Andrew Cohen
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The story of the bold voyage of HMS Investigator and the modern-day discovery of its wreck by Parks Canada's underwater archaeologists. When Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic in the 1840s, the British Admiralty launched the largest rescue mission in its history. Among the search vessels was HMS Investigator, which left England in 1850 under the command of Captain Robert McClure. While the ambitious McClure never found Franklin, he and his...
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L'histoire de l'équipée du HMS Investigator et de la récente découverte de son épave par une équipe d'archéologues subaquatiques de Parcs Canada. En 1850, le capitaine Robert McClure et l'équipage du HMS Investigator furent dépêchés à la recherche de survivants de l'expédition de sir John Franklin partie cinq ans plus tôt. Ils ne parvinrent pas à retrouver les navires perdus, mais réussirent à identifier la dernière portion du passage...
3) The Universe
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Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that's barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And, there are more stars in the Universe than grains of...
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Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller
Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future?
Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the very nature of ourselves and the Universe in which we live.
Through the endless leaps of human minds, it explores the extraordinary depth of our knowledge today and where our curiosity may lead us in the future. With groundbreaking insight...
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Most of us have had at least one profound spiritual experience. But have these experiences changed our lives so that our behavior is more moral, more kind, less neurotic, and less narcissistic? Teacher Andrew Cohen says, "Over the years I've realized the experiences we have are a lot less important than our behavior . . . what really matters most has to do with what is motivating us to act in the way we do.