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"Royal Yards," one of two mansions in the village of Kings Abbot, was the residence of Mrs. Ferrars, who had just died. Shortly thereafter, her lover, Mr. Roger Ackroyd, who lived in another mansion, learned that Mrs. Ferrars had killed her husband a year earlier and eventually committed suicide out of guilt. More importantly, Roger also discovered that she had been blackmailed by a mysterious man before her death. He unfolded her last letter and tried to read the person's name, but no one heard it. Because a dagger was inserted into the back of his neck...

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The most exquisite character dialogues in today's literary world are eight novels never published by the tough-guy soul writer Raymond Chandler during his lifetime. Eliot, Camus, O'Neill, Murakami Haruki, Qian Zhongshu and other literary masters admired the detective novels that have been recorded in the history of classic literature. They have been translated into more than 30 languages ​​​​and sold more than 500 million copies. These eight stories are stepping stones into Chandler's world and the golden key to Marlowe's past and present lives. In the early years of California, the sun was brighter, the police were more humane, and the world was a kinder place. A private detective who is going all out to find the truth is being born. He is "I", he is Dalmas, he is Kalmadi, he is Evans, and he is also Philip Marlowe. Even if the name is different, the sense of justice in his bones remains unchanged. In his own world, he must be the best man; and for any world, he will be a good enough man.

Gibran is an immortal superstar in the world of literature and a pioneer of modern oriental literature to the world. His fluent language style has conquered generations of readers. It is the first love of young people's hearts and the insights of elders looking back after experiencing the world. His works combine the essence of Eastern and Western souls, transcend time and space, and become the eternal motto of mankind.

"The Myth of Sisyphus" is a philosophical treatise by the French author Camus, which is a concentrated expression of his "philosophy of the absurd" thoughts. Among all Camus's literary works and philosophical essays, "absurdity" is the most important concept he emphasized. Camus believed that the absurd was born from "the confrontation between the call of mankind and the irrational silence of the world." In this book, he analyzes and explores the thoughts of many philosophers, such as Jaspers, Kierkegaard, Husserl, Heidegger, and Shestov, and also comments on the literary masterpieces of Dostoevsky and others, all with the purpose of elucidating his concept of "absurdity", and further points out: "To live is to experience the absurd. To experience the absurd, the first thing is to look directly at it." He guides us to understand our own destiny like Sisyphus, resist our own destiny, and live without hesitation.

This book is selected from three mystery novel collections by Junichiro Tanizaki, totaling seven. "The Sadistic Incident in Japan" is about a masochistic murder incident. However, the so-called murder incident was not determined by the police, but the narrator's personal speculation based on news reports and related records. The protagonist "I" of "The Cursed Script" speculates about the death of the dramatist Sasaki's ex-wife Tamako in an accident. The protagonist of "Ghost Whispers in the Day" is Sonomura, who is tired of boring daily life and would rather risk being killed to get closer to the weird and foggy world. The narrator of the novel "I" is a student at the University of Tokyo. The private detective in "On the Road" found out the cause of death of Yu He's ex-wife through clever conversations with Yu He. This article was praised by Edogawa as the first probabilistic murder story. "A Motive for a Crime" describes the criminal psychology of the criminal who killed the kind doctor. "Ex-Con" is a story about the criminal psychology of an artist with a criminal record and moral turpitude.

Keigo Higashino's female protagonist's perspective is the only one! The original Japanese drama "The Corridor Pavilion Murder Incident", starring Zhang Xincheng and Deng Jiajia, is currently being filmed! I was awakened from my coma by severe pain. Seeing the bandages all over my body, I gradually thought of the fire in the Cloister Pavilion Hotel a few days ago and how he was devoured - the only man who fell in love with me in my 32 years of life. I risked my life to save him, but it was all in vain. The tears flowed dry, and the thought in my heart was extremely clear: someone lit the fire deliberately. The wounds on my body were getting better day by day, and I decided to erase my identity from this world to avenge my lost love. I came to the Cloister Pavilion again. Soon, many people will come here, and the murderer I think about day and night is among them.

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"The Sherlock Holmes" contains a total of twelve short stories. Among them, "The Case of Copper Beech Villa" tells the story of Violet Hunter who received a job as a tutor in Copper Beech. But something strange happened to her. Her employer asked her to cut her hair and wear a very special dress. What's even stranger is that Violet Hunt found her cut hair in a locked drawer, and after that she discovered a mysterious corridor. Violet turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for help, but is it too late? Every story in this book allows readers to fully experience the thinking and feeling of speculating on the case. It is a work that readers of all ages can benefit from.

"Wizard of words" Ma Boyong's imaginative work series includes three works including "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", "Dragon and the Subway" and "Secrets of the Three Kingdoms". "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" breaks the boundaries between reality and fiction to create a breathtaking historical suspense masterpiece, telling the story of 24 hours of counter-terrorism in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty. "Secrets of the Three Kingdoms" explains page by page the power tactics, conspiracies, and secret plans of the Three Kingdoms; verbatim, it reveals the secrets, deceit, and military strategies of the Three Kingdoms, as well as modern interpersonal relationships and success. "Dragons and Subway" uses a bizarre and novel setting and the collision of ancient mythical beasts and next-generation technology to show the fantasy adventure of a passionate young man and a giant dragon.

In March 1940, the Wang puppet government was established. The Japanese invaders were hunting down the anti-Japanese comrades in Shanghai. Wang Puppet established a "Special Operations Division" headed by Bi Zhongliang, a former Kuomintang officer, to help them. The person who keeps on staying beside Bi Zhongliang, codename "Ma Que Sparrow" is the CCP member Chen Shen, since he has temporarily lost contact with his organization. In a dangerous situation where tigers and wolves are watching, Chen Shen firmly believed and risked his life to rescue the "prime minister" and anti-Japanese comrades on the line. Bi Zhongliang is cunning and cunning. Although he and his savior Chen Shen are "brothers", they are suspicious of him and set many traps to press him step by step. After the death of the "Prime Minister", Chen Shen finally found a new "doctor" on the line and was ordered to obtain the Japanese army's important combat plan codenamed "Return to Zero".

The most influential fantasy and horror novel system in the 20th century! The "Cthulhu Mythos" was created by the American writer Lovecraft. He built an extremely grand world, filled with creations and existences that transcend human cognitive dimensions and are extremely distant in time and space. George Martin, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, the author of "American Gods", and the famous Japanese cartoonist Junji Ito are all loyal fans. The games "World of Warcraft", "StarCraft", "Hearthstone", science fiction masterpieces "Ultraman", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Alien" and "Batman" are all deeply influenced by it. This series is compiled by the well-known translator Qu Changxuan. The fourth volume is an eclectic collection of 12 classic short and medium-sized novels, including "The Mound" and "Electric Torture Instrument". This book unlocks immersive reading and takes you into the world of horror! "We will transcend time, space, and dimensions, effortlessly gazing into the source of creation."

In order to escape the violence from her husband, family, society and the crowd, she decided to become a tree. In the eyes of Yinghui's husband, Mr. Zheng, Yinghui before her illness was an ordinary woman: neither tall nor short, hair neither long nor short, plain in appearance, dressed in ordinary clothes, docile, plain and quiet. Just as he hoped, Yinghui perfectly played the role of an ordinary wife-taking care of the housework and serving her husband, just like thousands of traditional women.

If I was really given some more time, I would live my life differently. So that you don't die like an animal that gets hit in the head with a hammer, be prepared to not be afraid next time. Let the hottest, truest, and clearest thing in my heart be released. Towards the terrifying and ruthless world, towards a life that could inadvertently abandon me at any time. First, light the fire, and then watch it with all your strength until it burns out.

The human body is grief. It is filled with depressions, soft places, and easily injured places. Arms, armpits, chest, between thighs. This body was born to embrace people and to be embraced by others. Don't you think it's weird sometimes? Our bodies have eyelids and lips. They are occasionally closed from the outside and can also be locked tightly from the inside. Without any reason or warning, a woman becomes speechless. The first time was in the winter when she was 17 years old. She felt that the sentences emitted from her tongue and hands were tied up like white spider webs, and she was very ashamed. She could hear and read every word clearly, but she couldn't open her mouth to make a sound. What made her speechless lips tremble again was a strange foreign language-a French word. Her mother passed away half a year ago and she got divorced a few years ago. After three lawsuits, the woman finally lost the custody of her nine-year-old son. After sending the child away, she suffered from insomnia. The unbearable weight of the crystallization of words was placed in the middle of her beating heart like cold explosives. She sees a psychiatrist once a week. The psychiatrist who was over fifty years old judged that she was temporarily aphasic due to the stimulation of recent life circumstances, but she just wrote "No, it's not that simple..." Over and over again on the table. The man was 40 years old. His eyesight was gradually weakening due to fate, and the doctor declared that he would lose his sight forever in one year. He left his family in Germany and returned to Korea alone more than ten years later to teach Greek. Among the students at the academy, he noticed women who didn't speak or smile. When the silence of a woman who is gradually losing her language meets the light of a man who is gradually losing his light, everything may be allowed to change.

This book consists of eight novellas and short stories. Water and fire, softness and sharpness, spring and winter, plants and iron, Han Jiang discerns the momentary feelings and impressions in these conflicts, depicts the expression of fate with beautiful and vivid language, and shines with dazzling light when probing the dark side of the relationship between people. The short story collection focuses on the "lower class" people, and each protagonist seems to be wandering "like an orphan in a hopeless world." They walked out of hotel rooms in remote towns, rooms at the end of examination hall corridors, dark basements or the end of corridors in multi-family houses and high-rise apartments, passed through dark staircases and alleys without streetlights, and walked into the busy and tiring city streets. However, even if they leave many tired people and unhappy cities and come to live in remote seaside or marginal port cities, they will eventually return to the city. This is their fate. They are surrounded by urban noise, pollution and complex interpersonal relationships, but there is no paradise or mother that can tolerate and comfort them. Paradise and Mother exist only in dreams or on the other side of death. The world they live in is their father's world, an evil and cold world. There is the real world, full of snakes, numbers 13 and 4, and cold iron products. The characters in Han Jiang's novel will be reborn there.

As night falls, darkness is like a soul with disheveled hair, soaking the black mountains, mixing with the black rivers, and sinking into the vast surface. The once hot and noisy city under the sun, the city boiling with countless battles, conspiracies and encounters, now lays out long and lazy bodies in the cool darkness of a sarcophagus. The lights at night looked like cheap gems buried together in the tomb. On such nights, the characters in Han Jiang's works leave, abandon, wander, and fall, missing things that are not available in this world on the verge of death.

There was a young man who participated in the revolution when he was young and left scars all over his body. After the war, he worked hard until he was paralyzed and blind. However, with his tenacious will, he overcame difficulties that ordinary people could not imagine. He spent three years writing this novel, which proved the value of his life. This is the experience of N. Ostrovsky and the protagonist of "How the Steel Was Tempered". By narrating the growth path of Paul Korchagin, the novel tells people that only when a person defeats the enemy and himself in the hardships of the revolution, and connects his pursuit with the interests of the motherland and the people, can he create miracles and grow into a steel warrior. The year 2024 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of the author Nikki Ostrovsky and the 110th anniversary of the birth of the translator Mr. Mei Yi. Mei Yi is the first person to translate "How Steel Was Tempered" into China. His translation is also the most authoritative translation of this most brilliant masterpiece in socialist literature.

Another important work by Han Jiang after "The Vegetarian". The protagonist "I" of the story once had a sister who died young. "I" remember her as a "child as white as a half-moon cake". This book begins with the memory of my sister and describes 63 white things in daily life. It expresses our mourning for the death of the most precious, pure and simple things in life. It is a novel, but also like a prose poem with beautiful words.

"Put Dinner in the Drawer" contains 60 poems written by Han Jiang in the twenty years since his debut. Transparent night, dark trees, burning wheelchair, winter on the other side of the mirror. In the collection of poems "Put Dinner in the Drawer", Han Jiang re-examines the subtle emotions in daily life, using bloody language drawn from the dark night to describe the loneliness and sadness of life. She gazes eagerly into the human soul, trying to find the shining truth in a world of silence and darkness. Han Jiang's poetry creation runs through her entire writing career. Her poems are intensely emotional and full of sensual imagery, in line with her novels.

"Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is a short story in Chinese classical Chinese that was written in the form of notes by Ji Yun, who was a scholar in the Hanlin Academy between the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789) and the third year of Jiaqing (1798) in the Qing Dynasty. In terms of time, it mainly collects and compiles the folk tales of various foxes, ghosts and gods, karma, admonishing good and punishing evil, etc. Before and after that era, or strange anecdotes heard personally; in terms of space and geography, the scope covers the whole of China as far away as Urumqi, Yining, and south to Yunnan and Guizhou.

This book is a short fantasy novel in classical Chinese written in the form of notes by Qing Jiyun. It mainly collects and compiles various folk stories about foxes, ghosts and gods, karma and retribution, admonishing good and punishing evil, etc. That were circulated at that time, or strange anecdotes that have been heard personally.

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"Liaofan's Four Instructions" is a family motto left to his descendants by Yuan Liaofan, a thinker in the Ming Dynasty. It is based on a lifetime of knowledge, experience and insights, and earnestly teaches the principle of "my fate is determined by me and not by God", and expounds the way for individuals to cultivate themselves, discipline themselves, and settle down. Yuan Liaofan used his lifelong learning and integrated the thoughts of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism to form a superb philosophy of life. He used his own experience from believing in fate to accumulating virtue to change fate to encourage people to work hard. It can be regarded as a timeless lifestyle manual.

She was originally the protector princess of the former dynasty. She went to the battlefield and saved the dead, but something went wrong and her country was taken away and the city was destroyed. God opened her eyes and allowed her to be reborn, and she decided to let herself live a little more freely in this life. But why did she marry the prince who was known as the King of Ghosts? During the day she pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, and at night he pretends to be a ghost to scare people. The two of them, one white and one black, were very busy.

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He said: "Country and mountains, if I can take them for you, I will give them up for you." One-on-one pampering, strong women and strong men, welcome to jump into the trap. Domineering chapter She is the daughter of Queen Qin Yang's concubine; --But ever since he was born, Qin Yang's harem has never stopped; Dowry? ! On the wedding night, he chased away the bride and groom, but he took her in as a concubine! "I can tell you, I will poison your food!" She grabbed his collar and threatened him viciously. "My beloved concubine wants to live and die with me, and I am deeply gratified." He stretched out his hand gracefully and took off her belt... Warm pets He was domineering and sinister, but in front of her, he was even more gentle and gentle. I choked on the pastry - "Slow down..." He thoughtfully poured a cup of tea. She was tired from writing recipes - "Take a rest..." He rubbed her temples. Someone provoked - he gently took the kitchen knife from her hand and handed her a bottle of highly poisonous Hedinghong: "My beloved, you can use this without any effort." ... Of course, in a harem in troubled times, it is not enough for him to be his favorite, you must also be strong! The queen, concubines and concubines are acting evil? --Call back. The Queen Mother is unscrupulous? --Then let's compare who is more unscrupulous! But even cats, dogs, maids, and eunuchs come to step on her? --Then, let's see who is more arrogant than who! Legendary Little Theater "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu cooked the Queen's dog!" "Just cook it, it's not the first time." "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu stewed the Queen Mother's pigeons!" "Just stew it to replenish your body." "Your Majesty..." "If you eat, eat it. Next time, don't bring up these trivial matters... What are you talking about? Concubine Shu gave the Seventh Emperor Brother to...?!" A gust of wind passed by, and a certain emperor ran out in disorder-- A quarter of an hour later, when he saw Qin Wuyi just sitting and drinking tea with other gentlemen, he smiled with satisfaction. Suddenly the sky and the earth turned pale, and spring flowers bloomed. ... But she is so good that she provokes so many wolves! --Ren Guangbai, money is beautiful, my money is all yours, you can take my people if you want them! Ah, so shy... --Ye Feishuang, the owner of the No. 1 Village in the world, a dashing swordsman, wielding a sword to protect the flowers! --Zhan Beili, the Tianli Imperial Preceptor, was cunning and unpredictable. He raised his snake staff and swung at the wild flowers that rushed towards him! --...... --...... A certain emperor was angry, and the consequences were serious! ! Decisively fight with a certain clothes for 300 rounds! Three years later, a certain chubby little bun was chewing on candied haws while looking at those weird millet people with disdain - Dad is still smart, he cooks raw rice and cooked rice, no matter how long the queue is, it's useless! [This is the growth history of a joyful heroine, and also the story of a sinister emperor racking his brains to guard against wolves; one-on-one revenge + harem fighting, wandering around the world, and taking the opportunity to stay and fly together~] 1. The introduction is joyful and the main plot of the drama; there are cute pets in it, so you are welcome to jump in. 2. There are many beautiful men, but moral integrity should be abandoned; if you think about the mainland, you should be cautious when researching. ~Another: *Recommend Puff to finish the old article "The Reborn Daughter Wants to Revolt".

The tiger took the baby away. Where did the baby go? Lin Wei, male, has always been on the edge of the crowd, out of place. It's easy to join a group but hard to leave. Who is leading his steps? In the twinkling of an eye, he has reached great heights and is out of reach! The honor of an emperor is not as good as the sweetness of a mountain spring. H's readership: 3284415393, 3000+ updates per day, don't pile up articles, don't add words, don't abandon, don't give up I promise that this novel will not be included in VIP, mainly because I want to give book friends and myself a chance to get to know each other. If book friends like me, please pay attention to "The Romantic Life of a Stray Cat". I have been on the road to updates, thank you for accompanying me.

Like them, we can't complain about anything in life, but we seem to be missing something... Mr. Fujisawa Shuhei's only daughter, Ms. Endo Nobiko, has publicly stated many times that among the life-long books left by her father, she loves this one the most. "Bridge Story" uses bridges as links or bridges as boundaries. It tells ten stories with heartbeats and body temperatures, and is full of subtle human feelings. Many of these works have been repeatedly adapted into films, with powerful actors from all over the ages such as Miura Tomokazu, Yoshinaga Sayuri, and Nagayama Ayato vividly interpreting the original novels. Fujisawa Shuhei, who is accustomed to writing about "chivalrous characters", this time poured all his life's "tenderness" into this "Bridge Story".

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People who grew up reading Gu Long live a cool life! In "The New Biography of Chu Liuxiang", being cool means never doing anything you don't disdain to do. After reading Chu Liuxiang, you will know what an ideal life is! 113 Movies, 104 TV series, 32 games, and 14 comics are not the real Gu Long. Words like swords, poems, wind, and wine are the real Gu Long! The "New Biography of Chu Liuxiang" series consists of four volumes, including four classics: "The New Biography of Chu Liuxiang: The Resurrection of the Borrowed Corpse", "The New Biography of Chu Liuxiang 2: The Legend of the Bat", "The New Biography of Chu Liuxiang 3: The Legend of Peach Blossom" and "The New Biography of Chu Liuxiang 4: The Legend of New Moon·Midnight Orchid". Chu Liuxiang is a person in Gu Long's works who is not like a human being, because he is as perfect as a god. But he is still a human being, he understands the misery of the world and enjoys the joy of the world. He is charming and suave, leaving a lasting fragrance when people leave. He was loved by everyone and surrounded by bees and butterflies. He comes and goes freely and never does anything he doesn't care to do. He is the embodiment of ideal life.

The classic characters appearing in "Seven Weapons": Bai Yujing, Yuan Zixia, Qiu Fengwu, Gao Li, Shuangshuang, Duan Yu, Hua Huafeng, Xiao Shaoying, Ge Tingxiang, Ding Xi, Xiao Ma, Yang Zheng, Di Qinglin, Zhu Wu Taiye, Liu Changjie, Long Wu and seven extraordinary people. Seven incredible weapons. Seven completely independent stories. Real victory is not something you can win with weapons. No matter how sharp the sword is, it can't compare to that touching smile; no matter how terrifying the weapon is, it can't compare to human confidence. Besides... As long as a person has the courage to take risks, there is absolutely nothing in the world that cannot be solved!

Starring Hu Yitian and Chen Zheyuan! "Peerless Two Prides" is a long masterpiece that Gu Long himself devoted the most effort and passion to, allowing a genius to complete his growth. It is a milestone in Gu Long's novels. --Ni Kuang. Classic characters appearing in "Peerless Two Prides": Xiao Yu'er, Hua Wuque, Tie Xinlan, Yan Nantian, Jiang Yulang, Su Ying, and the Ten Wicked People. Xiao Yuer and Hua Wuque are twin brothers. Whether it's character or destiny, they are like two sides of the same coin. Although one is in the most humble Valley of the Wicked and the other is in the supreme and pure Yihua Palace, they both have one thing in common, and that is the young man's passion and vitality! Just like Xiao Yu'er said: If everything a person does is expected by others, wouldn't his life be almost as good as death?

"The New Heike Monogatari" is an epic masterpiece known as Japan's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and one of the two masterpieces of Japanese classical literature, rewritten with modern literary techniques by the Japanese literary giant Eiji Yoshikawa. It details the entire process of the two samurai groups competing for power, the Genji and the Heike, in the middle ages of Japan. "New Heike Monogatari 1" tells the story of the rise of Taira Kiyomori, the leader of the Taira clan. "The New Tale of the Taira" comprehensively outlines the true appearance of various characters during the Genpei Controversy. The history of Japan in the 12th century is slowly revealed in front of readers through the rise and fall of the Taira clan. The author tries to reflect on the meaning of human existence from the perspective of ordinary people in the huge trajectory of history: those who prosper must decline, and prosperity is impermanent. So why must fathers and sons confront each other, and uncles and nephews kill each other to become the "winner"?

Zheng Wei, who calls herself the "Jade-faced Little Flying Dragon", came to university full of youthful vitality and deep love for her neighbor's brother, Lin Jing. But when she contacted Lin Jing, she found that Lin Jing, who was abroad, did not tell her any news. With an open-minded nature, she buried her love and enjoyed the happy life in college. But unexpectedly, he fell in love with Chen Xiaozheng, who was from the same school. The upright, autistic, sensitive, and self-respecting Chen Xiaozheng chose to go abroad and gave up Zheng Wei when he graduated.

"Block's Novel Writing Handbook" is a must-read work based on Lawrence Block's most popular columns in "Author's Digest". It provides an in-depth look at the creative context and tells you what kind of profession the novel is and how to develop your writing skills. His suggestions are all based on experience, allowing writers to stay in the creative game, avoid pitfalls, and travel freely. Starting from analyzing the market, to how to demand oneself, "creative procrastination", to dealing with the disappointment and loneliness of rejected manuscripts, "Block's Novel School" is an invaluable practical guide, providing solid and feasible writing rules, allowing readers and writers to master the key to novel writing.

The third part of the "Space Odyssey" tetralogy! Liu Cixin: All my works are parodies of "A Space Odyssey"! The supreme masterpiece in the history of science fiction literature! Over the past 50 years, it has influenced almost all science fiction works of later generations: "Three Body", "The Wandering Earth", "Interstellar", "Star Wars", "Avatar", "The Matrix", "Gravity", "Arrival", "Alien", "Flying to Space", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Artificial Intelligence", "Terminator", "Contact", "Prometheus"... A grand idea about human exploration of space and ourselves! Known as "touching the ceiling of human imagination"! Humanity's imagination of space, up to "Space Odyssey"! A mysterious slate spanning 3 million years of history has prompted the evolution of apes into humans 3 million years ago, and now guides humans to sail deeper into space. It has been 51 years since the mysterious slate transformed Jupiter into the star "Tai Kui". In 2061, when Halley's Comet passed through the solar system again, a spacecraft crashed into Taikui's second planet, and that planet was precisely the one that the Stone Slate least allowed humans to approach... What role did the Black Slate play in the universe? What secrets are brewing on a planet that is forbidden to humans? In "2061: A Space Odyssey," Arthur C. Clarke's grand answers continue.

In 1979, Billy Milligan was sentenced to be transferred to Lima Hospital, a "hell on earth" designed for mentally disordered criminals. There, doctors did not believe that he suffered from multiple schizophrenia and gave him electroshock therapy and forced him to take various sedatives, which hindered the integration of his personalities. How did Billy survive? When can a personality that has initially been successfully integrated regain its freedom? A nurse cried and begged him to eat... His stomach was swollen, his gums bled when touched, and his vision began to blur. When he moved his hand away from his face, all he saw was the traces of his fingers in the air... He dragged his body to the sink and saw that his face in the mirror was yellow and yellow, with two deep black circles around his sunken eyes. He felt weak and weak and knew he was dying. His eyes started to darken, and he forced himself to take a sip of water. He felt strange, as if something was missing. He listened, but there was silence... Billy now realized that no one could break himself if he didn't break in the most difficult of times.

[Cat-loving Otaku + Intergalactic Knight + Vicious Funny Funny] Haviland Tuff is an interstellar businessman and a fat, white, otaku with a lonely personality but loves cats like his life. By chance, he got an ancient spacecraft named "Ark". In fact, it is not accurate to describe the "Ark" only as a "ship" - it has millions of biological cells from thousands of planets, so it has terrifying power, which can both create life and destroy planets. What will the cat-loving otaku do after he masters the "big killer" "Ark"... "The Voyage of Tuf" is a very creative attempt. It is Martin's thinking on absolute power and the relationship between man and nature. It is also Martin's science fiction masterpiece. This book is a winner of Locus Award and Similar Body Award.

Why did the phenomenon of "Two Emperors in Two Hundred Miles" appear only in Nanming? Is the Ming general Shi Lang's surrender to the Qing Dynasty just a choice based on interests? Why did the Zheng family's army, which was so overwhelming in the early days of the Northern Expedition, end in failure? Why did the Dutch, who had strong ships and cannons, fall into a defensive battle? Did the Tokugawa shogunate lend troops to the Zheng family? This book uses Zheng Chenggong's life and official career as a clue to give a panoramic view of the turbulent times and dramatic changes in the eighteen years from 1644 to 1662. It vividly depicts many historical figures. Through in-depth restoration of major historical events, this book explores the complex factional relationships, overt and covert struggles in the Southern Ming Dynasty, as well as human choices under the balance of interests.

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"Five Thousand Years Up and Down" is a history textbook written by the author for senior middle school students. "Up and Down Five Thousand Years" is written in vernacular, and the narrative is as specific as possible, with few generalizations. It was a high school history textbook that was widely used and had the largest circulation at that time. "Up and Down Five Thousand Years" involves specialized knowledge in history, geography and other aspects that are not easily found in general reference books. The whole book uses simple and smooth words to describe China's historical trends, institutional evolution, and cultural development from ancient times to the 1930s. The final chapter is based on the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Chinese history that runs through all eras and looks at all fields. It covers the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Xia, Shang and Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties to the Republic of China, covering various fields such as politics, economy, system, culture, society, ethnicity, religion and so on.

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Over the past 100,000 years, humans have built large cooperative networks and accumulated tremendous power. However, continuous inventions and conquests have also pushed mankind into an existential crisis. The global ecosystem is on the verge of collapse and false information is rampant. We are heading headlong into an era of artificial intelligence composed of new information networks that could destroy us. Why are humans so intelligent, but always prone to self-destruction? Why have we reached the brink of ecological and technological suicide? When inhuman intelligence threatens human survival, how can humans make wise choices? From oral stories, to writing, to artificial intelligence, "Beyond Homo Sapiens" tells how information networks have shaped us and our world through the long lens of history. It invites us to think about the complex relationships between information and truth, myth and bureaucracy, wisdom and power, and explores the key dilemmas that different social structures face when trying to build information networks. If we broaden our horizons and look at how human information networks have developed over the past few thousand years, we may be able to better understand what is happening today and in the future.

This book is part of the 007 Collection Series (Second Series). The mining and sales of diamonds in Africa brought great wealth to Europeans, but wealth and sin always go hand in hand. Under rules and order, thieves are everywhere, and the global underground diamond supply is almost as much as the public market. The International Diamond Security Organization (IDSO) came into being, entrusted by the international diamond industry giant De Beers, to engage in exciting battles with smugglers in South Africa, Liberia, Sierra Leone and other places that are hardest hit by underground diamond smuggling.

007 was ordered to go to the Caribbean to investigate the mysterious death of intelligence agent Shi Jincheng. At the same time, the United States suspected that the missile it launched was interfered with by local radio waves, preventing it from being successfully launched. After 007 arrived, he cooperated with local fisherman Cullo and CIA intelligence agent Wright to investigate and learned that the ore on Kaji Island owned by a Chinese contained radiation. The island owner Dr. No turned out to be an ambitious scientist who wanted to rule the world. 007 Went deep into the tiger's den, destroyed the base, and successfully escaped from Kaji Island with the girl he met on the island.

In the hearts of people in the UK and around the world, Bond has died heroically. He died gloriously while performing his mission in Japan. Although many people don't want to believe it, Bond has indeed been missing for more than a year. However, a year after Bond lost contact, he returned from the dead. However, he became an enemy of the British Intelligence Agency and was sent to kill Director M. After the assassination attempt, Bond was sent to the hospital for treatment, and was once again entrusted with the important task of getting rid of the Soviet Union's number one killer, Skola, known as the Golden Gunner, to make up for his previous mistakes. Bond must have experienced many twists and turns when facing such a powerful opponent. If two strong generals fight, one of them will die. Who can survive...

"The Old Man and the Sea" is Hemingway's most famous novella, which won the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. The novel creates the image of a civilian hero in the history of human literature: Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, went to sea for eighty-four days and caught nothing, but he did not despair and finally caught a big fish. He fought with the big fish at sea for three days before killing the fish and tying it to the side of the boat. On the way back, the big fish was repeatedly attacked by sharks. Santiago fought fiercely with the sharks with the only tools he had, and finally defeated the sharks. However, when he returned to port, only the spine and tail of the fish he caught were left.

"How many people have dreamed of starting over, returning their lives to zero when they were about to lose everything. And this is exactly what I experienced." In the early morning of July 9, 2012, New York Times investigative reporter Andrew Stillman was assassinated during his morning jog and fell in a pool of blood. After waking up, he found that he had returned to two months ago, and God had given him a second chance. He has two months to uncover the truth about a scandal during the Argentine dictatorship, atone for the sins committed against the people he loves most, and to find his killer. From New York to Buenos Aires, Andrew begins a race against time. "If It Happened Again" is a suspense novel written by Mark Levy. The entire plot is full of ups and downs, perfectly integrating time and space travel, love, and suspense. The suspense advances layer by layer and the plot is thrilling.