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In the underground city of Caverna, the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare—wines that remove memories, cheeses that make you hallucinate, and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer, even as they slit your throat. On the surface, the people of Caverna seem ordinary, except for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. Expressions must be learned, and only the famous Facesmiths can teach a person to express (or fake) joy, despair, or fear—at a steep price. Into this dark and distrustful world comes Neverfell, a girl with no memory of her past and a face so terrifying to those around her that she must wear a mask at all times. Neverfell's expressions are as varied and dynamic as those of the most skilled Facesmiths, except hers are entirely genuine. And that makes her very dangerous indeed…

"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)FOREVER, PLUS ONE is book #6 in the bestselling romance series The Inn at Sunset Harbor, which begins with book #1, For Now and Forever—a free download!35 year old Emily Mitchell is still reeling from the surprise news that she is pregnant. Just married, she and Danielle have no time to process the news as they are thrust into doctor appointments, preparing for the baby's arrival—and, in a surprise party, the revelation of their baby's gender.

It's Chad's first spring as a batboy, and the Pine City Porcupines are hot—until they come up against the league-leading Heron Lake Humdingers. Now Chad's got a whole lineup of problems: his favorite player, shortstop Mike Stammer, thinks he's jinxed; Dylan, the other batboy, doesn't even like baseball; there's a goofy new porcupine mascot on the field; plus, Chad has to fill in as batboy for the Herons. It's a good thing there's something in the cards—his baseball cards, that is—that can help Chad sort it all out.

Jim Williams had it all: style, culture, charisma, and sophistication. As a premier antiques dealer in Savannah, he mingled with celebrities, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and the Rockefellers, who came to admire his extraordinary treasures. His legacy thrust Savannah into the national spotlight and transformed the genteel city into a tourist mecca.But three decades of hard work came crashing down the night he shot Danny Hansford, his wild young lover. Jim Williams stood trial four times over the next decade for premeditated murder.

Commissioned to mark the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 2004, The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney's new verse translation of Sophocles' great tragedy, Antigone - whose eponymous heroine is one of the most sharply individualized and compelling figures in Western drama. Faithful to the 'local row' and to the fierce specificity of the play's time and place, The Burial at Thebes honours the separate and irreconcilable claims of its opposed voices, as they enact the ancient but perennial conflict between family and state in a time of crisis, pitching the morality of private allegiance against that of public service. Above all, The Burial at Thebes honours the sovereign urgency and grandeur of the Antigone, in which language speaks truth to power, then and now.

一场恶病她竟重生了，她满心欢喜的以为她预知了一切就可以改变，然而曲奇的命运能否如她的愿……后来她才知道，她可以改变很多，可是有些她始终还是无法改变……再次面对生活的种种，所有的质疑和指责她慢慢的看淡……再次回头，这一世她已无憾……

【新书《世子妃她以崽服人》已发，欢迎跳坑】七年荆棘之路，她被瑞王弃如敝屐，家破人亡，打入冷宫，含恨而终。重回十三岁，她携手良婿，策权势，策良缘，策尽繁华！说我空有样貌？让你们看看什么叫才艺双绝！说我身份低贱？庶女封侯亮瞎你们的狗眼！笑话我嫁了那个幼时失聪，不近女色，性情暴虐的宁王？蠢货，你们不知道，传言是不可尽信的么！后来某个宠妻如命的男人问道：“你到底是从何时打算嫁给本王的？”锦玉莞尔，灿若明珠：“若我说从上辈子开始，你信不信？”【全本宠文完结】

开拓进取、注重实效、积极行动、乐观向上的精神，是人类在文明进程中升华的一种宝贵品格，也是人类向大自然索取、向自由王……

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。

在中国共产党的历史上，以毛泽东为核心的第一代中央领导集体，领导全党和全国各族人民，经过长期奋斗，找到有中国特色的革命道路，夺取了新民主主义革命的胜利，进而建立起社会主义基本制度，解放和发展了生产力，把100多年来受尽外国侵略欺凌的半殖民地半封建的中国，变成了独立的人民当家做主的社会主义新中国。这是中国有史以来最伟大的一场革命，开辟了中国历史的新纪元。20世纪中国发生的历史性的伟大变化，都同毛泽东的名字相联系的。

四卷本长篇小说《张居正》，以清醒的历史理性、热烈而灵动的现实主义笔触，有声有色地再现了与“万历新政”相联系的一段广阔繁复的历史场景，塑造了张居正这一复杂的封建社会改革家的形象，并展示出其悲剧命运的必然性。作者因其丰赡的文史修养、恢弘均衡的艺术架构能力、对特定历史底蕴的富于当代性的揭示。

爱管闲事热心肠的护士何桃，意外救了一位阿姨，得罪了玩世不恭、花心大少侯昊之，两人结下不解的仇，却得到了阿姨儿子的青睐，展开了猛烈追求，兜兜转转，花心大少不知何时由恨生爱，硬要当人家爱情的小三，坐在墙头等桃花，寻死觅活非要娶回家。某天，耗子:你和他睡了？到底睡没睡？歇斯底里的咆哮。桃子一脸迷茫:干你什么事？

容貌尚可、脾气尚可、连头脑也只是尚可的小女子顾且喜，因为一次意外，匆忙嫁给了优秀男人赵苇杭，而后者也是在经历了刻骨铭心的伤痛后，急于在现实中寻找一份没有爱情奢望的婚姻。两人各取所需，各尽本分，相安无事地过着有性无爱的生活。在“大灰狼”一样的丈夫面前，顾且喜始终扮演着一个的谦卑的、没有骨气的小媳妇形象，可爱、可恨之极。然而，在琐碎的、不经意的家庭生活中，爱在两人之间悄悄萌芽，当两人都深陷其中时，又不得不分手……《白昼的星光》，木梵又一情感力作，透视都市男女的爱情纠葛，触动你我心底最柔软的部分。

天地如囚笼，众生蝼蚁活，仙佛神台座，生灵轮回苦，圣人若不死，大盗永不止；西游后五百年，一个放逐的灵魂，一具卑微的身躯，誓要颠覆六道，逆天伐圣，战天斗地。

《中国意象：回到最美的古代》是由周语创作的一部优秀的作品。中国风的古代画卷被周语重新赋予了涵义。以其独特的浪漫色彩，瑰丽的想象力向我们展现了古代的最美，仿佛一幅幅美图在眼前一样。