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The Martian
安迪·威尔 试读
An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.
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The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown 试读
The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.
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Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis 试读
Hit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father—from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree.
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The Champion‘s Mind
Jim Afremow 试读
Even among the most elite performers, certain athletes stand out as a cut above the rest, able to outperform in clutch, game-deciding moments. These athletes prove that raw athletic ability doesn't necessarily translate to a superior on-field experience—its the mental game that matters most.
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My Brother Is a Superhero
David Solomons 试读
Luke Parker was just your average comic book fan until his boring, teacher’s pet, helps-old-ladies-across-the-street brother Zack got turned into a superhero. Luke can’t believe the unfairness of it all—he’s the one with the encyclopedic knowledge of everything from Ant-Man to Wolverine! At least he can help Zack—aka Star Guy—with all the important parts of becoming a superhero, like using his newfound powers and deciding whether or not to wear a cape.
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A Game of Thrones
乔治·R.R.马丁 试读
There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens 试读
The French Revolution comes to vivid life in Charles Dickens's famous novel about the best of times and the worst of times...The storming of the Basti llethe death carts with their doomed human cargo the swift drop of the guillotine blade this is the French Revolution that Charles Dickens vividly captures in his famous work A Tale of Two Cities.
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2001:A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke 试读
The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film—and changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves.From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures to the outer rim of our solar system,2001: A Space Odyssey;is a journey unlike any other.
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Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney 试读
Her best friend is the beautiful and endlessly self-possessed Bobbi. At a local poetry performance one night, they meet a well-known photographer, and as the girls are then gradually drawn into her world, Frances is reluctantly impressed by the older woman’s sophisticated home and handsome husband, Nick. But however amusing Frances and Nick’s flirtation seems at first, it begins to give way to a strange—and then painful—intimacy.
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius 试读
In Gregory Hays’s new translation—the first in thirty-five years—Marcus’s thoughts speak with a new immediacy. In fresh and unencumbered English, Hays vividly conveys the spareness and compression of the original Greek text. Never before have Marcus’s insights been so directly and powerfully presented.
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Tonight on the Titanic
Mary Pope Osborne 试读
Titanic trouble! Jack and Annie are in for an exciting, scary, and sad adventure when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the decks of the Titanic. Is there anything they can do to help the ill-fated ship? Will they be able to save anyone? Will they be able to save themselves?
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The Razor‘s Edge
W. Somerset Maugham 试读
Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brillant characters - his fiancee Isabel, whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliot Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob.
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Dinosaurs Before Dark
Mary Pope Osborne 试读
A tree house that travels through time? Not possible, says Jack. But he has to admit--when he and his younger sister, Annie, start running into dinosaurs--that they're not in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, anymore.
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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
Howard Pyle 试读
In these wonderfully illustrated tales, renowned storyteller Howard Pyle carries us back to the enchanting world of King Arthur and his Round Table. The book chronicles the adventures of Arthur as he draws the sword Excalibur from the anvil, proving his right to the throne, and as he courts and wins the heart of Guinevere. Later he suffers the treachery of the wicked Morgana le Fay and witnesses the tragic fate of the Enchanter Merlin.
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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy 试读
“The greatest of all novelists...what else can we call the author of War and Peace?” asked Virginia Woolf rhetorically—and literary luminaries the world over have agreed with her. The saga stands alone in its vast scope and minute detail, its immense diversity and final unity.
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寻梦环游记 Coco(迪士尼英文原版)
迪士尼公司 试读
本书为迪士尼年动画收官之作《寻梦环游记》电影同名小说,讲述了一个关于爱与梦想的暖心故事。故事的主人公是来自墨西哥的小男孩米格,他从小热爱音乐,但他的家族却世代禁止族人接触音乐,米格因此陷入梦想和亲情的巨大矛盾之中,冲动之下,他进入了五彩斑斓又光怪陆离的神秘世界,开启了一段震撼心灵、感动非凡、永生难忘的旅程。
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福尔摩斯探案全集之归来记(英文)
阿瑟·柯南·道尔 试读
《福尔摩斯探案全集之归来记》是英国作家阿瑟·柯南·道尔创作的福尔摩斯系列小说中的一本,共收录《空屋》《小舞人》《金边夹鼻眼镜》等13个短篇故事。当所有人都以为福尔摩斯命丧大瀑布时,我们的传奇侦探化身成了一个老流浪汉,令读者们心心念念的神探夏洛克·福尔摩斯又回来了。
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福尔摩斯探案全集之恐怖谷(英文)
阿瑟·柯南·道尔 试读
《福尔摩斯探案全集之恐怖谷》是英国作家阿瑟·柯南·道尔创作的福尔摩斯系列小说中的一本。故事以一封密码信开始,牵涉出背后隐藏着的一件骇人听闻的案件。尸体旁边留下一张卡片,上面“V.V.341”的奇怪字样使得案子更为扑朔迷离。这张卡片是凶手留下来的吗?它代表的又是什么意思?福尔摩斯抽丝剥茧,华生形影相随,两人一同调查这起时间横跨二十多年、源头远及美国的离奇命案。
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傲慢与偏见(Pride and Prejudice·英文原版)
简·奥斯汀 试读
故事围绕贝内特一家几个女儿的婚姻大事展开。从伦敦新搬来的单身汉阔少宾利先生爱上了温柔美貌的大女儿简,他的朋友达西则倾情于二女儿伊丽莎白。由于她听信了年轻军官韦恩的谗言而对达西产生了偏见致使这桩婚姻进行的十分缓慢。经过一连串有趣的周折后,误会终于得以消除。达西克服了傲气,伊丽莎白也克服了对他的偏见,最后两人终成眷属。
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绿山墙的安妮(英文原版)Anne of Green Gables
露西·莫德·蒙哥玛利 试读
本书讲述了纯真善良、热爱生活的女主人公小安妮,自幼失去父母,11岁时被绿山墙的马修和玛丽拉兄妹领养,但她个性鲜明,富于幻想,而且自尊自强,凭借自己的刻苦勤奋,不但得到领养人的喜爱,也赢得老师和同学的关心和友谊。成长与梦想是全书的主题。
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小岛上的安妮Anne of The Island
露西·莫德·蒙哥玛利 试读
在本书中,安妮如愿以偿地来到了雷德蒙德学院,开始了崭新的求学生涯。在迷人的派蒂小屋里,安妮、普丽西、斯特拉和菲比四位少女,以及詹姆希娜姨妈和她的莎拉猫们愉快地生活在一起。当安妮依然恋恋不忘在埃文利的旧日时光时,她也深深感受到:成长的美丽和阵痛已经改变了她自己……
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壁炉山庄的安妮(英文原版)Anne of Ingleside
露西·莫德·蒙哥玛利 试读
童话故事的结局大都是“从此以后他们幸福地生活在一起……”,但是安妮系列后四部的故事,却正要告诉你,他们如何幸福地生活。在本书力,安妮拥有了一问更大的屋子,一个更大的家庭,她养育了六个孩子,当然,安妮总是与双胞胎特别有缘。
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The Maltese Falcon 马耳他之鹰(英文版)
达希尔·哈米特 试读
达希尔·哈米特所著的《马耳他之鹰》是美国硬汉派侦探推理文学的经典之作,多年来一直深受世界各国读者的喜爱。小说中的主要人物――私家侦探山姆·斯佩德被卷入了一起连环凶杀案,而凶杀案的背后却是对一件价值连城的十六世纪珍宝的嗜血争夺。面对人性的丑陋、贪婪与背叛……斯佩德游走于法律的边缘,孤胆与各派势力进行着巧妙的周旋……《马耳他之鹰》曾数度被好莱坞搬上银幕,尤其是一九四一年的汉弗莱·博加特版,已成为黑白影片的经典。此电子书为全英文版。
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Animal Farm 动物农庄(英文版)
乔治·奥威尔 试读
马诺尔农庄一只名叫老梅杰的猪在提出了“人类剥削动物,动物须革命”的理论之后死去,几个月后,农庄里掀起了一场由猪领导的革命,原来的剥削者——主人琼斯先生被赶走,动物们实现了“当家作主”的愿望,尝到了革命果实的甘美,马诺尔农庄被更名为“动物农庄”,还制定了七戒。然而不久,两只领头的猪为了权力而互相倾轧,胜利的一方宣布另一方是叛徒、内奸,猪们逐渐侵占了其他动物的劳动成果,成为新的特权阶级,“所有动物一律平等”的原则被修正为“但有些动物比其他动物更平等”,动物们又恢复到从前的悲惨状况。
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Main Street 大街(英文版)
辛克莱·路易斯 试读
《大街》是美国诺贝尔文学奖得主辛克莱·路易斯的代表作,问世后迅速风靡欧美国家,一年内重印28次,被誉为“发现美国的一个里程碑”,是“20世纪美国出版史上轰动的事件”。此书还成了当时堪萨斯州各级学校学生的必读教材。此电子书为全英文版。
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百年哈佛经典第1卷:富兰克林自传(英文原版)
CHARLES W.ELIOT 试读
百年哈佛经典(全套50册)(英文原版)登陆中国,哈佛大学第二任校长查尔斯·爱略特倾心主编。全套50卷,共精选400多位人类史上优秀思想家的136本专著,是国内首套权威的人类文明传世之作。 哈佛大学第二任校长查尔斯·爱略特(CHARLES W. ELIOT)任主编,哈佛大学及其他名校100多位享誉全球的教授任分册编辑,历时数年完成。自1901年问世至今,畅销100多年,成为西方家庭的必备藏书,西方学生接受古代和近代文明教育的读物。引领中国思想家胡适先生进入西方文明殿堂的一块敲门砖。 万卷出版公司与北京神鸟文化发展有限公司倾心5年时间精心打造。
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百年哈佛经典第33卷:古代和现代著名航海与旅行记(英文原版)
CHARLES W.ELIOT 试读
百年哈佛经典(全套50册)(英文原版)登陆中国,哈佛大学第二任校长查尔斯·爱略特倾心主编。全套50卷,共精选400多位人类史上优秀思想家的136本专著,是国内首套权威的人类文明传世之作。 哈佛大学第二任校长查尔斯·爱略特(CHARLES W.ELIOT)任主编,哈佛大学及其他名校100多位享誉全球的教授任分册编辑,历时数年完成。自1901年问世至今,畅销100多年,成为西方家庭的必备藏书,西方学生接受古代和近代文明教育的读物。引领中国思想家胡适先生进入西方文明殿堂的一块敲门砖。 万卷出版公司与北京神鸟文化发展有限公司倾心5年时间精心打造。
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百年哈佛经典第2卷:柏拉图对话录·辩解篇、菲多篇、克利多篇(英文原版)
CHARLES W.ELIOT 试读
百年哈佛经典(全套50册)(英文原版)登陆中国,哈佛大学第二任校长查尔斯·爱略特倾心主编。全套50卷,共精选400多位人类史上优秀思想家的136本专著,是国内首套权威的人类文明传世之作。 哈佛大学第二任校长查尔斯·爱略特(CHARLES W. ELIOT)任主编,哈佛大学及其他名校100多位享誉全球的教授任分册编辑,历时数年完成。自1901年问世至今,畅销100多年,成为西方家庭的必备藏书,西方学生接受古代和近代文明教育的读物。引领中国思想家胡适先生进入西方文明殿堂的一块敲门砖。 万卷出版公司与北京神鸟文化发展有限公司倾心5年时间精心打造。
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Sister Carrie 嘉利妹妹(英文版)
西奥多·德莱塞 试读
《嘉利妹妹》描述了农村姑娘嘉莉来到大城市芝加哥寻找幸福,为摆脱贫困,出卖自己的贞操,先后与推销员和酒店经理同居,后又凭美貌与歌喉成为演员的故事。作家以嘉莉为代表深刻揭露了美国资本主义制度对贫苦人民压榨的残酷性和资产阶级生活方式对小资产阶级分子的腐蚀性。本电子书为未删减全英文版。
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花季安妮(英文原版)Anne of Avonlea
露西·莫德·蒙哥玛利 试读
本书描述了孤儿安妮被送到绿色屋顶之家后,在那儿度过的少女时代,展现了安妮在艾凡利的生活情景。故事情节饶有趣味,作者的笔调更流畅,处处显现其温厚、机智与幽默的一面。同时文中提出了许多教育理念,值得家长参考与深思。
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梦中小屋的安妮(英文原版)Anne‘s House of Dreams
露西·莫德·蒙哥玛利 试读
童话故事的结局大都是“从此以后他们幸福地生活在一起……”,但是安妮系列后四部的故事,却正要告诉你,他们如何幸福地生活。本书讲述了安妮与吉尔伯特结婚后,离开了绿山墙,婚后定居四风港,虽然她曾期待一座西班牙城堡,但却安心于一问海边小屋,因为只要里面住的是自己的王子,小屋又何妨呢?
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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott 试读
The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--sharethe joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. Thefamily is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character.
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ANNA KARENINA安娜卡列尼娜
列夫·托尔斯泰 试读
Tolstoy's tumultuous tale of passion and self-discovery marks a turning point in the author's career. His compelling, emotional saga recounts the effects of nonconformist behavior — a society woman's adulterous affair and a landowner's unconventional quest for a meaningful existence — against a backdrop of late 19th-century Russia.
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VANITY FAIR
William Makepeace Thackeray 试读
The incomparable Miriam Margolyes applies her story-telling and histrionic gifts to this classic satire of two young English women,one bad but clever and the other good but stupid,who come to no good during the Napoleonic Wars.The abridgers have cut a bit too much at the expense of the characterizations.Although sounding somewhat forced,Margolyes,as always,gives an excellent performance.Y.R.© AudioFile 2001,Portland,Maine—Copyright © AudioFile,Portland,Maine —This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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WOMEN IN LOVE
David Herbert Lawrence 试读
D.H. Lawrence's magnificent exploration of human sexuality in the days surrounding World War I. "Let us hesitate no longer to announce that the sensual passions and mysteries are equally sacred with the spiritual mysteries and passions," wrote D.H. Lawrence in "Women In Love, a masterpiece that heralded the erotic consciousness of the twentieth century. Echoing elements of Lawrence's own life, "Women In Love delves into the mysteries between men and women as two couples strive for love against a haunting backdrop of coal mines, factories, and a beleaguered working class.
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Lord Arthur Saviles Crime and Other Storie
王尔德 试读
Book contains five story:Arthur Lord saville crimes,the guardian spirit,no confidential sphinx,model millionaire,Mr W.H.portrait.
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Bartleby the Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street
Herman Melville 试读
Bartleby is a kind of clerk, a copyist,who obstinately refuses to go on doing the sort of writing demanded of him; During the spring of 1851, Melville felt similarly about his work on Moby Dick. Thus, Bartleby can be seen to represent Melville's frustration with his own situation as a writer, and the story itself is about a writer who forsakes conventional modes because of an irresistible preoccupation with the most baffling philosophical questions Bartleby can also be seen to represent Melville's relation to his commercial, democratic society.
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Black Beauty
Anna Sewell 试读
One of the best loved animal stories ever written, the dramatic and heartwarming Black Beauty is told by the magnificent horse himself, from his idyllic days on a country squire's estate to his harsh fate as a London cab horse. No one can ever forget the gallant Black Beauty, a horse with a white star on his forehead and a heart of unyielding courage.
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Peter Christen Asbjornsen 试读
These Scandinavian fairy tales have had many interpretations through the years, but never have they been so beautifully illustrated as in this sumptuous edition. Golden Age artist Kay Nielsen, a master of fantasy, lavished the text with 25 intricately detailed color and numerous black-and-white images that glow with his phantasmagorical style. With 15 stories that include the popular "Billy Goat's Gruff," this is one of the most stunning children's books ever produced.
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Emma
简·奥斯汀 试读
As daughter of the richest, most important man in the small provincial village of Highbury, Emma Woodhouse is firmly convinced that it is her right--perhaps even her "duty"--to arrange the lives of others. Considered by most critics to be Austen's most technically brilliant achievement, "Emma" sparkles with ironic insights into self-deception, self-discovery, and the interplay of love and power.
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Evelina Or the History of a Young Ladys Entrance into the World
Frances Burney 试读
Leaving the secluded home of her guardian for the first time, beautiful Evelina Anville is captivated by her new surroundings in London's beau monde--and in particular by the handsome, chivalrous Lord Orville. But her enjoyment soon turns to mortification at the hands of her vulgar and capricious grandmother, and the rakish Sir Clement Willoughby, who torments the naive young woman with his unwanted advances. And while her aristocratic father refuses to acknowledge her legitimacy, Evelina can hold no hope of happiness with the man she loves. Published anonymously in 1778, Frances Burney's epistolary novel brought her instant fame when the secret of its authorship was revealed. With its ingenious combination of romance and satire, comedy and melodrama, Evelina is a sparkling depiction of the dangers and delights of fashionable society.
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Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Moral
Immanuel Kant 试读
The nature and theoretical underpinnings of ethics have been an intellectual driving force animating the pursuits of great scholars. In "The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals" (1785), Immanuel Kant, one of the most powerful philosophical minds of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, inquires into the true nature of morality. In rejecting the results or cons……
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Gitanjali
泰戈尔 试读
Moving, heart-felt prose poems by the beloved and much admired Bengali poet and mystic who first achieved international fame (and a Nobel Prize) in 1913 with his translation of these moving poems. Reminiscent of Blake and Gibran, they include many works that are almost biblical in their rhythms, phrasing and images. Introduction by William Butler Yeats.
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Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm 试读
They saw their work in gathering the fairy tales of Europe as an academic exercise,but the Brothers Grimm-aka German folklorists and linguists JAKOB (1785-1863) and WILHELM GRIMM (1786-1859)-are today remembered best as tellers of dark stories for children.Here,in one compact volume,are 53 of the most beloved of the stories they assembled,from well-known ones such as"The Sleeping Beauty,""The Frog Prince,""Rapunzel,"and"Hansel and Grethel"to more obscure ones including"The Rabbit's Bride,""Six Soldiers of Fortune,""Faithful John,"and"The Three Spinsters."A treasury of classic stories,this replica of an 1886 edition-translated by English writer LUCY CRANE (1842-1882),with beautiful line drawings by her brother,William Crane-will delight children and adults alike.
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In Freedoms Cause – a Story of Wallace and Bruce
G.A.Henty 试读
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks,notations,marginalia and flawed pages.Because we believe this work is culturally important,we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting,preserving,and promoting the world's literature in affordable,high quality,modern editions that are true to the original work.
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Intentions
Deborah Heiligman 试读
Rachel thought she was grown up enough to accept that no one is perfect. Her parents argue, her grandmother has been acting strangely, and her best friend doesn't want to talk to her. But none of that could have prepared her for what she overheard in her synagogue's sanctuary.Now Rachel's trust in the people she loves is shattered, and her newfound cynicism leads to reckless rebellion. Her friends and family hardly recognize her, and worse, she can hardly recognize herself. But how can the adults in her life lecture her about acting with kavanah, intention, when they are constantly making such horribly wrong decisions themselves? This is a witty, honest account of navigating the daunting line between losing innocence and entering adulthoodandmdash;all while figuring out who you really want to be.
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Across China on Foot
Edwin John Dingle 试读
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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne 试读
Hailed by Henry James as "the finest piece of imaginative writing yet put forth in the country," Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter reaches to our nation's historical and moral roots for the material of great tragedy. Set in an early New England colony, the novel shows the terrible impact a single, passionate act has on the lives of three members of the community: the defiant Hester Prynne; the fiery, tortured Reverend Dimmesdale; and the obsessed, vengeful Chillingworth.With The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne became the first American novelist to forge from our Puritan heritage a universal classic, a masterful exploration of humanity's unending struggle with sin, guilt and pride.
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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett 试读
The story of an unhappy little girl, her invalid cousin, andthe healing power of friendship and love.
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The Time Machine
赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯 试读
Two classic science fiction novels in one handsome volume. Here are two masterpieces of irony and imaginative vision from the father of science fiction. The Time Machine propels the Time Traveller into a distant, dismal, Darwinian future. The Invisible Man tells of a brash young scientist who becomes invisible, then insane.
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Venus and Adonis
William Shakespeare 试读
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright, now widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Between 1585 and 1592 he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part owner of the playing company the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He produced most of his known work between 1590 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories, genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the sixteenth century. Next he wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, producing plays, such as Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies and collaborated with other playwrights.
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Walden
Henry David Thoreau 试读
By virtue of its casual, off-handedly brilliant wisdom and the easy splendor of its nature writing, Thoreau's account of his adventure in self-reliance on the shores of a pond in Massachusetts is one of the signposts by which the modern mind has located itself in an increasingly bewildering world. Deeply sane, invigorating in its awareness of humanity's place in the moral and natural order, Walden represents the progressive spirit of nineteenth-century America at its eloquent best. (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
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No Name
Wilkie Collins 试读
After the tragic deaths of their parents, Magdalen and Norah discover the devastating news that they are both illegitimate and not entitled to any inheritance. Norah is forced to become a governess to earn her keep but Magdalen has grander plans and embarks on an elaborate scheme of revenge against her cold-hearted relatives.
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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
Robert Burns 试读
Robert Burns (1759-1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply The Bard), was a poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the bestknown of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a 'light' Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic Movement and after his death became an important source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism. Burns also worked to collect and preserve Scottish folk songs, sometimes revising, expanding, and adapting them. His poem (and song) Auld Lang Syne is often sung at Hogmanay (New Year), and Scots Wha Hae served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Other poems and songs of Burns that remain well-known across the world today, include A Red, Red Rose, A Man's A Man for A' That, To a Louse, To a Mouse, The Battle of Sherramuir, and Ae Fond Kiss.
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Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
Horatio Alger 试读
Part of a series of rags to riches stories of boys achieving the American dream of wealth through hard work, these works can also be seen as helpful in understanding the development of American cultural and social ideals.