本书精选法国著名作家莫泊桑的39篇中短篇小说，有《羊脂球》《我的叔叔于勒》《项链》等不朽名篇，内容丰富多彩，结构巧妙动人。
本书精选法国著名作家莫泊桑的39篇中短篇小说，有《羊脂球》《我的叔叔于勒》《项链》等不朽名篇，内容丰富多彩，结构巧妙动人。
小说以主人公夏冲从4岁到31岁的经历、见闻为主要线索，时间跨度为1976年至2008年。 夏冲是一个对悲剧非常敏感的人，发现周围生活中到处是被忽略的悲剧，他的父母、少年时代的朋友等人都在各种悲剧之中，与传统悲剧不同的是，这些悲剧往往被看作是理所当然，不足为奇。小说叙述的半个爱情故事则是悲剧中的一抹暖色，女主人公戚敏与夏冲同样年轻、聪明，但更平静，也懂得安之若素。夏冲经历了三次“寂静”时期，他不清楚为什么生活如此平淡又令人激动，无论时代如何变化，这国家这生活都像一条龙，庞大、强力、野心勃勃，而主人公则像一只蝉，疏离、弱小、难以平静。当他到了成熟的年纪，成了一名律师，却仍受制于往日记忆，不得自由。2008年北京奥运会之前，中国已经成了一个崭新的国家，生活完全变了。这时夏冲回首往事，就像蝉发出了一
《1984动物农场（珍藏版）》中描述的是对极权主义恶性发展的预言人性遭到扼杀，自由遭到剥夺，思想受到钳制，生活极度贫乏、单调。特别可怕的是：人性已堕落到不分是非善恶的程度。一段写于五十年前的绝妙政治寓言让人不寒而栗：如果有一天这一切再重现……从未在任何极权国家生活过的英国人奥威尔，何以有如此天才般的预见和洞察？其实就象丁春秋的逍遥派、东方不败的日月神教，作家们不过是透视了人性中最原始而丑陋的东西。
本书精选法国有名作家莫泊桑的39篇中短篇小说，有《羊脂球》《我的叔叔于勒》《项链》等不朽名篇，内容丰富多彩，结构巧妙动人。
Deepest night, Montana. An eerie light proclaims the arrival ofa mysterious watcher in the woods. And one solitary man begins adesperate battle against something unknown -- and unknowable. Broad daylight, Los Angeles. An ordinary morningerupts in cataclysmic violence. A young family is shattered in aheartbeat. Fate will lead this family to an isolatedMontana ranch, but their sanctuary will become their worstnightmare. For there they will face a chillingly ruthless enemy,from which no one -- living or dead -- is safe.
There's a new breed of soccer mom in town-with fangs. Doesdrinking blood make me a bad mother? That's the question single momJessica Matthews faces when she wakes from a savage attack suckingon the thigh of Patrick O'Halloran, a super-hot Irish vampire who'dgenerously offered his femoral artery to save her from death...onlyto make her one of the undead. Jessica can't rest until the beastthat did this to her is caught. Meanwhile, she's having troublecommitting to Patrick (in the vampire handbook, physical intimacycosts you several hundred years of being bound together) andkeeping her kids in line.
It was a dark time for the rebel alliance...Han Solo, frozenin carbonite, had been delivered into the hands of the vilegangster Jabba the Hutt. Determined to rescue him, Luke Skywalker,Princess Leia, and Lando Calrissian launched a hazardous missionagainst Jabba's Tatooine stronghold. The Rebel commanders gathered all the warships of the Rebel fleetinto a single giant armada. And Darth Vader and the Emperor, whohad ordered construction to begin on a new and even more powerfulDeath Star, were making plans to crush the Rebel Alliance once andfor all.
This 100th Anniversary Edition presents the timeless tale ofHumphrey Van Weyden, pressed into service aboard the seal-huntingGhost, led by the brutal, enigmatic captain Wolf Larsen. Thisvolume also includes four of London's acclaimed short stories.
Ben Cowan and Bijah Catlow had been bound as friends sincechildhood. By the time they grew to manhood, Catlow had become atop cowhand with a wild streak. It took just one disastrousconfrontation with a band of greedy ranchers to make him an outlaw.And when he crossed that line, it was up to U.S. Marshal Ben Cowanto bring him in alive -- if only Catlow would give him thechance...
So begins the ageless epic of Aeneas and his men, who areseemingly destined to wander the ancient world endlessly, theplaythings of wrathful gods. Fleeing the ruins of Troy, Aeneas mustfight his battles with little notion that Jupiter has ordained thatthe Trojan champion shall promulgate a race that will be theforebears of Rome.
Book De*ion "Moves like a roller coaster without brakes...Koontz is America'sNo.1 author of thrillers. One of his finest novels." -------Denver Pos We have your wife. You can get her back for two millioncash. On an ordinary afternoon, an ordinary man, a gardener of modestmeans, gets a phone call out of his worst nightmare. the caller isdead serious. He doesn't care that Mitch can't raise that kind ofmoney. He's confident that Mitch will find a way, If he loves hiswife enough... Mitch does love her enough. He loves her more than life itself.He's got sixty hours to prove it. He has to find the two million bythen. But he'll pay a lot more. He'll pay anything. From its tense opening to its shattering climax, The Husband is athriller that will hold you in its relentless grip for every twist,every shock, every revelation. This is a Dean Koontz novel, afterall. And there's no other experience quite like it. Book Dimension length: (cm)17.4 width:(cm)10.6
Cattlemen ride alone across the open range under the deadlyaim of roving desperadoes--Gamblers stake their fortunes and theirlives on a deck of cards--Strong-willed senoritas seek independencethrough an enticing combination of beauty, audacity, andspirit--Lawmen and outlaws walk the same dusty streets and speak acommon language: Colt, Winchester, Smith and Wesson. Gritty, tough,and unflinchingly authentic, here is the West as it really was: aland where for every friend there is an enemy, for every handshakea fist, for every dispute a resolution--usually in an explosiveshowdown of blood and bullets. In these remarkable tales, LouisL'Amour--like the very heroes he depicts--blazes a trail across theAmerican frontier and takes us on an unforgiving journey into theheart of our western heritage.
When Jim Hawkins joins the crew of the Hispaniola as cabin boy,he little guesses the danger that awaits him.Within days,with three red crosses on and old map as their only guide,he and a motley crew set for Treasure Island.Their journey bodes well:The craft is fine and the Union Jack flies high above the mizzen.But all too soon the black flag of piracy casts its ugly shadow upon the deck.A seafaring sage complete with mutiny,pirates,and a one-legged cook,Treasure Island is one voyage you will never forget! 作者简介： ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON（1850-1894）was born into a successful engineering family in Edinburgh,Scotland.Although he entered Edinburgh University to study engineering,he spent most of his time teaching himself to write in different styles.By 1871,Stevenson had decided to devote himself to literature as a caeer.In 1880,he married Fanny Osbourne,a divorced american woman,whom he had followed to California.They returend to Scotland,but soom left agains on a series of journeys necessitated
The #1 bestseller that raises the price of greed... A new store has opened in the little townof Castle Rock. It has just what you want. But you won't discoverjust how high the price is until it's too late.
They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endlessdistances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the SierraNevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor ofIndian country who'd headed east to see the ocean but left hisheart--and his home--in the West. They were women like LilithPrescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell fora gambling man in the midst of a frontier gold boom. Thesepioneering men and women sowed the seeds of a nation with theircourage--and with their blood. Here is the story of how their pathswould meet amid the epic struggle against fierce enemies andnature's cruelty, to win for all time the rich and untamedWest.
A long-awaited collection of stories about the real heroes ofthe frontier--the survivors--from America's favorite storyteller ofthe authentic West. They came West to stay, risking their blood todig for gold, ride the range, conquer the greedy, and carve out alegacy of freedom. Reissue.
"Cameron Mackenzie is aman who loves only horses and women--in that order--or so hismistresses say. Ainsley Douglas is a woman with a strong sense ofjustice and the desire to help others--even if that means sneakingaround a rakish man's bedchamber. Which is exactly where Cam findsher--six years after he caught her the first time. Only then, sheconvinced Cam she was seeking a liaison, but couldn't go throughwith it because of her husband. Now a widow, she's on a mission toretrieve letters that could prove embarrassing to the queen. Camhas no interest in Ainsley's subterfuge, but he vows to finish whatthey started those many years ago. One game, one kiss at a time, heplans to seduce her. And what starts out as a lusty diversion maybreak Cam's own rules--and heal the scars of a dark and damagingpast..."--from cover, p. [4].
Hopalong Cassidy is one of the most enduring and popularheroes in frontier fiction. His legendary exploits in books,movies, and on television have blazed a mythic and unforgettabletrail across the American West. Now, in the last of four HopalongCassidy novels written by Louis L'Amour, the immortal saddlemanrides again--this time into a lonely valley of danger and death.Hopalong Cassidy has received an urgent message from the dead.Answering an urgent appeal for help from fellow cowpuncher PeteMelford, he rides in only to discover that his old friends has beenmurdered and the ranch Pete left to his niece, Cindy Blair, hadvanished without a trace. Hopalong may have arrived too late tosave Pete, but his sense of loyalty and honor demands that he findthat cold-blooded killers and return to Cindy what is rightfullyhers. Colonel Justin Tradwar, criminal kingpin of the town ofKachina, is the owner of the sprawling Box T ranch, and he hasbuilt his empire with a shrewd and ruthless determination. Insearch of Pet
Revolution is in the air. The king's court sorcerer is beingeyed with suspicion. Not for dabbling in the black arts...not forconsorting with a demon...not for having a dragon as a pet...noteven for being mobbed up. But for the greatest crime of all:raising taxes. Who is this terrible tyrant? None other than Skeevethe Great. Oh, how the mighty have fallen...
Kate Gordon accompanies her father on a quest for a sunkenSpanish galleon that contains a treasure beyond price--a mysteriousdrinking horn which legend states may have been responsible forMerlin's death. Now, to save her father's life, Kate must enter anundersea world of bizarre creatures and terrifying foes, andsucceed where Merlin failed.
In The Sackett Brand, Louis L'Amour spins the story of acourageous man who must face overwhelming odds to track down akiller. Tell Sackett and his bride Ange came to Arizona to build ahome and start a family. But on Black Mesa something goes terriblywrong. Tell is ambushed and badly injured. When he finally managesto drag himself back to where he left Ange, she is gone. Desperate,cold, hungry, and with nothing to defend himself, Tell is stalkedlike a wounded animal. Hiding from his attackers, his rage andfrustration mount as he tries to figure out who the men are, whythey are trying to kill him, and what has happened to his wife.Discovering the truth will be risky. And when he finally does, itwill be their turn to run.
