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When a blizzard threatens to ruin Valentine's Day, three seventh-grade friends make and distribute fortune cookies to their lonely neighbors—and confront the secrets they've been keeping from one another. Confident Kate doesn't notice much but the latest gossip, and shy Georgia can't say out loud what's always on her mind. They're joined by observant, careful Olivia, whose epic, single-minded crush on PBJ (real name: Phillip Becker-Jacobs) is starting to frustrate them. Using fortune cookies that mysteriously always seem to speak directly to the person who opens them, the three girls try to work together to bring some love to their building while reminding each other why they're such good friends to begin with.

"LOVE LIKE THIS creates a world of emotions and turmoil, describing superbly the mind of a young lady (Keira) and her struggles to balance her social life and her career. Sophie Love is a natural storyteller. LOVE LIKE THIS is very well written and edited, and I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate a romance that can be savored during a weekend."--Books and Movie Reviews (Roberto Mattos)LOVE LIKE THEIRS (The Romance Chronicles—Book #4) is book #4 in a new, sweet romance series by #1 bestselling author Sophie Love. The series begins with LOVE LIKE THIS (Book #1), a free download!Keira Swanson, 28, has sworn off of love. With her heart still hurting from her breakups with Cristiano and Shane, she will not allow her magazine to use her for another love experiment.

In Now You See It, the prolific master of suspense and screenwriting (I Am Legend; The Incredible Shrinking Man) delivers a knock-out tale the likes of which have not been seen since Henry Clouzot's devlilish thriller Diabolique.

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.

1923年5月6日凌晨一时许，山东南部的枣庄市临城附近的津浦铁路线，两名巡道工沿着闪着青色光茫的铁路线向南迤逦而行。晴朗无云，月光如银，这样的好天气，不用马灯便能清清楚楚地看到很远的地方。初夏的夜风轻轻地吹拂着，两边无边无垠的麦田如海，麦浪起伏。巡道工走回到路边一间扳道房，叫醒在里边睡觉的同伴，开始交班。屋里还睡着一个带枪的铁路警察，也醒来和几个人说着话。就在这个时候，十几个黑影从麦田中钻出来，几个人守在外边，几个人冲进扳道房。“都不许动，谁动打死谁！”

活在半醒半睡之间，郭小小已经不知道，这样把自己扔在床上第几天了，习惯性的熬夜写文字，也习惯性的依赖阿明的照顾，所以赖在床上又如何？只是阿明呢？明明刚刚还来喊自己起床了来着，头痛病又发作了。。。。

这是一部反映回乡知青生活的作品。本书描写了十三个人物，其中十个队员全部牺牲了。只不过，没有象过去那些高大全的作品一样，陷入千篇一律的美好高大的窠臼里，而是实实在在地表现了生活中的“这一个”。是活生生的具有个性化的文学典型。他们的牺牲也绝不是为了革命和道义，不是为那时极其盛行的极左的东西，而是带着他们各自的生活状态和人生轨迹走向了他们人生最为真实也是最为辉煌的终点。作品非常真实地描写了七十年代的农村生活场境。他们没有音乐，没有电灯，没有爱情，没有任何娱乐。但他们任劳任怨，苦中作乐，他们却有着非常好的人格素质，他们在那个时代书写了一曲慷慨悲歌的人生壮歌，给我们以深刻的启示和感染。

本是尊贵的公主，却被夫君当成通敌判国的棋子，她亲眼看着夫君摔死自己刚足月的孩子，又被夫君小妾折磨至死。将离一生行善，所幸上天怜悯，等她在睁开眼睛的时候，居然回到了刚出阁之时。夫君借她通敌判国摔死亲生骨肉？夫君的小妾不将她放在眼里？在重生将离发誓要将之前所受的一一报复回来。想要借她的手毁她的家？那就先让你知道家破人亡的滋味。欺骗她感情？那就让你看着喜欢的女人被收拾无法插手的痛苦。划花她的脸？那就让你终日顶着丑陋面容示人。只是意外偷听到夫君和小妾私语，却原来夫君也是个棋子，一直在背后操纵这一切的，另有其人？……*****“萧哥哥，小时候我就想嫁给你，可惜天不遂人愿……”嫁入将军府当晚，将离为了复仇在婚宴上毫不避讳的利用起他来。作为青梅竹马的他却也欣然接受，顺着她的话往下说“公主若是后悔，也可悔婚。”然后城内城外就开始谣言四起，说明将军夺人所爱，棒打一对青梅竹马……

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。

我见到顾潜鳞的时候是中午十一点。警察局外正下着倾盆大雨，顾潜鳞坐在他那间刑侦队大队长的办公室里，探员林东站在他的面前。我叫卓曦同，是一个侦探推理小说作家。顾潜鳞是我在一次偶然遭遇的案件中相识的，之后便成了不错的朋友，而顾潜鳞也经常邀请我参与他的探案工作。就在上个月，我写了一篇关于他侦破一起杀人案件的小说，拿到稿费之后便约好请他吃饭，而时间就定在今天中午，所以即使是最讨厌的大雨天，我依然准时来到顾潜鳞的办公室。

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。

自出生就被冠上妖孽之名，被神族尊者收养，得到庇护，她只想陪伴在尊者身边，但却只能流落人间。在人间却遇到了值得自己付出一切的人，却在最后一刻才认清自己的感情。为了最爱的人发了疯，要将这世间毁天灭地。

人生活在世上只有短短的几十年，却浪费了很多的时间去想许多半年内就会被遗忘的小事。实际上，世界上有半数的伤心事都是由一些小事引起的，诸如一点小小的伤害、一丝小小的屈辱等等。有意思的是，那些在图书馆、实验室从事研究工作的人很少因忧虑而精神崩溃，因为他们没有时间享受这种奢侈。忧虑最能伤害你的时候，不是在你行动时，而是在你工作做完之后。印度戏剧家卡里达沙把太阳升起——黎明到来的这一天称为生命中的生命，宣称：“昨天是场梦，明天是幻影。唯有今天，才会使每一个昨天变成一个快乐的梦，使每一个明天成为有希望的幻影。”在你失意无比的时候，你能否脱口而出“不管明天怎么糟，我已经过了今天”？

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