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Now an Original Series on Prime Video!Exclusive QR code with behind-the-scenes material from The Summer I Turned Pretty show!Belly finds out what comes after falling in love in this follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Han.It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah. But not this year. Not after Susannah got sick again and Conrad stopped caring. Everything that was right and good has fallen apart, leaving Belly wishing summer would never come.But when Jeremiah calls saying Conrad has disappeared, Belly knows what she must do to make things right again. And it can only happen back at the beach house, the three of them together, the way things used to be. If this summer really and truly is the last summer, it should end the way it started—at Cousins Beach.

The first exhaustive English-language history and analysis of the Chinese opera genre, Kunqu. In Kunqu: A Classical Opera of Twenty-First-Century China, Joseph S. C. Lam offers a holistic and interdisciplinary view of Kunqu, a 600-year-old genre of Chinese opera that has been fashionably performed inside and outside of China. The first comprehensive and scholarly book on Kunqu written in English, this book explains how and why the genre charms and signifies Chinese culture, history, and personhood. Approaching the genre from several perspectives, ranging from those of performers and producers to those of casual audiences, dedicated connoisseurs, and scholarly critics, Lam also employs a judicious blend of Chinese and international theories and methods. Herein, he establishes the significance of Kunqu not only in the sphere of Chinese music but among the cultural heritage and performing arts at a global level as well.

Amazing Machines: Snow Machines follows the animal team as they wrap up warm and explore things that go in the snow! Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love.From bumper cars to spinning wheels, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle or machine and the many jobs it can do. Ant Parkers bright, engaging artwork and Tony Mittons simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly, animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures! Continue to explore all things that go with the rest of the Amazing Machines series, including Cool Cars, Patrolling Police Cars and Roaring Rockets

The 6th picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series by Jory John and Pete Oswald.Meet the Sour Grape! Here to join the Bad Seed, the Good Egg, the Cool Bean, the Couch Potato, and the Smart Cookie is a grape with a bunch of grudges who learns there’s a sweeter way to roll.The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against Sour Grape without listening to an explanation, Sour Grape realizes how unfair grudges can be. Could forgiveness be enough to turn a sour grape sweet?Readers of all ages will burst out in laughter as they learn alongside their new best bud that life is sweetest when filled compassion and gratitude.

"MAY ALL THAT YOU WISH TO PROTECT BURN TO ASHES…”Having witnessed the staggering power of the Shadow Monarch, Jinwoo can’t wait to level up and reach those heights, and what better way to do so than to mobilize his army of soldiers against an S-rank dungeon’s worth of giants?Saving a country abandoned by the rest of the world has its benefits—international renown, the expansion of his guild, an invitation to the most prestigious hunter conference in the world—but perhaps the most unexpected bonus is a run-in with another Monarch who brings not-so-welcome tidings. If he’s to be believed, a war is coming that not even Jinwoo is strong enough to stop…

我在1942 年出生於台灣台南縣新營鎮。沒上過所謂的幼稚園，我的小學、初中、高中在新營鎮及台南市兩地方度過。大學在台灣大學醫學院醫科就讀，畢業後的成長、進修及服務地方擴及太平洋東、西兩岸的台灣、美國、加拿大三個地方。我自己定位為醫學教育家(medical educator)，與文學、歷史的愛好者，及政治、社會的關心者。做為知識份子的要素，就是講真話，明是非。我終身奉為處世的準則，就是哈佛大學早期的校訓名言「VERITAS（拉丁文）」。我整理及寫作這本我的生命歷程，費時約達七年(2013-2019)之久，這期間剛讀到「黃伯超先生傳」（前衛出版社，2012.05）及「李遠哲傳」（圓神出版社，2016.11），前者（1926出生）是我敬仰的老師、台大醫學院院長、著名醫學教育家及生化學者，後者（1936出生）更是世界級自然科學研究的佼佼者，他在1986年榮獲諾貝爾化學獎，李教授更是一位令人尊敬的教育家，他每到一個大學，總是抱著「點亮每位學生」的心情，去從事研究與教學的工作。他們兩位寫作的章節及涵蓋的內容，影響本書頗大。我書中的「附錄」寫法的靈感及內容，很多是得自於黃伯超教授的大事年表。本書很多章節穿插描述在我生活年代，台灣的社會、政治變動及大學校園學生運動，李遠哲教授在他的傳記中，也帶進相當多的當年他在美國進修、服務期間的美國許多大學校園學運，特別是「反（越）戰」等議題，李遠哲教授的寫法也鼓舞了我，摻入這些社會與政治變遷、民主改革，及一些大家關心的學運等議題。特別是在李登輝總統主政期間，他完成了「寧靜革命」，將以前蔣介石黨國不分、威權獨裁的專制體制，轉變為民主法治的政府，功在台灣。這些活生生的史料與當年台灣社會、政治背景，豐富我這本平凡的生平記事。我這本生平記事主要是要獻給我太太簡靜香教授、家中孩子、後代家人、好朋友，及在我生命期間有緣認識相處的一些人參閱；另外一個大目的是，過去一些時候對於本人有不瞭解的少數人，做一個坦白誠實的解釋與告白。知識份子的責任就是求真理、辨是非，知無不言，縱使所言有令人不悅之處，也在所難免。撰寫自己生平回憶的目的無它，主要是謹供相關人士及有興趣者參考，並期待將它當作一本史料來看待就好。美國前總統雷根 (Ronald Reagan) 曾經說過一句充滿哲理的話：“I now begin the journey that will lead me in

Brand new from the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories! It's time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of William the Conqueror's Secret Diary. Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of history's most annihilating kings, bringing you William the Conqueror's thoughts on: the Normans! England! Matilda! the French! military! the Church! battles! Hastings! Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters of all time will blow your mind. Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries are the perfect introduction to important figures from history.Fully illustrated throughout and told from the character's (sometimes delusional) point of view, each diary reveals the (quite likely) inner workings of their minds during the events that shaped their lives. Covering key moments in William's life and the history of the Middle Ages, the Secret Diary of William the Conqueror reveals his: ascension to the Duke of Normandy relations wi

藍思分級410L-790L本套書共收錄40本讀本，適合讀完My First Reading Library和My Second Reading Library的讀者，往下一階段邁進。這40本書中25本選自Usborne Young Reading Series One (紅色書背)，有精采有趣的小故事，也有單一故事按章節分段的讀本；如Animal Legends, Stories of Robots15本選自Usborne Young Reading Series Two (藍色書背)，有單一故事按章節分段的讀本，也有重新編寫的經典童話；如Alice in Wonderland, The Railway ChildrenThe new collection has 40 paperback readers and is the next step after completing My First Reading Library and My Reading Library.40 books to help your child grow as a reader· The first 25 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series One. Each of these books contains several lively short stories, or one longer in easy-to-read chapters.· The next 15 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series Two. These contain one longer story in chapters, and include many retellings of world classics. *The Usborne Reading Collection*---40 titlesYR1 1. The Minotaur2. Pirate Adventures3. Th

Women Talking is a profound, unsettling novel from the award-winning author of Fight Night and All My Puny Sorrows.In a remote Mennonite colony, over a hundred girls and women were knocked unconscious and violated-by what many thought were ghosts or demons-aspunishment for their sins. Their accounts were chalked up to 'wild female imagination.'Women Talking is an imagined response to these real events. When the women learn that they were in fact drugged and attacked by men in their community, they hold a secret meeting in a hayloft. They have two days to make a plan before the rapists are bailed out and brought home: will they dare to escape?'Don't miss this.' MARGARET ATWOOD'Beautiful. . . a novel for the times.' LISA McINERNEY'Tender, enraging and brimming with a bitter wit.' The Times'An astonishment, a volcano of a novel.' LAUREN GROFF'Profound, affecting stuff.' Sunday Telegraph'Brave and thoughtful.' Observer

This collection of essays critically evaluates the legal framework necessary for the use of autonomous ships in international waters. The work is divided into three parts:Part 1 evaluates how far national shipping regulation, and the public international law background that lies behind it, may need modification and updating to accommodate the use of autonomous ships on international voyages. Part 2 deals with private law and insurance issues such as collision and pollution liability, salvage, limitation of liability and allocation of risk between carrier and cargo interests. Part 3 analyses international convention regimes dealing with maritime safety and other matters, arguing for specific changes in the existing conventions such as SOLAS and MARPOL, which would provide the international framework that is necessary for putting autonomous ships into commercial use. The book also takes the view that amendment of international conventions is important in the case of liability issues, arg

A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids and M Train. More than 365 images chart Smith’s singular aesthetic -- inspired by her wildly popular Instagram. In 2018, without any plan or agenda for what might happen next, Patti Smith posted her first Instagram photo: her hand with the simple message “Hello Everybody!” Known for shooting with her beloved Land 250 Camera, Smith started posting selfies with her phone, portraits of her kids, her radiator, her boots, and her Abyssinian cat, Cairo. Followers felt an immediate affinity with these miniature windows into Smith’s world, her daily coffee, the books she’s reading, the graves of beloved heroes: William Blake, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, Simone Weil, and Albert Camus. Over the days and months, a coherent story of a life devoted to art took shape in the extraordinarily personal photographs that chart Smith’s passions, devotions, obsessions, and whi

在推出上一本廣受讚譽的自傳《成為這樣的我》後，世界旋即掉入充滿不確定性的裂縫中。面對日日夜夜的驚惶與不安，蜜雪兒·歐巴馬在撫慰人心的新作中，一則則溫暖的故事與附有洞見的人生建議互相印襯，讓我們發現人生這條路徑上，自己就是那道光。Practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world—from the #1 bestselling author of Becoming and former First Lady Michelle ObamaThere may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and po

As the bond between Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan deepens, the looming threat above the empire of Great Zhou remains omnipresent. After the settlement of the Kuangshan Academy case, Yan Xiaohan accompanies Prince Qi southward to Jingchu. However, an unexpected storm traps Prince Qi's party inside a mysterious temple and leads Yan Xiaohan into a hidden lion's den.Meanwhile, the investigation on Fu Shen's injury continues to reveal deeper mysteries that enshroud the imperial court. To protect their loved ones and establish peace in this turbulent land, Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan must conquer the impending danger and uncover the truths of the nation.

Where do frogs live? What sounds do frogs make? How do frogs eat? These and other questions are answered by the author, along with some extra information provided by the frogs themselves.Dive into the fascinating world of frogs withRibbit! The Truth About FrogsbyAnnette Whipple. This award-winning, amusing, and informative book is packed with fun facts, colorful photographs, engaging illustrations, and all the answers to your burning questions about these fascinating amphibians.Award-Winning:Recognized for its excellence,Ribbit! The Truth About Frogshas garnered awards for its informative and engaging approach to exploring the world of frogs.Engaging Format:Written in a lively question-and-answer format, this book keeps readers entertained while providing valuable information about where frogs live, the sounds they make, how they eat, and much more.Vibrant Illustrations:With vibrant illustrations and captivating photographs, readers will be drawn into the world of frogs, enhancing thei

Crime is bubbling up in Dinotown . . . and it stinks! In this hilarious graphic novel, the Dinomighties need to sniff out their smelliest mystery yet. Will their noses lead them to the culprit? Or will the odor of their enemies prevail? Perfect for fans of The InvestiGators, Dog Man, and Real Pigeons Fight Crime. When the mayor tells the Dinomighties that there's been a theft of famous purple beans at the How You've Bean factory, they are hot on the trail.Using their peak investigative skills to hunt down crime clues and interrogate potential suspects, they soon run out of gas and into airtight alibis. A look to the nemesis list points squarely to the gaseous Gasosaurus, but the Dinomighties need proof before they can pin down this baddie.In their grimiest case yet, T-Lex, Teri, Dave, and Bok follow their noses to sniff out and solve this musty mystery with high-tech crime-solving gadgets, action-packed chases, bad-guy-busting buddy power, and a whole lot of laughs.

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is the Loch Ness Monster really lurking beneath Scottish waters, or is it just a myth? Find out all that there is to know about the most famous aquatic cryptid!Also known as Nessie, this creature of the lake's history dates all the way back to the year 565. Since then, there have been photographs and films that allegedly show proof of the monster's existence. But are they fact or fiction? Learn all about the research, expeditions, and tests that provide clues about the Loch Ness Monster and whether or not she is real in this captivating book for young readers!

Are you a fan of Raina Telgemeier or Shannon Hale? Then you won’t want to miss the second book in this graphic novel series that’s the Baby-Sitters Club for pets! Your favorite dog-walkers are back with even more cute animals―and even more friendship and family drama―in this funny and heartwarming story perfect for fans of Real Friends, Roller Girl, and Allergic!Best friends Mindy Park, Gabby Jordan, and Priya Gupta are back in business! After a few ups and downs, their dog-walking business is booming and the girls are closer than ever. It’s a dream come true!But for Mindy, things at home are beginning to feel like a bit of a nightmare. Her mom just started dating someone, which has Mindy feeling like the odd one out. For as long as she can remember, it’s been just the two of them and she doesn’t want that to change. (So what if her mom’s boyfriend has a cute pet cat, and all of Mindy’s friends seem to think he’s pretty cool?)And things only get worse when a new student named Hazel arr

Best friends Cookie and Broccoli discover the joy of sharing secrets with friends in this sweet and funny early graphic novel. Shh...Cookie and Broccoli's lips are sealed! That is, until the whole school happens upon Broccoli's hiding spot and overhears his super-secret nickname―and are much more encouraging than he expected. Then, Talking Rock gives the duo a cryptic clue to solving Broccoli’s boredom―the solution is the opposite of boredom. Well, the opposite of boredom is the Funnest Thing Ever, right? Cookie and Broccoli try a silly screaming contest, a bubble-blowing party, and a real-life food pyramid, but the true Funnest Thing Ever might have been in front of them all along. And it’s even more enjoyable when it’s not a secret anymore!

If the world of DASH CANDOO is new to you, fear not! All the books are stand-alone and can be read in any order.And even better news - it's THE WEEKEND!"Then we heard a scream. Three screams to be more specific. Was our peaceful morning about to become very un-peaceful?”When ALL the world-famous fluff-tailed hemple-fluffer ducks disappear from Zoo Lake, Dash and Rob jump into action. They soon realise the ducks haven’t just gone off on their own. Instead, a MAJOR criminal operation (and duck-napping) has taken place. They need to stop it, and fast!Hilarious, action-filled, illustrated mystery stories, jam-packed with crazy stuff that makes kids laugh-out-loud. Dash’s adventures will appeal to the whole family. An unputdownable series from NYT Bestselling Ralph Lazar, starring Dash Candoo, an ingenious problem-solver, with fantastic friends and a bottomless backpack of brilliant gadgets.

From A for (dining) alone to Z for Zakuski, ‘a Russian hors d’oeuvre’, An Alphabet for Gourmets takes us through a selection of food essays by the incomparable M. F. K. Fisher, alighting on long-time obsessions and idiosyncratic digressions to wholly charming effect.Admired by W. H. Auden as one of the greatest American writers, M. F. K Fisher never focuses on just the food set before her. Instead, with unfailingly elegant prose, an eye for evocative detail and a knack for sharp-edged wit, she draws us in to the whole experience: from the company to the setting, from the preparation to the scraped-clean plate. She liberates her readers from caution, sweeps away adherence to culinary tradition, and celebrates cooking, eating and dining in all its guises.Evocative, thoughtful, with a light touch and a wry humour, these essays illustrate with captivating ease why M. F. K. Fisher has become one of the most beloved and admired food writers of the twentieth century.‘I do not know of anyone i

Discover a world of opposites with different kinds of houses! From a country house to a town house, little hands will love lifting the flaps of this bright and chunky board book. With bright, quirky art from Liuna Virardi and fold-out flaps to lift and explore, this book is perfect for teaching little ones first opposites. Also available in the OKIDOKID Opposites series: People, Vehicles and Animals

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Epic, romantic, and enthralling from start to finish’ Stephanie Garber The stunning conclusion to the Celestial Kingdom Duology Those forged through fire form the strongest blades. After winning her mother’s freedom from the Emperor, Xingyin lives peacefully at home on the moon. But that fragile peace is threatened by a strange new magic –Xingyin is determined to keep clear of danger, but the discovery of a shocking truth forces her to flee her home once more.Xingyin and her companions venture across the Immortal Realm, encountering cunning monarchs, legendary creatures, beloved friends and bitter foes on their travels. As an unspeakable terror sweeps the realm – Xingyin must uncover the truth of her heart and rise against this evil before it destroys everything she holds dear, and all she has grown to love… Inspired by the legend of Chang’e the Moon Goddess, this is the sequel to Sue Lynn Tan’s captivating debut, DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS. In th

就在聖誕節前夕，大雪覆蓋亞特蘭大，但年輕愛情的溫度，或許能融化寒冬。《Whiteout》由《Blackout》原班金獎人氣作家陣容再次聯手打造——Dhonielle Clayton、Tiffany D. Jackson、Nic Stone、Angie Thomas、Ashley Woodfolk、Nicola Yoon——編織出一場關於黑人的喜悅、友情與浪漫的交織故事。當城市停擺，十二位青少年齊心協力，只為幫助朋友完成一場生命中最重要的道歉。暴風雪來襲，誰也無法預料改變一切的奇蹟會在何時降臨。浪漫、溫暖、閃耀如雪花般獨一無二。Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt the ice in this novel of interwoven narratives, Black joy, and cozy, sparkling romance—by the same unbeatable team of authors who wrote the New York Times bestseller Blackout!As the city grinds to a halt, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life. But will they be able to make it happen, in spite of the storm?No one is prepared for this whiteout. But then, we can’t always prepare for the magical moments that change everything.From the bestselling, award-winning, all-star authors who brought us Blackout—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, a

在充滿魔法與謎團的歷史背景中，《A Restless Truth》展開一場海上奇案。Maud Blyth原本只想協助兄長解開陰謀，卻意外捲入一起謀殺案。船上屍體、搗蛋鸚鵡，以及她無法抗拒的魔法女伶Violet，使旅程充滿變數。Freya Marske筆下的謎團如舞台般層層揭示，人物鮮明，節奏優雅。愛情、謀殺與魔法交織，令人欲罷不能。Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, romance and adventure.Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She’d hoped for plenty of it when she agreed to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy. She even volunteered to serve as an old lady's companion on an ocean liner. But Maud didn't expect the old lady to turn up dead on the very first day of the voyage.Now she has to deal with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and the lovely, dangerously outrageous Violet Debenham. Violet is everything Maud has been trained to distrust, yet can’t help but desire: a magician, an actress and a magnet for scandal.Surrounded by open sea and a ship full of suspects, Maud and Violet must learn to drop the masks they’ve learned to wear. Only then might they work together to locate a magical

A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHIn this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM :Nick HornbyRuth OzekiAnn PatchettBenjamin Zephaniah Marian Keyes Elizabeth Strout Deborah Levy Tessa Hadley Elif Shafak George The Poet Leila Slimani Ali Smith Derek Owusu Dolly Alderton Paris Lees Jojo Moyes Paul Mendez Sebastian Faulks Diana Evans Meena Kandasamy Lisa Taddeo Nikesh Shukla Taiye Selasi Monica Ali Nina Stibbe Caleb Azumah Nelson Elizabeth Day Sara Collins Damon Galgut Naoise Dolan William Boyd Emma Dabiri Fatima Bhutto Kit De Waal

Every year, a ship with black sails visits the city of Athens. Fourteen young people are chosen to go to the island of Crete, but they never return. One year, prince Theseus is determined to travel with them and defeat the Cretans' fearsome monster, the Minotaur. He is helped by the princess Ariadne, and they escape from the island - but on their return, Theseus makes a terrible mistake.With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: A2. 800 headwords, 2052 words.

9781474964456 Spider's Tug of WarAnansi is king of the spiders: he may be small, but he's very clever. One day, offended that Elephant hardly even notices him, he challenges her to a tug of war. How can a tiny spider win against the mighty Elephant, or against the determined Rhino?With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: low A1. 300 headwords, 571 words.9781474964449 The Mouse's WeddingFather Mouse and Mother Mouse always want the best for their daughter, including the best possible husband... but Father Mouse has some rather grand and impractical ideas. Will Molly Mouse end up with the husband she really wants?With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: low A1. 300 headwords, 598 words.9781801312578 The Fox and the StorkFox is always playing practical jokes on her friends, and her friends don't much like it. One day, Fox devises a new trick for her

Boom! Snap! Whiz! Zap! The Magnificent Makers chapter book series is filled with science, adventure, and characters kids will love! Every book includes two science activities kids can do at home!A modern-day Magic School Bus for the chapter book reader!Pablo, Violet, and twins Devin and Skylar are zapped back to the Maker Maze for a weather-themed challenge! This time, they get to learn all about wind, the water cycle, and how storms are created. But even though the Maker Maze is as exciting as ever, Devin seems to be a little blue.InStorm Chasers, the kids learn that sometimes our emotions can create storms inside of us, and that's okay. Don't miss the other books in the series!

12 sturdy wrapping paper sheets and matching gift tags featuring elegant, hand-drawn illustrations--all conveniently bound together in a book. Whatever the season or occasion may be, artist Korie Herold's set of beautiful wrapping paper and matching gift tags will make your presents even more meaningful. Bound together in a book to make for easier storage, this set of uniquely designed gift wrap sheets makes gift-gifting effortless and easy. Just tear out a 19" x 26" sheet whenever you need to wrap something special. Perfect for anyone who loves beautiful paper goods. That's a Wrap gift paper set features: - 12 thick, matte 19" x 26" wrapping paper sheets - 12 punch-out matching gift tags - Hand-drawn illustrations featuring nature artwork and neutral colors - Basic, easy-to-follow tips for beautiful gift-wrapping Bestselling author and artist Korie Herold's line of books, journals, and products combine quality materials with timeless design--with the goal of helping you share beautifu

Take a journey from the distant past into a future to be imagined with this gorgeous debut picture book whose gradated pages reflect the passage of time. Hundreds of millions of years ago, land took shape. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs lived on Earth.Thousands of years ago, people built towering pyramids. Ten years ago, the landscape looked different. A month ago, it was still summer.A minute ago, the light was turned off. Now! Make a wish! What will you be doing in a week? How will you celebrate your birthday next year? What will you discover when you are older? What will hold you in awe forever? Moving inexorably from an age primeval into a future filled with questions, Johanna Schaible brings her beautiful collage artwork to an exploration of time that melds a conceptual vision with a physical one. With each page turn, the pages gradually become smaller - showing more and more borders from the past - until they reach the present moment, then grow larger again as time expands into

For fans of Mercy Watson, old and new, comes a joyful crescendo of favourite characters in a picture-book celebration of the quiet miracles Christmastime brings.When Stella gets the sudden idea to go caroling, she has a little trouble getting someone to join her. Her brother, Frank, is not good at spontaneity. The Watsons are very involved in a precarious fruitcake attempt (but happy to send their pig, Mercy, out for the occasion). Eugenia Lincoln declines, a bit rudely, to accompany on her accordion, and Horace Broom is too busy studying planetary movement. Will Stella need to sing by herself – with enthusiastic contributions from the pig, the cat, and the horse she picks up on the way? Or does the evening hold a miracle Stella hadn’t expected? With tender affection for Mercy Watson and all her Deckawoo Drive friends, Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen offer a picture-book homage to the season that is perfectly suited for family sharing – perhaps with some cups of hot chocolate and a

From Sean Taylor, the author of Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise, and the illustrator of Little Green Donkey, Anuska Allepuz, comes a stunning original bedtime poetry collection to comfort, inspire and reassure little children. From best-selling picture book author, Sean Taylor, comes his first ever poetry collection for children. The Dream Train is a handsome new collection of original bedtime poetry perfect for sharing whilst tucked up in bed, written for the very young.Filled with 30 warm, joyful and atmospheric poems of every kind - from the funny to the gentle, from the surprising to the lyrical - each capture the experience of falling or being asleep, in a pure, emotional way and celebrates the wonderful, busy, imaginative minds of little children. Some poems read like a soothing mantra, helping lull small ones to sleep, others will plant a seed of inspiration to take children bravely and boldly into the next day. This gift of a book takes readers on a visual and imaginative journey

A charming and playful picture book told with humour and heart from the brilliant team behind Ten Delicious Teachers. The penguin pack play all day long. And when the sun goes down, and the night grows cold and dark..."PENGUIN HUDDLE!" The penguins squeeze and squish together to stay warm and cosy.But one night, there is a freezing gale. And the next morning ... the penguins are stuck! They are frozen together like a giant penguin ice pop.What a penguin MUDDLE! Nobody in the Antarctic can figure out how to unstick them. But Pipsqueak, the smallest penguin of them all, has a brilliant idea... They must adventure out of their snowy home to a vibrant city across the great, gleaming ocean to solve their penguin puzzle.This light-hearted tale of jolly penguins big and small is a celebration of friendship, community spirit and helping those in trouble.

5分鐘征服，不是奇蹟!3個Step，7個方法讓您大膽開口說英語Good English in 5 min.為什麼碰到老外，不敢開口?絕大多數的人即使學了一、二十年的英語，碰到老外，仍然是開不了口。這不是危言聳聽，是千真萬確的事實。為什麼會這麼糟糕？仔細追究原因，不外乎下列幾個因素：1. 學英語，沒有持之以恆2. 沒找到好的方法和教材3. 膽子小，害怕開口說英語4. 缺乏英語環境，以致於沒有機會練習3個Step，7個方法讓您大膽開口說英語。【3 Step快速征服英語】◆英語實力強化教您快速學好英語的7個方法◆輕鬆打開英語話匣子最簡單的生活會話，教您快速用英語打開話匣子◆放膽開口說英語最實用的社交英語，教您碰到老外，輕鬆聊不停【7個方法快速學好英語】1. 快速學好發音的方法2. 快速增加單字量的方法3. 快速精通文法的方法4. 快速開口說英語的方法5. 快速提高聽力的方法6. 快速提高閱讀能力的方法7. 快速提高寫作能力的方法這些問題，書中都有詳細的解答和分析，教您輕鬆開口說英語讓所有人在最短的時間內，可以很快地、輕鬆地把英語學好，用英語和老外聊不停。【本書特色】我們的規劃是：第一步，要先了解學好英語的七種方法，讓您快速進入英語殿堂。第二步，進入簡單會話篇，這時要學的是各種場合的會話，一看就懂、一學就會，可用「直覺就可學會」來形容。第三步，是實戰會話篇，這時候，就是展現功夫的時機，一定要把前面所學的實際應用出來，讓老外對你刮目相看！善用本書，你的英語會話能力，馬上高人一等！【內容重點】本書內容共分三大部份：Part 1 是英語實力強化篇教您快速學好英語的七個方法。Part 2 是輕鬆打開英語話匣子收集的是平常最實用、最簡單的生活會話，教您快速用英語和老外打開話匣子。Part 3 是放膽開口說英語收集的是一般社交應酬場合的英語會話，教您碰到老外，可以侃侃而談。【跟著MP3，多唸多聽】1. 可以時時沈浸在英語環境裡2. 好比洗英語澡一樣3. 可以很快提升你的聽力4. 可以很快提升你的會話能力5. 熟背每一句話，碰到老外才能不假思索，脫口而出6. 英語能力迅速提升7. 求職、上班、旅遊、經商、移民都方便【適用對象】◆ 英語自學者◆ 學了很久的英

你知道，為什麼「在樹上」要寫成in the tree而不是on the tree？為什麼新世紀傳染病COVID-19要用disease而不是illness或sickness？常見近義字群並聯式觀念統整＋語意辨析，助你一舉掃除字義盲點，擺脫因中文釋義與中文思維誤入的語意陷阱！156組大考易混淆近義字群語彙辨析，讓你不再用錯字，看圖釋義更好記！Tip1 四大情境主題依不同情境將全書單字劃分成四大主題，除了方便查找，也可按喜歡的情境主題優先複習！Tip2 高頻近義字群將大考出現頻率高的單字依字義分組並辨析異同之處，不論比對還是觀念覆盤，一次就到位！Tip3 圖像聯想釋義法每單元利用趣味圖像結合演練的方式，看圖就能理解題目與字群的語境，解題更順暢！Tip4 單字難易度指標依單字難易度將字群劃分成學測、統測與會考範圍，同學可依自身需求調整學習步調！邊學邊玩，輕鬆攻克大考英文同義字！【本書特色】特色1 情境插圖搭配單元演練，雙管齊下！每單元都精心設計一張情境插圖貼合單元演練，利用圖像將題目與字義串聯起來，以輕鬆詼諧的方式幫你進入語境、理解題意，進而推敲出最適當的答案。演練完後，還有全面的覆盤與分析，加固學習印象。特色2 易混淆單字辨析，並聯式觀念修復！將大考出現頻率高的單字依字義分類，讓意思相近卻容易混淆的單字統整在一起，結合並聯式的觀念透析、基本用法、實用例句、情境插圖與詳盡解說，讓你一次搞懂易混淆單字的異同之處，大小考試從此不NG！特色3 趣味字義遊戲卡，讓你邊學邊玩！本書將收錄的情境插圖製作成彩色遊戲卡，每張卡片背面放上該單元演練試題，並標示單元出處，裁下後就是一張張有趣的益智遊戲卡，不論是自我檢測還是與好友競賽解題，讓你在邊學邊玩的過程中，一不小心全都記住了！

What makes us who we are? And why do we lead one life and not another? Asle, an ageing painter and widower who lives alone on the southwest coast of Norway, is reminiscing about his life. His only friends are his neighbour, 彎leik, a traditional fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in the city. There, in Bj rgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter but lonely and consumed by alcohol. Asle and Asle are doppelg鄚gers - two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life, both grappling with existential questions about death, love, light and shadow, faith and hopelessness. Jon Fosse's Septology, collected in English here for the first time, is a transcendent exploration of the human condition, and a radically other reading experience - incantatory, hypnotic, and utterly unique

連大人都想排隊報名的「葳姐親子英語共學」版主葳姐領軍！ 橫跨金融、電子科技、英語教學界最強專業師資群！ ★隨書附贈！發音示範！QR Code線上音檔，現學現說！ ◎please代表請，但如果說：「Give me some water, please.」你就會被當成奧客。 ◎別再跟部屬說：Do you understand?（你懂我意思嗎？）， 更好的說法是：Do you get it? ◎點餐要用哪個動詞？別用order，你得說：I’d like to have… ◎say、tell、talk，都是「說」，用法差在哪？see、look、watch，又該怎麼分？ 本書作者周昱葳（葳姐），成立「葳姐親子英語共學」線上平臺近5年， 因為簡單說故事，且具有MBA商學院背景， 她設計的英語線上課程，實用到連大人都搶報名。 本書從心智圖、片語動詞、時態變化、助動詞、基本句型， 搭配超過200組的生活例句、實戰練習題， 告訴你，英文要學好，這6個動詞就夠了！ ◎ 六大動詞，10天英語表達能力速成 介紹六大動詞：be、have、do、say、get、make， 教你用你早就會的簡單動詞，食衣住行玩，完整表達自己的想法、經驗。 問同事午餐哪裡吃？have lunch比eat lunch更道地！ like只代表喜歡？美國明星泰勒絲曾在致詞典禮上，提到了20次的like。 本書特別收錄like六大用法 ╳ 大明星金句 ╳ 獨創心情溫度計（第4天）。 ◎ 職場、考試、生活，一定會用到的動詞 用圖像式記憶，教你從核心字義掌握，一學就懂！例如： ‧打開（關掉）電視，用open（close）？正確是：turn on（turn off）。 ‧交報告怎麼說？你可以用turn in the report，或是submit the report。 ‧take（拿） ＋ off（離開）＝請假： I want to take two days off.（我想要請假兩天。） ‧搭公車用get on、搭乘計程車則是用get into。 ‧倒垃圾、外帶食物，都是用take out。 ◎ 職場英文好好聊！疑問詞＆附加問句 只要用5W1H，就能輕鬆打開話匣子，跟別人聊不停！例如： Who’s calling?（電話中，請問你是誰？） Who will join us?（誰會跟我們一起去？） When will the

相書上常說，人每10年會走一個運， 其實，股市更是如此。黃嘉斌稱為股市大循環。 作者黃嘉斌，曾任國內大型金控下投資事業處副總， 曾精準預測台股從4,000點起漲到9,000點，會在2008年進入一波大修正， 於是他在當年金融海嘯中全身而退，隔年更帶領公司達到全年76.3％的報酬率。 當時，他精準掌握了大立光（3008）、系微（6231）。 10年後，他在2021年底，又預估台股將進入漲多必修正的高風險期， 果然2022年1月，台股偕國際股市大漲，盤中一度來到最高點18619.61點， 但其後俄烏戰爭爆發、美國升息，導致全球股市與台股大跌。 這一回，黃嘉斌又精準躲過了台股4,000點以上的修正， 還順勢提前布局當時股價才100元的藥華藥（6446）。 之後藥華藥（6446）一路上揚，股價最高來到622元，漲幅超過600％！ 兩次的台股大循環，黃嘉斌都運用景氣循環理論， 成功推估高低走勢，不管牛市或熊市，順勢挖出大漲5倍股！ 什麼是景氣循環理論？為何可以提前判斷大盤走勢？ 當台股將進入另一個高低循環，投資人該怎麼搶先布局？ ◎景氣循環如何判斷、如何順勢獲利？ ‧股市行情經常與GDP連動 2015年臺灣GDP衰退3％多，當年台股下跌近千點； 2021年GDP比前一年成長3％，台股就衝上萬八； 2022年GDP預估在4％以下，比2021年減少近3％，就是應該保守的空頭年。 2023年呢？ ‧景氣對策信號，藍燈、紅燈有祕密 當景氣對策信號落入藍燈區，且連續出現3個月，顯示指數離低點不遠； 若是進入象徵過熱的紅燈區，必須警戒行情將從高峰反轉向下。 現在的景氣對策信號是？ ◎跟對景氣循環，每個時期都能賺 台股10年走一個大運，背後的推動力就是景氣循環。 只要依循著景氣循環的軌跡，就能研判股市多空。 ‧景氣復甦初期怎麼買？價值股獲利快、投資轉機股不能急 這個時期該投資那些倒閉機率低、景氣翻升時漲最快的龍頭股， 股價淨值比小於1，就是好選擇，例如亞泥（1102）。 ‧進入繁榮期，攻擊優先，就買飆很大的成長股 持續3年成長3成是基本要求，若是成長率每年增加，就更可能是飆股， 例如上品（4770）、元太（8069）都狂飆過。 ‧走入景氣泡沫期，賣股要快、狠、準，寧可少賺不要貪 台股現在處於景氣循環的哪一段？本書有答案。 ◎何時要保留現金？何時該all in？ 月薪族、小資族請把資金拆成1

A satisfied lizard has found the perfect present for a hard-to-please friend in this happy comic gift book about gifts, ideal as a gift in its own right.You’re a very hard person to buy for, but have I got the perfect thing for you!In this little hardback gift comic, a lizard is delighted with their whole bag of perfect presents for a slightly unusual friend. At first things don’t seem to be going well… The friend wolfs down each one and reaches out greedily for the gecko itself! Until the story finishes with a big kiss and a cup of peppermint tea: “Perfect presents,” says the friend. “Just to my taste!”This funny comic with a twist is a fun read for children of all ages and a perfect present for anyone, even those who are hard to buy for.Written and illustrated by Anke Kuhl, translated by Melody Shaw.

Discover what Little Platypus gets up to and explore his world, in this fun and informative title from the Really Wild Families series. Little Platypus has a small, but happy family! Little Platypus lives with his brother and Mummy, and they only come out at night! Little Platypus is super excited to introduce us to his family and explore their riverside home together by moonlight.Beautiful and bright illustrations will make this informative book a hit with children of all ages! This charming celebration of platypus' will show children just how amazing nature is and is a reminder that it is up to us to care for the planet and its weird and wonderful creatures.Learn about one of nature's most fascinating creatures:What a platypus looks like from its webbed feet to its duck-like billHow a female platypus lays eggsHow they hunt and survive in the wildHow they use their super sixth sense of electroreceptionWhy they are so unusual, and so fascinating!This adorable story is followed by