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"To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.

Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.

Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, ROOM is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another."

It's 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. Dex and Em face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed, they must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself.

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George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has become, in many ways, the gold standard for modern epic fantasy. Martin—dubbed the "American Tolkien" by Time magazine—has created a world that is as rich and vital as any piece of historical fiction, set in an age of knights and chivalry and filled with a plethora of fascinating, multidimensional characters that you love, hate to love, or love to hate as they struggle for control of a divided kingdom. It is this very vitality that has led it to be adapted as the HBO miniseries "Game of Thrones."

"In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again--beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her. Yet, as they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.

To the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone--a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, will face his greatest challenge yet. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.

And from all corners, bitter conflicts soon reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all. . . ."

"Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. He expands his business into foreclosure defense, only to see one of his clients accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home.

Mickey puts his team into high gear to exonerate Lisa Trammel, even though the evidence and his own suspicions tell him his client is guilty. Soon after he learns that the victim had black market dealings of his own, Haller is assaulted, too--and he's certain he's on the right trail.

Despite the danger and uncertainty, Haller mounts the best defense of his career in a trial where the last surprise comes after the verdict is in. Connelly proves again why he ""may very well be the best novelist working in the United States today"" (San Francisco Chronicle)."

"After almost a decade, Tom Clancy returns to the world he knows better than anyone: a world caught in the crossfire of politics and power, placed on the edge of annihilation by evil men.

But there are those who are honor-bound to protect their homeland by any means necessary. Those men work in the covert force known as the Campus.

Led by Jack Ryan, Jr.-son of the legendary Jack Ryan-they are the best line of defense against a terrorist mastermind who has vowed to destroy the West..."

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"Travis Boyette is a murderer. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high-school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched and waited as police and prosecutors arrested Donte Drumm, a local football star with no connection to the crime. Tried, convicted and sentenced, Drumm was sentto death row: his fate had been decided.

But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man?

"Every life has a soundtrack. All you have to do is listen.

Music has set the tone for most of Zoe Baxter's life. There's the melody that reminds her of the summer she spent rubbing baby oil on her stomach in pursuit of the perfect tan. A dance beat that makes her think of using a fake ID to slip into a nightclub. A dirge that marked the years she spent trying to get pregnant.

For better or for worse, music is the language of memory. It is also the language of love.

In the aftermath of a series of personal tragedies, Zoe throws herself into her career as a music therapist. When an unexpected friendship slowly blossoms into love, she makes plans for a new life, but to her shock and inevitable rage, some people—even those she loves and trusts most—don't want that to happen.

Sing You Home is about identity, love, marriage, and parenthood. It's about people wanting to do the right thing for the greater good, even as they work to fulfill their own personal desires and dreams. And it's about what happens when the outside world brutally calls into question the very thing closest to our hearts: family."

"Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.

Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.

Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple's hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values."

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What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century? In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog Saw, he brings together, for the first time, the best of his writing from TheNew Yorker over the same period. Here is the bittersweet tale of the inventor of the birth control pill, and the dazzling inventions of the pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moscowitz. Gladwell sits with Ron Popeil, the king of the American kitchen, as he sells rotisserie ovens, and divines the secrets of Cesar Millan, the "dog whisperer" who can calm savage animals with the touch of his hand. He explores intelligence tests and ethnic profiling and "hindsight bias" and why it was that everyone in Silicon Valley once tripped over themselves to hire the same college graduate.

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A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what Chinese parents do to produce so many math whizzes and music prodigies, what it's like inside the family, and whether they could do it too. Well, I can tell them, because I've done it...Amy Chua's daughters, Sophia and Louisa (Lulu) were polite, interesting and helpful, they were two years ahead of their classmates in maths and had exceptional musical abilities. But Sophia and Lulu were never allowed to attend a sleepover, be in a school play, choose their own extracurricular activities, get any grade less than an A, and not be the #1 student in every subject (except gym and drama). And they had to practice their instruments for hours every day, as well as in school breaks and on family holidays. The Chinese-parenting model certainly seemed to produce results. But what happens when you do not tolerate disobedience and are confronted by a screaming child who would sooner freeze outside in the cold than be forced to play the piano? In Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua relates her experiences raising her children the 'Chinese way', and how dutiful, patient Sophia flourished under the regime and how tenacious, hot-tempered Lulu rebelled. It is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. It's also about Mozart and Mendelssohn, the piano and the violin, and how they made it to Carnegie Hall. It was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, it's about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how you can be humbled by a thirteen-year-old. Witty, entertaining and provocative, this is a unique and important book that will transform your perspective of parenting forever.

"Blink is about the first two seconds of looking--the decisive glance that knows in an instant. The author campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling. Building his case with scenes from a marriage, heart attack triage, speed dating, choking on the golf course, selling cars, and military maneuvers, he persuades readers to think small and focus on the meaning of ""thin slices"" of behavior. "

"A fascinating, eye-opening and often shocking look at what lies ahead for the U.S. and the world from one of our most incisive futurists.

In his thought-provoking new book, George Friedman, founder of STRATFOR—the preeminent private intelligence and forecasting firm—focuses on what he knows best, the future. Positing that civilization is at the dawn of a new era, he offers a lucid, highly readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the twenty-first century all based on his own thorough analysis and research. For example, The U.S.-Jihadist war will be replaced by a new cold war with Russia; China's role as a world power will diminish; Mexico will become an important force on the geopolitical stage; and new technologies and cultural trends will radically alter the way we live (and fight wars). Riveting reading from first to last, The Next 100 Years is a fascinating exploration of what the future holds for all of us. "

This is The New York Times best-selling book behind the major motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Opening this autumn, Moneyball is the story of the Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt). He has an epiphany: all conventional baseball wisdom is wrong. Reinventing his team on a budget, he needs to outsmart the richer teams. Joining with Ivy Leaguer Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), they recruit bargain players whom the scouts consider flawed but who have a knack for getting on base, scoring runs and winning games. They'll either be the laughing stock of baseball or its vindicated underdogs. Moneyball is a Columbia Pictures release directed by Bennett Miller (Capote), from the screenplay written by Steven Zaillian (Gangs of New York) and Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), and produced by Michael De Luca The Social Network) Rachael Horovitz (Grey Gardens) and Scott Rudin (The Social Network).

Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career can be daunting. It is scary to face a wall of choices, knowing that no one is going to tell us whether or not we are making the right decision. There is no clearly delineated path or recipe for success. Even figuring out how and where to start can be a challenge. That is, until now.

As executive director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Tina Seelig guides her students as they make the difficult transition from the academic environment to the professional world, providing tangible skills and insights that will last a lifetime. Seelig is an entrepreneur, neuroscientist, and popular teacher, and in What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 she shares with us what she offers her students—provocative stories, inspiring advice, and a big dose of humility and humor.

Defining that precise moment when a trend becomes a trend, Malcolm Gladwell probes the surface of everyday occurrences to reveal some surprising dynamics behind explosive social changes. He examines the power of word-of-mouth and explores how very small changes can directly affect popularity. Perceptive and imaginative, The Tipping Point is a groundbreaking book destined to overturn conventional thinking in business, sociological, and policy-making arenas.

Steve Jobs leaves behind an extraordinary legacy, putting him in a class with America's greatest industrialists. He was the most innovative business leader of our time, the man FORTUNE named CEO of the Decade in 2009. Now from FORTUNE comes the richly illustrated story of his life at the helm of Apple, based in part on three decades of FORTUNE stories about the cultural icon who revolutionized computing, telephones, movies, music, retailing, and product design. FORTUNE was with him every step of the way, describing in unparalleled detail the career of a man with relentless drive and a single underlying passion-to carry out his vision of how all of us would use technology. In the end he was proved right a billion times over, and his company became one of the most successful enterprises on the planet. All of these chapters are the product of deep reporting. In many cases FORTUNE's writers spent hours interviewing Jobs and delving into his mind. The result is a singular journalistic collection, which will leave you with a comprehensive picture of a man who changed the world, a picture that is complex in the making yet simple in its triumph.

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"It began with Eragon . . . It ends with Inheritance.

Not so very long ago, Eragon - Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider - was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now, the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders.

Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chances.

The Rider and his dragon have come farther than anyone dared to hope. But can they topple the evil king and restore justice to Alagaësia? And if so, at what cost?

Featuring spectacular artwork by cult artist John Jude Palencar, this stunning book brings the bestselling Inheritance cycle to a breathtaking conclusion."

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"With The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, you're the author, illustrator, and main character. Filled with loads of interactive pages and plenty of space to write your own life's story, this book is all you need to create your masterpiece. Whatever you do, make sure you put it someplace safe after you finish. Because when you're rich and famous, this thing is going to be worth a fortune.

Includes more than 60 new pages! 32 pages of full-color comics (16 brand-new)!"

一段追不回的青春，一個令人心疼的真實故事，從被綁架的那一刻起，她的18年被濃縮在一張床和一個房間裡……
1991年一個尋常的上學日，住在加州南太浩湖小鎮的11歲小女孩潔西．杜加，在上學途中被一位男子綁架囚禁，直到2009年8月26日獲救。
有別於同類傳記的是，即使書中不乏令人髮指的行為，然而潔西不以控訴口吻，沒有憤恨加害者的強烈情緒，當然回顧過去也並非毫無痛苦，但她選擇無私說出遭遇，希望同樣的悲劇不再發生。本書是美國2011年度自傳類銷售冠軍，從潔西自述的故事中，讀者看見人性最猥瑣敗德的一面，更且認識了年幼無助的潔西如何從微小的事物中得到支持生存的力量，並在得救之後，又如何揮別不堪的陰影，擁抱遲來的自由。慈悲如潔西．杜加，她是所有身在幸福而不自知者的人生導師。如果閤上這本書時你曾流下眼淚，或許是因為我們共同感受、見證了潔西的勇敢所散發出來的溫暖。

那些傢伙賴著不走了！
1集笑不夠、2集笑上癮，第3集再給你源源不絕的瘋狂小將爆笑彈！
當女友送了size太小的衣服時……
A型男友會裝沒事跟女友道謝，但回家後……
B型男友會失控大暴走……
O型男友會支支吾吾轉移話題……
AB型男友會非常冷酷嚴厲……
悲天憫人的A型最在意的是關心他人；不茍一笑的AB型擁有最強的情緒控制力；那麼，你知道少一根筋的B型和不按牌理出牌的O型腦子裡最在乎的是什麼嗎？
小將魅力橫掃全亞洲，如果你還狀況外，快買回家一睹小將們無人能擋的爆笑風采！

2012年最振奮人心的熱血故事。第一本林書豪逐夢傳奇寫真全紀錄火熱登場 ！
2012年2月以來，「林書豪」這個名字已經成為一股旋風，占據了各大媒體版面。
本書由時報編輯部策畫，特別邀請資深體育記者深入撰文介紹林書豪的生平及成名歷程，並分析其家庭教育、信仰、種族環境，更闢專文討論其在球場上的致勝關鍵，讓讀者可以更立體地透視林書豪。同時還收錄林書豪來台時，貼身採訪記者對他的側寫；以及長期在美國追擊相關賽事的記者所描寫的第一手紐約現場，讓讀者可以一窺媒體鏡頭外的林書豪。 精美彩圖多達一百張，有林書豪籃球之路的詳細圖解、連勝之旅的全紀錄，是瞭解林書豪、珍藏林書豪不可錯過的最佳選擇。

人生無處不是談判，每次你都能爭取更多！財星100大企業爭相給主管上的課！全球最優秀學生拚命競標才能上的課！
戴蒙教授的華頓談判法，12個教戰技巧，3萬學生親身實證！
每一年，只有最優秀的學生才能進入華頓商學院，當川普和巴菲特的校友。史都華．戴蒙教授的談判課，連續13年都是華頓商學院最搶手的課程。
戴蒙教授強調，無論是要求店家折價100元，還是要求廠商降價1萬元，所使用的談判工具都是一樣的。意思就是，當你學會了談判，在生活各面向你都能爭取更多！他所教過的3萬個學生都獲得了他的真傳，在各行各業如魚得水。如果你想在商場上取得更好的交易條件，如果你希望在人際關係中獲得更多的主導權，如果你想讓家庭關係、親子關係更融洽，戴蒙教授的談判技巧，能給你超乎想像的優勢！升遷加薪、購物、親子教養、商業交涉、議題談判必備致勝指南！

40歲，才是真正決定人生下半場的關鍵！
如果將人生以每十年來區分，20幾歲是「播種期」，30幾歲是「養成期」，40幾歲是「收穫期」。身為家庭的重心、社會的中堅，40代的你，擁有最關鍵的影響力！
你的每一步，不只左右了自己的未來，還影響著家人的未來！
不論之前打下了多少的基礎，擁有多少資糧，你仍謹慎擘畫、穩當而行。作者以自身的經驗，加上訪談過一萬名的上班族，歸納出讓你40歲後不後悔的50個清單，幫助你推開中年的迷惘，充滿熱情的迎向更精采的下一個40年！本書將成為你的最佳伙伴，陪你邁向沒有懊悔的未來。

台灣尚未有米其林紅色指南沒關係，身懷26顆米其林星星、目前是世界冠軍的Joël Robuchon，在台北也能品嚐得到。
頂著法國史上最年輕的「國家級麵包烘焙首獎MOF」頭銜，所做麵包更是許多米其林餐廳指定佐餐麵包，主廚Frédéric Lalos選擇在台北開設他首家海外分店。
國際名廚鄺啟明坐鎮W Taipei，又如何將廣東料理與台菜結合，呈現截然不同的嶄新面貌？
全台還有哪些你不知道的世界級名廚餐廳？跟著我們一起在世界級名廚的帶領下走入究極餐廳，喬裝成專業饕客，享受小奢華的料理美學。尋訪52位大廚所在的餐廳，品味各式頂級料理精華，不論節慶派對或宴客聚餐，都能嚐到最美好的幸福滋味。

尼爾‧弗格森重新詮釋「東方文明與西方文明」的興起與衰落，更提出新的創見：破解西方如何支配世界的六大「殺手級應用」（Killer Apps）──競爭、科學、財產權、醫學、消費社會與工作倫理。
西方何以支配現代世界超過500年？西方的主宰地位是否正受到亞洲崛起的威脅？過去，西方靠六大「殺手級應用」獲得壓倒性勝利。 現在，新興國家是否將藉著這六大利器，終結西方的優勢地位？ 時至今日，我們將目睹西方優越地位的終結。
《文明》以深入淺出的文字，帶領讀者進行一場不尋常的環遊世界之旅。從中國的大運河到土耳其的托普卡皮宮；從南美洲的馬丘比丘到西非的鯊魚島；從布拉格的壯麗塔樓到溫州的祕密教堂。這是一則有關帆船、武器、地契、疫苗、牛仔褲與中文聖經的故事，也是一部清楚明晰的世界近代史。

以廣闊的視角從不同方位展現出國家地理文化最全面的內容，帶領讀者對國家地理文化進行全方位的接觸。本書極具匠心選取了中國、台灣最具代表性的100處自然與文化景觀，以及背後的歷史故事，全書的線索綜合了地理與人文的因素。

生動質樸的文字，或展現山河的雄奇秀美，或透析文明的雋永內涵，配合精美的攝影圖片，以全新的方式引領讀者深入瞭解中華大地的地理與人文之美。

　　罕見的山水奇景與獨特的民俗民情、失落的古文明與珍貴的文明遺存，懸念重重的地球之謎與千奇百怪的地球之最……世界的多種極致之美在這裡彙聚、碰撞出一首自然與人文的交響詩。

「歷時三年構思、一年籌備、十個月的拍攝與後製，電影奮力走出了小說，躍上了大銀幕。我也終於學會，不用傷口，就記住青春裡最重要的事。這場戰鬥獻給你們，一路支持我的讀者。獻給，我的女孩。」——九把刀 一場名為青春的潮水淹沒了我們。
浪退時，渾身溼透的我們一起坐在沙灘上，看著我們最喜愛的女孩子用力揮舞雙手，幸福踏向人生的另一端。
下一次浪來，會帶走女孩留在沙灘上的美好足跡。
但我們還在。
刻在我們心中的女孩模樣，也還會在。
豪情不減，嘻笑當年。
座位前，座位後。
男孩衣服背上開始出現藍色墨點。
一回頭，女孩的笑顏，讓男孩魂縈夢繫了八年，羈絆了一生。

本書是村上春樹在1979至2010年期間，包括未發表過的小說和未曾收錄的感言、演說稿、自序代序與評論等自選文集。村上春樹並在每篇文章前面加上小文解說自己當初撰文的心情札記。
村上春樹的小說始終獨樹一格，被譽為最具都市感受的名家，他的雜文經常流露幽默的真性情，《村上春樹雜文集》是村上春樹創作生涯最具分量的雜文集結，本書並附錄多幀安西水丸及和田誠先生的插畫。是了解村上春樹的重要資料。喜愛村上的讀者千萬不可錯過！