In this gossamer-light romance, a wealthy American woman meets a charming Parisian headwaiter and they fall in love. However, the woman's estranged husband blackmails her into returning to America with him. The headwaiter follows her trail to New York, where, after months of searching, he finds her again and they reaffirm their love. They board a ship headed back to France, but her insanely jealous husband compels the captain to steer the ship into dangerous waters, where it will almost certainly collide with icebergs and be destroyed.

In this gossamer-light romance, a wealthy American woman meets a charming Parisian headwaiter and they fall in love. However, the woman's estranged husband blackmails her into returning to America with him. The headwaiter follows her trail to New York, where, after months of searching, he finds her again and they reaffirm their love. They board a ship headed back to France, but her insanely jealous husband compels the captain to steer the ship into dangerous waters, where it will almost certainly collide with icebergs and be destroyed.

What do the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Thirty Years’ War and the Renaissance have in common? For one, they were all starkly affected by extreme weather conditions. Indeed, if we take a fresh look at human history in the light of Earth’s volatile climate, we can expose hidden parallels, draw surprising conclusions and explain bizarre historical conundrums. 　　This two-parter combines natural sciences and history, a journey from the Big Bang to Iceland’s volcanoes – a gripping narrative that explores little-known connections between the Earth’s climate and major historical events. 　　Are these extremes of weather really a 21st-century phenomenon? Or has climate determined the fate of humanity ever since amphibians took their first steps on terra firma?

地球上的一切生命都要受到气候力量的支配：严寒、酷热、干旱、温暖、湿润……有利的气候条件能促进人类社会的诞生和伟大帝国的崛起，还能促进贸易发展、经济繁荣、文化进步和艺术成就；而不利的气候事件通常会导致战乱、饥荒、人种的灭绝和文明的覆灭。在生命出现和发展的过程中，气候的稳定或波动，通常会给通常给地球生命带去戏剧性的后果。而且气候还影响了我们人类的祖先——气候或许就是导致尼安德特人灭绝的原因之一。

What do the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Thirty Years’ War and the Renaissance have in common? For one, they were all starkly affected by extreme weather conditions. Indeed, if we take a fresh look at human history in the light of Earth’s volatile climate, we can expose hidden parallels, draw surprising conclusions and explain bizarre historical conundrums. 　　This two-parter combines natural sciences and history, a journey from the Big Bang to Iceland’s volcanoes – a gripping narrative that explores little-known connections between the Earth’s climate and major historical events. 　　Are these extremes of weather really a 21st-century phenomenon? Or has climate determined the fate of humanity ever since amphibians took their first steps on terra firma?

《柩车车夫》的故事讲汽车比赛驾驶员休·格兰杰因汽车赛受伤，躺在病房里。半夜，看见窗外停着的柩车边车夫向他招手。第二天他见到—辆双层公共汽车的售票员正是半夜见到的那个车夫。他不敢上车，几分钟后，这辆双层公共汽车失事翻车。《圣诞节故事》讲有一年圣诞节，姑娘萨利参加聚会。大家玩捉迷藏，萨利安慰一个孤独哭泣的小男孩。事后，有人告诉她，小男孩早在几年前被他的姐姐杀死。《妖镜》讲的是琼·考特兰买了一面古老的镜子，送给未婚夫彼得。彼得照镜子时，反映出发生过主人谋杀妻子凶杀案的屋子。彼得的心理被镜子里的人控制，他动手扼住琼的喉咙。琼机智地打碎了魔镜。彼得才从梦魇中解脱出来。《玩高尔大球的故事》讲两个玩高尔夫球的好朋友，同时爱上一个女人。不久，其中一个死了，另一个同那女人结婚。新婚之夜，死去的高尔夫球手来“显灵”，搞恶作剧。《腹语家的木偶》讲一个腹语家被他的木偶蛊惑的遭遇。

《柩车车夫》的故事讲汽车比赛驾驶员休·格兰杰因汽车赛受伤，躺在病房里。半夜，看见窗外停着的柩车边车夫向他招手。第二天他见到—辆双层公共汽车的售票员正是半夜见到的那个车夫。他不敢上车，几分钟后，这辆双层公共汽车失事翻车。《圣诞节故事》讲有一年圣诞节，姑娘萨利参加聚会。大家玩捉迷藏，萨利安慰一个孤独哭泣的小男孩。事后，有人告诉她，小男孩早在几年前被他的姐姐杀死。《妖镜》讲的是琼·考特兰买了一面古老的镜子，送给未婚夫彼得。彼得照镜子时，反映出发生过主人谋杀妻子凶杀案的屋子。彼得的心理被镜子里的人控制，他动手扼住琼的喉咙。琼机智地打碎了魔镜。彼得才从梦魇中解脱出来。《玩高尔大球的故事》讲两个玩高尔夫球的好朋友，同时爱上一个女人。不久，其中一个死了，另一个同那女人结婚。新婚之夜，死去的高尔夫球手来“显灵”，搞恶作剧。《腹语家的木偶》讲一个腹语家被他的木偶蛊惑的遭遇。

保罗是一名恐怖漫画家，他在整理酒保接手的老台球室时，捡到几枚拼图，当他把拼图拼成一个金字塔时，将金字塔中的恶灵释放出来，他的噩梦开始了...

为救瘫痪父亲，走投无路的林棉将卖卵电话误拨给妇科医生时凛。时凛本欲阻止，却在她的绝望中与她达成交易，成为她的金主。林棉努力挣脱泥潭，进入秦礼公司实习，却发现新居竟在时凛隔壁。时凛强势介入她的生活，在她被家人出卖时护她周全，感情悄然变质。 然而，秦礼揭露时凛有未婚妻，让林棉心灰意冷分手。她不知自己正落入更可怕的陷阱——温文尔雅的秦礼实为器官贩卖头目。当阴谋败露，秦礼驾车撞向二人。历经生死，数年后成为知名设计师的林棉，终于以平等姿态，与时凛开启了一段相互尊重的真爱。

夜色渐浓，她端着一碗热腾腾的汤，走向书房。传闻中那位向来意气风发的皇叔谢绍，此刻却鼻青脸肿，脸颊高高肿起，狼狈不堪，活脱脱像个猪头。看着他这副模样，她忍不住轻笑出声，虽名为探望，实则她只是个心甘情愿的局外人。谢绍涨红了脸，大概是觉得在她面前颜面尽失，恼羞成怒地驱赶她离开。她求之不得，正好可以逃离方晴那萦绕耳畔、让她头疼欲裂的嘤嘤哭声。不过是挨了一顿揍，又非性命垂危，有何好哭？她推门离开，一个转身，却差点撞上一个人。那人眼疾手快，伸出手稳住了她。这突如其来的碰触，仿佛将她从一个旁观者的冷眼旁观，悄然拉入了一个未知的漩涡之中。