Spirit Level

"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 A TRACE OF VICE (Book #3 in the Keri Locke mystery series), Keri Locke, Missing Persons Detective in the Homicide division of the LAPD, follows a fresh lead for her abducted daughter. It leads to a violent confrontation with The Collector—which, in turn, offers more clues that may, after all this time, reunite her with her daughter.

With an introduction by Meg Rosoff William Golding's final novel, left in draft at his death, tells the story of a priestess of Apollo. Arieka is one of the last to prophesy at Delphi, in the shadowy years when the Romans were securing their grip on the tribes and cities of Greece. The plain, unloved daughter of a local grandee, she is rescued from the contempt and neglect of her family by her Delphic role. Her ambiguous attitude to the god and her belief in him seem to move in parallel with the decline of the god himself - but things are more complicated than they appear. "A remarkable work...A compelling storyteller as well as a clear-eyed philosopher of the dangerous puzzles of being human." (The Times). "A wonderful central character. The story stretches out as clean and dry and clear as the beach in Lord of the Flies."(Independent). "Feline, deadpan and at moments hilarious." (Observer).

This richly imagined alternate history will appeal to fans of Delirium, Wither, and The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Emmeline and Matisa have arrived at the land of Matisa's people, but the Dominion's troops are moving in. Matisa's people have prepared for battle, but the Dominion's weapons are brutal. To secure their survival, they will need something so important the Dominion will have to leave them in peace. Matisa and Em think they know what they need: the remedy to the Bleed, a deadly sickness. To find it, Em will have to go back to the stifling settlement she'd spent her whole life trying to escape. But she's no longer the Stained girl she once was —and she's not going down without a fight.

Many women drink responsibly--but some have a more troubled relationship with alcohol. Studies regarding the effects of alcohol on women's health are contradictory--and it's not easy for concerned women to get a clear picture of the perils and positives of drinking.Alcohol affects women differently than men, and sometimes more severely. This ebook, written by Harvard professor and researcher Dr. Debi A. LaPlante, combines in-depth guidance and information from the latest studies about the effects of alcohol on women's physiology with compassionate, detailed advice on exploring your own relationship with alcohol and how to quit or scale back drinking. This book is essential reading for any woman who wonders whether her drinking might be a problem.

本书简要介绍了血型心理的基本原理，并以此为基础，对不同血型在家庭生活中的特点一一作了阐述。读者能在其中找到自己生活中的影子，并可据此对症下药、有的放矢，以更有效地解决生活中遇到的问题。

王昊林，某款游戏的前职业选手。二年前，因种种原因与冠军失之交臂，梦碎于洛杉矶。二年后，意外遇到了一群怀揣着同样梦想的少男少女。为了达成他们的梦想，也为了重铸自己曾未完成的碎梦，再次与电竞连接……

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。

威廉·福克纳，长篇小说巨匠，也是优秀的短篇小说家。《福克纳短篇小说精选》收录的43篇短篇小说均为福克纳短篇小说中的杰出之作，代表了福克纳短篇小说的文学风格和主要成就。无论在题材内容或手法技巧方面，福克纳的短篇小说跟其长篇小说基本上是一脉相承，大部分还是以约克纳帕塔法县为背景，描述的还是那个王国的沧海桑田和世态人情，探讨其中的家族、妇女、种族、阶级等问题，表现“人类的内心冲突”。本版《福克纳短篇小说精选》为精校英文版，32开本口袋装，便于随身阅读。

他姓柳，排行老五，北方来的。向别人介绍自己时，他总是先强调后一点，然后才报上自己的大名——柳茂树，不过连他自己都不认同这个名字，因为拗口，他说自己有时都记不准。叫我柳老五好了。他总是这样补充说。既然，他主动这样称呼自己，别人也就顺水推舟，于是都“柳老五”、“柳老五”地叫，后来干脆就成了“老五”。“老五”其实很小，二十岁刚出头，差不多是我们这帮人中年龄最小的一个。但“老五”长相老成，有些像刘欢，所以大家并不觉得“老五”小。但是那几个女孩子可不一定。

神龙大陆万族林立，妖兽横行，人族倍受欺压！少年林风穿越异界，身怀超神抽奖系统，修遍绝世神功，战尽天下群雄，于人族危难之际力挽狂澜，成就无上帝尊！

下午，孩子们走了。吃过了饭，青草子就坐在轮椅上抱着孩子，山花儿在地里忙活着，种菜种庄稼。也去喂鸡喂猪。自己的亲人、村庄里的人时常来，帮着干一些活儿，也在场院里拉拉家常。而有了这不幸后，更多了亲人和村里人的关怀，在这样的温暖里，青草子感到又找到了曾经的幸福。就在这幸福里，青草子和山花儿内心有了一样的渴望，渴望奇迹发生，哪天，他能站起来，像曾经相恋时一样，像婚后那段平静而幸福的生活一样。

25岁的沐阳成长于一个传统家庭，将婚姻视为人生的必经过程。仍是单身的她，在繁华的异乡没有一个安身之所。惶恐之余在朋友的婚宴上邂逅了适宜的结婚对象柏云舫——这不是王子与公主的邂逅，云舫被她视为救命稻草；而她，则被云舫当作成功的阶梯。

今天是清明节，窗外下着毛毛细雨。苏凤叶已备了两束花，和一些冥纸准备偕丈夫林春旺及儿女们前往银华峰下的幽谷去奠祭亡人：她的结拜妹妹李月琴，还有她的前夫陈甘雨。话说苏凤叶、林春旺、陈甘雨和李月琴，他们尽是同伞不同柄，同人不同命。苏凤叶、林春旺、陈甘雨三个人从小就经常喜欢在一起，自然地组合。老师、家长、同学无不知道他们之间的情谊和爱情。从少小无猜，随着时间推移发展到爱情。他们之间形成了三角恋情。他们历经意乱情迷，孽海情天。李月琴后来揳入了他们之间的情迷，拨乱反正。

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