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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?

Human beings have always been mythmakers. So begins best-selling writer Karen Armstrong's concise yet compelling investigation into myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the Great Western Transformation of the last five hundred years and the discrediting of myth by science. The history of myth is the history of humanity, our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, which link us to our ancestors and each other. Heralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, Armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest senseand explains why if we dismiss it, we do so at our peril.

Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding house by strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns into a nightmare. The Birthday Party was first performed in 1958 and is now a modern classic, produced and studied throughout the world.

"A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go."--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone)From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense.In CAUSE TO RUN (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 2), a new serial killer is stalking Boston, killing his victims in bizarre ways, taunting the police with mysterious puzzles that reference the stars. As the stakes are upped and the pressure is on, the Boston Police Department is forced to call in its most brilliant—and most controversial—homicide detective: Avery Black.

"A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)WATCHING (The Making of Riley Paige—Book One) is book #1 in a new psychological thriller series by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose free bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) has received over 1,000 five star reviews.

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。

《当代文坛点将录》共五卷，收录五十位作家。文章大都出自名家之手，或为文坛名家或传主的亲友，或同被写的传主关系密切。他们写出的关于某一名家的创作背后的故事或花絮都是第一手材料，对于了解被写名家的创作与生活均有重要意义，同时也可以满足一般读者对著名作家的窥私欲。

一个意外穿越到猎人世界的宅男，本打着平平淡淡的宅完这一生，但老天却没有放过他。“呐，你说这个世界上还存在光明吗？”“当然存在。”“那为什么我看不到它？”“那你看得到我吗？”“当然。”“那不就好了，因为我就是你的光明啊。”——————————“呐，你不是说你就是我的光明吗，那为什么现在又要把我又把我丢到黑暗里？”“真……真是抱歉……呐，米诺，你……会再次找到你的……光明的，我保证……”

2012年的中国诗歌相对于以往，更加安静与结实了。安静指的是诗人的胸怀。诗人与诗人之间，无论是网上还是各种关于诗歌的集会，前些年那种相互之间的指责、诋毁，甚至谩骂几乎没有了，留下的是真正的诗歌论争的声音。起眼东西南北，各路诗人、各种拳脚与路数都认清了一个道理，“拿作品说话”。以往那种各自“我是天下第一”的幼稚已经随风飘去。结实指的是创作的姿态以及作品呈现出的思考。尽管我们现在很难在众多的诗歌里挑出一首成就一个诗人。但平心而论，即使朦胧诗时代、即使“第三代”留下的“经典”，与现在诗人们的创造相比，现在的诗歌从技术层面、思想层面的优势也是显而易见的。

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。

初见时，后院纷争，她伶牙俐齿，虐渣女斗后妈，他只袖手旁观。再见时，雪落屋檐，她诚心躲避，左推辞右嫌弃，他却心思暗动。穿越而来，她风华尽显，素手针落，毒姐狠母皆退散，腹黑王爷骗到手。

他，本是最低贱的男奴却因为容貌相似，成了病死太子的替身这个混杂着恶魔与天使气质的女孩，曾经在他奴隶的时候救他和弟弟一命她是自己心目中不敢高攀的女神，此刻却成了自己的妹妹………*她，二十一世纪神偷穿越到一个陌生奴隶王朝，在鞭子下救下一对奴隶兄弟。却没想到其中的他却成了疼爱自己入骨的太子哥哥……*要将你揽入怀里的欲望难以忍耐，当对你的占有欲越来越强大他站在权利的顶峰告诉她——我已经在你身边，等你很久很久……*【紫奴】他是叶景辰奴隶时候最好的朋友，温柔，挣扎。【傅雪娆】妖孽，蛮华国第一奴妓，妖精一样的男子。【风轻扬】大将军，冷傲，邪魅。——————好友推荐——————————————金屋锁雀

存在已久的——终将会被毁灭。曾经辉煌的——终将会被传颂看似弱小的身躯却暗藏着毁天灭地的力量，看似纯真善良的心灵却拥有着一统天下的雄心，黑色的眼眸，黑色的长发......他的一切终将会被万千生灵所传颂，他会用那绝世的力量创造出一个属于自己的超级帝国，万世的辉煌将会在他手中燃起。一切精彩尽在《天武战魔》中。

她是现代的医学世家的天才？不应该是鬼才，却因事故而穿越到异世界的一个废材身上，这一世她御神兽，铸神器，炼神丹，过去欺她之人她千百倍还回来……

作为2008北京奥运的官方文化活动，“2008奥运·冠军论坛”以其豪华的嘉宾阵容、饱含睿智的思想论辩，吸引了世界的目光。《解码冠军：40位成功人物的智慧碰撞》将带给你对这场人文盛典最具现场感的全景式记录。论坛围绕“什么造就了冠军”的主题加以展开，既注重对各界精英的成功历程进行回顾与总结，同时也为怀有冠军理想的青年们指点道路，启迪他们不断地超越自我，寻求卓越。在当下这个尊重个性与选择的时代，冠军论坛揭示出“每个人都可能成为冠军”这一核心理念。对于每一个志向远大的逐梦者而言，阅读《解码冠军：40位成功人物的智慧碰撞》，既是—次深刻的思想洗礼与震撼，也将是梦想与激情的重新启程。