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我只是渴望愛，但好好談場戀愛怎麼這麼難⋯⋯準備好放下現代的戀愛交友觀，選擇看似「老派」但真正有效的方式了嗎？每個人都渴望被愛——找到一個能陪伴自己走過人生高山低谷、攜手一生的伴侶。然而，在這個交往模式愈來愈速食、約會文化傾向短暫關係而非婚姻承諾的時代，許多人不禁感到挫折，懷疑自己是否值得擁有真愛與長久的親密關係。喬納森・波克魯達牧師曾陪伴無數年輕單身者走過戀愛帶來的傷痛與心碎，在這本書中，他將探討十二個現代社會對戀愛關係的迷思和誤解。這些常見的「流行思潮」其實暗藏人們最容易相信的十二個謊言，反而看似老派過時的聖經智慧能引導我們理解交往的意義、如何選擇適合的對象，以及正確的約會方式。本書不能保證你會擁有童話故事般的完美結局，那只是幻想，畢竟我們都是生活在墮落世界中不完美的人。但我相信，當你勇敢踏上這段尋找真愛的旅程，並渴望建立一段榮耀上帝的關係時，這本書能指引你正確的方向。「現代約會方式早已過時。它帶來傷害與問題，讓人更困惑與挫折。這本書中有滿滿的聖經智慧原則，幫助你在約會中找到真正的喜樂，並建立長久的愛情。有些人認為，跟隨流行的戀愛風氣才是對的，但事實上，這本書為你揭開了關係蒙福的永恆秘訣。」——凱爾・艾德曼 Kyle Idleman｜《我不是耶穌的粉絲》作者安妮・唐絲Annie F. Downs｜《為自己，再勇敢一次》作者班・史都華Ben Stuart｜Passion City Church牧師傑弗森．貝斯齊Jefferson Bethke｜《與耶穌一起，談愛情》、《耶穌比宗教大》作者珍妮・艾倫Jennie Allen｜《放掉頭腦吧！你就是你的念頭》作者天長地久推薦

Now a USA TODAY Bestseller! Now a New York Times Bestseller!From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians, the thrilling conclusion to the Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians saga. As a Knight of Crystallia, I, Bastille, swore to protect the Smedry clan from the Evil Librarians. (And believe me, screwups like them constantly need protecting.) But when Alcatraz Smedry got strapped to an altar of outdated encyclopedias to be sacrificed to the dark gods, I arrived too late--and instead his father took his place. Now Alcatraz is a blubbering mess, so it's up to me to lead the charge against his father's killer: Biblioden, founder of the Evil Librarians--I was sure he died centuries ago!--who's back to complete his goal of world domination. Now he's going to use the dark powers he gained from that sacrifice against everyone not under Evil Librarian control. Being burned up from the inside is not how I plan to die, so I'd

For many people, having a large family isn’t a reasonable option. Fortunately, medical science has ushered in a new era of family balancing where couples can determine their baby's gender. The Revolutionary Science of Sex Selection guides prospective parents step-by-step through the maze of options currently available — from the unpredictable (and now outdated) timing method, to highly effective sperm sorting, to the preimplantation genetic diagnosis, which guarantees accuracy.The author describes the most advanced methodologies in simple lay terms so that they are easily understood. But The Revolutionary Science of Sex Selection does more than explain how the technology works — it prepares the reader for the personal experience of fertility drugs, artificial insemination, and/or in vitro fertilization. A bonus chapter details the added medical benefits of genetic testing, including preimplantation screening for single gene defects like cystic fibrosis, B thalassemia, Tay-Sachs disease

鑑於印度大學目前使用的華語教材相當老舊，且與印度的國情與文化有極大差距，故印度臺灣華語教育中心決議為印度學習者編寫一套國別化華語教材。本書以幽默有趣的故事、文化對比的角度介紹臺灣和印度的文化特色。主要學習對象為在印度大學學習華語第二年、華語程度A2 - B1的印度學生，以文化比較與語言學習為主軸，設計在地化的教材。每一課分為七部分：課程目標及課文屬性、課文對話、短文、生詞、語法、跨文化延伸和語言任務。希望此書在印度華語教材和臺印文化交流上扮演領頭羊角色，期盼拋磚引玉，能專門為在印度學習華語的學習者編寫更多元、更適性的華語教材。Given that the Mandarin textbooks currently used by Indian universities are pretty outdated, bearing a large gap with the Indian culture and condition of the nation, TEC has been proactive in advancing pedagogies and teaching materials. Incredible Mandarin is targeted at students learning Mandarin Chinese for the second year at Indian universities or those with Chinese skills between CEFR A2 and B1 levels. This book is designed with localized content aiming at cultural comparison and language learning for communication. The ten lessons are threaded by an interesting story, introducing cultural highlights of Taiwan and India through cross-culture comparison. Each lesson is divided into seven parts: Lesson Objectives and Topic