Michael Springborg

A re-examination of both the traditional theories of western democracy and the stereotypical accounts of oriental despotism. The author draws on archaeological evidence as well as more recent historic

本書精選歐美世界最具有勵志色彩的英文短篇故事70余篇，以英漢對照的形式帶給讀者最完美的英語學習體驗。這些

這是一本血型健康實踐書血型就像是一把鑰匙，可以開啟人類關於健康、疾病、壽命、精力、情緒等等諸多謎團。不同血型的人，應該有不同的生活方式，應該注意如何控制情緒？多吃什麼樣的菜蔬？怎樣利用血型特質來緩解壓力？……如果能掌握這把鑰匙，則大病快速康復，小病不藥而癒，讓人無病一身輕！ 了解血型，你的健康大不同為什麼O型人不適合多喝牛奶？為什麼A型人最適合太極拳運動？為什麼B型人是免疫力最強大、身體最健康的

這是一本血型健康實踐書，了解血型，你的健康大不同。 血型和人類的關係非常密切，不僅在臨床醫學上具有重大意義，而且還影響到人類的體質、免疫力、消化吸收能力等生理指標，甚至會左右人們的情緒、性格等方面。這些影響是怎麼形成的，現代醫學並不能做出完整的解釋，但由統計學，經過大量的實際觀察和記錄，一些事實便顯而易見，且不容置疑。那麼，應該如何來看待血型對人類的影響？不同血型的人有哪些不一樣？包括不同血型的

"Angkor Icon" is a delightful pocket-sized souvenir of this memorable site by well-known author-photographer Michael Freeman. Michael, who has had a long association with Angkor and Cambodia, explores

Michael Hague's beautifully illustrated, best-selling classic collection of traditional prayers is now available as a padded board book. From "The Lord's Prayer" to "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep," the v

Legendary fantasy illustrator Michael Hague takes readers on a strange and fantastic journey in Eye of Newt! As a young wizard's apprentice, Newt, embarks on a wonderful and perilous quest through the

"Nick and the rest of the Safety Patrol investigate a secret organization in order to save Karl from embarrassment"--

The creator of Goodnight Goon and The Runaway Mummy pulls from his mad-scientist brain a kid so attracted to slime, muck, dirt, and yuck he could only be called Icky Ricky.Uh-oh! Icky Ricky is in trou

Nick is the shortest seventh-grader in the history of the world (he's pretty sure), doesn't fit in with any groups or clubs (who needs 'em?), and spends more time inside than outside his locker (they'

Splash! Splash! Car gets wet and soapy as he goes through the car wash. His shiny paint got dirtier and dirtier as he drove all over town. At the end of his big day, a bath is just what this little ca

The heartwarming sequel to Michael Morpurgo's bestselling War Horse!Farm Boy is the heartwarming sequel to War Horse, the beloved novel that has now been made into a play and a major motion picture.Al

Bonding with a cat owned by a wealthy countess, Johnny, a bellhop working on the Titanic, also befriends spirited young heiress Lizziebeth before the ship's fateful sinking. By the Whitbread Award-win

A concept book about opposites uses bright illustrations and simple text to reinforce basic vocabulary skills for those children learning Spanish as a second language. Simultaneous.

Little Albatross's parents keep him well-fed and happy, but then they are trapped, unable to return to their baby, as a killer bird approaches the nest.

Zack can’t wait for school with Miss Smith—her incredible storybook promises a new expedition each time she reads.This time the class is off on a fantastic journey to a Lost World. Zack and his friend

考場上，「拿分」比讀懂更重要！透過效果驚人的「抓補法」解題技巧，沒有你解不了的題，快速戰勝「克漏字」、「英文閱讀」，get大考高分。全書20回克漏字練習＋25回閱讀測驗，配合「抓補法」解題3步驟：1「抓頭」、2「抓尾」、3「關鍵補強」，即能掌握占比分高的「克漏字」、「閱讀測驗」兩大題型，輕鬆Catch學測、指考、英檢、多益等各大考試。【本書內容】只要45回的解題練習，短期衝刺，準確拿分；熟能生巧，提升實力！▎「抓補法」解題，答題快速不論文章長短、內容深淺，只要「抓頭」、「抓尾」再「關鍵補強」三個簡單動作，即可快速解構上下文意，迅速找出正確答案。同時，重點文法解析，更有助釐清易混淆觀念，延伸學習更多關鍵句型、文法，學習更融會貫通。▎多元化主題，配合不同考試重點全書精選45回短篇、長篇內容（20回克漏字＋25回閱讀測驗），網羅各大考試常考主題文章，難易度由淺入深；主題涵蓋奇聞軼事、環保科學、歷史文化、醫學常識……貼近出題方向，兼具趣味性與實用性，提升主動學習興趣與英文實力。▎大量練習，有效提升應考力以有限的時間，帶你火力全開集中攻克英文各大考試勢必出現及占比分高的「克漏字」及「閱讀測驗」兩大重點題型，藉由不斷地強力練習與熟悉解題步驟，任何考試都能迅速作答拿高分。▎統整文法概念，提升英文實力精華解析＋高頻字彙＋重要文法，均適合高中程度以上的英文學習者、滿足多種大型考試的準備，例如：學測、指考、特考、英檢中級、英檢中高級等，能瞬間看懂題型，扎實地提升英文閱讀力，考試無往不利。

英文單字背再多，但遇到難以辨識的易混淆單字，考試一樣痛失分數！本書將大考核心單字一網打盡，不論是字義相似、拼字相近……分辨最精準、追分最實用，多益、全民英檢、學測或欲提升英語實力皆適用。「習俗」到底是 custom 還是 costume ？「感到羞愧」，為什麼用 ashamed 而不是 shameful ？Liquor 、alcohol 都是「酒精飲料」，哪一個比較烈？許多單字有的拼字長很像，有的連字面意思都一樣，到底差別在哪裡？這一次不用再焦慮，本書用淺顯易懂的精準解析及情境例句做比較，定能有效解開單字迷思，搞懂正確用法，努力不白費、學習不崩潰，不再受困單字陷阱，隨手翻、馬上學，英語力速效大躍進！★破解關鍵1 主要字義突顯設計，強化眼球記憶每一組單字，以活潑、生動的方式，將重要的主字義做突出設計，一眼快速將記憶深印大腦，記單字更快也變得更有趣。★破解關键2 一字多義，大量擴增單字腦容量 常用詞性與重要字義全收錄，能精準理解單字每一次出現的意義，助其單字能用得更傳神，掌握準確無誤，提升英文程度。★破解關键３ 簡明扼要、直擊重點的精闢解析一語道破每一個單字的正確使用方式、時機，精準說明、破解易混淆單字使用迷思，有效快速辨別，學一次就會用，不誤用不失分。★破解關键4 用情境例句加強比較單字相異處將單字例句以上下並例的方式呈現，能一目了然、快速的比較出其使用上的相異處；用例句活化記憶的同時，亦能有效掌握關鍵差異。

Vibrant full-colour art work adds fresh appeal to these classic tales. Speech bubbles work with the main text to emphasise and enhance the retelling and make these graphic novels an ideal and accessi

英文7000單字，看這本就對了！不論是學測、指考、多益、全民英檢中高級都能高分過關；輕鬆攻克深度單字，全面提升聽說讀寫力，終結記單字的痛苦與困境。本書特色：1. 收錄大考中心指定單字範圍；學測、多益、全民英檢必考實用中高級程度字彙。2. 詞性、同反義字、重要片語、實用例句等延伸用法，一本全收錄。3. 英英解釋，提供記憶情境，單字更易理解，用法亦能更精準。4.&nb

你需要一本養分豐富的紙本詞典！書林出版有限公司與擁有百餘年歷史的英商麥克米倫教育出版公司再度攜手合作，隆重推出學習型詞典的表率--《麥克米倫高級英漢雙解詞典》。本詞典在台灣翻譯學學會理事長蘇正隆教授的主持下，匯集多位專家學者精心編撰，將榮獲國際大獎的Macmillan English Dictionary譯成中文，在英漢對照之下，不僅可學習英語，也示範英漢雙語之間的翻譯之道。譯者專欄 http:/

英文7000單字，看這本就對了！不論是會考、全民英檢初級都能輕鬆過關，幫助你成功跨越7000單字第一道關卡，終結你記單字的痛苦與困境。本書特色：1. 收錄大考中心指定單字範圍；會考、全民英檢必考實用初級字彙。2. 詞性、同反義字、重要片語、實用例句等延伸用法，一本全收錄。3. 英英解釋，提供記憶情境，單字更易理解，用法亦能更精準。4. 實用例句，模擬生活

The law in Ireland regarding causes of action involving the internet is a rapidly growing area of law and litigation. This book examines issues such as defamation, data protection, e-commerce and inte

Uniquely important array of English medieval church paintings. Specially commissioned new photography does full justice to the paintings. Written by art historian Michael Michael. Many medieval churc

A collection of confessional, hilarious, heartbreaking notes written anonymously on a public typewriter for fans of PostSecret and Other People's Love Letters. When Michael Gustafson and his wife Hila

Following his vivid account of traveling with one of the last camel caravans on earth in Men of Salt, Michael Benanav now brings us along on a journey with a tribe of forest-dwelling nomads in India.

NATIONAL BEST SELLER From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of The English Patient: a mesmerizing new novel that tells a dramatic story set in the decade after World War II through th

Watch Michael Connelly's BOSCH, now a Prime Original series, and read the books! In this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, the basis of BOSCH Season 5, Harry Bosch gets entangled in a new homici

It comes as a surprise to many that the elemental human impulse to tell stories, far from being the exclusive realm of children's bedtime, long-forgotten civilisations and remote cultures, is also a b

Even the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, would rave about the Baker Street mystery series! A Baker Street Wedding is another winner, and not to be missed."Any [Sherlock] Holmes fan would enjoy Michael Robertson's fresh new take on the Holmes stories...fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining." —CNN, Must Read Books on The Baker Street Translation"Agatha Christie fans will revel in Robertson's fifth novel...a classic fair play whodunit leavened with humor." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Baker Street JurorsThe wedding of Reggie Heath and the celebrated actress Laura Rankin was reported in all the tabloids—which is to say, it was a disaster.Now, in a remote village on the British coast, locked in by sea cliffs on one side and moors on the other, the newlywed's plane—piloted by Laura—has landed. Reggie doesn't understand why Laura has picked this god-forsaken hamlet for their honeymoon. What is she keeping from him? The answers are in Laura's past, but she's

My iPad for Seniors, 6th Edition, is a comprehensive guide to using all of Apple’s iPad models. It includes everything from basic setup information to finding and installing new apps to using the iPa