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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.

Chad's got the summertime blues: his parents want him to be home by midnight (no extra innings) and eat healthier (no corn dogs). His friend, Abby, has bobblehead issues. And then there's pinch hitter Sammy Solaris. But Sammy has problems of his own. He has a big swing but is too slow. If he can't speed up his running and stealing, he'll be off the team. There's got to be something Chad can do to save the day … with a little help from Dylan, a baseball card, and that porcupine!

Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem-solver. At her family's struggling pharmacy, she has a line of makeover customers for every school dance and bat mitzvah. But all the makeup tips in the world won't help save the business. If only she could find a way to make it the center of town again—a place where people want to spend time, like in the old days. Lucy dreams up a solution that could resuscitate the family business and help the environment, too. But will Lucy's family stop fighting long enough to listen to a seventh-grader? In a starred review, Kirkus said this novel "successfully delivers an authentic and endearing portrait of the not-quite-teen experience," and Booklist called it "a warm, uplifting debut." Readers everywhere have responded to Lucy's independence and initiative—not to mention her great style.

In this dramatic conclusion to the Grasslands Trilogy, Corki, Pippa, and all their friends are reunited for a final fight to determine the future of Grassland. After escaping the mountains of Grassland, where Corki and Pippa and their friends were slaves and soldiers, the fugitives finally found a new life, and are seemingly safe at last. But as the former slaves explore new lands to the north, they discover that cruelty and injustice are not only found in Grassland, and that the people they visit may need their help. Grassland, too, may need assistance. When an appeal from an old friend reaches Corki and Pippa in their travels, will they have the courage to do what's right for their old land, despite its cruel history? What will it cost them to change Grassland for the better?

(A 90-page True Crime Short with photographs) On April 1, 1984, Marvin Gaye--one of the world's most beloved singers--was gunned down by his own father. A generation later, fans still puzzle over how it could be that a man who crooned about peace, love, and understanding could possibly meet with such a violent end--and from his own flesh and blood. Yet the history of popular music is written in blood.

选自福尔摩斯探案故事集，包括《绿玉皇冠案》《斑点带子案》《五个橘核》等多篇脍炙人口的短篇小说。小说结构严谨，情节离奇曲折、引人人胜。以跌宕起伏的情节、缜密的逻辑推理、细致的心理分析，给读者呈现一个冷静、智慧与勇气并存的神探福尔摩斯。

名人传记丛书——阿蒙森——人类第一个登上南极点的人：“立足课本，超越课堂”，以提高中小学生的综合素质为目的，让中小学生从课内受益到课外，是一生的良师益友。

贞观二年，长孙皇后难产，一缕芳魂幽幽而去。然而因为一个最初的错误，来自现代社会的孤儿若水投生到刚刚死去的长孙身上，代替这个完美的皇后走完她的下半生。前朝、后宫；外臣、内戚；天子，还有那几个可爱的孩子……若水渐渐地融入了这个古老的年代。此时国家刚刚稳定，百废待兴，朝廷的求才若渴在臣子和百姓之中掀起了轩然大波；外族对于中原虎视眈眈，日夜窥伺。若水的到来，不但悄悄改变了长孙皇后的命运，更改变了臣工争权夺势、皇室骨肉相残的可怕局面。

以介绍作者的家居生活方式为主，散步、室内设计及别墅改造等看似生活琐事，皆有作者的乐趣及巧思在内，我们也可从中获取些家居生活的经验，使生活更美好。

从前的日色变得慢，车，马，邮件都慢，一生只够爱一个人。分离七年的小情侣，久别重逢，他们交换了梦想，成为彼此想要成为的人。有人采访暮歌问道：“你饰演的每一个角色都是深情男主，对女主的爱矢志不渝，那在现实生活中呢？”他微微一笑回答说：“拍戏很忙，剩下的时间，只够我爱一个人，她叫林轻萤。”

"Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page.…Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Rise of the Dragons).RULER, RIVAL, EXILE is book #7 in Morgan Rice's bestselling epic fantasy series OF CROWNS AND GLORY, which begins with SLAVE, WARRIOR, QUEEN (Book #1), a free download.

每次穿梭都是一个新的领悟，鹿鼎记里的侠之大者，为国为民。僵尸先生里的广阔世界，与九叔的并肩作战，与天下争道祖之位。古怪的任务，自己的归宿，都需要自己亲自去追寻。穿梭万界，唯我本心。（群：955541953）

“说出来你可能不信，对面突然冲出来一个人殴打我三百拳，嘴里还喊着欧拉欧拉欧拉……”

《三国演义》，元末明初小说家罗贯中著，为我国第一部长篇章回体历史演义的小说，历史演义小说的经典之作。《三国演义》以描写战争为主，反映了蜀汉、魏、吴3个朝廷的政治和军事斗争，反映了丰富的历史内容，人物姓名、地理名称、主要事件与《三国志》基本相同。《三国演义》一方面反映了真实的三国历史；另一方面，根据明代社会的实际情况对三国人物进行了一定程度的夸张、美化、丑化等，它不但比较真实地反映了三国历史的真实面貌，还反映了许多明代社会内容。

《理想国》是西方政治思想传统的最具代表性的作品，是柏拉图最重要的一篇对话录。在这个对话录里柏拉图建构了人类历史上最早的乌托邦，人类的正义与善是这个乌托邦的主题。这部作品不仅是柏拉图对自己此前哲学思想的概括和总结，而且是当时各门学科的综合，它探讨了哲学、政治、伦理道德、教育、文艺等等各方面的问题，是西方哲学家公认的“哲学大全”。译者在领会原著者思想脉络的同时，于编译中巧妙加入了现代理解与思考，缩小了阅读中的历史距离。行文简洁、有力，一改以往译文的晦涩拗口。该译本可从任何一页翻开阅读，精致的排版与精巧的开本适合随时、随地、随意、随性翻阅，特别适合非专业、非学术人群。