Prisoner of war, optometrist, time-traveller - these are the life roles of billy pilgrim, hero of this miraculously moving, bitter and funny story of innocence faced with apocalypse slaughterhouse 5 is one of the worlds great anti-war books centring on the infamous fire-bombing of dresden in the second world war, billy pilgrims odyssey through time reflects the journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.
自然保育季刊夏季刊2023年3月 第121期NATURE CONSERVATION QUARTERLY NO.121 MAR. 2023/ SPRING目錄CONTENTS 專論ARTICLES 42050淨零碳排下臺灣茶園碳權的可行方案──有機認證+企業ESGFeasible solution to the carbon credit of Taiwanese tea gardens under 2050 net zero CO2 emissions: organic certification plus corporate ESG陳忠義、黃盟元、林政賢、楊嘉棟、李麗華、薛美莉、林幸助、王經文Chung-I Chen . Meng-Yuan Huang . Cheng-Hsien Lin . Jia-Dong Yang . Li-Hua Lee . Mei-Li Hsueh . Hsing-Juh Lin . Ching-Wen Wang特輯REPORTS14從分類開始到河川生態工程的淡水魚研究經驗談From fish taxonomy to river ecological engineering: my research experience on freshwater fish曾晴賢Chyng-Shyan Tzeng26河狸大壩垮下來──河狸的自然工程與保育反思When a beaver dam collapses曾奕晴Sunny Tseng38橫行，或橫死──綠島陸蟹的生死關頭Crossing or roadkill: land crabs are between life and death on Green Island陳歆、許文文、莊育達、陳榮宗Sin Chen . Wen-Wen Hsu . Yu-Ta Chuang . Run-Tsung Chen48臺東縣綠島植物探索Exploration of flora on Green Island, Taitung County許再文、林維玲、黃啟俊Tsai-Wen Hsu . Wea-Lin Lin . Chi-Chun Huang 保育資訊INFORMATION 64野生動物醫療儀器設備的昨日與今日The history of equipment for wi
The conclusion to the gorgeous and lush Wintersong duology.Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother’s and her own musical careers. Although she is determined to look forward and not behind, life in the world above is not as easy as Liesl had hoped. Her younger brother Josef is cold, distant, and withdrawn, while Liesl can’t forget the austere young man she left beneath the earth, and the music he inspired in her. When troubling signs arise that the barrier between worlds is crumbling, Liesl must return to the Underground to unravel the mystery of life, death, and the Goblin King—who he was, who he is, and who he will be. What will it take to break the old laws once and for all? What is the true meaning of sacrifice when the fate of the world—or the ones Liesl loves—is in her hands?“A maze of beauty and darkness, of music and magic and glittering things, all tied together with exquisite writing. This is a world you will want to stay los
父親死後，丹尼開始能聽見家中物品的聲音。母親的囤物狀況讓一切雪上加霜，惟有圖書館的物品舉止有禮、輕聲細語。在那裡，有一個全新的世界，以及一本即將改變他的書。2022女性小說獎得獎作品，尾關露絲機敏詼諧中帶著人性光輝的美麗故事。WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022When a book and a reader are meant for each other, both of them know it . . .After the tragic death of his father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem, and the voices grow more clamorous.So Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library. There he meets a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret; a homeless philosopher-poet; and his very own Book, who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter. Blending unforgettable characters with jazz, climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold, humane and heartbreaking.
Practice makes perfect, and Ben Yokoyama will settle for nothing less than perfection! A hilarious new Cookie Chronicles adventure that fans of Wimpy Kid or Dog Man will gobble up with gusto.When Ben's fortune cookie tells him that practice makes perfect, he refuses to settle for anything less. He demands better parents, superior hobbies, and a brand-new best friend, who might technically be a superhero.The pursuit of perfection is thrilling until Ben is forced to give up the things he loves most--including baseball, personal integrity, and his dog's enthusiastic kisses. Life lessons from a goldfish and a spine-tingling near-death experience help Ben realize that his flaws are also the keys to his greatest strengths--and that the people and things that make him happiest will always be perfectly imperfect.Story Locale:Anytown USASeries Overview: COOKIE CHRONICLES is a richly-illustrated middle grade series starring 9-year-old Ben Yokoyama, who gets a new fortune each book, and goes on a
The thrilling third book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling A Tale of Magic... series As the doors were pushed, flames and magma spewed out from between the cracks, offering glimpses into the world of fire and chaos beyond them. Brystal Evergreen is running out of time. It has been almost one year since she made a deal with Death to find and destroy the Immortal in exchange for her life. But she still hasn't found a single clue about who or where the Immortal is. To make matters worse, something dark and malignant has risen from deep within the earth, threatening life as we know it. To stop this new evil, the fairies and witches must work with all the kingdoms and territories, including the Righteous Brotherhood and their Army of the Dead. But is the threat more familiar than they expected? And why is a secretive group of Sorcerers convinced that Xanthous Hayfield is connected to it? Sorcery, magic, and science collide in this thrilling third book in the Tale of Magic... s
"Audie was sentenced to 10 years for a robbery in which four people died, including two members of his gang. Five million dollars has never been recovered from the robbery, and everybody believes Audi
Why would a man serving a long prison sentence escape the day before he's due to be released?Audie Palmer has spent ten years in a Texas prison after pleading guilty to a robbery in which four people
Hidden pasts.Unexpected betrayals.Twisted friendships.Sweet revenge.Chad is in a coma, fighting for his life. Will he pull through...or take his secrets to the grave?Tom blames himself for what happe
Brutalized in prison for a decade for his alleged knowledge about where a fortune in stolen money is hidden, Audie mysteriously escapes the day before his scheduled release in a determined effort to s
