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THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON CRAZY RICH ASIANS RETURNS WITH THE GLITTERING TALE OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO FINDS HERSELF TORN BETWEEN TWO MEN. 'Your perfect summer read' Daily Mail'Delightful' Independent'Laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday MirrorWhen Lucie Tang Churchill meets George Zao at a lavish wedding in Capri, she can't stand him. She can't stand that he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so she can have a sea view, that he knows more about the island than she does, and worst of all, that he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins.What would her Mayflower-descended, Wall Street-wealthy family think of him? But years later, when Lucie is weekending with her fiancé in East Hampton, George unexpectedly appears and Lucie must decide - does she follow her head or her heart? A gloriously decadent homage to A Room with a View, Sex and Vanity is a glittering modern love story and a brilliantly funny comedy of manners set between two cultures.

A lyrical and inspirational picture book about protecting nature from plastic pollution. When a young child forges a special connection with a seal on a trip to the seaside, their imagination takes them on an unforgettable journey. Through their eyes, we have a chance to explore everything the amazing beach and wide, wide sea has to offer .. . until suddenly a violent storm blows in.The next morning the beach is ugly . . .and covered in litter. Whose fault is it? And who can fix it? Together, the child, their grandmother, and the rest of the community clean the beach, and the child makes a promise to the seal that things will change for the better. Written by author and wild-swimmer Anna Wilson and illustrated by Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Jenny Lovlie, this is the perfect story to share with children from 3+ who love the seaside.Published in collaboration with the National Trust, who protect over 700 miles of wild coastline in the UK. Every Nosy Crow paperback picture bo

This enthralling tale of a “material girl” in 1930s Berlin is the masterpiece of a literary icon, rediscovered and restored to the same heights as such luminaries as Isherwood and Brecht.In 1931 a young woman writer living in Germany penned her answer to Anita Loos’sGentlemen Prefer Blondesand the era of cinematic glamour:The Artificial Silk Girl. Though a Nazi censorship board banned Irmgard Keun’s work in 1933 and destroyed all existing copies, the novel survived, as fresh and relevant today as the day it was written.The Artificial Silk Girlis the story of Doris, beautiful and striving, who vows to write down all that happens to her as the star of her own life story. But instead of scripting what she hopes will be a quick rise to fame and fortune as either an actress or the mistress/wife of a wealthy man, she describes a slow descent into near prostitution and homelessness. Prewar Berlin is not the dazzling and exciting city of promise it seems; Doris unwittingly reveals a bleak, sea

2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionNOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II ‘Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.’ For Marie-Laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazes. The miniature of a Paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way home. The microscopic layers within the invaluable diamond that her father guards in the Museum of Natural History.The walled city by the sea, where father and daughter take refuge when the Nazis invade Paris. And a future which draws her ever closer to Werner, a German orphan, destined to labour in the mines until a broken radio fills his life

For almost fifty years, the Zionist labour movement led the Jewish community in Palestine and later, in the State of Israel. Among the close-knit group of its founding fathers, Berl Katznelson was a unique figure. He was an intellectual, a politician, a man of letters, a statesman and the initiator of many of the social and economic institutions THAT shaped the face of the movement and in its wake, the character of the country as a whole. The biography of Berl is more than the biography of an individual: it is the story of a movement. The book traces Berl from a young Russian socialist and romantic pioneer on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, into the propounder of a work ethic and the founder of the central political current of the Israeli labour movement. The development of this movement is depicted against the background of the major political events of the period: Jewish-Arab relations, the European crisis of the thirties as it affected the Jewish people and the successes and failu

最好記的單字書改版更新， 修改例句更符合生活應用，含例句全書音檔化！ 單字老是記不住、不會拼？ 用「音律循環」讓大腦無壓力輕鬆學會發音規則、 「自然」記住單字，還從此忘不掉！！ 「記憶口訣」×「Rap音韻」×「情境圖像」×「故事聯想」 發音結合拼字，掌握自然發音規則， 聽著聽著就學會，唸著唸著就記住！ 以後看到單字就會唸、唸完就會拼、拼過就不會忘， 瞬間將單字的「發音、拼字、字義」一次掌握！ 上小一前學會記單字的方法，上國中前記住教育部 2000 單字！ 拿來自學、教學生、親子共讀、還是育兒、胎教皆適用！ 最新QR碼設計，只要手機一掃，任何地方都能學！ 「A、A、A，æ、æ、æ；B、B、B，b、b、b」 以往自然發音的口訣只注重個別字母與其對應的發音， 卻不細說字母的拼字與發音的連結，這樣記單字真的學得會嗎？ 「子音+ a +子音，a唸 [æ]」這種難記的規則， 要如何快速秒記，還能在6分鐘內記住16個單字呢？ 孩子即將上國中，看到單字不會唸、會拼的單字沒幾個， 該如何在上國中前，打好「看到單字就會唸」、「熟記單字不會忘」的基礎呢？ 要解決以上問題，答案就是： 符合科學！用對方法！選對教材！選對老師！用聽的記單字！ 本書的優勢就是結合以上特點，讓「自然發音」變成「纏繞著大腦的旋律」， 並利用「自然發音」可對應拼字的特性，把單字記下來， 像「美國小孩學母語」一樣，聽了就會說，能唸就能拼！ ◆符合科學：學英文就像「洗腦神曲在腦中循環」一樣，旋律一來馬上會哼、秒記不會忘 為何我們常常一看到廣告、一聽到某句台詞或歌曲，就會自然哼起它的旋律，想忘也忘不掉，總是在腦海中不斷出現呢？根據辛辛那提大學行銷學教授James Kellaris提出的認知搔癢（cognitive itch）理論所言，反覆的旋律、編曲簡單的音樂（尤其像是兒歌）容易造成這種所謂「腦內歌曲循環」現象。 就像「被蚊子叮了一口，被叮的地方會癢，讓你忍不住去抓」的道理一樣，洗腦神曲如「被蚊子叮了一口」，當旋律開始在腦海中不斷迴盪就如「被叮的地方一直在發癢」，本書作者Dorina老師以活潑的口訣，搭配輕快動感的節奏，將發音與字母、字母與單字融合在一起，變成一首又一首如洗腦神曲般旋律一來馬上會哼的Rap記憶口訣。例如「A小妹沒禮貌，說起話來æ æ æ」或者「A小妹，說笑話，空氣好冷ㄟ、ɛ ɛ ɛ」，馬

Investigating the material imprint of water on thought itselfWater Logics examines the epistemological adjustments that take place when we make water the source and medium for thinking about the world. Eschewing metaphorical readings of rivers, seas, and oceans, it brings together leading voices from across the social sciences and the humanities to argue rather for a distinct focus on materiality, engaging posthumanism, biotheory, and other cutting-edge theoretical approaches.From the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean, this rich collection is inhabited by migrants, port cities, and coral reefs. It explores the fruitful potential of water for literary, anthropological, and ethical studies, bringing both cohesive transdisciplinarity and fresh comparative perspectives to hydro-criticism. Taken together, the wide range of critical interpretative practices constitutes a signal contribution to the blue humanities.

Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge with this beautiful colouring book, featuring illustrations from the beloved classic picture books. Come along on a colouring adventure with author and illustrator Jill Barklem and bring the natural world of Brambly Hedge to life as never before!From the beauty of the seasonal changes in the hedgerow to the intricate details in the mice's homes, this colouring book celebrates the exquisite moments featured in Spring Story, Summer Story, Sea Story and Poppy's Babies. Filled with favourite quotations, detailed vignettes, full-page illustrations and stunning double-page spreads, immerse yourself in the treasured tales of this lovable community of mice.Printed on a smooth, untextured cream paper which complements your colouring palette, enjoy seeing your creations come to life in pen or pencil.

During the first two decades of the twentieth century, Britain's imperial power and influence was at its height. These were years of daring, when adventurers sounded the mysteries of the deep sea and the distant poles, aviators sped through the skies, and new media technologies transformed communication. They were years of social upheaval, during which long-suppressed voices – particularly those of women, of the labouring classes, and of colonial subjects – grew louder and demanded to be heard. They were years of violence, of insurrection and political agitation, and of imperial conflicts that would encompass continents. By subjecting specific developments in literature and related culture to a fine-grained and historically-informed analysis, British Literature in Transition, 1900–1920: A New Age? explores the writing of this extraordinary period in all its complexity and vibrancy.

This volume offers a comprehensive survey of Roman villas in Italy and the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire, from their origins to the collapse of the Empire. The architecture of villas could be humble or grand, and sometimes luxurious. Villas were most often farms where wine, olive oil, cereals, and manufactured goods, among other products, were produced. They were also venues for hospitality, conversation, and thinking on pagan, and ultimately Christian, themes. Villas spread as the Empire grew. Like towns and cities, they became the means of power and assimilation, just as infrastructure, such as aqueducts and bridges, was transforming the Mediterranean into a Roman sea. The distinctive Roman/Italian villa type was transferred to the provinces, resulting in Mediterranean-wide culture of rural dwelling and work that further unified the Empire.

Quasibrittle (or brittle heterogeneous) materials are becoming increasingly important for modern engineering. They include concretes, rocks, fiber composites, tough ceramics, sea ice, bone, wood, stiff soils, rigid foams, glass, dental and biomaterials, as well as all brittle materials on the micro or nano scale. Their salient feature is that the fracture process zone size is non-negligible compared to the structural dimensions. This causes intricate energetic and statistical size effects and leads to size-dependent probability distribution of strength, transitional between Gaussian and Weibullian. The ensuing difficult challenges for safe design are vanquished in this book, which features a rigorous theory with detailed derivations yet no superfluous mathematical sophistication; extensive experimental verifications; and realistic approximations for design. A wide range of subjects is covered, including probabilistic fracture kinetics at nanoscale, multiscale transition, statistics of

This Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will again form the standard scientific reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences, including students and researchers in environmental science, meteorology, climatology, biology, ecology and atmospheric chemistry. It provides invaluable material for decision makers and stakeholders at international, national and local level, in government, businesses, and NGOs. This volume provides: • An authoritative and unbiased overview of the physical science basis of climate change • A more extensive assessment of changes observed throughout the climate system than ever before • New dedicated chapters on sea-level change, biogeochemical cycles, clouds and aerosols, and regional climate phenomena • Extensive coverage of model projections, both near-term and long-term climate projections • A detailed assessment of climate change observations, modelling, and attribution for every cont

This Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will again form the standard scientific reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences, including students and researchers in environmental science, meteorology, climatology, biology, ecology and atmospheric chemistry. It provides invaluable material for decision makers and stakeholders at international, national and local level, in government, businesses, and NGOs. This volume provides: • An authoritative and unbiased overview of the physical science basis of climate change • A more extensive assessment of changes observed throughout the climate system than ever before • New dedicated chapters on sea-level change, biogeochemical cycles, clouds and aerosols, and regional climate phenomena • Extensive coverage of model projections, both near-term and long-term climate projections • A detailed assessment of climate change observations, modelling, and attribution for every cont

William Thomson, first Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), is best known for devising the Kelvin scale of absolute temperature and for his work on the first and second laws of thermodynamics, though throughout his 53-year career as a mathematical physicist and engineer at the University of Glasgow he investigated a wide range of scientific questions in areas ranging from geology to transatlantic telegraph cables. The extent of his work is revealed in the six volumes of his Mathematical and Physical Papers, published from 1882 until 1911, consisting of articles that appeared in scientific periodicals from 1841 onwards. Volume 4, published in 1910, includes articles from the period 1867–1906. Themes covered in this book examine issues relating to water, such as hydrodynamics, tidal theory and deep sea ship waves.

This collection of essays, presented to Professor Godwin to mark his retirement in 1968, is a set of case-studies of the history of British vegetation during the last million years or so, a time of rapid climatic changes associated with the Ice Ages. The topics discussed include the study of plant remains, both pollen and larger fossils such as leaves and seeds, land and sea-level changes, the relation of archaeology to vegetation history and the evidence for vegetation change. The book sets out in essay form the many recent advances in the subject, the present state of knowledge and suggests lines for future research. The techniques and principles discussed are pertinent to Quaternary Research elsewhere and the book should be of interest to workers overseas as well as to those in Great Britain.

Cliffs are present in virtually every country on earth. The lack of scientific interest in cliffs to date is in striking contrast to the commonness of cliffs around the world and to the attraction cliffs have had for humans throughout history. Cliffs provide a unique habitat, rarely investigated from an ecological viewpoint. This book aims to destroy the impression of cliffs as geological structures devoid of life, by reviewing information about the geology, geomorphology, microclimate, flora and fauna of both sea and inland cliffs. For the first time, evidence is presented to suggest that cliffs worldwide may represent an invaluable type of ecosystem, consisting of some of the least disturbed habitats on earth and contributing more to the biodiversity of a region than their surface coverage would indicate.

Addresses both fundamental and applied aspects of ocean waves including the use of wave observations made from satellites. More specifically it describes the WAM model, its scientific basis, its actual implementation, and its many applications. This model has been developed by an international group (the Wave Modelling group), and is based on a detailed physical description of air/sea interactions. It is widely used for wave forecasting for meteorological and oceanographic purposes. The three sections of the volume describe the basic statistical theory and the relevant physical processes; the numerical model and its global and regional applications; and satellite observations, their interpretation and use in data assimilation. Written by leading experts, it is a comprehensive guide and reference for researchers and advanced students in physical oceanography, meteorology, fluid dynamics, coastal engineering and physics.

地球文明存在著東、西兩個文明波，因為「地球轉動」的緣故，帶動文明波消長，各以約八百年為一個周期，交替循環，二者合計約一千六百年形成一個周期。 林英臣先生以「文明波周期」（Civilization Cycle）、「社會系統」（Social System）的「文明法則史學」分析中國各朝代的興亡，書成《中國文明興亡史》，從西周到中華人民共和國的成立。他認為一個「社會系統」（Social System）大約四百年，並分析其a、b、c、d、e、f、g點，a為「創造起始點」、b至c為「成長期」，c、d、e為「高峰（原）期」，e為「衰弱開始點」，f為「續衰點」，g為「滅亡點」。但也可能出現Double Social System，例如西漢、東漢；北宋、南宋。

本書特色 本書以近十年與保險相關的考題為基礎資料庫，經篩選後將題型區分為三個等級即Ｂ、Ａ及Ｓ，透過Ｂ級題目引導該單元之基本概念，建立讀者對本科目之基礎概念；透過Ａ級題目實際操作基礎概念及法規範內容，訓練讀者對於實例題的掌握度；透過Ｓ級題目帶入個別議題或學者較深入或獨特的學說與討論，培養讀者之問題意識與爭點敏感度，此些題型均置於完整的體系架構中呈現，應能讓讀者以最短的時間獲得保險法相關考題之滿意分數。

莊肅欽主編的《高考數學進階特訓(小題不丟分)》精選了足量且有代表性的各不同類型小題分A，B，C三個層次編寫而成，為同學們提供了全面學習各種數學基礎知識、各類數學思想方法以及各種解題技巧與策略的練習材料，並提供詳盡的試題解析作為同學們學習的參考，建議同學們在時間分配上宏觀把握為：A組(30分鐘)，B組(30分鐘)，C組(40分鐘)。利用本書進行系統化練習，並注意總結特訓中所涉及的各種數學方法與規律，一定能助力同學們極大地提高學習成績。

水是地球上最常見的物質之一，是包括人類在內所有生命生存的重要資源，也是生物體最重要的組成部分。水在生命演化中起到了重要作用。本書針對青少年讀者設計，圖文並茂地介紹了水的概況、我們身邊的水、壯麗的水迴圈、江河湖海皆有水、水與人類五部分內容。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明一個和水相關的知識點。B本是指尖探索卡片書，讀者可通過精心設計的測試題在探索答案的過程中實現

中華文明涉及中華民族上層建築的各個方面，由此衍生出輝煌燦爛的中華文明體系。本書針對青少年讀者設計，圖文並茂地介紹了博大的中華文明，包括歷史悠久的農耕文明、影響深遠的政治文明、深邃博大的文化藝術、澤被後世的科技成果、獨具特色的社會生活、影響深遠的中外交流六個部分。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明一個與中華文明相關的知識點。B本是指尖探索卡片書，讀者可通過精心設計

關於海盜有很多匪夷所思或啼笑皆非的奇聞逸事。海盜一度被認為早已銷聲匿跡，但其實在現代文明的邊緣他們依舊存在。本書針對青少年讀者設計，圖文並茂地介紹了歷史上的海盜舊事、著名海盜的傳奇、關於海盜的奇聞逸事、海盜的寶藏故事、海盜依然存在五部分內容。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明一個和海盜相關的知識點。B本是指尖探索卡片書，讀者可通過精心設計的測試題在探索答案的過程

聰明的人類經常從自然現象中得到啟發，研製出各種新的產品或技術，不斷豐富著人們的生活世界。本書針對青少年讀者設計，圖文並茂地介紹了不可思議的仿生現象、追根溯源探究仿生學、仿生學的智慧和應用、機械仿生和仿生機械、仿生不是仿製五個部分。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明一個與仿生現象相關的知識點。B本是指尖探索卡片書，讀者可通過精心設計的測試題在探索答案的過程中實現自

現代社會中，人類每天都在享用化學帶來的便利。化學是如何讓我們的生活和整個世界變得豐富多彩的？本書針對青少年讀者設計，通過四個部分圖文並茂地介紹了化學的秘密，分別是化學無處不在、化學元素無處不在、化學反應無處不在、你一定會喜歡的化學實驗。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明一個與化學相關的知識點。B本是指尖探索卡片書，讀者可通過精心設計的測試題在探索答案的過程中實現

力在人們生活中無處不在，小到種子的發芽，大到太空船的升空，力無時無刻不在發揮著作用。本書針對青少年讀者設計，圖文並茂地介紹了力可以感受到卻看不到、各種不同的力、大自然中關於力的現象、生活中關於力的現象、運動中力的秘密和關於力的趣味實驗六部分內容。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明一個與力相關的知識點。B本是指尖探索卡片書，讀者可通過精心設計的測試題在探索答案的過

船是現代水路運輸中不可缺少的工具，它的發展經歷了從獨木舟到萬噸貨輪的複雜過程。本書針對青少年讀者設計，圖文並茂地介紹了從獨木舟到萬噸貨輪、船為什麼能漂浮在水上、船是怎麼做出來的、船是怎樣行進的、船上要注意哪些事項五個部分內容。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明一個與船相關的知識點。B本是指尖探索卡片書，讀者可通過精心設計的測試題在探索答案的過程中實現自測。

在璀璨的人類文明中，各式各樣的發明層出不窮，為我們的生活帶來了日新月異的變化。那發明是如何改變生活的呢？本書針對青少年讀者設計，圖文並茂地介紹了什麼是發明、了不起的古代發明、變革性的科技發明、偉大的高科技發明、一把雙刃劍和發明的逸聞趣事等六個部分內容。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明一個與發明相關的知識點。B本是指尖探索卡片書，讀者可通過精心設計的測試題在探索

作為四大文明古國之一的古埃及歷史悠久，其燦爛文化雖未能流傳下來，但仍給人們留下許多寶貴的歷史遺產。究竟埃及有哪些被塵封的古代文明呢？本書針對青少年讀者設計，圖文並茂地介紹了歷史悠久的文明古國、獨具一格的政治文明、博大精深的文化藝術、領先世界的科學水準、多姿多彩的社會生活、氣勢恢宏的歷史遺跡。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明一個與古埃及文明相關的知識點。B本是指

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全國專業技術人員職稱英語等級考試是由國家人力資源和社會保障部專業技術人員管理司組織實施的一項外語考試，它根據英語在不同專業領域的應用特點，結合專業技術人員掌握和應用英語的實際情況，對申報不同級別職稱的專業技術人員的英語水平提出了不同的要求。考試共分三個專業類別：綜合類、理工類、衛生類。每個專業類別的考試各分A、B、C三個等級。A、B、C三個等級考試的總分各為100分，考試時間均為2小時。每個等級的

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目錄 PREFACE INTRODUCTION SECTION A: BIBLICAL INSIGHTS OF FATHER LEADERSHIP 1. God as Father in the Old Testament 2. Father Leadership in the Trinity 3. The Father Leadership of Jesus 4. The Apost1e Paul as a Father Leader 5. The Father Heart of God SECTION B: CHARACTERISTICS OF FATHER LEADERSHIP 6. Relationship and Performance 7. The Care of Fathers 8. Giving of Corrections 9. The Glory of Fathers 10. Giving Sacrifices 11. The Father as Shepherd 12. A Father Figure 13. A Man of Influence SECTION C: APPLICATIONS OF FATHER LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH 14. Introducing Father Leadership to a Church 15. Testimonies APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY

Make tummy time extra fun for your baby with this fold-out concertina board book. It comes with a surprise mirror ending, too!Say hello to the ocean animals in this engaging tummy time book for babies. There is a busy underwater scene on one side of the concertina and friendly sea creatures and a mirror for babies to see themselves in on the other side.This dazzling board book is designed with tummy time in mind - a gentle exercise where a baby lies on their front to help strengthen their muscles and improve their head control.The fold-out concertina allows the book to be spread out in-front of your baby, while the bold colours stimulate their developing eyesight.The captivating, bright artwork from Louise Lockhart (the illustrator behind The Printed Peanut) creates a series of books that will enchant baby at reading time.Tummy Time: Ocean also includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud® audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.Also available in the series:Tummy Time: FarmTummy Time: Safa

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A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her childhood friend, a rumored witch, in this gothic horror set in 1986 Philippines.In this game, there’s one rule: survive.Orphaned after her father’s political campaign ended in tragedy, Josephine is alone taking care of the family home while her older brother is off in Manila, where revolution brews. But an unexpected invitation from her childhood friend Hiraya to her house offers an escape. . . .Why don’t you come visit, and we can play games like we used to?If Josephine wins, she’ll get whatever her heart desires. Her brother is invited, too, and it’s time they had a talk. Josephine’s heard the dark whispers: Hiraya is a witch and her family spits curses. But still, she’s just desperate enough to seize this chance to change her destiny.Except the Ranoco houseisstrange—labyrinthine and dangerously close to a treacherous sea. A sickly-sweet smell clings to the dimly lit walls, and veiled eyes f

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