在美国的佛罗里达州，有一个叫雅各布的男孩。在他小的时候，爷爷让他看了几张奇异的照片，还给他讲了照片上人物的奇异故事，但他只是半信半疑。 雅各布十六岁那年，爷爷很蹊跷地死去了。在爷爷死亡的现场，只有他看见了一个恐怖怪异的生命体。爷爷在弥留之际告诉他，这个世界很危险，只有一个遥远的小岛能保护他。爷爷来不及告诉他小岛的具体位置，只说了几个词：一只大鸟，一个圆圈，在老人墓的另一边，爱默生，一封信，1940年9月3日。 爷爷死去之后，雅各布陷入了病态，每日噩梦连连，而且反复做着同一个噩梦。他的家人把他强制送到了精神病诊所。为了寻求真相，雅各布逃脱出来，按图索骥踏上了前往神秘海岛的探索之旅，但他没有想到，真相远远比爷爷讲的还要离奇可怖…… A mysterious island.An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collect

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of "Richard III" on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains

Kernel Fleck has always known he's weird. He sees lights.Strange, multi-colored patches of light, swirling through the air.But it's not until a window opens into a demon world, with horrificconsequences, that Kernel discovers his powers. As a Disciple, hismission is to hunt vicious, powerful demons to the death...

Part fantasy, part travelogue, Onibi: Diary Of A Yokai Ghost Hunter follows the adventures of two foreign visitors as they tour Japan. When they buy an antique camera along the way, they discover they can capture images of Japan's invisible spirit world. The forgotten spirits they meet can be kindly, mischievous, and some, downright dangerous. Armed with their magical camera, they enjoy local foods in each region and meet with people who tell them about the forgotten spirits who lie in wait ready to play tricks on them. Yokai, the Japanese word for supernatural monsters, ghosts, ghouls, and demons can be kindly, mischievous, and downright dangerous. Readers 10-18 who cherished books like Cool Japan Guide and Diary of a Tokyo Teen will delight in this comic book style adventure. The graphic novel format will appeal to diehard anime and manga fans while stressing the importance this ancient spirit world is to the Japanese culture. 部分幻想，部分旅行，Onibi：Yokai幽灵猎人的日记跟随两个

Revised edition! A dictionary written especially for studentsgrades 9 and up, ages 14 and older. More than 100,000 entries.Nearly 1,000 illustrations, many brand new. Abundant word historyparagraphs, synonym paragraphs, and example sentences. Updated toreflect groundbreaking Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary,Eleventh Edition.

Mila has an exceptional talent for reading a room—sensing hidden facts and unspoken emotions from clues that others overlook. So when her father’s best friend, Matthew, goes missing from his upstate New York home, Mila and her beloved father travel from London to find him. She collects information about Matthew from his belongings, from his wife and baby, from the dog he left behind and from the ghosts of his past—slowly piecing together the story everyone else has missed. But just when she’s closest to solving the mystery, a shocking betrayal calls into question her trust in the one person she thought she could read best. * “Teeming with complex adult problems—infidelity, marital collapse, the death of a child—this thought-provoking coming-of-age story requires that readers be at least as mature as Mila as she confronts unpleasant truths. … Mila’s sharp observations of the people she meets and the winter landscape add a fresh, poetic aura to her discoveries and the novel as a w

As demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and a band of warriorcompanions leave their devastated rath to answer a plea for help.An orphaned priestess-in-training, Bec hopes the journey will helpher solve the mysteries of her birth. But fighting demons has asteep price...

Miracle McCloy comes from an unusual family: Her father, Daneis a prodigy who published his first book at age thirteen; hergrandmother, Gigi, is clairvoyant; and her mother was dead when her"miracle" daughter was pulled from her womb. Having been raisedaccording to a set of mystical rules and beliefs, Miracle is unableto cope in the real world. Lost in a desperate dance among litcandles, she sets herself afire and comes to in a hospital. There,a young psychiatrist helps her navigate her painful struggle totake charge of her life. "Includes a reader's guide and aninterview with the author."

Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien’s classicmasterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of BilboBaggins and the Hobbits’ epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum,dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of theRings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old,these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic andotherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around theworld. This new boxed gift set, published to celebrate the release of thefirst of Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation of JRRTolkien’s The Hobbit, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, containsboth titles and features cover images from both films. It offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien’sremarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete storyof Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits’ part in the epic quest for theRing – beginning with Bilbo’s fateful visit from Gandalf andculmin

This new edition focuses on the Sonnets as poetry - sometimes strikingly individual poems, but often subtly interlinked in thematic, imagistic and other groupings. Gwynne Evans and Anthony Hecht also address the many questions that cast a veil of mystery over the genesis of the Sonnets: to what extent are they autobiographical? What is the nature of the 'love', strongly expressed, between the 'poet', the 'youth' and the 'Dark Lady'? Can they, apart from the poet, be identified? Who is the 'rival poet'? When were the Sonnets written and in what order? What were the circumstances surrounding their publication?

Beranabus and Dervish are gone. Bec has formed an unholyalliance with Lord Loss. Kernel is blind, held on Earth against hiswill. Grubbs is mad with grief and spinning out of control. The demons are crossing. The Disciples are falling. The Shadow is waiting. Welcome to the end. Steel your stomachs and grit your teeth--the tenthbook in the saga of the battle between Earth and the hoardes of theDemonata waiting to destroy our world will be blood-curdling,bone-rending, and truly terrible. Bec, Kernel, and Grubbs areprepared for the fight of their lives. Are you?

格林迪洛(Grindylow) 格林迪洛是一种长着犄角、浑身淡绿色的水中魔鬼，生活在不列颠和爱尔兰各地的湖泊中。它们以小鱼为食，既攻击麻瓜也攻击巫师，可是据了解，人鱼已经把它们驯服了。格林迪洛长着非常长的手指，这些手指尽管抓东西时颇为有力，却很容易折断。 克利切(Kreacher) 一个年老的家养小精灵，为古老的黑巫师布莱克家族做事。他住在厨房柜子里的大锅炉下。 匈牙利树蜂(Hungarian Horntail) 在[火焰杯]中，主人公在三强争霸赛上的个项目的比赛中就是斗龙，哈里抽到的就是匈牙利树蜂，在书中将其描述得十分凶猛。 摄魂怪(Dementor) 魔法生物，披着一件斗篷，全身都像在水里泡烂了一样，有着结痂的手掌，全身腐烂了一样。凡是此物经过的地方，都会被吸去快乐，让你想起可怕的事，并且他的兜帽下面的“嘴”会吸去人

This official tie-in photo guidebook is packed with exclusivephotographs and in-depth text offering a sneak peek at the highlyanticipated new film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed byPeter Jackson. Join the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard and theCompany of Dwarves on their Quest to recover treasure stolen by theDragon, Smaug the Magnificent. Leaving the comfort of Bilbo’s homethey must face many perils before they can claim their long-lostgold – Trolls, Elves, Goblins, Wargs, and worse… Richly illustrated with more than 100 colour photos fromthe film, and featuring a brand new fold-out map charting thejourney from Bag End to Wilderland, The Hobbit: An UnexpectedJourney Visual Companion begins the Quest for the Lonely Mountainin spectacular style.

I'm a human sponge - I soak up memories. I feel like a thief,stealing secrets with an innocent touch. I don't like this gift.It's intrusive and sneaky. I think it's harmless, but I can't besure. If knowledge is power, why do I feel so alone...? The apocalypse came and the world burned. But it wasn't the end,and out of the destruction, new life has emerged. Bec is back toface the Demonata. After centuries of imprisonment, she's morepowerful than ever, but the demons no longer stand alone. Something else has crawled out of the darkness with her. LordLoss is no longer humanity's greatest threat... The seventh novel in the chilling Demonata series by Darren Shan,author of the New York Times bestselling Cirque Du Freak series,will terrify readers long after the last page.

In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor （the honest）, Abnegation （the selfless）, Dauntless （the brave）, Amity （the peaceful）, and Erudite （the intelligent）. On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself. 如果世界按照所有美的特质划归五派，无私，无畏，诚实，友好，博学，在这样一个世界里，还会不会有杀戮，争端，夺权，暴乱？ 答案你知道。 因为丑恶从未消失，它只是被深深地隐藏起来，妄图在某一天爆发出来，冲毁这世界。 在本书看似平静的开头后面，潜藏着令人惊讶的奇曲过程，我们所

As the mysterious Shadow builds an army of demons, GrubbsGrady and his team search desperately for answers. But when theyfollow up a new lead, it takes them to an old, unexpected foe - theLambs. "We spot the werewolves as we skim the treetops. Mutated,vicious, hairy monstrosities, all fangs, claws and muscles. Thebeast within me tries to force its way to the surface, howlingsilently at its warped brethren. I've never rid myself of thewolf..."

I Went To Manderley Again." So the second Mrs. Maxim de Winterremembered the chilling events that led her down the turning drivepast ther beeches, white and naked, to the isolated gray stonemanse on the windswept Cornish coast. With a husband she barelyknew, the young bride arrived at this immense estate, only to beinexorably drawn into the life of the first Mrs. de Winter, thebeautiful Rebecca, dead but never forgotten...her suite of roomsnever touched, her clothes ready to be worn, her servant -- thesinister Mrs. Danvers -- still loyal. And as an eerie presentimentof evil tightened around her heart, the second Mrs. de Winter beganher search for the real fate of Rebecca...for the secrets ofManderley.

Lights. Camera. Slawter! Grubbs Grady and his half-brother Bill-Eare thrilled to join their uncle Dervish as onset consultants forthe newest movie by cult horror producer David A Hayms. Shot in adeserted town renamed Slawter, the demon-themed movie is to beHayms's masterpiece. But as strange incidents disrupt the set,Grubbs begins to wonder whether more than filming is afoot.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... A world is threatened. A young queen must save her people. A dark evil rises again. A young jedi is discovered. The journey begins.

Available together for the first time—all three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy, plus the companion volume told from the perspective of the immensely popular character Tobias. Perfect for established fans who want to own the full Divergent library or readers new to the series, this box set includes Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, and Four: A Divergent Collection as well as an exclusive Divergent series poster! Divergent: One choice can transform you. Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling debut is a gripping dystopian tale of electrifying choices, powerful consequences, unexpected romance, and a deeply flawed "perfect society." Insurgent: One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth's second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride. As war surges in the factions all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and lo