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Darkness Visible opens at the height of the London Blitz, when a naked child steps out of an all-consuming fire. Miraculously saved but hideously scarred, soon tormented at school and at work, Matty becomes a wanderer, a seeker after some unknown redemption. Two more lost children await him, twins as exquisite as they are loveless. Toni dabbles in political violence; Sophy, in sexual tyranny. As Golding weaves their destinies together, his book reveals both the inner and outer darkness of our world. "An intensity of vision without parallel." (TLS). "A vision of elemental reality so vivid we seem to hallucinate the scenes…Magic." (New York Times Book Review).

A Radiant Life presents the unequivocal voice of Nuala O'Faolain tackling a vast range of subjects from Catholicism to feminism, from Sinatra to Africa, and from Irish American culture to Islam and the West. Curious and funny, tender and scathing, O'Faolain's columns were never less than trenchant and were always passionate. "I was blinded by the habit of translating everything into personal terms," she writes apologetically, but this is the power of her journalism. Through the prism of casual, everyday encounters, O'Faolain presses her subject, reaching beyond the prompting of the moment to transcend topicality. The result is a cumulative historical narrative, an inadvertent chronicle of a transformed Ireland by one of its sharpest observers and canniest pgsk.com for A Radiant Life:"This book is a gift." -The Boston Globe

Eliot's haunting verse play, set in a country house in the north of England, was performed at the Westminster Theatre in London in March 1939, six months before the outbreak of war.'What is wonderful is the marvellous opening out of consciousness, the flowering of meaning, which makes the play an account of a spiritual experience. There are passages of great poetic beauty, and statements which are the fruits of a lifetime devoted to poetry.' Listener

A new generation of urban bootleggers is distilling whiskey at home, and cocktail enthusiasts have embraced the nuances of brown liquors. Written by the founders of Kings County Distillery, New York City's first distillery since Prohibition, this spirited illustrated book explores America's age-old love affair with whiskey. It begins with chapters on whiskey's history and culture from 1640 to today, when the DIY trend and the classic cocktail craze have conspired to make it the next big thing. For those thirsty for practical information, the book next provides a detailed, easy-to-follow guide to safe home distilling, complete with a list of supplies, step-by-step instructions, and helpful pictures, anecdotes, and tips. The final section focuses on the contemporary whiskey scene, featuring a list of microdistillers, cocktail and food recipes from the country's hottest mixologists and chefs, and an opinionated guide to building your own whiskey collection.

Published serially in 1836–1837, The Pickwick Papers was Dickens' first novel and its rousing success launched his lasting fame. This narrative of coach travel provides a vivid portrait of a world that was soon to vanish with the coming of the railroads. From the grim depiction of Fleet Prison to the exuberant account of the cricket match at Dingley Dell, the tales of the immortal Pickwick Club offer memorable scenes of nineteenth-century England. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle ampersand, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr Pickwick, & his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, via the Fleet debtor's prison, characters ampersand incidents sprang to life from Dickens's pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humour and literary invention.

一个被雪藏了十多年的燕北世子，一柄不问长生的三尺青锋，一支踏破春秋的铁血骁骑，一场跨越无数世轮回的重逢。江湖与朝堂，佳人与天下。永夜至，异族临，群魔起，长剑出。

她不懂什么是爱，她只知道，他是她的信念，是她的执念，是她跨越时空依然要守护的温暖……

简简单单平平凡凡的小故事，或许是作者的感慨和即兴创作，或许是梦境，或许是生活或者“他”。不定时更新√乱√或许看不懂√

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。

This groundbreaking title is an insider's account of the 2008 financial crisis written specifically for Main Street.Stacy Carlson, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's speechwriter, takes you inside the Treasury Department and explains the events and issues in a wry, personal narrative. You want to understand what brought us to the brink of collapse? After reading You, Me & the U.S. Economy, you will.With clarity and humor, Stacy explains the multiple causes of our financial, housing and economic troubles and the multiple attempts to solve them. She isn't a financial wizard and writes so other non-wizards can understand, too. Wrapped within is her story of faith and persistence in a new, mid-life career and as a silent witness to tremendous turmoil, You, Me & the U.S. Economy tells Main Street what really happened and why. Finally.

下半夜，陈芸生的眼皮颤动起来。家人默默聚拢在他周围。现在，只剩下等待了。陈芸生的老婆把耳朵凑到他嘴边，以为他醒了，要说话。可是，只听到陈芸生一声叹息。那种叹息也可以理解为艰难的喘气。本不该叹的，可是，他忍不住。他悔这一叹，却无奈于自己的本能。是呀，他是要忏悔的！可是，他能向谁忏悔？曾保国已经失踪十年了，活不见人，死不见尸。陈芸生为了等待曾保国失踪的悬念揭晓，直到病入膏肓。然而，这个悬念被漫长的岁月侵蚀，显得越来越空虚了。从某种意义上说，十二年前，曾保国是被陈芸生弄得没了工作的。

我怀孕了，关键是，我不想怀孕。相信爱情的我，乱了方寸。我不相信婚姻，我不打算结婚，一辈子不想结婚。我爱情里的主角周尔是有妇之夫，也是画家，画油画。他的甜言蜜语“心中藏之，无日忘之”还在我的耳边萦绕，得知我怀孕，他的态度却变得暧昧躲闪，继而拒接电话，这是让我自生自灭的节奏啊。失联，现如今，很恐怖的一个词。现在，我用失联的方式，向辽东湾二界沟古镇进发。我在朋友圈发出一条微信：亲爱的们，我要出发了！请不要对着高山喊，也不要对着江河喊，你在哪里？我是大海里的一束浪花，我是群山中的一枚树叶。苍苍茫茫，无影无踪。

在爱情里，没有早一步，也没有晚一步，恰好赶上了。一脚踏空就是万丈深渊，而林纾不知道。当她在凝视深渊的时候，深渊也在凝视着她。

《说岳全传》是一部以岳飞抗金故事为题材、带有某种历史演义色彩的英雄传奇小说。书中他们综合了历代说岳题材作品，并在此基础上进行加工改造后出版。《说岳全传》问世之后，其影响之大，使过去同题材的作品都相形见绌，从而成为这类题材的小说中带有总结性和定型化的作品。

少年孟云一次偶然被“太阳风暴”击中，原本孱弱的身体发生蜕变，如风一般的速度，惊人的弹跳，恐怖的力量，可怕的爆发力......当有了这些，他要让全世界惊叹，他要告诉全世界，你们能做到的，我也能。前方，是一个绚烂的舞台......（无兄弟，不篮球！五个人的赛场，见证你我最激昂的青春！）