choix, on trouve une pudeur élégante, presque désarmante, comme s’il fuyait les ...

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 130,000 book lovers each year.

Tennis and junior sports with Tennis Central's Yann Auzoux and Michael Augsberger. Yann is a former Davis Cup player with thirty years' coaching experience at the ATP, college, and junior levels.