Anya used to dream of moving to Britain to start a brand-new life. But as she sits in a school where nobody understands her, she dreams of Polish summer skies and the place where she once belonged. Then Anya meets bad boy Dan. He's no angel, but she's sure there's a sweeter side to him. And when things begin to fall apart, Anya realizes she's not alone - how can Dan be such bad news when being with him feels like heaven?
George R.R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE -- the story so far.The greatest epic work of the modern age is now available in acollectible box set. A GAME OF THRONES has been adapted into a hitHBO original series.
This Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1912 Wessex Edition,emended to correct errors that have crept into the text from the manu-* onwards and to incorporate revisions that Hardy made in his "study copy" of the novel and in his marked printer's copy and pageproofs for a Harper and Brothers "sixpenny edition" of 190 I, whenever these revisions can confidently be judged to represent Hardy's final de-liberate intention. The resulting text includes revisions by Hardy that have never before appeared in a modern edition. The novel is fully an-notated and is accompanied by Hardy's map of Wessex and a simplified map of the landscape of Far from the MaddbN Crou,d. Textual notes in-clude a list of emendations, examples of variant readings from the man-u* to the Wessex Edition, and a discussion of the choice of copytext. The textual history of the novel is traced in extracts from studies by Richard Little Purdy and Simon GatrelI. Background and source materials include extracts from correspon-dence and contemp
'I can imagine you at forty,' she said, a hint of malice inher voice. 'I can picture it right now.' He smiled without openinghis eyes. 'Go on then.' 15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet forthe first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they mustgo their separate ways. So where will they be on this one day nextyear? And the year after that? And every year that follows? Twentyyears, two people, ONE DAY. From the author of the massivebestseller STARTER FOR TEN.
Zukav questions the Western model of the soul, alleging that the human species is in the midst of a great transformation, evolving from a species that pursues power based upon the perceptions of the five senses--"external power"--to one that pursues power based upon perceptions of the soul--"authentic power." He believes that humans are immortal souls first, physical beings second, and that once we become conscious of this transformation--once we align our personalities with our soul--we will stimulate our spiritual growth and become better people in the process. This insightful, lucid synthesis of modern psychology and new-age principles has been described as the "physics of the soul." Who better to explain such heady concepts than Gary Zukav?
Sexual hunger; demonic violence; sinister lugie - the lethal components of a deadly formula driving a psychopath in the grip of an unimaginable delusion; a boastful killer who sends the police tormenting notes; a tortured, torturing monster who finds ultimate pleasure in viciously murdering happy families, and calls himseif...The Red Dragon.
If you’ve ever paid off one credit card with another,thrown out a bill before opening it,or convinced yourself that buying at a two-for-one sale is like making money,then this silly,appealing novel is for you。In the opening pages of Confessions of a Shopaholic,recent college graduate Rebecca Bloomwood is offered a hefty line of credit by a London bank。Within a few months,Sophie Kinsella’s heroine has exceeded the limits of this generous offer,and begins furtively to scan her credit-card bills at work,certain that she couldn’t have spent the reported sums。 In theory anyway,the world of finance shouldn’t be a mystery to Rebecca,since she writes for a magazine called Successful Saving。 Struggling with her spendthrift impulses,she tries to heed the advice of an expert and appreciate life’s cheaper pleasures: parks, museums, and so forth。Yet her first Saturday at the Victoria and Albert Museum strikes her as a waste。Why? There’s not a price tag in sight
Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign. After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in Intensive Care, and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and denounce the corrupt politicians that have allowed the vulnerable to become victims of abuse and violence. Once a victim herself, Salander is now ready to fight back .
Synopsis This text is a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life''s path and, above all, following your dreams. The book tells the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure as fabulous as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers, and from there into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him. With a visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore, the author hopes that "The Alchemist" has the power to inspire nations and change people''s lives.
Childhood friends Mackensie, Parker, Laurel andEmmaline have formed a very successful wedding-planning businesstogether but, despite helping thousands of happy couples toorganise the biggest day of their lives,all four women are unluckyin love. Photographer Mackensie Elliot has suffered a toughchildhood and still has a bad relationship with her mother,which makes her wary of commitment. But when she meetsCarter Maguire, she can't stop herself falling for him,although hisex-girlfriend is prepared to play dirty to keep him. Mackensie soonrealises she has to put her past demons to rest in order to findlasting love...
On the platform of a London Tube Station Anne Beddingfeld watches in horror as a man looks in her direction, panics, falls on to the tracks and is killed. But who is the mysterious man in the brown suit who comes forward claiming to be a doctor? And what connection does he have to the scrap of paper with a name and date on it that Anne finds at the scene? --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Jane Smith is charming, sexy, successful, and intelligent, a rare combination of domestic goddess and savvy business woman. John Smith is wealthy, daring, athletic, and smart,a guy who drinks his scotch the way he's climbed to the top of the construction business: straight up. Together they seem to be the ideal couple, though lately the spark has gone out of their marriage-until they win free sessions with a counselor. What they keep hidden from their therapist and each other, they confide in the journals they've been coaxed to keep.
Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumas' thrilling adventure story is one of the most widely read novels of all time. In it the dashing young hero, Edmond Dantes, is betrayed by his enemies and thrown in a secret dungeon in the Chateau d'Lf -- doomed to spend his life in a dark prison cell. The story of his long, intolerable years in captivity, his miraculous escape, and his carefully wrought revenge creates a dramatic tale of mystery and intrigue, and paints a vision of France -- a dazzling, dueling, exuberant France -- that has become immortal. 作者简介 Alexandre Dumas was born in a small town in France in 1802.His father was a general and a companion of Napoleon.Later Dumas used Napoleon and his friends as characters in his novels.Dumas grew up to be a huge man like his father.He loved to eat,spend money,be with friend——and write. The most famous of all Dumas' books are The Three Musketeers,The Man in the Iron Mask,and The Count of Monte Cristo.The
Sookie Stackhouse is a cocktail waitress in a little bar in a small town deep in Louisiana. She's funny and pretty and well-mannered, but she doesn't have that many close friends - mind you, that's not so surprising when you consider how few people can appreciate her abilities as a mind-reader. It's not a quality that has the guys beating down her door - well, unless they're vampires or werewolves or the like . . . but they're not just supernatural freaks, some of them are friends, even family . . . And much as Sookie might want a quiet life, when she's around, things just seem to happen . . . like her brother, who appears to be changing into a were-panther. He's not that bothered, but someone doesn't like it - someone's trying to wipe him out, as well as the rest of the shape-changing population, and that mean's Sookie's got just a month, before the next full moon, to find out who wants her brother dead, and stop the fiend.
After a long visit to the planet Krypton, the Man Of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane
A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as restaurant meals presented in ludicrous towers and cashiers with 6-inch fingernails. Compared by The New Yorker to Twain and Hawthorne, Sedaris has become one of our best-loved authors. Sedaris is an amazing reader whose appearances draw hundreds, and his performancesincluding a jaw-dropping impression of Billie Holiday singing I wish I were an Oscar Meyer weinerare unforgettable. Sedariss essays on living in Paris are some of the funniest hes ever written. At last, someone even meaner than the French! The sort of blithely sophisticated, loopy humour that might have resulted if Dorothy Parker and James Thurbe
The controversial bestseller from Tom Clancy, the all-time master of the techno-thriller. CIA Deputy Director Jack Ryan joins the war on drugs. And when three American officials are assassinated in Colombia, the U.S. response is swift-and shocking.
The opening pages of a Haruki Murakami novel can be like the view out an airplane window onto tarmac. But at some point between page three and fifteen--it's page thirteen in Kafka On The Shore--the deceptively placid narrative lifts off, and you find yourself breaking through clouds at a tilt, no longer certain where the plane is headed or if the laws of flight even apply. Joining the rich literature of runaways, Kafka On The Shore follows the solitary, self-disciplined schoolboy Kafka Tamura as he hops a bus from Tokyo to the randomly chosen town of Takamatsu, reminding himself at each step that he has to be "the world s toughest fifteen-year-old." He finds a secluded private library in which to spend his days--continuing his impressive self-education--and is befriended by a transgendered clerk and the mysteriously remote head librarian, Miss Saeki, whom he fantasizes may be his long-lost mother. Meanwhile, in a second, wilder narrative spiral, an elderly Tokyo man named Nakata veers from his calm routi
' This is the most astonishing piece of writing, lyrical in itsemotion and spare in its construction ...Toibin has crafted anunmissable read' - "Sunday Herald". In Blackwater in the early1990s, three women - Dora Devereux, her daughter Lily and hergranddaughter Helen - have come together after years of strife andreached an uneasy truce. Helen's adored brother Declan is dying.Two friends join him and the women in a crumbling old house by thesea, where the six of them, from different generations and withdifferent beliefs, must listen and come to terms with oneanother.'It is in his emotional choreography that Toibin showshimself to be an exceptional writer. Helen is estranged from bothher mother and grandmother ...Toibin helps them make peace - and hedoes it beautifully' - "Sunday Telegraph". 'He writes in spare,powerful prose and he is truly perceptive about familyrelationships which, at times, makes reading his stories incrediblypainful. But this is a beautiful novel' - "Belfast News". 'We shallbe readin
Que vient faire ce chien errant dans une petite ville italienne? Pourquoi cinq frères s'évitent-ils soudain ? Qui a composé cettemusique révolutionnaire et obsédante? Trois nouvelles aux décors etaux situations sans lien apparent. Pourtant, à la lecture, toujoursla même atmosphère inquiétante et mystérieuse. L'auteur du " Désertdes Tartares " et du " K ", tout en se plaisant à détourner labanale anecdote vers le fantastique ou l'irréel, sonde ici le genrehumain à travers ses passions et ses vanités.
The first part of the publishing phenomenon that has sold more than 3.5 million copies across Europe - now available in paperback. Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history.
"Nevada Rose" Demille was one of the most beautiful and desired sports groupies in Las Vegas, a fixture at the trendiest casinos and clubs on the Strip. But the endless party came to a tragic end the morning her nude body was found bound and gagged in her home. As crime scene investigators Catherine Willows and Warrick Brown dig deeper, all roads (and a growing media circus) lead to Mark Baker -- a.k.a. "The Fireball" -- a hard-throwing, Cooperstown-bound major-league pitcher and fancier of gorgeous women who recently conducted a very public affair with one "Nevada Rose" Demille.... Meanwhile, miles away on the grounds of a world-class championship golf course, Gil Grissom is probing the macabre discovery of a John Doe -- an intense investigation that will unearth a bitter sibling rivalry twisted by jealousy and distrust over a "Nevada Rose" of a very different nature.... 作者简介: Jerome Preisler is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling Tom Clanc
World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization -- the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth...the long-forgotten Illuminati lair.
At once conservative and radical in her beliefs, she saw noconflict in idealizing and mythologizing the Irish peasantry, forexample, while her landlord husband introduced legislation thatwould, in part, lead to the widespread misery, poverty andstarvation of the Great Famine. Nevertheless, as founder of theAbbey Theatre, an outspoken opponent of censorship and mentor, museand mother-figure to W.B. Yeats, Augusta Gregory played a pivotalrole in shaping Irish history and dramatic history. Moreover,despite her parents' early predictions of spinsterhood, she was nomatronly figure, engaging in a passionate affair while newly-weddedand, as she approached 60, falling for a man almost 20 years herjunior.