Pure Grit

"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!"--wkkk.net (re Turned)In BEFORE DAWN (Book #1 of Vampire, Fallen), Kate, 17, hates her life. An outcast in her own family, who doesn't understand her, she is hated by her more popular and beautiful sister, and despised by her controlling mother, who favors her sister over her. Kate's only solace is her friends and her smarts. But even with that, her life seems destined for a dead-end—especially when her mother announces she will have to stay back from college to pay for her sister's tuition.

At once a biting satire and a taut, fast-paced thriller, Elvissey is the story of Isabel and John, a troubled couple who voyage from the year 2033 to a strangely altered 1954. They are on a desperate mission to kidnap the young Elvis Presley and bring him back to the present day to serve as a ready-made cult leader. He proves, however, to be a reluctant messiah, and things do not work out quite as planned.

With stories by acclaimed and exciting new YA writers: Louise HawesJ. James Keels Ron Koertge Chris Lynch Norma Fox Mazer Lauren Myracle Jamie Pittel Anita Riggio Mary Ann Rodman Ellen Wittlinger Jacqueline Woodson Tim Wynne-Jones A stellar line-up of young adult writers examines our relationship with beauty in stories that haunt, amuse, stir, and fascinate. A beauty queen with a chin-hair problem, an aspiring model who would rather take pictures than be in them, a boy in love with the gorgeous nurse he's never seen, a girl named Beauty who feels like anything but—the teenagers in these dozen stories feel the power of beauty, whether it's to trap, save, torment, or comfort. In an era when image seems to have triumphed over virtue and reason, this timely, discussion-provoking collection asks young readers to think about what is truly beautiful.

Batman has Robin, Wonder Woman has Wonder Girl, and Phantom Justice has Bright Boy, a.k.a. Scott Hutchinson, an ordinary schoolkid by day and a superfast, superstrong sidekick by night, fighting loyally next to his hero. But after an embarrassing incident involving his too-tight spandex costume, plus some signs that Phantom Justice may not be the good guy he pretends to be, Scott begins to question his role. With the help of a fellow sidekick, once his nemesis, Scott must decide if growing up means being loyal or stepping boldly to the center of things. Great for boys, comics fans, and anyone looking for a superhero tale that's also an insightful look at adolescence.

When Dawn inherits half of a luxurious estate in South Africa, she's overjoyed--until she finds out that to keep the estate, she must marry the man who owns the other half: Ralf Deverell, whose golden good looks draw her in even as his cold, unwelcoming eyes freeze her out.Unwillingly, Dawn goes through with the arrangement. Sure, she can find some legal way out of it, but Ralf's presence fills her with an undeniable desire--and soon she realizes he burns for her, too. But can their love survive in such troubled circumstances?

一部较为考究的历史向奇幻小说，算是圆我的一个骑士梦吧，设定来源于ck2、天国拯救、骑砍等中世纪题材游戏以及我本人还算可以的历史、兵击等知识，同好的话不妨支持一下。另外本书比较慢热，也是为了多描写一下其他同类型书中较少出现的中世纪的日常。加官进爵会有的，板甲冲阵会有的，只要你耐心看下去，精彩的内容都会有的。

踏遍千山万水，穿梭三千位面，只为救醒你。——洛彼岸洛彼岸此人，遇见她的人都说她像一团雾，看不透。没有手脚的苦瓜：“为什么他们的名字都那么好听！我却要叫苦瓜！你嫌我还不够苦吗？”某人慵懒的坐在一侧“当时正好在喝苦瓜汁。”“主人，啥时候能带我出去玩啊！”“很快！”之后，苦瓜望着自己的小短手小短脚，留下两碗宽面：“我为什么要做个人！”简而言之，就是某大佬为了救某个人制造出苦瓜穿梭位面收割灵魂力的故事。各个位面里面不涉及谈情说爱，有些位面适当玩智商。某个人并不会在文中出现太多，不是攻略男主或者收集碎片任务，所以并无cp，也不搞暧昧。若欢喜，愿大家点点收藏，不喜也勿喷。作者娇弱。

企业就是你的船，你的每一次航行都离不开它，是它载你驶进浩瀚的 海洋，所以你要与它共命运。只有你的船安安稳稳地行驶，你才能踏踏实 实，如果你的船出现了什么漏洞，那么一定会殃及你。本书站在现实的角 度，从多个方面讲述“为企业着想就是为自己着想”的观念，既有耳熟能 详的经典案例，又有深入浅出的分析展开，希望能对大家培养良好的工作 习惯、提升工作能力有所帮助。

她等了他一千年，她爱他，他厌她，她追他，他伤她，每当她被伤的遍体鳞伤的时候，陪之她身边的是他而不是他……“南宫雨幽我是不会喜欢你的，别在来纠缠我”。赵玉宇甩开南宫雨幽的手烦闷的说道……“小幽你不是说过，如果有来世会给我一个和你在一起的机会吗？为何说话不算话？”赵玉城痛苦的看着远处的南宫雨幽……（PS：欢迎宝贝们进QQ群，群名：七瑶，欢迎加入七瑶，群号：255945410)。

我着谁惹谁了，怎么就那么倒霉，穿越了吧，还变成了弃妇，一个弃妇一段不同寻常的经历，故事曲折、委婉、耐人寻味。

她，长相奇丑，被送进皇宫当妹妹的垫脚石，受尽欺凌。欺凌之外，她学技能，斗妹妹，挑衅者，活得有滋有味。但，啥时候屁股后面跟了个皇帝？他要干啥？

凌晨子，意外的成为了僵尸，本应死亡的他却从秦朝一直活到现在，亲人朋友的离去让他的心已经麻木，他不敢再去交朋友，只有自己躲在角落里哭泣。有谁能在一次唤醒他沉睡的心呢？

别人家的主神是网游服务器，我家的主神是主机。虽然能联网，但别人会匹配到各种各样的队友，我的队友要自己去契约。顺便一说，我还有名为‘未知’的插件，即便是看似普通的‘全语言精通’都无比变态。在这个主神狩猎的时代，沈离要带着自家为自己而存在的可怜小主神打下一片大大的江山。“这个世界，我为我家小主神承包了！什么？联盟？你让他们站到我前面抗议试试！”

我穿了，我竟然真的穿了，还直接被架着去拜堂，新郎却是一只猪？！老天，我竟然沦为猪的新娘，不要开这样的玩笑吧？半夜醒来，猪相公却摇身一变成为绝世冷美男，这……这是怎么回事？

本书整理了古今中外名人的读书法。如朱予读书法、鲁迅的“跳读法”、华罗庚的“厚薄法”，以及作者根据自己的经验总结出来的如模型读书法、先读序文法、“SQ3R”读书法、五步读书法等。作者用亲身体会向读者介绍了如何提高阅读能力的技巧，本书非常值得一读。