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本書特色 本書之三位編者，累積多年豐富的教學經驗，以教授母語的心態編寫此書。 本書共分三部分：第一部分為日語的簡單介紹以及字母和發音的認識與練習；第二部分是簡單的日常生活問候語；第三部分為課文。全書共16課，每課分為文型、語彙、基礎會話、日常會話、練習A、B、C和複習日記，並可搭配錄音帶練習，循序引導學習者打好日語基礎。

《普通高等教育“十一五”國家級規劃教材：新21世紀大學英語閱讀教程（2）》相配套的閱讀教程第二冊，結構與第一冊基本相同，但篇幅和難度均有所提高，可供高等院校各專業本科生第二學期作為拓展閱讀教材使用。本閱讀教程按主題編排，共有八個單元。每個單元包括四大部分：一、閱讀導入（PrereadingActivities），二、A課文（TextA），三、B課文（TextB），四、補充閱讀（Additional

本書具有以下特色： 一、課文選材廣泛、新穎，時代感強。全書涉及文化、教育、體育、科學、歷史、人物、政治、經濟、環境、文藝、習俗等方方面面的內容。 二、內容設計科學，編寫體例新穎。本叢書共四冊，從A，B，C開始，循序漸進，由淺入深，第四冊結束時，可以較熟地掌握英語聽、說、讀、寫、譯的技能。 三、注重培養綜合技能。本書的編寫指導思想是全面培養學生的聽、說、讀、寫、譯等各項技能。 四、教材適

《艙房10的女人》是《星期日泰晤士報》暢銷小說，現已改編為Netflix電影，由凱拉．奈特莉主演。旅行記者洛．布萊克洛克原本只想在北極光下的豪華郵輪上放鬆身心，卻在深夜驚醒，親眼目睹隔壁艙房有人被推下海。然而名冊顯示該艙房從未有人入住，全船也無人失蹤。陷入恐懼與懷疑的她，必須在封閉的海上迷霧中揭開真相——或承認自己正逐漸失去理智。這是一場密閉空間裡的懸疑遊戲，緊張、幽閉、步步驚心，被譽為現代版的阿嘉莎・克莉絲蒂驚悚經典。THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING KEIRA KNIGHTLEY‘An edge-of-your-seat thriller’ — Reese WitherspoonA PASSENGER IS MISSING... BUT WAS SHE EVER ON BOARD AT ALL?This was meant to be the perfect trip: the Northern Lights, a luxury press launch on a boutique cruise ship, and a chance for travel journalist Lo Blacklock to recover from a traumatic break-in that has left her shaken and sleepless.But when Lo is woken in the middle of the night by a scream and sees what appears to be a body being thrown overboard from the cabin next door, her world unravels.There’s just one problem: all passengers and crew are accounted for, and the cabin in question was never occupied.As the ship sails farther into the icy North Sea, Lo finds herself doubting her own sanity—and t

紐伯瑞得獎作者Pam Muñoz Ryan新作。森林中的加冕儀式賦予公主Solimar預言能力，並成為瀕臨絕種的帝王斑蝶的守護者；同時貪得無厭的鄰國為了掠奪蝴蝶而入侵王國，Solimar的決心與魔法能守護她所珍視的一切嗎？Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in Solimar and a fresh, magical story! On the brink of her Quinceañera, and her official coronation, Solimar visits the oyamel forest to sit among the monarch butterflies. There, the sun pierces through a sword-shaped crevice in a boulder, which shines on her and sends the butterflies humming and swirling around her. After the magical frenzy, she realizes she's been given a gift―and a burden: she can predict the near future! She has also become a protector of the young and weak butterflies. This alone would be a huge responsibility, but tragedy strikes when a neighboring king invades while her father and brother and many others are away. The remaining villagers are taken hostage―all except Solimar. Can this princess-to-be save her family, the kingdom, and the future of the monarch b

這套初中物理競賽叢書是物理競賽路上的得力助手，物理競賽入門的必備教輔。該套書緊密結合教材，又高於教材，在鞏固基礎知識的同時，融入中考與高中物理競賽的變化要點，引入數學知識輔助理解，讓學生在夯實基礎之上有更多提升空間。《物理競賽教程初中第一分冊》適合初次接觸物理競賽的學生，從基礎概念出發，如測量、物體的運動等，逐步深入，利於學生鞏固校內知識同時向競賽知識及過渡，逐步構建物理思維，為後續學生打下基礎。《物理競賽教程初中第二分冊》在第一分冊的基礎上拓寬深化，涉及分子動理論、電和磁等更複雜的專題，與第一分冊形成知識進階體系。配套的《物理競賽能力測試》與兩本教程緊密關聯，每章設置A、B卷。A卷側重中考高要求（壓軸）題目，B卷偏向高中自主招生和競賽要求，能讓學生在學習後及時檢驗學習成果，實現針對性提升，滿足不同層次學生需求。

創作者在繪製人體的時候經常會為無法畫出各種生動的姿勢所苦惱。作者通過分析大量案例，將這些姿勢分類歸納為A、B、C、D、N五種類型，通過分析各個類型，解釋人體的重要關節是如何運作的。學習、掌握這些定理就能讓原本不自然的姿勢重獲新生。本書共分六章：1. 開篇是姿勢的定理，講解了本書中核心關鍵詞“姿勢反射”，說明了“姿勢反射”的定義和如何在下意識中影響人體的動作；2. 接著是身體部位的定理，通過實例深入解釋了因姿勢反射形成的A、B、C類型的各個姿勢；3. 然後是有魅力的姿勢，能夠吸引人注意的姿勢都有一些共通點；4. 接下來介紹了創作者應該了解的基礎知識和注意事項，尤其是扭轉人體的視覺錯視；5. 還有日常姿勢，重點是走路、跑步、坐著、站立等日常生活中的動作；6. 最後是動態姿勢，結合實例介紹眾多技巧基礎步驟的含義和效果，以及如何提高運動和武術招式的威力。

本套教材分為上、下兩冊，本書為下冊教材，主要包括詞語篇、閱讀篇和寫作篇三大部分。 部分的詞語篇是對單詞和短語的綜合應用的講解，主要包含詞語搭配、詞語辨析、情境交際等。第二部分的閱讀篇分為A、B兩部分，A是閱讀理解部分，B是完形填空部分。閱讀理解部分按照不同的體裁分類，主要包含記敘文（傳記、故事類等）、議論文（政治、經濟類等）、說明文（科技、社會文化類等）、應用文（廣告、通知類等）這四大文體。每個體裁的文章及完形填空分別有15篇，文章由易到難，循序漸進，每篇文章後附有可供參考的譯文和詳細的解析。第三部分的寫作篇對考試寫作部分的要求做了簡單介紹，並詳細介紹了英語寫作的幾種類型：命題作文、應用文寫作（通知、備忘錄、請假條、海報、簡歷、信件、邀請函、會議記錄、名片等）、圖表分析（柱形圖、餅狀圖、曲線圖、表格、看圖作文等）。每個類型的參考範文均有2～4篇，每篇範文附有寫作格式介紹、題目分析等詳細解析，並附有核心詞匯的歸納。

“全球史譯叢”之一。一本廣受讚譽的經典著作，本書走出了美國史研究中簡單的印第安人與白人的故事、佔領與同化的故事以及文化堅持的故事，而是帶來更深度的研究和解讀。 本書告訴我們歐洲人如何與印第安人相遇，彼此將對方看作外人和他者，幾乎是非人類，及他們在1650-1815年間如何在大湖區創造了一個共同的可以相互理解的世界。在這裡，古老的舊世界與各種各樣的歐洲人的世界重疊，他們的混合創造了一種新的交流系統和價值認同系統。本書為20周年紀念版，作者新加序言。本書為經典美國史著作，瞭解美國的必讀之作。•獲獎情況：Francis Parkman Prize for best book on American history (The Middle Ground), 1992Albert J. Beveridge Award for best English-language book on American history (The Middle Ground), 1992Albert B. Corey Prize for best book on U.S.-Canadian history (The Middle Ground), 1992James A. Rawley Prize for book on history of race relations in the United States (The Middle Ground), 1992Pulitzer Prize Nominated Finalist The Middle Ground, 1992Albert B. Corey Prize for best book on U.S.-Canadian history (The Middle Ground), 1992James A. Rawley Prize for book on history of race relations in the United States (The Middle Ground), 1992Pulitzer Prize Nominated Finalist The Middle Ground, 1992

《創新實用英語》將語言學習與日常生活會話緊密聯繫在一起，寓教於樂。無論是重要語言點、語法知識、翻譯技巧，還是詞匯理解、寫作練習，以及趣味閱讀等，都貫穿在生動有趣的課堂活動中，讓學生在輕鬆愉快的氛圍中更好地掌握語言知識，提升語言應用能力。 商芳、王瓊主編的《創新實用英語學習指導（附光盤第3冊新編實用英語修訂版）》主要涉及以下內容：學生任務書（LearningFocus）、詞匯講解（WordStudy）、課文重點句解析（SentericeAnalysis）、課文翻譯（TextTranslation）、語法練習（GrammarExercise）、寫作範文（WritingSampie）、翻譯練習（TranslationExercise）和單元測試卷（Quiz）。《學習指導》旨在通過與《綜合教程》相配套的延伸學習和練習，幫助學生更全面地理解《綜合教程》中所涉及的重要知識點，並拓展應用能力。每單元後的測試卷A和測試卷B均採用半活頁的形式，以便老師們根據課時進度靈活選擇課內測試或是課後練習。與本教材配套的八套活頁模擬卷（含期中和期末模擬試題各一套，A級、B級和三級模擬試題各兩套）隨書附贈，將教材與考試無縫對接。

《高等數學》是根據編者多年的教學實踐和教改經驗，按照新形勢下教材改革的精神和以培養高素質應用型人才和工程師為目標的精神，參照“工科類本科數學基礎課程教學基本要求”編寫而成的。 《高等數學》分上下冊出版。下冊內容為向量代數與空間解析幾何、多元函數微分學及其應用、重積分、曲線積分與曲面積分、無窮級數五章。每節配有A，B習題，每章後面配有A，B，C總習題，並安排以MATLAB為工具的數學實驗。《高等數學（下冊）》附行列式與克拉默法則簡介、部分習題參考答案兩個附錄。 《高等數學》注重與中學數學教學相銜接，以直觀理解為切入點；突出重要概念的實際背景和理論知識的應用；結構嚴謹、邏輯清晰、說理淺顯；例子和習題精心挑選，題目豐富，有梯度，便於自學；對一些理論推導和擴充知識用不同字體或打*號表示，增強教學伸縮性。 《高等數學》可供高等院校理工科類本科學生使用。

全臺狂銷 50 萬冊的《專門替中國人寫的英文課本》系列，為了讓廣大的讀者有更多的練習機會，現在正式推出《專門替中國人寫的英文練習本》！ 李家同：「熟知文法觀念後，要培養閱讀文章的習慣與能力！」 英文練習本依據課本文法程度設計活潑有趣的短文或對話，練習題豐富、紮實，除了複習課本內的句型，更能增進單字，訓練閱讀理解能力，是課後延伸、總複習的最佳輔助教材。 《專門替中國人寫的英文練習本──初級本上冊》針對《專門替中國人寫的英文課本──初級本上冊》分為 (A)、(B) 兩部分，Part (A) 為課本第 1 課至第 8 課的總複習；Part (B) 為初級本上冊課本全冊的總複習，每部分 10 回，全書共 20 回。每回包含短文一篇或對話一則，練習題則包括英翻中、填空、造句、改錯、單字配合題練習等。 隨書附朗讀光碟一片及互動光碟一片。互動光碟中短文及對話可點選全文朗讀及單句朗讀，另有單字朗讀練習。練習題可反覆練習並對照答案，互動情境讓學習更生動！

本書共收集二十篇論文，分為三大方面：“漢語本體研究”、“對外漢語教學研究”和“第二語言習得研究”。這二十篇論文分別是：“漢語補語的分類及其認知類型學價值”、“‘再’與‘還’”、“系統方法和現代漢語的介詞及副詞系統”、“試論‘有’的一種虛化現象”、“‘是’和‘有’表存存的異同”、“‘走人’與‘來人’的語義不對稱及相關問題”、“漢語疑問代詞語法貨攤單身性路徑”、“論情態與詞尾‘了’的共同限制”、“語素的邏輯語義分析及其組合的理解模式”、“現代漢語普通話‘和’類虛詞的分頁考察”、“閱讀理解練習提高句式掌握能力的實驗研究”、“漢越詞和漢語詞詞義的相同與漢、越語言學習”、“留學生漢語聽力理解策略運用的研究”、“背誦在漢語教學中的價值”、“中級漢語綜合課的聽說讀寫綜合訓練”、“影響漢語虛詞習得難度的若干因素”、“新西蘭學生‘把’字句習得調查”、“‘既A又B’與‘既A也B’的類型及習得策略、”“深圳台港青年學生的語言取向和語言認同”

──《007系列電影》丹尼爾．克雷格專文寫序── 成功打造007、美國隊長、奇異博士、星際異攻隊等電影角色 讓好萊塢明星擁有絕佳體能、體態的高效訓練法 附：5支西門教練親自解說影片── 1、 登山者式伏地挺身示範 2、 關於活化 3、 關於營養 4、 關於恢復 5、 Q＆A ◎ 深受好萊塢明星信賴的頂尖教練 西門教練曾是英國皇家海軍陸戰隊的一員，離開軍旅生活後，成為一名健身教練。他曾經把丹尼爾．克雷格打造成《007系列電影》中身手俐落的詹姆斯．龐德；將克里斯．伊凡改造成肌肉線條明顯的美國隊長；訓練《星際異攻隊》中的克里斯．普瑞特成為星爵。 他把「演員轉變成運動員」已經超過了二十五年的時間，是許多動作電影的重要幕後推手。 ◎ 打造出好萊塢明星精實身型的「5-2鍛鍊計畫」 西門教練利用自創的「5-2訓練法」，一手打造出好萊塢明星的精實體型與敏捷身手，並且讓他們在艱辛的拍片日常裡，還能保持絕佳體力與狀態。 ✶什麼是「5-2訓練法」？ 5-2訓練法，是以5種訓練動作並穿插2分鐘有氧運動的方式進行： 動作A→有氧運動→ 動作A＋B→有氧運動→ 動作A＋B＋C→有氧運動→ 動作A＋B＋C＋D→有氧運動→ 動作A＋B＋C＋D＋E→有氧運動 ✶公開13位好萊塢明星的5-2訓練菜單 西門教練從不認為健身訓練就一定得在健身房裡，畢竟在緊湊的電影拍攝行程中，不見得可以天天上健身房。他擅長利用手邊器具和天然環境進行鍛鍊，像是阻力帶、啞鈴、壺鈴、半圓平衡球、TRX等。沒有難以取得的健身器材，你也可以跟著這些電影明星的訓練菜單一起鍛鍊： 1、《美國隊長》克里斯．伊凡的五種鍛鍊法：硬舉、臥推、引體向上、撐體、深蹲 2、《侏羅紀世界》布萊絲．霍華的五種鍛鍊法：雙彈力帶鍛鍊、半圓平衡球負重深蹲、半圓平衡球短跑弓箭步、半圓平衡球跨越、波比跳 ◎ 不論年齡、性別，每個人都適用的好萊塢明星鍛鍊法 丹尼爾．克雷格拍攝第一部龐德電影《007首部曲：皇家夜總會》當時是三十多歲；拍攝到第五部《007：生死交戰》時，已經五十多歲了，還有哈里遜．福特在拍攝第五部《印第安納瓊斯》的電影時，已經七十多歲了，但年齡從來不是訓練的阻礙與藉口。 西門教鍊的這套實用訓練法，適合任何年紀和健康程度的人，讓大家可以專注於鍛鍊、恢復和營養，以最小的代價獲得最大的收獲！

Learn the art of writing effective AI prompts and break into an exciting new career field Writing AI Prompts For Dummies gets you started on the path toward becoming an "AI psychologist" capable of getting all types of output from AI systems. This book walks you through the process of mining great results from leading platforms, so you can save time, solve problems, explore creative ideas, conduct research, and beyond. Even if you're brand new to using AI chatbots, you'll be able to follow the jargon-free explanations and instructions inside to learn how to ask questions and make requests in terms any AI can understand. Then, you can convert your new skill into greater productivity in your life, or even into a new career. Prompt engineering is a fast-growing career opportunity with six-figure salaries attached. Who knows? This Dummies guide could be your launchpad to a future as an AI whisperer. Explore the top AI chatbots, creativity engines, and productivity toolsLearn how to write b

In this lively, lyrical picture book biography, meet the groundbreaking, outspoken, legendary editor of the best-loved books for children, and see how she inspired Maurice Sendak, Margaret Wise Brown, and others to create Where the Wild Things Are, Good Night Moon, and many more classics."Ursula Nordstrom was a grown-up who never forgot what it was to be a child." The girl who'd always loved to read would grow up to work in the Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper & Brothers Publishers. Soon she was editing books by Margaret Wise Brown and E. B. White, discovering new talent like John Steptoe and Maurice Sendak, and reinventing what a book for children should be. "Children want to be seen," she'd tell her writers. "Not good enough for you," she'd scribble in the margins of their manuscripts, asking them to revise. Her favorite books of all? "Good books for bad children," she'd say. And those books went on to win every award imaginable, including the Caldecott and Newber

Everything from A to Z about going number one and two.This deep dive into the science and history of poop (and pee) covers everything kids ever wanted to know about their favorite subject. Both expertly researched and hilarious, the book starts with human waste: what's in our poop, how our digestive system works, the history of sanitation. It then moves on to other fascinating topics: why some animals eat poop, poop's potential use as fuel, how astronauts poop in space. Kids will enjoy getting the scoop on poop!Flush with engrossing facts and loaded with silly puns, this book belongs in every bathroom. It's sure to turn the amateur poop afficionado into a pro!Part of the Gross Science series, here's a book flush with facts on the number-one topic of interest to kids: going number two!Overflowing with the science and history of poop (and pee), Poopy Science covers everything kids ever wanted to know (and more!) about their favorite subject. Both expertly researched and hilarious, this b

The great filmmaker, Werner Herzog, in his first novel, tells the incredible true story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who continued to defend a small island in the Philippines for twenty-nine years after the end of World War Two. In 1997, Werner Herzog was in Tokyo to direct an opera. His hosts asked him, whom would you like to meet? He replied instantly: Hiroo Onoda. Onoda was a former solider famous for having quixotically defended an island in the Philippines for decades after World War II, unaware the fighting was over. Herzog and Onoda developed an instant rapport and would meet many times, talking for hours and together unraveling the story of Onoda's long war. At the end of 1944, on Lubang Island in the Philippines, with Japanese troops about to withdraw, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was given orders by his superior officer: Hold the island until the Imperial army's return. Defend the territory with guerilla tactics at all costs. There is only one rule: you are forbidden to die b

The perfect coming-of-age romance by the most spectacularly funny and original debut UKYA voice.The perfect coming-of-age summer romance by the most spectacularly funny and original debut UKYA voice.My name is Ellie. Ellie Pillai . . . And I suppose I am a little bit weird, but then, aren't we all, just a little bit?Most days, Ellie Pillai is somewhere between invisible, and not very cool - and usually she's okay with that. But suddenly, Ellie feels different. Maybe it's the new boy at school who makes her brain explode into rainbows every time she sees him (and also happens to be going out with her best friend), or maybe it's her new drama teacher, the one who seems to have noticed she exists. Suddenly, her misfit style, her skin colour, her songwriting and all that getting lost in the music in her head seem to be okay too. Because maybe standing out isn't a bad thing after all.'I adored this.' Simon James Green, author of Alex in Wonderland'A feel good coming-of-age gem.' Observer, B

Two identical twin sisters and former child actors have grown apart―until one disappears, and the other is forced to confront the secrets they’ve kept from each other in this twisty suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things.“You be me, and I’ll be you,”I whispered.As children, Sam and Elli were two halves of a perfect whole: Gorgeous identical twins whose parents sometimes couldn’t even tell them apart. They fell asleep to the sound of each other’s breath at night, holding hands in the dark. And once Hollywood discovered them, they became B-list child TV stars, often inhabiting the same role.But as adults their lives have splintered. After leaving acting, Elli reinvented herself as the perfect homemaker: Married to a real-estate lawyer, in a house two blocks from the beach. Meanwhile, Sam has never recovered from her failed Hollywood career, or from her addiction to the pills and booze that have propped her up for the last fifteen years.Sam hasn’t spoke

It was 1964 and black men didn't fly commercial jets. But David Harris was about to change that ...After years of flying B-52 bombers in the United States Air Force, David Harris applied to be a pilot for commercial airliners, an opportunity no other African American before him---not even the famed Tuskegee Airmen---had ever been afforded. After receiving rejection after rejection, he finally signed on with American Airlines in 1964. But this success was just the beginning of another uphill battle for equal treatment.It was the height of the civil rights movement, a time of massive protests as people struggled to end racial segregation and give Black people equal rights. As a light-skinned, light-eyed Black man, David was told by many people he could have "passed" for white. But he didn't do that. Instead, he made the bold decision to disclose his race to his employers and fellow airmen. He had experienced discrimination throughout his life, but this was different. He now carried

Life is full of surprises in a winning novel about a girl dreaming big during one unexpected small-town summer.When seventeen-year-old aspiring designer Tahira Janmohammad's coveted fashion internship falls through, her parents have a Plan B. Tahira will work in her aunt's boutique in the small town of Bakewell, the flower capital of Ontario. It's only for the summer, and she'll get the experience she needs for her college application. Plus her best friend is coming along. It won't be that bad.But she just can't deal with Rowan Johnston, the rude, totally obsessive garden-nerd next door with frayed cutoffs and terrible shoes. Not to mention his sharp jawline, smoldering eyes, and soft lips. So irritating. Rowan is also just the plant-boy Tahira needs to help win the Bakewell flower-arranging contest--an event that carries clout in New York City, of all places. And with designers, of all people. Connections that she needs!No one is more surprised than Tahira to learn that floral design

Life is full of surprises in a winning novel about a girl dreaming big during one unexpected small-town summer.When seventeen-year-old aspiring designer Tahira Janmohammad's coveted fashion internship falls through, her parents have a Plan B. Tahira will work in her aunt's boutique in the small town of Bakewell, the flower capital of Ontario. It's only for the summer, and she'll get the experience she needs for her college application. Plus her best friend is coming along. It won't be that bad.But she just can't deal with Rowan Johnston, the rude, totally obsessive garden-nerd next door with frayed cutoffs and terrible shoes. Not to mention his sharp jawline, smoldering eyes, and soft lips. So irritating. Rowan is also just the plant-boy Tahira needs to help win the Bakewell flower-arranging contest--an event that carries clout in New York City, of all places. And with designers, of all people. Connections that she needs!No one is more surprised than Tahira to learn that floral design

Do you have strong feelings about the word “irregardless”? Have you ever tried to define the word “is”? Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens. Many of us take dictionaries for granted, and few may realize that the process of writing dictionaries is, in fact, as lively and dynamic as language itself. With sharp wit and irreverence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex, obsessive world of lexicography, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it, to the knotty questions of usage in an ever-changing language. She explains why small words are the most difficult to define, how it can take nine months to define a single word, and how our biases about language and pronunciation can have tremendous social influence. And along the way, she reveals little-known surprises—for example, the fact that “OMG” was first used in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917. Word b

'Vividly portrays the human face of young women on the margins of society, women who defy being statistics, who have their own stories and loves to tell' Sophie WardWINNER OF THE PORTICO PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE OCKHAM AWARDSIt is 1973 and Jude - known to her friends as Toto - has just graduated from art school and moves into a house in a run-down part of Leeds. Jude is a chaotic wild child who flirts with the wrong kind of people, drinks too much and gets stoned too often. Never happy to stay in one place for very long, her restlessness takes her on hitchhiking jaunts up and down the country.Her best friend, Nel, is the only steady influence Jude has but Nel's life isn't as perfect as it seems. Reports of attacks on women punctuate the news and Jude takes off again, suffocated by an affair she has been having with a married woman. But what she doesn't realise is that the violence is moving ever closer to home: there is Janice across the road who lives in fear of being beaten up again b

This stunning new edition of Fourth Wing features gorgeous stenciled edges designed to match Iron Flame and Onyx Storm--bringing all three books together in one striking visual set. Available as a limited first print run in the U.S. and Canada only. A #1 New York Times bestseller - TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society - Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 - Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 - Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 - NPR "Books We Love" 2023 - Audible Best Books of 2023 - Hudson Book of the Year - Google Play Best Books of 2023 - Indigo Best Books of 2023 - Waterstones Book of the Year finalist - Goodreads Choice Award Winner - Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of 2023 - Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023 "Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy." --Booklist, starred review "Fourth Wing will have y

An interactive board book with hidden reindeer and winter animal surprises along with way! Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning. Babies and toddlers will love lifting the big flaps to find five peekaboo surprises pop up from the pages, including Parker Polar Bear and Percy Penguin, making this board book a fun and easy story about winter animals. Pop-up Peekaboo! Reindeer provides lots of opportunities for parent-and-child interaction and hours of wintry fun.Journey through the snow and watch as a Rosie Reindeer finds each of her friends, wraps up warm and puts on her favourite boots. This winter pop-up book for 3-5 year olds includes:Hands-on play elements that build all-round learning skills. 5 flaps throughout the book to lift and find the pop-ups, helping to develop fine motor skills.Rhythmic, read-aloud text that aids language development. Rounded edges and chunky board book pages rigorously tested (and chewed) b

A direct sequel to Aliens and Alien 3Weyland-Yutani, the Colonial Marines, and Bishops creator all pursue the android for the deadly Xenomorph data contained in his brain. Written by T. R. Napper, award-winning author of the acclaimed 36 Streets, whose explosive work explores the artificial intelligence and what it is to be human.Do me a favor. Disconnect me. I could be reworked, but Ill never be top of the line again. Id rather be nothing.Lance Bishop, model 341-B, on Fiorina 161The USCSS Patna has been found.Although the synthetic Bishop asked to be shut down forever, his creator has other plans.Michael Bishop seeks the Xenomorph knowledge stored in the androids mind, and bringsBishop back to lifebut for what reason? No longer an employee of the Weyland-YutaniCorporation, Michael tells his creation that he seeks to advance medical research for the benefitof humanity. Yet where does he get the resources needed to advance his work, and with whomdo his new allegiances lie?The USCSS Patn

Meet Pug! He's energetic, excitable, and eager for his next adventure in this Guided Reading Level C story, perfect for beginning readers to read on their own. Yap! Yap! Yap! Welcome to Pug's world--where simple text meets adorable artwork, and young readers meet their new best friend. For readers who have mastered basic sight words, Level C books feature slightly longer sentences and a wider range of high-frequency words than Level B books. Level C books are suitable for mid-to-late kindergarten readers. When Level C is mastered, follow up with Level D. The award-winning I Like to Read(R) series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based uponFountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, TheodorSeuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own!

A deluxe visual history of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.WELCOME, ADVENTURER!Are you ready to take a journey through fifty years of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS?D&D is often referred to as the single most influential game of all time. The beloved fantasy role-playing game is now in its fifth edition, and during its fifty years of existence it has impacted everything from the wider gaming industry and its most prevalent streamers to popular TV series like Stranger Things.Illustrated throughout with rarely-seen images, Dungeons & Dragons Museum captures each stage of the game's evolution, from its inception in 1974 to the critically acclaimed 2023 movie Honour Among Thieves and the release of Baldur's Gate III in the same year. Discover how D&D grew out of the wargaming scene in the 1970s, continuing to innovate and reincarnate to ensure it remained the definitive tabletop game, whilst simultaneously branching out into all other forms of media, from cartoons to books.This beautiful gift b

The Number One Global Sensation*Foyle’s Fiction Book of the Year**Amazon Book of the Year**Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year**Fiction Book of the Year 2024 – British Book Awards*‘Addictive’ Grazia‘Hugely entertaining’ Observer‘Provocative’ Mail on SundayTHIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY.IT’S JUST NOT HERS TO TELL.When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity… and takes it.So what if it means stealing Athena’s final manuscript?So what if it means ‘borrowing’ her identity?And so what if the first lie is only the beginning…Finally, June has the fame she always deserved. But someone is about to expose her…What happens next is entirely everyone else's fault.‘The book that everyone is talking about’ Glamour‘Ingenious, astute, hugely entertaining’ David Nicholls‘Breathtakingly clever on jealousy, talent, success, and who gets to tell which story’ Elizabeth Day‘Hard to put down. Harder to forget’ Stephen KingR.F. Kuang’s b

Having made documentary films screened at the most prestigious film festivals in the West, Chinese documentary filmmaker Wang Bing presents a unique case of independent filmmaking. In The Cinema of Wang Bing, Bruno Lessard examines the documentarian’s most important films, focusing on the two obsessions at the heart of his oeuvre—the legacy of Maoist China in the present and the transformation of labor since China’s entry into the market economy—and how the crucial figures of survivor and worker are represented on screen. Bruno Lessard argues that Wang Bing is a minjian (grassroots) intellectual whose films document the impact of Mao’s Great Leap Forward on Chinese collective memory and register the repercussions of China’s turn to neoliberalism on workers in the post-Reform era. Bringing together Chinese documentary studies and China studies, the author shows how Wang Bing’s practice reflects the minjian ethos when documenting the survivors of the Great Famine and those who have not b

Come to My Garden (1970) introduced the world to Minnie Riperton, the solo artist. Minnie captivated listeners with her earth-shattering voice’s uncanny ability to evoke melancholy and exultance. Born out of Charles Stepney’s masterful composition and Richard Rudolph’s attentive songwriting, the album fused a plethora of music genres. A blip in the universe of fusion music that would come to dominate the 1970s, Come to My Garden also featured the work of young bandleaders like Ramsey Lewis and Maurice White, thus bridging the divide between jazz and R&B. Despite fairly positive reviews of the album, even in its many re-releases, it never garnered critical attention. Minnie Riperton’s Come to My Garden by Brittnay L. Proctor uses rare archival ephemera, the multiple re-issues of the album, interviews, cultural history, and personal narrative to outline how the revolutionary album came to be and its lasting impact on popular music of the post-soul era (the late 20th to the early 21

Introduce middle-grade readers to the intriguing and exciting history of true crime, including capers, stories, unsolved crimes, daring escapes, famous art heists, and much more, in this first-ever true crime book specifically for kids.True crime is a genre that captures readers of all ages, but oftentimes the stories are too intenseeven for kids who love spooky books and movies. Curious Cases: True Crime for Kidspresents a slew of fascinating stories that are all age-appropriate, including: -The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft -The cold case of D. B. Cooper -The disappearance of Masterpiece the poodle -Two brothers cunning escape from Alcatraz -Sherlock Holmes and the Fairy Photographs -Real-life Ghostbusters -and much more! Plus, kids will love the breakdowns of some of the most iconic pop culture detectives and mystery writers like Agatha Christie. The book even includes some fun forensic science activities that kids can do at home to help them better understand how ev

The sequel to Jessie Burton's million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist'Elegant, atmospheric, compelling. I absolutely loved it' - Marian Keyes'A book of beauty and insight . .. awe-inspiring. Burton is a master storyteller' - Elizabeth DayIn the golden city of Amsterdam, in 1705, Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and she is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms.At the city's theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in the house on the Herengracht, all is not well - her father Otto and Aunt Nella argue endlessly, and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat. On Thea's birthday, also the day that her mother Marin died, the secrets from the past begin to overwhelm the present. Nella is desperate to save the family and maintain appearances, to find Thea a husband who will guarantee her future, and when they receive an invitation to Amsterdam's most exclusive ball, she is overjoyed - perhaps this will set their fortunes straight.And indeed, the b

The definitive oral history of the landmark television series and streaming hit The Sopranos, packed with untold stories from behind the scenes and on the set. Stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa―whose Talking Sopranos podcast has become a sensational fan favorite―talk intimately with virtually everyone who has been involved with the show. And they're ready to spill it all.Who made the phone call that got HBO to launch The Sopranos? What’s the significance of all those eggs? And, what the hell ever happened to the Russian? Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, and the entire cast and crew of The Sopranos have all the answers―and they’re revealing where all the bodies are buried. Inspired by the incredibly successful Talking Sopranos podcast, The Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri) will finally reveal all the Soprano family secrets in a surprising, funny, and honest new book. Woke Up This Morning will be the definitive b

What are the humanities for? The question has perhaps never seemed more urgent. While student numbers have grown in higher education, universities and colleges increasingly have encouraged students to opt for courses in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) or take programs in applied subjects like business and management. When tertiary learning has taken such a notably utilitarian turn, the humanities are judged to have lost their centrality. Willem B. Drees has no wish nostalgically to prioritize the humanities so as to retrieve some lost high culture. But he does urge us to adopt a clearer conception of the humanities as more than just practical vehicles for profit or education. He argues that these disciplines, while serving society, are also intrinsic to our humanity. His bold ideas about how to think with greater humanistic coherence mark this topical book out as unmissable reading for all those involved in academe, especially those in higher educational policy

《快樂陽光少兒聲樂藝術等級測評曲集（7-15歲 第7級）》對應九年制義務教育的年齡劃分，共分九級，一年級即對應一級，以此類推。教材的難度劃分參考了大多數少兒聲樂學習者的平均水平，有超水平者可跳級選歌，或根據具體情況降低級別選唱以鞏固發聲技巧、訓練音樂表達。一至九級教材，每級均收錄二十首“快樂陽光”傳唱度較廣、接受度較高的優秀原創作品，按風格特徵分為A、B組：A組主要收錄漢族民歌、通俗流行等曲風的少

《快樂陽光少兒聲樂藝術等級測評曲集（7-15歲 第8級）》對應九年制義務教育的年齡劃分，共分九級，一年級即對應一級，以此類推。教材的難度劃分參考了大多數少兒聲樂學習者的平均水平，有超水平者可跳級選歌，或根據具體情況降低級別選唱以鞏固發聲技巧、訓練音樂表達。一至九級教材，每級均收錄二十首“快樂陽光”傳唱度較廣、接受度較高的優秀原創作品，按風格特徵分為A、B組：A組主要收錄漢族民歌、通俗流行等曲風的少

《快樂陽光少兒聲樂藝術等級測評曲集（7-15歲 第9級）》對應九年制義務教育的年齡劃分，共分九級，一年級即對應一級，以此類推。教材的難度劃分參考了大多數少兒聲樂學習者的平均水平，有超水平者可跳級選歌，或根據具體情況降低級別選唱以鞏固發聲技巧、訓練音樂表達。一至九級教材，每級均收錄二十首“快樂陽光”傳唱度較廣、接受度較高的優秀原創作品，按風格特徵分為A、B組：A組主要收錄漢族民歌、通俗流行等曲風的少