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This is an important and illuminating collection of essays and lectures by the winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. William Golding writes about places as diverse as Wiltshire, where he lived for over half a century, Dutch waterways, Delphi, Egypt ancient and modern, and planet Earth herself. Other essays discuss books and ideas, and provide a fascinating background to the appreciate Golding's own writing and imagination. It includes Golding's Nobel Speech. "e;Golding come through this collection as reserved and wary, but delightful...His writing is a joy"e;. (Sunday Times).

Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The Bront? siblings find escape from their constrained lives via their rich imaginations. The glittering world of Verdopolis and the romantic and melancholy world of Gondal literally come to life under their pens, offering the sort of romance and intrigue missing from their isolated parsonage home. But at what price? As Branwell begins to slip into madness and the sisters feel their real lives slipping away, they must weigh the cost of their powerful imaginations, even as the characters they have created—the brooding Rogue and dashing Duke of Zamorna—refuse to let them go. Gorgeously written and based on the Bront?s'juvenilia, Worlds of Ink and Shadow brings to life one of history's most celebrated literary families in a thrilling, suspenseful fantasy.

Here is a funny middle-grade mystery from a bright new fiction talent. Things in the New England town of Ashcrumb are getting weird. Or just weirder. Misty Gordon, whose antique-dealing parents drive a van that says "D.E.A.D." on the side (for "Deceased’s Estate and Antique Dealer"), is accustomed to weird. One day, when accompanying her father to the estate of a recently departed clairvoyant, Misty discovers a notebook and a pair of eyeglasses that enable her to see ghosts! And solve mysteries. With the help of her new powers and her best friend, Yoshi, Misty learns that her hometown was settled not by respectable colonists but by pirates! And the ghosts of the pirates are returning to reclaim a dangerous, powerful treasure they lost centuries ago. Who will find it first, Misty or the pirates?

"Shades of THE HUNGER GAMES permeate a story centered around two courageous teens determined to buck all odds in an effort to regain their loved ones. A believable, involving world, recommended for those who enjoy dystopian novels, powerful female characters, and stories of uncommon courage." --Midwest Book Review, D. Donovan, eBook Reviewer (regarding Arena 1)ARENA 3 is book #3 in the Bestselling Survival Trilogy, which begins with ARENA 1, a free download.After nearly freezing to death on their trek north, Brooke and her small group wake to find themselves in civilization. They have found the utopian city, hidden deep in a remote stretch of Canada. They have heat, food, comfortable beds, clean clothes, and security. Finally, they have made it.As Brooke recovers, she meets the mysterious survivors who inhabit this city, and who vie for her love. She trains again, enhancing her fighting skills greatly under the wing of a new mentor, and matures into a woman.

“菩提十书”之《星月菩提》：在这匆忙混乱的时代，要抬头看看天上的星月已经不易，要开启心中的星月就更难了。天上星月在黑夜中照耀我们，心上星月则让我们在人世的幽暗里有恒久的光明。本书是林清玄菩提系列的第三部，处处流露自性芬芳，在微细的爱里观照动人的智慧；时时体现星月光明，在微尘与毫端，探触无量的有情世界。“菩提十书”是林清玄写作生涯中最重要的作品，也是其思想和风格形成的代表作，写作时间从20世纪80年代到90年代，长达十几年时间。每册印量都超过100版，十册共印行1000版以上。被媒体选为“四十年来最畅销及最有影响的书”。

他冷漠亦是无情，可遇到她一切打破…对她倾尽一世温柔，最终却换来她狠心的背叛…她古灵精怪更是不相信爱情…可当她遇上了他…还是陷入了他温柔的陷阱…真相此残酷…她苦笑“真爱只是一个传说”绝决离开…这么爱她的他会善罢甘休？当一切误会解开他们是否还能携手一生…他说“星儿，遇上你是我的幸”她甜甜一笑“你是我的运”…

前世以死相逼下嫁心中所爱。岂料所爱之人并非良人，毁我家族，杀我家人，以我为踏板谋求皇权势力。若是有来世，我必定要对害我之人，扒皮去筋，挫骨扬灰！这一世，重生归来，仇人相见，分外眼红！骑在马上的俊朗少年如愿以偿伸出手：“当我新娘，做我王妃，可好？”“我要万里江山做聘礼。”“依你。”“我要王权富贵当嫁衣。”“依你。”“我要···”“全都依你。”“那你要什么？”“我要你。”

诸神黄昏，众神之战……二十八位神明一战，皆两败俱伤，纷纷付身在一个人身上，二十八位神名，二十八位人格，每天一人格……

这也是一本两代人沟通的亲情书，记录了一个妈妈对于真正的母爱的反思历程。母亲刘曼辉有点“虎妈”的风格。女儿李亦雯是典型的独生子女，集父母的宠爱于一身。如果说幼儿园和小学时期，母亲的呵护是一把保护伞，那么，中学和大学时期，母亲的保护却开始成为一种桎梏。书中，母亲和女儿——50后与80后，各抒感怀，无所不谈。因爱的名义，母女关系走过了温存、紧张，继而成为知心朋友的不同阶段。母亲刘曼辉以理性的眼光反思了在女儿成长的各个阶段的教育所得与所失。她不无感慨地写道：“在我看来，教育孩子就是一种自省，一种生命的自省，一种人类的自省，一种让人成其为人的自省。”

地球大学生萧凌宇，意外穿越到修真界，于古神洞府中得到无上神典《九转混沌诀》，开始了逆天修炼之旅。自由出入修真界的洞府墓穴，极品功法、法宝、丹药随便拿；他冲击混沌，创造神奇传说！

这是一封来自地狱的信，凡事看到这信的人都坚信不疑，没有人愿意，也没有人敢去加以怀疑。惨白的信纸上，用鲜红的血醒目的写着：我，来自地狱的使者，罪孽深重的人，用你们的血肉为自己赎罪吧！这是死者的血，鲜红刺目的鲜血泛着阵阵令人作呕的血腥味，张牙舞爪的字，每个线条都仿佛是用锯子锯开般，尖锐的边毛让人毛骨悚然。没有人怀疑这是一个恶作剧，因为眼前的尸体清楚的向人们展示着，地狱使者就在他们身边。人，像是脆弱的玩偶，一个接着一个死去，地狱的使者还在拖拽着人的灵魂。一时间，所有的人都陷入了深深的恐惧中，各自忏悔自己的罪孽，生怕那可怕的地狱使者突然出现，将自己拽如地狱的深渊。

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