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Fifteen-year-old Tomas Torres, the son of an immigrant family who are just barely making it, gets picked up by the police for doing some work for the local padrone (collector). For this work, Tomas has made $1000 a week, a lot of money by anyone's count. But what is the work? What is Tomas arrested for? Arson, but arson that cannot be explained. Tomas has a most unusual gift: he is a fire-starter--he can start fires with sheer force of will that flame from the tips of his fingers. More, he can will fireballs to hurl at his enemies or opponents, and he can incinerate any evidence. But the courts decide they have enough to convict young Tomas and send him off to a school (which Tomas believes to be a kind of jail): St. Rhiannon's School for the Gifted and Exceptional Student.

Ninety-year-old Lou quit school after the eighth grade, worked for the rest of his life, and stayed with the same woman for nearly seventy years. Seventy-two-year-old Joe was chief probation officer in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, holds a law degree, and has faced the death of a son and the raising of a mentally challenged daughter. Now, the two men are roommates in a nursing home. Despite coming from very different backgrounds, the two become close friends.With an exacting eye for detail, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder examines end-of-life sorrows, joys, and unexpected surprises with poetry and compassion. Struggling to find meaning in the face of mortality, Joe and Lou experience the challenges that come with aging—with a grace and dignity that's sure to inspire.

"Morgan Rice's imagination is limitless. In another series that promises to be as entertaining as the previous ones, A THRONE OF SISTERS presents us with the tale of two sisters (Sophia and Kate), orphans, fighting to survive in a cruel and demanding world of an orphanage. An instant success. I can hardly wait to put my hands on the second and third books!"--Books and Movie Reviews (Roberto Mattos)The new #1 Bestselling epic fantasy series by Morgan Rice!In A KISS FOR QUEENS (A Throne for Sisters—Book Six), it is time for Sophia to come into her own. It is time for her to lead an army, to lead a nation, to step up and be the commander of the most epic battle the realm may ever see. Her love, Sebastian, remains imprisoned and set to be executed. Will they reunite in time?

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In 1982, before Matheson had fully achieved the cult-and-grandmaster status that he enjoys today, Playboy Press published a version of his erotic ghost story that was so severely edited that Matheson took his name off the book and instead published it under the name Logan Swanson.In this restored version of the original manuscript, David and Ellen Cooper's 21-year-old marriage is nearing the rocks, so they decide to leave Los Angeles for a honeymoon and go to Long Island. Soon after they arrive at their beach cottage, a strange woman, Marianna, appears to David, and he is immediately entranced.

拥有着无敌力量的千变自始至终都维持着低调的生活，然而有一天他的生活变得不再平静。穿越者，重生者接踵而来，还有一个有系统的妹妹，他到底该怎么办

《生活晨报》是由三晋文化研究会主管主办的一份综合类报纸，如今已走过十五个年头。他们将十五年来的稿件、图片、版面进行梳理、选编，结集成册，这实在是一件可喜可贺的事情。三晋文化研究会这些年陆续出了一批书，在社会上引起了一定的反响。我们深知，出书是一件很兴奋也很艰难的事情，如同一位母亲孕育一个生命。个中甘苦，身心的付出，不亲身经历者很难感同身受。

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＜腾讯原创作者社团未央出品＞刚穿越过来，就全身光光的被一个只穿小裤裤的大帅哥抱在怀里！还是个古代美男！这是怎么一回事！什么？他竟然是本姑娘的未来夫君，现在的皇帝大人？不行不行，虽然他确实温柔得要死，并且本姑娘对他印象还不赖，但本姑娘真的不想成亲啊。所以对不起了，皇帝大人，本姑娘要逃婚了，你的皇后就另选高人吧！本文开篇小白，其实男主是个腹黑帅哥啊，大家千万不要被他的温柔外表所骗（汗，我是在剧透。。。）反正后文有点小虐（脆弱的亲们请自备纸巾哦呵呵），不是和有些亲想的那样简单的剧情，风吟写的文一向情节复杂，人物众多，大家接着往下看，就能彻底见识到了，希望到时不要暗叹阴谋太多啊，呵呵。此文腾讯首发，倘若有与本文名字一样的文文，请别说风吟抄袭，请认真看本文的内容再来说话，名字一样的事情很常见，请别拿本文名字来说话。

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神话产生于上古时期，所以又称为上古神话，距今大约有五千年以上的历史。人类最早的故事往往是从神话传说开始的，神话在开始时只是以故事的形式在人民口头上流传，经过相当长的时期，其中一部分才被用文字记录、保存下来。因此，归纳起来说，神话是远古时代的人们口头创作的反映自然界、人与自然的关系以及社会形态的具有高度幻想性的故事。青少年成长必读经典书系编委会编著的《外国神话故事》主要编选了希伯来、印度、巴比伦、古希腊罗马等古文明比较发达地域的神话故事，也部分涉及了其他民族的神话内容。《外国神话故事》根据不同的内容，这些神话一般可以分为开辟神话、自然神话和英雄神话三种类型。

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★【绝对设计】四年前洛青打晕一个对自己不轨的男人，轰动一时。从那时起陆将认识了她，两年后成立设计公司，等着她自己爬进洞。两年海归的洛青回归本土，开始她的设计师之路。为了赚更多钱给妹妹一个美好将来的她，仅用了一年时间便做到总监位置。在庆功晏上她的作品受尽追捧，她的身价水涨船高，仕途风顺。“洛青同志，该发生的已经发生，我会负责的。”刚正不阿的陆少十分严肃。“跟我结婚吧。”没有问号。★【职场风云】“哼，她洛青是什么东西，还不是借机上位？我们肖灿才是首席设计师后选人。”“呵呵，别这么说，人家也是名牌大学毕业的海归。这次至尚的网上专柜就让给她去做吧。”三十二层的总监笑着摇头，把手上的案子转交给三十一层的洛青。几个设计师听到她的话都心照不宣的笑起来。谁不知至尚再大，可这毕竟是个网上专柜，而做惯网页的人根本成不了大事。洛青可不这么想，网上的营销比线下更容易红的发紫，而做广告要的不就是知名度吗？“啊，你就是为我们店铺设计的设计师？幸会幸会，真是太谢谢你了，你不知道，这广告一放上去，当天就让我们营业额破十万，一个月下来直破七千万！还不包括线下，现在我们已经是这个行业的NO1！”至尚CEO亲自来谢，握着洛青的手激动不已。“呵呵……这是我应该做的。”“我决定了！”“以后不管是我们线下还是线上，都由你来负责！”啊？至尚现在的品牌值二十六个亿啊，若是让自己负责……发了！半个月后……“洛青总监，请你搬置三十三层首席设计师的办公室。”……★★★★★故事为背景虚构，请各位看客不要纠真。（本人郑重提醒：本故事纯属虚构，如有雷同，纯属巧合。切勿模仿，谢绝借鉴！)

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公子赢高的母亲原本是楚地的公主，这也使得赢高生得柔美俊俏，不比其他兄弟。秦皇不喜欢自己的儿子柔柔弱弱，便派他与将军去攻楚国，可是他的身上流着楚国的血。赢高不忍杀戮，从楚国皇宫离去时，看到了正准备上吊自杀的楚国小公主芷伊。不料，却被性情粗暴的胞弟将闾发现了此事，于是，芷伊隐姓埋名成为了将闾宫中的一名歌姬。而属于芷伊和赢高的故事，才刚刚开始……