Place

A determined boy tries to find the perfect place to curl up with his new book in this hilarious and heartwarming story. From bedroom to den, from kitchen to backyard, our eager reader dodges his baby

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book about the perils of perfectionism.Lucas goes to the perfect school in the perfect neighborhood. But life at home is not so perfect. His dad’s old work truck stalls in front of the school. The electricity is out when he gets home, and he doesn’t even have time to show his mom his report (on which he received a perfect score) before she rushes off to her night job.That night, Lucas dreams of a strange light, which he follows down the fire escape, into the alleyway, clear out of his neighborhood, all the way to the place where the perfect people live. Everything there is more beautiful than he could have imagined. But is it possible things aren’t as perfect as they seem?This lyrical, richly illustrated picture book highlights the beauty to be found in even the humblest of homes and in a family that may not be materially rich but is rich in love.

Pluto got the shock of his life when he was kicked out of the famous nine. His planet status was stripped away, leaving him lost and confused. Poor Pluto! On his quest to find a place where he belongs

You had better not monkey around when it comes to place value. The monkeys in this book can tell you why! As they bake the biggest banana cupcake ever, they need to get the amounts in the recipe corre

With peep-through pages and cutaways, the lyrical text and gorgeous illustrations will inspire children’s imaginations.The Little star shines brightly through the bedroom window.It shines down on a sleepless mind, spinning with restless thoughts . . .A gorgeous picture book by award-winning author and illustrator Britta Teckentrup! This beautifully illustrated, calming picture book takes readers on a peaceful exploration of a night-time landscape. Snuggle down for a magical, moonlit adventure, follow a tiny star and dance with a whole host of animals. But is it all a dream? With stunning artwork and lyrical text, this is a story to treasure and a perfect book to read before bed. Die-cuts let you peep through the pages and gentle text encourages a mindful approach to a busy mind at bedtime.

看見#最野最現代的台灣《本地The Place》刊物的出版以記錄、編輯的方式探究地域真實深刻的面貌。優質的內容與設計風格，獲得2019年金點設計獎年度最佳設計獎、2019年日本GOODDESIGNAWARDBEST100、2020年第44屆金鼎獎政府出版品類-優良出版推薦等多個獎項肯定。2022年編輯團隊採集台灣產經中心：台北，接續著2019年起出版：桃園、台南、屏東、台東、花蓮、新北市、嘉義縣七本的精神，以在地生活風格的元素，集結成內容豐富的地方誌。無論你是的初次認識「本地」的入門讀者，或是想再進一步探尋生活意義的進階讀者，《本地The Place》將透過新角度的編輯與採訪，替你找出在地生活的起點與未來發展的可能。出版起源：隨著時代的演變，地方生活的面貌與可能性也隨之改變，《本地》團隊希望透過系列刊物的製作，引領讀者重新找回對於生活的感知能力，並進一步追求在地方生活的各種想像與可能。書籍特色：本書屬於《本地The Place》系列，通過另一觀看角度，讓地方生活在頁面上促成讀者的知識旅行能力再提昇。提出不同的生活選項，創造讀者對「人」和「地方」的全新認知和想像。以「時序、地方數字、地圖、經濟概況、習俗、用語」，深入淺出地介紹一個區域，抓出各項微妙而複雜的「地方事務」、從「經濟、商業活動、品牌」理解在地文化發展，以及「文化、設計、食物、旅行」與「居住者」的關聯。內容豐富、結構嚴謹，兼具人文與設計美感。由平面設計師葉忠宜擔任視覺指導與封面設計，本書以全彩印刷全書，如實呈現採訪路上的精彩攝影圖像與設計版面，提升紙本書的可讀性和收藏價值。部分內容為英文摘要，提供給外文讀者認識台灣的窗口。

From one of the most important intellectuals of our time comes an extraordinary story of exile and a celebration of an irrecoverable past. A fatal medical diagnosis in 1991 convinced Edward Said that he should leave a record of where he was born and spent his childhood, and so with this memoir he rediscovers the lost Arab world of his early years in Palestine, Lebanon, and Egypt. Said writes with great passion and wit about his family and his friends from his birthplace in Jerusalem, schools in Cairo, and summers in the mountains above Beirut, to boarding school and college in the United States, revealing an unimaginable world of rich, colorful characters and exotic eastern landscapes. Underscoring all is the confusion of identity the young Said experienced as he came to terms with the dissonance of being an American citizen, a Christian and a Palestinian, and, ultimately, an outsider. Richly detailed, moving, often profound, Out of Place depicts a young man's coming of age and the gen

From the author of the Outline trilogy, a fable of human destiny and decline, enacted in a closed system of intimate, fractured relationships.A woman invites a famed artist to visit the remote coastal

Much has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there's little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it. Find out more in this gripping book with i

Some secrets just won't stay hidden in this twisty new thriller fromNew York TimesandUSA TODAYbestselling author Megan Lally!To Brooke, image is everything. She works hard to maintain perfect grades, perfect looks, a perfect life―especially after "the incident" that threatened it all. Getting into her dream university puts her that much closer to a fresh start. How can she say no to celebrating with all her classmates?Hanging out with her crush by the bonfire is the perfect end to the night. Except it isn't the end. An old truck starts aggressively tailing Brooke and her best friend on the isolated road toward home. Someonethinksthey know the truth about "the incident," and they won't stop until it's all out in the open. This terrifying drive is about to bring out Brooke's worst fears…if she survives it.

“A fresh and surprising volume that blurs the boundary between text and illustration.” -- Publishers Weekly"Katsumi Komagata's books are magic doors. A Place Where Stars Rest is a wonder." —Leonard S. MarcusThis whimsical cut-out paper book gently describes the night sky and the community of stars that live and rest there.A Place Where Stars Rest is a beautiful picture book made with the texture and shape of paper.Internationally praised Japanese artist and designer Katsumi Komagata tells a tender and simple story on the nature of stars. Each page is complete with text in English, French, and Japanese. The book was originally produced as a gift from the city of Grenoble in celebration of all the babies born that year.

There's something magical happening in New York City ...The Russos look like an average family: Mom and Dad run a Manhattan deli, while their kids, Alex, Justin, and Max, deal with school, friendships, and first dates. But things are not exactly as they seem because these kids are all wizards in training! To make things more complicated, only one of them will remain a wizard after the age of 18. Talk about sibling rivalry! This collection includes the first four books in the Wizards of Waverly Place series.Wizards of Waverly Place #1: It's All Relative!When Alex Russo discovers that her dad has taught her older brother, Justin, how to zoom through the air on the family's magic carpet, she insists on getting her own flying lessons. But Mr. Russo isn't quite ready for his little girl to fly, so Justin secretly teaches her how to take to the skies. When their father finds out, will Alex be grounded?Wizards of Waverly Place #2: HaywireWhat's worse than failing your Spanish test? If you're

Advice for women from women for negotiating their own leadership careers This is a practical guide for any woman dealing with a demanding role. Drawing on extensive interviews with women leaders, the

In this spellbinding, lavishly illustrated story that Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney calls "wildly imaginative and totally terrifying," two unlikely friends face down their worst fears in order to stop their small town--and themselves--from disappearing. Levi and Kat are about to discover a very dark side to their neighborhood. Nothing ever seems out of place in the safe, suburban town of Cowslip Grove. Lawns are neatly mowed, sidewalks are tidy, and the sounds of ice cream trucks fill the air. But now . . . kids have been going missing--except no one even realizes it, because no one remembers them. Not their friends. Not their teachers. Not even their families. But Levi and Kat do remember, and suddenly only they can see why everyone is in terrible danger when the night air rolls in. Now it is up to Levi and Kat to fight it and save the missing kids before it swallows the town whole.

The Authorship of Place is the first monograph dedicated to the study of the politics, history, aesthetics, and practices of location shooting for Taiwanese, Mainland Chinese, and coproduced art cinem

This book presents a comprehensive study of contemporary trends in urban policy and planning, bringing leading scholars together to focus on gentrification and its aftermath, with a special emphasis o

In June 2013, reporter and political commentator Glenn Greenwald published a series of reports in the Guardian which rocked the world. The reports revealed shocking truths about the extent to which th

Wilberton Academy 的戲劇社 WTS 是全校最受矚目的團體，而社裡的明星 Elizabeth Woodward——美貌與才華兼具——卻在首演後離奇身亡。警方斷定為自殺，轉學生 Abby Kita 卻懷疑真相另有隱情。她開始追查這所名校的內幕，發現每個人似乎都藏著不能說的秘密。由 Eisner 獎得主 Mariko Tamaki 與插畫家 Nicole Goux 共同創作，本書以漫畫、信件與報導交織而成，節奏俐落、層次豐富。這不只是一起命案的解謎，更是一場青春、名望與真實之間的角力。Kirkus Reviews Best YA Mystery & Thriller of 2025A compelling, propulsive YA graphic novel mystery from acclaimed Eisner Award-winning author of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Mariko Tamaki, and Eisner-nominated illustrator Nicole Goux At Wilberton Academy, few students are more revered than the members of the elite Wilberton Theatrical Society--a.k.a. the WTS--and no one represents that exclusive club better than Elizabeth Woodward. Breathtakingly beautiful, beloved by all, and a talented thespian, it's no surprise she's starring as Juliet in the WTS's performance of Shakespeare's classic tragedy. But when she's found dead the morning after opening night, the whole school is thrown into chaos. Transfer student Abby Kita was one

From award-winning author Zetta Elliott and rising star illustrator Noa Denmon comes a beautiful #OwnVoices poetic picture book about a brown child discovering and accepting their emotional landscape.

Taking Place argues that the relation between geographical location and the moving image is fundamental and that place grounds our experience of film and media. Its original essays analyze film, telev

To make a place is to create a location where its creators can feel they belong. Processes of place-making are still very much ongoing today. Geographers, sociologists, political scientists and philos

★ 艾美獎喜劇編劇親授，教你把「尷尬致詞」變成全場笑點★ 從開場到收尾，一步步打造讓人記住的爆笑演說★ 附實用模板＋經典範例，新手也能輕鬆上場不冷場婚禮致詞、畢業演說、退休祝酒……這些你「其實不太想去」的場合，卻偏偏輪到你上台發言？本書由兩位資深喜劇編劇帶你從零開始，教你如何寫出既得體又幽默的演說，讓全場不只聽得下去，還會笑出來。從開場如何吸引注意，到掌握笑點節奏與分寸，再到避免踩雷的實用提醒，作者以輕鬆幽默的筆調，拆解一場成功致詞的祕密。書中更收錄真實範例與經典角色演說解析，甚至提供「填空式致詞模板」，讓你在最短時間內完成一篇有感又有笑點的演講。即使你從未上台說過話，也能在關鍵時刻，說出讓人記住的一段話。Learn how to write and give a flawlessly funny speech for any occasion with Emmy-winning comedy writersCarol Leifer and Rick Mitchell. With a foreword by Carol Burnett.Giving a speech about someone is hard. Giving a funny speech that people are actually going to pay attention to is even harder. In How to Write a Funny Speech for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn’t Want to Go to in the First Place, Leifer and Mitchell will teach you how to write the perfect speech so you can look awesome, make some people laugh, and get it over with.Quick and easy to use, this book is broken into short chapters full of priceless tips and advice. Leifer and Mitchell wil

A heart-rending but uplifting story of the human spirit’s ability to prevail. From the day he is five-years-old and dropped off at his foster home of the next eleven years, Stephen is mentally and phy

作者希莉格主持「史丹佛科技創業計畫」(STVP)多年，是非常成功的創意與創業導師，專門教導大學生(特別是以當工程師為志向)如何規畫未來及創業。幾年前當她的兒子快要上大學時，她回想起自己讀大學和初入社會的挫折與經驗，不禁希望當年20歲時有人能提點她，於是與兒子分享這些寶貴心情。後來她對一群史丹佛學生分享這些觀察和領悟，把演講題目訂為「真希望我20歲就懂的事」，引發熱烈迴響與共鳴，並應邀到全球發表演講，最後決定將她的豐富經驗和創意課程寫成這本激勵人心的精采著作。希莉格說，每個人20歲時都會有茫然面對未來、不知何去何從的強烈焦慮感，其實你應該欣然接受這種不確定，不確定才是激發創新的火種，也是向前邁進的重要力量。最有趣的經驗往往發生在偏離既定道路、挑戰傳統假設、從失敗錯誤中看出全新契機的時候！誰說南極不能賣比基尼？誰說餐廳不能賣蟑螂壽司？蘋果電腦的賈伯斯就會告訴你，被開除是他這輩子最棒的一件事，讓他展開人生最富創造力的一段時光！其實不管你是20歲、30歲、40歲甚至50歲，只要願意跳脫人生框架、勇敢嘗試失敗、以健康的心態挑戰所有「不可能」、把握每個大放異彩的機會，就會帶來無窮的可能性！A revised and updated edition of the international bestsellerInspiring readers all over the globe to reimagine their future, this revised and updated edition ofWhat I Wish I Knew When I Was 20offers timeless career advice for young adults and features new material to complement the classic text.Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career can be daunting. It is scary to face a wall of choices, knowing that no one is going to tell us if we make t

The five abused kids ventured our into "The Place" never to live in the outside world again. Only Jello's little sister ever lived outside of the place afterward. A big Indian and his son lived out th

Fluidity of Place - now in paperback - presents an interdisciplinary conversation with theories of space-time, place, and globalization at the cutting edge of social theory. Focusing on the constructi

AS HEARD ON NPR'S "SCIENCE FRIDAY"Discover the book that Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant want you to read this year, an "accessible, informative, and hilarious" introduction

A revised and updated edition of the international bestsellerInspiring readers all over the globe to reimagine their future, this revised and updated edition of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 f

This unique collection highlights the importance of landscape, politics and piety to our understandings of religion and place. The geographies of religion have developed rapidly in the last couple of

Markey (Center for Sustainable Community Development, Simon Fraser University) presents a rationale for economic renewal in the region, based in part on a survey of residents, and advocates place-base

MATTHEW GEDEN was born in England and in 1990 moved to Kinsale where he runs a bookshop in the town. He co-founded the SoundEye International Poetry Festival which takes place in Cork. His own poems h

Poetry. "In my mind, THE SOFT PLACE makes traces around what works to keep us together or keep us going: kindness, stitches ('this inner thing is mine'), seeds, family lines, and the symmetries and as

The artistic heir of sonic artists such as John Cage and James Tenney, John Luther Adams is one of the most significant and highly regarded contemporary American composers. The Farthest Place is the f

The artistic heir of sonic artists such as John Cage and James Tenney, John Luther Adams is one of the most significant and highly regarded contemporary American composers. The Farthest Place is the f