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Second Chances
Second Chances is a hopeful and thoughtful compendium of anecdotes from people who have wanted another chance at something—and have taken it. It's the big stuff like going back to college after the kids have grown up, as well as the little things like getting a judo belt when you thought you could hardly manage a push-up. The book collects the hopeful examples of people who found a leg up, another spurt of energy, a hidden talent, or even an untapped strength, sometimes with the unexpected help of friends or strangers. Combining the feel-good qualities of One Good Deed and the crowdsourcing methods of Like My Mother Always Said, Erin McHugh's latest book is an inspirational guide about letting the future win over the past.月亮与六便士:The Moon and Sixpence(英文版)
1919年,毛姆45岁时,发表了这部《月亮与六便士》。小说故事情节相对比较简单:某进入中年的英国券商,忽然决定抛妻弃子,跟随内心长久以来积压着的念头,立志要成为一个艺术家。这个故事的源头来自画家高更的生平故事。这种行为并不为世俗社会所认可。本来作为一个券商,手里有大把大把的钞票可以挥霍过活,为什么非要当什么艺术家?为什么最后连生存都变成一个问题?结果,这位想成为艺术家的券商后来连个住处都找不到,身体也患上了疾病,混到了没有钱买食物果腹,整天挨饿的境地。也许,艺术家的世界,凡夫俗子们永远不会懂。这位艺术家不仅没有被这种境地吓倒,反而愈加坚强地活了下去。而且,不顾身体上的疾病带来的不适,也无视周遭环境的恶劣程度,一心扑在绘画的创作之中。在太平洋的一个叫作塔西提的小岛上,他创作出了让人看一眼就会产生荡气回肠感觉的“杰作”。但此时,他已经溘然长逝。那么,为什么叫“月亮与六便士”?其实,用毛姆自己的话说,这个书名的意义并没有在书里得到应有的展示,而是出自某评论家在评论上述《人性的枷锁》时所写的某句话。原话如下:《人性的枷锁》里的主人公菲利普·凯利(PhilipCarey)被形容为一个太过执着找寻月亮的家伙,以至于他从来没发现过脚底下就有一块六便士。毛姆后来这样解释道:“假如你低头在地上不住地要找寻一块六便士硬币,头也不抬起来一下,那么,你就会丢掉月亮。”Let's Get This Party Started
Let's Get This Party Started is a guide to more than 15 parties you can throw for your kids that are inexpensive, wildly inventive, and fun. Each party includes two crafts, one game, and one recipeall of which you can put together with your child. Author Soleil Moon Frye also offers countless tips and ideas that will inspire you. Among the thematic parties featured in the book are the fairy party, the pirate party, the movie-on-the-lawn party, the camp party, the '80s party, the rainbow party, the Halloween party, the luau, and many more, captured in gorgeous and colorful images by Frye's brother, photographer Meeno. Timely and fun, this book is a must-have for parents who love entertaining with their kids. Praise for Let's Get This Party Started: Quality children's party books are high in demand, so this may be a welcome resource for families with young children … Recommended."Library Journal
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他平安地过了节,可以说,是福上加福。当死神向他扮鬼脸时,他看见了六岁的小女儿冬妮娅那双可爱的小眼睛,于是他便对自己说,绝对不许死。为了冬妮娅,为了妻子,为了娜斯佳,为了外孙们,当然也为了他自己,必须活下来。雅娜手中端着两盘菜,哼着小曲,蝴蝶似的飞进了客厅。她扫视了一眼桌子,找到了一个空地儿。鲍利斯术前术后,都是她整夜整夜地守护在丈夫身旁,无微不至地护理着他,跟他一起与病魔抗争。鲍利斯痴迷地望着妻子,她那么年轻,身材匀称、娇巧美丽,犹如生机勃勃的春天一样。她今年才三十五岁。而他——不敢去想自己的年纪。“鲍利斯,电话。