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Susanne thought she'd landed her dream job when she got the chance to work with renowned novelist Nick Merridew. But it got even better when she met his handsome brother, Richard. After a whirlwind romance, Susanne and Richard were engaged-and couldn't be happier.Then a car accident robbed Susanne of her sight just weeks before her wedding, and it wasn't Richard who was at her bedside. It was Nick-dark, handsome, and arrogant, a man whose presence had always filled Susanne with dangerous desire. Now Susanne had a heart-wrenching decision to make. And no matter what choice she made, she stood to lose-and gain-far more than the accident could ever take away.

Thanks to advancing technology and shifting mores, the amount of change we experience in our lifetimes is truly exceptional. Objects and practices that are commonplace can very quickly become outmoded. In this witty and informative collection of short essays, journalist and social commentator Anna Jane Grossman takes a thoughtful look at what everyday apparatuses, ideas, and behaviors are quickly disappearingor else have already left the wkkk.nete contains essays and entries on more than 100 alphabetized fading subjects, including Blind Dates, Mix Tapes, Getting Lost, Porn Magazines, Looking Old, Operators, Camera Film, Hitchhiking, Body Hair, Writing Letters, Basketball Players in Short Shorts, Privacy, Cash, and, yes, Books. This ode to obsolescence also includes 25 quirky pen-and-ink line illustrations to further help us remember exactly what we’re missing.

Zodiac, the brilliant second novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the The Baroque Cycle and Snow Crash, is now available from Grove Press. Meet Sangamon Taylor, a New Age Sam Spade who sports a wet suit instead of a trench coat and prefers Jolt from the can to Scotch on the rocks. He knows about chemical sludge the way he knows about evilall too intimately. And the toxic trail he follows leads to some high and foul places. Before long Taylor's house is bombed, his every move followed, he's adopted by reservation Indians, moves onto the FBI's most wanted list, makes up with his girlfriend, and plays a starring role in the near-assassination of a presidential candidate. Closing the case with the aid of his burnout roommate, his tofu-eating comrades, three major networks, and a range of unconventional weaponry, Sangamon Taylor pulls off the most startling caper in Boston Harbor since the Tea Party.

《中华成语故事》一书精心选取了人们常用、常见的成语，设置了“释义”、“同义词”、“例句”等栏目。“释义”不仅对成语进行解释，还点明了它的出处；每篇以平易而生动的语言将每一个成语背后的人物和故事娓娓道来。成语是汉语言文化的精华，是中华民族的文化之基。阅读它最原始的故事，了解它的来龙去脉，不仅可以培养、提高自己阅读的能力，也有助于加深对历史知识的理解。

个人性比较强的一本文集。作者咸鱼一条，没事干了就瞎想想。不喜勿喷，把门带上。

诺贝尔和平奖得主埃利·威塞尔的代表作，回忆了他少年时代与家人在奥斯维辛和布痕瓦尔德两所集中营的真实遭遇。1944年，二战接近尾声，针对犹太人的种族灭绝却愈演愈烈。始终以为“集中营”只是谣言的匈牙利犹太人，包括威塞尔一家人被送往集中营。威塞尔的父母和妹妹相继死去。威塞尔见证了集中营里惨绝人寰的苦难，无数信念和生命在眼前化为烟尘。然而，在黎明前的黑暗时刻，他仍然心存希望。《黑夜》让我们看见了残忍和慈悲的极限，每个人都能从中获得勇气。

中华民族是一个有悠久历史的文明古国，在这个漫漫的历史长河中，为了中华民族的发展和兴旺，一批批优秀人物前赴后继，不懈努力，才换来了我们今天的幸福生活。

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。

她声音哑哑的，在三月的夜里蔓延，透明的声线里，像是下着淡淡的沙。夕阳斜过廊檐，她站在光影里，我看不见她的脸，但我可以感觉到她脸上的忧伤，在风里，一漾一漾的。我追着火车拼命地跑，长发温柔地飞在风里。所有的无奈与忧伤都有杀那间汇成河流，滑出眼眶。卖气球的小女孩递约我水彩笔，让我在气球上写祝福，我记得我写的是：一间屋，两个人，三餐饭，风雨四季……每一次爱情都留下伤口，让青春日渐斑驳，每一页文字都给你凄艳之美，心痛，却无法停止阅读！

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。

《只要7日暖》是周海亮继《送你一度温暖》之后的又一部情感散文集，这本集子延续了作者一贯的文字风格和主题，注重底层人生的苦难抒写，并且在这些小人物的世界和内心寻找发现生命的闪光点，所以他笔下的人物既是生活的疾贫者，需要人们来关怀、关注，同时这些人又是中国传统美德和精神的布道者。在这《只要7日暖》里，所叙述的事情和主人公大多都是失业者，残疾者，爱情事业上的失败者，但这些人身上却有着当今社会最稀缺的善良品质。在这些纯朴甚至是忧伤的故事后面，闪烁着温馨可人的光辉，让人感受到了我们这个物质时代弥足珍贵的温馨。

他曾经打过败仗，然而，他却把失败的捕猎当作磨练自己技能、增添对成功渴望的手段。有人说他是一名笑对失败、超然前进的将军。他是第二次世界大战耀眼的将星，美国历史上充满传奇色彩的杰出将领。

位于尚武中学附近的长生店，是一家神鬼之店。一次无意的闯入，方逐白成为长生店的外送员，从此徘徊于阴阳两界之间，一脚踏阴，一脚还阳。尘世间种种，生死定数，似乎都跟这间阴阳店能扯上联系。活着的人，在这里寻找归属。死去的人，在这里寻找慰藉。方逐白徘徊于生死之中，游荡在两界之外，而生生死死……这人世间的寻常中，又隐藏了多少不为人知……翻开此页，书中自有分晓。