Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 On a trip in British Columbia in 2015, I was with my mom when she had a stroke. I was among the last ones back to camp. I had to call my cousin Nathan, who was my emergency contact, and inform him about my mom. #2 I was to remain with my friends on the river for one more night, and then set out as we had originally planned. I would travel to Wrangell, Alaska, and then fly to Seattle. Nathan would book the flights. If all went as planned, I would be in Ottawa in 36 hours. #3 I was late to the airport, and when I arrived in Seattle, I broke down crying in the check-in line. I was trying to make the most dreaded moment real. I was flying towards it at 500 miles an hour. #4 My mother had a stroke in her brain stem, which controlled many of her vital life-giving functions, and there was no possibility of repair or recovery. She would never wake up, and she would never breathe on her own again.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Earth is old, and it is a curious fact that the lifespan of the Earth is easier to understand than our own. The properties of the star that warms it are easily determined by the astronomers. Our star is a main sequence star, and it has been warming up for the past few million years, threatening life on Earth. #2 The Earth is getting older and more fragile, and it is only Earth that has incubated a creature capable of knowing the cosmos. But the existence of that creature is imperilled. We are unique, privileged beings, and we should cherish every moment of our awareness. #3 The threat of human extinction is always imminent. We are very fragile understanders, and we precariously cling to Earth, our only home. Asteroid strikes could destroy the biosphere on which we depend, just as one seems to have ended the reign of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. #4 The idea that Mars could be a refuge for humanity if our life on Earth was in danger of being terminated is extremely strange. The assumption is that the surface of Mars is not so different from that of the Saharan or Australian deserts, and that all we would need to do is drill down to an aquifer.

J'ai été témoin d'un crime. L'affaire a fait beaucoup de bruit à l'époque où elle a été découverte. « Le mystère de la troisième blessure » a intrigué les foules. Il n'a d'ailleurs jamais été éclairci. Nous sommes deux à connaître le mot de l'énigme : moi et mon vieil ami Jules TROUFFLARD, commissaire de la Brigade Mobile... et bientôt, vous !

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