The Tender Years

Umpire Solomon Johnson is squeezing the strike zone and throws out both the Pine City Porcupines starting pitcher and manager "Grumps" Humphrey for arguing the call. Chad tries to make peace by giving Solomon a rarely issued "umpire card"—but the ump blows his top. He thinks Chad is making fun of his weight. It's going to be a long nine innings!

Ricardo Somocurcio is in love with a bad girl. He loves her as a teenager known as 'Lily' in Lima in 1950, where she claims to be from Chile but vanishes the moment her claim is exposed as fiction. He loves her next in Paris as 'Comrade Arlette', an activist en route to Cuba, an icy, remote lover who denies knowing anything about the Lily of years gone by. Whoever the bad girl turns up as and however poorly she treats him, Ricardo is doomed to worship her. Gifted liar and irresistible, maddening muse-does Ricardo ever know who she really is?

This volume contains a selection of work from each of Seamus Heaney's published books of poetry up to and including the Whitbread prize-winning collection, "e;The Haw Lantern"e; (1987). 'His is 'close-up' poetry - close up to thought, to the world, to the emotions. Few writers at work today, in verse or fiction, can give the sense of rich, fecund, lived life that Heaney does' - John Banville. 'More than any other poet since Wordsworth he can make us understand that the outside world is not outside, but what we are made of' - John Carey.

A new generation of urban bootleggers is distilling whiskey at home, and cocktail enthusiasts have embraced the nuances of brown liquors. Written by the founders of Kings County Distillery, New York City's first distillery since Prohibition, this spirited illustrated book explores America's age-old love affair with whiskey. It begins with chapters on whiskey's history and culture from 1640 to today, when the DIY trend and the classic cocktail craze have conspired to make it the next big thing. For those thirsty for practical information, the book next provides a detailed, easy-to-follow guide to safe home distilling, complete with a list of supplies, step-by-step instructions, and helpful pictures, anecdotes, and tips. The final section focuses on the contemporary whiskey scene, featuring a list of microdistillers, cocktail and food recipes from the country's hottest mixologists and chefs, and an opinionated guide to building your own whiskey collection.

"A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go."--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone)From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense.In CAUSE TO RUN (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 2), a new serial killer is stalking Boston, killing his victims in bizarre ways, taunting the police with mysterious puzzles that reference the stars. As the stakes are upped and the pressure is on, the Boston Police Department is forced to call in its most brilliant—and most controversial—homicide detective: Avery Black.

【读者群：203528541】“季云儿，既然你想玩，本王就陪你玩，在本王没有玩腻之前，你给本王好好的保管好自己的小命，知道吗？”男人冰冷的说道，一袭红色嫁衣化作破碎的布条在空中飞舞。“你休了我是吧，请便，不过本小姐要告诉你的是，在你休了本小姐之前，本小姐要先休了你，你就是一禽兽，根本就不配拥有任何一个女人，。。。”季云儿据傲的说道。

道家崇尚宠辱不惊的处世态度，这种态度既是一种淡泊名利，持守节操的高贵品德，又体现出较强的心理调适能力。道德心理学认为，道德对心理有着重要的调控作用，故这种心理平衡能力与个体的道德水平有着密切关系，具有独立人格，精神充实，有着崇高的人生目标的人，才能够真正做到宠辱不惊。道家以“善利万物而不争”、“容乃公”的宽阔胸怀，以祸福相倚，有无相生的深邃智慧，引导人们从更高、更广的角度来看待物质利益和眼前得失，告诫人们，不要为声名、财货这些世俗的物质利益而丧失了自我，扰乱宁静的心灵，损害自己的身心健康，而应“抱朴守真”、“安时处顺”、“不与物迁”。

重生到西游世界的高老庄，成功拜猪八戒为师，主角成了猪八戒的徒弟，孙悟空的师侄。看主角如何畅游西游世界。（新书三国之武魂通天已经上传，值得一读！）

相亲遇上奇葩男，初次吃饭就要求她少点菜、婚后工资上交，和婆婆一起住还要每天做家务。殷瑾玉绝倒。此时风云商界的霍承瑜，大步走来，低头贴近他的耳边，不如我们结婚吧！天！这是什么节奏？堂堂商业霸主，绝色美男，居然就这么草率的要求结婚了？这也太快了吧？怎么？宝贝是觉得我来的太晚？某男一脸邪笑，强势推到，耳边呓语宝贝我会宠你的！

《致加西亚的信》这本书曾经风靡全美,至今仍畅销不衰,书中主人公安德鲁·罗文已成为忠诚敬业、尽职尽责、主动服从的象征性人物。有人说,在这个彰显个性、崇尚自由的年代,重提敬业、服从的话题未免显得过于陈旧,甚至与这个时代格格不入。然而,时代在发展,罗文身上所体现的精神却永不过时,因为它代表了维系人类社会和推动文明进步的古老而美好的价值观。愿更多的人能够看到这本书,愿罗文中尉那样的人越来越多。

他，才华横溢，性格却非常古怪；她，貌美如仙，却刁蛮任性，有点痞子的可爱。这个性格完全与外貌不匹配的小女人，却让他左右琢磨不透。两人相遇竟是惊天动地！这对欢喜冤家的故事，除了精彩没别的。

她是21世纪仅剩的魔法师。爱人的背叛，她以一人之力毁灭一座城。因此重生到异时空。天恒大陆，以武为尊的世界，召唤师，药师，战士。她是全能女王。魔兽，灵兽，神兽，统统征服。她说：顺我者昌，逆我者亡。我就是要狂，你能耐我何？

“你不是人！”这是米惜经常听到的一句话。可未想到某天发现自己……真的不是人！一次意外，她华丽丽的穿越了。不是古代宫廷，不是架空大陆。而是……鬼界！一个与人界平行的界面。既来之则安之。从此，她在鬼界混的风生水起！你们的火焰有等级制度？好啊，她随手就来一缕妖孽火种！忘川河里的水灵碰不得？可它们都是她的爱宠啊！罂粟彼岸无比珍贵，可她随手就能变出来啦！冥君大人凶残至极？可你知道他是宠女狂魔吗？鬼界就没她办不成的事！不过……那位魔尊大人，您干嘛要追着我不放啊！我们有仇吗？嘿！你的雷系法术电到我了啊！（本文无惊悚情节，小可爱们不要害怕！可安心入坑，开启一段异界之旅吧！）

根据二十四节气进行食疗保健，正是一种符合时代潮流的自保自疗方法。愿这本书能为您的健康保驾护航。21世纪是人人享有健康的世纪，是保健养生成为人人推崇的世纪。如何保健养生，保健养生的有效方法是什么？可谓仁者见仁，智者见智，这其中，根据祖国中医学，养生学挖掘、整理出的，顺应24节气的保健养理念与方法尤为令人耳目一新，展现了别开生面的保健养生新理念。

阴阳界主突然失踪，地府和阴阳界的关系岌岌可危。地府阴阳鬼差担起重任，从一个无知少年到冲击神域，会发生什么样的故事呢。快点让子茕带你进入那一位大神的升级史！我叫范建，今年18岁，是一个在家混吃等死的灵异小说家。这个名字是我爸冥思苦想了好几天再配上翻字典才想出来的。我很小的时候就没有父母，因为在我很小的时候我和爸爸妈妈去山上玩，可是在半山腰是车子翻下山崖在那以后我再也没有见过我的父母了。之后我就辍学了每天和一些狐朋狗友出去鬼混，直到把父母留下来的积蓄都花光了以后才开始慢慢平静下来，开始发愁去哪里打工，后来看了一部恐怖电影收到了启发，慢慢的开始走上了灵异小说作者这条路，从那天开始我才知道什么叫灵异。