The Hunger Games--a New York Times bestseller and major motion picture--is now available in a gorgeous deluxe foil edition. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before--and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
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本书将托尔金的6篇重要作品和附录索引部分,分成1-7卷出版,更为精致,弥补了全3册版本的缺憾。 托尔金原来打算出一本大部头,但是因为在二战后纸张短缺,所以他的想法没能付诸实现。后小说只能分成三册出版:《魔戒部:魔戒再现》(篇1和篇2)、《魔戒第二部:双城奇谋》(篇3和篇4)和《魔戒第三部:王者归来》(篇5和篇6,6个附录,4个索引) 因为这三本小说是如此广泛地分布,所以此作品通常被称为魔戒三部曲。但是严格来说这是不对的,因为其构思就是一部完整的作品。 本书将托尔金的6篇重要作品和附录索引部分,分成1-7卷出版,更为精致,弥补了全3册版本的缺憾。 Continuing the story of The Hobbit, this seven-volumepaperback boxed set of Tolkiens epic masterpiece, The Lord of theRings is a collection to treasure. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power;the means b
托尔金所写的《魔戒三部曲》,是一部充满矮人、精灵、骑士、巫师、半兽人、神仙等等的奇幻探险故事。五十多年来,本书澎湃壮丽的背景,奇特而丰富的人物,带领了全世界奇幻( Fantasy )创作类型的发展及延伸。读者所熟悉的飞龙、精灵、架空世界及国族历史、魔法等等,全是受到《魔戒》的影响。 故事由魔戒持有者佛罗多展开,他在不知情的状况下继承了一枚戒指,却发现这枚戒指是魔王迟迟不能统治世界的关键。他也陷入了善恶双方争夺的处境中。几经波折,他才得知必须携带魔戒深入魔王的领土,才能在末日火山摧毁这一切邪恶的根源。 于是,在巫师甘道夫的主导下,由精灵、矮人、哈比人、游侠和人类组成了魔戒远征队,试图护卫佛罗多前往魔王的老巢。但黑暗的势力亦非省油的灯,魔王索伦派出黑骑士四处搜捕,并且决心发动大
这是一套合辑,包括一本“高效能”图书和一本与其相配套的练习册。练习册中的内容与图书相呼应,帮助孩子复习学到的知识,重复记忆能够增强孩子对书本内容的理解。 本书是一个密集的训练计划,在美国青少年中*影响力,它直接影响着美国青少年的素质。 书中充满聪明的点子、伟大的格言和令人惊异的人生经验,对于年轻人来说,这是一本不可或缺的好书;对于青少年的父母、老师以及足以影响青少年的任何一位成年人来说,本书也是读物。 习惯成就性格,性格决定命运。青少年时期短短几年,可以在叛逆中虚度光阴,也可以在习惯养成中成就未来。肖恩?柯维以亲身经历,通过幽默风趣的文章,与青少年进行交流,通过生动的故事和漫画,帮助青少年突破“一般”的界限,从而出类拔萃。本书自2003年出版以来,以其轻松幽默的文笔、丰富多
艾凡斯顿与纳波维尔这两处芝加哥郊区相距不远,但分别住在两地的同名男孩 —— 威尔葛雷森与威尔 葛雷森,却好似住在不同的星球上。 艾凡斯顿的威尔: “只要遵守两项规则,就可以完全避免哭泣:一,别太在意;二,闭上嘴巴。发生在我身上的每件不幸,都是因为没有恪遵这两项规则所致。 纳波维尔的威尔: “我总是挣扎着该自杀还是杀死周围所有人。这世上似乎只有这两种选择,其他都是浪费时间。” 一个寒冷的夜晚,在芝加哥市区某间音像店里,两名威尔阴错阳差地相遇。当命运将他们引向意外的十字路口,两名威尔葛雷森的生命彼此交错,并迈向未曾预期的方向。 两条原本平行的人生道路,在名为“泰尼库柏”的十字路口交叉。泰尼是个身材庞大的美式足球攻击线锋,也是个性绝妙、才华洋溢的音乐剧创作者。 在新旧朋友的推波助澜之下,
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.
I know it's ridiculous. Lights can't whisper. But I swear Iheard a voice calling to me. It sounded like static to begin with,but then it came into focus, a single word repeated over and over.Softly, slyly, seductively, insistently. "Come..." The Disciples are being manipulated by beings older than time. OnlyKernel Fleck knows that something is wrong. But he is in the gripof a creature who cares nothing for the fate of humanity. Voicesare calling to him from the darkness and he's powerless toresist. Kernel has already been to hell and back. Nowhe's about to go further.
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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
Fire! It's all around me, fierce, intense, out of control. Ifeel the hair on my arms singe and know I have only seconds beforeI burst into flames. Total panic. There's a horrible shriekingsound, piercing and destructive. My eardrums and eyeballs shouldburst. "It's hell!" I moan. One boy's life ripped to shreds before hiseyes... One wrathful demon master hell-bent onrevenge... An army of grisly Demonata on the rampage... It's the end of the world as we know it.
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
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Winner of a 2016 Newbery Honor, ECHO pushes the boundaries of genre, form, and storytelling innovation. Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each, in turn, become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. And ultimately, pulled by the invisible thread of destiny, their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo. Richly imagined and masterfully crafted, this impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force will resound in your heart long after the last note has been struck."
《第二十二条军规》是一部严肃的、讽刺性极强的小说。通过这部小说,约瑟夫·海勒将他眼中的美国社会展现在读者眼前。这个社会处于一种有组织的混乱、一种制度化了的疯狂之中,这个社会的一切只服从“第二十二条军规”的荒诞逻辑。这样一种病态的、荒诞的社会只有海勒的想象力才能够包容它,只有“黑色幽默”这样的创作手法才能够较好地表现它。通过“第二十二条军规”这个象征,读者也可以看到战争、美国社会及其官僚机构的荒诞、疯狂和不可理喻。由于这部小说揭示了美国社会真实的一面,因此它不仅在西方社会里具有普遍的意义并被译成十多种文字,而且对于我们中国读者认识、了解当代美国社会以及由这个社会造就的一代没有理想、没有信仰、没有人生目标的美国人,无疑具有极高的价值。这部小说的主要情节非常简单:第二次世界大战末
The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-lovinghobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure. A timelessclassic. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with nodesire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day thewizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlisthis services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid thetreasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be thesame again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved asJ.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, 'The Hobbit'. Since its firstpublication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each newgeneration of readers all over the world, and its hero, BilboBaggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals offiction.
Beginning with his early days in Syracuse, N.Y., and hischildhood in wartime Germany, this autobiography gives readers aglimpse at what shaped the artist's life, including essays on hiswork by his editors, a speech for the Library of Congress, and morethan sixty full-color illustrations.
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."
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling s Harry Potter but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth in Michael Scott s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with The Enchantress , book six. The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it. Sophie and Josh Newman traveled ten thousand years into the past to Danu Talis when they followed Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare. And it s on this legendary island that the battle for the world begins and ends. Scathach, Prometheus, Palamedes, Shakespeare, Saint-Germain, and Joan of Arc are also on the island. And no one is sure what or who the twins will be fighting for. Today the battle for Danu Talis will be won or lost. But will the twins of legend stand together? Or will they stand apart one to save the world and one to destroy it. "The pacing never lets up, and the individual set pieces are fine mixtures of sud
Catching Fire, the second book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games series, is now available in a deluxe foil edition! Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.