Conley: 261 books

Imagine a world in which work is rare, pot and booze flow freely, and no one seems to have any real concernsat least no one other than a few elites who run the New Way. Such a world may appear to have few drawbacks. After all, robots have relieved mankind of the tedium of menial jobs, and totally...

我愛男人，也愛上帝，但誰會愛我？ 一名男孩與父親的和解之旅，一段家族祕密的考驗之路 21世紀首部進入性別矯正機構的真實紀錄，同志自傳文學的重要篇章 也是一個家庭共同邁向寬恕、尊重與成長的動人故事。 ◆歐普拉評定：2016年度最佳回憶錄 ◆掀起重量級媒體關注：包含《紐約時報》在內等超過三十篇媒體書評、四十餘篇作者訪問報導。 ◆本書改編電影於美國11月上映、問鼎奧斯卡 ◆第70屆英國金像獎最佳新人獎、《淑女鳥》《意外》《海邊的曼徹斯特》盧卡斯海吉斯， 金獎影后妮可基嫚、金獎影帝羅素克洛主演，喬爾埃哲頓編劇、導演 心中的罪惡感持久不消，讓我心酸多年， 讓我漸漸接受：這種心酸，想必就是活在世上應有的感受吧。 然而，為了容納羞辱，我拋開的愛已經太多了。 父親是牧師的賈若德．康里從小深受教會影響，對自己的性傾向感到惶恐又掙扎。十九歲就讀大學期間，同學向他父母告密，抖出他是同志的事實，他因而被迫做出影響終身的抉擇：若不參加教會贊助的矯正治療班，他將失去親朋好友，失去他天天祈禱的上帝，也不可能再上大學。 當時十九歲的賈若德熱愛寫作，與科蘿伊交往。他知道有一個「女朋友」能為他擋住不少質疑，與科蘿伊真正成為情侶是他期待自己可以「變直」的方法。但是，「如果做了還是扳不直怎麼辦？如果走錯這步路的結果是失敗，最後自己落得孤寂潦倒、受罪惡煎熬，那又怎麼辦呢？」 賈若德．康里不再為了前往性向矯正機構感到困惑：「已經問厭了，也不想再探尋其他解答、其他現實，不願再空想自己誕生在別人家、換一個軀殼，該有多好。每次我領悟到，再也找不到其他出路了，再問也是白問，心情就變得更壞。事到如今，我已有逆來順受的心理準備。」為了承擔父親的眼光，他試圖揚棄自己「不正當的過往」，展開努力。 「愛的進行式」（Love...

Our tale of the Grail opens in the decidedly austere domain of a university archive but then expands to include a journey to far more exotic locations in Switzerland, Scotland, Ireland, Cuba, and finally the United States.Unlike some accounts of the Grail, this one adheres to a vision of the Grail...

A plan to hijack a space freighter filled with tattered and worn-out money becomes a fight for survival when a high-ranking government official’s double-cross gets injected into the mix.

" Bitsy's Strange Adventures" comprises the second and third stories of the Bitsy series. The first is "Bitsy and Big Leaf" published in November of 2011. The story unfolds as Bitsy is carried by the blustery winter wind and lands near a maple leaf. It is important for Bitsy to...

Lulu and her friends band together to find her missing Old English Sheep Dog.

Jane Boyers, sleek, gorgeous and highly successful TV executive, barely has time to eat and sleep, let alone keep up with old friends. Especially ones like Miranda, who has rejected glamorous New York in favour of settling with the love of her life in rural Ireland. But when Jane's career comes crashing...

6 Halloween Costumes is an interactive children’s book. You get to make choices for Gavin to help him find a costume in time to go Trick-or-Treating. There are six possible costumes and a few endings that have Gavin missing out on the fun. Find all six costumes to decide which one you like best. Note...

On Betelgeuse IV, two robberies planned for the same prized chest of rare SunJewels cross wires and lives hang in the balance - the only chance for freedom lies in engineering a convincing masquerade. When extremely valuable gemstones called SunJewels are discovered on their planet, the local natives...

When their friend is incarcerated on a prison asteroid using trumped-up charges, a gang of space pirates concoct a plan to free him. As the escape attempt unfolds, they discover a hidden trap and things get complicated. Outgunned by an obsessed police captain, they are driven dangerously near the...

Falsely accused of domestic violence by his estranged celebrity wife, Vaughn Ellison sets forth to clear his name, a quest that leads him to his hometown of Flint, where an old flame and new revelations await. Meanwhile back in Atlanta, danger awaits, compliments of his former best friend,...

5 Magic Rocks is the first in a series of interactive children's books. The story changes based on choices the reader makes. Can you find five rocks before the story ends? Only if Gavin finds all five rocks will you be able to decide what happens to those rocks. Are they really magic?

Uncut gems discovered on a cold moon orbiting Deneb XII spark a fierce battle for their possession as treachery runs rampant and turncoats pop up everywhere. A bucketful of low-grade industrial diamond dust is not much in the way of treasure, but times are hard.  What begins as a minor...

The huge reward for a stolen painting on Capella III attracts bounty hunters and treasure-seekers from all across the galaxy, but it takes a pair of cruel cops joining the quest for death to mysteriously appear.