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With stories by acclaimed and exciting new YA writers: Louise HawesJ. James Keels Ron Koertge Chris Lynch Norma Fox Mazer Lauren Myracle Jamie Pittel Anita Riggio Mary Ann Rodman Ellen Wittlinger Jacqueline Woodson Tim Wynne-Jones A stellar line-up of young adult writers examines our relationship with beauty in stories that haunt, amuse, stir, and fascinate. A beauty queen with a chin-hair problem, an aspiring model who would rather take pictures than be in them, a boy in love with the gorgeous nurse he's never seen, a girl named Beauty who feels like anything but—the teenagers in these dozen stories feel the power of beauty, whether it's to trap, save, torment, or comfort. In an era when image seems to have triumphed over virtue and reason, this timely, discussion-provoking collection asks young readers to think about what is truly beautiful.

The author of ''Repacking Your Bags'' offers a thoughtful examination of how people make choices and offers lessons for creating a valuable moral legacy.

These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and friends in the 1930s. They have delighted generations of children since, and inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber's brilliant musical "e;Cats"e;. This edition includes illustrations by Nicolas Bentley.

In the final volume in the Sisters Grimm series, Sabrina, Daphne, and the rest of the Grimms and their friends must face off against the Master to decide the fate of Ferryport Landing—and the world. When Mirror fails to escape the barrier using Granny Relda's body, he turns to his plan B: killing all the Grimms so that the magical barrier collapses. In the meantime, Sabrina has gathered the other magic mirrors as advisors on how to deal with their mortal enemy. They tell her to join forces with the Scarlet Hand against Mirror, in exchange for offering all the citizens of Ferryport Landing their freedom. This final chapter is the end of the road for several beloved characters, but the conclusion is sure to satisfy devoted fans of the series.

在充满生命危险的旧世界遗址上，少年全裸地遇见了伫立在那里的奇妙美女。为了从贫民窟往上爬而成为猎人的少年名叫阿基拉。只看到阿基拉的不现实的美貌和谁都不能接触到的，不为人知的美女的名字是阿尔法。alpha露出一丝不苟的微笑向阿基拉提出了委托，阿基拉为了能够成为猎人而接受了委托。当两个人的合同成立时，阿基拉和阿尔法的奇异的猎手开始了生意。科学文明崩溃后重建世界少年猎人和奇妙美女东部猎人

当异乡人拿到方舟的核心，这上古神灵所创的神物将再次揭开它的神秘面纱，是神灵知识的发展还是，毁灭？

本书对世界上下数千年重大历史演讲事件做了全景式的扫描，对世界历史的真实过程做了全面的阐述，从浩瀚的历史文库中，撷取精华、汇聚经典、分辨别类对历史上曾经发生的重大事件进行分析介绍，为广大读者打开了一扇历史的窗口。让读者在阅读中享受知识的乐趣，身临其境地感受历史的真实、演讲者的伟大。

天未亮，母亲就起床了。尽管她蹑手蹑脚，尽管她压低声音，但我还是被惊醒了，其实，我不是被惊醒的，我压根就没有睡着，或者说没有睡深。我整整一夜都没有睡踏实。夜间陪母亲说话，一直到夜深。迷迷糊糊入睡后，又不停地做梦，梦见自己骑马远行，母亲舍不得我，拉住我不让走，我的马似乎通人性，明明是从52栋出发的，明明往前走了，明明走远了，但最后的目的地居然还是52栋。就这样迷迷糊糊、懵懵懂懂之间，母亲起床了，而我，刚好骑着马又一次来到了52栋。

Nadine Thompson and Angela Soper draw on real-world examples--from Tom's of Maine, Seventh Generation, Honest Tea, and many other innovative companies--to detail concrete steps for designing sales and distribution strategies that fit the needs, interests, and habits of your target customers.

商场、处世、领导克敌制胜的不败之秘！《厚黑学》从商场、处世、领导方式三个方面告诉读者以“硬”保身，以“软”克敌的商界成功者的不败之秘；厚结人缘、广积人气、常养人情等处世的方法及胆大心黑、脸皮厚的为官之道已成为过去。仁爱与宽容变成了领导之根本的道理。厚黑学是当今社会上每个人所必须知道的学问，无论你是领导、普通人或商人。《厚黑学》是一本综合的世事书，它不仅教你如何做一位出然的领导者，让你利用“处世经”威力，你会发现自己必须掌握自己的命运，寻找自己的人生之路，而不是做别人的梦，去实现他人的理想；《厚黑学》还告诉了你如何让你成为一位更有魅力的管理者。你要想在多变的社会中有一套自己的处世、做人的方法，《厚黑学》一是本不得不看的经典佳作。

没有在乐食坊深夜排过队的人，不足以谈人生……没有在乐食坊品过美食的明星，不足以聊时尚……没有在乐食坊设宴款待的政要，不足以谋外交……美食世界的一朵奇葩，横空出世的远东厨神。——————————————————晚上看，记得要吃夜宵要不然会看饿的——————————————————建了个群，美食团：198611084欢迎朋友们加入哦

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

我要翻手为云，覆手为雨！我要颠覆命格，扭转乾坤！我要杀尽负我之人，屠尽虚伪之辈！我要这天，再遮不住我的眼！我要这地，再埋不住我的心！我要这天上诸神，烟消云散！……我要五百块钱，先交房租！！

本书从成长中可能遇到的问题出发，内容涵盖了勤奋、坚强、自信、乐观等诸多与孩子健康成长密切相关的方面，人选的故事通俗易懂，道理清晰明了，版式活泼多样，容易激发孩子强烈的阅读兴趣，能够起到极好的教育和熏陶作用，对于提高孩子的文化素养、拓展孩子的知识面大有帮助。好习惯成就好未来，孩子从小养成良好的习惯，成就大事业将不再是遥不可及的梦想。生命需要鼓舞，心灵需要滋润。《国民阅读文库·青少年心灵成长直通车》图书的故事极具启蒙意义，可以启迪孩子的心灵，开发孩子的潜能，塑造孩子健康的人格，为孩子健康茁壮成长创造必要的条件。愿孩子们拥有一次快乐的阅读之旅。