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Prolific screenwriter and genre novelist Richard Matheson has long maintained an interest in all matters relating to parapsychology, telepathy, ESP and other paranormal activity. His brief and elegantly printed new volume amounts to a lightly fictionalized history as well as quick, evocative episodes of paranormal activity from Greek antiquity all the way through renowned American psychic Edgar Cayce.Most of the episodes in this book depict the famous seers, mediums and performers of the nineteenth-century, whose feats Matheson clearly admires. Margaret and Kate Fox, aged ten and seven, in 1848 convinced their parents and many other Americans that they were in touch with ghosts in a haunted house. (Matheson notes that the adult Margaret recanted, explaining how she herself produced the ghosts' mysterious rapping noises: he believes the recantation fake, arranged by the sisters' enemies.)

In his startling, witty, and inexhaustibly inventive first novelfirst published in 1986 and now reissued as a Grove Press paperbackthe author of Vox and The Fermata uses a one-story escalator ride as the occasion for a dazzling reappraisal of everyday objects and rituals. From the humble milk carton to the act of tying one's shoes, The Mezzanine at once defamiliarizes the familiar world and endows it with loopy and euphoric poetry. Nicholson Baker's accounts of the ordinary become extraordinary through his sharp storytelling and his unconventional, conversational style. At first glance, The Mezzanine appears to be a book about nothing. In reality, it is a brilliant celebration of things, simultaneously demonstrating the value of reflection and the importance of everyday human human experiences.

"Sophie Love's ability to impart magic to her readers is exquisitely wrought in powerfully evocative phrases and descriptions….This is the perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads."--Midwest Book Review (Diane Donovan re For Now and Forever)"A very well written novel, describing the struggle of a woman (Emily) to find her true identity. The author did an amazing job with the creation of the characters and her description of the environment. The romance is there, but not overdosed. Kudos to the author for this amazing start of a series that promises to be very entertaining."--Books and Movies Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re For Now and Forever)

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提到田园诗词，人们首先想到的一定是陶渊明以及他那句著名的“采菊东篱下，悠然见南山”。的确，作为中国古代田园诗的创始人，陶渊明开启了中国田园诗词的新领域。但是在中国古代浩如烟海的诗词中，除了陶渊明外，还有很多著名的田园诗人和作品。本书就是一本集中体现中国历代田园诗词的作品集。从先秦到明清时期的众多诗词中，精心选出了三百首田园诗词以及部分的元曲作品加以评析。通过作者详尽地分析，使我们对这些古代诗词有了进一步的理解。

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因为仇恨，她被亲人拱手献出，以色侍君。不肯屈从，她一次次抗争，却总是由终点回到起点。幸而有他，始终从困境中伸出双手，助她拥抱自由。命运无常，当疏狂放浪的恋人，终于长成冷峻如神祗的帝王，她却站在原地，面对他张开的双臂，胸中无悲无喜。这一生，是陪伴他鏖战朝堂，还是拥抱自由跃马江湖？

在大航海时代的宏大历史背景下，一个美丽的中国女子远下南洋，海啸夺走了她的记忆，她在大海里、岛屿上颠沛流离，被欺侮、被抛弃，历经生育、病痛、牢狱之苦，她刺瞎了自己的双目，只为寻找遗失的记忆。她为了寻找自己的过去，甘愿穷尽一生。春迟终于没能在沧海中找到那枚藏着她的记忆的贝壳，但她并没有把自己的故事归于茫茫。她被人们视为圣女。她是世上最富有的女人。海盗、歌女、宦官、部族首领、西洋牧师，他们的命运在南洋旖旎的风光里交汇。

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。

1999年我第一次住进城西旅馆时，它还没有现在这么出名。那年它左边毗邻县城第一家夜总会天方夜谭，右边遮遮掩掩搭着门帘的是一家成人用品店。城西旅馆的霓虹灯招牌挂在二楼，从一处窄玻璃门跨进去，小厅里晃荡着昏黄的灯光。三两个穿着阔腿牛仔裤的油漆工围在前台上，冲着一个瘦高个的男人起哄：“新婆娘好不好？美不美？”男人硬邦邦地点着头：“好，也美。”

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“我叫邵韵宅，万万没想到本来一心想整容结果他妈的穿越了，又万万没想到在第二章就碰上了我的真命天子也就是本书的男主……妈蛋？！结果你告诉我这不是男主？老娘恋爱都谈了好几章了你告诉我我要嫁给男二？？行行行，反正都是帅哥跟谁谈都是谈……我擦嘞？！你告诉我男二爱的真爱不是我？大姐男二不都是大暖男为了女主出生入死这个咋回事？为啥是个二楞？行吧，反正我长得好看我牛逼我攻略他……日哦，为什么这么这本说好的喜剧小说怎么慢慢走向了扯淡的论理意难忘……万万没想到啊万万没想到！！现在辞职女主还来得及吗？在线等，挺急的！”

公务员家庭出生的黄仁杰面对爱情和诱惑的选择，他想努力地保护自己的爱情却又在诱惑里面越陷越深。而温在蓝因流浪而选择婚姻又因婚姻选择流浪。在这些80后的影子身上，有亲情，友情，爱情，还有那些说不出道不明的情谊，他们将演绎怎么样的现实人生，可能到老了也不能明白这一切为什么发生那么快，那么真实。四月上旬不仅仅是一个季节的开始也是一个轮回，当过完这个轮回，故事依然继续，这个世界上没有终结的故事，只有终结的人。