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Après des années passées à étudier les arbres seule dans la forêt, la botaniste Pat Westerford découvre qu'il existe une forme de communication entre les arbres. Autour d'elle se nouent bientôt les destins de neuf personnes convergeant vers la Californie, où un séquoia est menacé de destruction. Un récit sur la crise écologique et sur l'égarement...

PLAYGROUND follows four lives ¿ a marine biologist, an artist, a schoolteacher, and an AI pioneer ¿ that intersect on an island in French Polynesia when it is chosen as a base for seasteading, humanity¿s next great adventure.Powers is the author of the bestselling Pulitzer Prize-winning novel THE OVERSTORY and the Booker-shortlisted BEWILDERMENT.Praise for Richard Powers:'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' GUARDIAN'Impressively precis...

Eine Insel. Vier Suchende. Verbunden durch das vielleicht letzte große Abenteuer der Menschheit. - Das fulminante Meisterwerk vom Pulitzer-Preisträger und Autor des Bestsellers »Die Wurzeln des Lebens« Auf Makatea, einem kleinen Inselatoll in Französisch-Polynesien, begegnen sich vier Menschen - eine Meeresbiologin, eine Künstlerin, ein Lehrer und ein KI-Pionier. Makatea soll die Basis für das nächste große Abenteuer der Menschheit werden. ...

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Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world's first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond ove...

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A magnificent, multifaceted novel about a supremely gifted -- and divided -- family, set against the backdrop of postwar America On Easter day, 1939, at Marian Anderson's epochal concert on the Washington Mall, David Strom, a German Jewish emigre scientist, meets Delia Daley, a young Philadelphia Negro studying to be a singer. Their mutual love of music draws them together, and--against all odds and better judgment--they marry. They vow to rai...

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Wie kann eine Familie in einer unberechenbaren Welt überleben, ohne zu zerbrechen? »Ein erschütterndes Meisterwerk« Beth Coates, Vintage Vater und Sohn allein: Der hochbegabte Robbie mit Asperger-Zügen kann den Tod der Mutter nicht verwinden. In der Schule unverstanden, will er die Mission seiner Mutter vollenden: Er malt Plakate, demonstriert auf den Stufen des Kapitols, um die Natur zu retten. Der verzweifelte junge Vater will ihm mit ...

Winner of the National Book AwardFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory and the Oprah's Book Club selection Bewilderment comes Richard Powers's The Echo Maker, a powerful novel about family and loss."Wise and elegant . . . The mysteries unfold so organically and stealthily that you are unaware of his machinations until they come to stunning fruition . . . Powers accomplishes something magnificent." -Colson Whitehead, The New Y...

• Discusses specific birdtalk techniques and offers insights into many species• Looks at the long-standing tradition of "avitherapy" throughout history and in literature and the arts• Explains how song-talk with birds restores peace, calms anxiety, and enhances healthFor decades Alan Powers has studied bird vocalizations, developing the remarkable ability to imitate birds' songs and get them to respond and even change tunes. Through his years ...

The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He's also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experi...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2021AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTIONAN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF SEPTEMBER 2021THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING, BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' Guardian'Impressively precise in i...

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