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Written by master historian and authorized Churchill biographer Martin Gilbert, this masterful single-volume work weaves together the detailed research from the author's eight-volume biography of the elder statesman, and features new information unavailable at the time of the original work's publication. Spanning Churchill's youth, education and early military career, his journalistic work, and the arc of his political leadership, Churchill: A Life details the great man's indelible contribution to Britain's foreign policy and internal social reform.Offering eyewitness accounts and interviews with Churchill's contemporaries, including friends, family members, and career adversaries, this book provides a revealing picture of the personal life, character, ambitions, and drives of one of the world's most influential and remarkable leaders.

New young adult novel series based on the best-selling comic book, 10th Muse. In Greek mythology there were 9 Muses, the daughters of Zeus, but history forgot one - The 10th Muse - MUSE OF JUSTICE Emma Sonnet's Birthright! Emma Sonnet is a typical, popular high school teen with an unbelievable secret - she's a superhero. When students are mysteriously missing the 10th Muse must solve the puzzle of the minotaur in time to save them.

The third edition of an internationally best-selling collection of classic and modern oratory, Lend Me Your Ears offers numerous examples of the greatest speeches ever delivered—from the ancient world to the modern. Speeches in this edition span a broad stretch of history, from General George Patton inspiring Allied troops on the eve of D-Day to Pericles' impassioned eulogy for fallen Greek soldiers during the Peloponnesian War; and from Jesus of Nazareth's greatest sermons to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's fiery speech in response to the Bush vs. Gore decision that changed the landscape of American politics in our time.Editor William Safire has collected a diverse range of speeches from both ancient and modern times, from people of many different backgrounds and political affiliations, and from people on both sides of history's greatest battles and events. This book provides a wealth of valuable examples of great oratory for writers, speakers, and history aficionados.

Everybody knew that books were dangerous. Read the wrong book, it was said, and the words crawled around your brain on black legs and drove you mad, wicked mad. Mosca Mye was born at a time sacred to Goodman Palpitattle, He Who Keeps Flies out of Jams and Butterchurns, which is why her father insisted on naming her after the housefly. He also insisted on teaching her to read—even in a world where books are dangerous, regulated things. Eight years later, Quillam Mye died, leaving behind an orphaned daughter with an inauspicious name and an all-consuming hunger for words. Trapped for years in the care of her cruel Uncle Westerly and Aunt Briony, Mosca leaps at the opportunity for escape, though it comes in the form of sneaky swindler Eponymous Clent. As she travels the land with Clent and her pet goose, Saracen, Mosca begins to discover complicated truths about the world she inhabits and the power of words.

这童话自1865年出版以来，一直深受不同年纪的读者爱戴，相信是由于作者巧妙地运用不合逻辑的跳跃方式去铺排故事。《爱丽丝梦游仙境》这本书已经被翻译成至少125种语言，到20世纪中期重版300多次，其流传之广仅次于《圣经》和莎士比亚的作品。

一个人最大的缺点不是自私、多情、野蛮、任性，而是偏执地爱一个不爱自己的人。可对我来说，这不是缺点，却是无药可救的病，病入骨髓，侵入灵魂。遇到双方倾心的爱情，是幸福，更是幸运；可如果爱上了一个不爱自己的人，固执如我，是不幸还是宿命？又或者无比信任了一个说会爱我一生一世的人，而现实却是另一番景象。作为一个只能在人世间游荡的孤魂，我能怎样？死后许久，我才明白，原来，我一直都只是沦陷在一个人的爱情里，无法自拔。我费劲心力经营的爱情、婚姻，却只是我一个人的，而我一个人的爱情，最终，也只感动了我自己……

世间奥秘无穷，大到时空宇宙，小到跳蚤萤火虫，无不向人们展示着它们的种种奇妙。当这些对普通人来说深奥难懂的事物通过平易轻松的文字被描述出来，其妙处也是不言而喻的。本书汇集散见于数十种二十世纪三四十年代出版物刊载的文人原创作品，作品涉及自然韵语、万物生灵、奇妙世界、民间采风等多个方面。这些文学大师和学人以自己独到、深入的观察，细腻、精确的笔触，朴实、简炼的语言，勾勒出瑰丽多彩、千姿百态的世界。

她本是一只小小兔妖，却因天界的战神而修炼成仙，带着执念来到天界，等待着她的是美满的爱情还是灰飞烟灭……

这是一部有关一群拓荒者的小说。全篇以鹿女的“父辈之家”为主线，祖母贯穿始终。父亲的家大口阔之梦，母亲的粮食梦，小姑的读书梦，二叔的渔船梦……等为主要内容。糅合着鹿女及笔者的童年记忆与最初生活的体验。使之成为一部自然人情风物相结合的小说。更展示那个时期人不敌自然的悲惨，人与人之间诚挚忘我的的情感，与人对自然无限崇爱热切的矛盾心理。

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。

郊外梅花林。季华离缩了缩颈脖，几乎快把头缩进那披肩的狐裘里去了。只见季华离懒散道：“你们都动作快点，大冬天的、赶紧的。”在地上捡着落叶的两人苦不堪言，“唉、我顾迹居然沦落到为你打下手的境地。。。”“你得了吧、每次我酿的梅花酿不都你喝的最多！”季华离淡淡道。“那你自己怎么不捡，要我们两个捡。你不捡就得了，干嘛要我们捡地上的？直接上梅花树上摘不就行了吗？。”顾迹有些愤愤不平。“阿弥陀佛、上天有好生之德，何故无原伤其根叶?”顾迹被气笑了、你一个杀手说这些话合适吗？半响、“诺、都在这了。”顾迹递上花篮。“这么少、酿出来的酒都不够你一个人喝。”“可地上完好的只有这一些。”“那你不会摘树上的吗？”“呵...”这时、只见树上传来轻笑声。————————————————夜色微笼，季华离要悠闲地漫步于繁华街道上。“唉、这将军府好生无趣，晚饭还必须一大桌人围在一起吃饭、...”“这就算了，干嘛菜都还那么难吃。。”“不行、要去打打牙祭。。”“记得我有到过一个地方，那里鱼塘好像都是玉潭鱼...”“诶、、是哪儿呢？有点想不起来了。。”季华离一边走一边嘀咕...“想起来了！！”季华离加快脚步，慢慢地施展轻功、往暗王府方向而去。当天晚上，鱼塘边上一堆鱼骨。。。季华离只记得将近吃完要走时、身后似有人咆哮的声音。。ps：本文一对一。男强女强，爽文无虐。欢迎收藏~

天地未开皆为混沌，天地初现为太初，世间演变万物及为天地，直至天地衰竭成为世末……天地万物无时无刻在生和灭，这就是轮回。轮回既是一切的结束又是一切的开始，对于修行人来说是体验世间、渡劫重生、万事因果等必经之路，但他们不知道这也是天地对大千生命的考核……

乐夏穿越到了漫威世界，生来平凡的他在遇到一个破旧的青铜箱子之后，人生便注定不凡。“穿上圣衣，守护大地上的爱与正义！”触碰箱子的一瞬间，这句话便烙印进了他的灵魂。不管是黑暗中的邪祟，还是星空中的觊觎，亦或是将众生视作玩物的‘神’，一切试图扰乱这片大地祥和的邪恶都将面临圣斗士正义的制裁。当金色的圣衣反射着耀眼的星光，白色的披风无风飞扬时，圣斗士的传说开始传遍整个漫威宇宙。

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。