第1章 Author biography

The first volume of William Golding's Sea Trilogy. Sailing to Australia in the early years of the nineteenth century, Edmund Talbot keeps a journal to amuse his godfather back in England. Full of wit and disdain, he records the mounting tensions on the ancient, sinking warship where officers, sailors, soldiers and emigrants jostle in the cramped spaces below decks. Then a single passenger, the obsequious Reverend Colley, attracts the animosity of the sailors, and in the seclusion of the fo'castle something happens to bring him into a 'hell of degradation', where shame is a force deadlier than the sea itself. "e;The work of a master at the full stretch of his age and wisdom - necessary, provoking, urgent, rich, complex and rare"e;. (The Times). "e;An extraordinary novel"e;. (Observer). "e;Golding's best and most accessible story since Lord of the Flies"e;. (Melvyn Bragg).

Shirley by the English novelist Charlotte Bronte is an 1849 social novel. It was Bronte's second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Bronte's pseudonym Currer Bell). Set in Yorkshire during the time of the Luddite unrest—a labor movement that began in 1811-1812 in an effort to protect the interests of the working class—the novel consists of two narrative strands woven together, one involving the struggles of workers against mill owners, and the other involving the romantic entanglements of the two heroines. The novel's popularity led to Shirley's becoming a woman's name. The title character was given the name that her father had intended to give a son. Before the publication of the novel, Shirley was an uncommon – but distinctly male – name and would have been an unusual name for a woman. Today it is regarded as a distinctly female name and an uncommon male name.

"A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)WATCHING (The Making of Riley Paige—Book One) is book #1 in a new psychological thriller series by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose free bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) has received over 1,000 five star reviews.

The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a novel by Daniel Defoe, who is an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy, primarily published in 1720. It has been republished multiple times. Captain Singleton is considered to have been partly inspired by the exploits of the English pirate Henry Every, who operated in the late 17th century. The narrative describes the life of the Englishman, Singleton, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsies, eventually making his way to sea. The former half of the book concerns Singleton's crossing of Africa, the latter half referring to his life as a pirate in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. Defoe's description of piracy focuses on the most part on matters of economics and logistics, making it an intriguing if not particularly gripping read.

"A wily thriller-fantasy … Each discovery sounds like the voice of a storyteller reminding us of how the gods play with our fates."New York TimesWinner of the Finlandia Award, Troll: A Love Story is an enchanting novel that has become an international sensation. Angel, a young photographer, comes home from a night of carousing to find a group of drunken teenagers in the courtyard of his apartment building, taunting a wounded, helpless young troll. He takes it in, not suspecting the dramatic consequences of this decision. What does one do with a troll in the city? As the troll's presence influences Angel's life in ways he could never have predicted, it becomes clear that the creature is the familiar of man's most forbidden feelings. A novel of sparkling originality, Troll is a wry, beguiling story of nature and man's relationship to wild things, and of the dark power of the wildness in ourselves.

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《卡耐基魅力口才与沟通艺术》是卡耐基有效说话训练的全集，汇集了卡耐基关于沟通、谈话、公开讲话的思想与文字，凝聚了这位人生导师对人性的洞察和他所创立的成功学的精华。拥有有效说话的能力，拥有演讲的技巧，是一个人成名、成功的绝对必要条件。本书就是一本教你如何通过建立自信来提高表达能力，如何通过有效的演讲扩大影响力的书，只要你能善用书中的技巧，一定能使你在公司、政府机关、各种组织和家庭中，踌躇满志。通过本书的强化训练，可以强化你的勇气、自信和热情，并使你很自然地将所学技能应用到与人谈话的过程中，你将会发现，当众说话不再是一件难事，自己也可以展现魅力口才。

深夜，一个衣着宽大的女人独自站在楼顶天台，风很大，不住掀起她的衣服和头发，女人右手按在小腹上，前方巨型广告牌变幻的光芒交织在她失去表情的脸上，远远看去，小小的人站在“明光集团”那四个光焰铸就的大字中间，像一根黑色的火柴梗。明日之星电视在不同的新闻频道之间跳转。……一枚重磅炸弹式的研究成果发布会引起了整个学界的震动。

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。

萧涵涵地球一名职业杀手，一次坠崖穿越到天玄大陆，故事将从此开始……

青涩蜕变，如今她是能独当一面的女boss，爱了冷泽聿七年，也同样花了七年时间去忘记他。以为是陌路，他突然向他表白，扬言要娶她，她只当他是脑子抽风，他的殷勤她也全都无视。他帮她查她父母的死因，赶走身边情敌，解释当初拒绝她的告别，和故意对她冷漠都是无奈之举。突然爆出她父母的死居然和冷家有丝毫联系，还莫名跳出个公爵未婚夫，扬言要与她履行婚约。峰回路转，破镜还能重圆吗？ PS:我又开新文了，每逢假期必书荒，新文《有你的世界遇到爱》，喜欢我的文的朋友可以来看看，这是重生类现言，对这个题材感兴趣的一定要收藏起来。

我叫王小七，村里人都叫我鬼娃。王小七这个名字是我爷爷给我取得，爷爷说我的命不好，八字太弱，容易夭折。爷爷说的我都信以为真，直到我七岁那年，我才知道爷爷说的都是骗我的。二叔临终前告诉我，我是从棺材里面抱出来的。我是一九九七年七月十五那天从棺材里面抱出来的，那一天是鬼节。

一个流传着无数英雄传说的未来世界，卡修掌握着英雄传承的技能卡牌，强大的卡修与天地异变之后的卡兽争夺着地盘。主角洛天辰携带着王者荣耀系统重生，附身废材，却一世沉沦。再次重生回到同一个起点，终于强势崛起，别的卡修装备一张技能卡，他则直接装备一张英雄卡，别人只有一个技能的时候，他已经掌握了英雄卡上的四个技能。这一世重生，他不再骄傲自负、争强好胜，只为弥补上一世对父母、对心爱女人的亏欠！已完本小说《未来之全民突击》，书友群的群号是：623517659群名：二少书友群

叶凌尘翻了翻《数学书》，世界十大难题破解了。叶凌尘翻了翻《语文书》，世界十大名著诞生了。叶凌尘翻了翻《演员的自我修养》，世界级影帝出世了。叶凌尘翻了翻《军体拳》，无敌了。叶凌尘翻了翻《易经》，卧槽，升仙了……

根据《第五人格》游戏剧情改编创作。二十世纪欧洲，一个恶名昭著的欧利蒂斯庄园里神秘地举办了一场游戏，庄园主人是主办方，先后邀请许多庄园里的人来参加这场游戏，而参加游戏的人，他们的目的和庄园主人举办的目的都难以揣测，不管怎样，亲眼所见，亦非事实！