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Lucius Apuleius, a young man of good parentage, takes a trip to Thessaly. Along the way, amidst a series of bizarre adventures, he inadvertently offends a priestess of the White Goddess, who promptly turns him into an ass. How Lucius responds to his new misfortune, and ultimately finds a way to become human again, makes for a funny and fascinating tale.The Metamorphosis of Apuleius, referred to by St. Augustine as The Golden Ass, is the oldest novel written in Latin to survive in its entirety. Originally written by Lucius of Patrae, this translation by Robert Graves highlights the ribald humor and vivid sense of adventure present in the original. Providing a rare window in to the daily lives of regular people in ancient Greece, Robert Graves' translation of this classic tale is at once hilarious, informative, and captivating.

Darkness Visible opens at the height of the London Blitz, when a naked child steps out of an all-consuming fire. Miraculously saved but hideously scarred, soon tormented at school and at work, Matty becomes a wanderer, a seeker after some unknown redemption. Two more lost children await him, twins as exquisite as they are loveless. Toni dabbles in political violence; Sophy, in sexual tyranny. As Golding weaves their destinies together, his book reveals both the inner and outer darkness of our world. "An intensity of vision without parallel." (TLS). "A vision of elemental reality so vivid we seem to hallucinate the scenes…Magic." (New York Times Book Review).

Originally published in 1969, Seamus Heaney's Door into the Dark continues a furrow so startlingly opened in his first collection, Death of a Naturalist (1966). With the sensuosness and physicality of language that would become the hallmark of his early writing, these poems graphically depict the author's rural upbringing, from the local forge to the banks of Lough Neagh, concluding in the preserving waters of the bogland and a look ahead to his next book, Wintering Out (1972).

Blue Riley has wrestled with her own demons ever since the loss of her mother to cancer. But when she encounters a beautiful devil at her town crossroads, it's her runaway sister's soul she fights to save. The devil steals Blue's voice—inherited from her musically gifted mother—in exchange for a single shot at finding Cass. Armed with her mother's guitar, a knapsack of cherished mementos, and a pair of magical boots, Blue journeys west in search of her sister. When the devil changes the terms of their deal, Blue must reevaluate her understanding of good and evil and open herself up to finding family in unexpected wkkk.net Devil and the Bluebird, Jennifer Mason-Black delivers a captivating depiction of loss and hope.

13世纪中期，威尼斯人马可·波罗随父亲尼科洛一行人抵达元上都（今内蒙古正蓝旗闪电河北岸）后，忽必烈以”不曾见到你们教皇承诺的神父“为由欲将其一行人全部驱逐出境，马可·波罗的父亲在情急之中请求忽必烈准许其在丝绸之路沿途经商，回报是为忽必烈献上自己年轻的儿子……

全球物种退化，人类出现返祖现象。狼退化为了古狼，猫退化为了古猫兽，鸟退化为了始祖鸟，猪退化为了可与恐龙一战的巨猪……剑齿虎、霸王龙、泰坦巨蟒、沧龙、巨齿鲨、残暴狮、帝王鳄、猛玛象……一个个曾经称霸古代地球的远古生物正在陆续降临，地球曾经的统治者将要回归…… 本群官方书友群：255400347

她万千宠爱于一身可两世只爱一个人他上辈子看不清自已的心这世一定要拼命宠她小剧场“老婆我爱你”

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《舒勒的怪兽》真实地讲述了一个有趣、感人的故事。它有关一个家庭，更确切地说，有关一个女孩。面对夺走她声音的怪兽，他们没有言弃，没有灰心。

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关原之战结束后，德川家掌握天下大权。丰臣家自丰臣秀吉死后，逐渐衰败，至此已如困兽。德川家处心积虑，想要一举扫平丰臣家的势力。小说主人公小幡勘兵卫以德川家间谍的身份进入大阪。丰臣家年轻的主公秀赖由母亲及其侍女团操控，对德川家怀有强烈的敌意。在德川家的蓄意挑衅和安排下，丰臣对德川宣战。对德川家心怀不满的各地浪人纷纷云集大阪城，其中不乏能征惯战的名将和勇士。历史的两股激流，终于在此遭遇，将裹挟着的各色人物推上风口浪尖。

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一场婚姻，葬送了她的事业；一场大火，葬送了她的婚姻和最爱的女儿。尝遍世间苦难，她誓要找出证据，揪出害死女儿的真凶；即使前路艰险，总有一个人为她指引方向，点亮希望；迷雾散尽，身世渐渐显露，刚刚走出绝境的她却又突遭意外昏迷不醒……