Thirteen-year-old Meg envies her sister Molly's beauty and popularity, and these feelings make it difficult for her to cope with Molly's illness and death.

莎伦·考夫曼（Sharon R. Kaufman），加州大学旧金山分校健康与老年研究所、社会与行为科学系教授，人类学、历史和社会医学系主任。考夫曼的研究兴趣包括一些相互关联的主题，如老年认同、主体性与晚年生活的意义，社会变迁与医学文化的转型，美国医院文化与晚期病人的临终，生物科技与伦理、医疗实践的关系，老年医疗保险政策与卫生保健体系改革，以及生命本身的人类学。由此可见，她的研究涉及医学人类学和老年人类学的许多核心议题。

<b>A schoolteacher fights to prove that her father’s suicide was actually murder</b><br /><br /> Ann hasn’t seen her mother in 3 years, and she doesn’t miss her at all. But without warning, Elaine shows up on her daughter’s doorstep, dead broke and hungry for scotch. Ann’s father has just come into an inheritance, and Elaine wants every penny. After a few drinks, she stumbles o...(展开全部)

A darkly funny and life-affirming debut novel for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine the story of one man who is offered a second chance at life and love when he develops an unexpected friendship--if he can expose the white lie he told years ago that grew into so much more. Andrew's day-to-day is a little grim, searching for next of kin for those who die alone. Than...(展开全部)

莎伦·考夫曼（Sharon R. Kaufman），加州大学旧金山分校健康与老年研究所、社会与行为科学系教授，人类学、历史和社会医学系主任。考夫曼的研究兴趣包括一些相互关联的主题，如老年认同、主体性与晚年生活的意义，社会变迁与医学文化的转型，美国医院文化与晚期病人的临终，生物科技与伦理、医疗实践的关系，老年医疗保险政策与卫生保健体系改革，以及生命本身的人类学。由此可见，她的研究涉及医学人类学和老年人类学的许多核心议题。

When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it's just a normal part of life for her and her parents and little brother. The city of Beirut is cut in two by bricks and sandbags, threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return from a visit to the other half o...(展开全部)

泽娜·阿比拉赫德，黎巴嫩艺术家。她的作品，大多都融入了自己年少时的战争经历，对焦战争中的普通人，虽在战争中艰难求生，却仍然不忘创造美好。其他代表作还有《东方钢琴》。

After two years at the Russian front, Ernst Graeber finally receives three weeks' leave. But since leaves have been canceled before, he decides not to write his parents, fearing he would just raise their hopes. Then, when Graeber arrives home, he finds his house bombed to ruin and his parents nowhere in sight. Nobody knows if they are dead or alive. As his leave draws to a clo...(展开全部)

卡尔·楚克迈尔（Carl Zuckmayer，1896.12.27～1977.1.18），德国剧作家，小说家。生于莱茵河畔的纳肯海姆工厂主家庭。卒于菲斯普。第一次世界大战时入伍，1917年曾在《行动》杂志上发表诗歌和散文，表达反对战争、向往革命的思想。第一次世界大战后在法兰克福、海德堡学习国民经济学、哲学、植物学和生物学。1920年在表现主义文艺思潮影响下创作了首部剧作《十字路口》。1923年应德国导演莱因哈特之邀去柏林成为职业作家。1936年迁居奥地利。1938年经瑞士流亡美国，曾在皮斯卡托主办的纽约流亡者戏剧学校任教。第二次世界大战以后取得美国国籍，在美国国防部任职。1946年被派回德国任美国占领军文化官员。1951年以后大部分时间生活在瑞士。剧作有描写莱茵河畔农村生活的《欢乐的葡萄园》、描写一个侠盗集团首领劫富济贫、为保护老百姓同拿破仑占领军战...(展开全部)

When Byrne and Susan Hollander are killed in a brutal home invasion, the whole city catches its collective breath. A few days later the killers turn up dead behind a locked door in Brooklyn. One has killed his partner, then himself. The city sighs with relief. The cops close the case.</p>Matt and Elaine Scudder were in the same room with the Hollanders hours before their deaths...(展开全部)