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A math class you'll never forget. Ever wonder just what a million of something means? How about a billion? Or a trillion? Marvelosissimo the mathematical magician can teach you! How Much Is a Million? Knocks complex numbers down to size in a fun, humorous way, helping children conceptualize a difficult mathematical concept.

Charley Byrne isn't really living. At age 29, she hunkers down in her apartment above the bookstore she manages, afraid of a 7-year curse. Then quirky activist Xander Wallace lures her out of social exile with the prospect of friendship and romance. Charley joins Xanders circle of friends diverse in their heritage, race, gender and sexual orientation. She thrives, even leaving her comfort zone to join protests in a city struggling with social justice ills.

The North American Jules Verne Society is pleased to present its first-ever anthology of short stories, written by a select group of modern authors, inspired by classics like Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, and other novels and stories by the 19th-century master of “Extraordinary Voyages,” Jules Verne.

« Soigner jusqu’à se briser » est un balado documentaire francophone qui explore la détresse des soignant·e·s principalement du Québec à travers des témoignages bruts et des discussions avec des proches et des expert·e·s. Entre pression du métier, traumatismes accumulés et failles du système, nous posons une question essentielle : qui soigne celles et ceux qui soignent?