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Human beings have always been mythmakers. So begins best-selling writer Karen Armstrong's concise yet compelling investigation into myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the Great Western Transformation of the last five hundred years and the discrediting of myth by science. The history of myth is the history of humanity, our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, which link us to our ancestors and each other. Heralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, Armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest senseand explains why if we dismiss it, we do so at our peril.

Laura had raised Mandy as her own ever since she found her homeless on the street. She loves the child as a daughter. But the authorities are threatening to take the child into custody, and Laura has no legal claim to keep her--and very few choices.Until she meets handsome, domineering Paul Penalis. He can help Laura keep custody of Mandy--but his help comes at a price. Can Laura pay it--and will she wind up losing her heart in the bargain?

11,002 Things to Be Miserable About is a list of all the reasons NOT to wake up in the morning. Ironically enough, when you put all of them under one cover, it's actually very funny. This decidedly absurd inventory of misery is perfect for sardonic and disaffected youth, for people seeking gifts for Traumatic Event Birthdays (like 21, 25, 30, 40, and, well, anything after 40), and for anyone else with an offbeat sense of humor. Enjoy. Some of the entries are pretty basic, like imitation crabmeat, student loans, and David Hasselhoff, but other entries actually include educational things, like: Dust mites, which make up one-third of the weight of a six-year-old pillow. See, you can laugh and learn.

A Radiant Life presents the unequivocal voice of Nuala O'Faolain tackling a vast range of subjects from Catholicism to feminism, from Sinatra to Africa, and from Irish American culture to Islam and the West. Curious and funny, tender and scathing, O'Faolain's columns were never less than trenchant and were always passionate. "I was blinded by the habit of translating everything into personal terms," she writes apologetically, but this is the power of her journalism. Through the prism of casual, everyday encounters, O'Faolain presses her subject, reaching beyond the prompting of the moment to transcend topicality. The result is a cumulative historical narrative, an inadvertent chronicle of a transformed Ireland by one of its sharpest observers and canniest wkkk.net for A Radiant Life:"This book is a gift." -The Boston Globe

造化弄人，13岁那年的她失去父母，从失去父母的那一刻，她变得不爱说话，任何人休想接近她，她住在外公家，她的外公是世界排名第二的紫陌集团的总裁，排名第一的是雨辰集团，也就是男主爸爸的公司。他们初遇在一个宴会上，紫陌不小心把红酒洒在了雨?的衣服上，”对不起“道完歉直接想转身走掉，雨?一把抓住她白嫩的手腕，虽然他有着帅死人不偿命的脸，但紫陌根本就没有兴趣去看他，”还有什么事吗“她冷冷的说道，”撞完人就想逃吗，何况，你还洒了我一身红酒“他玩味的说道。接下来的故事两人会擦出什么样的火花呢？大家敬请期待。

少年出现在长街的时间是下午四点三十分。冬日天短，少年刚刚走进临街的中医诊所，最后一抹夕阳就消逝在远处天空上，而玩具店老板恰好利用那临终前的阳光瞥见了少年的样子。第二天，在警局里，玩具店老板是这样描述那个少年的：中等身材，面色苍白，穿了一件黑风衣，围着白色丝巾。除此之外，给人印象最深的就是他的眼睛，一双孤独而骄傲的眼睛。探长老泰一边用粗大的手指轻轻敲着桌面，一边认真听着玩具店老板提供的线索，沉吟片刻后说道：这是个新近出道的杀手，据说他每次杀人前，枪里只留一颗子弹。关于他，我们知道的只有一个谦卑的绰号——小二。

在复杂而忙碌环境下，你有没有发现自己的生活不由自主地进入了困境，没有时间去想生活中自己最想要的究竟是什么。本书告诉我们：生活将会怎样，完全取决于我们自己。请不要只做生命之船的过客，而要做操纵船行方向的船长，学会掌控自己的生活!

青年学子亦可从中学到有别于课堂上的历史讲述，一部一直放在毛泽东床头的大书，一部曾经让毛泽东读了17遍的大书，《资治通鉴》是中国人的管理智慧。这样读《资治通鉴》，是为官者的管理智慧，是企业家的MBA教材，是奋斗者的行为指南。

成功的机会永远属于那些富于奋斗的人，而不属于那些一味等待机会的人。一百多年前，美西战争即将爆发，为了取得战场上的主动权，美国总统急需人把信送给古巴的加西亚将军。安德鲁?罗文接到任务后，马上无条件地执行，并克服了种种困难，将个人生死置之度外，战胜了艰难险阻，在预定的时间内把信送到。

背叛，被强，被追杀，所有的不幸全都被她赶上。是厄运女神缠身，还是幸运女神眷顾，一切都是未知。不过没关系，她命由她，不由天。听之所听，愿之所愿。且看她如何由废材，一步一步走上强者之巅。风云变幻，傲视群雄，万里苍穹，谁与争锋。这一世谁能与她生死共存。新书推荐《娇妻别跑：腹黑夫君请绕道》

“一个送报纸的修好了交换机？”“一个民间作坊能设计生产寻呼机？”“华夏国的一家企业能生产手机？”美国摩托罗拉老总不信。当别人不相信的时候，重生的姜新圩已经建立起他强大的电信帝国，开始与世界电信巨头进行拼杀……

林家养女，林一一，聪明可爱，甜美动人。英俊帅气的学霸兄长林绍辉，被她视为偶像。曾扬言，找男朋友，就得找哥哥林绍辉那样的。林家养子，林绍辉，林氏集团理想的继承人。从小就知道，与妹妹林一一，不是亲兄妹关系。从成年的那刻起，就将自己的妹妹林一一，视为此生唯一的爱人，发誓要守护她一生。然而，当事实摆在眼前的那一刻，却令他们陷入了两难的困境。恩情，亲情，友情，都不可辜负。彼此的感情，又将如何自处？

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苏云裳扶着门框喘了口气，若不是拿剑撑着地，她早已站不住了。她腰上受了伤，身后还有数个执剑的追杀者。听着脚步声愈来愈近，苏云裳敲了敲门。未想那门只是虚掩，随着她的力道，一下就开了。苏云裳还没来得及惊讶，就听见里头一阵噼里啪啦的动静。她转头一看，见屋子里挂满了绫罗绸缎，是家裁缝铺子。当家的小裁缝似乎是被突然闯入的女子吓到了，骤然起身，摔了椅子。桌上正裁着的缎子也落了一半在地上。苏云裳合上门，对他做了个噤声的手势。小裁缝呆呆地把手悬在半空，像是在表示自己毫无招架之力。