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A self-confessed forger, cheat, thief, and petty criminal, William Palmer was also a surgeon and a racehorse owner during the Victorian era who doped horses, fixed races, philandered unapologetically, and generally behaved as an all-around rogue. But the crime for which he was condemned was altogether more serious: poisoning numerous members of his family as well as a close friend. Based on the historic trial of a man characterized as a sociopath and a serial killer, Robert Graves tells the story from the defendant's point of view, the story of a man who was deeply flawed but ultimately not beyond redemption.Based on a historical trial held in 1856, Robert Graves' novel is brimming with humor, emotion, and social commentary. Told through the eyes of both friends and enemies, Palmer comes to life as a not-unsympathetic antihero.

Lynn needs her guardian's permission to marry--and his stepson, Paul Loukas, would never let that happen. Still, Lynn craves freedom. And with her options limited, she marries Paul in a desperate bid to gain her freedom.Years ago, Paul was in love with Lynn. And he can still deny her nothing--except the freedom she needs. His kisses fill her with desire, and soon Lynn begins to wonder whether the freedom her heart longs for is the freedom to leave--or stay.

Welcome to Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions, the premier trainer of minions for Evil Overlords everywhere. No student is prouder to be at Dr. Critchlore's than Runt Higgins, a twelve-year-old werewolf. (At least he thinks he's twelve. He was abandoned at the school as a baby, so he can't say for sure.) Runt loves everything about Dr. Critchlore's. He loves his classes—such as History of Henchmen and Introduction to Explosives. He loves his friends—such as Darthin the gargoyle and Syke the tree nymph. And he loves his foster family, who took him in when his wolf pack couldn't. But not everyone loves Dr. Critchlore's as much as Runt. After a series of disasters, each worse than the next, it's clear that someone is trying to shut the school down. It's up to Runt, who knows the place better than anybody, to figure out who's behind the attacks … and to save his home, and Dr. Critchlore himself, from total destruction.

This book is for strategists—leaders, managers, entrepreneurs—who are so caught up in the daily pressures of business that they're missing key signals of their future reality. It's like driving a car heads down, staring at the dashboard, rather than heads up, looking through the windshield. We need to do both. The book is devoted to the practice of sensing, or scanning the horizon for signs of emerging trends. The sooner we see them, the better our response.Each chapter starts with a set of signals—data we observed that, taken together, helped us to reveal a trend. The impact of new technology on strategy is a theme of the book, and each chapter looks at how organizations are using new technologies to their advantage.

莫名其妙的来了，苏白山知道，自己不可能再莫名其妙的离开，穿越的事情他都能懂，那叫做重生，可是系统是不是白痴了，现在流行的似乎是找些长相英俊，学识渊博的年轻人来作为穿越的主角，自己这种年过四十，相貌普通到不能再普通的中年人怎么就能作为男主角呢？

21世纪第一女杀手玖，帝国学校校花白九歌，世界知名的白医生……谁能抛开她无数个面具后?找寻到真正的她。（女强）

新书《这朝贵女不太行》大家多多支持 穿越成当朝郡主，没有姨娘姐妹，没订婚更没有负心夫君，人生巅峰大概如此。她立志：远离秦祁，秦祁和顾伊棠才是天作之合；远离帝都，不被明争暗斗殃及的贵女，才能笑到最后。“郡主醒醒，有人送拜帖来了……”

天降奇石造就多个武术流派，传闻若能集齐所有奇石，将会统领全世界！凌霄鸣，武神的后人，先救了神秘的村外人，后又成大气，修大道显示出天才之资。气修者，能武者，多彩的修炼方式，可怕的蛮荒野兽，将会给外出历练的他带来怎样的机遇和危难？混沌五行，大道通天，且看他能否超越先祖的高度，俯视众生……

这个案件是大头对我讲的。他是我居住辖区的公安分局刑警。他在对我讲述这一案件之前，先说了一句类似开场白的话——不要以为奇异的故事只能发生在戏剧里。实际情况是，不管我们的现实生活多么平庸而沉闷，它所缺少的从来也不是戏剧性。如果我们没有意识到这一点，那只能说明我们对生活的感受和认识太迟钝太粗浅。他的这番话使得整个叙述在开头时候便蒙上了神秘的色彩。事情应该发生在那天黄昏，差不多就是电视节目播放到新闻联播那个时候。因为恐怖总是发生在人们意想不到的时刻，而一天当中只有这个时间人们精力最不集中。就在这个万家灯火相继点燃的时候，有一个居住在城市郊区的菜农到当地派出所报案。

为什么有些人对貌似微不足道的小事反应激烈，悲痛不已？例如，一次考试没有通过。而另一些人面对改变生活的重大悲剧，却几乎没有什么反应？有些人公开演讲，口若悬河。另一些人却结结巴巴，好像焦虑到嘴都张不开。为什么有些人遇到挫折，就会一蹶不振，另一些人遭遇逆境，反而更加坚韧？临床心理学家和认知神经科学家伊恩·罗伯森在《挑战：压力如何塑造我们》一书中，以四十多年的研究为基础，揭示了大脑对认知的反应是怎样形成的。他也回答了下面的问题：压力始终是好事吗？《挑战：压力如何塑造我们》的研究富有启发性，针对我们怎样和为什么应对压力的问题，对于指导我们怎样生活，提供了真正实际的好处。

我，白苎生性多疑，善妒，心狠手辣，别指望我拿真心对你，我压根儿就没有心。这一辈子我不求能加官进爵，步步高升，但求如今的荣华富贵让我享用一生。如果有人敢动我的钱，惦记我的命，我定让他生不如死！悔为人！“大雾蔼蔼，切莫听君唱歌谣。东风滔滔，休要看妾舞芳华。一声歌，一支舞。误尔半步定乾坤。妾道郎君……诶……”

虽然常常会听到希望人生若只是初度的话语，可是当一个深深爱过的人在你的生命中——只是飘浮如一片黄叶，那么，这份爱的执拗还要不要进行下去？当名教授之女关心素偶遇商贾世家的简庭涛，从萍水相逢，到矛盾重重，再到两情相悦直至走进婚姻的殿堂，看似平静美满的背后隐藏着层层危机：逝去的初恋男友，别有用心的第三者，和平淡生活中不可避免的种种猜忌、不满还有误会，他们终于选择劳燕分飞。岁月的手，拂过心间。相爱的人，淡如秋菊。兜兜转转间始终在人生转角处帕逢的他们，是破镜重圆，还呈命中注定从此陌路？

慕容小时是21世纪的三无青年，在某年某月某日，一个魂淡富二代的出现导致她穿越了。穿越不要紧，穿越之后她浑然发现有个流氓皇帝居然撞脸那个魂淡富二代？！好气哦。虐完人渣之后的她自动请缨去长城为将，她结识了以花姐为首的长城守卫军。三年光阴，那个流氓皇帝把他们召了回去，当了副军师。其实这也没什么但是没过多久她就被某个流氓皇帝给勾搭了，还怀上了孩子！等孩子诞世后她松了口气，至少她儿子还是很可爱的嘛，而且也很懂事，虽然嘛有点坑爹。每当某个流氓皇帝脸黑得如锅底的时候，她就知道她儿子又搞事情了。“我说萧霆皓你有毒是吧！你怎么又去搞事了！不仅如此你昨晚是不是又偷偷跑去你娘那里了？我说过多少遍她是我媳妇！！！”

“主子，小姐又跑了！”“姓牧的！你觉得你的人拦得住本小姐么！”“小蝶他们拦不住还有我啊。”一世毒人无数却败在了一个杀手手里，这让她怎么面对师父。他的仇得报，而得罪了她的人下场又好到过哪里去。