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When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes they'll let her stay. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest, where animals come from far and wide for safety, luxury, and comfort. But the Heartwood Hotel is not all acorn souffl and soft moss-lined beds. Danger lurks, and as it approaches, Mona finds that this hotel is more than a warm place to spend the night. It might also be a home.This delightfully enticing start of a new chapter book series tells a tale of friendship, courage, and community, with exquisite black-and-white illustrations throughout..Praise for the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series"[This] gentle tale of magic and self-reliance will entertain confident new independent readers. Clover's sweet story is a good next step for lovers of the Magic Tree House."-Kirkus Reviews"Readers will be envious of the world of magic that Clover becomes

Mona the mouse has finally found a place to call home, the cozy Heartwood Hotel, where she works as a maid and sleeps snuggled up in a room with her best friend. Following the festive St. Slumber celebration, most of the guests have settled in to hibernate, and the staff is looking forward to a relaxing winter. But disruptions abound, from a difficult duchess to a mysterious midnight snacker. As the snow stacks higher, Mona will have to gather friends both old and new to keep the peace, finding help in some of the most unexpected places.The second book in the enchanting Heartwood Hotel series, The Greatest Gift will warm your heart with its endearing characters and exquisite illustrations. Praise for the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series"[This] gentle tale of magic and self-reliance will entertain confident new independent readers. Clover's sweet story is a good next step for lovers of the Magic Tree House."-Kirkus Reviews"Readers will be envious of the world of magic that Clover b

If you feel like your busy schedule is preventing you from becoming the next Monet or Van Gogh, let us introduce you to Alli. Alli has mastered the art of turning simple doodles into beautifully designed floral illustrations, and she is giving you her expertise in her book How To Draw Modern Florals.In this book, Alli will teach you everything you need to know about modern florals: tools of the trade, where to find inspiration, the anatomy of a flower, and the basic shapes for drawing a flower. You'll feel as though you're sitting down with Alli at a coffeeshop as she walks you through the process of drawing and designing modern florals. You'll learn designs from classic floral favorites like the rose to most popular florals of today. You'll even learn some non-traditional florals that happen to be some of Alli's favorites: succulents and cacti.This is an introduction, so no experience is needed. If you can draw a S or a C; with a pen, Alli can teach you how to draw a beautiful, modern

Welcome to The Lost Plains!A wild west frontier where dinosaurs never went extinct.Josh Sanders will do whatever it takes to become the next great dinosaur cowboy! He's pretty confident in his skills-after all, he did win this year's Settlement Race with Charge, his speed-demon of a triceratops. So when news breaks that legendary dino-wrangler Terrodactyl Bill has captured a T-rex, it's clear to Josh that it's time to follow in the footsteps of his personal hero. But how the heck is he supposed to top nabbing a T-rex? After a little brainstorming (and a lot of iguanodon ?herding) Josh knows what he has to do-bag himself a giganotosaurus, the biggest, baddest meat-eater in existence! Josh may have Charge and best friends Abi and Sam on his side, but this will be no easy feat. It's gonna take a whole lotta courage (and rope) to pull this one off...This wildly entertaining new chapter book series for ages 7 and up features exciting illustrations and real dino facts! A great way to get kid

作者是世界上最受尊重和認可的安全專家之一，他在本書中提供了一種看安全的新視角。本書第1部分從問題定義開始，從系統化的角度看待安全，討論當前安全發展的變化、安全的思維方式、目標，並且分析了不同的威脅模型。在此基礎之上，第2部分介紹安全相關的技術，除了對技術本身進行介紹之外，作者還很好地考慮了不同情況、不同需求，以及在應對不同威脅模型時，各種技術的優勢和可能面臨的問題。第3部分介紹具體的安全操作，即如

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The highly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that critics are calling “out-of-this-world awesome.”Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna's social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump StationHeimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault. Hanna is the station captain's pampered daughter; Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy's most boring space station, little do they know that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion. When an elite BeiTech strike team invades the station, Hanna and Nik are thrown together to defend their home. But alien predators are picking off the station residents one by one, and a malfunct

When Bruce gets home from a southern migration trip with his goslings, he is tired. He is grumpy. And he is definitely not in the mood to share his home with the trio of mice who have turned his den into a hotel.There's a possum pillow fight wreaking havoc in one room, a fox luring guests into a stew in the kitchen, and a snuggly crew of critters hogging the bed. Bruce growls and grumbles and tries to throw them all out, but the entrepreneurial mice just can't take a hint. Bruce is in a little over his head, especially once the goslings join the staff. Will this grumpy bear ever get his quiet, peaceful den back to himself?Praise for Mother Bruce:*"[W]ry text and marvelously detailed pictures juxtapose uproariously. . .Visually beautiful, clever, edgy, and very funny."-Kirkus, starred review*"Ryan T. Higgins's illustrations are extraordinary. . . . [A] hilarious, artful picture book with a nod to foodies great and small" --Shelf Awareness, starred reviewKids Indie Next List, Top Ten

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人們越來越長壽，年輕勞動力卻不夠用，老齡化社會來勢洶洶，延遲退休刻不容緩！我們該為晚退休的大趨勢做什麼準備？我們又將如何生活和工作？晚退休只是中年人需要考慮的事情嗎？當然不是！晚退休的焦點只是養老金多少的問題嗎？當然不是！晚退休改變的不僅僅是個人生活，更是宏觀經濟的發展！延遲退休年齡、全面放開二胎、人口紅利衰減、產業向外轉移，背後皆是人口結構變化的邏輯！米爾頓·埃茲拉蒂著的《晚退休時代》對於老齡化

Are you ready to take your English skills to the next level?English for Everyone: Level 4: Advanced, Practice Book makes learning English as a second language easier. More than 700 exercises use graphics and visuals to develop English skills in speaking and pronunciation, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar.Exercises may include finding the errors in sample text messages, reading comprehension questions, fill-in-the-blanks, word order games, and listening questions.English for Everyone: Level 4: Advanced, Practice Book covers the skills and topics needed for the major global English-language exams, including TOEFL, and uses the same testing methods so you can practice your skills and measure your success.Use this practice book with English for Everyone: Level 4: Advanced, Course Book so you can work with the books together.Series Overview: English for Everyone series teaches all levels of English, from beginner to advanced, to speakers of English as a second language. Innovative

The three novels collected in this second volume in the Library of America Ross?Macdonald edition represent for many readers the summit of American crime writing.?They remain thrilling for their searing psychological truth-telling, daring flights of narrative invention, and their keenly?observed picture of the manners and morals of a particular time and place (Southern California in the early 1960s).?Each reflects Macdonald’s enduring concern with the hidden crimes and agonizing dysfunctions that haunt families from?one generation to the next. In The Zebra-Striped Hearse, a father’s attempt to protect his daughter from “the complete?and utter personal disaster” of marriage to a troubled drifter sends private detective Lew Archer on a perplexing and increasingly?bloody trail that leads him from Mexico to Lake Tahoe and finally into the maze of a tragically splintered?identity. In The Chill, the search for a young bride gone missing uncovers a succession of seemingly unrelated crimes com

異軍突起年代，傳統模式不再可行其實，人人心中都有異類！學會釋放異類能量，就能做不一樣的自己讓你不再盲目從眾、更有創造力！★索馬利亞海盜、外星人綁架事件專家、駱駝奶商人、駭客、出獄後學習創業的前黑道老大⋯⋯他們和光鮮亮麗的矽谷企業家之間，有什麼共通點？如何借用這些人的長處，在你的職涯與人生中找到改變的契機？ ▌《給予》作者亞當．格蘭特（Adam Grant）2015年推薦必讀書單▌英國《電訊報》（T

One of the world's foremost collectors of all things hip hop, DJ Ross One presents--for the first time ever--a much sought after collection of T-shirts in this lushly produced and detailed catalog showcasing over 500 of the genre's best.Rap Tees outshines all other rap tee collections and will be the definitive reference for generations to come. Providing not only a valuable reference and style guide to these ultra-rare shirts,Rap Tees is also a unique chronology of the history of hip hop.Beginning with the earliest rap concert shirts from the Sugar Hill Gang and New York Fresh Fest, circa 1980-84, and spanning the next two decades,Rap Tees includes rare shirts from a wide selection of the who's-who of the business including: Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Beastie Boys, Eric B and Rakim, Wu Tang Clan, Jay Z, Nas, EMPD, and many, many more.Rap Tees bookends the golden age of rap with unique street-corner memorial shirts commemorating the deaths of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac

好上班族，不當工作的奴隸！――中村流工作哲學大公開―― ――2014年諾貝爾物理學獎得主‧藍光教父中村修二――最深刻、細膩的職場觀察，最大膽、犀利的職人諫言！ 如果我們無法在職場上保住自己的尊嚴，那麼我們就會失去研究、創造的自由。一旦失去職場上的自由，我們自然就會變成為工作而生的奴隸。――中村修二他在書中所敍述的經驗和思維，正好可以給舉目無助而氣餒的年輕人們一個再出發的指引。――翟本喬／和沛科技創

這是一本權威性的作品──《華爾街日報》本書是這個時代的重大成就──《紐約時報》鮮少談政治理論的書能讓人愛不釋卷，但本書做到了──《經濟學人》朱雲漢（中研院院士、台大政治系教授）楊永明(中華民國國際關係學會會長)∕推薦陳思賢（台大政治學系教授）∕審訂、導讀──────────世界秩序為何動盪不安？二○一四年是世界秩序大動盪、最不穩定的一年。第一種不穩定發生在阿拉伯世界到阿富汗與巴基斯坦，是中央政府形

Marcus is a Cupid. Lena is a Reaper. Opposites attract in the exciting new Switched At First Kiss series by the acclaimed author ofThe Dirt Diary. Dared to kiss the adorkable Marcus Torelli at a party, Lena thinks it's the perfect opportunity to cross First Kiss off her list of "Things to Accomplish Before I Turn Fourteen."It's only when she gets sent on an assignment the next day she realizes something went horribly wrong. That ZING she felt wasn't the thrill of her first kiss she and Marcus have swapped powers! Lena is not your average eighth grader, she's a soul collector with an serious job to do. And Marcus turns out to be a supernatural matchmaker (like cupid, but without the diaper).Now logical Lena finds herself with the love touch, and sweet, sentimental Marcus has death at his fingertips. The truth is that Lena should never have taken that dare...because one little kiss has Lena and Marcus in a whole lotta trouble.Praise for Anna Staniszewski's The Dirt Diar

*Long-awaited new book from best-selling illustrator and designer*Highly detailed illustrations will absorb readers of all ages*Cut-out windows and gatefolds transform the book into a house to be exploredOften, after school, a little girl goes to her grandmother’s house, where everything is always the same but, then again, different. One day, she puts her coat on the hook in the hall, pours a glass of milk for herself in the kitchen, and tries to reach the cookie jar on the highest shelf in the pantry. But where is Grandma?Children will love exploring the rooms in Grandma’s House, peering through its cutout pages from one room to the next and journeying high up into the foldout attic in search of Grandma. Highly detailed and intricately illustrated in Alice Melvin’s trademark style, Grandma’s House is another winner from one of today’s shining stars of illustration.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

A Newbery Honor book2016-2017 Texas Bluebonnet Award winnerA New York Times BestsellerA Spring 2015 Indie Next PickA New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2015A New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing of 2015A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015A School Library Journal Best Book of 2015A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015A Top 10 Latin@ Book of 2015A Parents Magazine Best Children's Book of 2015A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2015A Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016-2017 nomineeA 2016 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers selectionA 2016 YALSA Popular Paperback selectionAn ALA Notable Children's Book of 2016A 2015 Nerdy Book Club Award Winner for Best Graphic NovelFor fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby.For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up fo

智慧聯網的興起，主要受惠於網路的普及和智慧裝置在人們生活的滲透率不斷提升，然而在巨量資料的推波助瀾下，智慧聯網儼然成為下一波商機的主流，從中體現出來的不是遙不可及的積體電路製造、封測等技術名詞，而是與每個人息息相關的智慧生活。 究竟什麼是下一個大事件（Next Big Thing）?這是每個人自智慧型手機、平板機等面臨銷售趨緩後都在問的問題，而得到的答案目前相當明確，智慧聯網就是下一個大事件，其所

開始意識到自己和彰吾關係，無法維持單純父女關係的咲生陷入內心糾葛，同時面對來自學校同學和大眾的不諒解、異樣眼光和霸凌，導致她再度自暴自棄沉淪在隨便的性關係之中，沒想到那副光景卻被彰吾的弟弟諒太撞見。無條件包容咲生並且投以理解的舉動填補了咲生空虛的心，竟然讓她想藉由和諒太交往來遺忘對彰吾的胡思亂想!?這是關係錯綜複雜、超越倫理的激動親情？愛情？鉅作第二集！本書特色單親家庭且交往關係複雜的女高中生，得

小桃一家住在老街，有一天一位金髮碧眼的老外突然搬到隔壁，這個自稱馬力歐的義大利人竟然因為非常喜歡江戶時代才搬來這邊!?他是標準的對日本充滿奇異憧憬的老外，而且超級喜歡看時代劇，不但滿口江戶腔還以認為日本現在仍然有忍者出沒……此外也有各種魅力腳色登場，像是在祭典相遇的和服美女竟然是穿女裝的酒舖的美青年夥計成瀨順平!?擅長輕鬆搞笑的宮本老師呈現的「一定有哪裡搞錯的老外」風格日常溫馨搞笑劇第一集登場!

Gaia is an ambitious satellite mission to chart a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way. By measuring the proper motions and parallaxes for a billion stars, Gaia is set to transform the way we study the composition, formation and evolution of our galaxy. Concurrently the LAMOST survey facility in China will make a complementary spectral survey of millions of objects in much of the northern sky. This volume, comprising the reviews and contributed talks presented at IAU Symposium 298, is an up-to-date review of what we know about the Milky Way as a galaxy prior to the launch of Gaia. It covers many topics including the status of dynamical simulations, photometric and spectroscopic surveys, and interstellar matter in the Milky Way, as well as detailed studies of stellar atmospheres. The expert reviews will interest all those working on Milky Way astronomy as well as galaxy formation and evolution.

這些問題的答案將改變我們的生活大黃蜂的空氣動力原理為什麼勝過一架七四七客機？貝殼如何讓微晶片避免過熱？蝴蝶的翅膀顏色如何降低全球八○％的照明電費？跳蚤膝蓋與蜜蜂胸背板如何幫助科學家們配製出一種近乎完美的橡膠？ 仿生學 biomimicry，或者稱為生物啟發科技，是一種應用仿效大自然經驗，解決人類問題的高科技。從仿擬葉子的太陽能板、到以蜥蜴生物學為本發現的治命醫藥突破、到仿製鯊魚皮的抗菌塗料。就連你

（諾蘭‧布許聶爾）他是很有遠見的領導人，還帶點藝術氣息。換言之，他就是賈伯斯的另一個榜樣。──《賈伯斯傳》（Steve Jobs）賈伯斯第一任老闆，電玩之父 諾蘭‧布許聶爾傳授如何不錯過下一個賈伯斯如果一個19歲的大學中輟生，頂著一頭亂髮，腳踏涼鞋，大剌剌的來到你的公司門口，揚言不錄用他，他就賴著不走。你會錄用他？還是請警衛趕人？雅達利創辦人布許聶爾獨具慧眼，洞悉了這個怪胎少有人能及的

未來會走到哪裡，我們可以有不同的選擇！2052年，地球還能承載多少人？我們還有足夠的食物和能源嗎？ 中國經濟崛起將帶來怎樣的影響？失控的氣候變化終將毀滅一切？20世紀暢銷千萬冊經典《成長的極限》共同作者 喬詹．蘭德斯 再次針對地球總體生活的可能變遷，提出權威性預測！蘭德斯傾其40餘年的研究心得，嘔心瀝血著述本書，以宏觀視野闡釋世界經濟與社會、人類生活型態的發展。所有預測不僅有扎實的邏輯與工具作為基

為什麼有些國家的經濟蓬勃發展，而另一些國家卻逐步衰退？最具影響力的經濟學家林毅夫，為繁榮經濟擘劃具體可行的策略！從二次大戰到現在，只有包括台灣、韓國在內的13個經濟體，從低收入躍升到中高收入，以當時的經濟理論來看，這些經濟體推行的政策都是錯誤的，但為何他們會成功？ 其關鍵就在於本書所強調的，發展中國家的經濟政策必須依其要素稟賦（factorendowment），檢視有多少自然資源？有多少勞動力？

以江戶時代作為背景的漫畫作品很多，但是，以江戶時代代表性的〝大名行列〞，作為貫穿作品主軸的作品卻不多。所謂的大名行列，就是江戶幕府時期，將軍為了遏止各諸侯擁兵自重，於是在首都東京設置了諸侯的辦事處，並且有時以諸侯的親人作為人質留在首都，並要求各諸侯必須往返首都和地方處理公務，這對每個諸侯來說都是龐大的財政負擔，也因此無力反叛而能維持安定。本書就在敘述，岡山藩熊田家的大名要到東京的旅途上，行列中眾人

捷克年度暢銷冠軍書打破捷克《達文西密碼》銷售紀錄！捷克總統哈維爾專文推薦行善有善報嗎？經濟學是否關乎善惡？它是一個數字遊戲，還是攸關人性的哲學？它是專家學者坐而論道的形而上學，還是連結老百姓生活的大眾話題？「即使是身無分文的人，也和經濟學脫不了關係。」日常所有活動，都與經濟學有關。那麼在現代經濟學肇基前，經濟學又「藏身」何處？法老王的夢：約瑟與最早的景氣循環歷史上最早的景氣循環與一個夢有關。埃及的

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In 2012 Disney will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Snow White movie, a beloved classic and an important milestone in film history. This book, created with the Walk Disney Family Foundation, run by Walt’s daughter, is a catalog of never-before-seen art and behind-the-scenes stories.In 1933, Walt Disney was a rising star in the world of animation, just beginning to become a household name. Ambitious new ideas emerged from the Disney studio on a regular basis, and the film world waited eagerly to see what the creative young filmmaker would do next. The answer surprised them all: a full-length animated feature film, based on the traditional tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The production took three years and the talents of many of Hollywood’s top artists . . . and, of course, created one of the best-loved classics of all time. This book, based on a ground-breaking exhibition of both familiar and never-before-seen art from the Walt Disney Animation Research Library, walks t

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You've researched your character extensively, tailored her to your audience, sketched hundreds of versions, and now you lean back content as you gaze at your final character model sheet. But now what? Whether you want to use her in an animated film, television show, video game, web comic, or children's book, you're going to have to make her perform. How a character looks and is costumed starts to tell her story, but her body language reveals even more. Character Mentor shows you how to pose your character, create emotion through facial expressions, and stage your character to create drama. Author Tom Bancroft addresses each topic with clear, concise prose, and then shows you what he really means through commenting on and redrawing artwork from a variety of student "apprentices." His assignments allow you to join in and bring your drawing to the next level with concrete techniques, as well as more theoretical analysis. Character Mentor is an apprenticeship in a book. Professional artist

The second book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy. "Collins has done that rare thing. She has written a sequel that improves upon the first book." The New York Times Book Review "Whereas Katniss kills with finesse, Collins writes with raw power." Time magazine A Time Magazine Top Ten Fiction Book of 2009 After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district, hoping for a peaceful future.But their victory has caused rebellion to break out ... and the Capitol has decided that someone must pay. As Katniss and Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitol's Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever.Unless they can convince the world that they are still lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying. Then comes the cruellest twist: the contestants for the next Hunger Games are announced, and Katniss and Peeta are forced into the arena once more. Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games c

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