A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court was the last of Twain's novels written during the apex of his career. As a work it shows his more mature writing, hinting at some of the cynical and dark themes that he would obsess over in his final years?he thought it would be his last book, but he went on to write many more stories and novelettes. Twain had developed an interest in...(展开全部)

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《亚瑟王朝里的美国人(新版)(入门级适合小学高年级初一)》内容简介：神奇的时空逆转，让一个美国小伙子转瞬跑到了中世纪的英国。凭借现代科技的力量，他改变了亚瑟王的传奇世界！ 书虫系列特点： 1.世界优秀文学名著的英文简写读本及原创作品，提高你的英文阅读水平。 2.入门级为漫画形式，看图阅读，让你更容易踏入“书虫”的世界。 3.书后附有中文译文，帮助你实现对英文的更快理解和掌握。 4.每本还配有练习题，检测你的阅读效果。

This magnificent new book is Alison Weir's greatest achievement: a detailed biography of Henry VIII, set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most magnificent court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. Seen from this new perspective, Henry VIII emerges as a fully-rounded and realistic personality, not the tw...(展开全部)

As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later—one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world’s most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife–their fates become inextr...(展开全部)

美国犹太裔作家，他的作品记录了东欧犹太生活，以及东欧犹太移民在美国的生活境遇。辛格被欧美评论界称为当代最会讲故事的作家。他的故事叙述生动，文笔轻松幽默，作品中丰富的成语和活泼的句法受到评论界的高度赞扬。

For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a correspondent for the New York Times. In this Very Short Introduction, she draws on her deep knowledge of the court's history and of its written and unwritten rules to show readers how the Supreme Court really works. Greenhouse offers a fasc...(展开全部)

著者：[美国] 琳达•格林豪斯 1947年生，《纽约时报》资深法政记者。先后毕业于哈佛大学拉德克利夫学院（1968）、耶鲁法学院（1978）。在《纽约时报》从事过30年联邦最高法院新闻报道（1978－2008）。1998年获普利策奖，是美国最杰出的法律记者之一。2008年退休后，在耶鲁法学院执教，并为《纽约时报》网站撰写双周专栏。著有Becoming Justice Blackmun：Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey（2005）、Before Roe v. Wade: Voices That Shaped the Abortion Debate Before the Supreme Court’s Ruling（与列娃•西格尔合著，2010）。 译者：何帆 1978年生，最高人民法院法官，业余从事法政作品著...(展开全部)

For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a correspondent for the New York Times. In this Very Short Introduction, she draws on her deep knowledge of the court's history and of its written and unwritten rules to show readers how the Supreme Court really works. Greenhouse offers a fasc...(展开全部)

"King is a major achievement. With eloquence, compassion, and grace, Jonathan Eig offers a stirringly contemporary and complex portrait of a fully human―and humane―King . . . A resounding triumph." ―Peniel E. Joseph, author of The Sword and the Shield "Eig has pulled off a kind of miracle. Here is the King we know, think we know and ought to know. Here is the leader, the preach...(展开全部)