A primer for English-speaking guide

作者：  interpreters

出版社：中国旅游出版社,1999

简介：Professor Zhu Qixin.is rec-ognized by many as China'steading experta on rtavel and tourism and has devoted com-siderable strdy to the arts and cultural heritage of his native China, Borna in1938 in Liyang. JiangsuProvince,and graduated in 1965 from the English De-partment of Nanjing University.Professor Zhu majored in En-glish and was the author of numerous books on travel and tourism including Places of In-terest in Beijing, Beijing Prac-tion of Chice Specimens from chinese culture.He served as deputy chief ofTourism Divi-sion of Beijing Travel and Tourism administration .past -time professof of tourism Department of Nankai UNiversitty and member of china national standar dization technical Committee in Tourism .He was listed in Who's Who in changzhou area in 1998 .

Eric Carle's 123 艾瑞·卡尔教你123 9780448451947

作者：  Author: Eric Carle（艾瑞克·卡尔） 著

出版社：Penguin 2012年01月

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Introduction to mathematical methods in bioinformatics

作者：  Alexander Isaev[著]

出版社：科学出版社,2011

简介：《生物信息学中的数学方法引论(影印版)》的特色之一就是没有对所有的生物信息学问题进行泛泛的介绍，而是选择了生物信息学中核心问题之一——序列分析作为《生物信息学中的数学方法引论(影印版)》的主要内容。由于缩小了范围，作者可以在有限的篇幅中更详尽的介绍序列分析的各种数学模型和算法。 This book looks at the mathematical foundations of the modelscurrently in use. This is crucial for the correct interpretation of theoutputs of the models. A bioinformatician should be able not onlyto use software packages， but also to know the mathematics behindthese packages. From this point of view， mathematics departmentsthroughout the world have a major role to play in bioinformaticseducation by teaching courses on the mathematical foundations ofthe subject. Based on the courses taught by the author the bookcombines several topics in biological sequence analysis withmathematical and statistical material required for such analysis.

Old New York

作者：  Gertrude Stein 著

出版社： 2002年6月

简介：The four novellas collected here, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Age of Innocence, brilliantly capture New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s. Originally published in 1924, this outstanding quartet includes False Dawn, about a rocky father/son relationship; The Old Maid, the best known of the four, in which a young woman's hidden illegitimate child is adoted by her best friend, with devastating results; The Spark, involving a young man and his moral rehabilitation -- "sparked" by a chance encounter with Walt Whitman; and New Year's Day, an O. Henryesque tale of a married woman suspected of adultery. Each reveals the codes and customs that ruled society of the time, drawn with the perspicacious eye and style that is uniquely Edith Wharton's. Pocket Books' enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This valume reprints the orginal New York Times Book Review feature on Old New York, a piece that helps fix the stories in the contemporary critical landscape. Also included are critical perspectives, suggestions for further reading, and a visual essay composed of authentic period illustrations and photographs.

Typology and Universala

作者：  [英]William Croft;沈家煊导读

出版社：外语教学与研究出版社,2000

简介：　　Comparison of the grammars of human lagnuages reveals systematic patterns of variation. research in typology and universals attempts to uncover those patterns. to formulate the universal constraints on language that define those patterns, and to seek explanations for the universals. In this volume, the first of its kind, william Croft provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the method and theory used in typology-universals research. together with an overview of basic grammatical differences between languages. He discusses theoretical issues ranging from the most fundamental-on what basis can the arammars of diverse languages be compared?-to the most absttact-what is the role of fuctional and historical explanation of language universals? -and gives extensive illustration from the world's languages. several case studies also provide extended examples of the methodologies applied to specific problems. As well as explicating basic concepts established in the last thirty years. current areas of typological research are thoroughly covered (including some discussion of phonological typology). The author demonstrates how complex patterns of cross-linguistic variation. such as hierarchies and prototypes. are built on the basic patterns of implicational universals and markedness. He also draws together contemporary research on cross-linguistic patterns of the form-meaning relation and on universals of language change, and shows how a new approach to limguistic explanation, the "functional-typological" or "dynamic" paradigm, has evolved in the last decade. 　　This textbook will appeal to scholars and students alike in linguistics and anthropology.　　

Sears and Zemansky's university physics / 10th ed.

作者：  Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freeman = 西尔斯物理学 / 休 D. 杨, 罗杰 A. 弗里德曼著.

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简介：　　 本书是一本在美国被普遍认可而广泛采用的大学物理教科书。内容包括力学、热学、振动与波、电磁学、光学、狭义相对论等。本书的特色是注重概念，原理的讲解，非常注意教给学生解答物理习题的方法；除配有大量，合适的例题外，还适时地总结列出利用原理解答习题的思路和步骤，并在学业生易发生误解和错误的地方及时地加注：本书还引用了大量生动的生活实例，从实际出发，激发学生的学习兴趣，开阔学生的眼界。本书适用于一般工科院校，特别是双语教学。 　　 　　 hugh d.young is professor of physics at carnegie-mellon university in pittsburgh,pa.he attended carnegie-mellon for both undergraduate and graduate study and eraned his ph.d. in fundamental particle theory under the direction of the late richard cutkosky.he joined the faculty of carnegie-mellon in 1956,and has also spent two years as a visting professor at the university of california at berkeley. 　　 prof.young's career has centered entirely around undergraduate education.he has written several undergraduate-level textbooks,and in 1973 he became a co-author with francis sears and mark zemansky for their well-known introductory texts.with their deaths,he assumed full responsibility ofr new editions of these books,most recently the eighth edition of university physics.

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简介：After the gravity of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and "Immortality," "Slowness" comes as a surprise: It is certainly Kundera's lightest novel, a "divertimento," an "opera buffa," with, as the author himself says, "not a single serious word in it"; then, too, it is the first of his novels to have been written in French (in the eyes of the French public, turning him definitively into a "French writer"). Disconcerted and enchanted, the reader follows the narrator of "Slowness" through a midsummer's night in which two tales of seduction, separated by more than 200 years, interweave and oscillate between the sublime and the comic. In the 18th-century narrative, the marvelous Madame de T. summons a young nobleman to her chbteau one evening and gives him an unforgettable lesson in the art of seduction and the pleasures of love. In the same chbteau at the end of the 20th century, a hapless young intellectual experiences a rather less successful night. Distracted by his desire to be the center of public attention at a convention of entomologists, Vincent loses the beautiful Julie -- ready and willing though she is to share an evening of intimacy and sexual pleasure with him -- and suffers the ridicule of his peers. A "morning-after" encounter between the two young men from different centuries brings the novel to a poignant close: Vincent has already obliterated the memory of his humiliation as he prepares to speed back to Paris on his motorcycle, while the young nobleman will lie back on the cushions of his carriage and relive the night before in the lingering pleasure of memory. Underlying this libertine fantasy is a profound meditation on contemporary life: about thesecret bond between slowness and memory, about the connection between our era's desire to forget and the way we have given ourselves over to the demon of speed. And about "dancers" possessed by the passion to be seen, for whom life is merely a perpetual show emptied of every intimacy and every joy."Irresistible. . . . "Slowness" is an ode to sensuous leisure, to the enjoyment of pleasure rather than just the search for it."--Cathleen Schine, "Mirabella" "Audacity, wit, and sheer brilliance." "--New York Times Book Review" "Paradoxically, "Slowness."..is the fastest paced of Kundera's novels as well as the most accessible." "--Boston Globe"

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简介：Gender Law and Policy touches on every area of life-topics that reach us all-such as employment, family, education, and sexual identity. Katharine T. Bartlett and Deborah L. Rhode offer a theoretical framework that supports thoughtful and systematic analysis, alongside over 100 practical questions of contemporary law and policy. Written by a luminary author team, Gender Law and Policy features: lucid introductions in every chapter that illuminate key issues six different theoretical perspectives that give focus to each chapter and encourage students to: view the issues from a variety of perspectives problem solve see the complex ways in which gender permeates the law critically analyze the values and limitations of each perspective more than 100 Putting Theory Into Practice problems that challenge the reader to apply legal principles to concrete and realistic situations timely coverage of foundational and cutting-edge issues, from employment law, affirmative action, and sexual harassment, to global trafficking, LGBT issues, and women's health a rich selection of cases and materials tailored for undergraduates incisive commentary by leading scholars and policymakers Notes that provide background information and context Reading Questions that suggest key themes Definition boxes that explain legal terms deal for a variety of Women's Studies and Law & Policy courses, Gender Law and Policy is both personally relevant and intellectually rigorous, balancing legal theory, policy analysis, and practical problems in a text written specifically for undergraduates.

Fly Guy Reader Collection 苍蝇小子5册套装 ISBN 9780545615327

作者：  Tedd

出版社：Scholastic 2013年07月

简介：

本套装包括

HI！ FLY GUY 你好！苍蝇小子（点击进入单本购买页面）

小男孩Buzz把一只苍蝇当作自己的宠物，还带它去参加了宠物秀。可是评委认为苍蝇不能算宠物，小苍蝇不想让主人难过，它做了一连串的飞行特技表演，并飞上高空再俯冲回小男孩的瓶子里，终于得到了评委的认可。宠物和普通动物的区别就在于：宠物认识家！它最终还在宠物秀上获得了一枚奖章！因为它会说它主人的名字：“Buzz...”！

Hi! Fly Guy

Tedd Arnold'shilarious HI! FLY GUY, originally published in 2005, is now available inpaperback with foil on the cover!

Boy and flymeet and so begins a beautiful friendship. Er, and so begins a very funnyfriendship. Using hyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, bestsellingauthor/illustrator Tedd Arnold creates an easy reader that is full of fun.

This book isa Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book!

Super Fly Guy 超级苍蝇小子（点击进入单本购买页面）

苍蝇小子爱上了学校食堂，但是食堂的阿姨看到有苍蝇在食物周围飞来飞去…整个食堂都陷入了混乱…

Super Fly Guy

The secondbook in a humorous, award-winning series about a boy and his pet fly is nowavailable as a Level 2 reader!

Fly Guy lovesthe school lunchroom. But when the lunch ladies discover there's a fly in the cafeteria,chaos ensues!

Usinghyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, bestselling author/illustratorTedd Arnold creates an easy-to-read story that is full of fun and excitement.

Shoo, FlyGuy! 走开，苍蝇小子！（点击进入单本购买页面）

苍蝇小子回到家，发现小主人Buzz去野餐了。又饿又难过的苍蝇小子开始寻找食物。它被汉堡店赶了出来，又被披萨店轰走，狗狗也不让它碰自己的骨头…猜猜苍蝇小子*吃的食物是什么？

Shoo, FlyGuy!

The thirdbook in a humorous, easy-to-read series about a boy and his fly!

Fly Guyreturns home to discover that Buzz has gone on a picnic without him! Sad andhungry, Fly Guy takes off in search of his favorite food. He gets shooed awayfrom a hamburger, a pizza, a dog's bones, and even roadkill--leaving readers toguess what Fly Guy's favorite oozy, lumpy, smelly, and brown food couldpossibly be! Why, it's shoo-fly pie, of course!

Usinghyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, bestselling author/illustratorTedd Arnold creates an easy reader that is full of fun.

Fly High, FlyGuy! 飞高点儿，苍蝇小子！（点击进入单本购买页面）

爸爸妈妈不让苍蝇小子参加家庭旅行。他们怕它迷路。但是当爸爸关上车门的一瞬间，苍蝇小子还是偷偷的上车了！结果它果然迷路了，但是它找到了垃圾桶。之后它又在博物馆里走丢了，不过它出现在了一幅现代画作品中。在海滩上，它跑进一个贝壳中，在游乐园它又跑到了小主人Buzz的热狗里！

Fly High, FlyGuy!

The fifth book in an award-winning, easy-to-read seriesabout a boy and his pet fly, each book in the series has a fun foil cover!

Mom and Dad won't let Fly Guy go along on the family roadtrip. They're afraid he'll get lost. But when Dad accidentally shuts him in thetrunk, Fly Guy goes along for the ride!

First, Fly Guy gets lost at the picnic site--but he showsup in the garbage can. Then he gets lost at the art museum, but he shows up aspart of a modern painting. At the beach, he turns up in a shell, and at heamusement park, on Buzz's hot dog (yuck!).

Fly Guy MeetsFly Girl! 苍蝇小子遇到了苍蝇小姐！（点击进入单本购买页面）

苍蝇小子遇到了它的搭档苍蝇小姐。苍蝇小子可以进行空中特技表演。苍蝇小姐的空中飞行却更有趣。苍蝇小子可以念出小主人Buzz的名字，苍蝇小姐也可以念出更难的名字。它们之间还会发生什么有趣的故事呢？

Fly Guy MeetsFly Girl!

In the 8th book of the bestselling Fly Guy series, Fly Guyfalls in love!

Fly Guy has met his match, and her name is Fly Girl. FlyGuy can do fancy flying. Fly Girl can do fancier flying. Fly Guy can eat grossstuff. Fly Girl can eat grosser stuff. Fly Guy can say his boy'sname--Buzzzzzz! And Fly Girl can say her girl's name--Lizzzzzzz! Fly Guy istotally impressed, and totally smitten. Will Fly Guy and Fly Girl get marriedand leave Buzz without his dear pet?

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简介：　　《走下神坛的毛泽东 Mao Zedong:Man,Not God》内容简介：The title might have been written by Mao himself. Instead, it was dictated by the revealing, intimate, neverbeforepublished recollections of Li Yinqiao, Mao's bodyguard, and brought to light by the author Quan Yanchi. 　　After fifteen years of devoted service, Li received thisrequest from Mao: "If what happens in my family is a secretto others, it is not a secret to you. But don't write about mewhile I'm still alive; wait until I die, and write truthfully whenyou do." For the first time, the personal, inside story ofChina's dynamic leader and world statesman is told rathelife and thought of Mao, the husband, father, comradeinarms, the peasant's son. The recollections, only now madepublic in English, provide the reader with a refreshinglydifferent perspective from any of the many other worksabout Mao, Highlighting the book are photographs, published here for the first time.　　

PASS KEY TO THE TOEFL IBT 7E PKG ISBN=9780764197017

作者：  本社　编著

出版社： 2012-1-1

简介：　　This revised and updated shorter version of Barronas full-sizeTOEFL iBT test preparation manual prepares ESL students for theinternet-based test. It presents three model TOEFL iBTs, all withexplanations or example answers. The author also provides anoverview of the test format and follows with a brief review ofacademic skills that test takers must master. They include notetaking, paraphrasing, summarizing, and synthesizing. A short reviewof language skills covers listening, speaking, reading, and writingin English. The two enclosed audio CDs present audio prompts forthe Listening, Speaking, and Writing sections in the bookaspractice tests.

SUPERCORP 英文原版

作者：  Rosabeth

出版社：Random House US 2009年08月

简介：

Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the answer to the global crisis ofbusiness and American-style capitalism.

Out of the ashes of conventional business models arises a set ofcompanies using their power not only for profits and sustainablegrowth but also social good.

If you think business corporations are doomed to be lumbering,bloated, and corrupt, think again.

Based on an extraordinary three-year investigation, interviewingmore than 350 key people at major companies around the world,Rosabeth Moss Kanter provides encouraging and astounding evidencethat this assumption is completely outdated. The businesses thatare agile, keeping ahead of the curve in terms of market changesand customer needs, are the businesses that are also progressive,socially responsible human communities.

Take IBM. When the tsunami and earthquake struck Asia, IBM didn’tjust cut a check for relief funds and call it a day. The companyused its technological expertise and skilled people to create whatgovernment and relief agencies could not: information systems toeffectively track relief supplies and reunite families. While IBMdid this with no commercial motive, its employees’ desire to servepeople suffering during these crises stimulated innovations thatlater benefited the company.

Or Proctor & Gamble. Despite a decade-long commitment toresearch and development of a water purification product,commercial prospects were unpromising. But because it was soconsistent with P&G’s statement of purpose, people within thecompany persevered. And when the tsunami struck, it was then ableto deliver roughly a billion glasses of drinking water for thevictims, earning plaudits from aid partners, the media,governments, and crucially, P&G employees.

SuperCorp captures the zeitgeist of the emergingtwenty-first-century business. For example:

? The strong potential synergy between financial performance andattention to community and social needs
? The unique competitive advantage from embracing the values andexpectations of a new generation of professionals
? The growth opportunities that result from stressing values andsupressing executive egos when seeking partners and integratingacquisitions

SuperCorp is a remarkable look at the business of the futureand the management skills required to get there. IBM, Banco Real,P&G, Cemex, Omron, and other companies reported on now movewith the rapidity and creativity of much smaller enterprises. Thesecompanies are not perfect, but when people are empowered and valuesdrive decisions, everything can come together in magical “Rubik’sCube moments” of deep satisfaction. Kanter’s compelling andinspiring stories show that people are more inclined to be creativewhen their company values innovation that helps the world.

“Rosabeth Moss Kanter puts a new and welcome human face on themany ways companies can serve a public purpose while alsoprospering financially and building an enduring culture ofsuccess.”
—Andrea Jung, chairman and CEO of Avon Products

“A brilliant report from the front lines of companies creating thefuture by accomplishing the seemingly impossible.”
—Daniel Vasella, chairman and CEO of Novartis

“Rosabeth Moss Kanter . . . breaks new ground in SuperCorpby envisioning the corporation of the future that creates long-termvalue through breakthrough strategies that help solve intractablesocial problems.”
—Bill George, former chairman and CEO of Medtronic and author ofTrue North

“This is the book that the world has been anxiously waiting for,perhaps Kanter’s most notable, certainly one of the most importantbooks of this decade.”
—Warren Bennis, University Professor at the University of SouthernCalifornia and author of On Becoming a Leader

“Kanter makes a compelling case about the role played by corporateculture, values-based decision making, and larger societal issuesin the creation of sustainable success.”
—Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon

“Innovative insights on how companies–and their leaders–can be atthe vanguard of the twenty-first century. . . . Timely,informative, and uplifting–all of the qualities of a greatread!”
—David Gergen, CNN senior political analyst and White Housecounselor to four U.S. presidents

“Kanter’s careful analysis goes beyond the platitudes by offeringsolid examples and important insights.”
—Samuel J. Palmisano, chairman, p?resident, and CEO of IBM

“Unless your business is also serving a social purpose you miss anopportunity for innovations that bring profits. Rosabeth MossKanter, one of our most outstanding scholars, excels in hercharacteristic manner by taking the lead and developing practicalideas for the leaders of the future.”
—Ram Charan, coauthor of Execution: The Discipline of GettingThings Done

Splat the Cat Makes Dad Glad 小猫雷弟让爸爸高兴ISBN9780062115973

作者：  Scotton

出版社：HarperCollins 2014年04月

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　　Join Splat the Cat in New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton's hilarious beginning reader about field day. When Dad's team loses a soccer game, Splat decides to cheer up his dad by entering them in a father-son six-legged race at the Cat School Picnic. The race doesn't go the way Splat hoped, but he still makes his dad very, very glad! Beginning readers will love this hilarious easy-to-read addition to the Splat series that features the -ad sound.Splat the Cat Makes Dad Glad is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

The LEGO？ Book 乐高全书 ISBN9781409376606

作者：  Daniel

出版社：DK Publishing 2014年04月

简介：　　Daniel Lipkowitz is a LEGO Group Senior Writer and storydeveloper. He writes for LEGO Master Builder Academy and LEGO ClubMagazine, creates characters and storylines for new LEGO themes,and writes scripts for animated LEGO movies and videos. He is alsothe author of DK's bestselling The LEGO Book.

Flower Power : fresh, fabulous arrangements /

作者：  Rebecca Cole.

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简介：Saying it with flowers becomes a creative pleasure when arrangements are as original as they are beautiful. In Flower Power, acclaimed author and flower expert Rebecca Cole explains how to create lush, hip, simple, and elegant arrangements to make any occasion memorable, from a dinner for two to a wedding attended by hundreds. Both exquisite and irreverent, her bouquets combine the classic with the quirky—sumptuous roses with crisp celery stalks, for example, or calla lilies with curly willow branches—and delight in the whimsical. Rebecca’s step-by-step recipes and tips of the trade make it easy for anyone to re-create her inventive designs at home. She explains how to shop for the best blooms at a supermarket, farmers’ market, or corner deli and how to condition and prepare their stems for maximum longevity. She takes a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a florist and explores the international flower market. Above all, Rebecca brings new life to the often predictable world of floral arrangements. Her Black Power bouquet combines black irises and black tulips with the brilliant green of euphorbia stems for a stunning effect, while a superb White Christmas bouquet consists of white amaryllis, narcissus, and ranunculus. She offers arrangements to suit a take-out Chinese dinner, a keep-up-the-good-work celebration for an office colleague, and a harvest party outdoors, as well as a Pepto-Bismol-pink get-well bouquet and an uncommon solution for using the most commonplace flowers. Filled with professional advice, helpful information, and nearly 400 gorgeous full-color photographs, Flower Poweris an inspiring and refreshing guide to the art of flower arranging, certain to add wit, flair, and beauty to any occasion.

The Last Song 绝唱

作者：  Sparks

出版社：Hachette 2009年10月

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#1 bestselling author Nicholas Sparks's new novel is at once a compelling family drama and a heartrending tale of young love.Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alientated from her parents, especially her father...until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. Ronnie's father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church.The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story of love on many levels--first love, love between parents and children -- that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that love can break our hearts...and heal them.

VELOCITY 英文原版

作者：  Dean

出版社：Random House US 2006年04月

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　　Book De*ion
Dean Koontz’s uniquetalent for writing terrifying thrillers with a heart and soul isnowhere more evident than in this latest suspense masterpiece thatpits one man against the ultimate deadline. If there were speedlimits for the sheer pulse-racing excitement allowed in one novel,Velocity would break them all. Get ready for the ride of yourlife.
　　From Publishers Weekly
　　Starred Review. A diabolic killer plays a harrowing game of catand mouse with a reclusive bartender in Koontz's latest grippingsuspense thriller. Billy Wiles, a 30-something bartender and formerwriter, is content with his solitary Napa County existencelistening to "beer-based psychoanalysis" from tavern regulars;visiting his hospitalized, comatose fiancée, Barbara; and carvingwood sculptures. But the simple life gets mighty complicated whenhe finds a note with a deadly, time-sensitive ultimatum: he mustchoose between the death of a young schoolteacher or an elderlyhumanitarian in six hours. Reluctant local sheriff Lanny Olsendismisses it as a joke until a comely teacher is found strangledand another threatening note appears—offering even less time forBilly to decide the fate of two more people. Who would have guessedthat one of those people would be Olsen? After his friend's murder,Billy finds that the cunning killer has gained access to everyaspect of his life as the ultimatums grow increasingly morepersonal. Suppressing horrific childhood memories, Billy scramblesto bury grisly incriminating evidence the murderer has deviouslyplanted. More gruesome deaths and shaky suspicions trap Billy rightin the demented killer's lair for just the beginning of Koontz'sserpentine showdown. Graphic, fast-paced action, well-developedcharacters and relentless, nail-biting scenes show Koontz at thetop of his game. (May 24)
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　　Billy Wiles tends bar in a tavern in his small Californiahometown, from which he has never moved despite the horrific nightwhen he became an orphan at 14 and its equally horrific aftermath.Some 15 years later, he published a well-received book of storiesand met Barbara. They were about to be married when botulism incanned vichyssoise put her in a coma, and Billy more or less onhold, living on the hope that she will revive some day. Some fiveyears further on, Billy finds, under the windshield wiper of hiscar, a note offering him a hideous decision. If he doesn't go tothe police, "a lovely blond schoolteacher" will be killed; if hedoes, "an elderly woman" will be murdered. Billy doesn't exactly gothe police. He shows the note to a cop who is probably his onlyreal friend and who seconds his conjecture that the note is just anexceedingly tasteless prank. Of course, it isn't, and for the restof an exceedingly tightly wound thriller stubbornly focused on him,Billy struggles to discover the identity of the soon-serial killer,who plants evidence incriminating Billy on his (her? their?)victims. Eventually and all too soon, Barbara is threatened, andBilly's subsequent suicide predicted, in the murderer's ostensiblyfinal note. Not as moving as Odd Thomas (2003), as creepy as TheTaking(2004), as darkly funny as Life Expectancy (2004), or asthought-provoking as any of them, Velocity is, however, moresuspenseful and more grueling--genuinely terrific.
　　Ray Olson
　　From School Library Journal
　　Adult/High School–Bartender Billy Wiles's life spirals out ofcontrol after he finds a note on his windshield telling him that hehas a choice: involve the police, and a lovely blonde schoolteacherdies. Do nothing, and an elderly woman active in charity work dies.His options only become harder once the killer targets people whomBilly knows and plants circumstantial evidence tying him to thecrimes. His greatest fear is for his comatose fiancée, and he worksfrantically to find the murderer before Barbara is hurt. Koontzkeeps the plot moving at an accelerating pace, and there are enoughtwists and turns to keep the story from being predictable. Billyisn't a hero in the traditional sense, but he is a sympatheticprotagonist, an average man pushed to his limits by an implacablefoe. Although there is a great deal of violence and an impressivebody count, the worst of it occurs off-screen. The themes aren'tsubtle, but they are worth considering--the importance ofconnection and community, the enduring power of love, and thevalidity of modern art. Velocity is a fast, entertainingread.
　　–Susan Salpini, TASIS–The American School in England
　　From AudioFile
　　Billy Wiles has been forced into a game of moral jeopardy by alurid serial killer who forces him to choose the next victim. Thegame accelerates, the deadlines grow tighter, the killer becomesbolder and crueler with every communication, the mutilations evermore grotesque, the decisions intensely personal . . . until theyfinally involve Barbara, Billy's fiancée, who is helpless in abotulism-induced coma. Michael Hayden is masterful at creating thevibrato of beer-based psychoanalysis, the garbled quality oftalking around a toothbrush, and the exquisite timing of a winchline turning on a drum, a sound that pulls the listener further andfurther into this impossible-to-wake-up-from nightmare. Prepareyourself for a Machiavellian extravaganza. K.A.T.
　　About Author
　　When he was a senior in college, Dean Koontz won an AtlanticMonthly fiction competition. He has been writing ever since. Hisbooks are published in 38 languages; worldwide sales are over 300million copies.
　　Ten of his novels have risen to number one on the New York Timeshardcover best-seller list (The Husband, One Door Away From Heaven,From The Corner Of His Eye, Midnight, Cold Fire, Hideaway, DragonTears, The Bad Place, Intensity, and Sole Survivor). Thirteen ofhis books have risen to the number one position in paperback.
　　Several of his books have been adapted into feature films and TVminiseries, including the highly rated “Intensity” on the FoxNetwork. The Husband is currently in development as a major motionpicture by Focus Features/Random House Films.
　　The New York Times has called his writing "psychologicallycomplex, masterly and satisfying." The New Orleans Times-Picayunesaid Koontz is "lyrical without ever being naive or romantic. [Hecreates] a grotesque world, much like that of Flannery O'Connor orWalker Percy ... scary, worthwhile reading." The London Timescalled him "a literary juggler," and Publishers Weekly recentlystated in a starred review that Koontz "gives readers bright hopein a dark world. He is a true original."
　　Dean Koontz was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He graduatedfrom Shippensburg State College (now Shippensburg University), andhis first job after graduation was with the Appalachian PovertyProgram, where he was expected to counsel and tutor underprivilegedchildren on a one-to-one basis. His first day on the job, hediscovered that the previous occupier of his position had beenbeaten up by the very kids he had been trying to help and hadlanded in the hospital for several weeks. The following year wasfilled with challenge but also tension, and Koontz was more highlymotivated than ever to build a career as a writer. He wrote nightsand weekends, which he continued to do after leaving the povertyprogram and going to work as an English teacher in a suburbanschool district outside Harrisburg. After he had been a year and ahalf in that position, his wife, Gerda, made him an offer hecouldn't refuse: "I'll support you for five years," she said, "andif you can't make it as a writer in that time, you'll never makeit." By the end of those five years, Gerda had quit her job to runthe business end of her husband's writing career. Dean and GerdaKoontz live in southern California with their golden retriever,Trixie, who herself has written two successful books—Life Is Goodand Christmas Is Good.
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　　Height (mm) 176 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Width (mm) 106

Divergent 分歧者ISBN 9780062289858

作者：  Veronica Roth（维罗尼卡·罗斯）　著

出版社：HarperCollins 2014年2月

简介：This special edition of the first book in Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy features cover artwork from the major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Kate Winslet. This dystopian series set in a futuristic Chicago has captured the hearts of millions of teen and adult readers.Perfect for fans of the Hunger Games and Maze Runner series, Divergent and its sequels, Insurgent and Allegiant, are electrifying thrillers filled with tough decisions, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance. Fans of the Divergent movie will find the book packed with just as much emotional depth and exhilarating action as the film, all told in beautiful, rich language.The paperback edition includes exciting bonus materials： an author Q&A, a discussion guide, a Divergent playlist, faction manifestos, quiz questions, writing tips, and a peek of the second book in the trilogy.One choice can transform you. Beatrice Prior's society is divided into five factions—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). Beatrice must choose between staying with her Abnegation family and transferring factions. Her choice will shock her community and herself. But the newly christened Tris also has a secret, one she's determined to keep hidden, because in this world, what makes you different makes you dangerous.Supports the Common Core State Standards.　　他们有完美的国家、完美的制度，但人类并不完美。　　丑恶的事物从未消失，只是被隐藏了起来……　　近未来，人类再次经历血腥战乱。为了重整秩序，众人制订了五个派别：　　无畏派崇尚勇敢，他们矢志成为保卫社会的力量；博学派认为学问是一切的根本，因此不断追求新知；直言派厌恶迂回隐瞒，视谎言为战争的导火线；克己派相信，人若无私，世上将不再有纷争；友好派爱好和平，总是尽全力避免一切冲突。这五个派别各司其职，相处融洽，共同维持着这个社会的平和。　　而在十七岁时，每个人都必须接受倾向测验，了解自己适合哪个派别。但测验结果并非绝对，只有在择派仪式上由自己亲手做出的选择，才能决定自己的未来。　　在满十七岁的那天，碧翠丝长久以来的疑惑终于被解开：她不属于任何一派。她是一名分歧者。这三个字代表不被定义、不被操控，更是动乱与革命的代名词。为了生存，碧翠丝知道，自己的真实身分绝不能被揭穿。于是，她做出了选择，一个令她的家人和她自己都惊讶的选择……　　在这里，异于他人是危险的，怀疑与好奇是致命的。　　但是，她将打破所有规范，揭穿这虚假的和平……　　反乌托邦？完美就是闭上眼睛，假装看不见　　在剑桥字典中，对乌托邦（Utopia）的解释是「一个人人适得其所，并相处愉快的完美社会概念。（the idea of a perfect society in which everyone works well with each other and is happy）」　　但这只是一个概念（idea）。这个概念社会用「为了群体利益，个人利益可以被忽视」来洗脑人民。为了成就美好社会，人民必须接受任何政府订立的制度？？无论合不合理。　　在《分歧者》中，作者薇若妮卡？罗斯提出了一些想法。乌托邦社会似乎总想抹去人的「多元性」，因为「多元」等同「混乱」。在这个世界，有想法是危险的、不受控制的，但人的心智无法被规范在小框框里，自由意志无法被局限，社会也不可能完美。然而，假装看不见不能让问题消失，用无视问题换来的和平，又能够维持多久？　　因此，揭穿和平假象、正视这些再明显不过的缺陷与歧异，便是目前流行的反乌托邦小说的中心主轴。这些故事的背景往往设定在不远后的未来。世界也许刚经历一场几乎毁灭全人类的大战，文明倒退至难以想像的境界；反之，可能突然在科技上有了惊人发展，于是将人类纪元瞬间推至极先进的境界。　　然而，无论是前进或后退，最值得争议的元素其实是「人性」。　　百年前的世界和百年后的世界，不同的只是文明发展程度，但人类骨子里那些排他的、争夺的、贪婪的本性，并无不同。

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Inverse problem theory and methods for model parameter estimation = 模型参数估计的反问题理论与方法 /

作者：  Albert Tarantola.

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简介：《国外数学名著系列(续一)(影印版)40:模型参数估计的反问题理论与方法》主要内容：Prompted by recent developments in inverse theory, Inverse Problem Theory and Methods for Model Parameter Estimation is a completely rewritten version of a 1987 book by the same author. In this version there are many algorithmic details for Monte Carlo methods, least- squares discrete problems, and least-squares problems involving functions. In addition, some notions are clarified, the role of optimization techniques is underplayed, and Monte Carlo methods are taken much more seriously. The first part of the book deals exclusively with discrete inverse problems with afinite number of parameters, while the second part of the book deals with general inverse problems. The book is directed to all scientists, including applied mathematicians, facing the problem of quantitative interpretation of experimental data in fields such as physics, chemistry, biology, image processing, and information sciences. Considerable effort has been made so that this book can serve either as a reference manual for researchers or as a textbook in a course for undergraduate or graduate students. Prompted by recent developments in inverse theory, Inverse Problem Theory and Methods for Model Parameter Estimation is a completely rewritten version of a 1987 book by the same author. In this version there are many algorithmic details for Monte Carlo methods, leastsquares discrete problems, and least-squares problems involving functions. In addition, some notions are clarified, the role of optimization techniques is underplayed, and Monte Carlo methods are taken much more seriously. The first part of the book deals exclusively with discrete inverse problems with afinite number of parameters, while the second part of the book deals with general inverse problems.