Ren: 2365 books

Chloe's older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for, who can't be captured or caged. When a night with Ruby's friends goes horribly wrong and Chloe discovers the dead body of her classmate London Hayes left floating in the reservoir, Chloe is sent away from town and away from Ruby. But...

Seventeen-year-old Lauren is having visions of girls who have gone missing. And all these girls have just one thing in common—they are 17 and gone without a trace. As Lauren struggles to shake these visions, impossible questions demand urgent answers: Why are the girls speaking to Lauren? How can...

From New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning author Renée Watson comes a captivating and poignant coming-of-age urban novel about sisters, friends, and what it means to embrace change. Maya Younger and her identical twin sister, Nikki, have always...

"This stunning book is the story I've been waiting for my whole life; where girls rise up to claim their space with joy and power.†? --Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Speak "An extraordinary story of two indomitable spirits." --Brendan...

From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renée Russell comes the third book in a series about Max Crumbly and his daily ups and downs in middle school. When we last left our courageous hero, Max Crumbly, and his trusty sidekick Erin, they had just finished foiling the...

*A New York Public Library Best Children's Book of 2018!* *A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2018* *A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018* In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can’t shake the feeling...

New York Times Bestseller Named one of the Best Cookbooks of the Year by the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Houston Chronicle, Esquire, GQ, Eater, and more Named one of the Best Cookbooks to Give as Gifts by Food...

Booklist, Top 10 Women’s Fiction of 2016 Goodreads Best Romance of August Redbook.com’s “20 Books by Women You Must ReadThis Fall” Popsugar’s “21 Fiction Reads to Add to Your Fall Reading List” Bustle’s “11 New Romance Books Perfect for Summer Beach Reading” Brit+Co’s...

In the second follow up to "Chasing the Wild Sparks," Hadley Beckett comes closer to triumphing over a reluctant Finn Wilder… What would you do if the love of your life gave you the keys to the kingdom, but won't let you in? At the end of her rope, Hadley grabs her intrepid...

Darkness has risen, and the shadows are calling. Face haunting new worlds filled with paranormal creatures and breathtaking romance. Journey with beautiful beasts, sexy-as-sin vampires, soul-searing demigods, shadowy necromancers, and unlikely heroes as they fall in love and battle for good...

Jacques Viger (1787-1858) fut en son temps un personnage considérable. Ce bourgeois montréalais fréquentait tous les gens qui comptent, aussi bien son cousin Mgr Lartigue, évêque de Montréal, que son grand ami Louis-Joseph Papineau, le chef des Patriotes. Reconnu comme un érudit, Viger s’intéressa...

Listening to the Bees is a collaborative exploration by two writers to illuminate the most profound human questions: Who are we? Who do we want to be in the world? Through the distinct but complementary lenses of science and poetry, Mark Winston and Renée Saklikar reflect on the tension...

What would it feel like to experience more ease, harmony, and flow in the midst of navigating homework squabbles, mealtimes, commutes, and the other challenges of everyday life? Nurturing the Soul of Your Family is a guidebook for personal and spiritual renewal from the award-winning author of The...

“這就像史蒂芬‧霍金碰上珍‧古德般── 透過科學與人文，再由物理看到人類學，開創了美麗又迷人的品牌化旅程。” 近代商業史上，最賺錢的無形資產‧其幕後操作原理，首次完整揭露！ ◤３個系統模型╳４項品牌要素╳５種感官資料╳８大指標流程＝自然科學＋社會科學的完美平衡 ♦品牌為何能成功流傳：完整剖析人類大腦內部運作邏輯 ♦用科技作主軸的品牌：社交網絡是如何對認知造成影響 ♦以品牌進行數據分析：探究人類心智、行為，乃至靈魂 ♦藉由人與人間的互動：替新創品牌找到進入市場的機會 ♦透過人性化真實體驗：為既有品牌尋求管理與生存之道 ◎用科學拆解「品牌」的核心價值 本書彙整出３個與品牌相關的理論模型，其中關鍵的「雅各階梯」是作為「以物理學解釋品牌效應」的主框架。於品牌設計、行銷和廣告、以及市場品牌評估產業耕耘多年的三位作者，透過「雅各階梯」定義「品牌的產生」所需經過的歷程： ①各種形式的「信號」→②為人類「感官」所接受→③在適當的「時刻」發生作用→④在大眾的腦海中產生固著的「記憶」→⑤進而與瀰漫在空間中的「能量」相互作用→⑥這些交互作用中，若干被提取進行「銷售」→⑦因此創造出「利潤」→⑧在最後一個階段，品牌的「價值」於焉形成。 本書依循上述八大指標流程分章論述。使看似複雜的「品牌學」可簡潔優雅地被理解；並經得起「定性定量」的科學性探討，本書的初始設定為： 先假設空間、時間、能量、物體（大眾）為定項； 而為了產生「品牌」，從一開始「信號」就必須服膺「熱力學定律」進行傳送與擴散。 以物理學的角度，來看「品牌」和「大眾」如何在「時間」、「空間」場域中相互碰撞，並產生依存關係；而在日常生活中，則可藉由持續觀察現實中發生的事件，反推出「品牌」的定律：例如街上到處跑的可口可樂貨櫃車，如何於每個人腦中產生作用，勾起想喝上一口特定品牌冰涼飲品的欲望？正如同科學家用哈伯望遠鏡觀測數千光年外，星系所發出的可見／不可見光譜般；在地球上的我們並無法真正「看到」，卻可以透過理論計算，繪製出壯麗的星雲圖景！ 如此一來，既然品牌運作的方式可以依理論建構、測量，也就代表可以據此管理；至此，品牌學才能真正邁入可測量、可驗證、可重複的科學領域！ ▍要貼近現實...