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

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。

春秋乱世，她从乱坟岗重生，寄人篱下。她女扮男装，混迹于游侠之间，靠聪明才智和经商之才，成为流亡齐地的赵公子出的门客和姬妾。她爱财如命，见金子两眼放光。他则以打压她为乐，没收她的财源。 帷幔下，她以身相许，几多缱绻。她助他执掌赵国国政，一心为他。他则姬妾成群，另立她人为后。乱世争霸，她运筹帷幄，笑傲群雄。最终，她能否靠自己的才能让他一心一意，死心塌地？ 一对欢喜冤家，一场草根女与古代的情爱纠葛大戏，于春秋苍茫大地上，正在激情上演

After discovering six gold Roman coins buried in the mud ofthe Devil's Dyke, Barnabas Sackett enthusiastically invests ingoods that he will offer for trade in America. But Sackett has apowerful enemy: Rupert Genester, nephew of an earl, wants him dead.A battlefield promise made to Sackett's father threatens Genester'sinheritance. So on the eve of his departure for America, Sackett isattacked and thrown into the hold of a pirate ship. Genester'sorders are for him to disappear into the waters of the Atlantic.But after managing to escape, Sackett makes his way to the Carolinacoast. He sees in the raw, abundant land the promise of a brightfuture. But before that dream can be realized, he must first returnto England and discover the secret of his father's legacy.

The story was that Eli Patterson had died in a gunfight, butMike Shevlin knew it couldn't be true: the man who'd been like afather to him had been a Quaker. But when Shevlin rides back toRafter Crossing to uncover the truth, he finds that the quietranching community has become a booming mining town. Newfoundwealth has not made Rafter a peaceful place, however, and the smellof fear and greed is thick in the air. As Mike Shevlin tries tounravel the mystery of Patterson's death, he is led deeper anddeeper into a conspiracy that controls not only the fate of RafterCrossing but the heart of a beautiful but tormented youngwoman--and Shevlin's own destiny.

A PRIZED COLLECTION OF AMERICAN FICTION -- FROM AMERICA'SFAVORITE STORYTELLERThis first-rate collection of short stories bythe incomparable Louis L'Amour showcases the legendary writer athis very best: spinning a fascinating and wholly authentic set ofunforgettable tales. In these extraordinary stories, we meet a manwho is forced to defend himself by taking another's life -- andmust pay for his actions in a most punishing manner; a youngthrill-seeker who finally finds a place he can call home, and vowsto stay there -- regardless of the man who tries to stand in hisway; and a drifter who honors a deathbed promise to a stranger byembarking on an unlikely mission of mercy.Complete with revealingauthor's notes, the stories in Law of the Desert Born arehistorically precise, and filled with L'Amour's trademark humor andadventure. They are nothing less than modern classics of theAmerican West, told by one of the most beloved storytellers of ourtime.

NOTHING BUT TROUBLEFlagan and Galloway Sackett had settled anold family debt and were heading west from Tennessee to seek theirfortune. That's when they came across an old Irish horse trader whooffered them two fine horses if they agreed to escort hisgranddaughter, Judith, to her father in Colorado. Flagan sawnothing but trouble in the pretty, fiery young woman. But theyneeded and wanted the horses. Unfortunately, Flagan was right, forJudith had fallen for James Black Fetchen, a charismatic gunmanwhose courtship hid the darkest of intentions. Now Fetchen and hisgang are racing the Sackett brothers to Colorado -- leaving a trailof betrayal, robbery, and murder. Flagan and Galloway could onlyguess why Judith is so important to Fetchen and what awaits them ather father's ranch. One thing Flagan knows for sure: The tough andspirited woman had won his heart. But could he trust her with hislife?Our foremost storyteller of the authentic West, L'Amour hasthrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave m

They tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, butKearney McRaven knew better. No matter what life had dealt him, hisfather would go down fighting. And as he delved deeper into themystery, he learned that just before his father died, the elderMcRaven had experienced a remarkable run of luck: he'd won nearlyten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. Not yeteighteen, Kearney was determined enough to track down his father'smurderer and claim what was rightfully his. Now, followed everystep of the way by a shadowy figure, Kearney must solve the mysteryof his father's hidden past--a past that concealed a cold-bloodedkiller who would stop at nothing to keep a chilling secret.

Shipwrecked on the coast of North Carolina, his companionskilled, Tatton Chantry is aloneand #8212; and ready for action. Inthe old world he fought wars, skirmishes, duels. Now, in thewilderness of America, this swashbuckling hero takes up againstpirates, Spanish fortune seekers, savage Indians. Aided by abeautiful Peruvian woman, he braves the fierce challenges of theNew Worldand #8212; always, like a true Chantry, with his experthand on the hilt on his faithful silver sword.

West From Singapore is a second collection of two-fistedadventure stores set in the Pacific at the outbreak of World WarII, by the author of the recent New York Times bestseller NightOver The Solomons and the #1 bestselling Last Of The Breed.