第1章 Also by James Holland

Few of Richard Matheson's readers know that he had hopes for writing popular music. At a very early age, Matheson taught himself how to write sheet music, but his family could not afford art supplies and so he had to give up composition. But music never left his mind and when Matheson found a creative new outlet through his writing (cheaper than music, requiring only a pencil and paper), he quickly began composing both prose stories as well as poetry. He picked up music composition again at the age of seventeen, adding music to his poems. Here in Lyrics are the compositions that Matheson created, in publication for the very first time.

If middle school were a race, Joseph Friedman wouldn't even be in last place—he'd be on the sidelines. With an overactive mind and phobias of everything from hard-boiled eggs to gargoyles, he struggles to understand his classes, let alone his fellow classmates. So he spends most of his time avoiding school bully Charlie Kastner and hiding out in the Resource Room, a safe place for misfit kids like him. But then, on the first day of seventh grade, two important things happen. First, his Resource Room teacher encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school track team, and second, he meets Heather, a crazy-fast runner who isn't going to be pushed around by Charlie Kastner or anybody else. With a new friend and a new team, Joseph finds himself off the sidelines and in the race (quite literally) for the first time. Is he a good runner? Well, no, he's terrible. But the funny thing about running is, once you're in the race, anything can happen.

This short novel that is told with almost fable-like simplicity: Matt Harper is a first-time counselor at a boy's summer camp when he witnesses a casual brutality that leads to murder. The bullying, gluttonous headman Ed Nolan (who has "reduced Camp Pleasant to a microcosm of the Third Reich") is portrayed as one stereotype that the reader is not sorry to see killed off. Instead, all of our sympathy is reserved for the possible suspects: Merv Loomis, the homosexual counselor Nolan humiliates into quitting; the troubled ten-year-old Tony Rocca; Nolan's meek wife, Ellen; and several others. The setting and tone have the distinct feel of the early 1950s, but a casual reference to actress Catherine Deneuve places the action in the mid-60s or later.

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.

天体物理学家刘廷，意外地接到了一个精神病院的电话。电话里刘廷完全不认识的一名女医生和一名女患者，却对刘廷的情况一清二楚。刘廷冒着极大的好奇去寻找事情的真相，却很快发现自己陷入了一个奇怪的谜局：这两名神秘女子来自一个叫作“三体联盟”的组织，在她们的引导下，刘廷发现了两颗以前不为人知的巨大恒星与太阳组成的“三体系统”，它们将很快发生碰撞，导致太阳系毁灭。刘廷意欲阻止灾难的发生，却意外发现自己竟然是“三体联盟”的创造者，并在数百年前就预言了人类的末日……谜团重重，刘廷会改变这一切，还是走向命运对自己的最终安排？

《<名作欣赏>精华读本：中国现当代散文戏剧名作欣赏》选收的欣赏文章34篇。这些欣赏文章所涉及的现当代散文或为有较大影响，或为有较多争论，或为有某种突破。欣赏文章作者也考虑到身处的时代性，以增加欣赏角度的多元性。

《智慧变通术》全面、系统、分门别类地将现代人生存立世必须具备的智慧告诉您。指导您做适者生存、永立人上的强者。本书分为5章，包括了“做人的智慧”，“挺起胸膛做人”，“踏踏实实做人”，“做人要善于言谈”，“做人要豁达”等章节。

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。

她，一出生就被抛弃在柴房内，只因她出生时额间有一个胎记，却因胎记被称为祸星。与她同一天出生的姐姐却与她过着不一样的生活。一开始忍气吞声，却在她新婚之夜被陷害坠崖。三年后归来，还继续被陷害？哼！她从来就不是什么善男信女。要比狠？她可以狠到让人头皮发麻。陷害她？她可以反将一军，让你死的不知为何。哼，俗话说的好，人挡杀人，佛挡是杀佛！无意间捡到一枚玉佩，却牵扯出神魔人三界的残酷历史，她从此惹祸上身。她在所有人眼里便是个让人头疼的女子，谁拿她都没办法。当她用上某个妖孽时，却头皮发麻。

“二十五岁，三流大学毕业，在一家广告公司工作一年半，月薪三千五，没车没房，单身……”陈逸写到这里，突然把纸揉成一团，扔进了垃圾桶里。决然道，“这样的生活，有什么好留恋的？”说完，他启动了戒指，穿越到了一个陌生的世界中，开始了人生中最大的冒险……读者群号：696714917

本书收作者中、短篇小说5篇，讲述了一件件情感故事，希望能让读者们有所感悟。

【特殊情况除外，周末节假日保底三更】狼人？血族？异能者？在这个神奇的世界，异能世家的天才混血小姐，微敛锋芒，改名换姓，女扮男装进入自家开的异能贵族学院，将展开怎样一副精彩的新画卷？当寻觅依已久的宝物就在自己的体内，她会作何抉择？血族和狼人的追逐，她该如何应对？这个世界上，有一群奇特的人……他们拥有常人难以相信的能力，无法用科学解释的能力……控水！瞬移！重力！浮力！控火！控温！意念！飞翔……这些能力源于大自然，这些人被称作为异能者。异能者的世界，在此开启……【主角的真实性格后面揭晓】

重回十年前，距离巨型风暴还有两个月，静姝开始修建自己的堡垒，养一些频临灭绝的鸡鸭鱼，种一点未来没有的蔬菜，再囤一些美味的零食。生活要有格调，对待仇人，我就喜欢你看我吃牛排馋哭了的样子，喜欢你闻着烤肉味脸上陶醉的样子，真好看。【魔方空间等级：4阶魔方4*4*4=64立方米，5阶魔方5*5*5=125立方米，6阶魔方6*6*6=216立方米..等】Q群123225124

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