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Booker-Prize winning author Penelope Lively is that rare writer who goes from strength to strength in book after perfectly assured book. In Passing On, she applies her distinctive insight and consummate artistry to the subtle story of a domineering and manipulative mother's legacy to her children. With their mother's death, Helen and Edward, both middle-aged and both unmarried, are left to face the ramifications of their mother's hold on their lives for all of these years. Helen and Edward slowly learn to accept what has been lost in their own lives and embrace what can yet be retrieved. "The richest and most rewarding of her novels." - The Washington Post Book World

What is the most unforgettable place you've ever taken a refreshing sip of a cold beer? In Fifty Places to Drink Beer Before You Die, Chris Santella explores the best destinations to crack open a cold one, reflect on the day, and take in the scenery. The book features the world's top locations for imbibing, from beautiful landscapes to beer festivals, breweries, classic drinking establishments, and brand-new, under-the-radar spots. With a mix of national and international places to visit —Asheville, Denver, Prague, Munich, Vienna, and more —as well as firsthand accounts from contributors such as Jim Koch (founder of Boston Brewing Company/Samuel Adams) and Joe Wiebe (author of CraftBeer Revolution), this book will make you want to trek to each must-see destination. Packed with beautiful, vibrant photographs that bring each locale to life, Fifty Places to Drink Beer Before You Die will leave you craving barley and hops and eagerly planning your next trip.

Threatened by invaders on all sides, the Roman Empire in the sixth century fought to maintain its borders. Leading its defense was the Byzantine general Belisarius, a man who earned the grudging respect of his enemies, and who rose to become the Emperor Justinian's greatest military leader.Loosely based on Procopius' History of the Justinian Wars and Secret History, this novel tells the general's story through the eyes of Eugenius, a eunuch and servant to the general's wife. It presents a compelling portrait of a man bound by a strict code of honor and unrelenting loyalty to an emperor who is intelligent but flawed, and whose decisions bring him to a tragic end. Eminent historical novelist and classicist Robert Graves presents a vivid account of a time in history both dissolute and violent, and demonstrates one again his mastery of this historical period.

Once, Judith Sommerville and Alexis Vasilis were engaged. But that was a long time ago, and when Judith takes the position of caretaker to Alexis' young nephew, she believes their past will not interfere with her job. But Alexis has different plans. Even though their relationship has been over for years, he still wants Judith--and his kisses fill her with raging desire. But marriage is no longer on the table--or is it?

Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. Describing her own remarkable vision, the author writes in the foreword, I've chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids. The maids form a chanting and singing Chorus, which focuses on two questions that must pose themselves after any close reading of the Odyssey: What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to? The story as told in the Odyssey doesn't hold water: there are too many inconsistencies. I've always been haunted by the hanged maids and, in The Penelopiad, so is Penelope herself." One of the high points of literary fiction in 2005, this critically acclaimed story found a vast audience and is finally available in paperback.

假如未来你有一天回想起过去的日子，你会对那逝去的时光怀着怎样的情感呢？是悔恨还是感恩？时光一去不回头，未来的你，也许功成名就，也许还在为事业打拼，但不管怎样，都是执着努力的结果。执着，会让你更坚定前进的方向，会让你在遭遇挫折时勇往直前。执着是一种心态，也是一种力量。这种力量能够督促你前行，给你上进的勇气，让未来的你，在回首凝望时，可以从内心感谢现在执着的自己。本书以生动的例子叙述了执着不气馁的道理，通过十个章节，从不同的角度进行了叙述，旨在给读者以启迪。

我用了十年的时候，一直试图忘了你。再遇，我只看了你十秒，我又如那些年般，看到绚烂的夏花，澄澈的溪水，看到单纯美好的日子，这世间只要你在，那便只有你，也只会是你。所以，原谅我，依然爱你。

我命由我不由天，天欲亡我我灭天！杀戮，只是为了能够更好的活下去！

本套青少年科普知识读物综合了中外最新科技的研究成果，具有很强的科学性、知识性、前沿性、可读性和系统性，是青少年了解科技、增长知识、开阔视野、提高素质、激发探索和启迪智慧的良好科谱读物，也是各级图书馆珍藏的最佳版本。

【甜宠】—敏感羞涩小变态灵运x绵软呆小羊星甜 星甜和灵运的第一次见面，星甜像只小兽一样恶狠狠地咬了灵运。 星甜和灵运的第二次见面，清贵的小公子笑意盈盈站在自家爹爹的身边，说“来日方长，多多关照。” 于是乎，心虚的小家伙半夜三更上门送药谢罪赔礼，谁知道，一赔就是一辈子赔进去了。 “夫人又乱说，明明是你自己想要喜欢我，叫我教你的……”灵运怀里抱着星甜，下巴搁在她的颈窝，委屈的嘟囔。

残忍，杀伐，决断。是她的标志。她-----二十一世纪杀手赏血，意外穿越，被亲生父亲追杀，隐居世外。有一天却成为背负国仇家恨的锁魂师一脉南宫家族唯一留存在世的血脉。背负上成为世上唯一锁魂师的命运。她说：你是人也好，是魔也罢，我只知道---我爱你..清越，妖孽，倾城倾国，他----天下第一公子。可是他的身上又背负了怎样的秘密，怎样的命运？他如此多变的性格，究竟是为何？他说：世人怕我也好，恨我也罢，我只知道---我活着唯一的目的就是守护你..重口味。女强。男强。大家强。

我的课外第一本书——震撼心灵阅读之旅经典文库，《阅读文库》编委会编。通过各种形式的故事和语言，讲述我们在成长中需要的知识。

东吴基业的继承者与开拓者孙权，于赤壁之战大败曹操、白衣渡江之战生擒关羽、夷陵之战力挫刘备，这样显赫的战绩足以力托起他“英雄”的称号。然而，他的晚年似乎表现出了异乎寻常的昏庸，《三国志》作者陈寿也毫不客气地将东吴日后覆家亡国的责任追究到开国之君孙权身上。那么，孙权晚年之举究竟是圣明还是昏庸？他究竟做了些什么？这些事情又对东吴这艘航船的航向发生了怎样的影响呢？辛弃疾诗云：“天下英雄谁敌手，曹刘。生子当如孙仲谋。”作为东吴基业的继承者、鼎定者与开拓者，孙权一生确实无愧于英雄之名，陈寿在《三国志·吴书·吴主传》中称赞他“屈身忍辱，任才尚计，有勾践之奇，英人之杰矣”，这样的称誉并不过分。

动漫爱好者陆凯带着卡牌系统穿越到全职猎人世界的正常故事他守护美好，了结因果，战胜强敌，改变遗憾，走过诸般世界，最后总能想起....迈特凯竖着大拇指，露出洁白的牙齿，说道：“陆，青春不允许放弃。”

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