M is for Mama's Boy (NERDS Book Two)

In his startling, witty, and inexhaustibly inventive first novelfirst published in 1986 and now reissued as a Grove Press paperbackthe author of Vox and The Fermata uses a one-story escalator ride as the occasion for a dazzling reappraisal of everyday objects and rituals. From the humble milk carton to the act of tying one's shoes, The Mezzanine at once defamiliarizes the familiar world and endows it with loopy and euphoric poetry. Nicholson Baker's accounts of the ordinary become extraordinary through his sharp storytelling and his unconventional, conversational style. At first glance, The Mezzanine appears to be a book about nothing. In reality, it is a brilliant celebration of things, simultaneously demonstrating the value of reflection and the importance of everyday human human experiences.

"A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go."--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone)From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense.Homicide Detective Avery Black has been through hell. Once a top criminal defense attorney, she fell from grace when she managed to get a brilliant Harvard professor off—only to watch him kill again. She lost her husband and her daughter, and her life fell apart around her.Trying to redeem herself, Avery has turned to the other side of the law. Working her way up the ranks, she has reached Homicide Detective, to the scorn of her fellow officers, who still remember what she did, and who will always hate her.

Government mathematician Chris Barton lives a routine life—until, at the end of an ordinary workday, he finds his car missing from the employee parking lot. When he finally arrives home, there is a stranger living in his house—a man who claims to be him. Thrust suddenly into a surreal world where the evidence of his senses cannot be trusted and strangers are trying to kill him, Chris must avoid violent assassins while following a trail of cryptic clues to regain his life.

This title comes with an introduction by Craig Raine. Three short novels show Golding at his playful, ironic and mysterious best. In The Scorpion God we see the world of ancient Egypt at the time of the earliest pharaohs. Clonk Clonk is a graphic account of a crippled youth's triumph over his tormentors in a primitive matriarchal society. And Envoy Extraordinary is a tale of Imperial Rome where the emperor loves his illegitimate grandson more than his own arrogant, loutish heir. "The writing is brilliant, so fluent and stylish that the stories read themselves like a dream. "(Daily Telegraph). "As ambitious and as engrossing as the best of Golding. "(Financial Times).

I had a bad August. A very bad August. As bad as pickle juice on a cookie. Eleanor's beloved babysitter, Bibi, is moving away. Suddenly, the things she used to enjoy aren't fun anymore —everything reminds her of Bibi. To make matters worse, Eleanor has a new babysitter, who just isn't the same. But as the new school year looms ahead, so do new beginnings. And Eleanor is about to learn some special things about herself, friendship, and the bittersweet process of growing up.

现如今社会网络社交繁杂，各种邻家美眉，寂寞少妇来约，一个网名叫“妹妹想哥哥”的美女约我到旅店，没想到她居然是……--情节虚构，请勿模仿

人生在世，内心深处总希望自己有所成就，希望自己能够成功。其实成功并非一场竞赛，也不是一座难以逾越的高山，它是你生来就具有的权利。每个人内心都蕴藏着巨大的能量，每个人都有自己独特的禀性和天赋，你只要按照自己的禀赋和天赋来发展自己，不断地去努力奋斗，就不会埋没自己的潜能，就能获得应有的回报。本书从心理学角度告诉读者在成功中要注意的细枝末节，深入浅出地讲解了自我认知心理学、目标心理学、兴趣心理学、逆境心理学、积极心理学、思维心理学、潜意识心理学、性格心理学、习惯心理学、气质心理学、情绪心理学、记忆心理学等与成功有关的重要心理学知识，为广大读者提供走向成功的实用方法和技巧，解决那些阻碍成功的心理弊端。

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。

推荐新书《长的太可爱了怎么办》穿越到了漫威世界，并且召唤出了小邪神，并与之签订契约，成为古一都需要谨慎对待的人。拥有不下于托尼·斯塔克的智慧，弄出一个《十万个冷笑话》版本的雷神托尔，将超杀女变成一只兽耳娘……本书为无限流

唐太宗李世民作为魏徵、王硅、房玄龄、杜如晦等一班名臣贤士的“老板”，是如何知人善用、运用团队力量共同奠定“贞观之治”的盛世之基？面对百废……

因为他的回国，她在家里过着被他凌辱玩弄，外表光鲜私下丑陋的生活。误会解开，两人冰释前嫌互生情愫，她以为她不会再每日以泪洗面，可是随着她们的到来，却将她丢入更可怕的深渊。如果有一天我找不到回家的路怎么办？——宁萱那就乖乖站在原地等我来找你，知道吗？——陆南宸--情节虚构，请勿模仿

人前，他是纨绔不羁、风流倜傥的九王爷。人后，他收起伪装，冷冽嗜血，无情孤傲！遇上经常吃他“豆腐”的她，他终于也开启了另一种模式。“把衣服脱了。”某王爷一本正经。某女往后挪了挪，故作娇羞的双手护胸：“干嘛？”“本王怀疑你男扮女装！”--情节虚构，请勿模仿

小行星也能卖钱、做生意的眼光、把敌人变为朋友、黑夜是何时结束的……在成长过程中总会有好奇，也会遇到五光十色的事情，这需要我们用笔去记录，用眼睛去记录，用心灵去记录，进而丰富我们的人生阅历，久而久之，记录的成长轨迹就成了一笔可贵的财富，受益一生。

本书以电影作为案例，从自己的创作经验出发，分别从什么是好故事、好故事从什么地方开始、激烈的矛盾冲突设置等方面讲述了如何写好一个故事，成为一个好的作家。从故事的构思到故事的结束，作者循序渐进的为我们剖析了讲故事的秘诀。

小说集《绫罗》选录了当代知名女作家阿袁在国内著名文学期刊上发表过的中短篇小说六篇，其中包括全国获奖的小说。阿袁的作品被人称之为“携带着古典诗词般地迷离”，是个典型的学院作家，这些中短篇小说构思精巧，语言风格独特，内涵深刻，作品中的众多人物，栩栩如生，各具特色。