收錄全球各領域的最新世界紀錄，從高端酒店到荒廢的鬼城，從才藝寵物到全球體育超級明星，內容豐富多元 BE PART OF IT Discover the incredible achievements and inspiring stories of record breakers from around the world... and how you can become one of them. With all new content - from high-end hotels to deserted ghost towns and talented pets to global sports superstars - the new edition of Guinness World Records once again shows how record breaking is for everyone, everywhere. - Find a hidden talent within the Fantastic Feats chapter, including crazy collections, super strength and even pickleball - Get inspired by 8 new ICONS - who embody the very best of record breaking - from music legend Dolly Parton, blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer to powerhouse swimmer Katie Ledecky - Marvel at the possibilities of the cutting-edge tech behind modern cities, robots and space exploration in a dedicated Science & Engineering chapter - Celebrate the differences of the most incredible Human Beings from height extremes to superlative seniors and awesome anatomy - Take on the grown-ups with records just for under 16s and the Young Achievers proving age is no barrier in the Kids Zone - Cheer on American sporting heroes - including Caitlin Clark, Lamar Jackson, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and more - as we run through the latest year in Sports
THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE DA VINCI CODE AND THE LOST SYMBOL "A book-length scavenger hunt . . . jam-packed with tricks." --The New York Times "[A] cinematic blockbuster." --USA TodayHarvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings. With a relentless female assassin trailing them through Florence, he and his resourceful doctor, Sienna Brooks, are forced to flee. Embarking on a harrowing journey, they must unravel a series of codes, which are the work of a brilliant scientist whose obsession with the end of the world is matched only by his passion for one of the most influential masterpieces ever written: Dante Alighieri's The Inferno. Robert Langdon returns in Origin and The Secret of Secrets (coming soon)!
THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON, WITH MORE THAN 85 MILLION COPIES SOLD "Blockbuster perfection . . . a gleefully erudite suspense novel." --The New York Times "A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure." --People While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci--clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion, a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle--while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move--the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever. Robert Langdon returns in The Lost Symbol, Inferno, Origin, and The Secret of Secrets (coming soon)!
THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE DA VINCI CODE "Impossible to put down." --The New York Times "Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster." --Los Angeles Times Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to deliver a lecture at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols--is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom. When his mentor, Peter Solomon--a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist--is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth . . . all under the watchful eye of a terrifying enemy. Robert Langdon returns in Inferno, Origin, and The Secret of Secrets (coming soon)!
THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE DA VINCI CODE, THE LOST SYMBOL, AND INFERNO "Fans of The Da Vinci Code rejoice! Professor Robert Langdon is again solving the mysteries of the universe." --People "A life-or-death adventure." --Entertainment Weekly Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdon's first students. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced to flee. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch. They travel to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret. Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme re­ligion, Langdon and Vidal must evade an enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal Palace. They uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us. Robert Langdon returns in The Secret of Secrets (coming soon)!
First 100 字彙經典套書，一次擁有 5 本，讓寶寶輕鬆快樂開口說！ This attractive First 100 box set contains five of Roger Priddy's bestselling word books, published in paperback for the first time, with a sticker sheet in each. Full of big, bright photographs and bold word labels, these are fantastic books to encourage and improve your toddler's speaking and picture recognition skills. Infants and toddlers will learn key concepts and words with these bright board books. Each book has 100 color photographs to look at and talk about, and 100 simple first words to read and learn, too. The pages are made from tough board for hours of fun reading, and the cover is softly padded for little hands to hold. Pack includes: First 100 Words; First 100 Animals; First 100 Trucks and Things That Go; First 100 Numbers; and First 100 Colors, ABC, Numbers.
醫學驚悚天后泰絲．格里森Tess Gerritsen最新懸疑小說大作 《夏日訪客》（The Summer Guests） 馬丁尼俱樂部不是一般的讀書會——這群退休間諜準備迎接一場致命的夏日謎案！ From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a chilling follow-up to The Spy Coast, plunging the Martini Club into the search for a missing teen--with a startling connection to their own pasts. When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of Purity, Maine, she settled in for a quiet life with breathtaking views. But enemies from her past soon threatened to destroy everything. Maggie survived, thanks to her wits and the collective intelligence of the Martini Club, the circle of ex-CIA friends in her cocktail-sipping book club. Their handiwork, however, caught the attention of young police chief Jo Thibodeau. Now Jo and her neighborhood ex-spies have an uneasy alliance. After a teenager vanishes--and Maggie's neighbor becomes the prime suspect--she joins the investigation, determined to prove her friend's innocence. But the girl's wealthy family pushes for an arrest. And when authorities discover a long-dead corpse in a nearby pond, the case becomes doubly complicated, with unthinkable ties to long-buried secrets. As Jo grapples with two unexplained mysteries, the Martini Club races to uncover the truth behind shadowy secrets...before more lives are lost.
THE TOP 100 GREATEST GAMING CHARACTERS Explore the coolest records across the most popular consoles, developers and games through a brand-new list from the ultimate authority on record breaking. From Lara Croft to Link and the crew of Mass Effect to the Creepers of Minecraft, see where the biggest and best characters ranked. Do you agree and did your favourites make the list? Plus!- Get the lowdown on the most popular Roblox games- Count down the coolest and rarest Fortnite skins- Check out the most played Mobile Games from Pok矇mon GO to Brawl Stars- Discover the origins of games like Batman, Spider-Man and Midnight Suns in the Comics and Videogames feature- Trace the history of recording-breaking Sports Games with amazing facts on gaming versions of F1, American Football, soccer and more- Learn how Videogame Voice Actors use different skills and inspirations to bring your favourite characters to life[AB1] - Have fun and relax with Cosy Gaming - whether professional cleaning, cute kitties, or idyllic farms are your thing
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Peggy will do anything to bring back her family's Christmas spirit in this second story in the illustrated middle grade series about the adorable and silly Peggy the pug! With only a few days before Christmas, Peggy's family is stressed out and can't seem to stop squabbling. Peggy desperately wishes she could turn into a reindeer so she could help her family find some Christmas magic! She tries eating carrots, giving herself antlers and a glowing red nose, but nothing works--and the messes she makes only make more problems at home. Finally, Peggy decides that the only solution is to go to the North Pole and ask Santa for help!
Warning: Buffett's 2-Step Stock Market Strategy is perfect for beginners who want to discover Warren Buffett's long-term strategy.Warren Buffett is one of the best investors of all time. But what is his strategy? Buffett's 2-Step Stock Market Strategy breaks down Buffett's 2-step strategy and compiles his best investing principles so that you can replicate his strategy when you invest in stocks.Buffett's 2-Step Stock Market Strategy will teach you when Buffett buys and sells, what he looks for when researching a stock, and the biggest mistakes that beginners make when trying to replicate his strategy.Danial Jiwani (the author) has seen some people lose over $100,000 in a stock because they did not properly understand Warren Buffett's strategy. This is the last thing Danial Jiwani wants to see happen to you. So, Buffett's 2-Step Stock Market Strategy will explain a proven investing strategy so that you know how to make money in stocks.Danial Jiwani has taught over 2,000 readers how to make money in the stock market. They have found his advice helpful and insightful because they learned when to exactly buy a stock. Now, Danial Jiwani wants to share everything that he knows about stock market investing with his ultimate beginner's guide to the stock market.Plus, you will learn...-Danial Jiwani's email address to ask him any questions-How long Buffett aims to hold a stock-How Buffett uses financial statements when investing-How to correctly "buy low and sell high" like Warren Buffett- Warren Buffett's formula to literally calculate the perfect price to buy a stock-The most important financial ratios to identity safe stocks-Which stocks and sectors have lots of potential-How to properly diversify a portfolio like Warren Buffett-The types of stocks and industries which are too risky-How to minimize risk and maximize reward the Buffett way-The mindset and investing psychology needed to be successful-How to find winning stocks, explained for beginners and dummies-How to use your investing 101 skills to outperform the most investors-How to be an intelligent investor, picking high-return investments-The easiest and safest way to grow your wealth in the stock market-A strategy that has worked in 2019 and will continue to in 2020 and beyond
Pig changes are coming in this sweet hardcover storybook!It's almost time for Peppa and George to meet their new sibling! What will the baby's name be? What will they like to do? Learn all about the new baby with Peppa and George!
In both literature and film, mutants, androids, and aliens have long functioned as humanity's Other--nonhuman bodies serving as surrogates to explore humanity's prejudice, bigotry, and hatred. Scholars working in fields of feminism, ethnic studies, queer studies, and disability studies, among others, have deconstructed representations of the Othered body and the ways these fictional depictions provide insight into the contested terrains of identity, subjectivity, and personhood. In science fiction more broadly and the superhero genre in particular, the fictional Other--often a superhero or a villain--is juxtaposed against the normal human, and such Others have long been the subject of academic investigation. Author James A. Tyner shifts this scholarly focus to consider the ordinary humans who ally with or oppose Othered superheroes. Law enforcement officers, military officials, politicians, and the countless, nameless civilians are all examples of humans who try to make sense of a rapidly changing more-than-human and other-than-human universe. The resulting volume, Mutants, Androids, and Aliens: On Being Human in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, provides a critical posthumanist reading of being human in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Centering the MCU's secondary human characters, including Matthew Ellis, Ellen Nadeer, Rosalind Price, as well as Jimmy Woo, Sadie Deever, Holden Radcliffe, and others, Tyner considers how these characters attempt to monitor, incarcerate, or exterminate those beings considered "unnatural" and thus threatening. Placing into conversation posthumanism, environmental ethics, and myriad philosophical and biological ontologies of life and death, Tyner maintains that the superhero genre reflects the current complexities of meaningful life--and of what happens in society when "the human" is no longer the unquestioned normative standard.
The challenging exercises and critical vocabularyyou need to advance your English skillsCreated by ESL instructor Diane Engelhardt, Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced English Reading and Comprehension features lengthy, complex passages to help you develop essential English reading and critical thinking skills. Inside are 15 readings on topics such as DNA evidence, sustainable urban communities, the human genome project, and more--subjects that will keep you engaged as you take your English to the next level.You will get plenty of practice, practice, practice onunderstanding and comprehending high-level vocabularythrough enlightening exercises. You'll master how toorganize information you read, summarize text, and more.Before you know it, your reading skills will be stronger and your comprehension will grow, enabling you to get more out of English-language texts.Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced English Reading and Comprehension will help you: Build your academic and technical vocabularyBoost your comprehension skills to an advanced levelCreate reading strategies to use with any difficult textDevelop critical thinking skills
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This accessible handbook is a practical guide to the concepts and techniques of micro-budget, cinematic storytelling. It's written to be useful and efficient, packed with lessons, examples and practices from the Author's extensive filmmaking experience and decades of teaching students all over the world.Demystifying the complex creative process involved in filmmaking, this text provides concrete, detailed and specific steps to develop innovative concepts and execute effective films with micro-budget methods. With a wide range of references, instruction, and illustrations, the reader will learn how to make the most of powerful cinematic tools under budgetary constraints. The focus on cinematic storytelling addresses the fundamentals of understanding principles in all creative practices in any genre, platform, style or duration of any narrative art. The information and lessons here are foundational, presenting a new perspective on the creative process for beginners and experienced alike.This book is the go-to resource for beginners and students entering today's industry, as well as those micro-budget and low-budget filmmakers looking for expert inspiration and insight.
The Superhero Blockbuster: Adaptation, Style, and Meaning builds an innovative framework for analyzing one of the most prominent genres in twenty-first-century Hollywood. In combining theories of adaptation with close textual analysis, James C. Taylor provides a set of analytical tools with which to undertake nuanced exploration of superhero blockbusters' meanings. This deep understanding of the films attends to historical, sociopolitical, and industrial contexts and also illuminates key ways in which the superhero genre has contributed to the development of the Hollywood blockbuster. Each chapter focuses on a different superhero or superhero team, covering some of the most popular superhero blockbusters based on DC and Marvel superheroes. The chapters cover different aspects of the films' adaptive practices, exploring the adaptation of stylistic strategies, narrative models, and modes of seriality from superhero comic books, while being attentive to the ways in which the films engage with the wider networks of texts in various media that comprise a given superhero franchise. Chapter 1 looks back to the first superhero blockbuster, 1978's Superman: The Movie, examining its cinematic re-envisioning of the quintessential superhero and role in establishing Hollywood's emerging model of blockbuster filmmaking. Subsequent chapters analyze the twenty-first-century boom in superhero blockbusters and examine digital imaging and nostalgia in Spider-Man films, Marvel Studios' adaptation of a shared universe model of seriality in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the use of alternate timeline narratives in X-Men films. The book concludes by turning its analytical toolkit to analysis of DC Studios' cinematic universe, the DC Extended Universe.
Spend all year napping, snacking, gaming, and living your best indoor-cat life with Pusheen, the internet's favorite feline, and her fuzzy friends. The Pusheen 2026 Day-to-Day Calendar is the best way to celebrate each afternoon nap, adventure-filled weekend, and festive holiday--or just lazy days spent with good friends like Pusheen, Stormy, Pip, Sloth, Bo, and Cheek. Features include: No single-use plastic Page size 5.354 x 4.488 Recyclable chipboard easel backer for desk or tabletop display Printed on FSC(R) certified paper with soy-based ink Full-color tear-off pages Back of pages are blank for notes or shopping lists Day/Date reference on each page Combined weekend pages Official major U.S. and Canadian holidays and observances 300+ pieces of art and comics featuring Pusheen and friends
Are you ready to unlock the power of visuals and revolutionize your career? "The Big Book of Career Doodles: 87 visual ideas to inspire a great career!" is a unique and captivating resource designed to ignite your career development journey.Within these pages, career practitioner and talented doodler Naishadh Gadani combines the art of doodling with the science of career development. With over three years of carefully crafted sketches, this book offers 87 visually stunning ideas that will transform the way you think about your career.Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, these doodles hold the key to unlocking fresh perspectives, sparking inspiration, and guiding you towards meaningful career choices. The power of visual imagery allows you to immediately grasp complex concepts, providing fun and insightful nudges to help you take that crucial next step.But this book goes beyond captivating doodles. It's a collaborative effort, featuring contributions from 50 esteemed career practitioners, coaches, and professionals from around the world. Their expertise shines through stories, reflections, and anecdotes that accompany the selected doodles, providing you with a wealth of practical advice and wisdom."The Big Book of Career Doodles" is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, standing as possibly the only book of its kind in the market. As one reviewer described it, "This superb collection of career wisdom brings enjoyment through sketches that motivate you to see things differently and take new steps forward. These entertaining doodles, paired with concise advice, provide everything you need to gain fresh perspectives and be amused at the same time."About the author: Naishadh Gadani, a qualified career practitioner based in Melbourne, Australia, brings together his passion for career development and his talent for doodles in this groundbreaking book. Having worked with countless professionals and job-seekers, Naishadh understands the challenges and aspirations that arise throughout the career journey. His sketches and doodles have inspired and captivated audiences, making him a respected figure in the field.Embrace the power of visual thinking and embark on an extraordinary career adventure. Get your copy of "The Big Book of Career Doodles" today and unleash your career potential like never before.
