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If you ask the average person who an entrepreneur is, they’ll probably say people like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg. But the truth is, you don’t need to know how to code or raise VC money to start a business. There are hundreds of millions of small business owners globally, with most creating simple, straightforward services that customers need.Nick Huber, founder of The Sweaty Startup and several million-dollar businesses, challenges the prevailing Silicon Valley wisdom by demonstrating that success as a small business owner is based on the essential principle of doing common things uncommonly well. In The Sweaty Startup, Nick offers readers the simplest, easiest, and lowest-risk path to reclaiming entrepreneurship, generating value, and forging a new path to get ahead on their own terms. By returning to the most foundational business tactics, this book is a refreshing burst of clarity and simplicity in a world that’s obsessed with technology startups, the suffocating sque

你今天滑了幾次Threads？IG重度成癮者自救指南！《Things to Do Other Than Social Media》找回被演算法偷走的真實生活！你是不是也得了這種病？•上廁所不拿手機就大不出來？•每隔三分鐘就要打開 App，看有沒有那顆根本不存在的紅點通知？•明明很累了，卻還是躺在床上無意識地刷短影音到半夜兩點？恭喜你，你被演算法綁架了。而這本書，正是你的救贖。新銳視覺藝術家 Anusha Alamgir 帶來這本充滿黑色幽默、大膽視覺設計的數位成癮自救手冊《Things to Do Other Than Social Media》。她不跟你說大道理，不叫你冥想打坐，而是用最現代、最諷刺、也最有趣的方式，為你列出除了「看著螢幕傻笑/焦慮」之外，你還可以用你的雙手和雙眼做點什麼。書中充滿了讓人捧腹大笑卻又躍躍欲試的生活實驗：•去觀察一隻螞蟻的社交生活（保證比看朋友圈勾心鬥角有趣）。•動手把家裡那堆寄生在沙發上的衣服折好。•去直視陽光（好吧，閉著眼睛曬太陽），感受一下沒有藍光的溫度。•甚至，去跟一個真實存在的人類進行尷尬但溫暖的眼神對齊。一起放下手機，立地成佛。給自己一個小時的「離線自由」，從翻開這本書開始！A collection of 101 activities to take a break from social media If you've ever caught yourself doomscrolling headlines or quietly envying strangers' highlight reels, this book is your unapologetic intervention. Social media has become an omnipresent part of our lives, and one thing is crystal clear--we have a problem. It can turn toxic, feeding your worst impulses and breathing life into your darkest corners. Things to Do Other Than Social Media offers a much-needed break: 101

A hilarious picture book about an endearing little crank who thinks the museum is absolutely awful . . . or is it actually awesome? Art can be a lot of things--wondrous, inspiring, transformative . . . but mostly it's boring! And visiting an art museum? Double boring! Come along with a curmudgeonly young boy--who's more interested in finger painting his cat than "admiring art"--as he's begrudgingly taken to the local museum by his well-meaning mother. Seriously, what's so great about scribbles and squares and dots? OK, sure, that portrait made of cubes is kind of cool. And those sculptures made of clay are pretty awesome . . . Gasp! Maybe he does like art after all?! Well, would that be so awful? Witty and informative (but never boring!), author Cassi McCreight and Xindi Yan, illustrator of the New York Times-bestselling Busy Betty series, have paired up to create a laugh-out-loud romp all about art appreciation. With nods to famous artists and art movements on every page, and back mat

A Buddhist monk practices calligraphy every single day--calming his heart and bringing an unexpected gift to a nearby city.As rain falls, Old Monk invites Little Monk to practice calligraphy. "Let's write the character for rain!" he says. And with each brushstroke, Little Monk's restless, anxious heart grows quiet. For the next twenty years, as Little Monk becomes Big Monk, he sits down with his brush every day, meditating on and writing the character for "rain." Until one day someone comes to the temple asking for help: the city has no water. All grown up now, Big Monk packs his things, hoping to do his part. But will a pile of calligraphy sheets make any difference? This stunning book is horizontally bound, creating a vertical reading experience inspired by Chinese ink paintings and calligraphy hung on scrolls. With poetic text and watercolor art from Taiwanese author-illustrator Hsu-Kung Liu, Little Monk Writes Rain is an evocative tale of mindfulness, self-expression, and compassio

Set your child on the road to reading with 50 flashcards that introduce cars, trucks, animals, colors, numbers, and more, all featuring classic art from the busy, busy world of Richard Scarry!Covering numbers and colors, as well as planes, trains, boats, and other topics that kids will love, this set of fifty flashcards is the perfect way for children ages 3 to 5 to learn how to read. Each card includes a word on one side, and the reverse side features the same word paired with artwork from beloved Richard Scarry books likeCars and Trucks and Things That GoandBusy, Busy Town. At first, kids will learn to pair the word with its corresponding picture, and then they'll begin to read the word on its own.Carefully crafted for your early reader, the cards are oversized so that little hands can hold them with ease, and are also the perfect size for taking on the go. Additionally, the cards are packaged with a Velcro closure so that kids can access the cards by themselves.Richard Scarry’s Firs

★ 《紐約時報》暢銷作家Jennette McCurdy，萬眾矚目首部長篇小說！★ 席捲 2026 歐美文壇，最具爭議、最赤裸的「少女慾望」剖析。主角Waldo是一名17歲的少女。她飢渴、衝動、孤獨、充滿憤怒，卻也無比敏銳。她最渴望的目標，是她的寫作老師—柯基先生 (Mr. Korgy)。柯基先生是一個有妻小、有貸款、夢想早已萎縮、挺著小腹的中年男人。沃多不知道自己為何想要他。是因為他的熱情？人生經驗？還是因為他懂那些她不懂的書與電影？或者更單純：在所有人都無視她的世界裡，柯基先生是唯一「看見」她的人。如果你也曾在愛中迷失，如果你也曾為了被看見而付出昂貴代價，這本書寫給每一個受過傷、卻依然渴望著什麼的靈魂。From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I'm Glad My Mom Died comes a sad, funny, thrilling novel about sex, consumerism, class, desire, loneliness, the internet, rage, intimacy, power, and the (oftentimes misguided) lengths we'll go to in order to get what we want.Waldo is ravenous. Horny. Blunt. Naive. Wise. Impulsive. Lonely. Angry. Forceful. Hurting. Perceptive. Endlessly wanting. And the thing she wants most of all: Mr. Korgy, her creative writing teacher with the wife and the kid and the mortgage and the growing paunch. She doesn't know why she wants him. Is it his passion? His life experience? The fact that he knows books and films and things that she doesn't? Or is it

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "Prepare to meet your next obsession." -- Rebecca Ross, author of Divine Rivals From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes the next big romantasy sensation, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess forced on an impossible quest with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Leigh Bardugo. Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum's windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams. Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilis

「自然萬物，僅僅是生長而已。」兩度經歷喪子之痛，一位母親與創傷共存的生死博弈。長子離世六年後，次子亦因自殺相繼離去。面對常人難以想像的生命重擊，文學作家李翊雲沒有選擇煽情的呼喊，而是用最冷靜、克制且堅毅的筆觸，記錄下這場與悲傷的無聲對抗。全書聚焦於語言、事實以及「生命如何延續」的本質。這不是一本販賣痛苦的書，而是一劑在絕望中能撫慰靈魂、讓人重新找到接納力量的溫柔良藥。LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025‘The best book I have read this year’ DAVID NICHOLLS‘Beautiful’ DOUGLAS STUART‘Extraordinary’ SARAH MOSS‘A formidable testament to a mother’s love’ SARA COLLINS‘There is no good way to say this,’ Yiyun Li writes at the beginning of this book.‘There is no good way to state these facts, which must be acknowledged. My husband and I had two children and lost them both: Vincent in 2017, at sixteen, James in 2024, at nineteen. Both chose suicide, and both died not far from home.’There is no good way to say this – because words fall short. In this remarkable, defiant work of radical acceptance, Li turns to thinking and searching for words that might hold a place for her son, James. Li does ‘the things that work’: including not just writing but gardeni

從入門到精通，完整理解核心知識 掌握C#與JavaScript的實戰應用，提升實務能力 【專業推薦】 相信本書不論對初學者或進修者，都能提供很完整的學習指南。若是學生，可以將自己的創意與編程做結合，對於完成學習歷程及專題製作，也能有很大的助益。 ─ 林格立，頭城家商資處科教師 本書不僅適合對程式設計感興趣的初學者，也適合那些希望深入理解電腦科學底層原理，或想提升自身程式邏輯能力的開發者。它不僅傳授知識，更傳遞一種對學問的敬畏與探索精神。 ─ 顏旭男 【內容簡介】 本書是專為程式語言新手及追求進階的工程師所寫的實戰指南，內容介紹了程式語言入門需要學習的變數、陣列、方法等，然後使用C#或JavaScript製作遊戲機模擬器，用現代的程式語言模擬遊戲主機的控制器到畫面渲染，以及中央處理器的指令集執行。本書帶你學習程式語言的撰寫，並掌握程式運作與中央處理器、暫存器底層的合作邏輯。 【本書特色】 ✪提供程式語言的基礎教學與變數、陣列、函式、方法等。 ✪介紹2進制與16進制、位元運算的應用，增進程式運作的效率。 ✪說明中央處理器的運作邏輯以及暫存器之間的關係。 ✪實作遊戲主機模擬器的講解與範例。 ✪實作遊戲機模擬器的控制器實現以及遊戲畫面顯示。 【目標讀者】 ✪希望有入門程式語言的教學與實作應用的學生。 ✪希望能進階應用程式語言、製作出特殊作品的工程師。 ✪希望透過實際範例，理解到程式語言與電腦底層的邏輯關係，進而提升程式效率。 ✪想要製作出一款屬於自己的遊戲機模擬器的工程師。 本書是專為程式語言新手及追求進階的工程師所寫的實戰指南，內容介紹了程式語言入門需要學習的變數、陣列、方法等，然後使用C#或JavaScript製作遊戲機模擬器，用現代的程式語言模擬遊戲主機的控制器到畫面渲染，以及中央處理器的指令集執行。本書帶你學習程式語言的撰寫，並掌握程式運作與中央處理器、暫存器底層的合作邏輯。

Your favourite self-care bear is ready to help you unwind in this Winnie the Pooh colouring book!It's time to unwind as you colour in Winnie the Pooh and his friends from the Hundred-Acre Wood in this inspirational colouring book, taking note of mindful hacks, breathing and meditation tips along the way. With intricate patterns, characters at one with nature and serene scenes, this colouring book will keep you entertained for hours and help you reach a truly relaxed state of mind. Your mindful journey awaits.Not suitable for use with alcohol markers. Also available: Disney Stitch Wave Your Worries Away Colouring Book

The LitRPG fantasy smash hit phenomenon and New York Times bestseller, DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, is now a graphic novel for the very first time! The Apocalypse WILL be televised! You know what's worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Getting stuck on a sadistic alien game show with her cat. Join Carl and Princess Donut as they try to survive the end of the world -- or just get to the next level of a trap-filled fantasy dungeon. With vibrant art done by Laurel Pursuit to bring action-packed battles to life, join as Carl fights his way through the dungeon in heart-speckled underwear. And of course, the grizzly scenes are only balanced with the incredibly fluffy, wide-eyed stare of its main character, Princess Donut. A ton of heart and effort was poured in creating a series with a script and style that would both appeal to WEBTOON readers and also lovers of DCC, all while consulting author Matt Dinniman the entire way about character designs, story, - EVERYTHING! We couldn't resist taki

Wind in the Willows meets Enola Holmes in this exciting, young middle grade mystery series from Newbery Honor-winning author Margi Preus and with art from Junyi Wu Mystery: Something that is difficult or impossible to understand. With a curious mind and a vast vocabulary (thanks to her wallpaper--pages of a discarded human dictionary), tiny Minerva Shrew would love nothing more than to solve the Big Mysteries of Life and the Universe. Instead, in The Case of the Pilfered Pearls, she's called upon to help her cousin Tenacity solve a mystery in the most dangerous of places: a human house. When a string of pearls goes missing, the human owner is sure a "dreadful rodent" has pilfered them--and now the lives of all Minerva's friends are at risk! Will Minerva find the true culprit before the exterminators arrive? With wit and warmth, Margi Preus creates a charming woodland world filled with creatures both whimsical and nefarious (neh-FARE-ee-us: wicked or criminal), along with suspense, intr

A fun, friendly and lyrical picture book about the life cycle of a tree.I see a tree with thousands of leaves, on beautiful branches that are bursting with life . . .From a tiny acorn to a tall oak tree, join two children and their dog on a fantastic journey through the life of a tree. As they burst through the soil, float on falling leaves and spot birds pecking at acorns, young readers will discover how a tree grows in an incredible, ever-changing cycle.Expert text will entertain, inspire and gently educate 3-5 year-oldsCreated in consultation with Dr Sally Lee of the Cambridge University Botanic GardenFeatures breathtaking, collage-style artworkEvery Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along!Don't miss other titles in the series: I See A Cloud and I See A Star

BATTLE AT FEI RIVERAs the northern emperor Fu Jian prepares to march on the south with an army of the undead, Chen Xing and his ragtag team of exorcists make one final, desperate attempt to convince him to reconsider. But even if Fu Jian abandons his unwitting alliance with the forces of darkness, that will only delay the plans of the Demon God Chiyou, not bring them to an end—and Chen Xing is no closer to solving the mystery of the Dinghai Pearl and releasing the Spiritual Qi of the Heavens and Earth, without which he knows they have no chance of defeating their ultimate foe. Xiang Shu, meanwhile, makes a drastic decision to solve what to him is the more pressing problem: Chen Xing’s imminent, fated death. Other forces are at work here, though, than the exorcists and their enemies, and when the pivotal moment arrives, nothing goes as either Xiang Shu or Chen Xing could possibly have planned…Series Overview: Once, ancient China was brimming with magic…but three hundred years ago, the S

Take a journey through London's incredible past, from ancient times to today.Eight lively and detailed scenes show London growing from a small Roman town to a vast Victorian mega-city, to the bustling place it is today. Includes over 80 flaps to lift, to find out more the city's highs and its devastating lows, including the Great Plague, the Great Fire and the Blitz.Includes simple, informative text and picture labels, and internet links to websites to find out more about London's fascinating history.Chapters in this book include:- Ancient London- The Middle Ages- Tudor times- Fire and plague- After the fire- Smock and fog- Under attack!- London today

Discover the life-giving, world-shaping magic of Water in this beautiful picture book about the natural world, in our Wonder World Series, published in partnership with the National Trust. Did you know that more than half of your body is water? From the water cycle and microorganisms to snaking rivers and icy oceans, explore the amazing substance that keeps us alive, transforms our weather, shapes our landscapes and gives a home to millions of creatures!Created in collaboration with the National Trust, this is the perfect science picture book for curious minds.Don't miss the first title in the series:National Trust: Wonder World: Earth

When you press the sound button on each page of this delightful book, you'll hear different instruments getting ready for the big concert... until they all play together at the end. With charming illustrations full of humorous details to talk about, and a sprinkling of facts about the orchestra, this is a perfect introduction to the magic of classical music.

From international picture book star Beatrice Alemagna comes an enchanting new fairy tale set in a mucky, magical underground world where the Mud Princess rules. A little girl's too-big feelings spur a cathartic journey of adventure and discovery, in this picture book for kids ages 5-8, perfect for fans of Where the Wild Things Are. Yuki is lost in a dark mood on her way home from school. In a flash of frustration, she tosses her house keys down an open manhole. When she climbs down to retrieve them, she discovers another world: Mudland. The Mud Princess, an enormous dripping thing made of mud and sticks, greets Yuki and shows her the wonders of her kingdom. Yuki's dark mood is at home here--her sadness and anger fit right in. As they journey together, the Mud Princess becomes larger, absorbing the anger around her. Everything the princess touches becomes muddy, even Yuki. Yuki faces a choice--to become a Mud Princess herself or to return to the world above ground and its expectations.

Their marriage has just become official, but In廥 has no intention of making it last forever. The manhwa adaptation of CHACHA KIM'S webnovel is now available in English print for the first time. Wedding bells are ringing, and In廥 Valeztena and C嫫cel Escalante are finally married. In廥 is a shockingly radiant bride, and the nobles who once scorned her now see her in a different light--including C嫫cel, who feels unsettled by all the attention on his dazzling new wife. But on the inside, In廥 remains determined to ultimately unravel this marriage and gain the freedom she could never obtain in her previous lives. The newlyweds begin their life together in Calztela, where C嫫cel is on military duty. The quaint coastal city may seem like a perfect honeymoon destination, but it also holds haunting memories from In廥's prior life. As she works to untangle herself from the past and keep her meticulous plans for the future in motion, In廥 finds that C嫫cel might make things more difficult than she expe

穿上第一雙有鞋帶的鞋子，就是成為大孩子的開始。當鞋帶鬆開、鞋子不見，他學會對自己說：「我可以再試一次。」凱迪克榮譽獎作家溫暖新作，以幽默筆觸陪孩子練習成長，讓每一次跌跌撞撞，都變成自信的起點。From Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator Jashar Awan comes a hilarious and all-too-relatable picture book about the perseverance and positive self-talk needed to learn to tie your shoelaces! This big kid is wearing his first pair of big-kid shoes, the kind with laces! Even though they're a little on the roomy side--shoes to grow into, of course--he knows he can take care of them. Except they keep falling off! Not to worry, he'll just tie them up again, because he knows how to tie those loops! But wait a second, where did that darn shoe go? Nothing is ever truly easy when you're just starting something new; but, just like with any stage in childhood, whether it's making your first steps, or going down the really big slide, with persistence, doing anything scary or overwhelming quickly becomes a piece of cake! And before you know it, you're a BIG KID!

My tiger loved cake, and I went with him to the cake shop. Then he got a bad tooth, so I went with him to the dentist.My tiger didn't like sitting in the waiting room, climbing onto the dentist chair, or being told by the dentist what to eat. Especially when she said no more cake!What's a tiger supposed to eat?A bossy adult is made to look silly and a charming tiger wins the reader's heart in this subversively funny story about a love of cake and the pull of natural tiger instincts.

Order now and receive the stunning DELUXE FIRST PRINT RUN while supplies last―featuring gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork. This breathtaking collectible is only available as part of a LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN in the US and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover. As the first female team owner in Major League Baseball, Reese Remington has spent her entire life preparing for this role. With a sharp mind and years of experience working behind the scenes, she's more than qualified. But the public only sees a woman in a man's world--not the person who's earned their place on the field. Under constant scrutiny and pressure to prove herself, Reese can't afford distractions. Especially one that comes in the form of the team's tempting field manager who questions her every decision. Emmett Montgomery is a former All-Star turned coach who treats his players like family and the field like home. After years of running the team his way, the last thing he wants is a new boss, let alo

在本書中，Sarah Wynn‑Williams 以其任職於 Facebook（現 Meta）全球公共政策部門的經歷，提供了一部大膽直言且不畏權勢的內部回憶錄。她生動地記述了與馬克．祖克柏（Mark Zuckerberg）及雪柔．桑德伯格（Sheryl Sandberg）的交手過程，並深切剖析自己在平衡母親身分的同時，如何在「挺身而進」（Lean In）的職場文化中掙扎求存。書中更揭露了令人震驚的決策失誤－從政治操弄、言論審查，到在緬甸煽動暴力與仇恨的災難性後果。本書筆觸犀利、帶著黑色幽默，且讀來令人不寒而慄。這部回憶錄敲響了警鐘：揭示了不受約束的權力如何蠶食理想，並摧毀人們的生活。''Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him'' Marina Hyde, Guardian''Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome'' Financial TimesSarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook’s potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there and rose to its top ranks, things turned out a little different.From wild schemes cooked up on private jets to risking prison abroad, Careless People exposes both the personal and political fallout when boundless power and a rotten culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative, Wynn-Williams rubs shoulders with Mark Z

★ 六大權威媒體星級推薦，年度最耀眼奇幻繪本！★ 《In a Jar》作者全新創作，帶領讀者踏上一場翻轉世界的魔法冒險★ 讀者也要一起「把書翻過來」！互動式閱讀體驗充滿驚喜★ 關於手足、想逃離的心情，以及重新發現家的魔法一部結合奇幻冒險與互動閱讀的繪本。主角 Evie 在雪地中打開通往顛倒世界的魔法入口，讀者也需要把書翻轉，與角色一起探索星海與奇幻生物。故事描寫手足關係的矛盾與溫暖，畫面華麗、想像奔放，是一本讓孩子一翻開就沉浸其中的奇幻旅程。SIX STARRED REVIEWS! ******A richly illustrated picture book from the author ofIn a Jarthat follows an older sister and her pack of wild, noisy, can’t-sit-still younger siblings on a grand and wondrous adventure.Evie believes in all things magic, but her always-pestering, always-following younger siblings make her life seem a littlelessmagical sometimes. So Evie makes her escape to the snowy world outside, hoping for a bit of peace and solitude, only to discover her siblings trailing behind her, once again.Luckily, with the help of a wand and a few magic words, Evie turns a snowbank into a portal to an upside-down worldfull of stars, dolphins, and seahorses to ride. Even the reader is invited to rotate the book and follow the siblings along on their adventure! But wh

Return to the Kingdom of Íseldur in Kingdom of Claw, a Viking-inspired romantasy where enemies become lovers and dark secrets hide around every corner . . .Silla Nordvig survived the Road of Bones. In the aftermath of her journey, her dreams of a simple life have been shattered. Beaten, betrayed, and reeling from the revelation of her true name, she flees Kopa with Reynir Galtung, ruthless leader of the Bloodaxe Crew.But Silla soon discovers Rey has been keeping secrets of his own, and they're forced into hiding together. Stuck in a shield-home with the murderous man she thought she knew, Silla forms a new plan: master the magic flowing through her veins to save her sister. But before she can do that, Silla must face her most formidable opponent yet-her own inner demons.Saga Volsik has nothing to lose. They've murdered her family. Stolen her throne.And now they expect her to marry their son. But when she discovers her foster mother hasbeen keeping the biggest secret of all, everything

Take a trip around some of the world's most famous cities with this beautifully illustrated flap book.Explore some of the most famous cities in the world, from the bustling streets of Tokyo, to scenic Rio de Janeiro, via the ancient ruins of Rome. Lift the flaps to learn about the history of legendary landmarks, glimpse stunning scenery and skylines, and see inside iconic museums and galleries. Detailed illustrations bring the sights of the world's greatest cities to life.

A musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this beautiful novel of hope, perseverance, and love.A SWEEPING NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER’S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES.“An immersive journey amid the sights and sounds of urban China as a migrant mother and son follow a seemingly impossible dream inspired by their love of music—and their devotion to each other . . . Keep something handy to dry your eyes.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black CakeSong is a nobody—just a food delivery worker from a village in Northeastern China—but her son, River, is a little wonder.At the age of four, he toddled to a piano and tapped out his favorite song. At eight, he mastered Liszt's three Liebestraume; at ten, he blazed through the complete set of Chopin's études. And at every step, through the valleys of loss, illness, and poverty, Song is there to light his way—until finally, at the age of eleven, River is invited to study with a preeminent teach

A sweeping novel about friendship, love, and the lifelong pursuit of art from Dave Eggers, the award-winning, bestselling author ofThe Circle,Hologram for the King, andThe Eyes & the ImpossibleCricket Dib, born on the American prairie, has no particular prospects or ambitions until, in grade school, he realizes he can draw. He soon meets a girl, Olympia Argyros, one year older, who is captivating and brilliant and far more worldly. Recognizing his talent, she convinces him to deface, with profound vulgarity, a popular playground. Under her direction, he does it willingly, already in love, and thus begins a sixty-five-year entwining between Cricket and Olympia, encompassing friendship, working partnership and love affair. Together they go to art school—an experience of dubious value—and then navigate the art world for the next fifty years, together and apart.Contrappostois a moving and very funny novel about allies and art, and what it means to be an artist. All through their lives,

A funny bedtime picture book in an extra tall split-page novelty format!From award-winning picture book creator Guilherme Karsten, illustrator of Hen in the Bed.Praise for Hen in the Bed:"Charming version of the classic counting song "Ten in the Bed"" - BookTrustIt's night-time and everyone is fast asleep, until - WAAAH! - Baby Giraffe wakes up. Oh dear! As each animal wakes up the neighbour in the apartment below with their noisy snip-snapping, chattering and ROARING, soon the whole building is wide awake. Will anyone ever get any sleep. . .? Oh my! What a night!Turn the split pages to see the noisy mayhem mount up - and spot some cheeky mice joining the fun!Includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud® audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.

【陽光、沙灘、私人島嶼……以及一具接一具的屍體。】★《紐約時報》六大暢銷天后再度集結，首部「致命系」驚悚力作！★《Blackout》浪漫系列華麗轉身，揭開優等生最黑暗的秘密。★ 在這場春假，你最該擔心的不是風暴，而是身邊的朋友。「這本該是一場完美的逃離，直到秘密開始殺人。」瑟古德·馬歇爾學院的五名精英學生，身懷不可告人的過去，受邀前往佛羅里達的一座私人豪華度假村。他們渴望洗刷去年的悲劇陰影，卻沒想到踏入了一個更深不見底的陷阱。一場熱帶風暴切斷了與外界的聯繫，五星級的避風港瞬間變成奪命的牢籠。隨著同伴接連倒下，那些關於背叛、謊言與死亡的真相，正隨著浪潮一步步逼近。這不只是一場度假，這是一場關於「誰能活到天亮」的殘酷遊戲。六位全美頂尖作家聯手編織，節奏緊湊到讓你不敢呼吸。當每個人都有殺人的動機，你還能相信誰？Trapped at a luxurious resort off the coast of Florida, a group of elite teens are about to have a spring break they will never forget . . . but not all of them are coming home. The star-studded team of authors behind New York Times bestsellers Blackout and Whiteout returns with a thriller full of intrigue, betrayal, and heart-stopping romance.For Thurgood Marshall Academy's best and brightest--five friends who've been thick as thieves since kindergarten--this spring break is all about forgetting: they want nothing more than to wash away last year's tragedy, and the human-shaped hole it left in their friend group.It's a hole the new ki

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES TODAY SHEREADS WOMAN’S WORLD PARADE THE NERD DAILY HER CAMPUS BOOKPAGEWhen your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there.The chance to re-live the moments that meant most.To see what kind of person you really were.For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice.Before he gave it all away.He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything . . .A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.

2025’s INSTANT No.1 SUNDAY TIMES best-seller from the author of YELLOWFACEPrepare for one hell of a journey…'A big, bold fantasy romp' GUARDIAN'R.F. Kuang is making magic' ELLE'[A] truly original and spellbinding hero's-journey story' VOGUE'I devoured it' REDOne of the BBC's 25 best books of 2025Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick.But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and – inconveniently – in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she’s going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together.That’s if they can agree on anything.Will they triumph, or kill each other trying?2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new No.1 Sunday Times bestselling novel by R

【兩屆紐伯瑞獎得主2026最新力作】當電池電量即將歸零，我們對愛的記憶是否能重新開機？《The Second Life of Snap》一場關於生存、友誼與「告別」的溫柔革命。在資源極度匱乏、由大企業掌控一切的未來世界「亮谷」，十二歲的女孩 Zuzu 對冷冰冰的機器人毫無興趣。然而，當失業的父親帶回一台過時的第一代保衛機器人「Snap」時，一切都改變了。Snap 雖然博學卻有些頑固，最糟糕的是，他的電池正一天天耗盡，且無法再充電。在一個水與食物都被配給的殘酷世界，Zuzu與她的好友們必須在 Snap 徹底「重設」之前，展開一場拯救計畫。這不只是一台機器人的第二生命，更是一群少年在塵土與烈日下，攜手找回希望的生命啟示錄。Twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos doesn't want a robot. She and her best friends, otherwise known as "the Valleycats," would rather explore Bright Valley on their own. But then Zuzu meets Snap, a know-it-all guardian robot with a limited battery life and an abundance of hope. A gripping, stand-alone, thematically rich survival story by two-time Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly, for fans of The Wild Robot and A Rover's Story. Bright Valley Subsidized Camp #5 is not a perfect place to live. It's dusty, there are no trees to provide respite from the beating sun, the trailers are falling apart, and the water supply is heavily rationed. But to twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos and her three b

Meet Murakami in Vintage Classics – new, jazz-soaked, nostalgically surreal red spine editions of one of our great visionary storytellersKafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy.The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down.As their parallel odysseys unravel, cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky; a ghost-like pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night; a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since World War II. There is a savage killing, but the identity of both victim and killer is a riddle - one of many which combine to create an elegant and dreamlike masterpiece.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR'Wonderful... Magical and outlandish' Daily Mail'Hypnotic, spellbinding' The Times'Cool, fluent and addictive' Daily Telegraph

【這場遺產爭奪戰，誰能活著離開這座「暴風島」？】★ 當《繼承之戰》遇上《鋒迴路轉》，一場數十億美金的瘋狂遊戲正式開始！★ 2026 夏季最受矚目：結合豪門內鬥、孤島解謎與致命誘惑的重量級大作。「歡迎來到暴風島。這裡有花不完的錢、說不完的謊，以及……一場死者精心策劃的報復。」愛麗絲（Alice）早已逃離了那個令人窒息、充滿銅臭味的家族。但父親的死訊，讓她被迫回到那座充滿惡夢的私人孤島。她原以為只要參加完葬禮就能離開，沒想到等待她的，是父親死後佈下的最後一道陷阱。在這場名為繼承的遊戲中，每個人都有秘密，每個人都在說謊。而這場席捲而來的夏日暴風雨，將會揭開家族中最醜陋的真相，或是...讓愛麗絲在混亂中找到唯一的真愛？A sexy, sharp, big summer read about a hugely wealthy family forced together on a private island after the death of their patriarch. Succession meets Knives out, with big emotions and a bonus love storyAlice isn't like the other Storm siblings. While the rest stayed to battle for their parents' approval, attention, and untold billions, she left, building her own life beyond the family's name and influence. Nothing could induce her to come back, except the shocking death of her larger-than-life father. Now back on the family's private island, she plans to keep her head down, pay the last of her respects and leave the minute the funeral is over.Unfortunately, her father had other plan

Read and learn about feelings with Pip and Posy in this chunky, lift-the-flap book!With multiple flaps to lift, engaging scenes and beautiful images, this book has lots to name, discover and talk about. Every page has a thumb-tab to make turning the pages easy and the chunky pages are designed to withstand even the most enthusiastic of toddlers. Each page explores a different feeling, offering examples from Pip and Posy's world, as well as a question to encourage readers to think about when they felt that emotion too. This helps show that these feelings are normal, healthy and important to us all.Includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud® audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.Look out for other titles in the Pip and Posy series, including Pip and Posy Felt Flaps: In the Garden, At the Seaside, At Christmas, In the Park and At the Party.

在本書中，一個來自芬蘭的小女孩不蒐集「第一次」，而是把生活中的「最後一次」剪貼成冊。最後一次戴毛帽的寒日、跳水前最後一口緊張的呼吸、班上最後一個掉牙的人、最後一塊巧克力，甚至一生中的最後一句話，都被她細細保存。這些片刻有些溫柔，有些古怪，也帶著淡淡的失落與滿足。本書以鉛筆與水彩描繪，線條安靜，情感含蓄，讓讀者在翻頁之間慢慢體會改變與告別。作者 Maija Hurme 長年投入童書創作，作品曾入圍 Nordic Council’s Children’s Literature Prize、Finlandia Junior Prize 等獎項。本書入選 2023 年 100 Outstanding Picture Books，並獲《Kirkus Reviews》星級推薦。它像一本奇特的記憶簿，引人反思自己珍藏的「最後」。A thoughtful, imaginative child decides to make a scrapbook of "lasts" instead of "firsts," inviting readers to think about what they hold onto and collect, in this charmingly drawn import from Finland! Some people collect pens, shells, or stamps. Others collect friends, trips, or world records. This picture book shares one girl's unusual collection: a collection of lasts. With a feel for the poignant, the bittersweet, and the odd, an observant, emotionally astute child shares the whimsical, eccentric, and touching lasts she has collected, from the last day cold enough for a wool cap, to the last anxious breath before a high dive,

★ 米飛兔帶孩子認識印象派！3歲以上就能開始的第一堂藝術欣賞課！★ 從莫內、雷諾瓦到卡薩特，走進光與色彩的印象派世界★ 米飛經典圖像 × 世界名畫，讓孩子看懂藝術之美米飛兔帶領孩子走進印象派藝術世界，認識莫內、德加、雷諾瓦與卡薩特等經典畫家。本書巧妙將迪克．布魯納的米飛插畫與印象派名畫並置，搭配簡單介紹與提問，引導孩子觀察色彩、光影與畫面故事。3歲以上即可閱讀，是最親切、最可愛的藝術啟蒙書，適合親子共讀，一起發現藝術的美好。An adorable introduction for very young children to the world of Impressionist painting.In what has to be the cutest introduction to Impressionism, Miffy discovers the work of iconic artists including Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Mary Cassatt, among others.The book uses clever pairings of Dick Bruna’s Miffy illustrations with iconic artworks to neatly captures the essence of each artwork. Combining a simple statement about each artist with questions that encourage children to look more closely at the artwork on the page, Miffy and the Impressionists is a warm welcome into the world of art for young children and their families.

Solitude, quiet, and independence are celebrated in this tender picture book about making friends with silence, perfect for SEL conversations about mindfulness, self-regulation, or alone time. When her mother leaves the den, Little Fox expects to spend the next few hours by herself. But then she hears a knock at the door--she has a visitor. At first, Little Fox is scared: Silence is so big and strange. Then they share a snack, and Silence helps her hear her heartbeat, even her own thoughts. Maybe time spent with Silence isn't so bad after all. Maybe Silence can be her friend.This allegorical story from Spanish author Nia Figueras was inspired by the first time she stayed home alone as a child--and by her experiences working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Young readers will welcome the book as a gentle exploration of solitude and independence.Illustrated by Spanish artist Anna Font, the original edition of The Visit was selected for the White Ravens list and received the Fundaci

★凱迪克獎得主 Dan Santat 醞釀已久的創意巔峰，每一頁畫作都能直接裱框。★幽默又帶點酸楚的情節，讓孩子學會包容不同，讓大人找回與世界和解的力量。★不管你是魚、是人，還是兩者皆非，這本書都會讓你大笑之後，眼眶微濕。你是那個覺得自己和世界「不太合拍」的人嗎？在藤壺灣（Barnacle Bay）小鎮上，有個神祕生物正在潛伏。他從大海深處而來，只為了尋找和他一樣的同類。為了融入人類世界，「魚男孩」偷偷溜進一所小學假扮成學生。但顯而易見地，他簡直像是一條「離水之魚」，完全狀況外！當「魚男孩」發現全鎮的人都在搜捕傳說中的「藤壺灣怪獸」，而那個怪獸聽起來跟他本人簡直一模一樣時，一連串雞飛狗跳的趣事就此展開！幸好，在新朋友和班級小金魚的幫助下，終於找到了在陸地上化險為夷、不被淹沒的生存之道。An Indie and USA Today Bestseller!An Amazon Best Book of the MonthFrom bestseller Dan Santat comes a hilarious new graphic novel series starring a creature with the head of a fish, the body of a boy, and the chance to have the best adventure ever! In the town of Barnacle Bay, a creature lurks. He's come from the ocean, in search of others like him. He is... A FISH BOY NAMED SASHIMI! To fit in with humans, Sashimi sneaks into an elementary school and pretends to be a student. But he's clearly a fish out of water! When Sashimi finds out the whole town is on the hunt for the Beast of Barnacle Bay--a creature who sounds a lot like Sashimi--hijinks e