Alain: 2045 books

Une artiste-peintre est retrouvée étranglée dans son appartement. Le meurtrier, surpris par un couple de voisins, se cache in extremis dans la chambre de la victime. À l’arrivée des enquêteurs, il n’a plus le choix et saute du balcon au passage d’une benne à ordures. Le visage dissimulé...

A modern, authoritative anchoring guide for sailors and powerboaters A boat swinging safely at anchor can mark the relaxing conclusion to a great day of boating or the successful completion of an essential emergency measure, while failure to anchor properly can be frustrating, inconvenient,...

In Canada: A New Tax Haven, Alain Deneault traces Canada’s relationship with Commonwealth Caribbean nations back through the last half of the twentieth century, arguing that the involvement of Canadian financiers in establishing and maintaining Caribbean tax havens has predisposed Canada to become...

A short startup guide for those that know next to nothing about blogging. This manual will give an overview on large-scale concepts that the average non-blogger does not know but needs to understand in order to run a successful site.This manual is approximately 4,200 words.

Progress. It is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had an enduring belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations, and ideas, the human condition is improving. This process is supposedly accelerating as new technologies, individual...

A short guide on promotion strategies for those that know next to nothing about blogging. This manual will give an overview on large-scale concepts that the average non-blogger does not know but needs to understand in order to successfully promote a website.  This manual is approximately 5,000 words.

From the moment the first player steps onto the ice, every conceivable principle of science is in play. To understand hockey—fully understand it—Alain Haché argues that you must first learn how ice reacts to a passing blade, how the trajectory and aerodynamics of the puck affect its chances of...

Development Economics: theory and Practice provides students and practitioners with the perspectives and the tools they need to think analytically and critically about the current major economic development issues in the world. Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet identify seven key dimensions...

The inside story of decades of government interference in the work of our national public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada. Is there a quiet campaign to hamstring and silence the CBC? In Losing Our Voice Alain Saulnier, long-time head of news and public affairs at Radio-Canada, documents the decades...

Alain Houel vous ouvrira les portes de la sagesse via les connaissances transmises depuis des siècles oralement. On le connaît aussi sous le nom de « Traité de Melquisédec ». Ce livre est une pensée sur le sens que peut avoir la vie, le bonheur, la connaissance de soi. Pour éclairer...

Completely revised and updated, the third edition of this bestseller discusses the concept and ongoing development of using methanol and derived dimethyl ether as a transportation fuel, energy storage medium, and as a chemical raw material to replace fossil fuels. The contents have been expanded by...

Le Dimanche 24 août 1572, l'aube se lève mais les rues sombres du vieux Paris sont encore plongées dans un brouillard qu'illuminent les torches brandies par de mystérieux personnages sortis tout armés de dessous les pavés... Au signal convenu du premier coup de cloche de l'église Saint-Benoît...

Jack Forster est un homme tranquille. Sauf en état de choc. Car il devient alors John Wilcroft, pendu il y a un siècle, ou bien le jeune Jeremy, mort à l'âge de 12 ans. Ou encore le sorcier Jeffrey Hunter, disparu deux siècles plus tôt. Mais qui êtes-vous vraiment, Monsieur Forster ?

Quand l'Humanité tente de survivre dans un monde de cendres? Une grande saga de S-F., à la croisée de Starship Troopers et de La Planète des Singes. Les Drachs ont débarqué un jour sur Terre, sans que l'on s'y attende, venus de nulle part. Leur technologie et leurs armes étaient largement supérieurs aux...