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Ricardo Somocurcio is in love with a bad girl. He loves her as a teenager known as 'Lily' in Lima in 1950, where she claims to be from Chile but vanishes the moment her claim is exposed as fiction. He loves her next in Paris as 'Comrade Arlette', an activist en route to Cuba, an icy, remote lover who denies knowing anything about the Lily of years gone by. Whoever the bad girl turns up as and however poorly she treats him, Ricardo is doomed to worship her. Gifted liar and irresistible, maddening muse-does Ricardo ever know who she really is?

Watch the Netflix original series based on the books starting September 4, 2016! The future of the Amphibilands has never looked so bleak. With Lord Marmoo still maniacally bent on taking over the outback, Darel can't fathom why the Rainbow Serpent wants him to lower the Veil, the Amphibilands' only source of protection. But the Serpent's message is clear, and in preparation for the inevitable battle, Darel and the Kulipari go in search of someone—anyone—to fight on their side. In their travels, the frog warriors make a perilous discovery: the outback's water supplies are mysteriously disappearing. With the odds stacked against them, Darel and the Kulipari must take one final stand to protect their home, before it becomes … the Arachnilands. The Kulipari trilogy comes to its thrilling conclusion in this action-packed adventure by Trevor Pryce and acclaimed comics artist Sanford Greene.

Japan had mighty ambitions—to control the Western Pacific. The attack on Pearl Harbor devastated the American Pacific fleet, their primary obstacle, and they swept across the region. What ensued was a bitter struggle in which many thousands of soldiers lost their lives on both sides.This is the first book in Paul Kennedy's chronicle of the Pacific conflict in World War II, concluded in Pacific Victory. Featuring a new introduction by the author, this book provides a close, step-by-step narrative of the Japanese expansion into the Western Pacific during some of the most brutal years of World War II. Offering contemporary analysis of war strategy, it includes a riveting look at Japan's tightening grip on Hong Kong, New Guinea, the Philippines, and other key strategic locations—and the Allies' inexorable struggle against it. These works on the War in the Pacific are as gripping today as when they were first published.

人们不断窥探着名人，也窥探着他们背后的历史。走进他们的世界，了解他们身上发生的种种传奇的故事，继而开启整个历史文明的大门。只要你用心，就会发现若干年前的未解谜团、故事背后的故事将指引着我们不断探求历史的真相。《学生最想知道的未解之谜：名人背后的悬案》分别从帝王元首、将相名流、艺苑文界、逸事传说、遗迹寻觅五个视角，阐述名人背后未解的谜题。探索未知，寻求历史的真相。只要我们秉承着不断探索的信念，那么层层历史的面纱将被揭开。还原历史，解读历史真实人物的是非曲折，从《学生最想知道的未解之谜：名人背后的悬案》开始……

摇身一变，厉鬼获重生！瑶身一变，庶女变王妃！母亲被嫡母害死，嫡姐心思狠毒，偏偏苏乐瑶把豺狼当亲人，最后被陷害致死。上天垂怜，让她重生一世，这一世她不会再任人摆布，这一世，我为刀俎人为鱼肉！

本书分为六篇，涵盖客户管理、员工管理、设施管理、物流管理、财务管理、品牌管理六个方面。将每篇细化为餐厅经营中经常会碰到的一个个情景。每一种情景首先讲述一个餐厅经营中的典型负面案例，从发生在餐厅中的真实镜头出发，让读者仿佛置身于餐厅之中。然后对该负面案例进行诊断分析。接下来给出经典模板，这一部分是餐厅老板拿来就可以用的范本，真正体现出了本书的实战性。最后一个板块为模板解读，更加深入地针对每一小节的话题展开延伸，告诉餐厅老板们更多有关经营一家最赚钱的餐厅的技巧。

国家重点艺术院校——西江美院又开学了。然而，谁也不会想到，正当大家为新学期的工作忙得不可开交的时候，学院副院长的女儿大玉突然失踪了！大玉是两天前独自外出写生时，于当天晚上与家里失去联系的。那天晚上，她还给家里打了电话。当时她爸妈都不在家，是妹妹小玉接的。小玉问她住哪里，她说住在一个招待所里。还说那里条件不是很好，但服务还不错。小玉正要问那里具体叫什么地方时，电话突然就断了。当时，她想可能是电话线路出了故障，或是手机没电了什么的。第二天上午，小玉又打大玉的手机时，没想到还是关机。

中国的政策制定者们正在世界范围内不断寻求可供参考的发展样本。罗兰贝格管理咨询公司认为，德国恰可为中国的下一步发展提供颇具价值的借鉴。

孝文化是中国传统文化的核心与支撑点，也是传统中国人得以屹立于世的重要价值观。中国古人重视养老，国家也把养老制度建设作为政府的一项重要职能。古代政府对养老的关注与投入，有一种近乎于天然的职责与自觉。本书从多个角度论述了古代孝与养老的关系——养老战略与老人福利、养老与救济机构、家庭养老与养生、退休官员的养老、养老法律保障。

王爷，妾身在这安狮城上祝您与属下一百六十人同葬，您还欠我二百一十八条性命。“红唇艳艳，宛如城下地上未干的液体。秦瞻艰难一笑‘咳咳，图南，难得你费心为我做这么大的局，如果当初。”“王爷说笑了，这世上，哪有如果，有的只是因果。”话毕，梁图南转身，把手交给后面一直安安静静等待着她的人手里。“今日，我梁图南便嫁于陆游柯为妻，携百年之好！”

一场火，她和他的婚姻就此绑定。“你想要什么？”他问。“你的心，给吗？”“女人，不要太贪心了！”简落什么都可以拥有，却唯独无法拥有他的心，他的情。之后，他说：“女人，我的心已经给你了，你该回来了！”可惜，她冷眼相待，“爱了你十四年的那个她不会回来了！”追妻之路漫漫，幸好还有个神助攻！“妈咪～”

龙山镇镇长陈长河在酒桌上仍然表现出曾经是军人的那种豪爽作风。他端着酒，一个个地挨着敬客人，在众人钦佩的目光中，他干了一杯又一杯。今天的客人不同寻常。虽然只来了两个客人。可他们是县委领导和县里派到龙山镇任党委书记的吴大江。为了招待好客人，昨天下午陈长河就专门安排镇党政办的邹主任，把镇特种养殖场的娃娃鱼弄了两条来招待客人。龙山镇是峡江县最偏远的一个大山区，离县城100多公里，原先是全县最贫困的一个镇。前些年，镇里发现了大贮量的铁矿。要想富得快。就把矿石卖。几年时间，龙山镇靠开铁矿一下成了全县的首富镇。

善读精品美文，拾取久违的感动；体悟百味人生，感受成长的快乐。阅读其间，时而在惊险悬疑的案件中悚然而惊，时而为体察入微的真情潸然泪下，时而又涌动着想针砭时弊的激情……掩卷而思，人性的美丑，世事的善恶，人生际遇的变幻无常不禁让人感慨万千。