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Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he’d seen it all. But he’s never met a cricket before, which really isn’t surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City—the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He’d be there still if he hadn’t followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone’s picnic basket. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. And he could not have found two better guides—and friends—than Tucker and Harry. The trio have many adventures—from taking in the sights and sounds of Broadway to escaping a smoky fire.Chester makes a third friend, too. It is a boy, Mario, who rescues Chester from a dusty corner of the subway station and brings him to live in the safety of his parents’ newsstand. He hopes at first to keep Chester as a pet, but Mario soon understands that the cricket is more than that. Because Chester has a hidden talent

內容介紹： ～林口長庚醫院　莊永毓、台北護理學院生死教育與輔導研究所　李玉嬋、台灣師範大學心輔所　李佩怡推薦～ 癌症患者諮商手冊(Counselling People with Cancer)是本實用的指南書，由兩位卓越的心理學家執筆。他們對於協助病患及其家屬面對與克服和癌症相關的心理問題，有多年的實務經驗。 定期與癌症患者接觸的健康照護人員，以及工作涵蓋諮商要素者，是本書的主要

OverviewAn innovative behavioral approach to leadership from the bestselling author of Bringing Out the Best in PeopleManagement guru Aubrey Daniels delivers a proven, scientifically grounded approach to great leadership with Measure of a Leader. This book turns conventional leadership wisdom on its head, showing how to focus on the behavior of followers to craft a powerful leadership style.Structuring their message around the indicators of follower behavior that predict a leader's influence, Aubrey and James Daniels show exactly how to impact the growth of a business, its customers, and the marketplace. Even more important, the authors' system gives managers the tools to adapt the approach, creating positive behavior that can improve the performance of their people. Managers are transformed into leaders, creating a legacy that perpetually generates greater momentum, commitment, initiative, and reciprocity throughout an organization.Includes leadership examples from top companies such

Are you feeling stuck in a particular area of your life? Have you let another year go by without achieving certain goals? What's keeping you from attaining your dreams? Unfortunately, too often we

This wide ranging but self-contained account of the spectral theory of non-self-adjoint linear operators is ideal for postgraduate students and researchers, and contains many illustrative examples and exercises. Fredholm theory, Hilbert-Schmidt and trace class operators are discussed, as are one-parameter semigroups and perturbations of their generators. Two chapters are devoted to using these tools to analyze Markov semigroups. The text also provides a thorough account of the new theory of pseudospectra, and presents the recent analysis by the author and Barry Simon of the form of the pseudospectra at the boundary of the numerical range. This was a key ingredient in the determination of properties of the zeros of certain orthogonal polynomials on the unit circle. Finally, two methods, both very recent, for obtaining bounds on the eigenvalues of non-self-adjoint Schrodinger operators are described. The text concludes with a description of the surprising spectral properties of the non-s

With passion, critical questioning, and humor, Adrienne Rich suggests how poetry has actually been lived in the world, past and present. In this essay, which was the basis for her speech upon accepting the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, she ranges among themes including poetry's disparagement as "either immoral or unprofitable," the politics of translation, how poetry enters into extreme situations, different poetries as conversations across place and time. In its openness to many voices, Poetry and Commitment offers a perspective on poetry in an ever more divided and violent world. "I hope never to idealize poetry--it has suffered enough from that. Poetry is not a healing lotion, an emotional massage, a kind of linguistic aromatherapy. Neither is it a blueprint, nor an instruction manual, nor a billboard."

《Children in Wonderland: Teaching With Fairy Tales》是一本專為幼兒美語教師所設計，針對兒童英語教學所規畫的創意教學輔助手冊。全書以10個大家耳熟能詳的世界童話為基礎，包括三隻小豬、小紅帽、醜小鴨等，完整設計出一系列兒童英語教學課程，藉由豐富的學習活動，及改編歌謠教唱，讓兒童輕鬆吸收各種知識，熟悉英語的使用。1.課程主題清楚而詳盡：全書10個童話故事

It's backwards! It's inside out! It's every letter for itself! This laugh-out-loud romp is not your average alphabet book!Z is tired of always having to be last when the alphabet family lines up. He is demanding fair and equal treatment! The letters (more or less) agree to go backwards, but it's not long before P has some ideas of his own. And so does H, for that matter. In fact, it seems as if almost every letter has a different opinion about how the alphabet should be arranged. It's chaos! It's pandemonium! And it's definitely not as easy as A-B-C! Filled with visually humorous details, Bob Kolar's colorful illustrations are the perfect foil for Alethea Kontis's snappy story about the comic confusion that comes when the letters of the alphabet, like a class of unruly children, step out of order and show that each one has a mind of its own.

Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match–and must face a savage serial killer and shattering personal revelations–in the brilliant new novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon and The Sinner.Dr. Maura Isles makes her living dealing with death. As a pathologist in a major metropolitan city, she has seen more than her share of corpses every day–many of them victims of violent murder. But never before has her blood run cold, and never has the grim expression “dead ringer” rung so terrifyingly true. Because never before has the lifeless body on the medical examiner’s table been her own.Yet there can be no denying the mind-reeling evidence before her shocked eyes and those of her colleagues, including Detective Jane Rizzoli: the woman found shot to death outside Maura’s home is the mirror image of Maura, down to the most intimate physical nuances. Even more chilling is the discovery that they share the same birth date and blood type.

This is volume four, Reading Level 1, in a comprehensive program (Reading Levels 1 and 2) for beginning readers.Two nine-book sets teach reading to children from preschool to grades K and 1, emphasizing phonics while also presenting a lively and engaging collection of facts and stories to make kids’ reading experiences enjoyable. Each title emphasizes one phonics family, the first five books in each set focusing on one vowel sound, and the remaining four books combining some vowel sounds or reviewing them all. Short vowel families are covered in Level 1 readers and long vowel families in Level 2 books. Fiction titles feature attractive illustrations and have story themes ranging from funny to serious. Each fiction title also suggests a brief activity that allows kids to interact with the book’s subject matter. Nonfiction titles are photo illustrated, and include “Fun Facts” to enrich children’s reading experiences. The nonfiction books contain the basic elements of a nonfiction book, i

The propensity to make music is the most mysterious, wonderful, and neglected feature of humankind: this is where Steven Mithen began, drawing together strands from archaeology, anthropology, psychology, neuroscience--and, of course, musicology--to explain why we are so compelled to make and hear music. But music could not be explained without addressing language, and could not be accounted for without understanding the evolution of the human body and mind. Thus Mithen arrived at the wildly ambitious project that unfolds in this book: an exploration of music as a fundamental aspect of the human condition, encoded into the human genome during the evolutionary history of our species.Music is the language of emotion, common wisdom tells us. In The Singing Neanderthals, Mithen introduces us to the science that might support such popular notions. With equal parts scientific rigor and charm, he marshals current evidence about social organization, tool and weapon technologies, hunting and sca

Tadao Ando at Naoshima: Art, Architecture, Nature showcases the latest work in an on-going process of building by Tadao Ando at the acclaimed Naoshima Island Art Complex. Featured here is Ando's recently completed Chichu Art Museum, an underground facility built on the small island in the Inland Sea of Japan. With respect for the landscape and the traditional use of the land as terraced salt fields, Ando was here determined to utterly adapt architecture to the topography, burying much of the complex volume below the ground. He was moved to fully explore the potential of "underground architecture," which imposes its own order and sensibility on space, allowing in only limited light while increasing a sense of depth, fostering ultimately cool tranquility in which one becomes enfolded. On permanent exhibit in the museum, and shown here, is an important body of work by impressionist Claude Monet as well as other major works by contemporary artists Walter De Maria and James Turrell.

Lola loves dogs. So when Charlie takes Lola and her friend Lotta to the park with his friend Marv and Marv's dog Sizzles, Lola is thrilled. Marv lets her and Lotta look after Sizzles on the promise that they don't let him off the lead. But Lola and Lotta are so over-excited that, of course, they let Sizzles go and then have a panicky search for him all round the park. Imagine their relief when Sizzles appears - until he's followed by an identical dog. They know that Sizzles is extremely very clever and so can tell which dog is the right Sizzles - he's the one that he sits down when they tell him. Yet another crisis averted for Lola!商品除瑕疵品外，恕不接受退換貨因拍攝略有色差，圖片僅供參考，顏色請以實際收到商品為準

The definitive pronouncement on more than 1,500 of our most commonly mispronounced words.From the language maven Charles Harrington Elster comes an authoritative and unapologetically opinionated look at American speech. As Elster points out, there is no sewer in connoisseur, no dip in diphthong, and no pronoun in pronunciation. The culmination of twenty years of observation and study, The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations is more than just a pronunciation guide. Elster discusses past and present usage, alternatives, analogies, and tendencies and offers plenty of advice, none of it objective. Whether you are adamant or ambivalent about the spoken word, Elster arms you with the information you need to decide what is acceptable for you.The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations has now been expanded and revised and features nearly 200 new words, including:al-Qaeda bruschetta commensurate coup de grace curriculum vita exacerbate gigabyte hara-kiri machismo Muslim Niger Pinochet Pulitzer

Intellectual property continues to soar in value, comprising an increasingly greater portion of a typical company’s assets. In the age of instant global communication, understanding what intellectual

本書譯自Bretscher所著「Linear Algebra with Applications」，透過淺顯易懂的方式向讀者介紹線性方程組、線性轉換、線性空間(向量空間)、矩陣、行列式等最基礎的內容，也對於正交性、特徵值(與特徵向量)、最小平方法、對稱矩陣、二次型、線性微分方程組、動態系統有所著墨。本書以清晰的條理和脈絡說明定理、原理與相關證明，除此之外，並適時介紹相關知識的演進歷史與各領域的應用

Combining in a single volume an up-to-date dictionary and a thesaurus, this book offers readers a convenient way to examine dictionary entries and research corresponding synonyms at the same time.The split-page design displays full dictionary entries on the upper portion of each page and full thesaurus entries on the bottom portion, which makes finding and understanding the right word easier than ever. The thesaurus section of the page is screened to highlight the dual nature of the book, providing quick access to the synonyms that relate to the dictionary entries above.The dictionary contains 70,000 entries, including extensive coverage of new words and meanings. The thesaurus contains 150,000 synonyms that are alphabetically arranged on each page to correlate with the dictionary entries on the same page.With its unique format and user-friendly features, The American HeritageR Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus is a convenient and invaluable resource on words.

Discover the magic of The Malloreon–David Eddings’s acclaimed series, the sequel to his bestselling The Belgariad. Now the first three Malloreon books appear in a single volume, taking us on an epic quest across strange lands among gods, kings, sorcerers, and ordinary men. It is a gripping tale of two ancient warring destinies fighting a battle of good against evil.Garion has slain the evil God Torak and is now the King of Riva. The prophecy has been fulfilled–or so it seems. For there is a dire warning, as a great evil brews in the East. Now Garion once again finds himself with the fate of the world resting on his shoulders. When Garion’s infant son is kidnapped by Zandramas, the Child of Dark, a great quest begins to rescue the child. Among those on the dangerous mission are Garion and his wife, Queen Ce’Nedra, and the immortal Belgarath the Sorcerer and his daughter, Polgara. They must make their way through the foul swamps of Nyissa, then into the lands of the Murgos. Along the way

美國女作家瑪格麗特‧密契爾發表過的唯一小說就是這部《飄》（Gone With The Wind）。小說自一九三六年問世以來，一直暢銷不衰，被公認是以美國南北戰爭為背景的愛情小說裡的經典之作。小說以亞特蘭大以及附近的一個莊園為故事場景，描繪了內戰前後美國南方人的生活，包括習俗禮儀、言行舉止、精神觀念、政治態度、衣著打扮等等。小說最吸引人的地方是郝思嘉的個性以及她的愛情故事。她的愛情並非充斥詩意和浪漫

美國女作家瑪格麗特‧密契爾發表過的唯一小說就是這部《飄》（Gone With The Wind）。小說自一九三六年問世以來，一直暢銷不衰，被公認是以美國南北戰爭為背景的愛情小說裡的經典之作。小說以亞特蘭大以及附近的一個莊園為故事場景，描繪了內戰前後美國南方人的生活，包括習俗禮儀、言行舉止、精神觀念、政治態度、衣著打扮等等。小說最吸引人的地方是郝思嘉的個性以及她的愛情故事。她的愛情並非充斥詩意和浪漫

本書提供與漢語相對而言的英語習慣搭配信息，所謂習慣搭配，是指不同語言中表現同一事物或概念時用不盡相同的詞而組合成的搭配。例如，英語詞black(黑)與漢語“紅”，作為形容詞，其詞義不相同。但英語搭配black tea卻與漢語“紅茶”表示相同的事物。類似的搭配就是本詞典所解釋的習慣搭配。 習慣搭配不是語言的熟語，熟語固定詞組，是語言中現成的詞匯單位，如英語to Kill two birds with

Ryuho Okawa is known for his wisdom, compassion, and commitment to educating people to think and act in spiritual and religious ways. In The Challenge of the Mind, Okawa offers his thoughts on karma?w

Since its first airing, it''s always a memorable night when "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is on TV. After forty years, the animated special is still a favorite. This lushly illustrated tribute to the beloved television classic has many unique features, including: Original animation artA look at the behind -- the -- scenes making of the cartoonVince Guaraldi''s original score and publication notesInterviews with the original child actors who were the voices of the Peanuts gangAn introduction by the show''s executive producer, Lee MendelsonAnd much more!A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Making of a Tradition is a delightful and fitting salute to the holiday special that never fails to deepen your love of Christmas, touch your heart, and give you hope.

Most biologists use nonlinear regression more than any other statistical technique, but there are very few places to learn about curve-fitting. This book, by the author of the very successfulIntuitive

Anxiety is the number one mental health problem facing young people today. Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, yet more and more children today are exhibiting symptoms of anxiety, from bedw

是一本實用又親切的義大利旅遊指南，從威尼斯、羅馬到阿瑪菲海岸與西西里，帶領讀者探索城市的藝術遺產與自然風光。書中提供旅程規劃建議、地圖與交通資訊，並依不同預算推薦住宿與餐廳選擇。作者以平實筆調指出「值得一看」與「可略過」的景點，讓旅行更輕鬆、體驗更深入。這是初次造訪義大利或希望自由安排行程者的理想參考書。Explore Italy with confidence From Venice and Rome to the Amalfi Coast and Sicily, Italy has so many cultural treasures and scenic splendors that it can make your head spin. Relax! This down-to-earth guide is just what you need to choose the perfect Italian itinerary. Discover: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn’t miss – and what you can skip The best restaurants and hotels for every budget Lots of detailed maps

After all these years of thinking 69 was our lucky number, the perpetrators of Nerve.com's wildly popular 'Position of the Day' have hand-picked 366 of their very best erotic scenarios into one gloriously chunky, deeply inspiring, and hilarious compendium. Yes, that's 366 - one for each day of the year plus a little something special for leap year! Illustrated with anatomically correct drawn figures, the positions run the lusty gamut from plausible to creative to Honey, get my weight belt, this is going to require some heavy lifting! For beginners and the acrobatically challenged, there are accessible suggestions such as the Corporate Merger, the Wet Blanket, and the TV Dinner. Meanwhile, the adept and adventurous can try their hand at The Snow Blower, The Papoose, and the Quasimodo, which field-testing suggests is best attempted only after a vigorous round of stretching and a can of Red Bull. Position of the Day is about not becoming a creature of habit, because even the Excuse Me, Do

This volume explores the concept of safety as applied in the long term care context. Chapters examine the way in which the quest for safety may work either synergistically or adversely upon other wort

Unlock the Welch in YouThe Welch Way is the first book written specifically to help employees infuse their careers with the actions and success strategies of business icon Jack Welch. This accessible, fast-paced book draws on Welchs career to explain how workers can follow the proven Welch model to:Face reality Use change as a competitive weapon Defy tradition Fight fear Overcome bureaucracy Pounce on every opportunity Set stretch goals Move beyond boundaries Spark others to perform Get good ideas from everywhere Have fun Jack Welch transformed GE into the worlds most valuable corporation­­and became one of historys most admired and successful CEOs­­by cutting through bureaucratic noise and letting hands-on, frontline employees tell him what needed to be done. The Welch Way shows you how to work the Welch magic in your career and reach new heights in todays wide-open, idea-driven workplace.