第1章 Dedication

Grace Sorentino has never known the good life: from childhood hardships, to a marriage that began with lofty dreams and ended with all hopes shattered, Grace Sorentino has been dealt bad hand after bad hand.Grace and Jackie, her rebellious teenage daughter, are now stuck in Florida, on the verge of poverty. Grace works as an underpaid and underappreciated cosmetician at Saks Fifth Avenue, and Jackie—when she is not spending her time with questionable boys—balances school and two jobs. Just when Grace believes that things couldn't get any worse, she is fired after accidentally insulting a snobby customer.

A distant, remote scientific expedition taking place at the North Pole is invaded by a space alien who has reawakened after lying dormant for centuries after a crash landing. A cunning, intelligent alien who can shape-shift, thereby assuming the personality and form of anything and anyone it destroys. Soon, it is among the men of the expedition, killing each in turn and replacing them by assuming their shape, lulling the scientists one by one into inattention (and trust) and eventually, their destruction. The shape-shifting, transformed alien can pass every effort at detection, and the expedition seems doomed until the scientists discover the secret vulnerability of the alien and are able to destroy it.

"A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)WATCHING (The Making of Riley Paige—Book One) is book #1 in a new psychological thriller series by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose free bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) has received over 1,000 five star reviews.

The Second World War is one of the most significant conflicts in history, but for seven decades our understanding of the war has remained mostly fixed, framed by the accounts of participants and an early generation of historians. James Holland, one of the leading young historians of World War II, has spent over a decade conducting new research, interviewing survivors, and exploring archives that have never before been so accessible to unearth forgotten memoirs, letters, and official records. In The Rise of Germany, Holland draws on this research to reconsider the strategy, tactics, and economic, political, and social aspects of the war. The Rise of Germany is a masterful book that redefines our understanding of the opening years of World War II. Beginning with the lead-up to the outbreak of war in 1939 and ending in the middle of 1941 on the eve of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of Russia, The Rise of Germany is a landmark history of the war on land, in the air, and at sea.

一次采莓子的途中，闪闪越过了峡谷中的魔法线，线的一边是平凡景象，另一边却是奇妙的世界。一天下午，闪闪决定去大峡谷一趟，为爸爸的晚饭采点蓝莓。她身穿蓝色的格子花布裙，头戴蓝色太阳帽，脚上穿了一双结实的鞋子，然后提上锡桶就出发了。

本书收录了青年作家多多的经典短篇小说。繁忙的都市生活，封闭独立的自我，时常让我们忘记了如何表达爱，向爱的人倾诉内心的情感。作者借助文字，通过不同人的视角去讲述发生在都市生活中你、我、他的爱情故事。

唐雨霏是唐家的千金大小姐，为了家族，她将会与另一个世家少爷联姻，她可以拥有权利与财富，可她却有一个愿望：与自己心爱的人共度一生。可惜，这个愿望是天方夜谭。但是，就在那天，她与一个自称是“岚”的系统绑定，收集积分，实现愿望。“从我遇见你的那刻起，我就知道我这辈子都是幸福的，因为，我的生命中有你。”——唐雨霏

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

一个电竞少年的冠军梦！一个电竞少年的冠军梦！一个电竞少年的冠军梦！

印度诗人泰戈尔说：“不要试图去填满生命的空白，因为音乐就是来自那空白深处。”一句质朴的名言，会瞬间触及人的灵魂深处；一个简短的哲理故事，会长久地影响人的一生。为使广大读者朋友更加深刻地领悟人生的哲理与真谛，编者精心汇编了这本《最让你受益一生的哲理故事》。本书汇集了古今中外几百个哲理故事，从彻悟人生、明白道理等方面切入，用浅显易懂的小故事来抛砖引玉，以精确到位的哲理点评来进行点拨，使广大读者在故事中领悟、受益，更加充实、乐观、勤奋、勇敢地开创生活。

数学之乡浙江温州诞生的数学才子谷超豪，少年时期即加入中国共产党，积极投身抗日宣传活动和抗议国民党倒行逆施的斗争。在迎接解放的特殊战线上，他为新中国保留科技人才和保护设备器材做出了特殊贡献。他以他的专长偏微分方程、微分几何和数学物理，在数学路上屡建奇功。最难能可贵的是，每当他开出一条通往金矿的新路后，他会把金矿让给助手学生继续挖掘下去发表后续成果，而他则转而根据国家发展的重大需求去接受下一个挑战，并通过科技前沿的需求来引领数学研究的未来。

什么？出个门都能被游戏头盔砸中。有了游戏头盔还上什么班啊！工作，辞了！房子，卖了！好基友，拉过来一起玩游戏！有了好基友，还怕游戏玩不好吗！要玩就要玩到全服第一！

十年前，她为爱。十年后，为恨！血染嫁衣，今日，她只为复仇而来……--情节虚构，请勿模仿

庐隐的作品带有浓厚的自叙色彩，多取材于自身与朋友的经历，可与同时期的郁达夫之作相媲美。本书为庐隐小说精选集，包括著名的《海滨故人》《象牙戒指》《一个著作家》。这些经典篇目，弥漫着感伤的情绪，多用书信、日记来直抒人物情怀，真切反映了当时知识分子的思想状况及思想变迁。