Dudley DementedThe hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive. Cars that were usually gleaming stood dusty in their drives and lawns that were once emerald green lay parched and yellowing -for the use of hosepipes had been banned due to drought. Deprived of their usual car-washing and lawn-mowing pursuits, the inhabitants of Privet Drive had retreated into the shade of their cool houses, windows thrown wide in the hope of tempting in a nonexistent breeze. The only person left outdoors was a
《The secret秘密》 作者:[澳]朗达·拜恩 风云再起,励志关注身心灵 随着股市、楼市等投资热迅速降温,理财类图书风光不在,暗流涌动的励志类图书呈现出心灵励志的新特点。日前,记者获悉,一本名为《秘密》的外版心灵励志图书引起国内出版界的哄抢,历经二十多家出版社的三轮报价,才最终以12万美元的天价花落中国城市出版社,刷新近年来国际版权交易的新纪录,也成为创下近两年以来最大一笔的成交金额。专家指出,心灵励志类图书畅销的背后有着当下社会原因。 在中国各大出版社抢夺《秘密》版权如火如荼之前,该书未出版就已被《ChinaDaily》引用,《参考消息》全版报导“秘密现象”。中国已有《秘密》读书会自发形成,彼此探讨。...
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羊皮卷之一羊皮卷之二羊皮卷之三羊皮卷之四羊皮卷之五羊皮卷之六羊皮卷之七羊皮卷之八羊皮卷之九羊皮卷之十 《十卷羊皮卷》前言作者:奥格·曼狄诺下面是节选。在古老的东方,挑选小公牛列竞技场格斗有一定的程序、它们被带进场地,向手持长矛的斗牛士攻击,裁判以它受激后再向斗牛士进攻的次数多寡来评定这只公牛的勇敢程度。从今往后.我须承认,我的生命每天都在接受类似的考验.如果我坚韧不拔,勇往直前,迎接挑战.那么我一定会成功。我不是为了失败才来到这个世界上的,我的血管里也没有失败的血液在流动。我不是任人鞭打的羔羊,我是猛狮,不与羊群为伍。我不想听失意者的哭泣,抱怨者的牢骚,这是羊群中的瘟疫,我不能被它传染。失败者的屠宰场不是我命运的归宿。...
Acknowledgements Because, in some instances, I met many of the real people in positions which, of necessity, are in this novel, I wish to state that none of the characters drawn here in any way resemble their real-life counterparts who, without exception, were extremely helpful to me. I would like to thank: Dr Gita Natarajan, Associate Medical Examiner, City of New York Lieutenant Jim Doyle, mander, Village Police, West Hampton Beach and, especially: Dr Michael Baden, former Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York Thanks to the numerous individuals who assisted me with
There has always been magic. And magic has a life of its own. It es and goes without our control. It flows through the world as it will. This is how the world was Awakened. Magical energy ran through the veins of the world like blood through humans. It changed her. And it changed her people. And it came to pass that events shaped by magic began to alter history. Earthquakes tore the earth apart. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse seemed to be riding across the world. Conquest, War, Famine, and Death raged unabated. The VITAS plague alone took almost a quarter of the wor
Years and years later, I still start in the deepest part of night with his agonized face before me. And always, in these helpless dreams, I am helpless to ease his suffering. I will tell the tale then, in hope the last ghosts may be put to rest, if such a thing can ever happen in this place where there are more ghosts than living souls. But you will have to listen closely - this is a tale that the teller herself does not fully understand. I will tell you of Lord Sulis, my famous stepfather. I will tell you what the witch foretold to me. I will tell you of the love tha
阿弥陀佛!今日开始写我为何从一个江湖中人变为一个佛弟子的故事,愿我之亲身经历能引发对三宝末生正信之人有更深的认识!(一)我是一个黑社会!不过,这是一年多前的事了,现在我很认真的告诉你,我是一个受五戒的三宝弟子。我出生于广东茂名。我的本性并不是很堕落的那种,自小家人就赞我与其他小孩不一样,因为我很听话很老实,而且也有一点点的聪明,可惜是小聪明!从小学到初中我都很听话,学习很好。初二那年,我交给班主任某费用十元钱,班主任便随手放好,但一时忘记了,以至后来在课堂上点明没有交费用的学生时,他点了我的名。我便站出来说,老师,我交了。他可能认为我这样说法会造成对他的诽谤吧,于是他很大声的责备我,说我没有交。我那一刻很失望,被责骂后,我对学习失去了兴趣,开始投入坏学生的一类当中。初三那年,开始与高年级同学在社会上参与打斗,并以抢夺他人的钱财为乐!...
PREFACE ... And behind the Northern Armies came another army of men. They came by the hundreds, yet each traveled alone. They came on foot, by mule, on horseback, on creaking wagons or riding in handsome chaises. They were of all shapes and sizes and descended from many nationalities. They wore dark suits, usually covered with the gray dust of travel, and dark, broad-brimmed hats to shield their white faces from the hot, unfamiliar sun. And on their back, or across their saddle, or on top of their wagon was the inevitable faded multicolored bag made of worn and ragged re
刚出差回来,发现生意场上附庸风雅之风大盛,翻云覆雨地云雨起国学来,大概都要争当“儒商”了。因国学而从“乳上”到“儒商”,总不会是国学之福。试想,一旦流行,连真乳都难寻,就别说真儒了。流行的乳房,除了制造隆乳增乳扩乳的热闹,还能有什么?至于流行的儒学是什么?其命运不会比任何一个无论真假的乳房要好。国学也一样,真的举国都学了,这国学也就真的蜾穴了。但国学的兴盛是必然的,中国经济的发展,必然在学术上要有中国人自己的声音,而中国人的学术,除了国学,又有什么可以拿得出手?对这不服的,除了傻子,就是自欺欺人之辈。为什么有一天,国学的学术标准不能成为世界的学术标准之一?这一点随着中国国力的增强,是必然要成立的。不过必须要说明的,除了大量儒化、道化的所谓中国佛学文献,佛学并不能归于国学之内。中医可以是国学,甚至房中术也可以是国学,但佛学不是。佛学,又岂是区区国学或西学可以笼括的...
IBill never realized that sex was the cause of it all. If the sun that morning had not been burning so warmly in the brassy sky of Phigerinadon II, and if he had not glimpsed the sugar-white and wine-barrel-wide backside of Inga-Maria Calyphigia, while she bathed in the stream, he might have paid more attention to his plowing than to the burning pressures of heterosexuality and would have driven his furrow to the far side of the hill before the seductive music sounded along the road. He might never have heard it, and his life would have been very, very different. But he di