Kiss the Bride

以愛為名，以吻封緘尋找吻、愛情與人性的真實樣貌◎以接吻為脈絡，企圖找出「吻」的來龍去脈，討論親吻的最初原型和演變。◎由中古時期到現代，從神話故事、文學作品、情歌、影像、電影等方面，探討親吻與愛情在其中的獨特意義，以及吻對流行文化所造成的影響。／因此，吻留存在時間的洪流裡、經過一代又一代、橫跨許多國家。吻會持續鼓勵戀人、演員、作家，以及我們每一個人。不管愛情怎麼開始、為什麼我們要這麼做、發生的地點在

Offers real-life marriage advice for new brides about money, sex, turning into one's mother, dealing with in-laws, and dealing with the changes in one's spouse

It's bedtime. Hedgehog, Fox, Donkey, Pelican and Crocodile are so tired! But Seal needs to use the bathroom--slip slap slip, out the door. Crocodile forgot to clean those sharp teeth--shlurf shlurf, out the door. And Pelican is thirsty . . . One by one the animals climb out of bed, until everyone is piled in the child's bed for a last goodnight kiss. Oof, that's a heavy pile! What happens now?Susanne Strasser's snowballing animal stories that children love are bestsellers in multiple languages. This funny in-and-out-of-bed story ends with a timely fart joke to start the fun all over again.

商務場合常用語句趣味大解析，完整收錄商務人士必懂用語，有些連Google翻譯都翻不出來。以幽默解析與生動典故，讓你除了聽得懂，還能靈活用，跟老闆、同事、客戶溝通時準確回應，不再滿頭問號、一臉尷尬，增進專業度與好感度什麼是FAQ、MO、KISS（絕對不是親親…）？跟信封一點關係都沒有的「Push the envelope」是什麼意思？老闆為什麼叫你「把海水煮沸」(boil the ocean)？同事幹嘛請你「挪一下針頭」(move the needle)？為什麼英文學了十幾年，進了商業世界什麼都聽不懂？本書針對商業情境與職場最常使用的商業詞彙與片語，提供明確定義，並介紹這些用語的來源、歷史與故事，讓你在大笑中了解這些商務行話的真正含意，無論是商務演講或是與同事分享重要訊息，都能正確回應，提升溝通技巧與專業度。★精彩搶先看★ducks in a row──每件事情都安排的有條不紊，準備完全。商務行話定義：總之不能拿來形容鐵達尼號上負責確認救生艇數量是否足夠的那個人。Hardball──用最強硬的方式積極地進行任何遊戲，包括真實人生。商務行話定義：在紐約市上下班尖峰時間，擁擠的地鐵車廂靠站時你必須要採取的態度。hump day──禮拜三商務行話定義：黑洞漩渦般的工作日中，一絲絲微弱的希望之光。left holding the bag──擔起被強加在自己身上的責難或重擔商務行話定義：預定要跟老闆報告案子失敗的當天，其他同事全因為流感倒下。★特別收錄★來自經典電影、貓狗、軍事、賽馬等領域的商務行話「給我錢﹗」（Show me the money﹗）——《征服情海》（Jerry Maguire）這句台詞告訴各位商業合作夥伴，他們能最能夠表達重視你或你的貢獻的最佳方式，就是付錢給你。「我要給他一個無法拒絕的條件。」（I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.）——《教父》（The Godfather）沒有甚麼比引用黑手黨的話，更能說明你對進行中的商業交易的認真程度。Cat got your tongue一時語塞barking up the wrong tree採取錯誤的行動或選錯人說話【好評推薦】「這本好書不只清楚定義許多企業界使用的商業詞彙與片語，而且也將片語的起源用有趣也具豐富知識性的方式呈現。我覺得這是學習商務行話（與跟著大笑）

From New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, comes a novel about the many ways family can fill our lives with love...if they don't kill us first. *New York Times bestseller*It's Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as common as the sun setting at Madaket Beach. The Otis-Winbury wedding promises to be an event to remember: the groom's wealthy parents have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront estate.But it's going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons after tragedy strikes: a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony-and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect. As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash interviews the bride, the groom, the groom's famous mystery-novelist mother, and even a member of his own family, he discovers that every wedding is a minefield-and no couple is perfect. Featuring beloved characters from The Castaways, Beautiful Day, and A Summe

From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series, the first book in a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after.Make a wish . . .'An unputdownable fairy tale' Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author of Kingdom of the WickedFrom the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series, the first book in a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after. For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in happily ever after. Until she learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, and her dreams are shattered.Desperate to stop the wedding, and heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing. But after Evangeline's first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a

Evangeline一直都相信真愛的存在，直到她發現心上人將與別人結婚，為了阻止婚禮她做了項危險的交易，並需要在特定的時間及地點分別獻出三個吻。From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval, the first book in a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after.For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings…until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game ? and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy.

Chasing the truth can be deadly Keeper of the Bride by New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen If Nina Cormier's wedding had taken place, she would be dead. After the bride was left at the al

* The phenomenal Indian bestseller * Winner of the Tata Lit Live Best First Book of the Year Award *'Intense, lyrical, and powerful. This is a remarkable debut' Jeet Thayil, author of Narcopolis and The Book of Chocolate SaintsIn the feverish tropics of the Andaman Islands, a young botanist tends to a fragile rose he has imported to welcome his bride. Hoping their marriage will bloom in this strange life, hundreds of miles from the east coast of India, he is entranced by Chanda Devi's fierce nature and unusual gifts; speaking to trees and the ghosts of former colonialists.These islands, she tells her adoring husband, rest on a faultline, cracked so deep into the earth that spirits cross the boundary freely. But it is not this fracture that takes a tragic bite out of their happiness.With the family riven by heartbreak, their maid takes the chance to resolve her own past mistakes. Having abandoned her son many years before, she now traces him to Myanmar, only to find him in prison - the

不甘命運被支配的女子闖入幽冥，拯救她被侵犯的靈魂《彼岸之嫁》女主角黃姵嘉、黑咖啡聊美劇站長Castle推薦一天傍晚，父親問我願不願意當鬼新娘…… 十九世紀，英國的殖民地馬六甲，有許多華人移民家族世居在此。他們接受西方文化洗禮的同時，也遵循其華人祖先的習俗過生活。潘麗蘭是經商致富的華人移民後代，但多年前爆發天花疫情，使她摯愛的母親病逝；而潘父則因病毀容，從此深居簡出，荒廢家業。一天，潘父告

The first volume documenting the life and work of Larry Legaspi, the designer behind the iconic looks for musical acts including KISS, LaBelle, George Clinton, and Parliament.One of the unsung heroes

When a hawk snatches up an adventurous squirrel named Phoenix, he’s ready to kiss his tail goodbye. But what should have been a death sentence becomes the beginning of a sweeping big-city advent

A one-night stand becomes much, much more in this sexy, lighthearted romance.Maid of honor Kelsey Peterson is disappointed when the bride-to-be bails on her bachelorette party—especially since K

One Day meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this unconventional love story told by the award-winning author of If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo!The stars align when two very different kids, Morgan and Eric, are born in the same hospital on the same day, setting into motion a series of events that’ll shape who they are and who they’re destined to become. They’re best friends who will come together, drift apart, kiss, fall in love, and ultimately, discover how much fate has in store for them.The follow-up to If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo’s beloved and acclaimed debut, Birthday is a novel told in six years of snapshots of the characters’ birthdays, peeling back the bittersweet layers in this slice of life romance.

Bird and Raccoon are playing ball, when Bird gets bonked on the head. "Boo hoo hoo!" he cries. What will make Bird feel better? A kiss? A cookie? A Band-Aid? Bird's friend Raccoon, Rabbit, Beave

This book examines Budapest’s urban development, planning, and governance between 1990 and 2010. In the face of socialist urbanization’s structural legacies, the recent radical decentralization of gov

Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons run a catering business in their upstate New York town, and they’re ready and willing to handle any wedding—even one where the bride and groom have tails .

Personal trainer Rebecca McCall is furious when her coworker is sidelined and she’s forced to teach the “Be Your Best Bride” class. As if being a size two for your wedding photos is all exercise is go

After years of bullying at school, 19-year-old Julian is depressed. He sees a glimmer of hope after meeting the similarly out-of-place Romeo at a party and sharing a kiss with him. The only problem: R

In an irreverent new series in the tradition of Terry Pratchett novels and The Princess Bride, the New York Times bestselling authors of the Iron Druid Chronicles and Star Wars: Phasma reinvent fantas

1. 9780500651667 Are You Hungry? (趣味立體操作書)What do you want to eat today? There are so many treats you can eat in a week! These pages are packed with flaps to lift, tabs to pull and plenty of surprises. 2. 9780500651438 What Are You Wearing Today? (趣味立體操作書) What are you wearing today? Well, it depends!In this new addition to the Flip Flap Pop-up book series, young children are invited to help each character in the book decide what to wear. The result is a highly entertaining book that is packed with flaps to lift, tabs to pull, and plenty of surprises. 3. 9780500651445 How Do You Sleep? (趣味立體操作書)How do you sleep? Up a tree? In a pouch? Upside down? With an interactive pop-up on each spread, How do you sleep? is a bedtime book with a difference. Young children will delight in being able to curl the cat up in a ball, tuck in the bats' wings, and cuddle the baby koala up to its mother for one last goodnight kiss. 4. 9780500650936 This or That? (趣味立體操作書)Do you prefer cats or dogs? Chocolate

After a perfect first kiss, Aurora's second kiss lands her boyfriend in the hospital, and her matchmaking strategies start to backfire in this sequel to Tara Eglington's How to Keep a Boy from Kiss

If I could turn back time…My name is Talia Perizkova, and time has been on my side…until I told it to kiss my ass during a business trip to Vegas and experienced a night for the record books with my b

(Easy Piano Songbook). 50 well-known Latin classics are included in this collection for easy piano with lyrics. Includes: Agua De Beber (Water to Drink) * Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) * Conga * A Day i

Rob Wildhide will become a celebrated novelist; he just knows it. But first, he'll have to overcome writer's block and survive a wayward trip to the North Woods of Maine with his new bride, Annie, and

全世界二十萬書迷真心推薦，集結驚心動魄的宮廷陰謀、絢麗的魔法與浪漫的愛情，2018年初夏的新奇幻之最！皇室婚姻從來無關愛情，不願屈服命運的莉亞公主因而逃婚，在鄉野巧遇兩名神祕男子。她對他們芳心暗許，卻不知當中竟有一人是敵國的刺客──☆ 好讀網Goodreads超過22,000人給予滿分讚譽，每四人就有三人評價超過四星！★ 獎項好評不斷──☆ 與《玻璃王座》、《異能時代》並列「青少年圖書館服務協會十

The subject of Finite Geometries is a central part of discrete mathematics. Structures from Finite Geometries have led to solutions of open problems in extremal combinatorics, design theory, and codin

(Ukulele). 17 of the purple one's finest arranged with melody, lyrics, chord diagrams and tab riffs for standard G-C-E-A ukulele tuning. Songs include: Diamonds and Pearls * I Would Die 4 U * Kiss * L

In the latest The Coltons of Shadow Creek romance, a billionaire and his expectant bride put their lives on the line Single, pregnant and nearly bankrupt, Halle Ford makes a deal with a sex