AARP's 2014 Almanac目录

The path to success is rarely easy or direct, and good mentors are hard to find. In Getting There, thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets to navigating the rocky road to the top. In an honest, direct, and engaging way, these role models describe the obstacles they faced, the setbacks they endured, and the vital lessons they learned. They dispense not only essential and practical career advice, but also priceless wisdom applicable to life in general. Getting There is for everyone—from students contemplating their futures to the vast majority of us facing challenges or seeking to reach our potential.

"Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page.…Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Rise of the Dragons).RULER, RIVAL, EXILE is book #7 in Morgan Rice's bestselling epic fantasy series OF CROWNS AND GLORY, which begins with SLAVE, WARRIOR, QUEEN (Book #1), a free download.

It was as a poet that Samuel Beckett launched himself in the little reviews of 1930s Paris, and as a poet that he ended his career. This new selection, from Whoroscope (1930) to 'what is the word' (1988), describes a lifetime's arc of writing. It was as a poet moreover that Beckett made his first breakthrough into writing in French, and the Selected Poems represents work in both languages, including the sequence of brief but highly crafted mirlitonnades, which did so much to usher in the style of his late prose, and come as close as anything he wrote to honouring the ambition to 'bore one hole after another in language, until what lurks behind it - be it something or nothing - begins to seep through.' Also included are several of Beckett's translations from contemporaries - Apollinaire, Eluard, Michaux, Montale - in versions which count among his own poetic achievements. It is edited by David Wheatley.

For over twenty years, PARADE food editor, writer, and chef Sheila Lukins has inspired would-be chefs across the country with her accessible and easy-to-prepare Simply Delicious recipes. This e-cookbook is a compilation of Sheila's favorite chicken recipes from her time at PARADE, written with the busy home cook in mind.In addition to dozens of creative and succulent chicken recipes, this book provides an easy tutorial on how to roast the perfect chicken and carve poultry at the table. Readers get plenty of delicious and fun ideas for jazzing up a weeknight chicken dinner or creating the perfect special-occasion meal—that are sure to delight the entire family.

An original ebook-only novella in the Splintered series, told from the points of view of both Jeb and Morpheus. Morpheus wants to know more about his rival for Alyssa's affections, so he digs into Jeb's memories of his time in Wonderland. But he may be surprised by what he finds. This brand-new story and perspective from A.G. Howard's dark, magical world stands alone but also provides a tantalizing glimpse of what's to come in Unhinged, the sequel to Splintered.

人的一生中，总有一些事使我们的人生不是那么顺利，有的人便在逆境中自甘沉沦或者自怨自艾；有的人却能够发奋图强，走向成功。梅花香自苦寒来。苦难并不可怕，可怕的是人们面对苦难时的心态，越脆弱的心越容易堕入深渊不可自拔，而坚强乐观的心永远不会被打垮。正确面对苦难，它能激发愤懑、提供慰藉；它使人生之路满布荆棘，也使我们学会独立。本书以最励志、最精彩的故事来讲述苦难中蕴含的人生哲理，苦也好，难也罢，美好的生活来自逆境中的抗争。接受苦难、利用苦难才是大智大勇的强者。

【逍遥诸仙阁】失业白领唐小强意外得到了异界魔尊的魂珠，这魂珠在给他力量的同时，也让他成为仙界人士全力追杀的目标。魔头不发威，当我是病猫？看他如何荡平仙界，唯魔独尊！

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。

【幻情＋前世今生】前世，她是宁家用来换取利益的交际花。他是曾被她救过的现任燕北之王。宁家安排的订婚宴上，宁柠随意指向宾客，“他才是我此生非嫁不可的人！”被指中的某人立即宣布，“她是我陆少即将要娶的女人。” —— 今生，她避他，躲他，气他，怨他，只求换一身自由。他爱她，宠她，吃她，想她，只求每天能对她说一句早安。某天清晨，她终于受不了，“陆燊，我要跟你离婚！”“好，完事我们去离婚，只此一次，过期不候。”她咬牙，“一言为定！”事后，她却连大门都走不出去……

左蓉被丈夫抛弃了，突然的离婚让她措不及防，她坚信一同从青春走到现在的丈夫，不可能无故抛弃她。面对丈夫的步步紧逼，丈夫外面的女人容黎黎的步步刁难，左蓉却仍然无法放手最初的爱恋。如何放手？全部的爱恋、所有的青春，放开就是血本无归。哪怕因此失业，哪怕身旁已有更好的选择，她也绝不会放手……

人生就是完成自己的过程，每一个环节都充满了哲学，哲学无处不在，其实它并不深奥，越是简单，越有智慧，越有解脱烦恼的力量。以生活为琴，以知识为谱，与哲学大师一起修行。每天一堂哲学课，浸润自己的心灵，丰富自己的情感。

这是个沉重的问题，有关与迷茫与选择，我们有一代人是迷茫的并且没有再次清醒过，为纪念他们，写下这篇小说，只是纪念。那一代迷茫......

龙星生活在一个叫做圣邪大陆的世界，他在挫折中成长，突破一个又一个的瓶颈，最终走向巅峰！圣邪十族、魔界生物、圣天学院，无数强者、势力围绕在龙星身边，这是为何？无数的谜团等待着他去解开！所有的一切，就在一个偏僻的小山村中，拉开序幕.....

我为生，不杀一人。我已死，碎尽星辰。逆命运，断因果，掌轮回，斩天灭道，只为…

举目四顾，豺狼遍地，有王法管不住的藩镇，有分庭抗礼的藩镇，有垂垂欲动的藩镇，更有契丹铁骑的肆意掠劫，当时朝廷虽在，天下已亡。公元927年至公元951年，大宋前三十年，是中国历史的暗黑年代。了解这三十年，就明白何为野蛮与残暴，就明白大宋王朝为何被称为文明盛世。大宋立国前三十年是豺狼纵横、铁骑肆虐的兵场，是藩镇割据、分庭抗礼，阴谋与残暴罪行的发生地，是文明沦丧、道义尽失，让世人噩梦不断的炼狱。大宋立国前三十年的历史，就是一部篡逆成灾的动乱史，一部被鲜血与悲情遮蔽的中国人的苦难史。了解这三十年历史，看清五代乱世的因果，就明白大宋帝国的由来，明白赵匡胤建构并推演大宋文明的良苦用心……