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
Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationallyacclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story ofa Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the SecondWorld WarSuppose your country began to change. Suppose that withoutyour noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live inGermany any longer. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise,that your own father was one of those people.That is what happenedto Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busywith her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice ofpolitical posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler,the man who would soon change the whole of Europe – starting withher own small life.Anna suddenly found things moving too fast forher to understand. One day, her father was unaccountably missing.Then she herself and her brother Max were being rushed by theirmother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew – homeand schoolmates and well-loved toys – right out o
Mockingjay, the final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games series, is now available with all-new cover art from the feature film! Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived. But her home has been destroyed. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding. . . . The final book in the international bestselling Hunger Games series is soon to be a feature film. Here is the original novel with exciting new movie artwork on the cover!
Building on the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the second part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien’s own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.
Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien's classic masterpiece, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins 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 the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. This new boxed set, published to mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien's remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' part in the epic quest for the Ring -- beginning with Bilbo's fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom and Bilbo's departure to the Grey Havens.
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?
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.
Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien’s classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins 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 the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. This new boxed gift set, published to celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, contains both titles and features cover images from both films. It offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien’s remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits’ part in the epic quest for the Ring – beginning with Bilbo’s fat
Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien’s own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Now published again in B format, J.R.R. Tolkien’s great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. B
牧羊少年圣地亚哥接连两次做了同一个梦,梦见埃及金字塔附近藏有一批宝藏。少年卖掉羊群,历尽千辛万苦一路向南,跨海来到非洲,穿越“死亡之海”撒哈拉大沙漠……期间奇遇不断,在一位炼金术士的指引下,他终于到达金字塔前,悟出了宝藏的真正所在…… A new afterword from the author graces this bestselling taleof a young Spanish shepherd boy seeking a treasure in the pyramidsof Egypt. Along the way, he learns to follow his dreams, listen tohis heart, live in the present, and risk everything he has topursue his destiny. The Alchemist has been a NYTimes, PublishersWeekly, L.A. Times, Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, San FranciscoChronicle, and Marin Independent Journal bestseller.
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.
每个人都无法逃避死亡。我们都知道。 十六岁的泰莎身患白血病,生命只剩寥寥数月,死亡对于她来说比任何人都更真实。 她列了一个清单——她在死之前想要完成的十件事情。 在生命即将终止之前的几个月,她经历了从未经历的事情,感受了来自各方面的爱,在死亡面前,她勇敢而感性,做了很多没有生病之前不敢做的事情,她与父亲、弟弟、原本疏远的母亲、要好的女友、新结识的男友的关系也变得与往日大不相同,因为爱,死亡变得不那么可怕。 得到自己想要的并不是件容易的事,而得到了之后还可能会发现这些并不是你真正需要的。有时候,珍贵的东西往往藏在你不注意的小角落。 这是一本振奋人心的小说,字里行间透着强烈的生命真实感,同时也充满了愉悦。通过直面死亡,让我们为能够拥有生命而欢欣鼓舞。 Tessa has just a few months to
In this deeply affecting novel Scott O’Dell envelops thereader in the heroic world of the conquistadors—a world that is atonce somber and many-colored. Though they may have been ruthless,these steel-helmeted young men of Spain lived their lives on thevery edge of eternity with style and uncommon courage.
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
The amazing, haunting Shiver trilogy is complete shiver Sam's not just a normal boy - he has a secret. During the summerhe walks and talks as a human, but when the cold comes, he runswith his pack as a wolf. Grace has spent years watching the wolvesin the woods behind her house - but never dreamed that she wouldfall in love with one of them. Now that they've found each other,the clock ticks down on what could be Grace and Sam's only summertogether. linger Can Grace and Sam last? Each will have to fight to stay together- whether it means a reckoning with his werewolf past for Sam, orfor Grace, facing a future that is less and less certain. EnterCole, a new wolf who is wrestling with his own demons, embracingthe life of a wolf while denying the ties of being human. ForGrace, Sam, and Cole, life is harrowing and euphoric, enticing andalarming. As their world falls apart, love is what lingers. But canit be enough?
杰克、瑞秋、托比亚、卡西和马可偶然遇到一艘失事飞船和一个垂死的飞行员。 因为这次偶遇,他们被赋予了一种神奇的力量——他们可以变成任何他们碰到的动物。 也因为这个神奇的力量,他们变成了动物变形人,在这个隐蔽的战争中保护我们美丽的星球。 同时,敌人也非常强大。敌人可以变成任何一个他们想要变成的人,甚至是杰克他们亲密的人。 马可从来不想成为动物变形人,他并不想成为保护地球的战士。 他的朋友们知道其中的原因,那就是马可非常担心自己的父亲。父亲是马可世上的亲人了,如果马可遇到了不测,那么他的父亲在这世上该是多么的孤单呀。 谁想到,之后发生的一件大事彻底改变了马可的想法,而马可也终于知道了自己该为星球战斗的理由…… 独特的故事视角,丰富的想象力,惊险刺
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singletonas type isgirls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine,Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On aroad trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washedup childprodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirstyferal hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judyaloving bestfriend riding shotgunabut no Katherines. Colin is on a mission toprove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which hehopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpeeseverywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and adead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising andheart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novelabout reinventing oneself.
Book De*ion Many months have passed since the cataclysmic Battle ofMount Hyjal, where the demonic Burning Legion was banished fromAzeroth forever. But now, a mysterious energy rift within themountains of Kalimdor propels three former warriors into thedistant past -- a time long before orcs, humans or even high elvesroamed the land. A time when the Dark Titan Sargeras, and his demonpawns persuaded Queen Azshara and her Highborne to cleanse Azerothof its lesser races. A time when the Dragon Aspects were at theheight of their power -- unaware that one of their own would soonusher in an age of darkness that would engulf the world of...WarCraft. In the first chapter of this epic trilogy, the outcome ofthe historic War of the Ancients is forever altered by the arrivalof three time-lost heroes: Krasus, the dragon mage whose greatpower and memories of the ancient conflict have inexplicablydiminished; the human wizard Rhonin, whose thoughts are dividedbetween his family and the seductive source of his
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...