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First published in 1968, Desert Solitaire is one of Edward Abbey's most critically acclaimed works and marks his first foray into the world of nonfiction writing. Written while Abbey was working as a ranger at Arches National Park outside of Moab, Utah, Desert Solitaire is a rare view of one man's quest to experience nature in its purest form.Through prose that is by turns passionate and poetic, Abbey reflects on the condition of our remaining wilderness and the future of a civilization that cannot reconcile itself to living in the natural world as well as his own internal struggle with morality. As the world continues its rapid development, Abbey's cry to maintain the natural beauty of the West remains just as relevant today as when this book was written.

TURNED is a book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!

Evas teaching career is seriously, and humorously, on the rocks. She loves her job, but is finding it harder by the minute to take her employer seriously. More and more Eva takes refuge in her mothers home city of Prague. She finds its cultural roots go back further than she could ever have imagined. As she shambles and laughs her way through school, Eva delves into the inspiring history of the city she loves. She is transformed by what she discovers. But will she find the links between Prague, North Yorkshire, the legacy of the Etruscans and Abraham the Patriarch?

Diego Prado has spent most of his time on the Pines' bench. But when Danny O'Brien goes on the disabled list, Diego gets a chance to play—and he's on a winning streak! Danny wants one of Chad's "magic" baseball cards to get back in the game. Diego wants to keep playing. What's a batboy to do?

An aged prophetess at Delphi, the most sacred oracle in ancient Greece, looks back over her strange life as the Pythia, the First Lady and voice of the god Apollo. As a young virgin with disturbing psychic powers, Arieka was handed over to the service of the shrine by her parents. She has now spent sixty years as the very medium, the torn mouthpiece, of equivocal mantic utterances from the bronze tripod in the sanctuary beneath the temple. Over a lifetime at the mercy of god and priest and people she has watched the decay of Delphi's fortunes and its influence in the world. Her reflections on the mysteries of the oracle, which her own weird gifts have embodied, are matched by her feminine insight into the human frailties of the High Priest himself, a true Athenian, whose intriguing against the Romans brings about humiliation and disaster. This extraordinary short novel was left in draft at Golding's sudden death in 1993 but it is a psychological and historical triumph.

大婚之日，他对她说，我们之间，只是一场各取所需的联姻。而她，却是因为爱才嫁给她。三年的婚姻里，他们之间相敬如冰，他对她的努力始终视若无睹。三年后他的前女友回国，堂而皇之的住进了原本属于她的卧室。而她，亦失去了腹中的孩子。于是，她终究不堪的留下一纸离婚协议书，狼狈退出。

本以为一场交易，换来姐弟的安宁生活，谁知道波澜从没平息，当爱情悄然来到身边时候，樊月兰还能护住这颗心吗？

让我们知道我们可以享受工作，而不仅仅是努力工作！让每一位员工全身心投入到工作中来是CEO最重要的工作，爱上工作的员工是企业最大的财富！工作如同恋爱，爱上自己的工作，才能享受到被爱！

程曦这辈子活着就是为了还债。因为她弄死一切对她好的人。所以到了晚上她就要去“还债”，永不会还清的那种。

今生再遇，他们互不相识。当真相揭晓，她才知道他的深情，是对他金屋深藏的女子，于她，不过是利用而已，当她终于逃离，花三年时间才淡忘心中的伤痛，他却出现：“宫筱婼，你以为，你能逃得掉？”

1955年，我9岁。因为先天性心脏病住院手术，医生开了休学一年的证明。三月，第一场春雨过后，爸在胡同里拦了一辆马车，去月坛的市儿童医院，把我接回到东四北大街的家，车费花了一块多，妈直心疼。我的屋子显得比以前小了，窗户被我奶奶擦得雪亮，蓝格子的床单整齐得连个褶儿都没有，阳光从玻璃窗照进来，哪都是新的。爸背着我进了屋，像放一件易碎物品一样，小心翼翼地把我放到床上，我坐在床沿上，抬头看着爸、妈、奶奶，他们的眼睛里都写着同样的字：担心。

本书讲述了中国“珍珠大王”沈志荣先生用一生来实现珍珠之梦的故事。从孩童时期的月桂传说，到一手创立欧诗漫品牌，渔场工人出身的他，比新中国还要大一岁。从一把镊子、两根铜丝和三张油印纸开始，半个世纪的漫长岁月，见证了欧诗漫珍珠帝国的诞生。这50年的历程，用沈志荣的话说，人前是鲜花和掌声，背后是无比寂寞的勤奋，“要么是血，要么是汗，还有大把大把的曼妙青春”。本书也是一本写给千万年轻创业者的励志故事。书中记录的每一个故事，都散发着梦想与坚持的光辉，给我们展示出蕴藏在沈志荣内心的强大力量。它是给正处于迷茫、不安甚至绝望的年轻创业者真诚的心灵启示。既然可以是一颗珍珠，为何要选择做一粒沙？

冬日图书馆，何俊熙红着脸对梨野说：“我喜欢你，我想让你跟我考上同一座大学。”“你走吧，我不喜欢你！”除夕夜，梨野发消息问何俊熙。“怎么确定喜欢一个人？”“我对你的喜欢你感觉不到吗？”“我感觉你比以前更讨人厌了！”女神节，梨野把一支红玫瑰递给何俊熙，“生日快乐！”何俊熙惊喜接过，梨野此地无银三百两的解释：“别误会，我只是拿不要钱的花凑数。”何俊熙无奈叹息，撩不到心上人怎么破？在线求支招！

（沙雕作者深夜改名，书名与封面不符，还请见谅。）一场人生的交易，一次等价的交换，一躺全新的人生，只存在于幻想的日常。

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