The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium

This unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Separated by divorce from his father and brother, Toby and his mother are constantly on the move, yet they develop an extraordinarily close, almost telepathic relationship. As Toby fights for identity and self-respect against the unrelenting hostility of a new stepfather, his experiences are at once poignant and comical, and Wolff does a masterful job of re-creating the frustrations and cruelties of adolescence. His various schemes - running away to Alaska, forging checks, and stealing cars - lead eventually to an act of outrageous self-invention that releases him into a new world of possibility.

"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.

Ever since Rosa's nerve disease rendered her quadriplegic, she's depended on her handsome, confident older brother to be her rock and her mirror. But when a doctor from Boston chooses her to be a candidate for an experimental brain transplant, she and her family move from London in search of a miracle. Sylvia—a girl from a small town in Massachusetts —is brain dead, and her parents have agreed to donate her body to give Rosa a new life. But when Rosa wakes from surgery, she can' t help but wonder, with increasing obsession, who Sylvia was and what her life was like. Her fascination with her new body and her desire to understand Sylvia prompt a road trip based on self-discovery… and a surprising new romance. But will Rosa be able to solve the dilemma of her identity?

A national best-seller that was featured on such lists as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, and Publishers Weekly, The Sexual Life of Catherine M. was the controversial sleeper hit of the year. Since her youth, Catherine Millet, the eminent editor of Art Press, has led an extraordinarily active and free sexual life -- from al fresco encounters in Italy to a gang bang on the edge of the Bois du Boulogne to a high-class orgy at a chichi Parisian restaurant. A graphic account of sex stripped of sentiment, of a life of physical gratification and a relentlessly honest look at the consequences -- both liberating and otherwise -- have created this candid, powerful, and deeply intelligent depiction of unfettered sexuality.

平安里的小胡同，四合院的石榴树，后海、新街口，阳光灿烂的日子。哭哭啼啼的小赫儿什么时候长成了打不倒的超人？沉默寡言的王旭什么时候开始拿起鼓槌组上了乐队？小昭、萧阳，生活里什么时候蹦出来这些了不起的姑娘？他们身上到处是耀眼的光芒。

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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。

本书用唯美而诗意的语言，力图诠释鸿儒钱钟书的人生传奇。众所周知，一部《围城》，享誉国内外，让一位男子声名鹊起，他便是民国第一才子钱钟书。著名中国文学评论家夏志清说，钱钟书是吴敬梓之后最有力的讽刺小说家。才华横溢，奈何斯人已逝，世界上唯一的钱钟书走了。然而，时光无法掩盖他生命的光芒，反而在岁月的洗礼后越发明亮通透。《沉默与空白：钱钟书传》围绕着钱钟书一生，开展了一系列地描摹。钱钟书的年少光阴，青春年华，过目不忘的惊人记忆力，学贯中西、博通古今、出口成章的才情，浓郁的幽默与睿智，淡泊宁静、毁誉不惊的人格，以及经营家庭的脚踏实地……多个角度给“《围城》之父”画像。

野生动物学家阿克塞拉·德恩致力于保护濒危物种——雪豹，既不允许偷猎者捕杀，也不允许英国军方为反恐把猎豹作为诱饵。但她不知道自己的行为卷入了一场三十年的冲突，这场冲突可能导致两个大国之间的战争！英国陆军特种兵泰·邓普西正在阿富汗偏远地区追踪俄国恐怖分子，邓普西以前历次任务全都圆满完成，但是这一次，俄国人绑架了阿克塞拉，邓普西被迫在职责与良心之间做出选择。他决心不顾一切，一定要救出这个意志坚定而又脾气火爆的女人；然而这样又会引发一系列致命的事件，将会暴露一个长期成功隐藏的间谍；该间谍为了完成使命，将会扫清一切绊脚石！

本书介绍了令人震惊的满城古墓、清昭西陵隐藏的秘密、吕洞宾墓是真是假、虞姬墓到底在哪里、让人生疑的香妃墓、难辨真假的曹雪芹墓、世界上最大的坟墓、埃及法老塞提墓室秘道、沙丘状的巴林万坟岛苏丹的小金字塔等内容。

芳芝嘴巴动了动，还是没吱声。她是不习惯反抗的，也是顺从惯了，但心里多少有些不舒服。云妈把宝春跟他们撇干净，好像她和苕货都成了罪魁祸首。她就不想想，是谁把她和苕货那东西扯在一起的。云妈一定以为当初是她芳芝勾引了叶汉明，所以借此惩罚她。可这一招也太狠了点，让她一直饱受煎熬，或许到老，到死。

顾名思义，一块黑不溜秋或黄不拉叽、形似地瓜的砾石，从表皮很难能看到里面有无绿色，更难断定有几分绿色。可是，有人便花上几万、十几万，乃至上百万元将其买下，一经开门（开口）之后，有的可卖几万、上百万，乃至上千万，霎时便可平地暴富，发了大财；但也可能一瞬间让你一贫如洗，倾家荡产。如此扑朔迷离，大起大落，故人们把它称之为赌石。众所周知，翡翠之所以名贵，是因它有着与世界上最珍贵的宝石所具有的共同特点：美丽、珍稀、坚硬。能跻身于世界名宝之列的玉石，也只有翡翠。翡翠，通称为玉石。

上一世被渣男贱女蒙蔽，白白毁掉了一辈子。重生后的夏锦执古凰传承，习超然医术，掌古武异能，缔造学霸神话，坐拥暗夜帝国……心情好的时候救救人，心情不好的时候虐虐渣。好不容易发次善心救了一只小绵羊，岂料几个月后，直接摇身一变，被动成为金字塔最顶端的叶家少夫人。华夏最尊贵的神秘太子？夏锦怒，叶君故你大爷！小绵羊却是一装上瘾，指着嘴唇满脸无辜，“这里已经盖了章，夏锦你可不能始乱终弃。”自此上京传闻：向来薄情寡欲，不恋女色的叶家太子突然有了掌中宝，一纵入瘾，刻刻不离，摇身一变化为妻奴典范。叶少表示，老婆自己选的，宠着就对了！

当人性只剩下兽欲，当战火席卷了世界，当文明破灭到极致，人类该如何自救？先驱者以不屈和惨烈奠定家园，后来者以忠诚和使命代代守护，而当下者以权势和私欲相互内斗。平静之下暗潮涌动，危机再度来临时，谁将拯救世界？暗夜时代，人类史上悲惨荒诞的时代，却是魔法与武技绽放的时代，亦是强者为尊的时代。