Based on more than 40 interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years - - as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors and colleagues - - the author offers a fascinating look at the co-founder and leading creative force behind the Apple computer company.
The phenomenal #1 bestseller is now a major motion picture: "Startling and addictive. . . . An epic story of love, family, and loyalty." - USA Today Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy that takes over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. But Wanderer, the invading "soul" who occupies Melanie's body, finds its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Soon Wanderer and Melanie--reluctant allies--set off to search for the man they both love. Featuring one of the most unusual love triangles in literature, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence of love and the essence of what it means to be human. THE HOST movie opens in theaters on March 29, 2013.
The NSA's invincible code breaking machine encounters a code that it cannot break. The agency calls in its head cryptographer Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power.
Lors d'une expedition scientifique en Afrique, le Dr Hugo Archibald, du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Boston, decouvre une guenon dont la mere est mourante. Emu, il decide de la recueillir et la prenomme Jennie. De retour a Boston, ou l'attendent ses deux enfants, il l'eleve comme eux. Tant et si bien que Jennie finit par se comporter comme un etre humain: elle apprend a faire du tricycle, se bagarre avec son frere et sa soeur, s'habille toute seule... L'innocence et la maniere dont se comporte Jennie font fondre tous ceux qui croisent sa route. Jusqu'a attirer l'attention d'un primatologue, qui souhaite poursuivre l'experience de son adaptation en lui apprenant le langage des signes. Mais l'experimentation terminee, que reste-t-il de la guenon Jennie ? Saura-t-elle trouver sa place dans le monde si cruel des hommes ?