While I Was Musing

以緊湊的節奏和穿插詩歌的形式展現，雙主角視角讓讀者深入感受姊妹間的深厚情感與掙扎。故事不僅是未來科幻冒險，也引發對醫療技術、人性、倫理、以及面對氣候變遷後世界的思考。主角是17歲的Calico，她的妹妹Asha因疾病去世多年，現代醫學無法治癒她。為了拯救Asha，Calico決定接受一項極端的冷凍保存技術（冷凍人技術），兩人將被凍結等待未來的醫療突破。但事情並未如預期發展，Calico被喚醒時，已身處一個氣候災難後、技術退化的未來世界，且妹妹Asha不知所蹤。Calico不得不在這個充滿危險和秘密的研究設施中努力尋找真相，保護自己與其他冷凍復活的試驗者，同時質疑科學的倫理與代價。這本書以緊湊的節奏和穿插詩歌的形式展現，雙主角視角讓讀者深入感受姊妹間的深厚情感與掙扎。故事不僅是未來科幻冒險，也引發對醫療技術、人性、倫理、以及面對氣候變遷後世界的思考。How much is one life worth and what would you sacrifice to save it? For Calico, the answer is simple. Nothing is more important than preserving her sister's life. No cost is too great. Until it is . . .Saving Asha. That's my religion. That's my science . . . Without Asha, there is no me.Asha is dead. Years of medical treatment were not enough to heal her. The only way 17-year-old Calico can save her younger sister now is by joining her in death - at least until modern medicine can bring them both back to healthy life. Cryogenics is the answer: Scientific. Legal. Safe. Or so Dr Fates would have her believe. He plan

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Join the hilarious adventures of a seed that turns into a tree, then into a book . . .THIS book! From the author of The Hug and While We Can't Hug series - over 65,000 copies sold!Eoin McLaughlin's The Hug was named one of the best books of the year by The Guardian. Guilherme Karsten is the winner of the BookTrust Storytime Prize for Are You a Monster?Get ready to meet Barbara the beetle and Derek the squirrel who (through the power of poo) help a wise-cracking seed turn into a handsome tree . .. and become a wonderful book! And GUESS WHAT? It's the book that you're holding! A book to be loved, shared and cherished forever. Perfect perfect for fans of Jon Klassen and Oliver Jeffers.Tactile jacket cover with a surprise underneath!Have fun with turn-around pages. If you are looking for a laugh-out-loud picture book about the wonder of trees, books and stories . .. this is for you!

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A revealing, poignant, and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Award winner.Harvey Fierstein's stellar career has taken him from Broadway to Hollywood and back. He's received accolades and awards for acting--Hairspray, Fiddler, Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day--and writing: La Cage Aux Folle, Torch Song Trilogy (for which he also won a Tony for acting) and Kinky Boots. But while he is widely known as one of today's most peerless performers, Harvey has never shared his own story until now. He takes us from his childhood in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn--born in 1954, he was an eccentric, musical-loving boy--to performing in Andy Warhol's Pork at LaMama in 1971, to becoming an outspoken advocate for gay rights to his soaring career on Broadway and in Hollywood. And Harvey's candid recollections give us, as well, a rich picture of downtown New York City life and gay culture, the evolution of theater over the course of his career, and a moving account o

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