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Advises readers on general methods for achieving success and a better life, including setting goals, planning, managing finances, managing time, maintaining a healthy body, maintaining a healthy spiri

【尋找名字，是為了找回活下去的姿態】「我是誰？我從哪裡來？如果切斷了根，靈魂該如何開花？」這不只是一個關於尋根的故事，更是一場橫跨大陸、跨越時代的女性覺醒史詩。在舊金山的迷霧中，Emilia 擁有看似完美的人生。然而，血液裡那股來自智利的呼喚，卻讓她決定拋下一切，跨越海洋回到那個被火焰與戰火洗禮的家鄉。當代文學大師 伊莎貝·阿言德 (Isabel Allende) 再次以她如絲綢般優美、如烈火般熾熱的筆觸，帶領讀者走進智利那段動盪的歲月。在 Emilia 的名字背後，隱藏著的是家族的流亡、禁忌的愛情，以及在政治巨輪碾壓下，依然堅韌不拔的人性光輝。NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “stunning” (People), “riveting” (Entertainment Weekly) historical novel,a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father—and herself.“All of Allende’s books,My Name Is Emilia del Valleincluded, have the epic feel of a major Hollywood film.”—Associated PressAN NPR ANDNEW YORKERBEST BOOK OF THE YEARIn San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman.To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, sh

In this spellbinding historical novel from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofA Long Petal of the SeaandThe House of the Spirits, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father—and herself.In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman.To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man’s pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her sense of adventure, she turns to journalism, convincing an editor atThe Daily Examinerto hire her. There she is paired with another talented reporter, Eric Whelan.As she proves herself, her restlessness returns, until an opportunity arises to cover a brewing civil war in Chile. She seizes it, as do

In this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club selection andNew York Timesbestselling nonfiction work, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson explores the unspoken hierarchies that divide us across lines of race and class. Revealing and timely, this work will speak to young people who are engaged more than ever with the world around them, or to anyone who believes in a more just existence for all.Readers will be fascinated by this young adult adaptation of theNew York Timesbestselling nonfiction work as they follow masterful narratives about real people that reveal an insidious phenomenon in the United States: a hidden caste system. Caste is not only about race or class; it is about power—which groups have it and which do not. Isabel Wilkerson explores historical social hierarchies, including those in India and Nazi Germany, and explains how perpetuating these rankings dehumanizes vast sections of society. Once we learn the reasons behind caste and see the often heartbre

Join Bee on a trip through the meadow in search of the hive in this interactive adventure, filled with touch-and-feel textures, lift-the-flaps, and peek-through holes! Little ones will love to join Bee on an adventure through the meadow in search of the beehive. Bee sees some flowers, and children can lift the flap on each to see what's underneath. Bee then meets Caterpillar on a branch, where there are leaves to lift and peek under each. The next friend that Bee meets is Ladybug, who blends in with the mushrooms that children can peek under. Bee then sees Worm and finally Firefly, right before it's time for bed. With die-cut, touch-and-feel textures, peek-through holes, and lift-the-flaps throughout, this book is an interactive, tactile adventure!