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"Science fiction enthusiasts and adventure books fanatics are in for an innovative and thought-provoking read as author Claude Joseph presents Cape Paterson. Cape Paterson follows Jessica Trellis, the daughter of a palaeontologist, who, while helping her father dig for dinosaur fossils at Cape Paterson, uncovers an alien knowledge tablet in the Cretaceous layer buried for one hundred million years. With this discovery, she builds an alien-designed star ship, and later the same technology is used for missions to Mars and beyond the solar system. For some mysterious reasons, the star from which the aliens come from has drifted closer to Earth since one hundred million years ago. With her friend Wilson, Jessica is determined to find out why and what became of the aliens. More exciting surprises await everyone as the whole story unfolds. It is partly set in the fossil sites and farmland near Inverloch, Victoria both in the prehistoric past and in the future. At various times the following things descend on Cape Paterson - dinosaurs, aliens, robots, palaeontologists, developers and enemy agents. Jessica Trellis has to deal with everything from the Bass Coast Shire Council to an annoying classmate Megan Swan. Through all the zany situations that arise, Jessica ends up embarking on a galactic journey of discovery and excitement."

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The rise of a vindictive quest for revenge began when an Earthling visited the planet Mendome. Angered by this intrusion and interference, the Gliesans strike back and take away the most important and precious asset on planet Earth. Nonetheless, the Earthlings are immensely determined to not let them get away with it.

On holidays with her family in the Canadian alps, twelve-year-old Monique gets a fright when she is confronted by an alien being. Determined to be taken seriously, Monique submits a painting of it to a competition that sparks the interest of the organisers, Wilson and Jessica. Together, they find the alien has assimilated into our domain. The tables are turned when they enter headfirst into the aliens domain.

In September 2015, a YouGov poll found that fifty-four percent of US citizens surveyed believed there are intelligent aliens. In August 2016, scientists detected an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of the nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri. In April 2017, NASA awarded the Tau Foundation a grant to perform an interstellar propulsion review. Meaning, travel between the stars, whether by us or aliens, is considered feasible. By those admissions, intelligent extraterrestrials could reach Earth at any time. If this astounds you, consider how inadequately prepared you are for an alien confrontation. Where is the coaching, instruction, and support to guide you for when one of these beings reaches our planet? Historically, risk management is implemented after a catastrophe. However, we may only have one shot to safely and skilfully handle an alien encounter. This ultimate guide, Claude Josephs Confronting an Extraterrestrial: Six Precautions You Must Take prepares you with the practical tips, research findings, humour, and creative ideas that will equip you for such an eventuality.

Quand le personnage de cette histoire s'endort a l'ombre des arbres du jardin, les plantes autour de lui commencent a lui parler...Par une belle apres-midi, assoupi, le narrateur reve ; il est amene a deambuler dans un monde irreel ou il discute avec des plantes.Les notions d'architecture, de reproduction, de greffage... sont abordees avec diverses especes d'arbres.Les fleurs prennent ensuite le relais. Elles lui apprennent par exemple que la datte et l'avocat n'ont pas un noyau mais un pepin et qu'il existe des moyens pour allonger la duree de vie en vase des fleurs coupees. Dans un potager un pied de tomate converse avec lui au sujet du comportement des semences. Le theme de la conservation des legumes retient ensuite l'attention. Bien que le froid represente le facteur le mieux adapte a cet effet, il peut aussi engendrer de veritables maladies.A son reveil le narrateur constate qu'il a assimile les plantes a des etres humains, ce qui le conduit a reflechir sur l'anthropomorphisme et sur une question a la mode : l'intelligence des plantes. Enfin il rappelle que les vegetaux sont indispensables pour l'homme et doivent donc etre respectes.Entre fiction et essai, une fable originale et inspirante qui amene a s'interroger sur notre rapport a la nature.A PROPOS DE L'AUTEURClaude Joseph a ete pendant 40 ans maitre de conferences de physiologie vegetale a l'universite d'Orleans. Dans le meme temps (pendant une dizaine d'annees), il a ete charge de cours a l'universite Pierre et Marie Curie de Paris et a participe aux jurys du CAPES SVT et de l'agregation interne SVTU.